Mrs. Song was leaning on the couch, with her eyes half-closed, and she listened calmly to the report about what happened in the warehouse: "...Second Grandma has brought a group of people over now."
Mrs. Song waved her hand, and the visitor bowed his head and retreated. Mrs. Lu hurriedly said: "Mother-in-law, she is really ruthless, arguing with two servants like this. What should we do next?"
There was a strange smile on Mrs. Song's face: "As expected of my aunt and nephew, her slapping temper is very similar to your aunt. What should I do? Open the door to welcome guests."
Ms. Lu hesitated to speak. She really couldn't figure out what Mrs. Song wanted to do. She said it was to make things difficult for Lin Jinrong. Not only did Lin Jinrong not accept such a clumsy trick, but she slapped her second wife in the face. Now she even came to her door again. What's the meaning?
Mrs. Song had no intention of explaining to her, so she slowly sat up from the couch, calmly held up her hairpin, and straightened the pleats of her skirt.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Jinrong's laughter sounded outside: "Second aunt, my nephew-in-law is here to apologize to you."
Mrs. Lu opened the curtain and went out, forcing a smile and saying: "Second brother and sister, come in and talk. Phew, there are so many people? What are you doing?"
Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Zhu knelt down with tears in their eyes: "Grandma, you have to make decisions for the slaves. You are so bullying."
Lu pretended to be surprised: "What's going on? I asked you to change the bottle. How did it end up like this? How is it appropriate?"
Lin Jinrong glanced at Mrs. Hu. Mrs. Hu understood and pulled the Wang family to kneel down, crying sadly: "Grandma, please make the decision for the slaves. The slaves are unjust. They are causing trouble in the name of my wife."
Lin Jinrong waited for them to finish speaking, then said: "Look, it's hard for an upright official to deal with household affairs. The incident with Mrs. Meng just happened today, and then this happened again. I'm really ignorant. I fought over a bottle. It's so ugly." He pointed to a box next to him and said, "No matter who broke this bottle, I will pay for it, even if it is a small sign of filial piety from the younger generation to the elders."
Fangzhu and Lizhi opened the box in cooperation, and a beautiful green vase was displayed in front of everyone. Lin Jinrong's slender white fingers gently slid over the smooth jade-like porcelain surface, and there was no anger in her tone: "This is My dowry is also an antique from the previous dynasty, so for the time being it will be worth the value of the bottle. I have gone through the account books and it is enough."
"Then it's better for me to be respectful than to obey." Mrs. Song raised her eyes and said with a smile: "My second nephew's wife is really generous."
Lin Jinrong said with a smile: "How else can I hurt my friendship just for a small fortune? It's not worth it. This is about the vase, and I will complain to the second aunt."
Mrs. Song said: "What complaint do you want to file?"
Lin Jinrong said: "Princess Huang and Granny Zhu, under your banner, firstly do not listen to explanations and cause trouble over nothing, and secondly, they do not follow the rules and hit people casually."
Mrs. Hu and others hurried forward, showed the scars on her face and body, and choked with sobs: "Second Madam, you have to make the decision for the slaves."
Mrs. Huang and others also said: "Madam, they were the ones who struck first. More than ten of them beat the two of us. The slaves' faces were swollen and there were internal injuries."
Mrs. Song frowned and said: "This is the public saying that the public is right and the mother-in-law is right. I can't tell who is right. My nephew and daughter-in-law, do you see who made the move first?"
"I didn't see it. I only saw that the Hu family's face was covered in blood." Lin Jinrong said with a smile: "But I had people beat the faces of the Huang family and the Zhu family. They kept using your banner to treat them. I'm so disrespectful. Look, there are still fingerprints of their hands on the corners of my skirt. I just thought, a naughty slave like Mrs. Meng just came out, why are they not the least bit ignorant? How can they be disrespectful to me? Let them tarnish and ruin Second Aunt's reputation? This cannot be tolerated, so I had them slapped on the face a few times to teach them a lesson for Second Aunt. Second Aunt won't blame me, right? If you feel that I have gone overboard, I will apologize to you. .”
Mrs. Song said: "Of course not, they should be beaten. These hateful things, I asked them to change the bottle, and they caused such a big trouble for me. Those who don't know think I am deliberately making things difficult for you. I still
Are you going to punish them again for venting your anger?" As he said this, he darkened his face and scolded: "Why don't you come and kowtow to the Second Grandma to admit your mistake and go down and receive the punishment?"
Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Zhu looked at each other, neither of them willing to kowtow to Lin Jinrong and admit their mistake: "You slaves are wronged!"
Lin Jinrong smiled and said nothing.
Mrs. Song then scolded: "Pull them down and beat them hard!" The two shouted that they were wronged so loudly that the roof almost fell over, but Mrs. Song did not ask anyone to cover their mouths and let them howl like this. Lin Jinrong
He stayed still, as if he didn't hear anything.
Mrs. Song then ordered Ms. Lu: "Take money to pay Mrs. Hu and others to ask the doctor to prescribe medicine. The money will be deducted from the wages of Mrs. Huang and Mrs. Zhu."
"Yes." Mrs. Lu was simply astonished. What kind of trick was Mr. Song doing? It seemed that he sent two people to Lin Jinrong's house on purpose to boost Lin Jinrong's prestige. This was not Song's style.
Mrs. Song said kindly: "Arong, are you satisfied now?"
Lin Jinrong said seriously: "Second Aunt is really fair in her dealings."
