After my luck was stolen, I led my whole family to defy fate and change our destiny.

Chapter 114 Back home

When everyone returned to the Minister's residence, along with the cows and sheep given by the Second Prince, they were greeted with gasps of surprise from the children on the street.

"Wow, a cow! I've never seen one before!"

"Wow, that's so cool! Whose house is this?"

"Having fresh milk to drink every day, being a kid in this family must be so cool!"

【This is mine, this is mine, it belongs to Gu Linglong's family.】

Gu Linglong was indulging in the "vanity" of having something that only she had that the other children didn't.

If she weren't so young, she would have definitely ridden on the cow's back and paraded through the streets before finally riding back home.

Back at the manor, Su Xiuran hurriedly took Gu Linglong in her arms and checked her over from head to toe.

Forehead to forehead, they rubbed against each other affectionately.

[Mother, I'm fine. I'm eating and sleeping well at the Second Prince's residence.]

Su Xiuran's eyes were red. What a heartless little thing! She was so worried at home that she couldn't eat or sleep well, but she didn't even say she missed her.

But hearing that she's eating and sleeping well puts my mind at ease.

"We'll have to strengthen the security in the courtyard from now on. I don't know what got into the Second Prince for suddenly taking Linglong away."

Gu Yu'an nodded. His mother was getting bolder and bolder; she even dared to scold a prince! "Don't worry, Mother, I'll arrange it. As for the Second Prince, he said he wanted to take him to see Father."

Su Xiuran frowned: "Is he trying to use Linglong to threaten your father?"

Gu Yu'an thought about the Second Prince's strange reaction at the villa: "He probably had this idea before, but I don't know why he changed his mind. He even said he would definitely go to the Ministry of Justice to smooth things over so that we could see Father."

Su Xiuran nodded, still having a conscience, but she wasn't particularly happy. Although she also wanted to see her husband, she wasn't willing to risk Gu Linglong's arrest as a bargaining chip.

Su Xiuran asked Gu Linglong, "Have you missed your mother?"

Yes, yes!

Gu Xinyi also rushed over: "Sister-in-law, let me hug you."

Gu Xinyi touched Gu Linglong's face: "Luckily you haven't lost weight, your face still looks so chubby."

Gu Linglong: "..."

Gu Linglong glared at Gu Xinyi, her cheeks puffed out. "Auntie, I'm getting angry if you say that!"

Gu Xinyi chuckled and, seeing her angry little face, stopped teasing her and had Hehua bring out a bundle.

He showed each item to Gu Linglong one by one: "How are they? Pretty, right?"

Gu Linglong's eyes lit up. [Wow, a cute skirt!]

Gu Linglong was dazzled by the sight of them—red, yellow, floral, solid colors, all sorts of colors.

Because Gu Linglong is sensitive to heat, Gu Xinyi designed the arms with light gauze, perfectly connected with flowers, making them breathable and not revealing. All the patterns on them were embroidered by herself.

Knowing that his niece adored the cow in the backyard, he embroidered the cow on it as well.

Beautiful, beautiful!

Hearing her little niece say she liked it, Gu Xinyi was even happier: "Auntie made all of this for you, isn't Auntie amazing?"

Wow, that's amazing! Auntie's cooking is so good, why doesn't she open a shop?

Gu Xinyi paused in her hand gesture. Open a shop?

[For ready-made clothing stores or custom-made services, Auntie's designs are sure to be popular.]

Su Xiuran's eyes flickered. Yes, if something really happened to the Gu family, she would have a skill to rely on if she remarried.

Su Xiuran chimed in, "Her aunt's cooking is really good, why doesn't she open a shop?"

“Yes, Auntie, if you opened a shop with your skills, wouldn’t everyone in the capital come to buy your products?” Gu Liyao said in a flattering tone.

Gu Xinyi doubted herself: "Am I capable?"

Gu Ziming: "You're amazing, Auntie! Your cooking is incredible!"

Gu Xinyi blushed at the praise. In fact, ten years ago she was quite confident in her skills and enjoyed doing needlework.

Previously, I made the shoes, socks, and undergarments for Choi Seung myself.

But Cui Shengdu said her stitches were rough and the designs were not nice, so she gradually stopped liking to do it and began to doubt whether she was really bad at her job.

Gu Yu'an: "Aunt, I support you in opening a shop. Just think of it as giving yourself something to do. It's okay if you fail."

Gu Xinyi was intrigued: "Me? Can I do it?"

Everyone unanimously agreed.

"Auntie, go for it! Go for it! You'll definitely become famous throughout the capital!"

Gu Xinyi smiled and touched Gu Linglong's face: "Okay, then I'll earn a dowry for Linglong."

I don't want a dowry!

Oh dear, Linglong doesn't like money anymore?

[If my aunt really wants to earn money for me, then earn it for my bride price. I'll only not get married if I find a husband for myself.]

Everyone: "..."

Gu Xinyi thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll use the money my sister-in-law gave me to open a shop, and we'll split the profits 50/50, okay?"

Su Xiuran shook her head: "No need to share with me, it's all yours."

"Then I won't open it," he said in a childlike tone.

"Okay, okay," Su Xiuran couldn't persuade her otherwise.

The group then began to discuss the shop.

Seeing that the opportunity had come, Chunhe immediately picked up Gu Linglong.

They missed their little miss so much after not seeing her for a day. Douzhu and Xiaotao also came over, and finally it was their turn to hug her.

Surrounded by people, Gu Linglong smiled broadly. So many people missed me!

The servant brought over some straw paper, and Gu Yu'an wrote and drew on it.

"First of all, rent is a huge expense; ideally, it should be a two-story building in a relatively busy area."

Why rent? Why not just buy? What if the landlord gets jealous of my aunt's successful clothing sales and starts plotting against her?

It's easy to say, but in Beijing, where land is incredibly valuable, most people wouldn't sell their prime locations.

Gu Linglong thought of something: [It seems like shops in the capital are hard to buy... Hmm... why not just ask the second son? He's rich and has shops.]

I just helped him get rid of the worm today. If he can't even agree to this small request, hehehe, then I'll just find him another worm to eat.

How brutal!

Gu Yu'an quickly changed his tune: "Buying it is an option, but it would increase the cost."

Su Xiuran: "Let's just buy it. It'll save us a lot of trouble. Xinyi, do you have enough money? If not, I have some more here."

"Enough is enough"

Gu Yu'an continued, "That's the cost of the clothes, plus we'll need to hire a manager and a servant."

Gu Xinyi: "Hehua and I will be fine."

Gu Yu'an shook his head: "The two of you are clearly not enough. We need to hire more people, and we also need to hire some experienced tailors."

Gu Liyao listened to his elder brother's detailed explanation and asked, "Brother, how do you know so much about women's clothing stores?"

I've been there once or twice.

"What are you doing there, a grown man like you?"

Gu Yu'an pursed his lips: "The store I went to had both men's and women's clothing."

"Oh, is it?"

Is my second brother stupid? He must have noticed these things after Li Xiaohan went shopping for clothes a few times.

Stop talking!

Gu Liyao glanced at his older brother cautiously and, finding nothing amiss, said, "Then let's open a shop that caters to both men and women."

Su Xiuran shook her head in disagreement: "These are turbulent times. If both men and women are being sold, it would be too easy for someone to cause trouble."

Gu Yu'an nodded in agreement with Su Xiuran's words. Even if it doesn't happen now, what about in the future?

If they were gone, it would be even more troublesome for my aunt, a woman, to handle things.

"Auntie, what do you think?"