Tangled

"Mrs. Gu, when we brought my sister to Beijing, we made an agreement that all the farm shops left by my uncle and aunt would be left to you to take care of. You will return them to your sister when she grows up."

"Of course, our Shen family is not that kind of ungrateful person when it comes to raising our sister."

"When my uncle and aunt were still alive, after excluding the cost of labor, the farm shop still had a surplus of tens of thousands taels every year. The old lady is older and her energy is definitely not as good as that of my uncle and aunt, so I don't count too much and only say that the annual profit is 1 taels."

"So ten years have passed, let alone more than one hundred thousand taels of silver. Not to mention a little girl, even an ordinary big family can afford to support these taels of silver."

"Old lady, I would like to thank you in advance for your kindness in educating me."

In the hall where the drop of a needle could be heard, the man's clear voice sounded melodious and gentle, but there was a chill in his words.

On the side, Shen Jinyan and Shen Jinji followed Shen Jinshi and saluted the old lady. After the old lady waved in response, she sat down again.

"Brothers, please be polite. Qi Qi has half of the Hou family's blood on her body. It's my duty to take care of her."

There is nothing wrong with these young men from the Shen family in Jiangzhou, no matter their appearance, demeanor or speech and behavior.

Rao knew they were here to ask questions, but they were so humble and polite that the old lady couldn't find a reason to get angry.

"Don't say whether you should say this or not. My sister's surname is Shen, so she will naturally be raised by the Shen family."

"Before I came to Kyoto, my grandfather told me that the profits from the farm shop in these years would be used as my sister's expenses in these years."

"Now that my sister has grown up, it is logically time to hand the farm and shop into her hands."

The farm shop left by the second master of the Shen family was profitable every year. The old lady knew it, and the other party really didn't say much.

Logically speaking, it was time to return it, but when she thought of having to pay so much money every year, the old lady felt like she was being pricked with needles.

And the most important thing is that she has handed over the management of those farms and shops to her mother's family. If she wants to hand them back, her mother's family will never agree.

When trouble breaks out, her past years of overtly and covertly subsidizing her parents' family will be exposed.

If the old Marquis was still there, she wouldn't be afraid, but now her son has long complained about the increasingly small amount of money. If she knew about this, she would definitely hand over the power of running the family.

Thinking of this, the old lady felt more and more that she could not easily return the farm shop.

"My brother is right. Logically speaking, it should be left in Shen Qi's hands. But she is still young and has never been exposed to these things. If it is left in her hands, she may not be able to take care of it."

"There is no need for the old lady to worry about it. My grandfather sent many accounting gentlemen from Jiangzhou. Those accounting gentlemen are quite famous in Jiangzhou. They have been in business for many years and their shops have never suffered a loss."

"Jinshi knew that it would be too difficult for the old lady to hand over the farm shop at that moment. In this case, Jinshi made his own decision and gave the old lady half a month more time."

"Old Madam, please don't shirk. My father will come to Beijing from Jiangzhou in half a month. I think Old Madam has seen my father's temper before. I think Old Madam doesn't want my father to come here in person."

"Okay, I've been bothering you for half a day. Now I don't want to delay the old lady's tidying up. I'm going back first. Since it's not convenient for my sister to see guests, I'll come back in a few days."

After finishing speaking, Shen Jinshi stood up and left.

He was easy to talk to and didn't give the old lady any chance to refuse.

After the people left, the old lady took a few deep breaths. Seeing that the maid came forward without realizing it, she waved her hand and knocked over the tea in her hand.

"Mommy, what do you think we should do?"

Although the Shen family does not want the profits of these years, she has already sold a lot of Shen Qi's farm shops. If she really wants to return it, she will have to pay for the entire Hou Mansion.The old grandma stood aside and was extremely anxious in her heart, but the other party was justified. If he didn't refuse to pay back, how could the Hou Mansion be able to gain a foothold in Kyoto in the future.

Shen Jinshi and the three brothers left the front hall, but did not leave directly. They still sat in the rain pavilion and sent someone to call Shen Qiqi's personal servant.

Aunt Lin had come to the front yard to inquire about the news. When she heard the call, she hurriedly shook off the dust from her body and came over.

"Old slave, I would like to extend my regards to the young masters."

Shen Jinshi looked at Nanny Lin, who was standing in front of her, and saw that she was clean and tidy, with open features, and she felt more favorable towards Gu Tingshu, whom she had never met before.

Although the other party had never helped Qiqi before, after he helped Qiqi, the Shen family accepted his love.

"There are only four of us here, can you honestly tell me where Qiqi went?"

He spoke in an affirmative tone, which surprised Grandma Lin.

The girl's going out was extremely secretive. Even the old lady didn't know about it, and she didn't know why Master Shen was so sure about it.

"Mommy, it's better not to fool me with your explanation. Since I'm asking this, it means that Qi Qi is definitely not in the house."

"It's okay if you tell the truth. If you dare to lie, then when Gu Tingshu comes back, I will definitely settle the account with him."

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"So? Grandma took it seriously and told the truth honestly?" Hearing this, Jin Bao shouted and directly interrupted Grandma Lin.

Nanny Lin pushed her face away with a palm and gave her a roll of her eyes.

"Look at the way you are yelling. No matter what, I am a person who has seen strong winds and waves. How can I possibly explain it honestly?"

As she spoke, Nanny Lin let out a long sigh, took Shen Qiqi's hand and whispered, "How could a smart man like Mr. Shen not guess this?"

"The old slave hasn't even thought about what to say, he has already guessed everything."

"Girl, you have been suffering these days. Look at this little face, there is no flesh left at all."

"Don't go out together when you come back this time. Let me make up for you at home. Make sure you make up for the lost meat."

Her words jumped too quickly. She was just talking about Shen Jin, but she suddenly jumped to Shen Qiqi.

Jinbao wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Granny Zhang, "Isn't that right? The girl has suffered a lot these days. Look at her skin, it has been tanned a lot by the hot sun."

"The beauty that was originally as white as jade is now almost the same as these two pinnies."

Jinbao Yinbao:…………

What happened to them?They are also in vain.

Besides, they opened their eyes wide and looked left and right, and no matter how they looked at the girl, she was still the same girl. Except that she was a little bit less energetic, she was still the same girl.

"Old slave, let's see if the white fungus and bird's nest soup is ready. You two should quickly take the girl to wash up. After traveling for such a long time, the girl must really want to rest."

Shen Qiqi was still deep in thought when she was half-carried into the house by Jin Bao who responded loudly.