above the point of the knife

Chapter 55 The Ominous Man
"It's been said that I'm a widow, and I killed the old horse not long after I passed the door. If you help me like this, aren't you afraid that I will be bad for you?" Bai Yulan looked at Zhou Sen and asked seriously.

Zhou Sen smiled mischievously.

The one you want to restrain has already been restrained to death, but he doesn't know the metaphysical reason, anyway, he doesn't believe in the saying that "fate restrains each other".

"If you are so powerful, why do Su Wenqing and Qin Qiye want to marry you?" Zhou Sen chuckled, "Aren't they afraid of death?"

"I came from a poor background, and I was married before, but I don't want to hand over the rest of my life so hastily. Neither Su Wenqing nor Qin Qiye are my ideal men." Bai Yulan said.

Zhou Sen asked curiously, "Then what kind of man do you want?"

"He doesn't have to be very capable, or some kind of hero, as long as he treats me sincerely, understands me, and will never leave me." Bai Yulan thought for a while and said, "It's best if he's younger than me." Bigger."

"Yes, heroes usually don't end well. I'm not a hero, and I don't want to be a hero. It seems that apart from my age, I still meet your criteria for choosing a mate."

"You are really shameless." Bai Yulan spat.

"What about you, you are not very old, but you still pretend to be old-fashioned, and carry it like this every day, aren't you tired?" Zhou Sen chuckled.

"Today is the new year, don't you go home for the holiday?"

"I live in a traditional Russian family, what do you think is the point of my going back?" Zhou Sen said, "I haven't eaten yet, have you made dumplings?"

"Do you still want to rely on me?"

"That house is too deserted, no one talks at night, except for reading, just sleep, it's boring..."

"It seems that you are just looking for someone to talk to you."

"It depends on who it is. Some people don't want to say a word." Zhou Sen walked over and sat down next to Bai Yulan.

"What are you doing, who asked you to sit here?" Bai Yulan was a little annoyed, and Zhou Sen was too presumptuous.

"Don't you understand the principle that opposites attract? My man is unmarried, and your woman is unmarried. I feel that we are destined for each other."

Zhou Sen wasn't so tasteless. Although he was sitting next to Bai Yulan, he still kept a distance of three punches, and he didn't make any irregular movements with his hands.

Rogue!

"Let's eat, the dumplings are cold..." Finally, Bai Yulan couldn't sit still anymore, she stood up blushing and said.

Today is the new year, Ah Xiang went to the North Market early in the morning, bought all kinds of fresh meat, and came back to make dumplings.

In addition to dumplings, we also made sweets and sweets.

Although Ah Xiang is not very old, she can cook good dishes. According to her, it was taught by her mother since she was a child. There are many sisters in her family. When encountering bad times, someone needs to make sacrifices. She was sold like this. ...

This kind of thing sounds heartbreaking, but in this troubled world, it is actually not the worst.

How ruthless are the parents who sell their sons and daughters, but if they sell one, they can live for the rest of the children.

This is not another helpless choice.

Eight flavors of dumplings were made into a platter, as well as sweet and soft pastries. Zhou Sen ate them to his heart's content.

"Ah Xiang, with your craftsmanship, if you open a dumpling shop, there will be a lot of customers!" Zhou Sen was amazed.

"Really, if it's delicious, brother Sen, eat more, I've packed a lot." Ah Xiang was very happy.

"It's almost there, I..."

"Xiao Lan, is Xiao Lan there?" Suddenly a voice came from outside the door, Zhou Sen's voice stopped abruptly, and he immediately closed his mouth.

Bai Yulan frowned, why did Sister Yan come here at this time?
Looking at Zhou Sen, if Sister Yan found out about this, there would definitely be trouble, so she pointed at Zhou Sen and told Zhou Sen to go to the back room for a while.

Zhou Sen didn't care, he didn't stay in Bai Yulan's boudoir before, so he walked over quietly and closed the door behind him.

Only then did Bai Yulan give Ah Xiang a look and asked her to go and open the door.

"Ah Xiang, why did it take so long to open the door?" Sister Yan came in, and first complained to Axiang who opened the door.

"Sister Lan and I are eating dumplings."

"It's so late, you guys are eating?" Sister Yan had a surprised expression, and when she saw three pairs of chopsticks and a sauce plate on the table, a gleam of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Bai Yulan also noticed the chopsticks on the table, there was no need to try to cover them up at this time, let's see what happens next.

"Xiaolan, is there a guest here?"

"Oh, it's a friend of mine who just left." Bai Yulan explained calmly. Anyway, this is her room, and Yan Yuyan can't mess around.

Yan Yuyan sat down, ink smeared for a long time, and then Ai Ai said: "Xiao Lan, I know, you don't want to compromise yourself, but this world is like this, it is difficult for us women to survive without a backer, in fact, if you are willing to choose Su Wenqing , there is another option."

"Sister Yan, I didn't expect that one day you would come to be a lobbyist." Bai Yulan said in a disappointed voice.

"Xiao Lan, Sister Yan is getting old, and she will be old and look bad in two years. I should always think about the rest of my life." Yan Yuyan said.

"You can think about your future, and I won't stop you even if you want to leave, but you know that what I hate the most is people who eat inside and outside."

"Xiao Lan, I didn't betray you. I did it for your own good. As long as you agree to follow Qin Xiong, Mr. Qin, not only the Ningxiang Pavilion will be yours, but the Qunfang Tower will also belong to you from now on!" Yan Yuyan said earnestly.

