The shopkeeper was filled with emotion after reading the letter. He felt that he had not deserved the old man's trust in him over the years. It wasn't that A-Lan didn't trust him, he only targeted stores with problems. But he knew that he had tampered with the accounts, but he didn't
He didn't dare to admit his own problems and just complained that A-Lan didn't believe in him. He was indeed not worthy of A-Lan's trust. After all, he had received a lot of kickbacks in his accounts over the years.
So, he folded the letter, put it back in the envelope, and put the envelope in the cabinet.
Early the next morning, the other three shopkeepers went to the Elder's Mansion, and only this shopkeeper stayed at home. He planned to find a suitable opportunity to admit to A-Lan that the accounts in the shop were tampered with by himself.
He didn't take any of the money given to him by the Third Elder and had his servants send it back to the Elder's Mansion.
Lengfu
"Last night the three shopkeepers read the letter and burned it. Only shopkeeper Tang put the letter in the cabinet. This morning all three shopkeepers went to the Elder's Mansion. Shopkeeper Tang did not hide it from his family and told them all." Ayu said.
said.
"It seems that the third elder gave them the ecstasy soup, otherwise it would not be like this." A Lan said.
"What should we do with Shopkeeper Tang?" Ayu asked.
"The third elder is treacherous and should not bother Shopkeeper Tang. He has already caught three big fish. He will not take Shopkeeper Tang to heart. Because he knows that forceful melons are not sweet. Even if Shopkeeper Tang is forced to stay, Tang
The shopkeeper won’t sincerely do things for him,” A Lan said.
"So, these three shopkeepers will really do things for the third elder?" Ayu asked.
"Don't forget, the third elder knows how to win over people's hearts. If you treat them so well at this time, they will naturally be impressed," A Lan said.
Several elders left the Leng family, feeling sad that they would be drinking in the tavern. Just when they didn't know how to explain it to their families, they were taken back to the house to rest by the elders' people. After sobering up, they were comforted, gave money and returned home.
"What's the use of the third elder to win over these shopkeepers? They have all left." Ayu said.
"The shopkeeper knows a lot about the shop, which may be very useful to the third elder." A Lan said.
Elder's Mansion
"Did the three shopkeepers have a good rest last night?" the third elder asked.
It turned out that the third elder was worried that the first elder would speak carelessly, so he came to the first elder's mansion early in the morning.
The three shopkeepers smiled slightly, and one of them said: "Thank you, Third Elder, for your concern. I slept well last night."
"That's good, but shopkeeper Tang is not feeling well today, so why didn't he come with us?" asked the third elder.
"The three of us met at the door. We thought Old Tang had come in a long time ago, but who knew he hadn't come yet," Shopkeeper Li said.
"He never drinks. Did he drink too much yesterday and can't get up today?" Shopkeeper Liu said.
While the three shopkeepers were wondering why shopkeeper Tang didn't come over, the housekeeper walked in at this moment.
"Master, just now a servant from Shopkeeper Tang's family brought this back and left." The steward said to the elder.
The First Elder glanced at it and saw that this was not the meeting gift that the Third Elder gave to all the elders yesterday? Did Shopkeeper Tang not want to send it back?
The third elder said: "Let it go."
The butler put down the bag and left the front hall.
When the three shopkeepers saw Shopkeeper Tang returning the bag, they remembered the letter from last night. Could it be that the letter caused Old Tang to change his mind?
"What is Old Tang doing? Has he already told his family? Doesn't he trust the Presbyterian Council to find a way for us to stay? No, I have to persuade him," Shopkeeper Liu said.
"That's all, shopkeeper Liu, please sit down and talk first. Since shopkeeper Tang has already made a decision, don't try to persuade him," said the third elder.
"Doesn't he want to stay in the Leng family?" Shopkeeper Liu asked.
"Perhaps he can't pass the hurdle of A-Lan. If A-Lan said something too harsh to everyone, I apologize on his behalf. Of course, A-Lan is still young and may do things inappropriately. If the old man were still alive, he would not do it anyway.
I asked you to leave." The third elder said.
"We all know that the third elder is nostalgic for the past. The Leng family is grateful to have several elders, otherwise..." Shopkeeper Liu didn't finish his words and immediately closed his mouth when he found it inappropriate.
"A-Lan is very capable and manages the business in an orderly manner at a young age. The clan has great trust in him, and we never interfere in business matters. But in this matter, to be honest, the four shopkeepers are a little impulsive. Of course, Ah-Lan
Naturally, Lan also handled it inappropriately. Since several people trusted us and came to the elder's mansion, we have been wronged by everyone in the past few days." said the third elder.
The three shopkeepers were a little confused by what they said, as if the person who made the mistake was A Lan and had nothing to do with them.
After some pleasantries, the third elder invited him into the courtyard to chat. Until the three shopkeepers entered the courtyard, the elder didn't say a word.
Seeing that the elder had not spoken a word all morning, the second elder asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you say a word?"
"The third child has finished speaking, what else should I say?" the great elder said.
The second elder knew that the eldest brother was angry again. This was the Great Elder's Mansion, but the third brother had already arranged everything. But this matter had to be done by the third brother, because only the third brother could win over people's hearts.
