Chapter Eight Admitting the Wrong Daughter-in-law
It was already evening and it was almost dark. Who else would visit him at this time? Could it be that the prescription had worked and someone came to give money?
Song Kai opened the wooden board of the store, and a woman stood outside the store, wrapped in a veil on her head, wearing a robe, and her hands were huddled in her sleeves, making her look unobstructed.
"Miss Liu?" Song Kai asked, not sure.
"Go in and say," the person coming was Liu Yuchan. She walked straight into the door and greeted Ah Fu. Her eyes lingered on Nie Lingdang for a few seconds, and then walked towards the backyard.
Song Kai closed the store door again and followed Liu Yuchan into the backyard.
"Song Lang, you are in good health," Liu Yuchan said, lifting her veil.
The veil was lifted and a pink and jade-carved face was revealed, round, plump and soft, and the red mouth was pursed into an arc, with a bit of romantic charm.
Song Kai looked at it for three seconds and suddenly laughed. It seemed that God would still compensate him. Although he was innocently bombed to death, he now gave him a beautiful wife like a flower. Well, it's not bad.
Liu Yuchan looked at Song Kai who was smirking in confusion, and reached out to pat Song Kai on the shoulder, "Song Lang, you're okay, you won't be stupid."
"It's okay," Song Kai shook his head quickly, "Come on, Miss Liu, go to my room for a while."
Liu Yuchan didn't feel shy. She just waved her hand and said, "I'm going back soon, Song Lang, I'm here to thank you this time."
"Ahem... there is nothing to thank me. You saved me. I jumped into the river and remembered that I couldn't swim, so I should thank you." Song Kai rubbed his hands, thinking in his heart that he didn't know how to develop with Liu Yuchan. Holding hands? Kissing his mouth? Or...
"I'm not talking about that," Liu Yuchan gave Song a blank look, "I mean...well, I mean you went down the river to save me, which ruined my reputation. Now most of the people who come to propose marriage have repented."
"Ah!?" Song Kai opened his mouth wide, and it turned out that this was what he wanted to thank for.
Liu Yuchan's cheeks flushed, "No matter what, Song Kai, I am very grateful to you. In this world, only you understand my heart, and only you, I have always supported me to pursue... pursuing the love like duckweed. Alas, I don't know if it's too stupid to persist like this, but that figure will always appear in front of me in my sleep late at night, and it will linger. I... I really don't want to compromise like this..."
"Wait, wait," Song Kai was confused. When he heard Liu Yuchan's words, he seemed to be not Liu Yuchan's lover, "Miss Liu, the person you mentioned, the lover who lingers in your dreams, isn't it... me?"
Liu Yuchan opened her mouth slightly, with a slightly incredible expression, and then she chuckled, "Neal, you really forgot a lot of things. We are all confidants and close friends. Have you forgotten? But then again, Brother Song Kai, if... if that person really doesn't show up again, I'll marry you and you marry me, it's good. Although you are stupid, you are very kind and very good to me."
Song Kai sighed long, "So that's how it is! Alas..."
"I'm sorry, Song Lang, because of me, Yang Huaiyan, you beat you up, and you forgot these many things," Liu Yuchan said softly.
Song Kai waved his hand, and he finally understood that he and Liu Yuchan were not childhood sweethearts, but were friends. Five years ago, on a heavy snowy night, Liu Yuchan was rescued by a middle-aged man carrying a long sword. Since then, she has been obsessed with this man, who is at the age of beginning of love, and secretly read some novels about heroes saving beauty, so Liu Yuchan treated the man with a knife as the lover in her dream, and wanted to marry him like a devil.
However, there is no free love these days, and for women, there is no right to choose marriage. Now Liu Yuchan is over 10 years old, and there are naturally many people who come to propose marriage. Her father Liu Jiqian is of course in a hurry to betroth Liu Yuchan. Although Liu Yuchan strongly opposes it, she can never stop getting married.
In a hurry, Liu Yuchan discussed a plan with Song Kai. Song Kai announced outside that he and Liu Yuchan were children who had been arranged since childhood, and that they were childhood sweethearts, but they were not able to marry Liu Yuchan now, but he and Liu Yuchan have made a decision for their lifetime. The two of them wanted to use this reason to prevent others from coming to propose marriage.
However, Liu Yuchan was indeed beautiful. Even though Song Kai promoted his relationship with Liu Yuchan everywhere, there were still a steady stream of people going to the Liu family to propose marriage. Even yesterday, Song Kai was beaten by Yang Huaiyan.
Understanding these causes and consequences, Song Kai sighed depressedly.
Liu Yuchan's right hand stretched out from her cuff, and there was a small gold ingot in her palm. She stuffed it to Song Kai and said, "Song Kai, if you really can't do it, just put out the store. Neither you nor Uncle Fu have the intention to do business. You should continue to study. The only way out is to get fame and fortune is to get out of it."
Song Kai held the golden ingot, shook his head, and said, "Let's talk about it, I want to try it again."
Liu Yuchan didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the backyard door, saying, "I have to go back. My father has been really annoyed me recently and has limited my freedom."
Song Kai nodded.
