Episode 11 recap: Gu Yan Xi agreed to let Shao Yao stay at the Hua residence.
When Gu Yan Xi left, he deliberately assigned seven guards to patrol around Zihuang Residence. Shao Yao applied medicine to Hua Zhi's neck and seeing that Hua Zhi was fine, everyone returned to their rooms to rest. Zhu Ying Zhen took the cotton swab from Shao Yao's hand and personally applied medicine to her daughter. Looking at Hua Zhi's wound, she felt sorry and repeatedly apologized to Hua Zhi. She blamed herself for being too weak and for never standing up for Hua Zhi whenever she was bullied.
Hua Zhi cried and hugged her mother, while Shao Yao also shed tears. The next day, Shao Yao choked up and told Hua Zhi that she would protect her if there was any danger in the future. Gu Yan Xi lied and claimed that Shao Yao was staying with a divine physician to recuperate, and the Xiao family did not say anything further.
The flower lanterns were imitated, so Hua Zhi made a box similar to a carousel lantern. From the surviving assassin, it was revealed that the employer had paid a high price to hire two martial artists to kill Dong Lao Zhang and Shao Yao. They had never seen the appearance of the employer and only communicated through letters. Hua Zhi's stall on the street was crowded with people. By buying a string of red fruits, they could experience the carousel lantern in the box, and everyone eagerly paid for it.
When it was time to close the stall, Gu Yan Xi arrived. He noticed the bandage on Hua Zhi's neck, but she did not recognize him as the envoy and lied that her neck was uncomfortable. Hua Zhi thought that the snacks he had given her before at Ruihe Tower were similar to those made by Fu Dong. Gu Yan Xi said that there were many wealthy people in the capital, and many would follow trends, so they would rather spend a few hundred coins to buy them.
Gu Yan Xi was happy to see that Shao Yao was happy here. He asked Shao Yao about Dong Lao Zhang's matter, and Shao Yao said that he had talked to her before, but she couldn't explain the specifics. Gu Yan Xi pressed Shao Yao for her whereabouts, and Gu Yan Xi said that she was doing well now, but she had no memories of the fire.
Despite her injury, Hua Zhi did not forget about business. She asked Bao Xia and Chan Lu Hua to record the flow of people at Yunlai Restaurant for a month. After they were done, she visited Bai Mingxia, the manager of Yunlai Restaurant, with the new snacks from the Hua family. Yunlai Restaurant was renowned in the capital, and she wanted to establish the reputation of the Hua family's shop through this gesture of offering. They agreed to a three-month trial period, as it would be mutually beneficial.
After reaching an agreement, Hua Zhi hired people early in the morning every day to deliver the snacks to the restaurant. Soon, their reputation grew, and Hua Zhi also negotiated deals with two other top restaurants in the capital. As the three-month period came to an end, Bai Mingxia voluntarily proposed to continue purchasing their snacks at the agreed price.
After negotiating a price of ten wen per portion, Bai Mingxia turned around and sold them for one hundred and twenty wen, leaving Hua Zhi dumbfounded. Bai Mingxia explained that Hua Zhi was selling her craftsmanship, while he was selling the Yunlai brand, and how much he could sell it for was his own skill. Selling snacks at the restaurant on consignment was not a long-term solution, so Hua Zhi had a new plan. She wanted to save money to open a physical shop for the Hua family, a place where they could truly establish themselves in the capital. Unable to consult with her family, she shared her plan with Gu Yan Xi, who told her to go ahead and do it.
Business became better and better, and they earned more and more money. Six months later, Hua Zhi excitedly told everyone that they could move back to the city. They discussed whether to open a shop or rent a house, and ultimately agreed to rent a house first. Settling everyone in was the top priority. When they moved, Hua Zhi apologized to Wu Yu Niang, saying that her daughter's wine had been bought out by someone. Wu Yu Niang smiled and said it was alright.
After moving into the new house, Lin Wan let Hua Zhi choose her room first, and she specially assigned a room to Shao Yao. Lin Wan told Hua Zhi not to think that the hardest times were over. Smooth sailing might not be easier than sailing against the current. From now on, the hardest days were yet to come, and they would have to work hard in the future. In order to let Berlin Baili quickly go to school and continue the family's scholarly tradition, Hua Zhi specifically visited the best private school.
Although Hua Yi Zheng and his sons faced difficult conditions on the way, they managed relatively well. However, he was still worried about Lin Wan and the others in the capital. Li Gui, the former guardian of the Hua family, saw that they had moved back to the city and took the initiative to find Hua Zhi. He offered to continue serving as the guardian and mentioned that he had already gathered a group of people.
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