Xu Gao said, "I think it's good that the old lady is like this. When we children do something wrong, she still goes to great lengths to find ways to remind us."

Ning said, "It's a pity that the old lady is getting old. I only heard about her heroic figure back then from others. Our huge Marquis's mansion would probably be gone if it weren't for the old lady."

Xu Gao said with some longing, "I really hope that when I get old, I can live like the old lady."

When Xu Gao delivered his headband to the old lady alone, the old lady knew that Xu Gao and Ning had talked things out. The old lady wasn't concerned about the small thing; she just didn't want Ning and Xu Gao to have any issues with her, or for the mother and daughter to have any disagreements over this matter.

The old lady looked at Xu Gao, smiled and nodded, and said, "Gao'er, come and sit down. Your grandmother has something to tell you."

Granny Shen had already called all the servants in the room out, including the two maids who had come with Xu Gao.

Xu Gao sat down next to the old lady and said affectionately, "Grandmother, is there anything you want to tell me?"

The old lady said, "Gao'er, after you get married, you'll have to plan your own life. I have a few words to tell you. Although the Qingping Marquis's mansion is a high-ranking family and looks very prosperous on the outside, we don't know what it's like inside. You are the wife of their heir, and you will need to support the family together with him in the future. But there are some things you still need to understand clearly."

Xu Gao waited curiously for the old lady to continue. The old lady said, "The dowry prepared for you by the mansion is your financial security in the future. It is your own property. Your grandmother knows that your mother has prepared several shops for you. You must learn to manage them well and make them a golden goose. When you are in charge of the household in the future, never use your dowry to make ends meet. You must remember this."

Xu Gao nodded repeatedly. Ning had been managing the household for many years, and it was also the old lady who had previously managed the Marquis's mansion. The old lady had entrusted the mansion's estates and shops to capable people to manage. Those estates and shops had always been the main source of the mansion's expenses. When the old lady handed over the family business to Ning, she also instructed Ning that her dowry was her own dowry, and the Marquis's public funds were the Marquis's public funds. If the Marquis's income was insufficient to cover its expenses, then it was the Marquis's problem, and she should find a way to solve the problem. She should never use her dowry to fill the hole in the Marquis's mansion.