Both Wang Shijing and Guo Ziyu came back very late recently and they didn’t eat dinner at home. After a few busy days, Guo Ziyu’s state of mind was also very different. He learned that Wang Shijing and Shao Yunan’s most profitable business was tea and goat’s milk wine, Lord An was actually the chief eunuch next to the Empress, and the Emperor and Empress were the biggest backers of the tea and wine business.
Now, he was busy everyday not only for Wang Shijing and Shao Yunan’s sake, but also for the Emperor and Empress. The pride and satisfaction in Guo Ziyu’s heart was something he had never felt before and had never dared to even think about.
It was very late again, but Guo Ziyu, who came back with Wang Shijing, was very excited. After Wang Shijing’s initial inspection, the tea could be picked in two days. Wang Shijing gave him the task of picking tea in the three villages and told him that he would also be given part of the tea production, since this job was extremely confidential.
At that time he would go to another place with the tea maker and he would not come out until all the production was completed. He would also sign a confidentiality contract. Guo Ziyu learned at that point that people who could make tea signed a death contract with the Empress and he was the only person with a strong recommendation from Wang Shijing and Shao Yunan. This was also Wang Shijing and Shao Yunan’s trust in him, making Guo Ziyu very touched and vow to do his job well.
“Brother.” Guo Ziyu, who had just changed his clothes, turned around and saw Guo Zimu come in with a tray, on which was a steaming bowl of burmese noodles. Guo Ziyu smiled and stepped forward to pick it up, but Guo Zimu avoided him and said, “Let’s eat.”
Guo Ziyu sat down and breathed a sigh of relief. Guo Zimu brought the noodles in front of him and presented him with chopsticks. Guo Ziyu thanked him and took it, saying, “I’m so hungry. Shijing and I are not used to the food outside since our home food is so good.”
Guo Zimu sat down next to him and had something to say. Guo Ziyu picked up a chopsticks of noodles and asked, “What do you have to tell me?” He then blew on it before eating a big mouthful.
“Brother, Yunan said that the store will open tomorrow and today we finalized what snacks will be delivered tomorrow.” After a pause, Guo Zimu lowered his head. “Brother tell me, can the snacks I make be sold for money?”
Guo Zimu had a ‘beautiful face’ that could bring about the downfall of a country, but he himself was extremely introverted and unconfident. Guo Ziyu said with a smile, “Although the snacks you make are a little less tasty than Yunan’s, they are already extremely delicious. Don’t worry. If the snacks you make cannot be sold, Yunan would definitely not open a snack store and sell them. Even if you don’t believe in yourself, why don’t you believe in Yunan? He is lazy, but he would never do a business that loses money.”
Hearing his elder brother say so, Guo Zimu felt reassured, even a shy smile appeared on his face. He was going to open a store to make money. No matter how you thought about it, it was a happy thing. If he succeeded, he could be a useful person and not just a burden on his brother.
Guo Ziyu knew what his brother cared about the most, so he said, “In a few days it’s time to pick the tea. Shijing and Yunan want your big brother to be responsible for this matter. Big Brother may not be at home for a while and Yunan will be busy making tea again. Although your shop just opened, the daily snacks will be limited so you won’t be busy from morning to night, you have to pay more attention to family affairs.”
Guo Zimu nodded vigorously. “Brother, don’t worry. I will take care of Yunan and Shijing and the other family members. But Brother, since you are so busy, shouldn’t your leg hurt?”
Guo Ziyu said with a smile, “I don’t know why, but my leg doesn’t hurt much this year.” After a pause, he added, “Maybe because I eat well and sleep well, my leg became much better.” Guo Zimu couldn’t believe it. “It really doesn’t hurt?”
“Really, I’m not lying to you.” Guo Ziyu lifted his injured leg and slapped it hard. “Just look, it really doesn’t hurt.” Guo Zimu touched his brother’s leg, seeing that the smile on his brother’s face was not fake, he felt relieved. With another shy smile, Guo Zimu said, “Brother, Yunan and Brother Shijing are really our precious people.”
“Hmm.”
His brother’s leg no longer hurt and he became a useful person again, Guo Zimu was filled with expectations for the next day. After his brother finished eating, Guo Zimu left with the dishes. He wasn’t tired at all and his mind was full of the snack store. Guo Ziyu, who was really tired, went to the bathroom and casually rinsed off before going to bed. Guo Zimu, who couldn’t sleep, went to the kitchen to make more snacks.
