Chapter 675: Chapter 675: Math is So Difficult Chapter 675: Chapter 675: Math is So Difficult Shu Yu smiled and quickly took a few steps forward.
Their stall wasn’t very large, mainly selling popcorn and Jiangyuan County’s special roasted flatbreads, both of which were best when served hot.
So, there were two big wooden barrels inside the stall, wrapped with thick cloth all around to keep the contents warm.
There wasn’t much food left in the barrels; when they sold out, Madam Ruan and Daya would pop another batch in the stove at the back, quite conveniently.
Their food was all take-away, but Madam Ruan had still set up four small tables in front of the stall.
These tables were foldable, likely made by Lu Erbai.
At the moment, there were customers sitting at two of the tables, while the others lined up to buy and go.
Daya pulled Shu Yu over, standing behind Madam Ruan with her flushed face full of excitement, “Mother, guess who’s here?”
Madam Ruan was too busy to turn around, collecting money and packing orders as she asked casually, “Who is it?”
Daya snatched the tasks from Madam Ruan’s hands to do them herself, “Why don’t you turn around and see?”
Madam Ruan freed her hands and resignedly glanced at Daya, then turned her head, her eyes widening in shock, “Ah, Yu? What are you doing here? Weren’t you…”
With the crowd around, she immediately fell silent. Then she quickly pulled Shu Yu a few steps back and whispered, “Can you leave Righteous Dao Village?”
She looked over Shu Yu with a mix of joy and an appeasable curiosity, as if she wanted to take in every detail of her daughter.
Ever since Shu Yu had left Jiangyuan County, Lu Erbai had seen her, Daya had seen her, and the old lady, Dahu, and Sanya even lived with her, but Madam Ruan alone had no chance to visit her daughter in Righteous Dao Village.
She had thought about the local tyrant demanding protection fees; they were going to shut down the stall after this morning’s business and then head to Righteous Dao Village to find her. To her surprise, Yu had e first.
Shu Yu smiled, allowing her mother to examine her. Seeing tears well up in her mother’s eyes, she quickly explained everything, then gently sat her down on a small stool nearby, “Mother, sit and rest for a bit, I’ll handle things here. I heard from sister that there’s not much left; we’ll head home after selling out this morning, and I’ll help sister with the money.”
“No need for you here, I’ve got it.”
“I’m faster at counting, let me do it.”
Madam Ruan was at a loss for words, indeed, Yu was the fastest at accounting in their family; while others needed an abacus, she only had to glance at the numbers to know the result, impressively quick.
Their stall’s business was quite good, but that success came with its own headaches. Neither she nor Daya were particularly fast at accounting, sometimes causing delays that led to customer plaints.
But they were trying their hardest; calculating the numbers was truly too difficult.
Shu Yu quickly stepped up to the stall, just as a customer wanted to buy seven flatbreads and three packets of popcorn—a rather large order. Daya was getting the items while mentally tallying the cost.
Suddenly, someone from behind shouted, “Can you even finish all those flatbreads? What about us in the back if they’re gone? Miss, save some for me, I need five flatbreads.”
Then, from the small tables, another customer called out, “Boss Lady, let’s settle the bill here, and give me another packet of popcorn to take away.”
This interruption left Daya a bit flustered.
Thankfully, Shu Yu was there. She collected the money and assured the people in the back, “Don’t worry, there will still be five flatbreads.”
After saying that, she packed up the popcorn and went over to the tables to collect the money.
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