Chapter 747749. Punishment

The former head of the Hou family took a shady path and seemingly did not marry into an official family. He married a poor scholar, but the other party had a good eye for him, and the poor scholar rose to prominence. In addition, with the secret support of their Hou family, his official position rose steadily.

This time the legitimate daughter is married to Gu Wenheng's cousin, so there may be another Lord Gu.

Gu Wenheng is a young and promising man, and it is said that he has been favored by the current emperor. Now all the officials in the entire Yi Province are trying to give way to him.

The move made Old Master Wu extremely jealous, but he had to save face and made bold statements in front of several aristocratic families in order to teach them a lesson.

I didn't expect that Wu Kun was such a useless guy. He was beaten by others as soon as he made a move.

This was also the association he had when he heard his subordinates report that Madam Liang brought her niece to Tianle Restaurant that day.

Wu Hao was unhappy to see that the old man was making all kinds of noise but doing little, and wanted to expose the loss of Tianle Restaurant so soon.

A few days ago, he only lost a few hundred taels of silver, and he stopped the loss in time, but he was still punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. If A Kun let it go so lightly this time, he would be the first to refuse.

"Dad, A-Kun lost so much money, you have to give an explanation, right?"

Wu Kun, "Brother, the restaurants I opened before are still profitable, and I am the one who pays the most income home every day."

"Humph, that's two different things. You make it sound like we've been working for nothing all these years. Ask the other brothers; they may have made some money.

Don't forget the rules of our family. There are rewards and punishments. This time, we have made such a big mistake. We must give everyone and the people below us an explanation!"

Wu Kun noticed that the other brothers all looked in agreement, so he took the initiative to speak up, "Dad, I was not thoughtful enough this time, and I am willing to bear the punishment."

Mr. Wu glanced at his son who was present and said, "Since you also know that you are wrong, go to the ancestral hall and kneel down later."

The son of the Wu family knew that the old man was being very careful here again. He said he was going to kneel in the ancestral hall without a time limit. He had only been kneeling for a short time when the old lady came in and took him out.

Seeing such blatant favoritism, even if they were angry, they couldn't bring it up at this time. They could only leave in anger.

"Dad, don't forget the agreement we made before." Wu Hao said this as he turned back before leaving.

"Get lost," Old Master Wu scolded, "It's not your turn to make decisions about family affairs."

Wu Hao, "..."

After everyone left, Wu Kun also wanted to go to the ancestral hall, but when he was about to reach the door, he was stopped, "If the daughter of the He family thinks it's suitable, it's not impossible."

Wu Kun shook his head and said, "Dad, we can't make the decision on this matter. Why don't you go and say hello to the direct branch?"

Mr. Wu is the legitimate son of a concubine's branch. Although the family has separated and lives separately now, many things still need to be discussed with the legitimate branch.

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How could a legitimate branch possibly think that a illegitimate branch was stronger than him...

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The battle between Tianfu Restaurant and Tianle Restaurant made everyone excited for a while.

Now that things have finally calmed down, the emergence of a new soap factory has given everyone something new to do.

When you meet me on the street, everyone asks me what scent of soap I used today and whether it is much cleaner than before.

This also made the various prefectures in Yongchang County once again recognize Jin Qianqian's abilities.

Opening a shop so quietly can actually stir up trouble. I really underestimated it before.

The shop buildings in Dongcheng have basically been completed, and many small shops have also opened for business to welcome customers.

But there has never been a soap workshop as successful as the one run by Jin Qianqian.

Fortunately, her pastry shop looked quite ordinary and there was nothing particularly outstanding about it, which gave everyone some comfort.

Wu Houren brought Hou Tianer with him as a guest this time. Jin Qianqian naturally couldn't avoid seeing her future cousin's wife, so she asked someone to serve her tea, tidied herself up, and hurried over to meet the guest.

"I have come here again today without being invited," Mrs. Wu Hou stood up and bowed with her niece as soon as she saw Jin Qianqian.

"What are you talking about? I'm sorry for not welcoming you, my distinguished guest." Jin Qianqian nodded to Hou Tianer who was standing beside her, "Don't stand, sit down and have a cup of tea to moisten your throat.

It's a bit cold today, would you like me to have someone light a brazier?"

"That's not necessary," Wu Houshi waved her hand and refused, "We are used to living here, so we don't feel it.

Tianer and I were just strolling on the street today and learned that your soap shop has some new products. Unfortunately, we were too late and didn't buy any, so we came here to check out the back door."

Hou Tianer quietly pulled at the corner of his aunt's clothes, thinking that speaking like this was too direct.

"It's okay. We are relatives of Madam Gu. If you have anything to say, just say it. If you hide it, it will only make us strangers." Wu Houshi turned her head and looked at Jin Qianqian. "Madam Gu, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Jin Qianqian had already experienced how friendly this person was, so she had to give him some face for Hou Tianer's sake.

"I've handed over all the affairs of this shop to my subordinates. I don't know if there's anything you need. I'll ask them to prepare it for you when the time comes."

"Originally I didn't want to trouble you, but my mother-in-law is going to have a birthday soon, and I think the soap gift boxes made by your soap shop are very suitable, so I thought of adding them to the gifts and sending them back to the mansion before the birthday party.

This will take a few days on the way, and I'm afraid of being delayed, so I shamelessly came to your door to ask for help.

Madam Gu, I only dare to speak this because you can tolerate my temper."

Wu Houshi knew it was inappropriate to disturb them without permission.

This time, I asked my niece to keep me company, also to increase the bargaining chips a little.

Now it seems that Madam Gu and the others still value their cousins. Isn't this convenient?

"These are all small matters, and Madam Wu, you are taking care of my business. If you need anything in the future, just let the manager know, and they will definitely help you as soon as possible if they can."

Jin Qianqian asked some more questions about Hou Tianer's daily life and invited the guest to have dinner. Seeing that it was getting late, the aunt and niece said goodbye and returned home.

"Madam, if we come to your house rashly every time, it will not be good for our cousin." Wu Houshi's personal maid whispered in the carriage.

"What do you know? This relative has to come and go frequently.

And it's not like I didn't give him money. He made a deal and we took the opportunity to get closer to each other. It's a win-win situation.

I know you are thinking about your cousin, but as her aunt, how could I harm her?"

"That's not what I meant," the maid lowered her head quickly, "I was just looking at my cousin, who was tense just now. She must be feeling uncomfortable."

"It's because she is too shy and has no one to teach her," Wu Houshi said with a gloomy face. "Go back with your cousin's carriage and tell the old lady to let your cousin stay in my house for a while."

(End of this chapter)