"If the cooperation is successful, we will naturally become partners. However, I still don't know your name.”
"Look at my memory. I actually forgot the most important part of introducing myself. Boss Qiao, I'm Siting. I hope we can work together happily in the future.”Qiao Jiancheng was very satisfied with Si Muran's natural and unrestrained manner, so he simply generously threw a cheque of ten thousand taels to Si Muran.
Si Muran was secretly delighted. She had thought that five thousand taels would be a big deal, but Qiao Jiancheng was indeed rich and overbearing. This trip was not in vain.
Si Muran felt refreshed after leaving the Qiao Manor. Ten thousand taels of silver was enough to solve their urgent needs. However, for the sake of her future plans, Si Muran still went through several wealthy families. In the end, half of them rejected her. In the end, she succeeded in six of them and received ten thousand taels of silver. With this money, reopening a restaurant suddenly became a very simple matter.
Sun Dezhao and Wu Xiulan did not expect Si Muran to really raise the money. When they saw the 40,000 taels of silver, they were completely stunned. They had no idea how Si Muran did it.
In fact, Si Muran wasn't very satisfied with the situation, but it was enough to renovate the restaurant.
With this money, the Sun couple had no reason to stop Si Muran. It was just that Sun Dezhao had taken some money to bribe the government. Without their permission, the restaurant would never stop operating. Therefore, even when they were living in poverty, they did not forget to pay the 'protection fee'.
Si Muran had actually thought of this as well, so she asked Qiao Jiancheng for help. He readily agreed. After all, the survival of the restaurant was related to him. Qiao Jiancheng also made it clear that he was looking forward to the reopening of the restaurant. In fact, it was his daughter who was especially looking forward to it after learning about this.
The restaurant's temporary closure made many people unhappy. Ever since they had eaten the dishes in the restaurant, some people immediately felt that they were tasteless. Hence, Si Muran did not hesitate to pay a little more money and hired a lot of workers just to finish the work this morning.
Si Muran had spent a lot of effort to plan for the restaurant, but Wu Xiulan was starting to worry. At first, she had treated Si Muran as a younger sister, but now she was showing more and more ability, which made her feel a sense of crisis.
Although Si Muran was busy, she also noticed that Wu Xiulan was intentionally or unintentionally distancing herself from her. She had no choice but to take some time to have a good talk with Wu Xiulan.
Wu Xiulan didn't look too good. Si Muran gave her a strange feeling.
"Sister, you seem to have been avoiding me on purpose these past few days. Did I do something to make you unhappy?”Si Muran had almost treated the Sun Family Restaurant as her own business. However, Wu Xiulan's reaction made her wonder if she had overtaken the main role. She had indeed helped them, but it seemed like she had helped a little too much.
Wu Xiulan didn't know how to answer Si Muran's straightforward question. To her, taking care of her husband and raising her children was what she was best at. If the restaurant didn't need help, she would never show her face in public.
When Si Muran had just started planning for the restaurant, she and Dezhao had felt like a huge pie had fallen from the sky. But now, Dezhao would praise Si Muran in front of her from time to time, which made her feel an unprecedented sense of danger. Ever since she and Dezhao got married, she had never heard anything about other women from him, except for Derong. In the end, she didn't know if Dezhao had that kind of intention for Si Muran.
"Sister, if you have something to say, you might as well tell me directly. If there really is a problem, you have to solve it. Otherwise, Sister and I will feel troubled.”Si Muran cherished the friendship between her and Wu Xiulan. She really treated her as her sister. Otherwise, she wouldn't have cared so much for the restaurant.
"Tingting, what do you think of Dezhao?”Wu Xiulan suddenly asked.
Si Muran thought of all kinds of possibilities, but she did not expect it to be related to Sun Dezhao. Wu Xiulan's suspicious gaze was very familiar, just like the expressions of Pei Chenshuo and the other women in the palace. Could it be that Wu Xiulan suspected that she was interested in Sun Dezhao?
Si Muran felt a chill down her spine, but she still answered seriously," Brother Sun is a very good person. You can tell from how well he treats Sister. He only has eyes for Sister.”
Si Muran's words didn't make Wu Xiulan feel at ease. Instead, it made her feel as if she was being coveted. A woman's jealousy was always so inexplicable. Si Muran saw Wu Xiulan's doubtful gaze and felt that it was time for her to leave.
"Dezhao has mentioned you to me many times. He really admires you.”Si Muran's current face did not have any outstanding features at all, but she could help Dezhao expand the restaurant. At the same time, she knew more about many business matters than she did, so she had no choice but to be on guard.
