Zhao paused, then suddenly realized something, and a smile appeared on her face.
"So that's what you mean. Now that you put it that way, I understand. Indeed, even if I had to sell it, I wouldn't be willing to. This property is meant to be enjoyed by future generations. If I sell it now, what will my descendants do?"
She never expected her daughter to have such a knack for business.
but--
"When did I ever allow you to go out? You actually sneaked out behind my back." Zhao squinted and glanced at Yan Qingxue.
Yan Qingxue chuckled, "If I hadn't gone out, I wouldn't have been able to bring you back such a business deal. My friend said that if our family is willing to do this business, she will help introduce us to the Jincheng government. If our business is successful, my trip will be a great contribution."
Zhao's expression softened and became more pleasant.
"Recently, the shop that our city lord's mansion opened on Jincheng Commercial Street has lost a lot of money."
Despite sending so much silver to the Jincheng government, the shop still hasn't become successful. Your father, however, listened to that brat and is planning to switch the butcher shop to a liquor business.
At this time, they were short of money to buy alcohol. Judging from the He family's words, the alcohol was not cheap, and if they were to buy it, the cost would be quite high.
The butcher shop's stock couldn't be sold quickly, leaving them with substantial costs that couldn't be converted into cash in the short term.
This is a lifesaver for us. I'll go talk to your father right away.
Yan Qingxue's eyes darted around, and she was secretly plotting something.
"Mom, if this business goes through and we make so much money, hehe, could you give me some extra spending money?"
Zhao Shijuan glanced at Yan Qingxue and said, "We'll talk about this after it's settled."
"Oh, Mother, don't worry, I'll definitely take care of it for you. I'll go find a friend tomorrow and ask her to introduce me to the government."
Red City, a place to settle down.
Upon hearing that Anle had something to discuss with her and had been brought back by Anding, Madam Yang hurried to Anle's room.
"Le Wa Zi, why did you call me back in such a hurry? Is there something you need?"
Anle straightened his face and nodded.
"Auntie, something's happened, something really important!"
"What's going on? Has the government in the capital gotten another big deal?"
"Ah no, it has nothing to do with that. It's not about my cousin Zhiyi. I'm talking about my cousin Zhishu."
"My cousin Zhishu went to Jincheng Commercial Street with us a while ago, and he met a girl there..." Anle recounted the story in detail.
As Yang Shi listened to the story of Qiao Zhishu and Yan Qingxue, her eyes lit up even more. Especially when she heard An Le say that the other woman was a young lady from the City Lord's Mansion, and even more so, a legitimate young lady, Yang Shi couldn't help but clutch her wildly beating heart. It took her a long time to calm down. Was her family incredibly lucky? They had actually been chosen by a young lady from the City Lord's Mansion?
Good heavens!
This was simply unbelievable to her. She felt that if her son could marry a girl from a slightly better family, he would already be incredibly lucky.
Who would have thought I'd actually be able to marry into the City Lord's mansion?!
But then she remembered how her son had treated that girl, and she immediately became furious.
"That damned brat, when faced with such a windfall, he doesn't know how to seize the opportunity at all. I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget!"
"He doesn't even know his own worth! Who gave him the right to dislike that girl?" Madam Yang rolled up her sleeves and was about to rush out, her face flushing red and then turning pale, both agitated and angry.
Anle reacted quickly and grabbed Yang.
"No, Aunt, don't rush over there now. If you rush over now, Cousin Zhishu will know that I gave you the information. Then Cousin Zhishu will not like me anymore."
"That little brat dares? I'll slap him to death!"
"My cousin Zhishu already dislikes that girl. You need to find a way to change his opinion and prejudice against her. There's a reason why he dislikes her so much. Didn't I just tell you?"
Madam Yang paused for a moment, her expression hardening, and she frowned, already showing favoritism towards the woman as her daughter-in-law.
"This is a pampered young lady, so what if she has a temper? It's normal, everyone has a temper. Hitting a servant is one thing, but ultimately it's because the servant didn't know her place and talked back to her master. Does a servant have the right to interrupt when her master is speaking? She deserved to be hit."
If you ask me, she should be beaten. Doesn't that little brat know her place? What is she doing meddling in her affairs?
At this point, Madam Yang's expression darkened again, clearly disappointed in her son.
"I've embarrassed them both times. I don't know what the girl is thinking. I need to buy some gifts and go to their house to make that brat apologize to her."
"No, Aunt, we can't go to their house for now. If you make it public, their parents will find out too."
Look, we're from a farming family, while they're from a prestigious family in the city lord's mansion. Their parents certainly wouldn't want their daughter to marry into our farming family.
So let's not reveal this relationship for now. Let's keep Miss Yan calm for the time being. We can try to change Cousin Zhishu's opinion of her later, which will reduce the resistance. At least it'll be a mutual agreement. We can deal with the City Lord's Mansion later.
Upon hearing Anle's words, Madam Yang hesitated. What Anle said was absolutely right. She had been so excited that she had forgotten the most important thing: Anle was a girl from a prestigious family, so how could she possibly marry into a peasant family? It was simply impossible.
This is different from when Zhiyi was engaged to the Duan family, so she could visit them with a clear conscience.
But even if the daughter of the city lord's family is to marry down, it can't be to this extent. There's no reason for their daughter to fall from the sky to the ground.
The difference between a prestigious family and a peasant family is like heaven and earth.
“Aunt, the main problem is that our family name doesn’t sound good. If you go there so suddenly, the city lord’s mansion will definitely not accept it. It will ruin everything. If the city lord’s mansion doesn’t allow Miss Yan to come out in the future, then Cousin Zhishu’s good match will be completely ruined.”
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