Chapter 446: Making money isn't the goal

"Anything is fine. Mom said that at this time, there is gold everywhere. I think what she said makes a lot of sense. Every industry has room to display its talents. It depends on what you want to do," Gu Zhihang answered his sister's question.

"I don't know," Yaobao tugged at her Second Brother's hem.

Gu Zhihang reclaimed the sovereignty of his clothes, brushed them neat, thought for a moment, and asked, "What do you like?"

"I like beautiful clothes, I like cosmetics, I also like flowers, and I also like..."

Hearing Yaobao list them non-stop, Gu Zhihang had a headache and hurriedly interrupted her, "Why don't you open a flower shop?"

"A flower shop?" Yaobao hesitated.

"Don't you like them?" Gu Zhihang said helplessly.

"Is there any potential? What if I lose money?" Yaobao's face showed worry.

Gu Zhihang laughed directly, "Are you kidding? Does our family need you to make money? If you make money, what do I do?! I said it already, open whatever shop you want to open. With me backing you up, I'll make up for whatever you lose."

Yaobao's smile bloomed like a flower, "Second Brother, why are you so good?"

"Now you know Brother is good?" The curve of Gu Zhihang's lips almost reached the back of his head, "Since you know Brother is good, stop going against Brother in the future."

"That won't work, this is my fun." Yaobao deliberately went against her Second Brother, and when he raised his hand to hit her, she didn't even blink.

Gu Zhihang laughed, "You're really grown up, threats don't work anymore."

Hearing him sigh, Yaobao smiled, "Second Brother, don't be disappointed, at worst, I'll cooperate with you next time."

"... I thank you."

"You're welcome."

While talking, she saw her family's car. Yaobao's eyes lit up slightly, and she pulled her Second Brother and ran over.

When they were almost there, the car door opened, Lin Zhao stepped out of the car and opened her arms toward Yaobao.

"Mom!" Yaobao threw herself into Lin Zhao's arms and rubbed her face on her shoulder, "Mom, I missed you, did you miss me?"

"I did. Did you have fun?" Lin Zhao gently held her daughter's shoulder, her expression gentle.

"Happy!" Yaobao's voice rose slightly, "Mom, Hong Kong is really fun. Next time you go with me, I'll take you to play."

"Did you see the big stars?" Lin Zhao let go of Yaobao and took her into the car.

Seeing Lin Yu, who had gotten into another car, waving at her from afar, signaling to talk when they got home.

Lin Zhao smiled back and sat in the driver's seat.

Yaobao fastened her seat belt and said excitedly, "I saw them, I saw them, and I took a lot of photos."

Thinking of the many people in the Lin family she saw in Hong Kong, she hurriedly added, "Mom, there are so many people in the Lin family, I almost can't recognize them all."

As the granddaughter Grandpa liked the most, Lin Zhao of course knew that the Lin family was like a big tree with lush branches and leaves, and there were a lot of people in the family.

"You'll get familiar with them slowly." Lin Zhao started the car and drove home.

Knowing the children were coming back, she specifically drove to Haicheng just to pick them up.

"Mm-hmm," Yaobao said obediently.

She looked at her mother in the driver's seat, her eyes bright, revealing admiration.

"Mom, the way you drive is really beautiful!"

Lin Zhao glanced at her, quickly withdrew her gaze, and looked straight ahead, "You should learn too, you will definitely look beautiful driving."

Yaobao was a bit scared and hadn't made up her mind to learn to drive, but at this moment, she had some plans.

"Okay, I'll learn."

Lin Zhao: "Zhihang, you teach Yaobao."

Hengbao's driving mileage was up, his technique was skilled, and he even brought some apprentices. There would definitely be no problem for him to teach his sister.

"Got it." Gu Zhihang agreed without a second word.

"Yaobao, you learn well, when you graduate... Brother will give you a car." He promised.

"Really?" Yaobao's eyes were burning.

"Of course it's true, when has Brother ever lied to you." Gu Zhihang leaned back and changed to a comfortable position.

Yaobao thought carefully, "It seems not."

"What do you mean it seems, there really isn't!"

The siblings bickered, the car drove into the Lin family's ancestral home, and the mother and two children got out of the car.

When they arrived, the bodyguards had already taken their gifts out of the car and were placing them on the table.

"Oh my, these are the gifts I picked." Yaobao pulled Lin Zhao forward, "Mom, I bought a lot of gifts for you and Dad, take a look and see if you like them?"

"Since you picked them yourself, no matter what they are, your father and I will like them." Lin Zhao's eyes lifted softly.

Hearing this, the little girl who prepared the gifts with heart was even happier.

Yaobao asked the nanny at home for scissors, intending to unpack the boxes. The nanny hurriedly said, "Unpacking? I'll do it, why do you need to do it, Little Miss, you sit down and rest first, I'll unpack them, and I'll call you when I'm done."

The gifts Yaobao picked were really many, big boxes, there were five of them in total.

