The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

Gu Jingzhe went back to studying at the Imperial Academy.

Lu Zhaozhao was able to rest quietly at home and take care of her pregnancy.

The hands of time kept sliding, and soon we entered the twelfth lunar month.

After the twelfth lunar month comes the New Year, and Tong Huaqiong's whole family starts to get busy.

Not only do they have to prepare for the New Year, but they also have to prepare Gu Taohua's dowry.

Shengjing City is worthy of being the capital. The festive atmosphere begins to spread from the beginning of winter, and every household starts preparing for the New Year from the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.

Therefore, the shop's business is particularly prosperous in the twelfth lunar month.

Taohua Dessert’s daily pastries are in short supply, and Jufulai is crowded with people every day. The two businesses have become the most popular shopping shops in Shengjing during the Chinese New Year.

Taohua Dessert and Jufulai have become popular online shops in Shengjing.

Tong Huaqiong looked at the endless stream of customers and thought about making the products produced in her shop an indispensable Chinese New Year tradition.

Just like in later times, in some places, people must go to a certain pastry shop to buy pastries during the Chinese New Year, or go to a certain shop to buy Yuanxiao...

Peach blossom desserts and pastries, as well as Jufulai’s clothes, shoes, socks and spring festival couplets, will also become a tradition of Shengjing’s New Year celebrations.

Whenever we talk about Chinese New Year in the future, we will definitely think how can it be considered Chinese New Year without eating peach blossom desserts and visiting Jufulai to buy New Year goods.

In order to achieve this goal, Tong Huaqiong put a lot of effort into marketing.

This has always been her specialty.

Since she is the crown prince and the grandmother among the people, this gimmick must be used.

When Peach Blossom Desserts were launched, the Crown Prince loved to eat the same kind of pastries. Jufulai asked the Crown Prince to ask the Emperor to write a calligraphy for it. Once this kind of marketing was implemented, the business became more and more prosperous.

Everyone wants to taste what the pastries that the prince loves taste like.

Everyone wants to share in the blessings brought by the emperor.

"Boss, the young lady of the Gao family is here." Su Qing walked in and said, "She's waiting in the front hall. She said she came to thank you and the eldest lady for saving her life."

The case file of Su Qing's brother has been transferred out from the Dali Temple, and the case is being reopened. Therefore, Su Qing has been smiling more often and her steps have become lighter recently.

Tong Huaqiong was still wondering which young lady of the Gao family it was, but after Su Qing's explanation, she realized it was Lu Yiner.

Last time, Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua rescued Lu Yiner from Su Chengji in the alley. Gao Ming and his mother Bai came to thank them, but Lu Yiner did not say that she was frightened and had a high fever.

Tong Huaqiong also asked Gao Ming to take some medicine for Lu Yiner.

Lu Yiner was sitting and talking with Gu Taohua, and bowed when she saw Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong helped her up.

"You look very well." Tong Huaqiong said as he observed Lu Yiner's complexion.

Lu Yiner smiled and said, "Thanks to the medicine you gave me."

Tong Huaqiong could see that Lu Yiner intended to come to her house to make friends.

She had a bad impression of Lu Yiner before, but she also knew that she was forced by the Lu family and she had to bear the consequences. Now she was willing to be kind and make friends, and she didn't mind her visiting often.

"Aunt Tong, Taohua, I have a request for you." Lu Yiner said with all her courage.

Tong Huaqiong asked, "I don't know what you want to ask for. We just arrived in Shengjing and have a shallow foundation. We may not be able to help."

Tong Huaqiong made sure to speak out the ugly truth first.

If Lu Yiner's request is to promote Gao Ming, then it's best not to discuss it.

Although their family has a close relationship with the Crown Prince and Su Chengmin is her son-in-law, they cannot interfere with the transfer order of the Imperial Guard.

If you want to borrow money, you can go to Tongjia Business to borrow a low-interest loan.

After all, they and Lu Yiner are not familiar enough to help each other.

As for the help in the alley, it was purely accidental. Tong Huaqiong would help any woman who was harassed by a pervert in the street, not just Lu Yiner.

When Lu Yiner heard Tong Huaqiong say this, she knew that Tong Huaqiong had misunderstood.

