Chapter 163 - Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Ask a Question (1/2)

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Ask a Question

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“This Ning girl seems to be quite impressive,” Mrs. Meng said while arranging the pillow.

“How did you figure that out?” Zhuang Yutian raised his eyes, poured a glass of tea, and handed it to Mrs. Meng.

“When I was talking to her earlier, she was calm and composed, and her eyes were clear. She’s certainly more mature than most girls her age, neither overly shy nor overly forward, which is quite rare.”

Ms. Meng laughed, “The most important part is that when I mentioned giving her a purse earlier, she neither showed excessive joy nor refusal. It seemed that she was uncertain about my intentions and did not jump to conclusions. This shows that she’s not reckless in her actions.”

“She’s still so young, yet she handles matters like an adult. You told me she takes good care of her grandmother, and her tofu shop is also doing well. It seems this Ning girl is not a simple one. In the future, she may be very blessed.”

“Speaking of which, since you are interested in helping Ning, she runs a tofu business. Could we also help her business in the county town, so she can earn more?” Mrs. Meng picked up the tea, took a sip, and looked at Zhuang Yutian with a smile.

“We don’t need to worry about that,” replied Zhuang Yutian. “Ning’s tofu business is doing really well. Every day, shopkeepers from the county send people to her shop to transport tofu. She just expanded by two tofu pots.”

“1 heard Ning started making tofu skins, tofu sheets and others, and her salted duck eggs taste quite good too. Recently, she began making bean sprouts. All these are delicious, so she won’t have trouble finding buyers in the future.”

“1 said you were dense, and truly, you are,” Mrs. Meng rolled her eyes at Zhuang Yutian. “Whether she needs help or not is one thing, but whether you want to help is another. You must make your intentions clear, otherwise, you might look clueless.”

“That is true…” Zhuang Yutian scratched his ear, deep in thought, “Although, the tofu sold in the county town is all indeed approved by Ning. We do not know what the actual deal is there. If we hastily started promoting her business, we don’t know whether that would help or harm.”

“If we accidentally cause trouble instead of helping, that would not be good.”

“Indeed,” Mrs. Meng nodded. “Then have you thought about what else she might need?”

She was an orphan, after all, forced to fend for herself while raising her younger sister. Mrs. Meng believed she would certainly need help.

“Let me think…”

Zhuang Yutian wrung his fingers together as he sat on a stool and began to mutter, “I did hear Ning wants to build a house, – living in Butcher Hua’s place isn’t convenient – but the village chief has taken on this project. His nephew has helped a lot, about filled the pit. If we were to interfere now, it would look like we were competing, and that wouldn’t look good to the village chief.”

“Besides the tofu shop, I can’t really think of anything else Ning might need…”

Zhuang Yutian looked despondent, then a thought suddenly struck him, and he slapped his thigh. “That’s right, I’ve remembered.”

“What have you remembered…” Mrs. Meng was startled by Zhuang Yutian’s sudden shout and quickly glanced at Mrs. Wen, afraid that the noise had awakened her.

Upon seeing Mrs. Wen was still sleeping soundly, she sighed in relief and indicated to Zhuang Yutian to lower his voice, lest he bring the roof down.

Zhuang Yutian scratched his ear in embarrassment, and leaning in closer to Mrs. Meng, he lowered his voice: “I just suddenly realized what I can do to help Ning.”

“What is it?” Mrs. Meng looked at Zhuang Yutian’s excited face and became curious.