"Stop writing!~"
Yun Daman frowned as he walked over, snatching the brush away. "What are you writing invitations for? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
Zhao Guihua blinked for a moment. "No, what's so funny about this? Your position as county magistrate was bestowed by Young Master Xiao, who would dare laugh at us?"
Yun Daman: "..."
Truly, long hair but short on knowledge, only seeing the petty gains right in front of him.
"Why can't you understand human language?"
Yun Daman was annoyed and agitated, wishing he could give her a beating. "I ask you, who in the village doesn't know Young Master Xiao's identity? If he suddenly asks me to be the county magistrate, how will the villagers view our family?"
Daman said, crumpling the invitation on the counter and throwing it outside. "When the villagers gossip about us, it doesn't matter if you have a thick skin, but can Father and Mother endure it? Climbing relationships and flattering, perhaps even your sister will be talked about..."
Zhao Guihua shrugged after hearing this. "That's why I say you'll never amount to anything. Afraid of responsibility, you just want to stay in this restaurant and earn a little money. If you became the county magistrate, the silver and gifts you'd receive annually could buy two Yun Gui Fangs..."
"That's what corrupt officials do!~" Yun Daman glared at her and snorted, "Even if I become an official, the county magistrate, I won't take a single copper from the people!"
This was his bottom line as a person.
Zhao Guihua scoffed. Seeing that there weren't many customers in the hall, she called Steward Liu to help her look after the shop, then dragged Daman to the backyard...
"Let go, what are you doing?" Yun Daman said irritably.
Zhao Guihua pushed open the backyard gate and pulled out the carriage. "Daman, hurry up and come back to the village with me. Such a big thing, we have to tell Father and Mother..."
"I'm not going, it's useless to tell them!" Yun Daman said with a determined look.
How did he find that Guihua was a bit like Liu Cuirong back then?
Vain, loving the rich and disliking the poor, Zhao Guihua's eyes would light up at anything slightly related to power and status...
"Get in the carriage, let's go back to the village to give Father and Mother the invitation. Isn't Governor Chen hosting a banquet tomorrow!~" Zhao Guihua urged.
Yun Daman stood in place for four or five seconds before reluctantly climbing onto the carriage shaft. "It's agreed, when we get home, you're not allowed to mention the matter of becoming an official, or I'll beat you!"
Zhao Guihua: "..."
Beat me?
Hmph, try moving if you dare?
In the past six months, Yun Gui Fang's business had been getting better and better. During meal times, the restaurant was almost always fully booked, with not an empty seat...
That bright white silver poured into Zhao Guihua's purse like flowing water.
Of course, she only took a ten percent share for working capital, and the remaining silver had to be handed over to Madam Gu...
She managed the restaurant so well that even if Yun Daman was angry, he wouldn't dare lay a finger on her.
At the same time, at the old Yun family's house.
"Oh, Xiao Jiezi, how did you scrape these fish scales? You've ruined the fish meat..."
Old Man Yun looked at the two unrecognizable large carp in the basin, his heart bleeding.
Zhao Xiaojie hummed and came back to her senses. "Ah? Uncle Yun, what did you just say?"
She was contemplating how to drive those assassins out of Dashui Village...
If they were allowed to roam around here, she would be found out sooner or later.
Old Man Yun stomped his foot. "Xiao Jiezi, what have you been thinking about all day? Look at it yourself, can this fish still be eaten?"
The old woman said she would make braised carp tonight, but now the fish was ruined like this, the meat was all broken, and they could only make fish soup...
Zhao Xiaojie looked down and twitched the corner of her mouth. "This, this fish is so flimsy? As soon as I put some force into it, it turned into minced meat!~"
Old Man Yun: "..."
"Get out of the way, I'll handle it!" Old Man Yun stepped forward, pushed Zhao Xiaojie aside, and personally dealt with it.
In the main hall.
Madam Gu called Yun Jinhe in alone to discuss matters concerning the Imperial Academy.
"What did Dean Qian say? Does he really intend to let you take a month's leave?" Madam Gu inquired.
Jinhe had been back for some time now. Although he took the time to listen to Mr. Jiang's lectures, it wasn't a long-term solution...
He was a student of the Imperial Academy, admitted through his own merit. How could he be confined to studying in the countryside?
Yun Jinhe lowered his gaze and murmured, "Dean Qian said that after the situation calms down, he will let me return. He's afraid Yang Jingrui will retaliate against his grandson..."
After suffering such a great loss and humiliation, how could Yang Jingrui give up so easily?
Madam Gu sighed after hearing this. "Grandma knows you're not a child who likes to cause trouble, but when you're alone outside, you can't be too weak. When dealing with someone like Young Master Yang who is unreasonable, you have to be assertive and suppress his arrogance. Otherwise, he'll think you're easy to bully and become even more presumptuous..."
Yun Jinhe felt a surge of emotion and surprise.
He had thought Grandma called him over to scold him, but unexpectedly, she spoke words of encouragement.
In fact, at home, Madam Gu doted on her eldest grandson Jinhe. This child had been obedient and sensible since childhood, and was very filial. Now that he was bullied outside, Madam Gu felt very uncomfortable...
"I understand, Grandma. From now on, your grandson will be a man who stands tall and upright!~" Yun Jinhe straightened his chest.
Madam Gu pinched his face. "The assertiveness I'm talking about isn't for you to act recklessly and fight, but for you to be a person who understands reason, upholds virtue, and never forgets your roots..."
"There are hypocritical villains everywhere. If they don't provoke you, try to stay away from them. If they pester you relentlessly, don't be afraid. While upholding your bottom line, resolutely and unhesitatingly push them back. We don't do things that are wrong, so our conscience will be clear, understand?"
Yun Jinhe nodded heavily and quickly got up to bow to Madam Gu...
He usually heard too many grand principles, and anyone could lecture him.
But only the principles taught by Grandma were the most practical and heartfelt.
"Your grandson will remember Grandma's words!~" Yun Jinhe said gratefully.
Madam Gu hummed and was about to ask Jinhe about Murong Qing when she suddenly heard shouts from outside the courtyard...
"Hahaha, Father, Mother, quickly come out, our family's ancestral grave is smoking with good fortune, haha!~"
Madam Gu: "..."
Judging by the commotion, it seemed like the eldest daughter-in-law had returned.
Why did she suddenly return to the village when she was supposed to be watching the shop in the county town?
Madam Gu suppressed her curiosity and led Yun Jinhe out of the main hall...