It was really like she went to be a purchasing agent.

"It's okay, I'll watch you unpack them." Yaobao's voice was light and sweet, and she didn't want to leave.

"Unpack this one first, this one is for Mom." She reminded.

"Okay, let's start with this one." The nanny said diligently.

She was the one who defeated quite a few competitors to enter the Lin family's ancestral home. Her base salary wasn't low when she first entered. She also thought that with such a high salary, there must be a trap, and this family was 100% difficult to deal with. Before entering, she had made psychological preparations: we are here to make money, it's normal to be made difficult by people, for the sake of such a high salary, endure.

Who knew.

The difficulties she imagined didn't exist at all!

The Lin family members were all very well-educated, didn't have the slightest high-and-mighty attitude of capitalists, spoke very politely, and respected people, making people feel very comfortable staying there.

A group of nannies silently started to work hard. There was no way, this job was too good, they wanted to do their best, otherwise, it would be against their conscience to take such a high salary.

"Don't be impatient, be careful." Lin Zhao saw the nanny unpacking the boxes quickly and neatly, fearing she would hurt her hands, and couldn't help but speak up.

"Alright." The nanny didn't say she was very skilled and wouldn't get hurt, obediently responded, and slowed down her speed.

Lin Zhao's brow relaxed.

Yaobao was a very thoughtful and careful girl. She knew her family's preferences, and the gifts she picked were all in their hearts. Moreover, she considered almost everyone, even Qiao Hui.

Lin Zhao and Gu Chenghuai had the most. According to her father and mother's sizes, she customized a suit and a cheongsam for them at the best shop in Hong Kong, and also bought a pair of couple's watches...

Lin Zhao liked every single one of them.

"Yaobao has really good taste, your little treasury won't be empty, right?"

Yaobao shook her head with a smile, "Not empty, it's still very full."

Lin Yu interjected, "How could it be empty? This is Yaobao's first time home, who can see her and not give her a meeting gift? This trip was full of gains, right Yaobao?"

"Yes, full of gains." Yaobao said happily.

Lin Sinian and the others had to go to work and couldn't get leave, so they didn't follow to Hong Kong, and they weren't at home at this time.

The children of the Lin family weren't arrogant or domineering, they were all very down-to-earth, and even if they didn't lack money in their hands, they honestly went to work and tried hard to realize their own value.

Lin Zhao rubbed her daughter's hair. Her Yaobao was so good, she deserved to be loved.

After staying in the ancestral home for two days, the mother and daughter set off to return to the capital.

Yaobao was about to start school, so what needed to be prepared had to be prepared.

Gu Chenghuai received his daughter's gift, and his gaze became gentle.

"I have also enjoyed my daughter's filial piety." He said.

"Look at what you're saying, Yubao and the others haven't shown you any less filial piety." Lin Zhao raised her eyes.

"It feels different."

Lin Zhao didn't know what was different, and asked, "Your daughter wants to open a flower shop, you find someone to help renovate that storefront, keep it simple, the kind with floor-to-ceiling windows on all four sides, so people can see it at a glance. Yaobao also said she wanted to hang wind chimes at the door..."

"Open a flower shop? Can this make money?" Gu Chenghuai didn't understand.

"Making money isn't the goal, finding something to do is." Lin Zhao said.

Gu Chenghuai was speechless and didn't ask anymore, "What other requirements does she have, tell me all at once, I'll find someone to design it."

Lin Zhao said a few more points, Gu Chenghuai understood, and immediately found a design to get started.

Working for his daughter, his enthusiasm was always very high.

If this were his son's business, how could he be so active? At most, he would help find a reliable person and throw a phone number over.

The design hadn't come out yet, but Yaobao's school registration arrived first.

This day, Gu Chenghuai specifically cleared a day to personally send his daughter to school.

The last one to have this treatment was Lin Zhao, and Gu Zhihang was just brought along.

Gu Chenghuai was tall, his figure was upright, and his years of military career gave him a majesty different from ordinary people.

Now that school had just started, male comrades were allowed to enter the girls' dormitory.

Gu Chenghuai came to Yaobao's dormitory to see.

The four-person dormitory wasn't shabby, but as a father, he still felt the conditions were too bad, and Yaobao wouldn't be used to it.

Lin Zhao saw the man in a daze and patted his arm, "What are you dazed for, hurry up and make the bed for your daughter, or should I do it?"

Gu Chenghuai came back to his senses, his shrewd and capable eyes rarely showing a hint of hesitation, "Yaobao has never lived in a dormitory, she won't be used to it, right?"

He was just short of explicitly saying he wanted Yaobao to commute.

"It's not like she's living in the dormitory every day. When there are many classes, she'll live there; when there isn't much to do, she'll go home. Besides, you don't want Yaobao to be a lone ranger, without even a companion to eat or fetch water with, right?!" Lin Zhao said.

Gu Chenghuai imagined it, his brows locked.

He didn't speak anymore and honestly made the bed.

