Bieye remained suspiciously silent for a moment.

"Nothing."

Gu Rao raised his eyebrows.

If it really wasn't there, Bieye wouldn't have been silent for that moment.

"You are lying."

Bieye, "..."

"With the remaining ivory scraps, I want to make hairpins of different shapes for you."

Gu Rao spread his hands towards him.

"Bring it here."

Bieye, "..."

Gu Rao waited for a while, stared at him and said aggrievedly, "Are you so reluctant to give it to me?"

Bieye explained, "I can bear it for you, but I can't bear it if you use it to make hairpins for me."

"I can't use anything that expensive."

Gu Rao narrowed his eyes.

"How much did you spend on the ivory?"

She and Bieye have been a couple for a year at least, and she may know him a little better than he does himself.

It's not that he doesn't care about image.

On the contrary, it seems that she likes his figure and appearance very much. He has changed from the rough guy before to being as tidy as he is now. He even starts to pay attention to his clothes, and occasionally he is willing to spend money to look after himself.

If the ivory hadn't been too expensive, he wouldn't have used it for her first and wouldn't have kept any of it for himself.

The hairpin carved from ivory still shines as white as jade under the candlelight.

Very nice.

Bieye said truthfully, "The merchant originally wanted to charge twelve taels of silver, but I only gave him nine thousand eight hundred taels."

Gu Rao, "..."

It was not expensive for them who had a stable income before, but it is indeed a bit expensive for them who are now about to go bankrupt.

If I remember correctly, she didn't give him any money, and only gave him a little money for living expenses every month.

So, there is no doubt that he must have saved this money for a long time.

No wonder he was so reluctant to spend it on himself.

"How much money do you have left?"

Bieye said honestly, "I have no money on me now."

Gu Rao, "..."

Therefore, the reason why the merchant confiscated his 10 taels of silver instead of 9,800 taels of silver was because he only had 9,800 taels of silver.

"Don't be so impulsive next time."

"I don't need such a good thing."

When conditions permit, she is willing to spend any amount of money to buy beautiful things. The premise is that it must be within her ability and the purchase will not affect her life.

When she has no money, she can also save some.

In short, everything must be done according to one's ability.

This is the experience she gained over many years of hard work in her previous life, and it has also become her code of conduct for many years.

Bieye said, "I don't have anything else to spend money on, so just use the pocket money."

"After Xiaoguai Restaurant closes, you won't need to give me pocket money."

“The money at home is kept for emergencies.”

Gu Rao refused.

"Pocket money still needs to be given, but it may not be as much as before."

Bieye doesn't care much.

"You just decide."

Gu Rao spread his hands in front of him again, raised his eyebrows and said, "Can you give me the remaining ivory now?"

"Or do I need to spend money to buy it from you?"

As he said that, he got up and went to get the money.

Bieye quickly held her down, his eyes full of helplessness.

"No need to pay."

He folded his body and took out the remaining ivory from a small wooden box in the closet.

After returning to Gu Rao, he asked, "What kind of hairpin will you use first?"

Gu Rao reached out and took it over to look at it.

The ivory that has not been polished is a little yellowish on the outside and not very good-looking. There is still some dirt and unevenness at the break, and it feels a little tingling when touched by the fingers.

"Just the same hairpin as mine."

"This is called a couple's money."

Bieye said, "Ivory is very hard and you can't grind it, so let me do it."

Gu Rao looked distrustful.

"Are you lying to me again?"

Bieye, "..."

He rarely told lies. He told a white lie just now. Unexpectedly, he only lied once and was exposed by her, so she lost trust in him.

Now I don’t even believe the truth.

As soon as Gu Rao saw Bie Ye's expression, he knew that he had misunderstood.

What he said this time was true.

Still, she was eager to try it out for herself.

"You can do it, why can't I?"

Bieye's mouth twitched slightly.

"You can't make hairpins."

Gu Rao dealt with it casually.

"You can't learn it."

Bieye, "...it will hurt your hand. There are some things that you don't need to learn, as long as one of us knows it."

"You can't carve hairpins, just like I can't sew or make my own clothes."

Gu Rao was finally convinced.

What Bieye said makes sense.

As the saying goes, couples don't get tired when they work together. Since they can complement each other, why does she have to learn everything?

Sometimes it's good to relax a little and learn to rely on each other.

This feeling of mutual need made her like and enjoy it very much.

He grabbed Bieye's hand and turned it over, looking at the palms and backs of his hands to make sure there were no major wounds before he felt relieved.

"Be careful and don't hurt yourself."

-

The next day, Gu Rao and Bieye came to Xiaoguai Restaurant after having breakfast.

Xiaodong greeted him warmly as usual.

"Boss, boss lady, why are you here so early today?"

"We just had breakfast. You probably haven't had breakfast yet. I'm going to notify the kitchen and ask them to make it for you."

"What do you want to eat today?"

Gu Rao felt a little uncomfortable.

If it weren't for the fact that she had no choice but to keep the restaurant business for so long but still not getting better, she would really be reluctant to give up.

But what’s the point of persisting for so long?

Nothing has improved yet.

It's time to stop losses in time.

She had encountered many things in the past and knew how to stop losses in time, but she was confused about this matter.

Another reason is that she is a little reluctant to let go of these guys.

And the three chefs who were taught by her step by step and were able to cook many dishes on their own.

These two cooks signed a ten-year contract with them, otherwise Gu Rao would not have taught them all the recipes so selflessly.

"We've already eaten."

Xiaodong wiped his hands in embarrassment. There was no one in the store now. When they usually had nothing to do, the tables and stools were almost peeled off by them, and they were so dry that they were almost reflective.

Now he really doesn't know what to do, it seems he can only sit still.

However, the boss and his wife are still here...

Gu Rao saw his embarrassment and said with a smile, "Didn't I tell you many times? When you have nothing to do, you can do whatever you want without being so restrained."

Xiaodong's heart trembled for some reason, and she looked at Gu Rao anxiously.

"Madam boss, can our Xiaoguai Restaurant continue to open?"

Gu Rao had to admire his keenness.

Originally, she planned to have lunch with everyone and take a good rest at noon before telling everyone about this matter, but now that Xiaodong asked, she said bluntly, "We came here today to tell you about this matter."

Xiaodong's expression changed several times, ranging from relief that the knife hanging above his head had finally fallen to regret and confusion about where to go in the future.

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