People who have done bad things have a guilty conscience.
Although the Chang family felt that this matter was done secretly, they were still afraid of being found out, especially since they heard that Zuo Yucui had returned home before.
Mrs. Chang has a plump figure and is kind to others. She smiles before anyone speaks.
"I have heard of Aunt Zuo's reputation for a long time, but I have never seen her. People in the city praise you as a genius in business, and they also say that Master Ai San has so many shops under his name, and it is all due to you... I
My daughter has been spoiled by me since she was a child. She has a weird temper and even talks back to her elders when she gets angry. I have taught her a lesson before, but she has never been able to change her ways. If she is disrespectful to my aunt one day, please don’t be the same as her."
If it were someone else here, hearing Mrs. Chang being so humble, they would probably praise Mrs. Chang a few words.
"Madam is right, you don't know. Yesterday, she attacked the master, and she scratched the master's face with blood. It was too cruel... that is, the eldest son is willing to protect her, otherwise, it would be early
He was sent home!"
Mrs. Chang: "..."
This woman was not making polite greetings according to common sense, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer the conversation.
However, she said earlier that her daughter likes to contradict her elders, which is actually an exaggeration. Her daughter was raised by her side, and she still understands the basics of respect and filial piety. She said this purely because although Zuo Yucui in front of her was a concubine,
But he was particularly favored and acted domineeringly.
Ordinary women would never have the status of Zuo Yucui if they were doing business in public.
With such a capable woman putting pressure on her daughter, it’s strange that her daughter can succeed! Sooner or later, the two of them will quarrel, and quarrels are bound to happen.
"Auntie, Shuyao is not this kind of person. Is there any misunderstanding here?" She forced a smile and said: "Although that girl is spoiled by me and occasionally talks back, she never does anything to her elders. In this way, I will
Have someone call her back and ask her about this matter clearly."
Chu Yunli did not comment, and instead placed the banknotes taken from the Chang family in the town in front of her: "I brought this back from the town. I asked someone to ask Master Chang before... I also
To tell you the truth, something happened to my brother. It looked like he was being plotted against me, so I took some time to go home and check it out. I found out that someone was indeed deliberately trying to make him unlucky... This incident is different from what is often done.
It has something to do with the family. Mr. Chang has already said that he made things difficult for my brother because of your orders."
She smiled half-heartedly: "I really saw Madam, but I don't think Madam would do such a thing. So, Madam, can you explain it to me?"
Mrs. Chang looked at the banknotes and felt stiff for a moment, but she soon regained her composure. She reached out and picked it up: "It seems that these are indeed deposited by my family, but what does this mean? My banknotes are kept every day.
To take out so much, if you can say that we have done those things just by relying on banknotes... everyone has a few people who are not easy to deal with, and I am afraid that our family is full of words and cannot explain clearly."
Chu Yunli was not angry after hearing her sophistry, and asked unhurriedly: "So you don't admit it?"
"I can't admit things that our family has never done. Besides, it's not a good thing. If you simply ask me if my family lost the money, then I can still consider it." Mrs. Chang's words were obviously a joke.
, she waved her hand: "But when it comes to harming others, I can't do it, and my husband is not that kind of person."
Chu Yunli nodded: "I still have something to do, so I'll take the first step."
Mrs. Chang didn't expect that she would give up so quickly... After all, this matter was indeed related to the Chang family.
In the final analysis, it was the day when my daughter came back home. She had a cold face from beginning to end, with not many smiles. The couple was already worried about their daughter getting married, so when they saw her like this, they asked a few more questions. Then they learned that their daughter was not married at all.
I can't convince Zuo Yucui.
In Ai Huaming's yard, everything was decided by Zuo Yucui. If she didn't fall, how could her daughter stand firm?
Do you want your daughter to live under the hands of a concubine?
Mrs. Chang herself is a mistress, and what she hates most in her life is women who are concubines. In fact, the maids who live in the same house are okay, they have no name or status. If you really don't like them, just drive them away, even if you beat them to death, it won't matter.
People dare to come and seek justice.
She originally wanted to talk to Ai Huaming, but she felt it was inappropriate. Her daughter was already married and would have to be the master of the family in the future. If it was time like this, she would still have to talk to her mother-in-law's family to come forward, but it fell to Ai Huaming.
In my eyes, my daughter is probably an ignorant child.
Don't let people think that she is ignorant and unworthy of being the mother of the house.
