A waiter from Windmill Alley in Nancheng entered the courtyard. A woman was frowning at the list in her hand.
One moment he sighed, and the next moment he glared in anger and didn't know where to look.
The woman next to her is the girl who has been with her since she was a child. She is already married and takes care of her affairs inside and outside the house.
"Madam, how are you?" the woman asked anxiously.
"No matter how you put it all together, it doesn't look good... If we don't make a fuss, we really want to open the shop in the southern suburbs." She pressed her eyebrows in worry.
The mother-in-law was also worried, "Madam, that southern suburbs shop, although the land is remote, has always been easy to rent. Every year, the family can eat a lot of food. If you just go out like this, how will you live in the future, uncle?"
We are going to have a baby, and the second master wants to study and get married!"
"Then what should I do? I'm just a girl! People's betrothal gifts are neat. If her dowry is paid too much, how will she be able to hold her head up when she enters the family?"
"Otherwise, when the master comes back later, you can discuss it with him?"
"Discuss with him?! Haha, my second son and one daughter were brought here from my second marriage, and they were forced to give his surname Liu! When did he treat them as his own children? When did he ever treat them well? Son
No matter his homework, he doesn’t care about his future. My daughter has never worn a single silver hairpin even when she has grown up! This ungrateful thing!"
The old lady was speechless, that was really the case.
The master of the family seems to be very respectable. He doesn’t gamble or drink, and he doesn’t indulge in women. He rides in a carriage neatly dressed every day and goes out with his servants. He is kind to everyone. Anyone who sees him will think that he is a very particular person.
But to my wife and children at home, I just have one word: cold.
He doesn't hit or scold, he doesn't talk, he doesn't laugh, he doesn't lose his temper, but he just ignores me.
The living expenses I get back every month are barely enough for my wife and I to go hungry, and there is nothing extra.
My wife sometimes gets extremely angry, but has nowhere to vent her anger.
"Master, if you don't do well outside, you won't be able to make money."
"Oh, my father-in-law is just the accountant of the Huang family. He has been doing his job for a lifetime, and he can still buy the two brothers a yard and several acres of land. How many years has he been working? How much did he get back? Look at his clothes.
When it comes to dressing up, even all the clothes and jewelry that our mothers have together can’t buy him the kind of outfit he has! Who knows what’s going on! Maybe it’s because he’s raising someone outside!”
"But we have checked several times, but we haven't found anyone."
The woman threw the thing in her hand on the table and said, "I just can't figure it out! If he thinks I'm old and not good-looking, I won't stop him from having children! But life has to go on, right? Children have to be taken care of, right? Nice words are enough.
, I don’t see anyone every day, and I don’t have a chance to say anything! But if you don’t say it, he just acts stupid there! It makes me so angry. What do you think of Ruyi’s family? How good is it? Get some money back, and you will be in a good mood.
How hard can it be to get her into the sedan? It really pisses me off."
This woman's husband's surname is Liu, and everyone calls her Mrs. Liu.
The mother-in-law watched her wife lose her temper, but sighed in her heart. Even though the wife was scolding fiercely at this time, if the master really wanted to be here, she behaved herself and would not say even a retort.
The two people sighed.
Outside the house, a girl was eavesdropping. After listening, she went back into the house disappointed.
The simple furnishings in the room and her simple clothes made her shed tears.
When she was at her uncle's house, she saw her cousins celebrating their birthdays and her uncle gave them gold hairpin fabrics.
She was at her uncle's house and saw her cousins looking forward to her uncle's return and bringing them Dao Xiangchun's new snacks.
And she...she clearly remembers a few words her father said to her when she was growing up.
She is obviously good-looking and has dexterous hands, but father, why don't you look at her?
Not only her, her eldest brother is over 20 years old. What has he learned? What is he doing now? What will he do in the future? When will his grandson be born? His father never asked him a question!
She can do work now, making purses and belts for her father.
My father took it lightly and never put it on again...
The shoes he wears are all made by Qian Yixiang. My cousin said that the most ordinary pair of shoes costs one tael of silver.
She always thought that it was because she didn't do well and her father thought it was embarrassing to wear it out.
She knew that her mother was calculating her dowry, so she stopped adding to it and had to go out to her mother's dowry shop.
If you take it away yourself, what will your brothers do? What should your sister-in-law do if she wants to give birth to a nephew?
But if you don't take it and marry yourself, how will you live?
I couldn't help but burst into tears.
————At this moment, Mrs. Liu’s husband, Liu Ruyi’s father Liu Dongqiang, had a face that was completely different from what the mother and daughter described.
His face is like spring breeze, and his eyebrows are smiling.
His eyes are focused and gentle, and his voice is slow and soft.
Wearing a light gray silk cotton robe, a jade pendant around her waist, and elegant silk cotton shoes, she also has a light and elegant fragrance all over her body.
Although he is a businessman, he has an elegant demeanor and does not have the slightest odor of copper.
He was saying gently, "When Hu San and the others come back, they will be ready to start construction. The materials are basically ready. It will take at least six to eight months. If the weather catches up, it may take longer. Don't worry."
"Well, I don't have to worry about you doing these things. I'm not in a hurry about this." Opposite me was a beautiful woman in gray silk clothes, sitting upright on one side of the table, flipping through the account books casually.
