After the rebirth of Madam Hou Clan, her heart was sealed with cement

I'm afraid I won't call him by his previous name now.

Tan Zhixu knew that Brother Chunsheng really regarded her as a close friend. She took the badge and thought for a long time before saying, "Thank you very much."

"go quickly."

"Ah."

By the time Tan Zhixu returned to the inn, Gu Yu and the others had almost finished packing, and the group set off quickly without wasting time.

When we arrived, there were some delays on the way, but the journey back was much quicker.

Gu Huaijing was escorted back by people from the imperial court. Naturally, he took the official route. They took the water route.

On the way, the boatman was working hard, day and night.

Finally, they arrived before Gu Huaijing arrived in the capital.

Tengxi greeted Tan Zhixu and went directly to the government office.

Since he arrived first, he naturally wanted to understand what the situation was now.

Tan Zhixu was not idle here either and hurried back to the Hou Mansion.

In Jing'an Hall.

The old lady had already received the news of Tan Zhixu's return, and she called Song Ling'er to her side.

"During this period, Mr. Tan has been in the west, and you have been taking care of the shop. What do you think?"

Ever since Song Ling'er started doing those things, the old lady didn't have much expectations for her business ability.

Now Song Ling'er has figured it out herself.

I am the eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion, and everything in the Hou Mansion will be my own in the future, but who says that if it belongs to me, I have to do it myself?

Since there is such a powerful person like Tan Zhixu who can use it, why doesn't she use it?

Song Ling'er simply thought about it clearly and didn't worry so much.

Today, her mother came to see her, thinking that her mother wanted to blame her.

Fortunately not.

"Mom, my daughter actually thinks that the second sister-in-law is quite talented in business."

"so what?"

Seeing that Song Ling'er was so unambitious, the old lady hated iron and steel, but she had to admit that Tan Zhixu was indeed very powerful.

She has been running the Hou family for most of her life, and she can tell at a glance who is suitable for what.

Tan Zhixu was indeed powerful, but she didn't want to admit it.

In the eyes of the old lady, her daughter-in-law is not her biological child after all.

But now the eldest son is not living up to expectations, the second son died early, and even the daughter she had high hopes for has no business acumen, and she can't live without Tan Zhixu now.

When the old lady was struggling, Song Ling'er stepped forward and said, "Mother, my daughter knows what you are thinking. You think my daughter is useless, but my daughter thinks that if I really let me go out to take care of so many shops in the Hou Mansion, then How will I get married in the future? Will I have to be so public after getting married?"

"What do you mean?"

The old lady's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. Could it be that she didn't expect to inherit these shops?

She didn't want all these shops to fall into Tan Zhixu's hands.

"Mother, this shop in the Marquis' Mansion can only belong to us. Naturally, I cannot let an outsider take advantage of it."

Song Ling'er's eyes were full of smiles.

Seeing how confident she was, the old lady's mood eased slightly.

"Mother, let Tan Zhixu be our laborer, wouldn't it be good for us to just reap the benefits?"

Before she finished speaking, Song Linger had already handed the teacup to the old lady.

The old lady looked at the hot tea in Song Linger's hand, and then at her confident eyes.

Finally, the old lady took the tea and said, "As expected of the daughter of my Marquis Mansion."

"As long as you can control Tan Zhixu, what if you make her look beautiful now?" The old lady and Song Linger had something in mind.

Mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled, tacitly waiting for Tan Zhixu to come.

But they didn't know that the little maid bribed by Tan Zhixu went out again.

She told Tan Zhixu and Gu Yu everything she heard before they entered Jing'an Hall.

"Second Madam, please pay more attention to yourself. In the past few days, the eldest lady has made the shop very messy. She was a little restrained at first, but when she knew you were coming back, she started to act unscrupulously."

After the maid finished speaking, Tan Zhixu smiled thoughtfully.

Unexpectedly, Song Ling'er and the old lady were the same species. Didn't they think about it?

How can I be a fool if I am a talented businessman?

They can think clearly about these things, why don’t they understand it themselves?

Tan Zhixu shook his head.

If they want to be the old scalpers of the Hou Mansion, then they can naturally use the Hou Mansion to get what they want. This should be the so-called mutual benefit.

Tan Zhixu smiled at the maid and asked Gu Yu to give her money.

Now the money this maid received from her was higher than her own wages, and she was closer to Tan Zhixu than to her own relatives.

"Thank you."

The maid took the bag of money from Gu Yu's hand, and suddenly it felt heavy, and the smile in her eyes spread.

Gu Yu and Tan Zhixu looked at each other, and then moved closer to the maid. After getting close to the maid, Gu Yu said softly: "My girl has been out for the past few days, please keep thinking about me. Our girl wanted to buy something for the old lady at home, but she didn't. I don’t know what the taboos are, so I’ll give you some money and you can buy it yourself.”

"Thank you, Second Madam, for your concern."

The maid was extremely moved by Tan Zhixu.

At first, Guyu thought that his girl gave too much money, but before the maid came, Tan Zhixu said, "Give me more money. She hasn't received any money from us during this period, and her life in the Hou Mansion may not be easy. Giving a little more will make her more sincere towards us."

"Yes."

Guyu suddenly realized that he no longer had any objections.

After getting all the information from the maid, Tan Zhixu hurried to Jing'an Hall.

Aunt Huang had been waiting in the yard early and saw her welcoming her warmly.

"Second Madam, you are finally back."

Tan Zhixu smiled at Nanny Huang and said, "Nanny Huang, why are you still waiting for me in the yard? I'm sorry."

Even though she was the second wife of the Hou Mansion, she did not act like the master at all. Instead, she respected Aunt Huang very much.

Based on this alone, Nanny Huang feels better about Tan Zhixu than others, especially Zhou.

Ever since Tan Zhixu went to the west, Zhou has been acting like a madman, doing things all day long.

Fortunately, it was all innocuous and trivial matters, otherwise the old lady would have been affected long ago.

"The old lady missed you very much while you were away. Knowing that you were back, the old lady wanted to go there in person. You happened to be here too. You and the old lady have a perfect understanding."

Aunt Huang led the way and complimented.

Hearing this, Tan Zhixu pretended to be moved, "My mother is so kind to me."

She looked at Aunt Huang with tears in her eyes, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and then said, "Is mother's health okay?"

"Second madam, don't worry. The old lady is in good health. The eldest lady is here right now. Please come in quickly."

"it is good."

Tan Zhixu looked at Nanny Huang and entered the hall.

When the old lady saw Tan Zhixu, she stood up diligently and said, "Ms. Tan, are you back?"