Su Jinyuan's love for Xu Xiuyi was seen by everyone, some were envious and blessed, and some felt sad in their hearts.
Ah Fu is one of them, and the second one is the old lady from the Su family.
It took only a moment for the news of Baoning Hall to reach the old lady’s ears. Because of this, the old lady of the Su family didn’t even take a nap in the afternoon and was sulky for a long time.
When Lu Yu'er went to see her, she was still angry and didn't give Lu Yu'er a smile.
Lu Yu'er was pampered by the daughter-in-law at Hubu's house. She was already very unhappy when she was treated coldly at Su's house. Now she kindly came to see this mother-in-law, but she gave her a cold face, her arrogance
Because of his bad temper, he didn't say anything at the time, but as soon as he returned home, he raised his hand and smashed a vase on the table to pieces.
The movement startled Su Jinyu who was in the back room. When he came out and saw the debris on the ground, he shouted distressedly: "What's the matter with you? I finally got this treasure. What kind of arrogance are you? You're going to kill me."
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It turns out that although Su Jinyu is a dandy who has nothing to do and is not proficient in medicine or business, he is a good hand in antique dealers. He often helps people appraise antiques and makes a few friends. Occasionally, he will not hesitate to see someone he really likes.
Buy everything back.
He bought this auspicious overglaze vase with two famous calligraphy and paintings that he had collected before. It was a treasure. Today I packed my things and wanted to take it out for a look. Unexpectedly, the moment I entered the house,
It fell into pieces.
His heart ached, and his tone was naturally very bad.
Lu Yu'er didn't see a smiling face at the old lady of the Su family. When she came back, she was yelled at by Su Jinyu. She was so angry that she didn't care about anything and then pulled Su Jinyu's pigtails by covering her head and face. Su Jinyu screamed in pain.
"It hurts, it hurts."
"I asked you to talk about me, do you still dare?"
"Let go, it hurts, it hurts."
"Tell me, do you dare?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare, I absolutely don't dare. Let go, let go."
Seeing him begging for mercy, Lu Yu'er calmed down her anger and let him go, but she was still not too relieved. She looked at the pile of ceramic shards and said to Su Jinyu: "Bring out all those vases of yours."
Su Jinyu felt like he was facing a formidable enemy: "You, what are you going to do?"
"I've ruined everything for you. I told you to call you baby. From now on, you can only have me as your baby."
Poor Su Jinyu, although he is not usually considered arrogant and domineering, the fourth master of the Su family has a well-known reputation. Even if his reputation is not good, outsiders still want to flatter him and give him some face, not to mention the family members.
But ever since he married this fierce woman, he has been like a flour dumpling, letting her shape it in different directions. Unfortunately, he can't control her at all. If there is any sign of losing his temper, she will cry, make trouble, or hang herself.
He said that he would go back to his parents' home to complain. Su Jinyu really didn't know what sins he had done in his previous life and that he would suffer such retribution in this life.
The treasure he wrote was his life. How could he survive if he was beaten to death? At that moment, he knelt down and burst into tears: "Madam, good lady, please spare me this time.
Of course I only have you as my treasure, why should you bother with those things?"
He knelt down, but Lu Yu'er became more and more angry: "Well, Su Jinyu, there is gold under the man's knees. Kneel down to the sky and kneel down to your parents. It's not a last resort. Who would kneel down for others? Su Jinyu, I finally understand.
You don't hesitate to kneel down to me to plead for mercy, how important those things are to you."
Su Jinyu said hurriedly: "Madam, you see that my husband is young and ignorant, so don't argue with me. Just say one word to me. Whatever you want from now on, I will follow you."
Lu Yu'er has a stubborn temper. She can't keep those ceramic antiques today, and she will destroy them no matter what, if she can, Su Jinyu will cry, make trouble, and hang himself.
"I don't care about you, so you just have to obey me, right? Okay, get up, I don't care about you, but if you want to, I'll smash all those things."
She was so aggressive that Su Jinyu was furious. If it hadn't been for her mother's status, she would have been slapped so hard that she couldn't find her.
He tried his best to endure it and said all kinds of nice things: "If this were not the case, my wife, I would give it away to my third brother. It was all bought with money. We cannot waste money like this."
