Traveling to ancient times to sweep the catering industry

As soon as Qi Shuo came out of Cheng Wenwen's yard with the two siblings Qi Xing and Qi Qi, Wu Li rushed over.

"General, you are back."

Qi Shuo held Qi Qi in his arms, without even looking at Wu Li, and just hummed.

Wu Li followed the father and his two sons into the main courtyard.

The nanny took Qi Xing and Qi Qi out to play.

Qi Shuo then asked about the things happening in Wu Li's mansion.

Wu Li reported one by one.

Qi Shuo nodded: "I always trust you to do things."

Wu Li thought for a moment and then said, "General, Miss Cheng once asked me to hand over the management of the household affairs. I would like to ask you, General, how should I handle this?"

Wu Li thought that even if she didn't say anything about this matter, Cheng would tell her first, so it would be better for her to bring it up first.

Qi Shuo said nonchalantly: "Give it to her if she wants it!"

Wu Li didn't expect the general to agree so easily. She frowned slightly and felt a little unhappy in her heart, but she could only reply, "Yes!"

Then, Wu Li said, "General, there is one more thing I want to tell you. Should I tell you?"

Qi Shuo frowned slightly, thinking that Wu Li was not speaking very clearly today, and said directly: "Speak!"

Wu Li then told the story of Cheng Wenwen setting up a stall outside recently.

"Recently, I discovered that Miss Cheng and her guards and servants set up stalls outside several academies to sell snacks. I thought that if this got out, it would be a disgrace to the general's mansion, but I didn't know how to tell Miss Cheng, so I came to ask the general for his opinion."

Wu Li said it in a tactful way. In fact, she felt that the Cheng girl was not presentable. After all, she was a noble lady from the capital, but she actually learned some of the ways of small traders, which was really detrimental to her status.

Qi Shuo was slightly surprised when he heard this.

This Cheng family actually let people set up stalls?

Qi Shuo suddenly remembered that she encountered bandits when she got married, and perhaps her dowry was robbed, so she was short of money and did this.

But setting up a stall to sell food is not surprising for ordinary people, but it is very strange for a lady from an aristocratic family.

Qi Shuo had seen some declining nobles who would consider it ashamed to sell their calligraphy and paintings even if they were short of money. Some nobles with strong backbones would rather starve to death than do anything to lose face.

Therefore, what Cheng's daughter did was really strange.

"General?" Wu Li couldn't help but remind him when she saw that he was silent.

Qi Shuo came back to his senses and said, "She wants the power to manage the household expenses, so just give it to her!"

After all, she has entered my house, so I can't treat her badly.

Qi Shuo thought again of the timid girl he met today, and inexplicably felt somewhat funny, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

He was so tight on money that he had no choice but to set up a stall to sell snacks. It was obvious that he had no other options, so it was reasonable for him to ask for the right to manage the household expenses.

Wu Li glanced at the general and saw him smile. She thought to herself, this daughter of the Cheng family is really funny, isn't she?

She was so poor that she had to set up a stall! When her nanny wanted to give her some money, she insisted on not accepting it. She was really suffering for her own sake.

Qi Shuo smiled, turned around and saw Wu Li looking at him, he stopped smiling and said to Wu Li in a deep voice: "You go down!"

Wu Li was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes!"

Wu Li left the main courtyard and turned to Cheng Wenwen's courtyard.

The master and his servants had just finished planting vegetables and were cleaning up the leftovers in the yard.

Wu Li walked in and saw the yard in a mess. She didn't know where to start and a trace of disgust appeared on her face.

When He saw Wu Li, she asked in a harsh tone, "Manager Wu, what brings you here?"

"Where's Miss Cheng? I have something to tell her!"

Wu Li was too lazy to get entangled with He. After all, He was just a servant and had to listen to her mistress in everything. Her mistress was so unpresentable, so this servant didn't need to be taken seriously.

He couldn't stand Wu Li's arrogance, so she took a shovel and stopped her, saying, "Manager Wu, the young lady seems to be resting. If you have anything to say, wait until I go in and report it!"

He just wanted to leave Wu Li alone and let her know that she was just a servant. Why should she be so arrogant in front of her master?

Wu Li said impatiently: "I'm here to take care of the household expenses. You're stopping me. Don't you want your daughter to take care of the household expenses?"

"You're here to pay the household expenses?" The sun is rising from the west? Didn't you refuse to pay before?

He felt that there must be something wrong when things were abnormal!

But since it was a matter concerning the young lady's authority as the housekeeper, it could not be taken lightly, so He had to make way and let Wu Li enter the house.

Cheng Wenwen was not sleeping at the moment. She just came into the house to rest for a while because she was tired. When she saw He and Wu Li coming in, she couldn't help but ask, "Manager Wu, what are you doing here?"

Compared to He's hostility, Cheng Wenwen's tone was much calmer.

The last time Wu Li saw Cheng Wenwen, she was separated by a layer of gauze curtain, so she didn't see her true face today.

The girl has a pretty face and a beautiful and restrained temperament, just like a blooming gardenia, which makes people feel happy when they see it.

In fact, Cheng Wenwen is just a person with mild social anxiety. She behaves naturally in front of strangers, but people who are familiar with her know that she is just a lazy and casual homebody.

Wu Li took a moment to look away, and when she saw Cheng Wenwen's pretty face, she felt unhappy.

"Miss Cheng, the general asked me to hand over the household supplies to you. Here are the keys to the storehouse and the account books of the family in recent years."

Wu Li asked the maid to present several large stacks of account books. Cheng Wenwen felt a headache after just one look.

What the hell is this? They want me to help the general's housekeeper to check the accounts?

She didn't even have time to look at her own business account books, so why did she help the general to look at the accounts? Was she just too idle?

Cheng Wenwen frowned and said directly to Wu Li: "Manager Wu, I think it's more appropriate for you to be in charge of the household affairs. I'm not capable of that..."

"Miss!" He interrupted her and said to Wu Li, "You can go back now. Our young lady has accepted these."

"Wait! Don't go!" Cheng Wenwen raised her voice a few notches, called Wu Li, and hurriedly said, "Manager Wu, I don't know how to manage the household, so I'll give the power of the household to you. After all, you've been in charge for so long and are familiar with it. I'm also confident that you can manage it!"

Wu Li looked at Cheng Wenwen suspiciously, not knowing whether her refusal was true or false, so she did not respond.

He pulled Cheng Wenwen and whispered, "Miss, this is the general's gift to you. If you don't seize such a good opportunity, what are you going to do?"

Cheng Wenwen laughed twice. She didn't think this was a good opportunity.

Most women who take care of their own household affairs turn from being beautiful flowers to being ugly women. She would never be a housekeeper for the general!

"Manager Wu! Take it away!"

Cheng Wenwen took action immediately, handed the account book to Wu Li, and said directly: "Go back and tell the general that I am not feeling well and I am not very good at managing the household, so I'd better leave it to you to manage it!"

The account book and keys had been stuffed into her hands, and before Wu Li could figure out what was going on, Cheng Wenwen pushed her out of the house.

Cheng Wenwen was afraid that He would snatch it away, so she quickly closed the door.

Wu Li held the account book and the warehouse key, brows furrowed. This result was somewhat beyond her expectations.

She couldn't understand Cheng's intention behind this, so she could only go back and report to Qi Shuo with these doubts.

When Qi Shuo heard Wu Li's reply, he raised his eyes unexpectedly and asked, "She doesn't want to take charge?"