Chapter 2020: Chapter 2017: Stirring Up Trouble

After Ye Muyu calculated these expenses,

she arranged for the Housekeeper and Su Mei to handle this matter.

The shop needed renovation, and they also had to train some artisans specialized in massage.

She also needed to redesign the shop’s details; although no one had opened bathhouses during this era, she could freely borrow ideas from the future.

By the afternoon, Ye Muyu had only drawn half of the design plans.

On Su Mei’s side, things were progressing smoothly. First, she bought materials and invited people to repair the shop, and these tasks began to move forward.

In the evening, Chu Heng returned home.

He received news from the people keeping an eye on Minister Qi.

"Ah Yu," Chu Heng entered from outside the room.

Ye Muyu was sitting by the dining table, waiting for Chu Heng to return for dinner.

Nuanbao had already eaten.

Chu Ziluo was also waiting, having heard about Chu Jin planning to go overseas with a merchant ship. Her feelings were complicated for a moment, but gradually, she also developed determination, feeling that she should do something and not always remain a boudoir girl.

"You’re back? Come quickly, dinner has some dishes you like," Ye Muyu waved to Chu Heng.

The maidservant beside them brought over a basin of water, and Chu Heng washed his hands before coming over.

He sat down on the bench and waved his hand to dismiss the attending servants.

Ye Muyu picked up some dishes for him.

Chu Heng, out of habit, served her a bowl of soup.

"What’s wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?" Seeing Chu Heng dismiss the servants, Ye Muyu guessed, but seeing that Chu Heng wasn’t showing any particular emotions, she knew it might not be anything major.

Since it wasn’t anything major, she wasn’t too worried.

Chu Heng took a sip of the soup and a bite of the dish she served. He felt a sense of happiness at home.

The displeasure caused by Minister Qi trying to cause trouble was immediately soothed.

His mood was calm, and he couldn’t help but smile, "Nothing, just some minor matters. I’ve sorted it out."

"You saying that makes me even more curious," Ye Muyu suspected Chu Heng was doing it on purpose. If he really wanted to hide something, why bring it up?

Seeing her resentful look, Chu Heng couldn’t help but chuckle, "Really, it’s just a minor issue."

As he spoke, he explained how Minister Qi had instructed people to try to create trouble in her shop.

After listening, Ye Muyu wasn’t flustered. Instead, she rested her chin in thought, "Hey, Ah Heng, don’t take action yet, just keep an eye on it. I want to see if the shopkeepers I hired can handle it, and use it as a test for them."

Ye Muyu was very generous to those who worked for her.

However, that didn’t mean she completely trusted them; it was still very necessary to test them.

Seeing her idea, Chu Heng didn’t stop her, knowing his people were monitoring things to prevent any major troubles from occurring.

After finishing dinner,

Ye Muyu also instructed Zhu San to send people to keep an eye on the shop.

Because Ye Muyu was busy with designing plans and finding people to write books, she was quite occupied and didn’t pay much attention to the shop’s affairs, mainly leaving it to others to monitor.

Bookstore.

The bookstore shopkeeper opened the doors as usual,

calling the workers to clean, air out, and organize unsold books in the shop.

As usual,

there were fewer customers in the morning,

and more in the afternoon.

At this time, a middle-aged man in a long gown walked in and headed straight to the adjacent reading room.

The Chu family’s bookstore was famous for this reading room.

So much so that later, many bookstores followed the trend, adding such a room.

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