"Wow, it smells so good! Uncle Eight, this is amazing! My little aunt is so awesome. With this, I can't smell any bad odor at all." Fu Tianfu exclaimed excitedly.

Han Ziwang scoffed, "Fake, it must be a lie."

"Fragrant, so fragrant!" Fu Bajin said deliberately loud.

"My little aunt is so good to us."

Han Ziwang let out a cold snort, "Don't try to deceive me, hmph."

Without envy or jealousy, his younger sister would throw a tantrum and act like a spoiled child. She is both foolish and clumsy, and she's not even pretty.

With the help of their scented masks, the uncle and nephew finished quickly. Glancing at Han Ziwang who hadn't gone in yet, they proudly raised their heads and prepared to go back.

"Wait!" Han Ziwang shouted loudly.

"You two stop right there and lend me that mask of yours for a bit."

The principal said that if the cleaning wasn't finished, they couldn't go back to class. He didn't really care about whether or not they could attend classes, but he didn't want to stay there.

He has lost his appetite these days and has even lost a few pounds because of it.

"Uncle Eight, let's just ignore him." Fu Tian fumed, "If it weren't for this Han Ziwang, we wouldn't be cleaning this latrine!"

Fu Bajin winked at him and then turned back, "Do you want our masks?"

"I… I just want to try it out and see if it's as good as you say."

"If you want to, five taels of silver."

"You... you're asking for an outrageous price! For that tattered piece of cloth, you want five taels of silver? Two taels would buy me a hundred!"

"Then go ahead." Fu Bajin swayed the mask he had worn, "Little sister said this thing is near your nose and mouth, so you have to change it often."

Just use it and throw it away.

Han Zi saw that the two people were really about to leave and panicked, "Five ounces is five ounces, give it to me."

Fu Bajin spread out his hands, "Cash on delivery."

"Come on, I'm not going to shortchange you." Han Zi looked at the prosperous business in his house and figured he could afford to give him a good sum of money.

After Fu Bajin took the silver, he weighed it in his hand and said, "Forget it, I'll give you this 'Tianfu' too. Buy one, get one free."

Fu Tianfu still felt a little reluctant, "Uncle Eight, why give him something for nothing?"

Fu Bajin patted him on the head. "Idiot, your dad often gives gifts when doing business, just give it to him. Look at you, so stingy."

Fu Tianfu reluctantly gave it to Han Ziwang.

On the way back, he still couldn't understand, "Uncle Eight, Han Ziwang isn't our friend, why did you buy him one for free?"

Fu Bajin burst into laughter, “Tianfu, the little sister said that thing is disposable. Use it once and throw it away. Your grandmother made quite a few for us. You think about your big snot, maybe it's all on it! Han Ziwang wears it, maybe he just ate your snot…”

Fu Tianfu shuddered with disgust at the thought, "Serves you right, Uncle Eight, you're really clever."

"As intelligent as Fourth Uncle."

Fu Bajin patted his shoulder, "Go wash up, our two smelly little sisters won't want to play with us anymore."

Mr. Yu saw these two young masters of the Fu family and felt a headache coming on, but he dared not openly discipline them.

These two boys are fearless, and if things aren't going their way, they just won't come to school. If the headmaster knew this, he'd definitely think there was something wrong with them.

"You two, hurry up and study! The entrance exam is coming soon. Let's see how many of you will pass!"

Fu Bajin and Fu Tianfu did not study for fame or fortune, so they were considered unambitious in this regard and often criticized.

Not like their older brother, Fu Liujing.

……

Even after Fu Chi-Chiu stopped attending the academy, she still occasionally went back to visit Jiang Shuangyue.

The gatekeeper and the female teachers at the school also liked her very much. However, the female students looked at her with strange eyes, a mixture of disdain and pity.

Probably feels sorry for her getting expelled.

Tian Dàxuě saw Fù Jiūjiū and made a spooky face at her.

Fu Jiujiu didn't want to pay any attention to her, lest that family make a comeback. Although she felt it could happen at any time.

"Chirp chirp, you came yourself?" Mrs. Wu was a little surprised.

"Fu Jiujiu shook her head, "Uncle Lin brought me here.""

Wu only then felt at ease, and hurried to give the young girls a lesson, taking her embroidery thread with her.

Jiangshuangyue's original melancholy expression eased a lot after seeing the little ball of fluff, but Fu Jiujiao still caught it.

"Auntie, what's wrong with you?"

Ginger Shuangyue sighed, "I'm worried about what these children will do after they leave school."

The little girls who learned needlework were alright, they could sew and embroider to sell their work to embroidery shops. If those with talent were chosen by an embroidery shop, they could also have a source of income.

But it's not so easy for cooks and bookkeepers, let alone those who only study.

If this batch doesn't have a good place to go, it will inevitably deter those parents who are considering sending their daughters to school.

Fujujiao listened to her finish, and she understood. It was just about the employment problems of students after graduation.

"Simple."

"Simple?" Jiang Shuangyue laughed, "My dear daughter, your godmother has been worrying for days, and you say it's simple. Then tell me, how do we solve it."

Jiang Shuangyue doesn't always treat Xiao Naidan as a child. After all, some of her bold ideas, though shocking, are actually quite useful.

The girls' school is the best example.

"My fourth brother can handle the accounting, and as for the cook, my second brother can take care of that."

Ginger Shuangyue stared blankly, nodding frequently after hearing the little dumpling's explanation. She really underestimated the Fu family.

It turns out that Fu Si Jin's branches have opened seven or eight, and she knew about Fu Er Jin opening one at the gate of the Men's Academy.

"Chirp chirp, this time we managed to solve it, but what about next time? Even if your brothers are capable, their speed in opening new branches can't keep up with how fast our school girls leave!"

That's true.

But, Fujujiao had already thought it through, "Auntie, we need to show everyone how capable these young girls are first."

Women have a hard time because they are often not accepted by men.

"Right, so your brothers agree?"

Fu Jiu Jiu nodded, "My brothers had already greeted them. Er Ge's place was short-handed anyway. If a bunch of little cooks could come help out, it would be perfect."

"Chirp chirp, you're truly a little lucky star who descended from the heavens. You solved your godmother's dilemma as soon as you arrived."

Though things may be said this way, there will still be batches of girl dolls graduating from school and leaving. Will they be accepted by everyone then?

"Auntie, my second brother told me that the cheap and big bowls are being bought by people, and they keep buying them again and again."

"Cheap and good portions, there's always someone who buys it..." Jiang Shuangyue thought about this sentence carefully.

Soon, she understood, "Chirp chirp, good girl, Grandma knows."

First published on the Traditional Chinese Novels Website

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