She Became A Downfall Noble Lady

Xinger patted Meizi on the arm and said, "Look, look, I told you, didn’t I? How could Big Cousin and our nanny only be doing such a small bit of business?"

Ye Xinyan smiled and shook her head, then turned to ask Lady Li, "How’s the breakfast stall doing? If it’s selling well, might as well rent a shopfront to avoid the weather and add a few more varieties."

Lady Li listened to the noise outside, a jumbled sound of movements, before lowering her voice to say, "I’ve mentioned it to mother, and she said we have to discuss it with Great Uncle and Great Aunt. Initially, Ye Zi gave the stall to us, and Second Aunt made a big fuss about it. Eventually, it was decided the stall should belong to the children of our generation in the family. The past few months’ business has been good, but all the money earned has been given to Great Aunt. If we’re thinking of renting a shopfront, we need to get the money from Great Aunt, and also secure the approval of Second Uncle and Second Aunt."

Ye Xinyan smiled, it was just a breakfast stall, but even then, it had troubled Great Uncle. Now that they wanted to progress further, they were stuck again.

"How about this," suggested Ye Xinyan, "let Cousin and Shunzi continue the rice tofu stall, and as for renting a shopfront, discuss it with Great Aunt, it doesn’t matter whether or not it works out. Cousin’s Wife and Meizi can rent their own shopfront to sell pastries, what do you think?"

"Ah?" This took everyone by surprise, not just Meizi, but even Lady Li who had been doing business for some time. The leap was too great, wasn’t it? It suddenly turned into opening a pastry shop.

After a good while, when Ye Xinyan leisurely finished her flaky pastry, Lady Li expressed her concern, "Even discussing the rice tofu stall converting into a shopfront may not succeed, let alone getting the money to open a pastry shop—which indeed might be even harder."

There was a more troublesome issue—the pastry shop, if opened, what would it count for? Second Aunt surely wouldn’t be content with the eldest branch of the family opening a shop; she would definitely want a hand in it. If that happened, the pastry shop would likely see Cousin’s Wife and Meizi working hard under Second Aunt’s complete control.

Ye Xinyan smiled and winked, saying, "What if we don’t take money from the family?"

"Ah? Without money, who would just give us a shop to do business?" questioned Meizi, puzzled.

Lady Li, seeing Ye Xinyan’s expression, had her suspicions but didn’t dare to voice them.