Sighing, Song Kai walked towards the front hall, Nie Lingding came up with a gossip on his face, and the wind chime on his wrist jingled, "Oh, I really didn't see it, Song Kai, your little lover's skin is very white."
Song Kai rolled his eyelids and said, "Stay working, oh, by the way, how much is this gold ingot worth."
"Wow! Gold!" Nie Lingling flew over like a wind, held the gold ingot in his palm, and said excitedly: "Although it is less than half a tael, it's almost the same. It can be exchanged for two sprigs of copper coins."
Ah Fu also felt energetic, "Dalang, with this little gold ingot, we can buy all the ingredients, but... without a chef, it won't work."
Song Kai scratched his head, "Then recruit a chef."
"Recruitment?" Ah Fu was puzzled.
"Yes, just post a few notices and wait until the funds are sufficient, and you will have a lot of money to recruit a chef." Song Kai muttered.
After cleaning the inn, I also sorted out the backyard a little, but there were a lot of things in the inn, and even the most basic kitchen knives were only a small knife that was a foot long. I had to hire a chef to buy ingredients, kitchen knives, chopping boards, firewood, etc., and I had to hire a chef. Half a tael of gold was definitely not enough, but I could get it all together.
The dinner was only some vegetables and rice. Although it was light, Nie Lingdang ate two big bowls before he patted her stomach and went to bed. She has been pampering since she was a child, but she has never done so much work. She was drunk by Song Kaihu all afternoon. She was so tired.
The next morning, Song Kai opened the store door early in the morning, and he stood behind the counter waiting for the guests to come in.
Due to his identity problems, Nie Lingdang had to carry his cloak in the backyard, while Ah Fu went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and the three of them were ready to reopen.
However, reality is cruel. After noon, there was no ghost.
"Dalang, I think there will be no customers coming," Ah Fu sighed, crying. "The weather is still a bit hot now, and the dishes we bought are going to be ruined. I am ashamed of the great master, ashamed of the master, ashamed of the great man."
Nie Lingdang also came over and said, "It's better to buy some clothes."
Song Kai touched his nose and seemed to be too optimistic. This Hongchen Inn is probably notorious and he cannot continue to operate without some extraordinary means.
Just as he was thinking, footsteps sounded outside, Song Kai and the other two were shocked at the same time. Ah Fu greeted him and saw that it was a woman with a servant. He quickly wiped away his tears and asked with a smile: "My lady, is it a good place to play or stay in a hotel? Our inn has developed a new one..."
"Uncle Fu!" Song Kai sighed behind the counter, "Stop asking, they are neither here to play the top nor stay in the hotel."
The woman in front laughed proudly, "Song Kai, is this your inn? Haha, it seems that she is going to lose."
Song Kai looked at the woman, "You are here to give me money, take it out quickly."
Seeing that his words did not hit Song Kai, Sun Ximei snorted and took out a large gold ingot from her sleeve, "I know you are pitiful, my grandfather will give you more money, Humph! Let's go."
After saying that, Sun Ximei took the servant away.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Accompanied by a strange scream, Nie Lingling rushed over, held the gold nugget in her palm, and said with a happy look: "This is a full ten taels! Oh my God, although the woman's expression was quite abominable, she was generous in her actions."
Ah Fu also walked over incrediblely, "Dalang, what exactly are you selling? How can you sell for so much money?"
Song Kai grinned and said, "I didn't expect that some things I saw from the book could be so valuable."
"Really? So there is really a golden house in the book?" Nie Lingdang's eyes were filled with little stars who were fascinated by money.
Song Kaixiao.
Ah Fu was stunned at first, then burst into tears again and cried, "Master! Did you see it? Dalang didn't read stupidly, he read all gold."
Song Kai sweated for a while and said, "Okay, with this money, it should be enough to promote the opening. Let's have a big time this time..."
Before he finished speaking, footsteps sounded at the door.
Nie Lingdang shrank his body very skillfully and hid behind Song Kai.
"Song Kai! When will you, you bastard, hurt my daughter?" At the door, a short and fat middle-aged man walked into the inn with three friends.
Afu whispered: "It's Mrs. Liu's father, Shopkeeper Liu." After that, Afu greeted him with a smile, "Shopkeeper Liu, you are here, do you want to sit there? Our store has launched a new one..."
"Shut up the old guy!" Liu Jiqian scolded dissatisfiedly. He shook his belly forward and stared at Song Kai, "Song Kai, it's not that I made things difficult for you on purpose. You are really poor and a nerd. How could I betrothed my daughter to you! If you continue to spread rumors and cause trouble and ruin my daughter's reputation, I...I will tear down your broken store!"
Song Kai thought for a while and said, "Uncle Liu, what should I do if I want to marry your daughter? How many betrothal gifts should I ask for? Let me tell you how many betrothal gifts."
"You'll be so worried about this. I don't want your betrothal gift. As long as you can re-operate this store, it's your ancestors' Yinde!" Liu Jiqian sneered.
Song Kai smiled, "Uncle Liu, then we'll make up for it. If I start this inn again, you have to promise Miss Liu. If this store is defeated, I will never see Miss Liu again."
Chapter completed!