The Second Sister of a Farmer's Family's Path to Imperial Destiny

Guo Zhi gritted her teeth, shook her head, and choked up, "Let's go home first. Which house is the one my sister bought?"

She just couldn't help crying, but she knew that she was still outside the house and it was not appropriate to cry outside like this without regard for etiquette.

Liu You hurriedly took Guo Zhi and quickened their pace, walked deeper into the alley, and knocked on a door.

Guo Xin had been waiting at the door for a long time, just waiting for her brothers and sisters. She opened the door and was about to say something when she saw Guo Zhi with tears in her eyes.

He glared at Liu You and asked, "Did you bully Guo Zhi?"

Liu You quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, it's something else."

Guo Zhi choked up and said, "It's something that happened in the academy..."

Guo Xin frowned and signaled Liu You to close the door. She didn't know what had happened to Guo Zhi in the academy. She had heard from her eldest sister before that Guo Zhi was bullied in the academy, but she just refused to let them interfere, so she believed in Guo Zhi's ability.

But why am I being bullied again now?

Guo Xin hugged Guo Zhi and comforted her, "It's okay, tell me slowly later."

While sobbing, Guo Zhi told what had happened in the academy in the past few days.

Guo Xin did not angrily seek to settle accounts with Lu Qinghui, but asked calmly: "Do you want my sister to intervene in this matter? If you do, my sister will ask for an explanation for you at the academy later. You don't have to worry about our family's power not being as strong as the Lu family."

Guo Zhi was silent for a moment, shook her head, and said, "I still want to solve this matter myself, and Ye Minzhi will help me."

Guo Xin nodded. Although she was also very angry at first and wanted to rush to the young lady of the Lu family to ask for an explanation, after calming down, it seemed that Guo Zhi's words were just expressing her grievances and difficulties, and she had no intention of asking for an explanation at all.

Guo Ruo was drinking tea quietly. Although she wanted to say something, she didn't know where to start. Seeing that Guo Zhi had calmed down, she said, "Then I'll take you to see your dormitory?"

Guo Zhi nodded.

……

At the hour of You, Guo Xi also returned to the house, and the four of them sat together eating.

Guo Xin said: "I recently planned to open a new-style mall in Suining City, which will bring together a variety of different stores. You can find them all in this mall, but I have been running into a lot of obstacles recently. I have been talking a lot before I found some."

"And my eldest sister also helped me find some snack shops, but when people heard about these shops, they didn't trust them and thought they would ruin their reputation. Do you have any good ideas?"

Guo Zhi listened to this simple description and became interested. "Mall? Do you need many different types of shops? Are you still missing a clothing store?"

Guo Xin said: "Yes, the mall has everything you need for food, drink, entertainment, and fun. You can buy everything here at once that you would normally have to go to several markets to buy. It's just that there is already a ready-made clothing store in the mall, but that clothing store caters to ordinary people, and dignitaries would not look down on it."

"Ye Minzhi and I want to open a garment store together. We have actually discussed this a long time ago and have also asked Mr. Wang about it. We all think it is feasible. However, our embroidery skills are very good, so we will definitely target high-ranking officials and dignitaries."

Guo Xin nodded and said, "If that's the case, and you all want to do it, I'll keep a place for you. But if you're distracted and go to the clothing store, will you still be able to catch up with your studies at the academy?"

Guo Zhi nodded and said, "No problem. We just have enough time to study now. We will work out some new things together after class."

Guo Ruo looked at his brothers and sisters with pride and smile on his face. He always felt that his family had been on the rise since the separation. It was really strange. When he returned home someday, he would burn more paper money for his parents.

My younger brother is studying at Donglin Academy and was accepted as a direct disciple by Fang Tairu. He will definitely have a bright future as an official in the future.

The second sister single-handedly transformed her family from being hungry and cold to having a thriving business, and moved them to a two-story house in the capital.

The third sister, who is studying in an academy, has a great talent for embroidery and wants to open a small shop with her classmates.

The smile on Liu You's face was a little stiff. Although he was really happy for Guo Zhi from the bottom of his heart, he felt that the distance between him and Guo Zhi was getting farther and farther. He was a little worried whether love could really overcome the distance?

……

After everyone dispersed, it was time for Liu You to return to the hot pot restaurant.

Liu You was lingering at the door. When he saw Guo Xin coming out of the museum, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Sister Guo Xin, I want to ask you something."

Guo Xin looked up at him with a puzzled look on her face. Although Liu You was two years younger than her, he was already much taller than her. She asked, "What's the matter?"

Liu You poked his head inside and saw that Guo Zhi was indeed no longer in the inner room, so he said, "Sister Guo Xin, I think Guo Zhi has opened a store, and I don't want to fall behind her, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with her in the future, and the gap between the two of us will get bigger and bigger."

Liu You paused and said awkwardly: "Can I have a store as well? Don't worry! I will definitely pay the rent for you!"

Guo Xin was a little amused and helpless. She thought Liu You had come to discuss something urgent at home and didn't want Guo Zhi to know. Who would have thought it was for such a trivial matter.

Then he said, "Giving you a store is a small matter, because my current mall has not yet officially opened. I have contacted so many shops but not many people are willing to join. So actually there is still a big vacancy in my mall. It is no problem to give you a store."

"It's just that, what kind of store do you want to open? Do you have any special skills? After all, I give you a store, and you have to pay me rent. If you don't manage it well, not only will you lose money, but it will also affect the reputation of the mall."

"I..." Liu You hesitated for a long time and couldn't make sense. He thought of getting a store first, and then slowly figuring out what business to start. Anyway, he couldn't fall too far behind Guo Zhi.

"So you still don't know what you're going to open now?"

Liu You lowered his head and murmured, "Hmm..."

"I remember when we were in the village, your parents seemed to have a skill, it should be bamboo weaving or something?" Seeing Liu You like this, Guo Xin thought that he was indeed her sister's sweetheart, treated her well, and was also her own shopkeeper, so she helped think about it.

"Yes, my parents' bamboo weaving skills were the best in the area, but they stopped doing it because their eyesight wasn't very good later. Sister Guo Xin, are you asking this because you want me to do this in the mall?" Liu You said, as if hope had been ignited.

Guo Xin nodded and said, "Do you know this skill?"