Lin Siqing's tone was slightly sarcastic, and she chuckled and said, "Mother-in-law, you have always been the housekeeper of this mansion. How come you can't come up with 10,000 taels of gold if you are so frugal?
Yuanshan and my second brother's salaries are not small, and the rewards the emperor has given Yuanshan over the years are worth more than just 10,000 taels of gold."
Mrs. Li said pitifully, "Siqing, you don't know how much this family spends. You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run the household."
Lin Siqing was surprised and said: "Mother-in-law, you haven't been deceived, have you? Yuanshan and I only have two dishes and one soup for every meal.
In addition, the servants receive one tael of silver per month.
Yuanshan and I have five taels of pocket money each month, plus some other miscellaneous expenses. I think Yuanshan's monthly salary of five hundred taels is more than enough to cover the expenses of the mansion."
Lin Siqing got angry when she thought about this. If she and Yuanshan didn't still have the shop to make money, Shang Yuanshan would have to wear that tattered cloth when going out with just their five taels of pocket money.
When Li heard this, he took a step back guiltily.
Indeed, if we follow the standards given to Lin Siqing, the family’s expenses are sufficient.
But she did not take Shang Wanning's salary, and had to give Shang Wanning and Shang Jinyi one thousand taels of silver every month. Now the family was already unable to make ends meet.
She did have some money in her hand, but if she took out the 10,000 taels of gold, she would have nothing left and would not be able to give money to Wan Ning and Jin Zhi.
"This, this..." Li was also speechless for a while. She really didn't know how to refute.
When Shang Wanning heard that Lin Siqing didn't want to take the money and questioned his mother like this, he got angry.
"Sister-in-law, how can you talk to mother like that? Ever since you entered the mansion, you have been following your elder brother in Guanggu City. You don't care about the affairs of the mansion at all. Mother has worked so hard for the family.
Although you came back to take care of your mother later, she still felt sorry for you and didn't want you to worry about the affairs at home.
"It has been your mother who has been helping you manage the affairs of the mansion all these years, and now you are blaming her."
After hearing what Shang Wanning said, Li's eyes turned red and tears flowed down. She felt extremely wronged.
Lin Siqing wanted to laugh. I wonder how many sad things she had to think about before she could hold back her smile.
They even had the nerve to talk about her and Yuanshan returning from Guanggu City.
When Lin Siqing thought about the past, she really felt that there must have been something wrong with her brain. Why was she so obedient and suffered so much torture from the old lady?
"Mother, Yan Qing can take care of himself now, and I don't have to worry about him as much as before. If you are too tired, I can take over the management of the household affairs."
Li stopped crying and glared at Lin Siqing fiercely.
"Well, Shang Yuanshan, look at this. This is the wife you risked your life to marry. She really doesn't care about your kindness in saving her. She actually dared to treat me like this."
"Mother, Siqing is the one I love with all my heart, and I won't allow anyone to hurt her."
"You, you, you, good job Shang Yuanshan, you are awesome now. I really raised an ungrateful person, as expected..."
Shang Wanning stepped forward anxiously to stop her. "Mother, please stop talking."
Li realized that he almost let the cat out of the bag when he was angry.
"Wanning, let's go."
Lin Siqing looked at the two people's backs and smiled. It turned out that the old lady was still reluctant to give up the power of housekeeper.
She would take this mess even if she wanted to, and she would do it at all costs. She would make them pay back what they owed her family.
Shang Yuanshan finally saw through Li's mean face today. He really didn't know how her mother would treat his wife and children when he was away. How could he bear to let Siqing suffer in the mansion?
"Siqing..."
Lin Siqing interrupted Shang Yuanshan. "Yuanshan, I'm telling you all this not to make you feel bad, but to make you see their true colors and protect our children."
"Siqing, I know. I have decided to follow my previous idea. No matter what Qing'an thinks this time, I will bring him with me and take him to the military camp to study."
"Um."
After Shang Yuanshan finished speaking, he went straight to Shang Qingan's yard. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Shang Qingan sitting on the ground in a daze.
Shang Yuanshan strode forward and sat directly next to Shang Qingan. "Qingan, can you talk to your father?"
Shang Qing'an looked up at Shang Yuanshan and didn't say anything, but he was no longer as disgusted by their approach as before.
"Qing'an, your mother and I have a simple wish, we hope our children can live happily.
But father is really incompetent. He has paid too much attention to your brother over the years and ignored your feelings."
Shang Qing'an turned his head and looked at Shang Yuanshan, his eyes full of tears at this moment.
He thought a lot last night, and when he thought about what he heard from his sister yesterday, he discovered a lot of clues.
"Father, it's my fault, it's my fault~
My eldest brother couldn't take care of himself in the first few years of his illness. I was too selfish for not helping you and mother, and for feeling bad seeing you and mother caring so much about my eldest brother."
Shang Yuanshan couldn't help but shed tears. He stretched out his big hands and hugged Shang Qingan. "My silly son."
The two of them hugged each other and cried loudly. After a touching moment, Shang Yuanshan remembered more important things.
"Qing'an, go to the military camp with your father and learn from him."
Shang Qingan stood up in an instant. "No, I want to travel the world and save the weak, I don't want to go to the military camp."
This broke the warm scene between the two. "Shang Yuanshan, how can you venture into the martial arts world with your current mediocre skills?"
"I...I can do it."
A little head popped in from the door. "Father, second brother, please stop fighting."
Shang Yuanshan: "Qian, when did you come here?"
"When you two were hugging each other and crying, I didn't mean to do that. I just wanted to see how my second brother was doing. Who knew the situation you two were in the room?"
"Come in, little brat."
"Father, what are you doing?" Shang Qian'an covered his little butt. Although he was quite well-behaved, he would also get into trouble. Once he did, his father would spank him on the butt and it would hurt.
"Come in."
Shang Qian'an walked in with a wronged look on his face, covering his butt with his chubby hands.
Shang Yuanshan frowned. "Why are you covering your butt?"
Shang Qian pouted and said aggrievedly, "I'm afraid you'll spank me."
"You got into trouble?"
"No."
"Then what are you afraid of?"
Shang Qian scratched his butt. "Oh, I didn't get into trouble, hehe~~"
Shang Qingan looked at the two of them from behind with his arms crossed over his chest, and muttered, "You've never spanked me before."
Shang Qian'an and Shang Yuanshan both thought they had heard wrongly, and both looked at Shang Qing'an.
"Second brother still has this hobby?"
"I'm telling the truth. He has never spanked me since I was a child."
The corner of Shang Yuanshan's mouth twitched. "Hahaha, my good son, since you have this hobby, your old father will satisfy you."
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