After finishing speaking, Lu Yuer sneered: "My ten-carriage dowry is more than enough to buy your entire Su family. Okay, then you sell it to me. How much did you pay for it? I'll ask you ten times the original price."
purchase."
After all, Lu Yu'er had to smash things today, and Su Jinyu was ready to finally break up with her. This bitch really disgusted him. He had murderous intentions. He swore that if Lu Yu'er really dared to touch him,
With that pile of treasures, he immediately strangled her to death and turned around to create the illusion of hanging himself. Even if Hubu wanted to pursue the case, it was Lu Yu'er who died by herself. At most, she was an enemy of his Su family. What else could he do?
It's not the first time I've done it.
His murderous intention was getting stronger, but Lu Yu'er didn't know it and was still aggressive: "Smash it or not?"
"Lady!"
His last plea, he swore, was the last sentence. He had made her persecute without any integrity. He could not bear her anymore. The fists at his sides were clenched, and his whole body was full of hostility.
"Smash it for me."
Lu Yu'er screamed loudly, and Su Jinyu suddenly stood up and was about to rush towards Lu Yu'er. The door was suddenly pushed open, and the old lady of the Su family stood at the door with a pale face.
"What's the fuss about?"
"mother!"
The two of them shouted in unison, Lu Yu'er's face was a little hot and she was somewhat afraid of this mother-in-law, while Su Jinyu's face was pale and white, silent, and the hatred was clearly visible in his eyes.
Old Mrs. Su came because Lu Yu'er had brought soup to see her before. She was so angry about the incident with the third child's family that she didn't give Lu Yu'er a smile. She felt something was wrong, so she asked the maid Meng Qi to come over and have a look.
Unexpectedly, Meng Qi replied that Su Jinyu knelt down in front of Lu Yu'er, and Lu Yu'er lost her temper and insisted that Su Jinyu smash all the antiques.
The old lady of the Su family was really furious. If the third son was doting on the third son's family, then it would be easy to say that at most he was marrying a daughter-in-law and forgetting about his mother.
But the fourth child from the fourth family was so shameless that she made the fourth child kneel down. What a powerful woman she was. The old lady of the Su family was so angry that she came in a hurry regardless of the hot weather. She heard the fourth child when she reached the door.
He was getting more and more aggressive, so he pushed the door open and came in.
She probably didn't know that her push had left a way for Lu Yuer and the Su family to survive.
"Yu'er, you are going too far. He is your husband."
Lu Yu'er knew she was in the wrong. Since ancient times, women have been obeying their husbands when they got married. Her husband is heaven and earth. She was also stubborn just now. She didn't insist on Su Jinyu smashing things. It was just that Su Jinyu's mother didn't give her a good look. Su Jinyu wanted a bottle again.
Yelled at her, she was so angry that she wanted to do something impressive.
She didn't expect to be seen by the old lady of the Su family. Now she was quite embarrassed and a little panicked. If the old lady of the Su family reported this matter to her brother, her brother would not protect her no matter how much he loved her. In this matter,
She went too far.
"Mom, I'm sorry."
Lu Yu'er was able to stretch and retract, and now she bowed her eyebrows and apologized to the old lady of the Su family.
Now the old lady of the Su family wanted nothing more than to go up and slap the aggressive woman twice, but she couldn't bear it.
"Both of you, kneel down."
If she just asked Lu Yu'er to kneel down, she was afraid that Lu Yu'er would take out his anger on her fourth child again as soon as she left, so she decided to try and see that it was fair.
They both knelt down and lowered their heads.
The old lady of the Su family glanced at the two of them coldly: "How old are you now, and you still can't rest like this? I'm not afraid of people making fun of me. It's just some antiques. What's there to argue about? You, Jinyu, tell me about your past years.
How much money have you spent on antiques? You are now a married man, so you don’t have to count carefully. Our Su family has always been frugal. Mom has told you before that it’s enough and don’t indulge in these things blindly. If you have the time,
, why not help your father take care of business."
