Chapter 160 (2/2)

Madam Liu looked at the sandworms, resisted the discomfort in her heart, picked one up and asked, “What do I do with this thing? Just wash it in the water?”

“No! Sandworms have sand sacs and sand in their stomach . If they’re not cleaned properly, then you can’t eat them . I know one of the most convenient ways to clean sandworms . Look, first put the sandworm inside the water, insert the bamboo stick from one end, and poke it out from the middle . Then, slowly invert half of the sandworm . After that, insert another stick inside the other end and poke the stick out from the same place, and then flip the other half inside out . See, this is the guts and sand in the sandworm . You just need to wash them in water!” Yu Xiaocao demonstrated while explaining . She worked skillfully with her little hands, and swiftly cleaned a sandworm .

Xiaolian had already picked up one in her hands and followed Xiaocao as she demonstrated . Although her movements were a little clumsy, she still completed the task of turning out the internal organs of the sandworm and was.h.i.+ng it carefully in water .

Madam Liu wasn’t an unreasonable person either, so she swiftly overcame the obstacles in her heart and skillfully flipped the sandworms inside out . The three of them were all swift workers, so they quickly finished cleaning the three catties of sandworms . Yu Xiaocao was afraid that the sand inside had not been completely cleaned, and rinsed it several times with clean water .

When she appeared in the front yard again, she noticed that there was an extra person in the courtyard . After looking closely, she realized that it was Zhou Zixu, Third Young Master Zhou, who she hadn’t seen for a long time . During the past month or so, he had been staying at the site of the harbor construction, and had even gotten a shade tanner . However, his hard work and efforts weren’t in vain because the construction of the oyster sauce factory had finally been completed . After being simply furnished, it should be ready for use next month .

“Third Young Master, such a rare guest! What sort of wind blew you over today?” Yu Xiaocao joked with him .

As if he was guarding as a thief, Fang Zizhen examined Third Young Master Zhou from head to toe . What kind of relations.h.i.+p did this youngster have with his G.o.ddaughter? Why did his daughter sound so familiar with him?

Third Young Master Zhou chuckled and said with a smile, “The authentic northwest wind! I just came back from the docks . Our factory should be able to start operating soon . I must share this good news with you as soon as possible . What delicious food did you make today? I specially came at this time ah!”

‘Stinky brat! Talking so familiarly with my daughter, he wouldn’t have some improper intentions, right? No! Such a good daughter, I must keep an eye on her!’

General Fang, you think too much . Xiaocao was only ten years old . What kind of inappropriate thoughts would a little kid like her arouse? He wasn’t a pedophile!

Fang Zizhen raised his composure as a government official, coughed twice, and said, “You are the third young master of the Zhou Family, who built a factory at the docks? Have you been approved to build a factory at the docks? The harbor is being reconstructed right now, so everything must be properly arranged…”

Third Young Master Zhou was able to obtain his present achievements in the business industry at such a young age, so he naturally had his own connections . Knowing that the person in front of him was in charge of the harbor constructions, he hastily bowed and greeted him, “The location of this youngster’s factory is still a certain distance away from the harbor, so it won’t interfere with the construction of the port . ”

“Oh? How do you know that your factory won’t interfere with the planning of the new harbor?” Fang Zizhen didn’t like this weak-looking youth and decided to make things difficult for him .

Third Young Master Zhou was puzzled about when he had offended this lord, the imperial envoy . He seemed to be picking on him on purpose . He continued to speak in a humble and respectful manner, “Before this youngster prepared to build the factory, I have made several confirmations with the county magistrate, so…”

Fang Zizhen frowned and said, “You started to prepare for the construction of your factory several months again, right? At that time, the detailed regulations for the harbor construction hadn’t come out yet . So, who gave you the confidence that your factory won’t affect the construction of the harbor?”

Just as Third Young Master Zhou was drenched in sweat from being interrogated by the imperial envoy, Yu Xiaocao, who had heard a few words in the kitchen, poked her head out and asked, “G.o.dfather, our factory affects the planning of the port construction? What should we do? It wasn’t easy to build it . Do we have to wait a few months and rebuild the factory again?”

‘Our factory? What does that mean?’ This was a sign that his daughter was helping the outsider ah! No, he had to nip that thought in the bud!

Fang Zizhen moved closer and whispered to Yu Xiaocao, “Daughter, what do other people building a factory have to do with us? You don’t have to worry about this matter!”

“How can it be none of my business? I have twenty percent of the shares in the oyster sauce factory! Delaying the operation by a day means that I will get my dividends a day later! G.o.dfather, quickly think of a solution!” Yu Xiaocao actually wasn’t short on money these days . Zhenxiu Restaurant’s osmanthus duck was selling very well, so she received at least a thousand taels every month . But who would dislike earning more money? Of course, it would be better to get more of the s.h.i.+ny, white silver ah!

Fang Zizhen widened his eyes in anger, ‘This good brat is giving my daughter twenty percent dividends for no reason at all . Who the heck would believe that he doesn’t have any malicious intentions?! He wants to deceive my precious daughter with a mere twenty percent bonus! Don’t even think about it [1]! Not only is there no door, there won’t even be a window!!’

Fang Zizhen glared fiercely at Third Young Master Zhou, and then bent down and did his best to advise, “Daughter, we shouldn’t take shares that some weird people randomly give you for free! If you need money, G.o.dfather has it ah! When the harbor construction is completed, G.o.dfather will buy several stores for you in the best locations . It’s up to you if you want to open a shop yourself or rent it out . Let’s not take those shares, okay?”

[1] He literally said that there won’t be a door, which means that he won't have any chance to do whatever he's planning on doing . Hence the next line about no door and window .

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