The lady escaped marriage and became addicted

Chapter 13 Little Uncle (2)
Gu raised her head from behind the stove, scolded with a smile: "This gluttonous girl." Then, she got up, took a small coarse porcelain bowl from the cupboard, put some chopped green onion on it first, and then uncovered the pot. Gai, skimmed off the oil on the top, scooped up a bowl of soup and blew it, handed it over and said: "The meat must not be chewable now, let's drink a bowl of soup first!"

Gu Shengwu took it over, carried Anran into the main room and sat down at the Eight Immortals table, blew again, and then handed it to Anran: "Come on, have a bowl of soup first, slow down, be careful of getting hot."

An Ran held the small bowl, drank the chicken soup in small sips, tried to squeeze out the sourness in her heart little by little, then raised her head and said to the little uncle: "It's delicious! Uncle, have a sip?"

Gu Shengwu stroked her hair and shook his head slightly.

Seeing his daughter drinking chicken soup with a smile on his face, Zhao Shihua felt sour in his heart.It's so difficult for his smart and lovely daughter to eat some meat, it's all because of his incompetence as a father.Even for An Ran, he must pass the exam!Not only do you have to be a scholar, but you also have to raise people and get a Jinshi!His daughter should be well-clothed and pampered.He must make a name for himself before his daughter gets married, so that he can find a wealthy family for his daughter, so that he can live comfortably for the rest of his life...

After dinner, Gu Shengwu looked at An Qi's writing and An Ran's drawing, and immediately patted his chest and said, "When my uncle comes next time, I must bring some more paper for Brother Qi and my daughter." She turned her head and said to Gu Shi, "Sister, don't tell me, the patterns drawn by our sister are really unique. I think these patterns can not only be used to embroider handkerchiefs, but also look good on clothes and quilts. Those simple ones can also be used on jewelry... Well, I’ll go back and talk to my elder brother, why don’t we open a bank too, and use the patterns drawn by my nannie.”

"Kaiyinlou? This is not for fun, and the capital is not small." Although Gu knew that his father and brother had made some money as a merchant, and there were two or three shops in the town, Kaiyinlou was different. The capital was too high.

Zhao Shihua also persuaded: "That's right, opening a silver house is not as good as doing other businesses. You should be more cautious. It's not just a matter of capital..." As far as he knows, which silver house has no powerful support behind it?

Gu Shengwu nodded, indicating that he understood, and told them not to worry.

An Ran and his elder brother An Qi lived in the West Wing with their mother that night, while their father and uncle lived in the East Wing.Gu Shengwu sighed softly: "Next year, let's renovate the kitchen and add two wing rooms on both sides, so that our niece will have her own room to live in. My niece will be five years old next year!"

"Let's talk about it next year!" Zhao Shihua said.

Although he knew that what his brother-in-law said was to subsidize them to build a new house next year, but always relying on Yue's family, Zhao Shihua actually felt a little conflicted in his heart.What's the matter with his majestic man, always relying on Yue's family?It's just that he is really incompetent now, and besides studying hard and striving to pass the exam, he has no other way to repay his father-in-law and uncle for their support.Now he only hopes that he can pass the child's entrance examination smoothly, and then study hard for a year before taking the provincial examination next year.Only when I have the ability in the future can I embrace the kindness of the Yue family.

Early the next morning, Zhao Shihua's family packed up. Gu Wanniang entrusted the family's chickens and ducks to her mother-in-law Rong, and the family followed Gu Shengwu to Gu's house in a carriage.At noon, he parked the carriage on the side of the road, ate some dry food, and continued on the road until the end of the day (about three o'clock in the afternoon) before arriving at Sanhe Town where the Gu family was located.There is no way, with so many people, it is really hard for an old horse, and the road conditions are not good, so that An Ran's whole body hurts.

An Ran went to Gu's family once during Chinese New Year last year, and knew that Gu's family opened a cloth shop in the town, because it has a complete range of low, medium and high-end cloth and satins, and it is the best cloth shop in the town.In addition, the Gu family also has a grocery store and a pastry shop, and the business is also good.

In fact, An Ran's grandfather, Gu Chongshan, traveled with a caravan when he was young, and saw a lot of things in the world and accumulated a little capital.Later, because he was getting old and didn't want to run anymore, he settled in the town and set up these three shops one after another.

Today, Gu Zhongshan basically doesn't go out for a run anymore, but with his previous relationship, he can also get the cheapest and most in-demand goods from the caravan in the past, and resell what he can't eat to the shops in the nearby town. The shop also accepts some southern specialties, and sells them to the north through caravans. They go in and out, wholesale and retail. They have made a lot of money in the past few years. It is much stronger to go.

Zhao Shihua came to his father-in-law's house today, not only to thank his father-in-law's family for their support for his participation in the scientific examination, but also to ask his father-in-law about some of his previous experience in business.From the questions of the county examination this time, Zhao Shihua sensitively grasped that the wind direction of this scientific examination is completely different from the previous ones. There are very few things that can be directly used in the books, and it seems to be more practical.As for the father-in-law, who traveled all over the world when he was young, he has a lot of insights that are worth learning, and he might be able to use them when he is young.

As soon as they arrived at the gate, grandfather Gu Chongshan, uncle Gu Shengwen, and aunt Yang came out to welcome them into the living room.

Gu Chongshan welcomed his daughter and son-in-law in, and looked at Zhao Shihua with a smug smile.Still he has a good eye!It has long been seen that this child has aura, as long as he is given a chance, won't he come out in the first place?
Grandmother Zhu Shi was not seen in the living room. After Gu Wanniang asked, she found out that Zhu Shi had been feeling unwell for the past few days.Gu Wanniang asked Zhao Shihua to stay in the living room to talk to her father and brother, while she took her two children to visit their grandmother.Zhao Shihua was going to pay his respects to his mother-in-law, but both his father-in-law and uncle said that Mrs. Zhu was fine, and that they would see each other at dinner.

The eldest aunt Yang took Gu Wanniang, mother and son to the backyard.

As soon as they came to the backyard, a few children greeted them, they were Uncle An Ran's three children.

The nine-year-old eldest cousin Gu Shaolin looks very much like his uncle, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he is a sunny and handsome young lady who looks stable and smart.The three-year-old second cousin, Gu Shaoyun, is chubby, with black eyes, and looks extremely cute.There is also a five-year-old cousin, Gu Tingfang, who combines the advantages of the uncle and the aunt, with big eyes, a straight nose, a small red mouth, and a thin upper lip. Can speak well.

(End of this chapter)