There were only two of them in this extremely elegant reception room.
"Then, what do you need me to do?" The man appeared to be relaxed, but in fact, his body was constantly rising and falling, and he was about to collapse.
The lady didn't know. She put the account book aside and leaned back. "Well, I came here today because of something... You know, my third niece... Lin Zhixiu, is back." She said.
The voice was cold, and he raised his eyes, not knowing where he saw them.
This beautiful woman is none other than Lin Zhixiu's third aunt, Mrs. Huang.
This is her property. This person is in charge of her property, his name is Liu Dongqiang.
Before his death, his father was the accountant of Huang Family Industry.
When Huang was young, she went abroad with her father for two years, and the Liu family and her son stayed with her father. So she and Liu Dongqiang have known each other since childhood.
Later, when she grew up and got married, Liu Dongqiang took charge of her property.
Over the years, with all her efforts, her assets have increased many times.
No matter what this person does, he is very in line with her wishes, so she relies on him very much.
After getting along for a long time, I can talk to him about things that I don’t want to say to my personal nanny.
Moreover, his ideas are always very appropriate. As long as you leave things to him, they will be done beautifully.
There was a rare cruelty on Huang's face: "This girl... is very annoying! Sooner or later, I will deal with her. You, find me some people. Don't worry, just look for her!"
Liu Dongqiang was stunned. He might be one of the few people who knew that Huang was crazy about Lin Xu.
It seems that the hatred of so many years has not been eliminated.
The love is so deep and the hate is so deep! He couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.
"Okay. However, the key to what kind of person you are looking for depends on what you want to do?"
"What...hehe." She smiled coldly and raised her eyebrows with infinite charm.
The man's heart is beating fast.
This rhythm, for so many years, was only for her.
"In short... I won't let her get better."
"It's not difficult to kill her." He took a sip of tea and said firmly.
"Oh, don't worry, sometimes, death is not terrible! She has just come back now and hasn't had a chance to come out yet. You first look for someone and think of an idea. If I need to use it in the future, I can come in handy at any time. Anyway, how could it end badly?
, let’s do whatever we want!”
She also picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.
We...she said "we"! Liu Dongqiang felt very sweet.
"Yes. Don't worry. Oh, there's one more thing..."
"What's wrong?" Her beautiful eyes were looking at him.
He didn't shy away and looked directly at her.
"Oh, it's Mr. Zang's business. He has used up his expenses. Yesterday, he came to ask for it again. I said, I asked you what you wanted first."
"Well, a few days ago, he listened to what I said, so give him more. This is up to you. Just keep the accounts and give them to me. These are small things... But, you can look back
What are you busy with arranging for people to see him? It's such a waste!" She frowned irritably.
Isn't this just an ordinary couple discussing family matters?
He felt as comfortable as if he was drunk, enjoying the atmosphere so much.
The chest and throat resonated, "Okay. When the second master reaches this age, he has no reason and no studies. It is not a long-term solution. You see, when the time is right, find a job for him?"
"Hmph! Just wait and see. I'll ask my brother later."
Don’t you ask your husband? Haha.
Lin Hui...the most useless man in the world!
In the man's heart, he was very contemptuous, but also a little proud: How can he compare with himself?
Huang thought about it, "Oh, how did you arrange your eldest son? Do you want him to follow you?"
The man's heart tightened, and he quickly shook his head and said, "He has an impetuous temper and cannot do this. We just got married. Let's make arrangements after we have children and have settled down in two years."
"Yeah." Huang stopped talking.
"Oh, it turns out that Master Zheng, the master of famous wares, retired and made a few pieces of jewelry by himself. I want two pieces. Do you think... do you like them?"
After that, he took two boxes from the table next to him.
The woman opened it and took it out carefully. The man looked at her hair, skin, hands carefully...and swallowed, it looked good! He just said these two pieces of jewelry matched her.
There was a doting smile on his lips, and he really hoped to stay in this moment forever.
Mrs. Huang didn't pay attention to him. She looked at the jewelry and said, "It's really not bad. However, there are quite a few that I haven't worn before. Let's get one set back first." These days, her daughter looks at Lin Zhixiu with envy.
Very. Take it back and make her happy.
He smiled and said, "This jewelry is extremely hard to find. The price is not high. The master is old and has to make one piece less. You might as well keep them all. If you really don't want them, it will be easy to sell them again."
"
It was actually not cheap, but he paid for half of it himself.
Although she doesn't use it.
But...this is his intention.
Whenever I think of her wearing the jewelry he bought, the satisfaction in my heart is beyond words.
"Okay. Then I'll go back first."
The man suddenly felt very disappointed and wanted to keep her for a while, but he was sweating nervously and could not speak with his mouth slightly open. As smart as he was, he couldn't find a reason at the moment... he could only watch her put on the gauze curtain and leave.
He heard the footsteps disappear.
Sighed.
Picking up the cup she was drinking tea from, there was a small lipstick mark on the edge.
He aimed at that position and moved his mouth.
I couldn't help but hum a little...
Mr. Huang got in the car, and a young man from a shop across the street saw him.
He also followed him out, walked a few streets, and entered an inn.
"Master An..."
Mr. An was Lin Zhixiu's former butler. He looked like a wealthy man, and the two of them talked quietly for a while.
This Liu Dongqiang, I made myself feel disgusted...