So, she took some detours and sent people to inform the Chang family and gave them some benefits to attack the Zuo family. As long as Zuo Yucui helped the ignorant mother's family, if Ai Huaming knew a little bit about the truth, or wanted to protect himself wisely.
will kick her out.
Everything went smoothly, but something went wrong at the last step. Zuo Yucui did the same thing, but Ai Huaming didn't react at all, and insisted on keeping him by his side.
I was really stunned by the vixen.
Even with Aunt Zhao, he still couldn't let go of Zuo Yucui... This was really difficult for Mrs. Chang to understand.
Yes, Zuo Yucui is very capable, and she has made so much money in just ten years. However, there are many capable people in the world, and as long as you have money, you can definitely hire them.
"Auntie, stay!"
Mrs. Chang chased her to the door and emphasized again: "This is really the first time I've heard of the things you mentioned. The Chang family in town... seems to have such a relative in the family, but they haven't had any contact with each other for many years.
Passed. The master is usually very busy and has never been to the town... There must be a misunderstanding here. It would be best for Auntie to find out."
Chu Yunli didn't look back: "No matter how much you talk, we all know the truth. Anyway, if you embarrass my family, I will also embarrass yours."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chang's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
Chu Yunli had already reached the door of the yard, turned around and said with a smile: "Originally, I would never care who the eldest young master marries. After all, I can't care about it because of my status. But your daughter has made things difficult for me time and time again. You
I’m still embarrassing my family. You think I have no temper, let’s wait and see.”
The implication is that this matter is not over yet.
Mrs. Chang: "..."
In fact, she herself is not afraid of such a woman. She will not necessarily lose in all kinds of calculations in private. Even if there is a few quarrels or fights in public, she is not afraid at all.
But the daughter is different. She is still so young and has a simple temper. She often does not hide her feelings. In front of Zuo Yucui, who has been in business for many years, she is like an ignorant child. In such a situation, if
Zuo Yucui was determined to make things difficult for others, so her daughter would only suffer.
After Chu Yunli finished saying these words, he went directly to the shop.
She planned to only take care of the things in her own name from today on. As for those that had not yet been transferred, she asked the stewards to send the account books to Ai Huaming's study.
All these managers were promoted by Zuo Yucui personally and were all her capable hands. Except for a few who were loyal to Ai Huaming, Chu Yunli moved those who were still willing to trust her to his own shop.
As a result, Ai Huaming's other shops are seriously short of manpower.
Each of these capable people has to support several people. If there are suddenly fewer of them, the shop will be in a hurry.
Ai Huaming took Aunt Zhao out early in the morning and returned only in the afternoon. He had no idea that the account book had been sent to his study. He was just about to go back and take a nap to recuperate... Yesterday he and Aunt Zhao
After hanging out together for half a night, I was woken up again in the morning and I didn't sleep well at all.
As this man gets older, he sleeps more often. He always feels that he is a little powerless and needs more rest.
As soon as I returned to the house, I saw my entourage carefully entering the door.
"Master, something happened."
Ai Huaming was not in a good mood. When he heard this, he scolded: "How do you talk? Master, I am doing well, and what happened to you?"
The attendant hurriedly apologized, and then added: "I just sent a lot of account books from outside, and I asked you to check them in person. I felt something was wrong, so I stopped the person and asked about it, but I heard...I heard that my aunt, she
I no longer care about these shops, and said that several of the shop stewards have left..."
Ai Huaming was stunned: "The account book you brought to me? And you said you want me to check it in person?"
The attendant knew that his master had understood. The reason why he asked this question was because he couldn't believe it for a moment. He lowered his head, not daring to look at his master's expression.
"Where's my aunt?"
Chu Yunli was in the shop, planning to use the profits to do some other business. After all, with so many things to do, he couldn't be idle.
"Master, the master is here, and his face is not very good." Mrs. Zhou reminded in a low voice: "Maybe it's because he found out about you sending the account book back."
Chu Yunli nodded: "Please come in, bring me a pot of tea, and you all can go down."
There were only two people left in the room. Ai Huaming looked at the woman in front of him who bowed her head and wrote a book, with particularly complicated eyes: "Are you really planning to leave me?"
Chu Yunli didn't even raise her head: "Do you think what I said is all a joke? Master, Liyang and his wife are targeting me!" She put down the pen in her hand, tilted her head slightly, and rubbed her wrist:
"If I were really your aunt, then I could only swallow these grievances. But I am not. I have so many shops under my name, and the monthly profit is several hundred taels. Even if I set up a female household, there will be no one around me.
