That night, everything was quiet and the moonlight fell like water in front of the window.

Inside the house, Yun Tingluo stared quietly at Hua Niang, who was feeling uneasy, beside him in the dim candlelight.

His deep and gentle eyes seemed to be able to see through everything. With just one glance, he noticed Hua Niang's inner anxiety and entanglement.

"Hua Niang, are you hiding something from me?" Yun Tingluo broke the silence and asked softly.

At this moment, the two were lying flat on the bed facing each other, so close that they could feel each other's breathing.

Hua Niang bit her lip slightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to answer: "Brother Luo, I'm thinking... should we let someone else do the job of making braised food?" Her voice was as light as a mosquito, as if she was afraid that this suggestion would annoy Yun Tingluo.

Hearing Hua Niang's words, Yun Tingluo couldn't help but frown and asked with concern: "Why do you suddenly think so? Are you too tired recently?"

As he spoke, he stretched out a hand, gently placed it on Hua Niang's shoulder, and began to massage slowly, trying to relieve her fatigue.

Hua Niang felt the strength coming from Yun Tingluo's warm palm and was moved. However, she still gently held his hand, shook her head, and explained, "Brother Luo, it's not because I feel exhausted, but I want to spend more time with our daughter Tiantian."

Speaking of this, Hua Niang's eyes became particularly gentle, full of the radiance of maternal love.

However, Yun Tingluo was somewhat puzzled by Hua Niang's thoughts. He asked in confusion, "But Hua Niang, isn't Tiantian being well taken care of by our parents now? They love their granddaughter so much, they will definitely not let Tiantian suffer any injustice."

Hua Niang raised her head slightly, her eyes fell on Yun Tingluo's handsome and slightly tired face, and she sighed softly.

A trace of worry flashed in her eyes, and she slowly said, "Brother Luo, your father and mother have indeed taken great care of Tiantian, and I am very grateful for that. It's just that..."

Having said this, Hua Niang hesitated for a moment, and the rest of the words seemed to be choked in her throat and she couldn't spit them out.

She knew very well that although the Yun family had moved to the county town, they still retained the simplicity and hard work of a farming family in their bones.

I really don’t know what my family would think if I no longer go out to work and earn money, and only rely on the labor of other people in the family to make a living.

This worry forced Hua Niang to carefully consider every decision, so she finally chose to remain silent and did not tell Yun Tingluo everything she was thinking.

Yun Tingluo sensed Hua Niang's uneasiness. He gently embraced her and comforted her softly, "Hua Niang, don't worry about this anymore. I'll go talk to you tomorrow and we'll definitely find a proper solution."

Hearing Yun Tingluo say this, Hua Niang's mood calmed down a little, but she was still a little worried. She asked hesitantly, "Brother Luo, but if this happens, will my sister-in-law think I'm lazy or don't care about this family?"

Yun Tingluo quickly shook his head, gently stroked Hua Niang's hair, and said softly: "No, Hua Niang, don't think too much. We are all family, and everyone will understand your difficulties. Okay, stop worrying about these things and go to bed early."

As he spoke, he patted Hua Niang's back gently as if coaxing a child, and hummed a soothing little tune, hoping to help Hua Niang fall asleep as soon as possible.

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Yun Tingluo got up and went to the kitchen. At this time, Mrs. Yun was busy in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the family.

"Mom." Yun Tingluo called softly.

Hearing the voice, Old Lady Yun stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Yun Tingluo with a hint of surprise in her eyes: "Why are you up so early? I don't usually see you get up this early!"

Yun Tingluo walked over to Old Lady Yun and watched her skillfully chopping vegetables and washing rice. A warm feeling welled up in his heart: "Mother, I have something important to discuss with you."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Old Lady Yun asked casually without stopping her hands.

Yun Tingluo took a deep breath and said slowly, "Mom, Hua Niang and I discussed this carefully last night. We both feel that we should spend more time with Tiantian. This child is growing up day by day and needs more of our love and companionship."

After hearing this, Old Lady Yun smiled with relief. "Well, this is indeed a good thing. Tiantian would be so happy if she knew her parents were willing to spend more time with her. But... what about your business? You can't let it get delayed just to take care of the child."

Yun Tingluo nodded, indicating that he agreed with Old Lady Yun's concerns.

He pondered for a moment, then cautiously suggested, "Mom, I have an idea about this. How about we hire a few more servants to help run the business? This way, we can ensure that the business is not affected, and we can also free up time to accompany Tiantian. What do you think?"

After saying that, Yun Tingluo looked at Old Lady Yun expectantly, waiting for her answer.

"It's okay to buy a few more people. Let me think about it carefully." Old Lady Yun said softly to Yun Tingluo thoughtfully.

After breakfast, Old Lady Yun saw Tiantian getting ready to leave, and quickly reached out to hold her back. She asked softly, "Tiantian, your father is thinking of hiring a few more people to take over our braised food shop. What do you think about that?"

Tiantian blinked her big watery eyes, nodded her head obediently, and answered crisply: "Sure, grandma, this way, daddy and mommy won't have to work so hard every day!" After that, Tiantian's little head suddenly had an idea, and she thought of the franchise model in modern society.

So, Tiantian excitedly said to Old Lady Yun, "Grandma, we can actually consider having someone join our braised food shop."

After hearing this, Old Lady Yun was puzzled and asked quickly, "Franchise? What's this new term? Grandma, this is the first time I've heard of it!"

Tiantian tilted her head and explained seriously, "Grandma, the so-called franchising means selling our family's braised food recipe to others, so that they can also open their own braised food store to sell braised food."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Tiantian finished speaking, Old Lady Yun frowned and asked worriedly, "Oh, won't someone steal our business?"

Tiantian shook her little head gently and said in a baby voice, "Grandma, it's not what you think! There can only be one Yun Family Braised Food Shop in one place."

Hearing this, grandma frowned and asked worriedly, "That's acceptable, but if that happens, won't our ancestral braised food recipe be learned by others?"

Tiantian quickly waved her hands and patiently explained, "Grandma, it won't belong to anyone else! Even if someone wants to open a franchise store in the future, they have to call it Yun's Braised Food Store."

Old Lady Yun nodded repeatedly as she listened to her granddaughter Tiantian's earnest words, but she was still wondering if this idea would work. After a while, she asked again, "Tiantian, if someone wants to join us, should we charge them money?"

Tiantian opened her big watery eyes wide and looked at her grandmother in disbelief, wondering why her grandmother would ask such a strange question.

But she quickly realized it and replied crisply, "Of course we have to charge money, Grandma! We can negotiate with those who want to join, like a 70% profit split each year, or we can set a reasonable individual profit split."

After hearing Tiantian's words, Grandma Yun's face immediately blossomed into a bright smile. She reached out her hand and lovingly touched Tiantian's little head, saying happily: "Haha, my dear granddaughter is really smart. Grandma now understands everything!"

"Tiantian, are only braised food stores able to offer franchise opportunities? Can other types of stores also do this?"

Old Lady Yun asked with curiosity on her face.

Tiantian looked at her grandmother with a bright smile on her face, and playfully gave her a thumbs up: "Grandma, you are so smart! You thought of this."

Hearing her granddaughter's praise, Old Lady Yun felt a little embarrassed. She reached out and gently took Tian Tian's little hand, saying softly, "My dear child, I will send you to the Mu family to study first. After I settle you down, I will go talk to your father about this matter."

After a while, Old Lady Yun brought Tiantian to the door of the Mu family.

She gently told Tiantian to study hard, and then watched her little granddaughter skipping into the Mu family's gate.

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