CHAPTER 83: CHAPTER 83: REFUSAL

Mrs. Jiang was busy washing pig intestines by the riverbank yesterday, so she hadn’t seen Wuxin yet.

Upon opening the door and seeing the indifferent black-clad youth outside, she was momentarily stunned.

"Hello, may I ask if Miss Gu Nian is here?" Wuxin took the initiative to break the silence.

After recovering from her surprise, Mrs. Jiang nodded, "She is. And you... who might you be?"

"I moved in yesterday. My master was very satisfied with last night’s dinner, so today, he’d like to continue requesting your help with breakfast, if that’s possible?" said Wuxin.

This is the young man who paid fifteen silver taels for a bowl of rice yesterday!

Mrs. Jiang had thought that someone who spends so much money on a meal must not be very astute.

However, today, Wuxin completely overturned her assumptions.

The young gentleman before her seemed far from foolish.

Moreover, he carried a certain aura when he spoke, which made her quite nervous.

Just as Mrs. Jiang was about to agree, Gu Nian walked over and spoke before her, "Sorry, our family is very busy today, probably won’t have time to make dinner."

Gu Nian’s round little face still wore a sweet smile, yet it felt distant.

Wuxin was internally surprised, but outwardly showed no sign, simply nodding and asking, "What about lunch then..."

"Sorry, no time for lunch either," Gu Nian replied.

Wuxin raised an eyebrow without appearing affected, "Young Miss, the food from your family pleases my master greatly. He is especially picky about meals and equally generous. As long as the food is good, money is not an issue."

Unfortunately, Gu Nian remained unmoved, "There are plenty of people in the village who cook quite well. Sir, why not try someone else’s household?"

At this point, there was no reason to persist.

After Wuxin left, Mrs. Jiang looked at Gu Nian in astonishment, "Niannian, how could you... refuse it?"

Even if this meal doesn’t cost as much silver as yesterday, a wealthy gentleman like him could casually give enough to compare to us working hard for a long time.

Gu Nian maintained her graceful smile, "Mother, although they offered a lot of money, this sort of reliance is unsettling, and we can earn money with our skills, even if not as quickly, it’s more steady and secure in our hearts!"

Mrs. Jiang still didn’t quite understand, "The way you put it, child, isn’t earning money by cooking also relying on our skills?"

Lin Sanshui just happened to come out and saw this scene, saying, "Dahu’s mother, Niannian is not wrong. What do we know about food? It’s all according to what Niannian says. These are the child’s accomplishments. If she wants to earn this money, we will, if not, that’s it. Besides, it’s not like we don’t have other ways to make money. Once we get past these busy days, let’s have Erhu go to town to sell jelly; it’s got great texture and business won’t be bad!"

Mrs. Jiang then said, "Okay, okay, if both of you, father and daughter, say so, what can I say!"

It feels weird not to earn money.

However, she wouldn’t force the child to earn this money.

In a spare moment, Lin Sanshui asked Gu Nian, "Daughter, do you have any plans in mind? Why are you unwilling to cook for these gentlemen?"

"Dad, but I really don’t have time to cook today. Yesterday, I picked up a lot of snails with Brother and haven’t washed them yet, and I caught fish which I forgot to eat. Second Brother said many lotus flowers have bloomed at the village entrance, and I want to pick some to make tea with the lotus flowers and leaves..."

Gu Nian counted on her fingers and listed a series of tasks.