When Zhou Huan caught up with the team on his fast horse, the team was already twenty miles away from the city.

Zhou Ru leaned out of her carriage and asked, "Dad, why did you go back just now?"

Zhou Huan rode on the side and said with a smile, "Something was left behind. Go back and get it."

Zhou Ru didn't doubt it and just said "oh".

In the carriage behind, Song Ning opened the window curtain, looked at him with a half-smile, and said, "What on earth has fallen that you have troubled Uncle Zhou to come here in person?"

Hearing this, Zhou Ru looked at her father with a pair of puzzled eyes, "Yes, Dad, did you drop something?"

"nothing."

Zhou Huan responded calmly, glanced sideways, and when he met Song Ning's eyes that seemed to see through everything, he cleared his throat and smiled helplessly.

He couldn't help feeling embarrassed when he thought about how he had sworn in front of Song Ning that it was not true, but now he had slapped himself in the face not long after.

Fortunately, Song Ning was a sensible person and did not continue to tease him.

Because she did not sleep well the night before, Song Ning took a nap with her child in the carriage while the team was on the journey. When she woke up, she had already arrived at the provincial capital.

I hadn't eaten anything on the way, and after a good night's sleep, I was now starving.

Because the shop in the city had just opened, the two owners, Song Ning and Zhou Ru, planned to stay in the city for a day. Therefore, after the group settled down at the inn and had a hearty meal, they went to rest.

Song Ning had slept enough on the way, so he didn't need to rest at this time. He left the child to his father and asked Zhou Ru to go out with him.

The carriage stopped near the shop. Song Ning and Zhou Ru, who were in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked out. Unexpectedly, the business of the shop was better than they had imagined.

It was already past noon, and the streets were the least crowded at this time, but the shop seemed to be unaffected at all, with many people still coming in and out, and no one who entered the shop came out empty-handed.

The two watched for a long time in the carriage, and Zhou Ru finally said, "This city is really worthy of being called a city. There are so many rich people. Sister Song, look, they all went in empty-handed, and all came out with big bags. Tsk tsk tsk!"

"That's because the things we sell are good, and only rich people are willing to give us money to make money. Let's go in and take a look."

Song Ning said with a smile, and got off the carriage first, and Zhou Ru followed closely behind.

As soon as the two of them entered the shop, Qinglian, who was busy in the shop, hurried forward to greet them, "Welcome..."

She was stunned before she finished speaking, and then she was overjoyed, "Madam, Miss Zhou, you are here."

The other girls in the shop looked over when they heard this, smiled and greeted them.

Song Ning smiled and nodded, looked around the shop, and said to her, "Just take care of your own business, don't worry about us, we can just take a look ourselves."

There were indeed customers waiting for someone to introduce the products to them. Song Ning waved her hand and sent them away to greet the customers.

Song Ning took Zhou Ru for a walk around the shop, and finally they went to the small courtyard behind the shop to rest.

Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin were very happy to see their master coming. They quickly brought up tea, snacks, and then waited on the side for instructions.

"Madam, how long do you plan to stay in the city this time?"

Aunt Lin took the initiative to talk to Song Ning about the situation in the shop. From the first day of opening to now, it has been like this almost every day, with guests coming in an endless stream.

More people means good business, and good business means more money can be earned naturally. But it’s hard for the girls in the shop, who are so busy every day.

Aunt Lin watched the girls busy with work every day, but she couldn't help them. She could only pay more attention to the food so that the girls could eat better after their hard work.

After listening to this, Song Ning felt that Aunt Lin did a great job and praised her generously.

"Aunt Lin, you did the right thing. I feel much more at ease knowing you are here to take care of them."

Aunt Lin was a little embarrassed by the praise, "Madam, this is what I should do. I can't help with the things in the shop. This is all I can do."

After chatting for a while, Aunt Lin finally remembered to ask Song Ning: "Madam, how many days do you plan to stay in the city this time? Do you want to stay for dinner today? I'll ask the old man to go to the vegetable market to buy some fresh ingredients."

Song Ning shook his head and said, "Don't bother. We are just here to take a look today. We have to go back to the inn and travel early tomorrow morning."

They didn't stay in the shop for too long. During that time, Qingshuang, who was busy in the shop, took a break to go into the backyard and talk to Song Ning, and then went back to the shop to work.

Finally, Song Ning called the female accountant in and asked her to give bonuses to the girls when she distributed the monthly wages to reward them for their hard work over time.

This female accountant was hired by Song Ning through Zhou Huan. She was experienced and immediately understood Song Ning's instructions.

After everything that needed to be said and explained was finished, Song Ning and Zhou Ru left and returned to the inn amid the reluctant looks of the girls.

Yangyang was left at the inn by his mother to follow his father. At the beginning, he pestered his father to play Go with him for a while, but he could never beat his father and gradually found it boring. Later, he managed to regain some face from Shuisheng.

When Song Ning returned to the yard, the little guy ran towards her and reported his battle record, but deliberately did not mention the fact that he had always lost to his father. He only said how many games he had won against Brother Shuisheng.

"Well! Yangyang is really amazing." Song Ning saw through it but didn't say anything. She handed him a bag of cakes and said, "Here, this is what your Aunt Qinglian asked your mother to bring back for you. Eat it! But don't eat too much!"

"I got it. Thank you, mother." Yangyang took the cake happily, turned around, put the cake on the table, opened the paper wrapper, and started eating it.

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