Chapter 244 Win-win Cooperation

Shen Zhiyan said: "That's good. I was just about to send a letter home to the capital. I hope the prefect's memorial will not disappoint anyone."

Prefect Qin cupped his hands in fear and said, "Don't worry, Master Shen. I will state the whole story in my memorial and give Madam Ye an explanation."

As he spoke, he took out a folded book from his sleeve. Duanwu quickly took it and handed it to Shen Zhiyan.

Shen Zhiyan took a quick look and saw that what was written was all true, so he returned the letter.

Prefect Qin heaved a sigh of relief, and then bowed to Ye Caiping and said, "Madam Ye, I was negligent in the matter of cassava. I didn't realize that Lu Baiwen had taken credit for the crime, and it almost harmed Madam Ye's family. I would like to apologize to Madam Ye."

Ye Caiping bowed and said calmly, "It's all Lu Baiwen's fault. It has nothing to do with you, sir."

Prefect Qin looked at Shen Zhiyan and said, "Then I will have someone deliver the memorial and I will take my leave first."

Shen Zhiyan nodded, and Prefect Qin withdrew.

Ye Xuan looked at Prefect Qin who was walking away and took a deep breath. He never thought that the gentleman was so powerful!

Shen Zhiyan looked at Ye Caiping and said, "After his memorial and my letter are sent out, the higher-ups will re-determine your reward."

Ye Caiping breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you."

Ye Xuan knelt down directly and kowtowed three times to Shen Zhiyan:

"Thank you, sir. Even if it costs me my life, I will study hard, become an official in the court, and repay you well. I will also support my family and my sister-in-law, and I will never let you worry about anything again."

Shen Zhiyan choked. It was good to have ambitions, but why did it sound so bad?

Shen Zhiyan was silent for a moment before saying, "Just try your best, but you don't have to work so hard."

"Yes." Ye Xuan was touched. The teacher really cared about him.

Ye Caiping said: "I have also prepared a generous gift for you, sir."

Shen Zhiyan became interested and asked with a smile: "Oh, what is it?"

"It's not ready yet. I'll give it to you in a few days."

"That's fine."

"Hey!" Shen Manman suddenly jumped in, "The young lady is here, everyone get out of the way!"

Ye Xuan was so scared that he jumped to the side and actually dodged it.

Shen Zhiyan’s face darkened, and he said unhappily, “Okay, go out and play.”

Shen Manman pulled Ye Caiping: "Are you guys done talking?"

"Um."

"Then let's go out and play!"

Shen Manman took Ye Caiping and walked out.

Ye Xuan was left standing there stupidly. When he looked up, he met Shen Zhiyan's serious and solemn face. Ye Xuan was embarrassed.

…

Shen Manman took Ye Caiping to the garden to swing.

Flowers are blooming all around and the spring breeze is blowing.

Seeing Ye Caiping sitting on the swing with a listless look on her face, Shen Manman asked, "Auntie is unhappy?"

"No."

Shen Manman curled her lips: “Obviously she’s not happy, isn’t the matter resolved?”

Ye Caiping said: "Nothing, I just feel like I've been played around by someone."

"Well, that's nothing. My grandmother always taught me not to think of myself as omniscient and omnipotent." Shen Manman said as she swayed, "We are all human beings. We don't have eyes in the sky and can't see what others are doing behind our backs."

"No matter how smart a person is, he can't prevent the traps set by those with ulterior motives. County Magistrate Lu is a very cunning man."

"Although I have never met him, people in the town and the county are praising him, calling him a good official. This shows that he is good at hiding things. Everyone has two sides."

"He may be a true judge who can judge cases and sometimes speak up for the people. Sometimes, he is greedy for fame and money. We can only see one side of him."

Ye Caiping was surprised and said, "You know so much."

Shen Manman snorted proudly: "What's that? You know what my father does. Come on, I brought a lot of gifts for you."

After saying that, he jumped off the swing.

…

When Ye Caiping and Ye Xuan returned home, they brought a cart full of gifts.

Old Mrs. Ye, Old Man Ye and other family members were all looking forward to it.

Seeing the two of them coming in, they quickly gathered over and said, "Finally you're back. How's County Magistrate Lu?"

Ye Caiping said, "He's in jail. The higher-ups already know about his evil deeds, and the prefect has reported it. Now we just have to wait and see how they deal with him."

The heavy stone in the hearts of the Ye family was finally put down.

Ye Jiner asked, "Why is Mr. Shen so powerful? What does his family do?"

Ye Caiping said, "He didn't say anything, so I didn't ask too much. Anyway, he's more powerful than the prefect."

"Then when you reopen your workshop, you won't be afraid of people keeping an eye on you, right?" said Old Mrs. Ye.

"Um."

Old Mrs. Ye breathed a sigh of relief, but was somewhat speechless: "Why did I go to thank them, but ended up bringing back a cart of stuff?"

Ye Caiping was also helpless: "This is a local specialty that Miss Shen brought back from Hengzhou. Don't worry, mother, I will give Master Shen a big gift when I go back."

When she asked Su Hen for help, she promised to give half of the shares of the Hu La Tang workshop and half of the shares of the glass workshop.

Now that Shen Zhiyan had saved her, it was natural that he had to give it to her.

Moreover, from what we have seen today, Shen Zhiyan’s family is prosperous and has a place in the capital, otherwise the matter would not have been resolved with just a letter.

He also asked Prefect Qin to be respectful to him.

He is also a very good person and is a trustworthy and close friend.

By cooperating with him in the glass workshop, he became the backbone of all her business.

She works hard to make money, he is her support, and she can also use his connections to expand her business. This is a win-win cooperation.