Yaobao didn't like the bed near the door, nor did she like the lower bunk. There were only two left to choose from, and in the end, she chose the one on the left, which had slightly better privacy.

Lin Zhao carried a basin of hot water and cleaned the cabinet and table with Yaobao.

Yaobao looked at her father, then at her mother, and smiled foolishly.

"What are you laughing at?" Gu Chenghuai made the bed, jumped down, and clapped his hands.

"Happy." Yaobao's smile was even brighter.

Foolish.

Gu Chenghuai was always worried about his daughter being bullied. With girls like Ling Zhi existing in this world, he was really afraid Yaobao would be hurt.

Yes, he also knew about Ling Zhi's plan, as well as her bullying methods.

Substituting himself slightly into the father of those bullied girls, he felt like he was about to explode!

Just at this time, Yaobao's other roommates arrived one after another.

Gu Chenghuai used his scout expertise to scan the few people, conducting a series of analyses from their accents to their clothing, and finally reached the conclusion: it's okay, they aren't trouble-makers.

Gu Zhi Yao politely greeted her roommates, "Hello everyone, my name is Gu Zhi Yao, these are my father and mother."

Among them, the roommate who looked more lively smiled and answered, "My name is Ai Qing, your father and mother look really young."

She greeted her roommate's father and mother, "Uncle, Auntie."

"Hello, classmate Ai." Lin Zhao specifically brought some small cakes today, took them out, and distributed them to her daughter's three roommates, "Hello to you too, this is a meeting gift I prepared, a small token of my heart, take care of our Yaobao in the future."

Ai Qing looked at the cake packaging, surprise flashed in her eyes, and she took it generously, "We will, thank you Auntie. Classmate Gu Zhi Yao is the provincial top scorer, we still have to learn from her."

Lin Zhao had a good impression of this girl, and her smile became a bit more genuine.

"You aren't bad either, learn from each other."

Everything that needed to be packed was packed. There were quite a few people in the dormitory, so Lin Zhao took her husband and daughter and left first.

The family of three went to the cafeteria.

The cafeteria had already opened, and as soon as they entered, a burst of food fragrance wafted over.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "It smells pretty good, it's worthy of being strictly selected by your Second Brother."

"Mm-hmm, Second Brother specifically came to try the food here, he told me which window's food suits my taste." Yaobao's lips curled up.

"Is your Second Brother good to you?"

"Yes, my family is all good." Yaobao balanced the bowl very well, "My Second Brother even said if I couldn't get used to the food, he would have someone send me food. I said no need, I'm not that delicate, I don't want to be special."

Not delicate, huh? If the food is a little light, she doesn't eat much; if the clothing fabric is a little rough, she gets a rash...

They were all spoiled by her and her father, Lin Zhao had nothing to say.

"Foolish girl, what counts as being special." Gu Chenghuai looked at Yaobao with a helpless gaze, "I work until dawn, just to make you comfortable, don't put the cart before the horse."

"I know, Dad." Yaobao's voice was sweet.

There weren't many classes in university. As long as there were no classes in the morning, Yaobao would go home to sleep. Lin Zhao and Gu Chenghuai saw her even longer than before.

Both husband and wife were very happy, especially Lin Zhao, who would take her daughter to afternoon tea, check in at newly opened restaurants, and decorate the flower shop, living a very fulfilling life.

Gu Chenghuai helped find a reliable supplier, and a batch of flowers was delivered to the door every day. The flower shop was about to open.

For this, Gu Zhihang hired a lion dance troupe.

After rehearsing for a few days, on the day of the official opening, there was firecracker setting and lion dancing, making it very lively.

A lot of money was spent on renovation, and the storefront was made very good-looking.

Lin Zhao introduced a reliable shop assistant, and the flower shop officially opened.

Gu Zhihang was afraid of a cold scene, so he invited quite a few brothers to support the scene, and the flower shop suddenly became lively, with people coming and going.

Yaobao felt something was wrong, paid attention to those guests, and when she saw a familiar face, how could she not know it was her Second Brother's masterpiece.

"Second Brother, did you hire people?"

Gu Zhihang was righteous, "Yes, I was afraid you'd be sad if no one came, so I specifically found people to support the scene for you. How is it, not bad, right?"

Lin family business philosophy: doing business, learning how to create momentum is the key.

He applied what he learned.

Yaobao accepted his heart, "... Thank you, Second Brother."

Although she was mentally prepared that there would be no business in the early stages, and even no one would care.

She felt that there would never be no business. There was never a shortage of rich people at any time, and the target group of this shop was those who didn't lack money.

Thinking of the movie she and her Second Brother saw in Hong Kong that had just been released, she felt that opening a flower shop had great potential.

She had no rent cost, so even if there was a loss, it wouldn't be exaggerated. Just treat it as paying for her own hobbies, keep opening it.

Yaobao didn't expect the first batch of orders to come so quickly. ===== CHAPTER 447 =====