"Sister is probably overthinking things. Nothing will happen between me and Big Brother Sun.”Si Muran was still willing to call Wu Xiulan 'sister' out of respect for her. However, her position in Si Muran's heart had already fallen by a large margin. The estrangement between them was likely to only deepen and would never return to how it was before.
Si Muran felt a headache coming on. She had thought that she would be able to show off her skills here, but who knew that she would encounter such a thing? The heavens really didn't like to let her relax too much.
"Sister, if you still don't believe me, I can move out. When the restaurant is renovated and the business is on the right track, I can leave this place. I just hope that you can give me some travel expenses.”Si Muran didn't have any big ambitions. If she couldn't stay here any longer, she could still support herself. It seemed like Qiao Jiancheng admired her more. Perhaps she could get a job with him.
Wu Xiulan was thinking about the credibility of Si Muran's words. She sympathized with Si Muran's background. Back then, it was because of Si Muran's help that Tianqi could recover so quickly. Her own thoughts suddenly made her feel a little ashamed. Perhaps she really should not have suspected Si Muran.
"Sister, what are you saying? Since you call me sister, I will definitely take responsibility for you.”Si Muran didn't want to find out how credible Wu Xiulan's words were. Some things were destined not to go back to the past. For example, if a nail was nailed to the wall, even if all the nails were removed later, there would still be traces left on it, the kind that could never be erased.
"Thank you, sister." The coldness in Si Muran's tone stunned Wu Xiulan. She was also a sensible person and naturally knew that their sisterly relationship was probably over.
Si Muran secretly made a decision in her heart. When the restaurant's matter was indeed on the right track, she would leave the Sun family so as not to attract criticism in the end. She was not interested in being treated as a spectator by them. She was not a caged animal.
Sun Dezhao still didn't know that his wife had done such a " good " thing. His admiration for Si Muran was nothing more than admiration. After all, the Sun family was also a businessman, and business was business. Si Muran was definitely a good partner. If other restaurants were to get such a huge benefit, it would be their loss.
Although Si Muran was still supervising the rest of the project, she was no longer as enthusiastic as before. Sun Dezhao could tell that something was wrong, but he couldn't ask Si Muran personally what was going on. He only needed to tell Wu Xiulan about the situation and hoped that Wu Xiulan would get the news from Si Muran. However, what Sun Dezhao didn't know was that the culprit behind all of this was his wife.
It was indeed a little difficult for Wu Xiulan to put down her pride and ask Si Muran what had happened. However, this matter had started because of her. If the restaurant was delayed because of this, she would probably become a real sinner.
Si Muran looked at Wu Xiulan's hesitant expression and waited patiently for her to speak first. Sure enough, it was about the restaurant. After talking to Wu Xiulan that day, she really couldn't bring herself to worry about the restaurant anymore. However, she didn't do anything deliberately. She just let everything go naturally. As for Sun Dezhao's scrutinizing gaze, it wasn't that she didn't see it. It seemed that Wu Xiulan had come to look for her this time because of Sun Dezhao.
She had never thought of doing anything with Sun Dezhao, but she had been accused of it helplessly. Now, Wu Xiulan had appeared in front of her with an accusing expression. She really did not know who the victim was.
Wu Xiulan's appearance made Si Muran even more determined to leave. However, she would definitely finish what she started and not let the Sun family have any trouble. As for the future, they would have to walk on their own.
After Wu Xiulan received Si Muran's assurance, she didn't feel happy at all. Instead, she had a faint sense of unease. She relayed Si Muran's words word for word to Sun Dezhao, and the couple's feelings weren't much different.
Si Muran couldn't be bothered with their thoughts. She just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. There was nothing left for her to miss here. The warmth she felt before was just a flash in the pan. It was time for her to wake up.
In the blink of an eye, two months had passed. The renovation of the restaurant was also completed. Si Muran instantly felt relieved. This meant that she had a legitimate reason to leave this place.
Si Muran wanted to find a peaceful town after she left the capital. Then, she could rely on modern knowledge to do business and become a rich man in ancient times!
The Sun couple were completely immersed in the joy of the restaurant's reopening and did not notice Si Muran's strange behavior. In fact, Si Muran had already told Sun Dezhao her thoughts. If Sun Dezhao was smart, he should be able to fully understand the essence of it.
Si Muran was afraid that she would have no choice but to leave this place. Hence, she felt that it was better for her to take the initiative before this happened.
The Sun family was busy with the opening of the restaurant, so they naturally neglected their son, Tian Qi. Si Muran saw that the little fellow was unhappy all day and was overwhelmed with maternal love. Thinking that children were all at the age where they liked to play, she casually made some strange gadgets.
After Sun Tianqi obtained these toys, he no longer pestered his parents and played happily in the residence every day. Wu Xiulan was grateful.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420184: 24PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 55PM #
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