Chapter 192 Grandmother sends another generous gift, leaving Luo'er a dowry!

The cold light touched Prince Su's suddenly cold eyes, and a shiver ran through him.

How could he just blurt that out without thinking?!

Chasing the rain is dangerous!

However, at this moment, if Zhuiyu is not in danger, then he himself should be in danger!

Leng Dian chuckled softly, then continued honestly without hesitation, "The young lady told Zhui Yu not to forget that he still owes her..."

Duan Rongshi: "What does she want to do?"

Leng Dian screamed inwardly: How did he know?!

Duan Rongshi gave a soft 'humph': 'In that case, let Zhuiyu go see her.'

The cold electricity was stunned.

Your Highness, are you serious?

Are you really going to send Zhuiyu to see the girl?

Furthermore, Zhuiyu has only received fifty strokes of the cane and is still lying in bed, unable to even turn over. Is he really expected to go see the girl right now?

Li Qingluo was busy until dusk. Only when she saw that no one was causing trouble in the restaurant anymore and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner did she finally feel relieved.

Meishuang repeatedly told her, "Please rest assured, mistress. If you encounter any difficulties that I cannot resolve, I will immediately send someone to the mansion to inform and inquire. It is already late tonight, and the weather is freezing cold. You should go back early, young lady, and not stay here any longer."

Li Qingluo looked at her with satisfaction and nodded: "Then thank you all for your hard work."

As she left the restaurant and was about to get into her carriage, someone called out to her again.

"Young Master Li, please wait!"

Li Qingluo turned around and saw that it was Cui Jiuniang.

Cui Jiuniang's carriage was parked on the other side, and she was standing outside the carriage, wearing a bright red cloak, which made her stand out.

Li Qinglu was startled: Why is she still here?

"You...haven't you come home yet? It's so cold outside. If you were looking for me, why didn't you go inside and stay at the restaurant?"

Cui Jiuniang walked over and said, "I was afraid of disturbing your business, so I didn't wait for you here the whole time. I went to visit quite a few places before coming back. Luckily, I didn't miss you."

Li Qinglu stared at her, and Cui Jiuniang stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point: "Could you help me break off my engagement with your brother?"

Li Qingluo had only rested briefly at the General's Mansion when she was summoned to Jingci Hall again.

When Madam Pei saw her, she felt sorry for her and pulled her to sit down next to her.

"Are you hungry? Are you tired? You've been busy all day, I bet you haven't even had a hot meal yourself?"

"Quickly, bring the fish porridge that's been keeping warm in the small kitchen to the young lady!"

Granny Zhang came in with a smile, carrying a tray of food: "Madam, when I saw the young lady arrive, I quickly went to fetch it myself. Now that the young lady is back, you can rest assured, right?"

“Young lady, you faced the scene at the restaurant all by yourself today, which made the old lady very worried at home.”

Li Qingluo leaned on Madam Pei's shoulder, acting coquettishly: "Grandmother, you still love me the most, the person who loves Luo'er the most in this world."

Madam Pei was naturally very pleased.

Li Qingluo wasn't disappointed and ate a large bowl of fish porridge.

"Grandma, the food from your little kitchen is still the best!"

Madam Pei chuckled and said, "You're just good at flattering me."

Granny Zhang said, "Old Madam, even if you don't say it, you personally supervised the cooking of this fish porridge today. You even cooked it until the rice oil was cooked through. Even the old general didn't receive this kind of treatment."

Madam Pei rolled her eyes: "Why bring him up? He's such a spoilsport!"

Granny Zhang slapped her own mouth.

Madam Pei didn't hold it against her, but pulled Li Qingluo aside and said, "After I left today, I knew about what happened at your restaurant. You handled it very well, Luo'er."

"Grandma was right about you. You can achieve even greater things in the future. Grandma has high hopes for you. Do you understand?"

Before Li Qingluo could speak, Granny Zhang couldn't help but speak up again.

"Madam, you're just praising the young lady for resembling you in your youth. She has both the talent for business and the spirit of a female general. In this whole family, I think only the young lady resembles you."

Li Qingluo hugged Madam Pei's arm even tighter in affection.

"I am my grandmother's dearest child, so naturally I resemble her the most."

Madam Pei chuckled and hugged her tightly: "I think you're my little rascal! You're so naughty and mischievous, you never give me a moment's peace!"

"However, what Old Zhang said today is true. You really are the most like me when I was young. My grandmother used to like practicing martial arts and running a shop to make money..."

After the grandmother and granddaughter chatted for a while, seeing that Li Qingluo was tired, Madam Pei asked again, "But Luo'er, have you found out who tried to trip you up today?"

Li Qingluo: "I only found Fumanlou."

Madam Pei: "Fu Man Lou? This restaurant has been in Jinling City for almost ten years. It's quite an old establishment, and its business is only slightly worse than Ming Lou. Why would such a big restaurant target your newly opened restaurant, whose future is still uncertain?"

Li Qinglu shook her head: "Granddaughter hasn't found out about this matter yet. Does Grandmother know who owns Fumanlou?"

