Chapter 230: 138 Visit to the Marquis Residence (Part One, continued)_2

Xiao Jingkong was rolled around until he was panting and rolling his eyes!

Ahh! I meant for you to play in the snow! Not to play with me!

Gu Xiaoshun: But you’re more fun to play with.

The pair, big and small, played manically until Gu Jiao came out and took Xiao Jingkong, who was soaked in sweat, back into the room to change clothes.

Gu Xiaoshun also went to grab a shovel and joined Xiao Liulang to scoop the snow.

Breakfast was Tofu Kimchi Soup and Lamb Soup with bread. To compensate for Xiao Jingkong’s disappointment at not being able to eat lamb, Gu Jiao made him bunny buns – cute little white rabbits that Xiao Jingkong consumed with delight, feeling like a fierce little tiger!

Xiao Jingkong has been a bit obsessed with tigers recently, so Gu Jiao made him a little tiger backpack.

After breakfast, he quickly put on his tiger backpack, and under the accompaniment of his lousy brother-in-law, he went to the Guozijian with an air of fierceness!

Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun also went to Qinghe Academy.

One by one, the family members left the house, only then did the old lady lazily get up.

Gu Jiao served her a bowl of Lamb Soup: “Great-Aunt, I’m going to the medical hall later. If you get bored…”

“Not bored, not bored, you go.” The old lady waved her hand.

Gu Jiao gave the old lady a strange look. Knowing her great-aunt, she must be up to something: “And… what are you up to now?”

The old lady took a sip of Lamb Soup: “Nothing!”

She had invited over the aunts from the neighbourhood and played cards for a few days, even winning quite a few games, haha.

Gu Jiao felt that her great-aunt was truly capable, never idle and always able to get along with people, her social abilities were top-notch, even better than her and Xiao Liulang.

The old lady was a savvy person, Gu Jiao didn’t worry about her being cheated. If anything, she should be worried about the others, not knowing how unlucky they would have to be to get conned by her great-aunt.

“Remember to bring an umbrella.” The old lady said.

Gu Jiao turned around and smiled, “Ok.”

Gu Jiao wasn’t usually afraid of sunburn or getting drenched, but having someone remind her to bring an umbrella was… quite novel.

She happily took an oil-paper umbrella, bid farewell to her great-aunt, and headed to the Medical Hall.

The second boss was a practical man. In less than ten days, the Medical Hall was already taking shape. The arrangement of the grand hall was eye-catching, retaining the unique features of the original Medical Hall while also adding a triage desk.

The second boss laughed, “Didn’t you say that having someone knowledgeable here to triage patients could improve the efficiency of medical consultations?”

She did say that, and it seemed the second boss was quite intuitive.

Thinking of something else, the second boss said, “I quietly sneaked in yesterday and found out that our neighbors are indeed opening up a girls’ school! The school buildings on the vacant land behind are almost completed, and I estimate they will open around the same time as us! When more people come over, we can benefit from their good fortune!”

“It’s the same who opens first.” Gu Jiao didn’t care, she relied on her own abilities to open the Medical Hall, and didn’t need to depend on anyone else.

As the two were chatting outside the door, a man arrived. He appeared to be in his mid-thirties, dressed richly, and exuded an authoritative air, unlike an ordinary civilian.

He glanced at the two of them and asked, “Where’s the owner of this Medical Hall?”

The second boss replied, “That would be us.”

“Both of you?” The man looked at Gu Jiao skeptically. Obviously, Gu Jiao was not only young, but also a woman, and she wasn’t dressed very high-end.

Gu Jiao was used to this kind of gaze. She glanced back at him coolly, “What can I do for you?”

The man was polite, “I’d like to ask if you would be willing to rent the Medical Hall to me?”

“What do you mean?” asked the second boss.

The man smirked, “To tell you the truth, I am from next door. I’m not sure if you’ve heard that we are starting a girls’ school here? It’s sponsored by the Princess and we currently lack a suitable site for a music hall. So, I want to rent your place to convert it into a Music Hall.”

“No deal.” Gu Jiao refused without hesitation.

The man looked at Gu Jiao in surprise, clearly not expecting that even mentioning the princess wouldn’t win him any favors.

Actually, the girls’ school wasn’t the Princess’s idea, but the Emperor’s. It’s just that when the Empress Dowager proposed to start a girls’ school years ago, the Emperor didn’t support her idea. Now, to avoid embarrassing himself by going back on his word, he simply borrowed the princess’s name.

Did he have to mention the Emperor to scare this young girl?

The man said, “We can negotiate the price.”

Gu Jiao replied, “No amount of negotiation will help. No rental means no rental.”

The man’s smile grew colder, “You are also renting this place from others, right? You just want to open a medical hall, don’t you? If you sublet this place to me, I can find you a better location.”