Others will take care of you, and these shops are enough for me to live a comfortable life. Under such circumstances, why should I stay with you and suffer injustice? "
Ai Huaming opened his mouth: "I'm so good to you..."
"How good is it?" Chu Yunli asked him: "When I quarreled with your son, it was clearly their fault. But you asked me to endure and give in. I can't bear the kindness you treat me.
rise."
Ai Huaming was a little embarrassed when he was questioned. He turned away and said, "If you don't want to take care of that shop, I can find another manager. You have worked hard and you deserve a break after all these years. But don't say you want to leave me again. I won't
I will let you go. Yucui, I really wanted to invite you back to do business with me at the beginning, but people have feelings, and after so many years, I can no longer let you go."
"It's up to you to believe this." Chu Yunli waved his hand: "You can take care of those shops yourself, or you can find someone to take care of them. Anyway, I won't take care of them anymore!"
Ai Huaming thought for a while and said: "Where do you want me to invite people in this moment? As for myself, I can't even understand the account book, and the people underneath can easily fool me. Look at this
Okay, you were in charge of those things before, so you should be able to keep busy. You can read a section for me first, and then you can rest after I find the manpower?"
Chu Yunli said concisely and concisely: "No!"
Ai Huaming's father is a businessman. He just wanted to be lazy, so he got up with Zuo Yucui. He is also a very smart person. He has tried to do business before. His eldest brother often told him that there is no such thing as talking about it in this world.
The reason why we can't agree on things that we can't agree on is because the benefits are not enough.
As long as you give enough things, all business can be negotiated.
Thinking of this, he said: "I can pay you, how can you continue to help me manage it?"
Hearing this, Chu Yunli raised his head again, his eyes full of interest: "I used to enjoy the process of making money. But now I have changed my mind. Money only belongs to myself, and it is most secure to put it in my own pocket."
The same goes for business. No matter how much I help you or how much I pay, those things are yours. When I think about it, I have no energy. You just have to cheer me up to deal with it. I have a
condition."
Ai Huaming was delighted: "Say."
Chu Yunli proposed enthusiastically: "Give me all those shops. When they become my own, I will never watch them close down."
Ai Huaming: "..."
He insisted on keeping the people because he couldn't bear to part with those shops. If they were all given to him, the two of them would really be tied to each other for the rest of their lives.
In fact, Zuo Yucui was good-looking and capable, and there was beauty in everything she did. Ai Huaming was willing to be tied to her for the rest of his life, but Zuo Yucui didn't want to stay with him at all.
This relationship between a man and a woman, if they are in love with each other, the relationship will definitely get better and better. But she is like a piece of ice that cannot be warmed, she has no desire to live a good life with him at all.
Judging from what happened in recent days, Zuo Yucui had asked to leave several times. He had no doubt that as soon as he let go, this woman would definitely leave without looking back.
Under such circumstances, how could he dare to give her the shop?
Also, no matter how stupid a young man who grew up in a wealthy family looks, he would put all his belongings in someone else's name. He would not do such stupid things either.
"Yucui, stop joking, I really need your help." Ai Huaming started to make trouble: "You have helped me for so many years, and you are not missing these last few days."
Chu Yunli lowered her eyes: "If you want me to help, pass the shop to me, otherwise we won't have to talk. By the way, I've been very busy recently, so don't disturb me if you have nothing to do."
What do you mean by not disturbing her?
Ai Huaming was annoyed: "All these shops of yours belong to me."
Chu Yunli was not angry: "Before, I thought only one door in these shops belonged to me. In order to get this reward, I paid special attention to everything you did. But now...it's yours."
Yes, what’s mine is mine, there’s no need for us to confuse it anymore.”
Ai Huaming was speechless.
"Yucui, you were not like this before."
"People can change." Chu Yunli waved his hand: "Come, let's see the guests off!"
Of course Ai Huaming will not leave.
Chu Yunli thought of something and became interested again: "Actually, I don't have to be so busy today, but I came too late."
Ai Huaming was surprised: "Is it too late?"
Leaving before dawn would be even harder than the waiters in the shop, so it was already too late? If not, wouldn’t it mean that we would have to go out at night?
Chu Yunli explained: "It's not the time to go out, it's because I was delayed for something. I went to see the Chang family before coming here. They refused to admit it."
Ai Huaming was silent.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered. Zuo Yucui was originally in charge of all the shops, but he suddenly changed his mind today. Before that, he refused to go to Chang's house to help her family seek justice.
