But it was said that Jia Lian came out of Qingwen's house and was about to walk into his small study. Suddenly he heard soft footsteps coming up from behind. When he turned around, he saw that it was Ping'er.
Jia Lian smiled and said:
"What's so urgent? It's dark, be careful if you slip and fall."
Ping'er caught up with Jia Lian and whispered:
"The second grandma asked me to wait here for the second master, and I have been standing there for almost an hour."
"You've been standing there for almost an hour? What's the matter? Why don't you come into the house to find me?"
Under the moonlight, Ping'er's handsome face seemed to be covered with a layer of white frost, and his pair of big watery eyes became clearer and more crystal clear due to the moonlight, making Jia Lian feel a little pity.
Ping'er also noticed the softness in Jia Lian's eyes, and her heart was beating wildly, but she quickly calmed down and said what Sister Feng asked her to say:
"Second Grandma said that if Second Master is in Miss Qingwen's room, he won't ask me to come in and disturb her."
Jia Lian's face instantly dropped:
"What did she ask you to talk about?"
Ping'er heard the coldness in Jia Lian's tone and quickly raised his head and said:
"Second Master, Second Mistress knows she was wrong, but she really can't shame herself to admit her mistake, so she asked me to say: She knows what Second Master said is right, and she regrets it very much now.
At first, she had a misunderstanding, thinking that she could become a leader just by relying on her family's power and the old lady's favor.
In the past few days, she has also figured out that the second master is the foundation for her to live and work, and she wants to make peace with him..."
Jia Lian said coldly:
"Whatever she wants to say, let her come to me and say it herself. If she orders everything to others, what else do she need to do?"
After that, he turned around and went into the small study.
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Ping'er spoke in a very low voice, but Jia Lian didn't shy away from it, and all the maids and women in the courtyard heard it.
Recently, the "Second Grandma's Party" who used to be so arrogant and domineering in this yard have become the eggplants beaten by frost, but the "Second Master Lian's Party" who was originally bullied has gained the upper hand.
At this time, everyone guessed that Wang Xifeng was showing weakness. They also heard Jia Lian's disdain, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts:
Alas - the tide has turned, and Sister Feng is going to die.
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Seeing Jia Lian's tough attitude, Ping'er hurried back to the house to see Sister Feng.
Sister Feng was still holding the corner of the window with one hand, and she was already slumped on the kang.
As soon as she saw Ping'er, Sister Feng took her hand, bit her handkerchief and cried:
"Is his heart so hard? He can kill people without even thinking about the relationship between husband and wife."
Of course Ping'er doesn't want Jia Lian and Sister Feng to "make peace". She is Sister Feng's dowry maid. Once Sister Feng returns to her parents' home, of course she will have to follow her back to the Wang family.
So he patiently advised Sister Feng:
"Second Grandma is a very smart person, can't you tell? Today's Second Master is really hard to tease.
A man is a man who knows the current affairs. Second Mistress must keep an open mind and bow her head when it is time to bow her head. Otherwise, if this continues, looking at Second Master’s posture, he will definitely not be able to give up.
The Second Mistress had always disliked the Second Master for being a soft-tempered person, saying that if she had known of his worthless character, Uncle Zhen would have been more like a man.
Now he is really hardened, compared to Uncle Zhen, Second Mistress should understand this time, right? Grandma Zhen may not be born with a soft temper, I am afraid she is really not as tough as Uncle Zhen."
Wang Xifeng said reluctantly:
"Don't compare me to that sawed-off gourd. What's her family background and mine? Besides, she's just a house-filler, how can she compare with me?"
Seeing that Sister Feng was still stubborn, Ping'er secretly gritted his teeth and said:
"Second Mistress and Second Master Lian were childhood sweethearts. They were very good at first, but now, Second Mistress's position in Second Master Lian's heart is the same as that of Grandma Zhen in Uncle Zhen's heart.
Who is taller and who is lower can be clearly seen by outsiders.
Second Mistress, now that I have deceived myself, I really can’t deceive anyone else. You should at least think about how you got to where you are today from such a good beginning."
After Wang Xifeng heard this, she didn't understand. No matter how much she cared about "face", her face in this house had long been lost.
After a long while, Fang said dejectedly:
"I'm not a fool, nor am I blind. I can see that the Jia family will live the same life without me in charge, but Jia Lian will live better without me in charge.
But if I really make peace, it will be over. I don’t have much dowry left, and I have lost all my face. I won’t be able to live my life anymore when I return to the Wang family, and I will have to be despised every day.”
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Jia Lian was sitting under the lamp, carefully looking at Shan Zi's wild painting of the Provincial Courtyard, when suddenly he heard someone whispering outside the door:
"Can I come in?"
The woman's voice was so soft that Jia Lian didn't recognize who it was for a moment, so he casually said "come in."
When the door rang, it was Wang Xifeng who came into the room carrying tea.
Jia Lian put away the drawings at hand and asked seriously:
"Is something wrong?"
Wang Xifeng walked up to him with tea, suddenly knelt down, held the tea tray in his hand over his head, lowered his head and said:
"Second Master, I know I'm wrong. I beg you, Second Master, because we were childhood sweethearts and we were married, and now our eldest sister has a son, so please don't argue with me. Is that okay?"
Jia Lian saw that Sister Feng was lying low but did not go to take the tea, so he sneered:
"If you are willing to admit your mistake, why not first tell me where you went wrong?"
Sister Feng had already seen Jia Lian's power. He didn't hit, scold, yell or make trouble, but he could kill him with just one move. She was afraid of touching his back again, so she quickly said in a soft voice:
"I shouldn't be jealous, and I shouldn't allow the second master to take concubines. This is all because I'm not virtuous..."
Jia Lian sighed:
"This is your biggest problem - vision.
You just haven’t positioned yourself right from the beginning to the end.
As my wife, I am the second mistress Lian in this house, and I have to manage this family.
But what about you? Your purpose in running the house is just to "please" and "press down". You believe that if you please the old lady and the madam, you can do whatever you want.
As for how to manage this family well, so as to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and to use good steel on the cutting edge, what have you thought about? What have you done?
Second, everyone in the house says that you are good at management, but in my opinion, your management methods are simple and crude. Apart from whipping, slapping the mouth, and deducting monthly money, what else is there?
Why are you asked to study? You just have to raise your sights. Management is not about ‘tiring yourself to death and forcing others to death’ like this, but it must be accomplished through a well-thought-out system.
The third point, which is also the biggest problem, is your "selfishness". Just to make money, you use the monthly money of people in the house to make loan sharks. If something goes wrong, you are only harming yourself. But you are just for money.
Just use my name to settle the lawsuit, which will harm everyone in the Jia family.
Tell your conscience, what would you do if you were me?"