She knew that Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua were straightforward people, and there was no need to figure out each other's thoughts like she did when communicating with Mrs. Lu, so she spoke directly: "Gao Ming is the only one in the family who has a monthly salary, although he earns enough to spend. But in a few days, my parents, brothers and sisters will come to Shengjing. My brother is talented in studying, and Gao Ming wants my brother to stay in Shengjing to study, and he will support him. I think it's not right for my family to always rely on the Gao family. I can't even stand up straight, so I wonder if I can find a job in Aunt Tong's shop..."

In fact, it’s not just that she feels her mother’s family will be inferior to the Gao family if they rely on them, but more importantly, Lu Yiner really wants to leave the mansion.

When she learned that Su Chengmin liked the girl Gu Taohua, she often sneaked to Jufulai and Taohua Dessert to observe Gu Taohua.

Originally, she thought she would hate Gu Taohua.

But she was attracted by Gu Taohua's vigorous attitude towards doing business.

She envied Gu Taohua for being able to go out and earn money.

Not only Gu Taohua can go out of the house to earn money, but Chen Sufang, Liu Yue'e and Gu Baishuang are also busy in the shops, and Lu Zhaozhao even controls half of the Lu family's shops.

Not to mention Tong Huaqiong, as the boss of the Tong family business, he single-handedly founded the Tong family business empire.

The Tong family shop not only had the women of the Tong family, but also other female shop assistants and female pastry chefs. When they heard that Tong Huaqiong had built a weaving workshop in Shengjing, many poor girls came to apply.

She had never thought that a woman could live like this.

Lu Yiner suddenly felt that it was very boring to stay in the Su Mansion.

My aunt was very capable when she was young. She went up the mountain to collect herbs and worked in the fields. Half of the family's money was earned by my aunt. The reason why Su Shihang was able to leave Sujia Village to study in the county town and take the imperial examination in Shengjing was largely due to the money earned by my aunt.

My aunt could have left my uncle to take another path like Aunt Tong did.

But ever since my aunt came to the Su residence, she has been humble and submissive in everything. Even so, Su Shihang and Old Madam Su have always looked down on her.

She thought of Lian Hengruo, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yao family, who, like Tong Huaqiong, was from Ningcheng and also came from a merchant family.

At first, Madam Yao looked down on her background, but if Lian Heng could run the shop and make money, she would have the confidence and no one in the Yao family would dare to mess with her.

Now, under the old lady's decision, the entire Yao family's property has been handed over to Lian Hengruo.

Lian Heng, who can lead the Yao family to make money, can act arrogantly in the Yao family. Even if he brings his concubine to live with him, no one dares to say a word.

Lu Yiner wanted to learn from Tong Huaqiong, wanted to be Gu Taohua, and wanted to earn money on her own.

I also want to be like Lian Hengruo and rely on money for support.

In this way, she would have the confidence to support her parents' family or support her younger brother's studies.

Tong Huaqiong looked at Lu Yiner in surprise.

She really didn't expect that the weak girl Lu Yiner would also want to work in her shop.

"Aunt Tong, I really want to make money, and I can concentrate on my work." Lu Yiner said, "Before I came to Shengjing, I would work in the fields with my father and help my mother cook and embroider. After I came to the Su Mansion, I wanted to learn everything and do everything."

Tong Huaqiong asked Lu Yiner: "Besides farming and cooking, what else can you do?"

The skills of farming and cooking are of no use in my own shop.

Lu Yiner thought for a moment and her eyes lit up as she said, "I can do the accounting. Aunt Tong, when I say I can do the accounting, I don't mean how much the family ate and drank, but I can understand the account book and find out at a glance which account is wrong. I am not bragging. I have had a talent for accounting since I was a child. Every autumn when our village sold grain, I could calculate the price in one breath. After arriving in Shengjing, I learned to read in the Su Mansion, and I can do the accounting even faster."

Tong Huaqiong pondered and thought that being able to do accounting was a good skill.

Whether it is a modern enterprise or an ancient business, finance is indispensable.

Through the account book, we can see where the business's profit and loss points are, and accurately calculate the business's operating costs and investment directions.

Seeing that Tong Huaqiong didn't say anything, Lu Yiner thought that Tong Huaqiong didn't believe it, so she said, "Aunt Tong, if you don't believe it, you can test me."