At the end of Nanyang Street in the south of the city, there is a medium-sized house. In Linyang City, where wealthy businessmen gather, houses like this are everywhere, and they do not attract anyone's attention.
The lacquered wooden door was tightly closed, and an expensive-looking carriage was parked outside the side door. A woman got out of the carriage with the help of a maid, glanced around intentionally or unintentionally, and then walked in gracefully.
22 The master was waiting for his wife in the middle hall. He had been waiting for a long time. 22 The servant who spoke seemed rude and took one more look at the visitor before leading him to the middle hall.
Just as the girl next to the woman was about to get angry, the woman glanced at the maid, who bit her lip and took a few steps back.
22Ruyu, you came just in time. 22The man standing in the hall is older than the woman, with a lot of wrinkles on his face. His appearance is somewhat similar to that of the woman, but his temperament is very different, and he is a bit more vulgar.
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The woman is Mrs. Lin, and the house is inhabited by the Lin family. The vulgar man in front of her is her eldest brother. Mrs. Lin is the daughter of a married woman, and she has not been taken seriously since she was a child. If not for her later
After climbing up to Mu Qingyang, I'm afraid I don't even have the right to speak in the Lin family at this moment.
The so-called hateful people always have something pitiful about them.
Although Mrs. Lin tried her best to become the main wife, it was because her status was not as good as that of the servants since she was a child. Her mother was weak and did not dare to fight for it. She was bullied by the main wife and the side wife and had no power to fight back. If not for the fact that there was Mrs. Lin.
This daughter probably passed away a long time ago, so Mrs. Lin tried her best to climb to a high branch in order to make her mother proud.
"Brother." The Lin family is no longer the concubine who was humiliated by her family when she was young and did not dare to talk back. Now the Lin family relies on her as a high-ranking official. If she hadn't married Mu Qingyang, the Lin family would have been defeated long ago.
Already.
"Tell Madam yourselves." Lin's brother Lin Youzhi pointed at the two people in front of him angrily and waved his hand impatiently.
"What's going on?" Mrs. Lin frowned. She recognized that the two people in front of her were her eldest brother's people. They were originally gamblers. After losing all their money, they sold themselves into slavery and followed her eldest brother.
She dislikes such people very much. She has never liked gamblers, especially those who put their wives and daughters on the gambling table. Gamblers have no conscience and naturally have no sincerity. However, her elder brother does not believe it and insists
She didn't want to say much to keep them by her side.
"Yesterday, our brothers bribed someone to go to Mu's Rice Shop to cause trouble, saying that they were passing off quality goods. This morning, we hired someone to spread the word. Who would have known that the Dou Po Po in the morning actually helped Mu's Rice Shop?
We also took everyone to Zhengrong Street to see Mu’s Rice Shop giving food. Our plan to attack Mu’s Rice Shop failed.” One of the people clenched his fists and looked very angry.
Anyone would be offended by such a thing. The original plan was to damage the reputation of Mu's rice shop and let the Lin family's rice shop take advantage of the situation and occupy a place, but they didn't expect that things would turn out to be complicated.
"Brother, what do you mean? Do you think I was the one who tipped off the news?" Mrs. Lin saw Lin Youzhi looking at her sideways and leaving. She immediately understood what he meant by asking someone to come back to her so suddenly. She couldn't help but sneer in her heart. No wonder the Lin family is here.
Her elder brother would end up like this. How could a person who only knows how to doubt others and not look for problems within himself become a successful businessman?
Lin has seen a lot around Mu Qingyang these years. He is indeed very good at business. He will not easily believe other people's opinions, nor will he completely deny them. He always listens to opinions carefully and carefully seeks verification.
After repeated verification, the final decision will be made.
"Ru Yu, after all, you are from the Mu family. Even if you really save your husband's family, I can understand it, brother, but you must also understand that although you are married to Mu Qingyang, you are still the daughter of the Lin family. The Lin family is good.
That's what's good for you." Lin Youzhi looked at his sister coldly. Even though she was wearing luxurious brocade clothes now, in his heart she was still the concubine who couldn't help herself on the stage, and she had never changed.