"Yucui, I said, I will make it up to your brother."
Chu Yunli emphasized: "I also said that I am not short of money and do not need your compensation. I just want justice. Can I do whatever I want with money?"
The two broke up unhappy.
Ai Huaming didn't want to leave at first, but Mrs. Zhou was waiting there and kept urging her. He was a wealthy businessman and had his own pride. He had long been angry when he was kicked out again and again.
Mrs. Chang was worried all day. In the evening, when she saw Ai Huaming coming back, she immediately came forward and said, "Father, where have you been today?"
Ai Huaming looked serious when he saw his daughter-in-law.
Originally, he was living a good life, and Zuo Yucui's business grew bigger and bigger. But after his son came back to get married, there was a Chang family in the family, and then all kinds of troubles arose. Zuo Yucui was determined to leave.
I don't want to help him anymore, he has been vomiting all day.
"I went to your parents' house. I also talked to your parents. What you did this time was really inappropriate. They both asked me to teach you a lesson."
Chang's face turned pale: "I..."
Ai Huaming became impatient, waved his hand and said, "Don't explain it in front of me. We all know the truth. If you harm others again in the future, I will never tolerate you."
These words were so serious that Chang's eyes burst into tears. She ran towards her house.
Not long after, Ailiyang came over.
"Dad, why do you think my wife did it?"
Ai Liyang had poisoned someone before, and Ai Huaming was particularly disappointed with his son, but he was not really angry with him. But when he heard this, a burst of anger rushed to his forehead.
"Liyang, don't treat everyone as fools. Whether she did something or not, she knows best in her heart."
Ai Liyang glared at his father: "If you hadn't favored one concubine, how could she be like this?
Hearing this, Ai Huaming was quite speechless: "Which of your eyes saw me doting on someone?"
"What about my aunt?" Ai Liyang's face was full of sorrow and anger: "She is not your wife, but you respect her everywhere, even going out when you want. She also holds all the money in your hand, even Mr. Accountant pays money
, I have to ask her. If it weren't for your preferential treatment, I wouldn't kill her."
Ai Huaming looked at his angry son in front of him and couldn't help but take two steps back: "Is that what you think?"
Ai Liyang was never afraid in front of his father and nodded: "That's what I thought."
Ai Huaming's face was complicated: "Liyang, you have been studying for so many years. I thought the master's family could teach you better than me. Now it seems that I was wrong again. Remember, people can be incompetent.
"
He glanced outside to make sure there was no one, and whispered: "I am so nice to her because I want her to help me earn money. Think about it this way, if someone can give you thousands of taels of silver a month, what will you do to her?
he?"
Ai Liyang was stunned: "Dad, that's what you originally thought?"
Ai Huaming was not angry: "There are so many beautiful women in the world. I have many of them around me. Do you think I indulge them? Not everyone can be treated differently by me!"
Ai Liyang lowered his eyes: "But there are so many capable people in this world. You don't need to find a woman to ruin your reputation. You can just find a manager..."
"You don't understand this." Ai Huaming didn't hide his thoughts in front of his son. In other words, because his son really needed a lesson, he said: "If it were a male in charge, really, he would be so capable.
Big, I have been hired away by others at a huge price a long time ago. Even the female steward, if it weren’t for the fact that she is my woman, would have been gone long ago.”
This was the first time that Ai Liyang heard his father confess his feelings. Before today, he thought that his father was a stupid man whose soul was seduced by a vixen, so he always thought about sending Zuo Yucui away. Then he
Take over the business.
After hearing what his father said, he felt that it was good to keep this woman. As long as she was here, the family business would be stable. Moreover, since she was so powerful, the family would have more and more shops in the future.
"Dad, I was wrong!"
When Ai Huaming heard this, he let out a long breath: "Liyang, you are still young and you have a lot to learn."
Ai Liyang did not refute: "If I had known this, I wouldn't have done those things."
Hearing this, Ai Huaming had a bad premonition in his heart: "The Zuo family is being plotted against, does it have anything to do with you?"
Ai Liyang did not hide the things he had done in front of his father, and nodded immediately.
Ai Huaming: "..."
"Silly son, why do you do these things?"
In fact, that woman Zuo Yucui is very smart, and there will definitely be no benefit in going against her.
Originally, Ai Huaming thought that the family could reconcile, but now it seems that this is his own idea. If Zuo Yucui knew the truth, he would definitely be unwilling to do so.
Chu Yunli stood at the door: "I also want to ask, why does the young master do these things?"