Lu Yu'er, the daughter-in-law, felt comfortable hearing what the old lady of the Su family said. She originally thought that the old lady of the Su family was going to scold him to death, but she didn't expect that she was quite reasonable. She couldn't help but feel a little convinced by the old lady of the Su family.
"Mother, I know I was wrong."
Su Jinyu knew his mother best. Su Jiang had never told him to be frugal or stop buying antiques before. She even encouraged him to stock up on goods and open a special antique shop for him in the future.
These words of frugality were obviously meant for Lu Yu'er. After his mother said this, Lu Yu'er would no longer ask him to smash things. The pile of treasures was saved, and he felt relieved and made a
The look of admitting his mistake.
After the old lady of the Su family finished speaking, she looked at Lu Yu'er again: "Yu'er, you are my wife and sister. You are several years older than him. How can you be on the same level as him? When you can walk, talk and run, he can't even
Not even shit."
Lu Yu'er burst out laughing, but she didn't realize that the old lady of the Su family disliked her age.
Just listen to the old lady of the Su family continue: "You said you are doing it with him or with his pair of dead things, what are you putting yourself in?"
The old lady of the Su family was sarcastic in her words, not only saying that Lu Yu'er was old, but also saying that Lu Yu'er was stingy.
Lu Yu'er just felt that the old lady of the Su family was simply scolding and persuading her, and she listened quite seriously.
"After what happened today, if you two continue to cause trouble, I will kick you out. My old lady is not in good health. Do you want me to return to the West as soon as possible after all your troubles?"
The two hurriedly said: "Mother, how dare we."
"Live life, good things come and go, bad things happen, so we can't make everyone live more comfortably. Now that your third brother is back, your third sister-in-law is pregnant, and Baoning Hall is extremely busy, why do you still have such leisure here?
Why don't you make trouble? Tomorrow you go to Baoning Hall to do business with your third brother. You, accompany your third sister-in-law, listen to music and embroider to relax. Don't ask her to run to the counter again, lest she get pregnant. This
If it doesn't matter to you, third brother, why should she worry about it?"
What Lu Yuer heard in these words was that the old lady cared about her daughter-in-law and nurtured her son to become a talented person.
What Su Jinyu heard was that the old lady was quite dissatisfied with Xu Xiuyi. The old lady obviously wanted to take the power of the family back from Xu Xiuyi's hands and return it to the Su family.
"But it depends on mother's arrangements."
Su Jinyu was worried about not being able to get close to Xu Xiuyi, so the arrangement made by the old lady of the Su family was a good one.
He never gave up on Xu Xiuyi. After marrying the old ugly woman Lu Yu'er, he became more and more jealous of Su Jinyuan. In his life's ambition, if there was one more antique in the past, it was Xu Xiuyi.
I just coveted it before, but now I am determined to get it.
He knew that with his third brother's romantic temperament, there was no guarantee that he would no longer need Xu Xiuyi. When the time came, he would ask Su Jinyuan shamelessly, and Su Jinyuan might take the initiative to give Xu Xiuyi to him.
It's not like he had never done it before. Su Jinyuan had said before that if he liked it, then Xu Xiuyi would return to him. Although they both had a few drinks at that time, Su Jinyuan asked him and borrowed a lot of money, but it didn't happen.
I didn't say this drunkenly.
He could guarantee that even if he had a child, Xu Xiuyi would not be able to trap his third brother's naturally romantic heart.
He was thinking far ahead. He didn't know when Lu Yu'er had gone out, and he and the old lady of the Su family were the only two people left in the room.
"Lao Si, Lao Si."
It wasn't until the old lady of the Su family called him twice in succession that he recovered and responded hurriedly: "Hey, mother."
"Get up, sit down, you're not tired of kneeling."
The old lady of the Su family felt both distressed and angry.
Su Jinyu stood up but was still standing. The old lady of the Su family sighed and pulled him to sit down: "Does your knee hurt?"
As he spoke, he gently rubbed Su Jinyu's knees.
Su Jinyu shook his head, and indeed he pretended to be aggrieved and said coquettishly: "Mom, I want to divorce that shrew."
"Nonsense, be humble. You think Mom likes her. Now I just want to cut that eighth aunt into pieces. If she hadn't been smart enough to disappear with her children and grandchildren early on, there would be an extra corpse on the moat tomorrow."
