Chapter 96 Taking advantage of the opportunity
After so many years of smooth sailing, he just felt that he had been extremely unlucky in the past two years and his family was in turmoil!
After a lot of wild thoughts, Ma Rencai calmed down and discussed with Ma Xingteng: "Xingteng, Dad knows that you and Yujie have a lot of complaints about me after your mother died. Dad also knows that I have not done well! I am not a good and competent father. What your stepmother did today is not only sorry for me and the Ma family, but also sorry for you, your sister, and your mother!
But as the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public. If this matter really gets out of hand, it won’t be good for you. You can ask for whatever conditions you want. Dad will agree to them. Just don’t make it known to everyone.”
"Dad! What you are doing is too chilling! Right is right, wrong is wrong! Everyone has to pay the price for their actions! No one is an exception!" Ma Xingteng stiffened his neck, unwilling to give in at all.
Ma Rencai wiped his tears and choked up, "Back then, the Ma family had nothing. I worked hard to save up our current fortune bit by bit. I love money and everyone says that I value money more than my life! Sang's behavior simply shows that they don't take our Ma family seriously! The hatred in my heart is no less than yours! But our Ma family is also a well-known family in Moshi Town. We can't let people laugh at us!"
Ma Xingteng lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Seeing this, Ma Yujie said slowly, "Dad said that no matter what we ask for, we can do it, right?"
"Yes! Yes, yes, yes! As long as we don't make things worse, it's all right!" Ma Rencai looked anxious.
Ma Yujie sneered and sat down. "Okay! Then hand over the housekeeping power and the key to the storehouse to my sister-in-law. From now on, all the affairs of the Ma family's inner house will be under my sister-in-law's control. How do you think?"
"No problem, no problem!" Ma Rencai nodded without thinking.
"Master!" Sang was panicked and about to cry, looking so pitiful.
Ma Rencai didn't even look at her.
Ma Yuqing was indignant, "Dad! This is too unfair! My second brother hasn't gotten married yet, what if my eldest sister-in-law embezzles money?"
Mrs. Bai smiled slowly, "Sister-in-law, I was brought up by the Bai family after all. We in the Bai family would never covet the wealth of our daughter's in-laws. Besides, I have a generous dowry, and those trivial things are not worth my attention."
After all, she is a favored concubine of the Bai family in the county. How dare Ma Yuqing compare her with someone as shallow-minded as Sang? Who is he insulting!
Bai's words, which were sly but subtle, made Sang and Ma Yuqing feel ashamed.
Ma Rencai only frowned slightly, and soon he was relieved, "The old lady is right, the background of the Bai Mansion is not comparable to that of people like us. I feel relieved to hand over the housekeeper power to her."
Bai stood up and bowed, "Don't worry, Dad. I will manage the household well and report the details of the public expenditure to you every month."
Ma Rencai nodded with satisfaction, "You are really thoughtful."
The issue of stewardship was thus settled.
Just as Ma Rencai was about to speak, Ma Yujie interrupted him, "One more thing! You can't just let this 1,500 taels go. You have to put it on my stepmother and my younger brother. When the family is divided, my eldest brother will get more than 1,500 taels. No, if you include the materials, supplements, and ornaments, it will be more than 1,500 taels. Sister-in-law will check it carefully later. We have to track down all the things that are missing one by one. We can't let others get it for free!"
Ma Rencaiqi smiled, took a deep breath, and said, "Okay! I agree."
"Also, arrange a few more thugs for my eldest brother. Last time, my eldest brother was inexplicably plotted against by villains. This kind of thing must not happen a second time!" Ma Yujie climbed up the pole with peace of mind.
Ma Rencai had lost his temper because of her, and he slumped in his chair, looking listless, "Okay, okay! Just tell me what else you want."
Ma Yujie took the opportunity to ask for some benefits for herself. Before leaving, she severely warned Zhou and Ma Yuqing, and then she led her men away in a hurry.
Ma Xingteng knew that Ma Rencai would deal with Sang next, so he took Bai away first.
Back in the courtyard, Bai's personal maid Shi Liu asked in confusion, "Madam, are you so relieved to leave? Why don't we stay and wait?"
Bai smiled, "What are you doing here? To witness my father-in-law's misfortune? I will have to check accounts with him every month in the future, and I can't leave any grudges in his heart."
Don't worry! My father-in-law will definitely not let my mother-in-law off easily. This time, the Sang family will be skinned alive! I originally thought that I would have to wait until my mother-in-law passed away or my father-in-law passed away to divide the family before I could be the head of the family. Now it is really a pleasant surprise.
I remember that Su Yu, the head maid in my sister's courtyard, was nearby. Last year, she came back specially after hearing that Su Chunsen and his son were spending the New Year. If they come again this year, I will write a letter and ask them to take it back."
Shi Liu nodded quickly, "Madam, do you want me to go and find out now?"
Bai shook her head. "You can go to the entrance to the town later to guard it, or send someone to keep an eye on it and have them come over to pass on the message. It's a time of trouble at home, and I can't leave anyone alone."
Pomegranate responded obediently.
Ma Yujie didn't know until she got home that Shen Yi had brought Su Changfu here. She felt dizzy and held her forehead. "What did they say?"
The doorman hesitated, "Someone in Ximen Village had his eyes injured by an explosion. We must sue the Sang family. Madam, I think the matter cannot be suppressed. It will be fine as long as the master is not implicated."
"Nonsense! I'm so anxious and running around all day long because of the master! What does the Sang family's life or death have to do with me!" Ma Yujie couldn't help but vent her anger before entering the house.
At this time, Shen Yi had already driven the donkey cart into the house.
Su Tai heard the noise and came out to help, "Why did you take so long? Did something happen again?"
Shen Yi smiled bitterly, "My wife is really amazing, you got it right, but it's not us, it's Ximen Village."
Then Shen Yi told Su Tai about the bad things Sang Yong had done. Su Tai was so shocked that she covered her mouth and said with a look of relief, "It's a good thing that Su Yan didn't marry Sang Rong, otherwise she would be dragged down to death by the Sang family now."
Shen Yi nodded in agreement, "Uncle Su said the same thing. When I took him to town, he was worried and relieved at the same time, and his mood was very complicated."
Su Tai paused and smiled, "It has nothing to do with us anyway. It's New Year's Day so we don't want to think about those bad things for the time being. I'll boil some hot water. You can take a bath first, and then rub it with soap to get rid of all the bad luck this year."
Chen Yi immediately went back to the house to get the new clothes that Su Tai had made for him, and happily went to the bathroom.
The bathroom has a newly built bathtub with bricks and cement, and imitation marble tiles are laid inside. The design underneath is similar to the kang in the north. The stove is burning in the kitchen, and the water in the bathtub will also heat up, but it will only reach 40 or 50 degrees at most, and it is impossible to heat up any higher.
Fortunately, Su Tai can enter the water space and take as much water as she wants. She can also buy a fully automatic large-capacity water heater from the medium tool vending machine, use the medium water pipe to inject water into the water heater, and then use the medium water pipe to transport the water to the bathtub after it boils, thus realizing the free supply of hot water.
With this bathtub, you don’t have to worry about catching a cold from the cold water when taking a bath in the winter, it’s like taking a bath in a hot spring.
(End of this chapter)
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