Chapter 267: Jiaojiao, What Kind of Business Should Our Family Start?
"This really must have cost you a lot, in-laws!"
When Old Yuan and Mrs. Zeng saw the cartloads of supplements that Yuan Yindi brought back, they were truly shocked.
Though the Yuan Family lived modestly, Old Yuan had been a sailor and had seen the world, and he knew the value of these supplements. Frankly speaking, a cartload of these items couldn’t be bought for less than several hundred taels.
"Father, the generous gift from my mother-in-law, how could I decline?"
Yuan Yindi also knew that these things were not cheap.
But the issue was that these were prepared by his own mother-in-law. How could he possibly refuse them? To truly reject them would be to embarrass his mother-in-law.
"In the future, you and your wife must be very filial to your mother-in-law and father-in-law!"
Old Yuan could only advise him in this way.
"I understand, Father!"
Yuan Yindi obediently responded.
Even without Old Yuan’s advice, he understood what he needed to do. His mother-in-law was truly generous to him.
With the arrival of four little maids and two nannies, Yuan Bao was assigned one little maid and one nanny.
The little maid was named Hu Niuniu, and she was born into the Ruan family; her parents worked for the Ruan Family, and her brother was a follower of Ruan Wan’s elder brother.
As for her, she was long set to be a dowry maid for Ruan Wan.
Now, coming to the Yuan Family, she was specially arranged to be by Yuan Bao’s side, a decision made by Ruan Wan.
Among the four little maids who came, Hu Niuniu was the youngest, but she was nearly ten years older than Yuan Bao.
The nanny beside Yuan Bao, surnamed Xue, was originally the head maid accompanying Ruan Wan’s mother and had always been taking care of Ruan Wan.
Assigning Nanny Xue and Hu Niuniu to be with Yuan Bao showed how much Ruan Wan valued Yuan Bao.
To put it bluntly, when Ruan Wan marries in, no matter how many maids and nannies accompany her, with Nanny Xue and Hu Niuniu by Yuan Bao’s side, no one would dare to look down on Yuan Bao.
And all of this, Yuan Bao was completely unaware of.
She only knew that her situation was different than before.
To be precise, only now did she somewhat resemble the Jiafu Village Chief as recognized by the court.
However, with attendants suddenly appearing around her, Yuan Bao was still somewhat unaccustomed.
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With six more people at the household, Mrs. Zeng was relieved.
But soon enough, a new issue emerged.
Someone was needed to cook in the kitchen.
This time, Yuan Yindi felt he couldn’t bother his mother-in-law again, so he planned to hire two cooks himself.
Little did he know that before he even put it into action, Ruan Wan had already made arrangements.
"With a wife like this, what more could a husband want?"
Yuan Yindi was eager to bring Ruan Wan home as his bride.
However, the auspicious time was still a little while away.
Nonetheless, with cooks in place, everything at home was back on track. The only issue was that expenses were increasing as well.
"Need to think of a way to earn some money!"
Yuan Yindi did not want to rely on his wife’s dowry for their household needs.
As the head of the family and its backbone, he felt it was necessary for him to support the household.
As for what kind of business to engage in, this needed careful consideration.
Seeking his own parents’ advice wasn’t helpful, so after thinking for two days, Yuan Yindi sought out Yuan Bao.
"Jiaojiao, what do you think would be a good business for our family to start?"
The person Yuan Yindi decided to consult was Yuan Bao.
Upon hearing her little uncle’s question, Yuan Bao rolled her eyes. Was this really a question that a little kid like her could answer?