Xu Lan's words struck a chord with Old Madam Sun. Her agreement to let Sun Zhiyuan also come to propose marriage was entirely due to being fooled by that brat.

Now they're in a bind, Sun Zhiyuan is hopeless, and their daughters-in-law are all unreliable, so only this old woman can step in.

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If he were to marry this girl from the Tang family now, he would have to be subservient, and the future would be uncertain. Moreover, she wouldn't even look down on a girl who runs a restaurant.

Now that there's a good opportunity to regain face without getting married, Old Madam Sun certainly wouldn't refuse.

She remained calm and said, "Then tell me, what methods do you have?"

Xu Lanzhi shared the plan she and Tang Qiqi had discussed: "There are rumors circulating outside that your Sun family is not as prosperous as before, and this is not unfounded. As far as I know, your Sun family's shops have not made much money this year, and the harvest from the estate is also just so-so. I suppose by the end of the year, Old Madam Sun will be in a bit of a predicament?"

Old Madam Sun was offended and said unhappily, "Just tell me your method directly, you don't need to beat around the bush like this."

Xu Lanzhi smiled brightly: "Actually, I don't have any good ideas. I just want to make a deal with Madam Sun. If I help you find out the reason for the shop's losses, we can call off the marriage proposal!"

Madam Sun was furious: "You woman, you're so glib! You tricked me before by saying you had a way to make up for it, and now you're trying to be a scoundrel!"

Xu Lanzhi said calmly, "If I help you find the reason for the shop's losses, with the old lady's methods, we can definitely turn the loss into a profit. Your Sun family will have tens of thousands more taels of silver in income. Real money is much more valuable than face, isn't it?"

Madam Sun became interested. She also felt that there was something wrong with the family's shop, but after checking the accounts several times, she found nothing. The shopkeepers all said that business was not good, and she couldn't do anything about it.

She asked with some skepticism, "Do you really know why my shop is in debt?"

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Xu Lanzhi glanced at Tang Qiqi and then placed a stack of account books in front of Old Madam Sun.

Xu Lanzhi said with a smile, "These are the actual account books of all the shops under your name. The old lady will know them at a glance!"

With a mixture of belief and doubt, Madam Sun picked up an account book and began to look at it. The more she looked, the more mysterious it seemed. She kept switching to other account books to look at, and in the end, her face turned ashen with anger.

She said angrily, "These bastards, since they teamed up to do something under my nose, I suspected there was something wrong with their business from the start. I never expected that the people I trained would be embezzling from their own staff!"

Xu Lanzhi said calmly, "Old lady, please don't get angry. Now that we've found the root of the problem, it'll be easy to fix!"

Madam Sun said to Xu Lanzhi, "I have investigated in many ways but have not been able to find the cause. You must have also gone to great lengths. I am grateful for your help."

As for the marriage proposal, I was fooled by my good-for-nothing son. Let's just drop it! Zhang Ma, go back to the manor and clean up the house!

Xu Lanzhi then said respectfully, "It is my honor to share the old lady's worries, but I have something else to say, though I don't know if I should!"

Madam Sun also politely said, "Madam Xu, please speak freely!"

Xu Lanzhi said, "Just as the old lady said, those shopkeepers were all your trusted confidants. The reason for their collective betrayal is probably not so simple. Madam, you should investigate this thoroughly. Perhaps they have some unspeakable difficulties!"

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"Thank you for the reminder, Madam Xu. Farewell!" After saying this, Old Madam Sun hurriedly left.

After watching Madam Sun leave, Jiedi came over and asked, "That old witch is finally gone. Did Qiqi's method work?"

Xu Lanzhi said quietly, "Qiqi has essentially saved the Sun family. I suppose Old Madam Sun won't bother Zhaodi anymore."

Yindi also said, "I never expected Sun Zhiyuan to be so muddle-headed, offending all the managers in his household. I'll have to tell Liu Rufeng to stay away from him from now on."

Zhao Di added, "Old Madam Sun is quite capable, but her son is truly hopeless. Hopefully, after this incident, Old Madam Sun will be able to properly discipline Sun Zhiyuan, otherwise, once Old Madam Sun steps down, the entire Sun family will be finished!"