Mrs. Song sternly reprimanded everyone around her: "Whoever dares to use my name to cause trouble in front of the Second Mistress will end up like these two people today!"
Lin Jinrong looked at her pretentiousness with a cold look. She had enough pretentiousness and stood up to leave: "There is still a lot to do, so I'll leave first."
Mrs. Song said clearly in front of everyone: "Second nephew and daughter-in-law, please take a step slowly. I have something to advise you."
Lin Jinrong stood still, Mrs. Song looked at her and said gently: "It's a good thing for young people to be aggressive and courageous, but don't be too ruthless or too eager for quick success. It will be good for you to leave a little room and be gentle.
"." This means that Lin Jinrong pushed her too far and left no room.
Lin Jinrong smiled: "I will learn from my second aunt." She will not offend anyone unless they offend her. At least in the past few years, she must stand firm and stand firm, so that she can live the life she wants.
, otherwise, everything is just a dream.
Mrs. Song then ordered Mrs. Lu: "Send your second younger brother and sister out."
Lin Jinrong dropped her smile as soon as she left the Song family's yard. Jiang was very old and spicy. It seemed that she took a step forward and Song family took a step back. However, Song's retreat was more powerful than taking a further step. She must have passed.
Today, people below will all talk about her ruthless temper. But if she were not like this, everyone in the warehouse would be disappointed in her. Who doesn't want his boss to be generous and considerate, and have the courage and ability to protect him?
The people under her command? So she had to bite the bullet and had to go.
Lin Jinrong returned to the warehouse, first appeased everyone, and then pulled out the banner of Mr. Lu and said: "If you don't want to stay here, you can tell me, I won't embarrass anyone. If you want to stay, you have to
Do your job well. I know who has done what and who is serious about doing things. I will not wrong a good person or let go of the troublemaker. It is up to you."
The rest were all people who were not closely involved with the second wife. Her performance today gave everyone reassurance, and everyone made their choice, saying that they would do their jobs seriously and not cause any trouble to her. Lin Jinrong announced in public that for the time being,
Mrs. Hu took over the duties of Mrs. Meng. She also selected a few people who performed well today, praised them a few times, arranged their duties, and rewarded them in public. This stabilized the hearts of the people in the warehouse.
When Mrs. Lu heard about this, she didn't say a word for a long time. She couldn't tell the difference between happiness and anger. After a long time, she said: "She actually danced the flag of me, old man, so powerfully." From the incident with Mrs. Meng to the disposal of the warehouse.
, Lin Jinrong really talks about him all the time, without hiding anything, and the more she uses it, the better it becomes. Calling her arrogant? It seems impossible to say that she has not done anything too outrageous. But she is really thick-skinned,
The methods are sophisticated, and so far, Mrs. Song has not gotten any favors from her.
Fan Bao couldn't express his opinion, so he just laughed at the side: "There are so many people sent away in the warehouse, and there is a shortage of manpower. Second Mistress asked me to ask you, who should be used?"
Mrs. Lu said: "Draw up a list and let her choose."
Fan Bao agreed not to mention it.
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When Lin Jinrong came back from Lin Yuzhen's room, he played a game of chess and played it against himself. He slowly thought about it, switching it over and over, embarrassing himself, and solving it again. He had a great time playing.
Fang Zhu stood aside in silence, seeing that the night was getting deeper and deeper, the outside was getting quieter and quieter, and Lin Jinrong's chess game was still unfinished. She moved her legs, which had become numb from standing, cleared her throat, and said: "
Grandma!" She was about to kneel down as soon as her legs bent.
"No!" Lin Jinrong raised his head and glanced at her, "Okay, why are you kneeling?"
Fangzhu had no choice but to stop again.
Lin Jinrong said again: "It's so late, why are you still standing here? Aren't you going back? Aren't your two children still young? Don't you miss them?"
Fangzhu choked up. The reason why she had dignity before was because she was someone whom Lin Yu valued, and she had the affection to take care of Lu Mian before. Lin Yuzhen and Lu Yun still valued her, and the layer of paper was not pierced. She was
She came to help Lin Jinrong. But now, the incident with Mrs. Meng has proved from two aspects that she is of no use at all, and she was caught by Li Zhi. She is no longer a human being inside and outside. Lin Yuzhen cannot take her back, and Lin Jinrong cannot return.
Treating her the same way as before. Seeing that the day had just passed, she suddenly hit rock bottom again. What should she do? She could only beg Lin Jinrong for forgiveness, but it was obvious that Lin Jinrong did not intend to let her off easily.
Lin Jinrong said displeasedly: "Why are you crying?"
Fangzhu knelt down, walked to her with her knees, and touched her head to the ground: "Grandma, I was wrong. I shouldn't take your kindness as easy to bully. I was blind and looked at grandma wrongly. I brought it on myself, but I am not without it."
A person of conscience.”
Lin Jinrong was silent.
Lychee advised at the right time: "Grandma, who doesn't get confused sometimes? Besides, sometimes there are things that are beyond your control."
Lin Jinrong said: "I will ask the second master whether I want to keep you or not. Go back first. You don't have to come in to serve you for the next two days." Because this Fangzhu, apart from Lin Yuzhen's secret chess, is really
It needs to be used. At this time, she is in urgent need of manpower. It would be uneconomical to give up and not use it, so she wants to take advantage of Fangzhu.
Fang Zhu didn't know what Lin Jinrong was planning. There was a bit of despair in her eyes. With tears in her eyes, she kowtowed three times and walked away with her shoulders slumped.
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