Chapter 158 Dealing with Pomegranates
Bai Shi felt her face flushed when she knew the whole story. She felt so ashamed in front of Ma Xingteng that she knelt down in panic. "My husband, this is all my fault. I failed to discipline her properly, so I will punish Shi Liu severely, and there will definitely not be a second time."
Ma Xingteng pursed his lips tightly, his eyes were deep, and he didn't know what to think. After a while, he looked at Bai Shi, with a complicated expression, "Madam, tell me honestly, can we get help from the Bai family in the future?"
Bai's face turned pale, her eyes widened, and her lips moved, "Why do you say that, my husband?"
Ma Xingteng smiled bitterly and said, "Before, I naively thought that marrying a girl from a rich family would surely lead to a smooth career. Even if I lost my biological mother and still have a stepmother who is eyeing me covetously, it doesn't matter. Anyway, I still have the powerful Yue Family.
But now it seems that I was too naive. Although my father-in-law dotes on you, his love is extremely limited. If one day your wife has a conflict with the direct descendants of the Bai family, your father-in-law will definitely abandon your wife.
From the time I accompanied you back home this time, I can feel that your stepmother and elder brother do not take us seriously. If I continue to try to please them, I am afraid that I will end up with nothing."
"Husband! What do you want?" Bai was so panicked that she was about to cry.
Ma Xingteng pulled her up and looked at Shi Liu sharply, "We cannot keep a servant who betrays her master, no matter what her reasons are! If Shen Yi hadn't spoken frankly to me today, I'm afraid we would still be kept in the dark.
Now Bai Feng can order your maid to secretly place his woman with you, and one day he can order your maid to take away all the wealth of our Ma family!
Madam, can you afford the gamble?"
Bai was stunned and dazed, as if all the strength had been drained from her body.
She turned a deaf ear to Shi Liu's desperate pleas for mercy.
After a long while, she seemed to have made up her mind. She slowly looked at Shi Liu. There was disappointment and pain in her eyes, but more of it was anger. "Shi Liu, you are a child of the Bai family. The whole family is in the Bai family. You didn't have a good life with me before. I just thought that bringing you to the Ma family would make things easier for you.
Originally, I was planning to find you a suitable housekeeper in the Ma family to marry. Even though she's not as good as the housekeeper in the Bai family, at least I can take care of you. Now it seems that I was too self-righteous.
Your heart is not with me at all, so you can leave now. I will have someone send you back to the Bai Mansion and hand you over to my aunt. From now on, you will stay by my aunt's side and fulfill my filial duties for me. You don't need to come back."
"Young Madam!" Shi Liu looked at Bai in astonishment, her eyes blurred by tears. "Young Madam, I will never dare to do that again, never again!"
Bai stood up angrily, "You don't dare? In the future, Bai Feng will threaten you with the lives of your family members. Do you dare? Pomegranate! There will be absolutely no hidden dangers around me!"
Shi Liu was stunned. She couldn't answer Bai's question and dared not say anything except crying.
That day, Shi Liu was forcibly sent back to the Bai Mansion by Bai's men.
When this matter reached Zhu's ears, Zhu was cautious and asked his subordinates to investigate secretly.
Bai Feng was so angry that he smashed a lot of things, but he didn't say anything, let alone mention Shi Liu and the Ma family.
After processing the pomegranates, Ma Xingteng immediately took some valuable gifts and went to the Su family in Dongmen Village in person.
Shen Yi and Su Tai were still waiting for a reply and did not go back.
Ma Xingteng apologized to Han and Su Chunlin as soon as he entered the house, "Uncle Su, Auntie, I'm so sorry. Cuilan's matter was instigated by Shi Liu, my wife's maidservant who came with the dowry. She was threatened by the eldest young master of the Bai family and just wanted to get rid of Cuilan. She didn't think too much about it. I have already told my wife.
My wife was so angry that she fell ill, and she is still sad and upset at home, but she also knows that such a traitorous servant cannot be kept, so she has sent him back to the Bai Mansion. I promise that this kind of thing will never happen again in the future. "
Han had never expected that Ma Xingteng would come in person to apologize. Seeing him so approachable and sincere, the unhappiness in her heart eased a lot. Knowing that the instigator of the whole incident had been dealt with, she smiled with satisfaction and was very warm to Ma Xingteng.
"We can trust Mr. Ma's character. I was also mad at that woman Cuilan. How could she have the nerve to come to our family after doing such a thing? Does she think our Su family is a group of rag pickers?" She got angry when Cuilan was mentioned.
Han hurriedly shook her head and said, "Mr. Ma, take a rest first and talk to my son-in-law. I'll get you something delicious."
Ma Xingteng didn't have much expectation for the delicious food that Han mentioned, and he paid more attention to Shen Yi.
"Brother Shen, one thing is one thing. I have already dealt with the pomegranate, but it cannot affect our business!"
He has earned nearly one hundred taels of silver from selling pot cakes during this period, and he absolutely cannot lose this business.
Some people may say that one hundred taels is not a lot, but that depends on where you are. If it is in a provincial capital or a prosperous big town, it is definitely not a lot, but their Moshi Town is just a remote town, and ordinary families can hardly save five taels of silver throughout the year.
The Ma family was considered a wealthy family in Moshi Town, and they had many servants at home. The daily expenses of the house would not exceed fifty taels a year.
He can do a lot of things with this hundred taels.
More importantly, the shop was the compensation given to him by Mr. Ma after he survived the robbery. It was said at the time that all the profits from those properties would belong to him and no one else could object.
Now the restaurant is the most profitable of his shops, so he has to please Shen Yi, the God of Wealth, no matter what.
Seeing Ma Xingteng fidgeting, with a bit of anxiety and panic in his eyes, Shen Yi just found it funny. He slowly lowered his eyelids and said slowly: "Just like my mother-in-law said, I trust Mr. Ma's character. One thing is one thing. Don't worry, our business will continue as usual."
Ma Xingteng felt relieved and his smile became more hearty.
Just then, Han came in with bread and cake, and his attention was immediately drawn to it. "What is this?"
Shen Yi said quietly, "This is a snack made by my wife. I'll give it to you to try. We don't sell it, so don't think about buying it."
Ma Xingteng looked regretful, picked up the bread and ate a few bites, then suddenly looked at Shen Yi seriously, "Are you sure you don't want to sell it? If this thing is launched, I'm afraid it will make a lot of money!"
Chen Yi shook his head, "No, our place is too small. These snacks are not only time-consuming but also require a lot of ingredients. If you really sell them, it will cost dozens of coins for just a few bites. Can ordinary people afford it?"
"Hiss!" Ma Xingteng gasped and widened his eyes exaggeratedly, "Is this thing made of gold? It's so expensive!"
Chen Yi shook his head, "It's not made of gold, but some ingredients can't be bought even with gold. My wife spent a year to collect enough ingredients, and she made this little bit, so forget it."
Ma Xingteng looked regretful. Since he couldn't sell it, he would just eat more. This was a rare opportunity and he couldn't miss it.
(End of this chapter)
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