"Brother, it makes sense for the third brother to do this." The second elder said.
"I know what you want to say. He can invite these shopkeepers to his house. What's the point of dictating in my house?" the great elder said with a cold snort.
"Brother, it is precisely because this is the Great Elder's Mansion that the third brother invited them here. Think about it, if the third brother brings several shopkeepers to his house, wouldn't it be better for the shopkeepers to only care about the third brother?
He is doing this to establish prestige for you and let the shopkeepers know that it is the decision of the three of us to help the three shopkeepers." The second elder said gently.
Sure enough, when the first elder heard this, it turned out that he had misunderstood the actions of the third elder. It turned out that the third elder was not doing it for himself.
He asked sheepishly: "Then what should I do now?"
"We don't need to do anything now. You will know when the time comes." The second elder said.
The first elder didn’t understand what the second elder said, but he would know it when the time comes.
The third elder arranged for the three shopkeepers to rest in a courtyard, and said to them: "Every shopkeeper, just rest here these days. If you need anything, you can directly ask the servants to do it. When it is time to close the shop every day,
A few elders can go back."
The shopkeeper was very moved when he heard this, and even felt a little uneasy.
"This is not good," the shopkeeper said.
The third elder said: "These shopkeepers are considered veterans of the Leng family, so they regard this place as their own home."
Three days later, in the courtyard, the shopkeeper was sitting together chatting and said, "No elder would be so kind to us."
"To be honest, at first I thought the elders were just perfunctory with us. Maybe they were worried that we would discredit the Leng family, so they treated us politely. But it's been three days, and we just played chess and chatted in the yard every day. The elders didn't
They only gave us a place to stay by embarrassing us. I just can't figure out what happened to Shopkeeper Tang. Yesterday, after leaving the Elder's Mansion, I went to Shopkeeper Tang's home." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"You went to see Old Tang? What did he say? Why hasn't he come over these days? Does he not want to go back to Leng's house?" Shopkeeper Li asked anxiously.
Shopkeeper Liu sighed and said, "I saw him, but he just refused to follow me. I don't know what he was thinking, but he seemed to have something on his mind."
"Did Old Tang think too much? Did he really not tell you anything?" Shopkeeper Li asked.
"If he had told me, I would definitely discuss it with you. However, he didn't say anything except sighing," Shopkeeper Liu said.
"What happened to Old Tang? We promised that we would come back together. Why did we get confused?" Shopkeeper Qi said.
"He is not a confused person. Doesn't he trust the elders?" Shopkeeper Li asked.
"Elder? The elders have been extremely kind to us. They were worried that their families would be sad after knowing about it, so they let us stay in the elders' mansion. Not only did they give us money, they also apologized to us for A-Lan. In the end, they promised us
, will definitely let us return to the Leng family." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"Why do you think the elder is suddenly so kind to us? You know, he has never looked at us in the eyes before." Shopkeeper Li said.
"Elders are not allowed to interfere in business. When have they ever been to the shop? Because this time A Lan did indeed go too far, so the elders just want to make amends." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"You mean, because A-Lan did something improper, the elder came to make amends for him? But, weren't we the ones who asked to leave? To be honest, A-Lan did not do anything wrong." Shopkeeper Qi said.
"Lao Qi, a few of us have worked hard with the old man until now, and we have no credit but hard work. Even if we proposed to leave the Leng family, A-Lan didn't even say goodbye. He only trusted Ayu and Ren Zi around him, and he wanted us
The way we left the Leng family. Ah Lan is so shrewd, how could he not know why we proposed to leave? The elder couldn't stand it anymore and was worried that we would bear the grudge against the Leng family, so he treated us with such courtesy." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"What Old Liu said is true. It was not easy for us to follow the old man all the way. But Allan..." Shopkeeper Li did not finish his words.
He originally planned to say a few more words, but found Shopkeeper Liu staring at him with a very ugly expression, so he had to swallow his last words.
Shopkeeper Liu knew what Shopkeeper Li was going to say. In fact, A-Lan had nothing to do with them, and even gave them an extra sum of money every year.
But they were unwilling to give in. Seeing the Leng family's business getting better and better, they became more and more greedy. So, the four of them tacitly took action on the accounts.
After the three shopkeepers left the Elder's Mansion, they went home respectively. Shopkeeper Li, who had eaten, thought of shopkeeper Tang and couldn't let go, so he went to Tang's house.
When Mrs. Tang saw that the person who came was shopkeeper Li, she couldn't help but become suspicious. What were they doing here?
After being invited in, Mrs. Tang served shopkeeper Li tea and then left the room.
Shopkeeper Li drank tea and said with a smile: "I originally planned to come to visit you early tomorrow, but I really have something on my mind that I can't let go of, so I'm disturbing you so late."
"Lao Li looks good recently and seems to be in a good mood." Shopkeeper Tang said smoothly.
"Looking at your appearance, you seem to have something on your mind. It's been so many days and you still haven't gone to the Elder's Mansion. I really can't let it go," Shopkeeper Li said.
