A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

That evening, Liu Yan and Liu Xiong's family sat down for dinner together. Nie Qianqian cooked, and everyone ate to their heart's content.

Although Qianqian's cooking skills are not as advanced as Liu Yan's, she has a lot of recipes in her mind. She often cooks a new dish to satisfy everyone's cravings. Every time Liu Yan finishes eating, she asks Qianqian to teach her how to make the dish, and then she writes it down in detail in her notebook.

After Gu Xiao's stitches were removed and he had been recuperating for a period of time, his right hand was able to move again. However, he was afraid of injuring his right hand, so he had not yet used it to write or lift things. As his hand injury, which had lasted for more than three years, gradually recovered, Gu Xiao's entire demeanor and aura were different. The silence and indifference in his eyes when Nie Qianqian first met him had gradually dissipated.

Nie Qianqian: "Liu's Restaurant has been open for 20 days. Today is the last day of early winter, so let's split the accounts."

Previously, Liu Xiong and Liu Yan would return to the Liu family's old house every day to settle accounts. The turnover was quite large, and neither of them was confident in keeping the money safe. So they asked Nie Qianqian to keep it safe and agreed to divide the profits after deducting the cost of labor and food at the end of each month.

Liu Xiong rubbed his hands together, a smile playing on his lips. He was afraid to admit it, but every day after finishing his accounts and before going to bed, he would silently calculate in his mind how much profit he would make that day and how much money he would get.

Huang Zhenzhu was also looking forward to it. During this time, Liu Xiong worked from dawn till dusk every day and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow every night. He was so tired that his snoring was deafening. But even though he was so tired, he was still full of energy every morning. He would get out of bed as soon as he turned over. As a wife, she was extremely happy that her husband was willing to work hard and earn money.

Liu Yan took out an account book, which recorded in detail the daily income and expenses.

Liu Yan was both nervous and excited. "In these 20 days, we earned a total of 45 taels of silver. After deducting the cost of ingredients, we had 18 taels of silver left. In addition, there were wages for Da Ma and Xiao Ma, some worn-out dishes, and the purchase of a few new tables and chairs, which cost about 3 taels of silver. That leaves 15 taels of silver. Qianqian, do you think my calculation is correct?"

Although Nie Qianqian gave Liu Yan extra lessons in arithmetic, Liu Yan was still very slow at calculating accounts. The reason she could quickly state the income and expenditure balance for the past few days was because she did it every day and enjoyed it immensely.

Nie Qianqian picked up Liu Yan's account book and looked at it. The numbers on it were written crookedly, but the records were extremely careful and meticulous. It even recorded that a bowl and plate were broken one day, and ten coins were spent on it.

The gross profit margin of Liu's Restaurant is about 4%, which is based on Nie Qianqian's ingredient prices being lower than the market price. If the ingredients were actually purchased from the market, the profit margin would be lower.

Nie Qianqian: "Mom, you're right. You're amazing. You've calculated the accounts perfectly."

Praise her, praise her as much as you can! Nie Qianqian is now implementing encouragement-based education.

Hearing Nie Qianqian's praise, Liu Yan smiled shyly, shifted her body slightly, and sat up straighter.

“It wasn’t just your mother who did the calculations. Your uncle did them with your mother every day, and he calculated them more clearly than your mother.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiong shifted his position in the chair and sat up straight as well.

Yes, these two are indeed siblings; they both love counting money and doing accounts.

"Uncle, the first step in doing business is to keep clear accounts. I think you have a talent for business."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiong perked up immediately, his eyes shining brightly. "Really?"

If he were carrying heavy loads at the docks and someone said he was good at business, he would probably be ridiculed. But now that Qianqian says he can do business, he might actually have some talent.

Nie Qianqian smiled and said, "Of course!"

When Liu Family Restaurant was first established, it was funded by an investment of ten taels of silver. Liu Yan contributed six taels and Liu Xiong contributed four taels, splitting the cost 6/4.

Nie Qianqian: "It's 15 taels of silver in total. We'll split it 40/60. Uncle, you'll take 40%, which is 6 taels of silver, and my mother will take 60%, which is 9 taels of silver."

After Nie Qianqian finished speaking, she took the money out of her purse and gave it to Liu Xiong and Liu Yan.

Liu Xiong had emptied his entire savings, a total of 4 taels of silver, and originally thought it would take a year or two to break even. Who would have thought that he would get his money back in less than a month and even make a profit of 2 taels of silver.

If this business continues to thrive like this, it can earn six or seven taels of silver each month, which adds up to eighty or ninety taels of silver a year.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiong's breathing quickened. Such a sum of money was something he never dared to dream of. How could he possibly earn so much money?

After his initial excitement subsided, Liu Xiong held the six taels of silver, and his eyes welled up with tears.

With this money, he could send Tiedan to study in the county; he could buy pearl hairpins and beautiful clothes for Zhenzhu. He had noticed the envious look in Huang Zhenzhu's eyes when she saw Huang Xiuxiu wearing exquisite jewelry, and he could never forget that look; he could also repair his parents' graves.

Liu Xiong wiped away the tears that were about to fall with his large hand, grinned, and said to Qianqian, "Qianqian, your uncle thanks you from the bottom of his heart."

Liu Yan felt the same way. Qianqian had become capable and could earn money, which made her proud and happy, but it wasn't money she had earned. These nine taels of silver probably wouldn't even buy a single new piece of furniture in the room, but it was money she had earned herself.

Liu Yan took Qianqian's hand. "Qianqian, thank you too."

Nie Qianqian hadn't expected Liu Yan and Liu Xiong to be so sentimental. She comforted Liu Yan, saying, "There's no need for family members to say thank you. It's about supporting each other that makes us family."

Gu Xiao listened quietly as Nie Qianqian and the others discussed the business of Liu's Restaurant. Being an outsider, he could clearly sense the changes in Liu Yan, Liu Xiong, and even Huang Zhenzhu after they did this; they became more energetic, more hopeful, and more spirited.

Liu Yan carefully wrapped the money in a red cloth bag, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Gu Xiao. "I heard from Qianqian that the medical treatment at Jishetang cost you a total of 30 taels of silver, which was paid by Dean Qiu of the academy. Here is 9 taels of silver. You can take it and return it to Dean Qiu first. I will save up the rest of the money and give it to you."

Gu Xiao was startled, and his hand holding the water glass trembled almost imperceptibly. He put the water glass down, raised his hand and gently stroked the red cloth bag, then picked it up and placed it in his hand.

Nine taels of silver are not heavy, so why does he feel like they weigh a thousand pounds?

"Thank you, mother."

He knew Liu Yan's feelings; he knew that Liu Yan would feel at ease if he took the money. He deeply appreciated Liu Yan's care for him.

Just now he felt like he was an outsider, observing the changes in the others, but how could he really be an outsider? A family is bound together by each other, and no one can stand aside.

Hearing Gu Xiao's thanks, Liu Yan smiled from the bottom of her heart; all the hard work during this period had been worthwhile.

Nie Qianqian's eyes also stung from Liu Yan's action. Unconsciously, her soul had slowly become part of this family.

Liu Yan, Gu Xiao, Tuan Tuan, Liu Xiong, Huang Zhenzhu, Tuan Tuan and Tie Dan, these are all family members, the people she wants to protect.