Tang Qiqi said, "What does it matter to us whether the Sun family is finished or not? They are the ones who caused us trouble, and we even gave them such a big gift. We've already done more than enough. Now we should hurry up and take care of what we're doing."

Jie Di said, "Seventh Sister is right. My sheep are all ready to be sheared. If this factory isn't built soon, the wool will be hard to deal with!"

Xu Lanzhi laughed: "Why are you in such a panic? Master Qingfeng has already built the warehouse. Tomorrow we'll go back and gather people to shear the sheep, and after they're combed, we'll put them in the warehouse. We'll have more room to store them."

Jiedi said impatiently, "But I want to see my wool turn into yarn, into cloth and felt as soon as possible!"

Tang Qiqi said, "Third Sister, this really can't be rushed. I plan to start spinning before the cotton harvest, otherwise those employees will run out of work after a month or two, and that will be difficult for them!"

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Jiedi suddenly realized and said, "So that's why you've been so slow to train new employees. That makes sense. If they have nothing to do, we can't keep idle people around, and they won't be able to find other jobs either!"

Zhao Di smiled and said, "Alright, it's all my fault. Because of my matter, everyone has been keeping me company at the restaurant these past few days. Now that everything is fine, you can all go about your business!"

Mom, you've been away from Tangjiagou for almost a month now. There are so many things waiting for you at home!

Yindi, you haven't been taking good care of the shop these past few days. Go back and check on it.

"Jiedi, you're even talking about herding sheep in your sleep! You want to go back to the pasture, don't you! You should all go."

Sisi said, "Big sister, I have nowhere to go. I want to stay in the restaurant. You have all the necessary equipment here. I want to make pastries here."

Zhao Di laughed: "Alright, you can be my chef here!"

Sisi shook her head and said, "I'm not going to work for you long-term. Qiqi said that once the wool mill is built, she'll have Uncle Qingfeng build me an oven. I want to be the kind of baker Qiqi talked about, specializing in making desserts that others can't make!"

Xu Lanzhi laughed: "Qiqi is dangling another carrot in front of you. Okay, then you can stay with your eldest sister. Niandi, Pandi, and Zili will stay with your second sister. It's more convenient for them to go to school there. As for Qiqi..."

Before Xu Lanzhi could finish speaking, Tang Qiqi said, "Mother, you don't need to worry about me. If I'm hungry, I'll ask my eldest sister. If I'm short of money, I'll ask my second sister. If I miss you, I'll go back to Tangjiagou. Anyway, I won't get lost!"

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Xu Lanzhi frowned and said, "As for Qiqi, he won't listen to my arrangements. You sisters are on your own and don't let him eat you out of house and home!"

Hearing Xu Lanzhi's words, the daughters burst into laughter. Zhao Di said, "That's right, no one can control this little Qiqi!"

Now Juxianlou is filled with the laughter of the Tang sisters. Xu Lanzhi still remembers that just a few days ago, everyone was gloomy and worried about how to deal with the difficult behavior of Old Madam Sun.

The daughters sat together, racking their brains, and came up with many ideas, all of which were tactics that would kill a thousand enemies but also harm eight hundred of their own.

Later, Tang Qiqi had a flash of inspiration and said that perhaps she could solve a problem that Old Madam Sun urgently needed to solve but couldn't solve, and that might resolve the matter.

Looking back now, it was a brilliant idea. Although the Tang family is not entirely powerless to contend with the Sun family, it is better to resolve enmity than to create it. Besides, the two families do not have any deep-seated hatred. Harmony is the key to making money!

Xu Lanzhi really needed to go back; she couldn't rest easy about things at home. She called her daughters together and said, "Children, we've worked together to solve another big problem. I want to thank you all. You've never abandoned each other and always helped each other whenever we encountered difficulties."

It will be the same in the future. No matter who encounters difficulties, we will solve them together. As long as we are a loving family, there is no obstacle we cannot overcome. Remember that?

The daughters all said in unison, "We've got it!"

Xu Lanzhi added, "This incident has taught us that when faced with problems, we shouldn't always think about confronting them head-on, but rather use our brains. We don't provoke trouble, but we're not afraid of it either. If we really have to confront them head-on, we shouldn't falter. When sisters are united, their strength can break gold!"

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Zhao Di said, "Mother, we understand. I also want to thank you and my sisters. Because of your support, I was able to face this bravely this time!"