"Oh, so you hooked up with Qin Xiong." Bai Yulan finally figured out who Yan Yuyan belonged to, and she actually hooked up with Qin Qiye's eldest son, Qin Xiong?

"Xiao Lan, don't speak so harshly. I'm just passing you some words for Mr. Qin. It's up to you whether you listen or not." Yan Yuyan said, she has been with Bai Yulan for many years, how could she not understand her? The character is too strong, and those who refuse to bow their heads will succeed in this character and lose in this character.

"Qin Xiong, he wants me to be his concubine. You know, as long as I nod, his old man can marry me. At that time, he will respectfully call me aunt. Do you think I will be contemptuous? To follow him without a name?" Bai Yulan snorted coldly.

Yan Yuyan's face turned pale.

"Although Su Wenqing is a hypocrite, he promised to marry me back. Moreover, his wife is out of date. If she marries into the Su family, she is the mistress who can be the master of the house. I will let this go and choose him for what to do. ?”

"But you have already rejected Su Wenqing, do you have any other options?" Yan Yuyan asked back, "Qin Qiye has been bedridden for a long time, in other words, this old man's time is numbered, do you want to marry him and then go back to the old man?" A widow once?"

"Who said I would choose Qin Qiye?" Bai Yulan rolled her eyes and asked back.

"Do you have a better choice? Although Lao Ma entrusted you with his own property when he was dying, you are an outsider after all. There are still people in Lao Ma's family. They have been asking you for money all these years." Family property, since the old horse died, you have been living in the Ningxiang Pavilion. You gave them the old horse's house, but you have nothing to give. Once you get married, you have to hand over the property left by the old horse. " Yan Yuyan said.

Bai Yulan knew about her relationship with the old Ma's family. At the time when the old Ma left a will on his deathbed and handed over all his property to him, he was afraid that after working hard all his life, the family property he had finally accumulated would be lost to the Ma family. The prodigal son was defeated.

"That's my business, it has nothing to do with you, Sister Yan, if you still miss our friendship, you can leave on your own initiative." Bai Yulan said.

"Are you driving me away?"

"Are you willing to stay?" Bai Yulan asked back.

"I have helped you manage the Ningxiang Pavilion for so many years. There is no credit, but hard work. Even if I want to leave, I will take my share." Yan Yuyan said, since this is what I said Once it's on, there's no need to pretend to be "sister" affectionate anymore.

"How much do you want?" Bai Yulan asked.

"[-], you give me [-], and I will move out of Ningxiang Hall early tomorrow morning." Yan Yuyan raised three fingers at Bai Yulan.

"Okay, I promise you, but I don't have so much money on hand now, can you allow me a while?"

"Yes, but you must write me an IOU."

"Okay, I will write you an IOU, but I only recognize you. If anyone else brings an IOU, I will not pay the money. Do you agree?"

"Ah."

"Ah Xiang, get a pen and paper!" Bai Yulan ordered Ah Xiang.

Ah Xiang quickly took the banknotes, and Bai Yulan wrote an IOU to Yan Yuyan on the spot. Of course, she also wrote down the terms of payment, and signed her name, using a private seal!

Yan Yuyan dried the ink on it, solemnly put away the IOU, and left with a satisfied expression.

"Sister Lan, why did you promise to give her so much money?" As soon as Yan Yuyan left, Ah Xiang couldn't help asking.

"She has been with me for many years, and she has helped me share a lot. Giving her a sum of money as compensation can be regarded as breaking the relationship!" Bai Yulan explained.

"But there is no need to give so much..."

"It's Yulan who is keeping this sister Yan steady." Zhou Sen walked out of the bedroom and explained for Bai Yulan. At the moment, Bai Yulan clearly has money in his hands. He gave Bai Yulan a mere [-] yuan. Just took it out.

But she didn't give it directly, and even wrote down an IOU, on the one hand, for his consideration, and on the other hand, to hide herself.

Since Sister Yan is unreliable, we can't let her know more information, otherwise, if she turned around and told Qin Xiong, there would be another disturbance.

Bai Yulan nodded, now really only Zhou Sen is on the same boat as her and knows her best.

"Those people from Lao Ma's family are leeches that cling to your body. No matter how much blood you have, they will suck it dry sooner or later. Besides, they cooperate with outsiders to deal with you. It's time for you to cut them off. "Zhou Sen came over and continued to sit down in the original position.

"How do you cut it? When the old Ma was dying, I promised him that I would take care of the Ma family." Bai Yulan said.

"You are grateful to Lao Ma and want to repay it. I can understand that, but sometimes, no matter how much you do, they will feel that it is not enough. They even feel that Lao Ma's property is in your hands, so it is better to leave it to them. They don't trust you at all, it's the human heart."

"Then what do you say I should do?"

"I want to know what is Ma's last will?" Zhou Sen asked.

"Except for some of his uncles and brothers, the rest was left to me. However, I have to take part of the income from the property left by Lao Ma every year to support Lao Ma's two sons and three sons. Daughter, at first it was 6 yuan a year, but now it has risen to [-]."

"How much does Lao Ma have in total, and what is his annual income?"

"The Ningxiang Pavilion is the most valuable. There are also garment factories, cloth shops, and teahouses. These add up to about 200 million. I haven't calculated the exact amount. The annual revenue, excluding costs, taxes, and miscellaneous expenses, is good. There are 30 a year, and in the past two years, the loss has been serious, and I have to subsidize it every year, especially this year, the loss is serious, almost 50 million." Bai Yulan said.

"You closed the Ningxiang Pavilion because you want to change careers completely?" Zhou Sen asked.

Bai Yulan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded immediately.

(End of this chapter)