CHAPTER 96: CHAPTER 96: THE LOTUS POND DESTROYED

Erhu didn’t know what Gu Nian was thinking.

She didn’t want this opportunity at all and felt it was better to lose it.

However, they hadn’t reached home yet when Wuxin came chasing after them.

"Miss Gu!" Wuxin hurried forward a few steps and handed her the silver, "This is the lunch money for today, and from now on, we won’t trouble Miss Gu anymore."

"There’s no need, the meal today wasn’t done well anyway, as long as Young Master Nan doesn’t blame us." Gu Nian pulled Erhu away quickly.

What Gu Nian didn’t know was that Wuxin also stopped by the village chief’s house.

The green brick and big tile house at the village chief’s had just been completed and was soon bought by Nan Jin Yu, after which their family moved back to the old house.

Of course, the price offered by Nan Jin Yu was good, and they could afford to build a bigger new house.

When Gu Nian and Erhu returned home, Mrs. Jiang came over to ask, "How did it go? Were you two able to manage it?"

She wasn’t worried about Gu Nian—just that her age was too young to get busy with work.

As for Erhu, the child was clumsy and had never handled a cooking pot, so she didn’t know what the situation was.

Erhu pulled a long face, "It’s off, Young Master Nan said we don’t need to cook anymore."

"Huh?" Mrs. Jiang’s heart skipped a beat.

After a moment, she finally calmed down, "It’s fine, if they don’t need it, they don’t need it. Our situation has improved quite a bit now, so if Young Master Nan doesn’t need us there, you should get ready to sell cold noodles in town tomorrow."

Overall, if sales are good, it’s a viable option.

However, it is seasonal, and when it gets cold, the business will drop.

Gu Nian listened to everything from beginning to end, but said nothing, while Erhu thought she was sad about losing the job. Little did he know, she just felt a bit guilty towards Nan Jin Yu.

When Lin Sanshui returned, Gu Nian had just woken up from a nap.

Seeing him covered in mud, Gu Nian asked, "Dad, where did you go? How did you end up like this?"

"Went to the lotus pond where you fell into the water yesterday; the whole pond of lotuses was pulled out, and most of the water was drained. It was urgent then and wasn’t handled. Mud and lotus leaves were all over the roadside, and the village organized people to clean it today."

Speaking of it, this was something Gu Nian couldn’t quite understand.

"Dad, were all those lotus flowers pulled out just to find me?" The lotus pond was also considered shared property of the village, how could others agree to pull out an entire pond of lotuses!

Lin Sanshui smiled and said, "Well, it’s not something our family could achieve on our own. Fortunately, it was Young Master Nan; he offered silver for the villagers to pull them out. Although they didn’t end up finding you in the water, we should remember that kindness."

"Niannian, we don’t know what other hobbies Young Master Nan may have, but since he likes your cooking, try your best. After all, such kind and wealthy people are rare."

Gu Nian: "!!!"

She had just offended him today, could she say that?

If she had known earlier that Nan Jin Yu would spend silver to have a whole lotus pond cleared just to find her, she...

She probably still couldn’t tolerate becoming a cook at such a young age.

Although Gu Nian had a talent for cooking, she didn’t have much passion for it. As a child, she was forced to learn by her father’s stick, and growing up, she rarely cooked unless necessary.

In this world, she kept busy in the kitchen one time after another for survival.

But the thought of spending her whole day in the kitchen three meals a day made her feel very overwhelmed.