Being suspected is a very annoying thing, but Mrs. Lin has long been used to it. Anyway, this kind of thing has happened frequently since she was a child. But if he thinks that she is still the little girl who can be criticized at will,
That would be a big mistake.
"Brother, you know in your heart how many things I have done to make Qingyang sorry for the Lin family. Whether I prefer the Lin family or my husband's family, you should be able to see it. You don't need my sister to stress it over and over again, right?" If it still works, right?
If she had to start over, she would never be so stupid and let her eldest brother and the Lin family do whatever they want. The only fault is that she was too naive at the time, thinking that by helping the Lin family, she was really helping herself. Now her eldest brother has caught her betraying Mu in the past.
Things at home threaten her and make her no longer a human being.
"Ruyu, don't be angry. Of course, eldest brother knows how much you have done for our Lin family. That's why eldest brother has tried his best to take care of your mother these years, right?" At the beginning, he used her mother as bait to get her to step forward.
We have reached this point of no return.
"Brother, I'm here to do something. I can't stay too long. What's the matter with you?" In fact, the idea of framing Mu's Rice Shop was indeed hers, but she had already thought of her next move. When the time comes, she will
The master offered a plan on how to regain Mu's reputation, satisfy her brother, and show her face in front of the master. However, she didn't expect that her plan failed. Even the method she thought of was used by others. Now it was her.
Strange.
"I came to you this time. On the one hand, I want to tell you that our plan has been ruined. On the other hand, I also want to discuss something with you. I heard that the eldest daughter of the Mu family is about to reach the age of marriage, and my brother-in-law seems to be worried about him.
This daughter has prepared a generous dowry." Lin Youzhi's eyes were full of greed, "As you know, the last few business trips have failed, and then I took over the rice shop in the south of the city. Now it seems that there is no profit.
If we can get Miss Mu's dowry, let alone the current problem of insufficient cash flow, there will be no problem even if we buy more shops."
This was the main purpose of calling Lin Ruyu here today. He had just heard about Liuyun's dowry. He had never heard Lin Ruyu mention it before. He knew in his heart that she was still thinking about himself after all, and did not really think about the Lin family.
In fact, his son Lin Ping also went to yesterday's poetry tasting party. When he saw the eldest daughter of the Mu family, he was astonished. After he came back, he gave him this suggestion. If he embraced the beauty, the Lin family would get a lot of wealth.
No matter how you look at it, it is a business that is sure to make a profit. Forget it if it were anyone else, this eldest lady is now in the hands of Lin Ruyu, and she has not the final say in her marriage, so Lin Youzhi immediately set his sights on her.
on the body.
Lin Ruyu felt a chill in her heart. She didn't expect that her elder brother had this idea.
But this time, she was determined not to let him have his way. Although Liu Yun's recent performance made her dissatisfied, she was the one who raised her after all, and it was her adoptive mother who married well and with honor. If
Her suggestion that Liu Yun marry the son of her mother's family would definitely offend Mr. Mu. He had never liked his woman being too biased towards her mother's family, so how could she touch upon something he disliked.
"I have taken this matter to heart. I will mention it to the master later when Liu Yun discusses the marriage." For the time being, it is better to stabilize him first to avoid any changes.
"Ru Yu, please don't think big brother is too wordy. If this thing can be done, our Lin family will be prosperous, and you will have some confidence to bring up the matter of strengthening the family, right?" He knew that what she cared about most was the matter of strengthening the family.
, seeing that she seemed a little reluctant, he immediately analyzed the pros and cons with her.
Mrs. Lin felt unhappy but didn't want to get angry, so she said some irrelevant words and left in a hurry.
"My lady doesn't seem to approve of the marriage."
"Of course she won't approve of marrying the prefect's son. Her stepmother is the same as the prefect's in-laws." Lin Youzhi snorted coldly, and then ordered the people beside him, "I asked you to do things as soon as possible. I, Lin Youzhi,
There’s no way she can agree with anything she wants to do.”
[Author's digression]: Many relatives are asking why the male protagonist hasn't appeared yet...ahem...don't despise Xiao Xi, the plot needs the plot, he will come out soon...he will definitely make a brilliant debut (if Mu Mu
There is a shining debut, it is definitely the male protagonist’s problem, not Xiao Xi’s problem, haha)