"Mom, she has the courage to cheat you like this. My son always feels a little strange. The reason why this eighth aunt is so famous that even several officials want to sell her some face is because she has achieved many good marriages. Although she
He is eloquent but not too outrageous."
"How could I not know that my mother guessed that that ugly guy Lu Yu'er had a crush on you, so he teamed up with my eighth aunt to defraud our family."
Su Jinyu also thought so and looked very ugly.
"That ugly girl makes me want to vomit every day I look at her."
"Please bear with me. This morning I heard that she went to see your elder brother to check her pulse. She said she had some nausea or a weak pulse. I asked Meng Qi to go there. Meng Qi came back and said that your elder brother looked very embarrassed and only said one sentence
If it's not a happy pulse, just ask her to come back. I guess she won't be able to do it with her condition."
Speaking of this, Su Jinyu turned pale and felt even more aggrieved: "Mom, she forced me. I really don't want to have sex with her, but she is a lady from the household department. Sometimes I really want to strangle her to death and pretend that she hangs herself."
never mind."
Hearing this, the old lady of the Su family was suddenly startled and said hurriedly: "Son, I can't help it. No matter how much you hate her, you are determined not to kill her. Now that the prime minister is old and his position is in vain, the emperor looks up to the household department and the fifth prince.
When the prince also strongly recommends Hu Bu for the position of Prime Minister, Hu Bu is the best candidate. Once he is promoted to Prime Minister, it will be a dead end for our Su family to become an enemy of him."
"But mother, I'm really in pain."
"Be patient, I asked your third brother to prescribe some pills for her. It won't hurt her body, but she will be weak all day long, so that she can no longer harm you. As for you, my mother deliberately asked you to go to Baoning Hall to help you.
Brother, firstly, your third brother is now listening to your third sister-in-law. You must give him some advice and don’t let him be led by a woman. Secondly, you are also avoiding this shrew. Just waste your time on the bus.
Outside, when you are doing business, she has nothing to say."
The old lady of the Su family thought so carefully that Su Jinyu was finally relieved and said hurriedly: "Mother is wise."
"One more thing."
"Mom, just say it."
"Your third sister-in-law has opened another embroidery shop. Although she opened it with her personal assets, she belongs to our Su family after all, and every penny belongs to my Su family. I am considering asking you to take over.
Follow the third brother, read the account books, and learn how to run the business. Mother will ask your third sister-in-law to entrust the Peony Embroidery Shop to you."
"Yes, mother."
Su Jinyu became more and more excited. She was able to seize Xu Xiuyi's embroidery village. She was not afraid that Xu Xiuyi would not come to him. He could return it when the time came. He had no interest in it, but she could not give him any benefits.
Thinking of Xu Xiuyi begging him, he felt very happy.
He was happy, but his sister Su Yalan, the second aunt of the Su family, was worried.
Based on Su Yalan's understanding of Su's mother, she would have known that once Su Jinyuan returned, Su's mother would regain power through Su Jinyuan. The Peony Embroidery Shop she opened with Xu Xiuyi had not even made a few transactions, and she was afraid that Su's mother would take it away.
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For this reason, she hurriedly went to Xu Xiuyi to discuss it, but learned that Xu Xiuyi had gone to Baoning Hall. She felt uneasy and called a car to go to Baoning Hall.
In the Baoning Hall, there was a cleanup. Xu Xiuyi's clerks all performed their duties, and the old clerks who had deserted Baoning Hall and now come back have all become apprentices. At least Xu Xiuyi is not so unkind, and he still pays according to the monthly salary.
What they gave before.
Although the monthly salary is the same as before, Xu Xiuyi also said that these people do not have year-end bonuses and benefits, which is a level worse than Ah Fu and others, but it is the same as before, at least there is a living to make a living, and everyone is
The mistake was made first, and no one left in anger, so they all stayed.
At this time, some people in Baoning Hall were really overthinking things. Xu Xiuyi's plan to open a semicolon had to be pushed forward.
In the accounting room, she discussed the matter with Su Jinyuan, and Su Jinyuan frowned slightly.
