Chapter 2096: Truly My Daughter (Patreon)

Chapter 2096: Truly My Daughter

Zhou Qiao was wiping her daughter's face while the little girl giggled and squirmed around.

When Da Niu returned, Zhou Qiao pushed little Zao Zao toward him, looking annoyed, "Look at your lovely daughter. It's so cold outside, yet she insisted on going to the river. When I didn't let her go, she ran off, fell down, and got herself all dirty. She's acting like such a little rascal."

Da Niu laughed heartily and picked up little Zao Zao, "Even after falling down, she doesn't cry. Truly my daughter."

Zhou Qiao muttered, "...She didn't just not cry; she's laughing over there."

"I don't care. You take care of her yourself."

After Zhou Qiao said that, she took the water and left. After pouring it, she returned to the room, leaving them father and daughter playing together.

Not long after, someone opened the door.

Zhou Qiao looked up and saw only Da Niu, so she asked in surprise, "Where's everyone else?"

"They're playing in Xiao Ya'er's room."

As he spoke, he locked the door from inside.

Zhou Qiao was alarmed by the sudden move. "It's broad daylight. What are you doing?"

Da Niu grinned mischievously, and his smile sent shivers down Zhou Qiao's spine.

Especially when she saw him reach into his clothes, she instinctively took a couple of steps back.

However, moments later, Da Niu pulled out a stack of silver notes from his chest and said, "Here."

Zhou Qiao stared at the money, blinked, and slowly moved closer to take it from him. She then widened her eyes, "How... where did you get so much money?"

"Isn't it the end of the year? Ah Yu was auditing the accounts. As you know, when we started the workshop, Ah Yu gave me a share. I received a share two years ago, which was just over three hundred taels at that time. She didn't return last year while she was in Chenggu County, so this year, we're settling it all at once. This is my share: five thousand taels. It's enough as a dowry for little Zao Zao."

"Five... Five thousand?" Zhou Qiao doubted she had misheard.

"Five thousand."

Zhou Qiao took a deep breath and counted it carefully. It was indeed correct, a full five thousand taels.

Even though it was just a few thin pieces of paper, Zhou Qiao felt that they were unusually heavy, and her hands were trembling.

Oh my God, their family now had five thousand taels of silver. Their family was truly wealthy, with a solid financial foundation.

"While I was on my way back earlier, I thought about it. It's better to put this money to use instead of letting it sit idle. How about we buy a shop in the city?" Da Niu suggested.

"A shop?" Zhou Qiao was puzzled. "You don't plan to work in the workshop anymore and want to open your own shop?"

"Of course not. I'm very skilled at the workshop tasks, and we get a share of the profits, plus a monthly salary. Why wouldn't I continue? I do it well. I was thinking that this money would be idle if we just left it there. Why not buy a shop in the city? What do you think?"

"But you won't be running it yourself. Are you planning to rent it out?"

"Yes, that's the idea. There's no one suitable in our family or your family to run a shop. So I thought about buying a shop and renting it out. When there's no work, we can still collect rent every year. In the future, when Zao Zao grows up, it can also be part of her dowry."

Zhou Qiao sighed in relief; she thought they would leave the workshop. It would be a bridge-burning move. Plus, even if they opened their own shop, they might not make as much as they did in the workshop. These two years were just the beginning for the Lu's workshop; there would be even more profits in the future.

"That sounds good. When should we go see the shop?"

"Tomorrow. Our family of three can go to the city and have someone help us look after it. We can also buy some things while we're there."

"Okay."