Chapter 180 - Chapter 180: Chapter 178: There are all kinds of birds when the forest is big. (1/2)

Chapter 180:  Chapter 178: There are all kinds of birds when the forest is big.

The bookstore business was doing quite well – perhaps due to the foundation left by Nan Tianzong or perhaps due to the presence of Miss Gan Miaoruo. The business seemed to be doing even better than when Nan Tianzong was around.

Whenever Gan Miaoruo visited, she didn’t come alone. She would always bring one or two servants with her, bringing along different kinds of exquisite snacks.

The cleaning job gradually shifted over to these two servants. The exquisite snacks gradually took control over everyone’s stomachs and also gathered Gan Miaoruo, Di Xuan, and Di Ying together in jest and laughter. Whenever Liu Sisi was busy, Gan Miaoruo would take on the role of an older sister, teaching the two children instead.

Excluding costs, the bookstore could make about one to two taels of silver on less profitable days, and up to five to ten taels of silver on more profitable days.

The most profitable days were usually on Market Days, while earnings decreased in the cold season.

She also discovered that the customers who truly came to the bookstore to buy calligraphy tools were from wealthy families who often bought many items at once. These days brought about a surge in her income.

Another wealthy family visited today and bought quite a lot of items. Liu Sisi was carefully calculating her earnings.

Meanwhile, Gan Miaoruo, practicing her studies, put down her brush in dissatisfaction: “What kind of broken brush is this! It doesn’t listen to me at all, Di Xuan must’ve mesmerized it. Otherwise, why wouldn’t it obey me?”

Gan Miaoruo had strong learning abilities, able to deduce one from the other. However, her intelligence was also her greatest weakness, making her impatient. For instance, writing characters required her to sit quietly and practice each stroke. This was almost unbearable for her.

“Didn’t you say that the brush in your hand wasn’t good enough? How come you just exchanged it with me, and yet you’re again saying it doesn’t work?”

Di Xuan patiently set down his brush, took the character that Gan Miaoruo was practicing, and wrote it neatly: “You need to write each and every stroke carefully in order for the characters to be written well. My mother said, you need to practice strokes first to build a good foundation.”

Di Xuan’s handwriting was exceptionally good. Even though he hadn’t developed his writing style, his characters stood out in Gan Miaoruo’s pile of characters like a crane standing among chickens.

“Di Xuan! Did you do this on purpose?”

Gan Miaoruo was so angry, her cheeks puffed out, she stood there glaring and stamping: “Look at you, you ruined my homework again!”

Indeed, she’d have to rewrite this assignment!

“Di Xuan, you’ll pay for this!”

Gan Miaoruo vehemently waved her fists.

Di Xuan also felt quite embarrassed, “Sister Ruo Ruo, I didn’t do it on purpose…”

“I don’t care, I don’t care! I want compensation; you have to compensate me!” As she spoke, she rushed over trying to snatch the exercise di Xuan held in his hand.

Looking at the two of them fooling around, Liu Sisi couldn’t help but shake her head.

This kind of scene had happened almost every day for the past few days. From initial anxiety to her present calmness, it took some understanding.

Although Gan Miaoruo appeared dominant, she was simply a rambunctious girl who lacked parental affection. Once you understood her temperament, she was relatively easy to handle.

“Brother, Sister Ruo Ruo, stop fooling around. Come and see, does the flower YingEr drew look like a real one?”

The playfulness of the two was interrupted by YingEr’s shout.

Liu Sisi was anxious in her heart. Quite a few days had passed, and Ye Lei still hadn’t returned. Could he really have encountered some problems?

The nightmare of that day resurfaced in her mind. Every passing day was unbearably difficult.

Di Ruoning came to the Di Residence twice more, but the main entrance remained closed with nobody at home. She had no choice but to return in disappointment.