"In Gyeonggi, there are many pharmacies. We, Boryeongdang, have been able to operate until now because of our century-old reputation. If we build a new pharmacy, we will have to start from scratch. It is better to expand Boryeongdang. What do you think?"
He, an ancient person, would not understand what a chain enterprise is. Beijing is just the first base, and the profit is compounded. The profit is compounded. In the future, it will take the form of a KFC-style global chain. Or if funds are not sufficient, the management system cannot be done electronically.
Instead of becoming a national chain, it can be set up as a franchise store. The goal is to make it bigger and stronger and make profits. It is a completely different concept from expanding the existing Baoningtang.
At least convincing Su Jinyuan was not a matter of time. She didn't want to be quick and quick, so she told Su Jinyuan about Baoningtang's trump card, the newly launched summer drink series.
When Su Jinyuan first came to Baoning Hall, a clerk told him that he was also skilled in medicine. He had read all the prescriptions, and they were all top-notch formulas. He also tasted the decoctions and had no discomfort at all. Xu Xiuyi was also
He was given five prescriptions, among which Guiling Gao was the most popular.
At the same time, he was about to say to Xu Xiuyi: "Now that I'm back, it's time to launch our Guiling paste. I've ordered people to make a lot of it. As for ice, because the ice cubes are limited, the price is doubled. Add honey, sugar, and milk.
Yes, it’s another price, what do you think?”
He really has a good business sense. He can charge different prices for the same thing, and it's understandable.
There was no ice-making technology in ancient times. All ice cubes were transported from some natural ice caves. It was very rare. Only rich people could eat smoothies. It was rare for ordinary people to afford smoothies, especially poor people.
do not talk.
Nowadays, Guiling Gao is divided into three categories: poor people, common people and wealthy businessmen, and has a wider market. Xu Xiuyi immediately agreed.
"However, when I entered the palace, I brought Guiling jelly to the Queen Mother to taste. The Queen Mother was full of praises and asked me to bring it in every day. We haven't started to introduce Guiling jelly these days, but I have already asked people to let it go, saying
Our Guiling Gao is a secret recipe made by our ancestors. Because of the exquisite method, the output is not large and can only be enjoyed by the masters in the palace. Many people are already curious about Guiling Gao."
"You are very smart, Xiu Yi. The Queen Mother has become our living brand. Our Guiling Cream has already become famous before it is launched. I can predict what effect it will have after it is launched."
Celebrity effect was not popular in ancient times, but it has become overwhelming in modern times.
Any eye-catching product does not always require a big star to advertise.
The live advertisement that Xu Xiuyi invited this time can be regarded as a famous celebrity known to the whole world, and there were no copyright disputes in ancient times. Xu Xiuyi is not slandering the Queen Mother. When the advertisement was published, it was said that the Queen Mother ate it and praised it. No one would pursue it.
her responsibility.
"Well, it's not too late to do that, let's do it tomorrow."
"good."
The two of them decided on the "launch" time of Guiling Gao. Xu Xiuyi suddenly thought of Mr. An Cheng. In order to test An Chengshao, she once gave him the recipe of Guiling Gao. Why at this moment, she felt a little uneasy in her heart.
I guess Mr. An Cheng wouldn't be so shameless.
Ah Fu came in and informed her, and then he brought her back to consciousness, saying that Su Yalan was here.
Su Yalan rarely goes out since she left the palace. She has low self-esteem and always feels that everyone is laughing at her. Today she took the initiative to come to Baoning Hall, which shows that there must be something urgent.
Needless to say, it was probably about Peony Embroidery Village.
There are some things that Xu Xiuyi doesn't want to avoid hiding from Su Jinyuan. After all, Su Jinyuan is Su Yalan's younger brother, and if it really is a matter about Peony Embroidery Village, Su Jinyuan may be able to help.
Su Yalan came in and saw that Su Jinyuan was also there. She seemed a little embarrassed, and then finally said: "Xiu Yi, have you told Jin Yuan about our Xiu Village?"
Because she and Su Jinyuan were similar in age, they were very good friends when they were young. However, she entered the palace early, so the relationship between the siblings faded. However, she felt confident when she learned that Su Jinyuan did not save any face for Xu Xiuyi.
