Xu Bingrong believed most of this as soon as he heard this. Xu Yurou had been fond of doing this kind of thing since she was a child.
When he was in his parents' house, he liked to hide small account books. When he was a child, his parents found out and taught him a lesson. Xu Bingrong also once enjoyed finding his sister's small account books.
Later, the Xu family became more and more hidden, and it was difficult for even Xu Bingrong to find her.
Unexpectedly, she would still maintain this habit after marriage.
Old Mrs. Shen stood up and said, "In that case, let's go with my uncle and take a look.
"Let's take advantage of this time to clarify the matter once and for all, so as not to cause confusion in the future."
Xu Bingrong had already vaguely thought of quitting, but being coerced by several women, he had no choice but to follow.
Ever since Mrs. Xu passed away and Shen Zhonglei moved to a cross-hospital to "recuperate" due to "excessive sadness", no one has lived in the main courtyard and it has been vacant for more than half a month.
Although servants came to clean it from time to time, there was no one in the room and it seemed particularly deserted.
Aunt Guo led everyone into the east compartment with ease, bent down and fiddled with the bedside for a long time, and finally took out a square, thin oil paper package.
After unfolding the oil paper package, there was a thin booklet inside.
Xu Bingrong knew without even looking that it belonged to the Xu family.
After all, he had turned out this kind of pamphlet at home many times when he was a child, and he would never admit it wrong.
Aunt Guo opened the book and said: "This account book has been used by my wife since she got married. Every money given to her mother's family is recorded in it. If my uncle doesn't believe it, please check it for yourself!"
As Grandma Guo flipped through the pages, the names and amounts of each payment in the book were displayed in front of everyone.
There is no need to ask the accountant to come over for nucleic acid testing. Everyone can figure out a few large amounts at a glance.
Aunt Guo also turned over the pages and said: "This is the account for the first year after we got married...this is the second year...this is..."
Even for a person like Xu Bingrong, whose face is thicker than the city wall, he can't help but feel his face getting hot at this moment.
Mrs. Shen stretched out her hand to take the account book, flipped it all the way to the end, then closed it and put it in her arms and said: "Uncle, you have seen it with your own eyes.
"Logically speaking, our two families are related by marriage, so we shouldn't be so divided.
"What's more, the deceased is a big one and everyone is gone. I don't want to care about how much money she has given to her parents' family and how many favors she has done over the years.
"But since you put the question to me, I think it's better to make things clear."
As she spoke, Mrs. Shen looked at Xu Bingrong and asked, "Is it clear now?"
Xu Bingrong thought to himself, this is too clear.
After all the scum has been stripped away, what else can anyone say?
He could only smile bitterly and bow his hands: "I was the one who was abrupt today. I shouldn't have made random demands without fully understanding the situation. I hope the old lady will take into account that I am young and ignorant, and my capacity is limited."
After hearing this, Mrs. Shen couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth no matter how happy or angry she was.
Young and ignorant?
How old is he, but he can still say such words with a stern look on his face? It is really hard to find someone with a lantern.
"We, the Shen family, are not going to care about this matter. After all, as you said before, it is already very difficult for your parents to give away a white-haired person to a black-haired person.
"It's really ugly for everyone to get married and end up splitting up over some money, don't you think?"
"That's right!" Xu Bingrong's attitude at this time was extremely humble. His waist was no longer straight and he finally slumped down. He half-bowed and said, "The old lady is absolutely right. It's all because of me.
, you must not be the same as me."
He just browsed a few pages and found many names that even he didn't know.
He only had to make a casual mental estimate of the amount he knew, and it was already countless times the amount of Xu's dowry, not to mention that there were others that even he didn't know about.
If this is pursued, not only will my family not get back the dowry, but they will also have to spit out what they have eaten over the years, which would be very bad.
Therefore, Xu Bingrong was very aware of current affairs and immediately apologized and then quickly said goodbye and left.
Old Mrs. Shen narrowed her eyes and watched him leave, then gave instructions: "Find a few people to take turns and keep an eye on him for me. We can't relax for a moment until the funeral is over, lest he cause any trouble again."
"Yes, old lady, I will go and make arrangements right now." Grandma Jiang said and turned around to leave the inner room.
At this time, only Mrs. Shen and Aunt Guo were left in the east compartment.
Mrs. Shen didn't say anything and sat directly on the chair by the window.
Grandma Guo obediently began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets, and soon found out all the house deeds and usury notes that Xu had hidden in various places, and handed them all to Mrs. Shen.
"That's it? Gone?" Old Mrs. Shen took it and looked through it casually, seemingly not satisfied.
Aunt Guo quickly said: "In recent months, I have been out of the house and have not been with my wife. I have searched everywhere I know. Indeed, there are only so many."
After hearing this, Mrs. Shen's expression gradually softened, and she said to Aunt Guo: "I'm angry with Xu Bingrong, not you."
Aunt Guo quickly apologized and said with a smile: "My uncle is the only child of the Xu family. He has been spoiled by his family since he was a child. He is famous for being a free-spirited person.
"The old lady just thinks that he just farted. There's no need to be angry with yourself because of him."
"You performed very well today." Mrs. Shen nodded approvingly. Seeing the surprise in Grandma Guo's eyes, she changed the topic and said, "But I still can't let you go home for the time being."
Grandma Guo's heart was lifted up and then dropped again. She almost wanted to ask her why out loud.
But under the eaves, she had to lower her head, and she could only look at Old Mrs. Shen silently.
Old Mrs. Shen said: "Okay, you don't have to feel aggrieved, I always keep my word.
"It's just that I have to wrong you for a few more days. When the family is finished with the funeral and Xu Bingrong leaves Yongzhou Mansion, I will let you go back to reunite with the family."
Grandma Guo felt a little relieved after hearing this. She knew that Mrs. Shen was afraid that Xu Bingrong would use her to cause trouble, so she said with a smile: "These days, the food and accommodation are better than those at home, how can I say she is wronged.
"Besides, the old lady is thinking about the old slave. She is afraid that my uncle will make trouble at home, so she keeps the old slave for a few more days to enjoy the happiness."
Old Mrs. Shen smiled when she heard this and said to Grandma Jiang who had just returned from outside: "I just said that Grandma Guo is a good person. If you still don't believe me, what should you say now?"
"The old lady is very good at judging people, and even the old slave can't keep up with her." Grandma Jiang said with a smile, "I will ask someone to send more things to Grandma Guo's house later, and I will treat it as a reward from the old lady!"
The master and servant had a perfect tacit understanding, and they understood each other's meaning without even looking at each other.
Grandma Guo felt a faint sensation on her back, but she didn't know where this feeling came from.