Madam Pei shook her head: "Grandmother really doesn't know about this. But we can send someone to investigate."

After saying that, Madam Pei seemed to remember something.

"Luo'er, Grandmother is giving you another gift today, as a congratulatory gift for the opening of your new restaurant. Do you want it?"

Li Qingluo's eyes lit up instantly: "Grandmother, Luo'er wants it!"

She knew exactly what she wanted, and she never asked Old Madam Pei for anything.

The fact that she refused made Old Madam Pei feel quite sad.

He felt that Luo'er didn't need him.

This girl likes to stubbornly persevere, but every time she can't hold on any longer, she always manages to pull herself out of a desperate situation, which is quite admirable to Madam Pei.

However, since it was something she wanted to give her today, her quick acceptance of it pleased Old Madam Pei.

Granny Zhang brought up a box.

"Inside are several contracts of servitude. This man has been with my grandmother for decades; you can call him Uncle De. He's someone you can completely trust!"

"His son, his grandson, and even the women in his family are all experts at tracking down cases and gathering intelligence."

“From now on, Grandma will entrust this whole family to you and let them serve you. If you treat them well, they will be as loyal to you as they are to Grandma.”

"In the future, it will be more convenient for them to handle things outside than for Granny Deng."

"Luo'er, go do what you want to do."

Li Qingluo hadn't expected this gift to be so substantial!

This was more tempting to her than money, silk, or power.

What she lacks most right now is skilled personnel.

Although we can get in touch with Prince Su, we can ask Nanping for help, and now we can even ask the Cui and Pei families for help.

What you can ask others for help with is never what you truly possess.

She refused to be a parasitic plant in the mountains; she wanted to be herself and possess what she had in her own hands, so that she would never be abandoned by the world again.

"Luo'er, thank you for your kindness, Grandmother."

She accepted it without hesitation.

She didn't covet what she didn't deserve, yet she accepted everything her grandmother was willing to give her with a clear conscience.

After Li Qingluo left with the box, Zhang Mama approached Madam Pei and said, "Madam, should we give Fumanlou a good beating?"

Madam Pei's face darkened: "Hmph, do you really think I, Pei Xiuzhen, am someone to be trifled with? How dare you touch my people, my beloved grandson's restaurant!"

"If Fu Man Lou were truly capable, how come it hasn't managed to surpass my Ming Lou all these years?"

"I haven't actually been a vegetarian all these years while I've been in the Taoist temple!"

Madam Pei slammed her hand on the table, and the expensive mahogany table instantly cracked.

Zhang Mama wiped the sweat from her forehead and thought to herself: The old lady is really angry.

Granny Zhang dared not let the old lady get sick from anger, so she quickly tried to persuade her, "Old Madam, please don't be angry. At worst, we'll just give him a good beating."

"Back then, Fu Man Lou was eager to provoke Ming Lou, so didn't you teach him a lesson that made him obediently submit to Ming Lou?"

"In my opinion, he's just itching for a beating. Let's give him another strong dose of medicine."

"However, Madam, you gave the entire De family to the young lady today... Do you mean to give her Tianfeng Trading Company and Minglou in the future...?"

Madam Pei glanced at Zhang Mama.

"You old codger, now you dare to guess what I'm thinking?"

"Hmph, if I don't give it to her, am I supposed to give it to some other person in this family? No one but my Luo'er deserves it!"

Granny Zhang smiled and said, "Yes, you love the young lady the most! Ever since she came back and gained your approval, you have been carefully nurturing her so that she can take over what you have in the future."

"But if the master finds out, he might not agree..."

Madam Pei: "Why shouldn't he? Does he dare to covet my things?"

"Back then, Tianfeng Trading Company was established by my own efforts after I married his father. Didn't the Li family look down on it at first?"

"Moreover, all the expenses when I established Tianfeng Trading Company were taken from my own dowry; I didn't use a single penny from the Li family!"

"Did they later run into financial difficulties and eat and drink less of my food and drink?"

"Why should they want my things now?"

Granny Zhang: "You're the master's only biological son, so it's only natural that he'd think everything you have will be his in the future..."

Madam Pei gave a cold laugh, ignoring the darkness outside the window: "He is not worthy. These are all my dowry for Luo'er! No one is allowed to touch them."

At this very moment, the Liu family.

Liu Jinzhi raised her finger and swore, "It really is that slut Cao'er! Father, brothers and sisters-in-law, I saw it with my own eyes, Cao'er is the owner of that newly opened restaurant today!"

"People died from eating at her restaurant, but it didn't affect her business at all. It was still thriving, packed with customers until curfew!"

"She's living such a good life."

“My husband said that a restaurant can earn at least tens or hundreds of taels of silver a day, and sometimes even thousands! Our family is already struggling so much, but now that she's opened this restaurant, even if she misses a little bit, we can still live a good life, right?”

Everyone in the room turned red-faced and became agitated upon hearing this.

"Is this true? Cao'er really opened a restaurant?"

"My God, tens, hundreds, even thousands of taels of silver a day! That...that's a lot of money!"