, that’s why I dared to say this in front of Su Jinyuan.
Su Jinyuan was curious: "What embroidery village?"
"It was the money provided by the second sister and a new embroidery shop built with my help. Although the sign has not been put up yet, it has already attracted several small businesses. In the future, it will be like Dacheng Jinniang Embroidery Shop.
of."
Su Jinyuan admired Su Yalan, but he didn't expect that she could apply what she had learned. He had always known that Su Yalan's needlework skills were excellent, and he had loved this art since he was a child. Now that he has opened an embroidery shop, he has fulfilled his wish.
"What happened to your embroidery shop?"
"Second sister is worried that Jinyuan is back. Mom thinks that I opened Xiuzhuang in the name of the Su family, so she wants to go back to Jinyuan, right?"
Seeing that Xu Xiuyi said it so plainly, Su Yalan simply didn't say any secret words: "You should know that it was all my hard work."
When Su Jinyuan heard this, he smiled and said: "Second sister, just don't worry, I won't take it if mother forces it on me. It belongs to second sister. How can I take second sister's things? If mother really does that, I will
To shirk."
"That's good."
Su Yalan began to breathe a sigh of relief, and it was not in vain that she was anxious and restless.
Seeing that Xu Xiuyi didn't look well, she couldn't help but expressed concern: "Are you feeling well? Why don't you take my carriage back? It's hot because it's covered with felt, but it's soft."
Su Jinyuan was also about to persuade Xu Xiuyi to go back to practice, so he said: "Xiu Yi, you can go back with the second sister. Everything in the store is mine. If I don't do well, you can send someone to tell me not to come here by yourself.
What should I do if I have fetal gas? If I go back on my way, I can tell my elder brother and ask him to come back."
Xu Xiuyi nodded. She had nothing to worry about in the store, so she said to Su Yalan, "Let's go back together, second sister."
Su Yalan's carriage was outside the door. Su Yalan went up first and stretched out her hand to pull Xu Xiuyi. Xu Xiuyi glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw that person.
He stood under the eaves of the security hall opposite and looked at her coldly.
She was startled, and then she saw Su Jinyi coming out like a pug, nodding and bowing to him, and she was startled again.
When she looked at him again, he turned around coldly. Her heart felt a twinge of pain, and she almost didn't know where to stand.
After getting on the carriage, her face became paler and paler. Su Yalan looked quite worried.
"Are you okay, Xiu Yi."
Xu Xiuyi shook her head: "It doesn't matter."
It doesn’t get in the way. Can those wounds in my heart really get out of the way?
His cold eyes, his arrogant back, and the once oath-taking vows of eternal love have all become a passing cloud of smoke.
She shouldn't have started this way from the beginning. If she knew she would end up with such injuries, she thought she would rather be a widow for the rest of her life. At least she wouldn't be hurt.
During her most difficult time, she waited day by day in despair. Finally, she no longer needed him.
The carriage started slowly, and the wind blew the curtains. From the window, he could be seen walking towards the security hall, and Su Jinyi was following behind him like a boy.
Someone on the street accidentally said something, but it was very harsh in Xu Xiuyi's ears.
"The security hall has changed its owner. They are really generous. The money they gave is enough for the second master of the Su family to open ten security halls. I think Baoning Hall has met its real opponent now."
He bought the security hall, why?
Yes, Qin Yan said that he had long been interested in the century-old foundation of Baoning Hall. What he wanted was never Baoning Hall, but Baoning Hall.
He didn't break out before, and he was still a little greedy for her, so he did it secretly without showing it clearly. Now, he doesn't need to hide it anymore, right?
Isn't he very happy that he no longer has to make detours because of her on the way to his destination?
Tiredly leaning on the backrest of the carriage, it was very hot but soft, and her eyes were a little sore. She turned her head sideways, and two tears seeped into the felt, and disappeared in an instant.
These were the last two tears she shed for him.
——Digression——
I've tortured you to no end and you're still, cough, cough, cough, please don't tell me to calm down, listen to me, actually - you still have to torture me.