Chapter 181 What a good day today is
She seemed to hear some noise outside while she was half asleep, so she turned over and fell asleep again.
When she woke up again, it was already dawn. Cuizhu came forward to serve her and mentioned that Lu Xinlan had come to her courtyard the night before.
"Did you say anything important?"
"No, the eldest lady found out that you had already fallen asleep, so she just told me not to wake you up and went back."
Lu Xinran nodded, had breakfast and went to Pei's room to pay his respects.
Pei felt sorry for their young age, so she let them wake up and have breakfast before going to her room. If there was something or they wanted to sleep in, she would just let the servants go and deliver the message.
She rarely used etiquette to restrain them.
The better she treated them, the closer she became to them and she would run to her yard after breakfast.
Several others have already arrived.
She had exempted the concubines' daughters in the palace from the rules from the very beginning, so that they did not have to come to pay their respects every day.
However, the concubines of several illegitimate daughters all wanted to please the old lady so as to find a good marriage for them in the future, so they asked them to come and pay their respects almost every day.
If they wanted to come, Pei would not stop them.
Although she disdained her eldest son's taking a concubine, the younger sons were innocent, so she was kind to her illegitimate granddaughters.
When Lu Xinran entered the room, several illegitimate girls were just coming out of the house. When they saw her, they all called her "Second Sister".
Her mentality was somewhat similar to Pei's. She smiled and nodded slightly at the girls, and then Tracy opened the curtain and entered the house.
"You are the only one among you who likes to sleep in."
Seeing her come in, Pei smiled and joked.
Lu Xinran smiled and sat down beside her: "Grandma, you are so kind to us and allow us to sleep in. With a good grandma like you, I must prove with my own actions that you are really super good."
Her flattery went straight into Pei's heart.
Pei smiled so hard that her eyebrows were not visible. "Alright, you little girl only know how to say nice things to coax me."
After some joking, she signaled Aunt Xu to take out four lacquered wooden boxes from the cabinet nearby.
"You are old enough now, you have to learn how to run the shops. There are four shops here, each of you can take care of one. If you encounter something you don't understand, you can ask your mother or grandmother."
Lu Xinran delightedly took the lacquered wooden box, opened it happily, and carefully took out the pledge.
Although they are all shops, the four shops are different.
There are significant differences in livelihood, location, and size.
Before they came, Pei had already expressed her feelings to Kong. She wanted to give more support to Lu Xinran. When Kong heard her mention this, not only was she not unhappy at all, she also wanted to give some of her dowry to Lu Xinran.
If it weren't for her, Lu Kangping would still be a frustrated teacher in the Imperial College.
And she would also be filled with hatred towards her father-in-law because she felt sorry for her husband.
Even though she had not yet completely eliminated the resentment accumulated over the years, her husband's smile became more and more genuine, and her heart gradually became brighter.
All this is thanks to Lu Xinran, she should be given some reward.
However, her idea was rejected by Mrs. Pei. Her dowry was already rich, and she had bought a lot of land and shops over the years. It was more than enough to support several children, so she did not need Mrs. Kong to share her dowry.
The three people who knew in advance that something good would happen today simply stood up and thanked him, holding the lacquered wooden box.
Lu Xinran put the adopted child back into the box and walked forward to hug Pei's arm tightly.
"Grandma, you are the most kind person in the world!"
[With this shop, I won’t be starving to death no matter where I go! ]
[This is my first business here, it means a lot, I must work hard to make it a success.]
Hearing her extremely happy voice, Pei glanced at Zhao, who seemed a little uncomfortable, and sighed inwardly.
"You just know how to coax me with words."
"I'm telling the truth!"
Lu Xinran looked up and smiled, already thinking about where he would live a carefree life in the future and raise a few puppies.
The old man on the Pei subway is looking at his phone. What kind of dog is this little puppy?
After coming out of Pei's courtyard, Lu Xinlan took her to his own courtyard.
As soon as she entered the room, she stuffed a lacquered wooden box into Lu Xinran's arms.
"I wanted to give you these a long time ago, but I have to settle accounts at the end of the year. It's a tiring job every year, so I thought I would give them to you after the new year."
"But these days I suddenly thought that clearing the accounts shouldn't be a problem for you. You'll have to deal with it in the future, so it's better to do it sooner rather than later. It's not bad to hand it over to you now."
Lu Xinran looked down at the wooden box in his arms in a daze. What happened today?
Why do you give her all the shops?
"Come, let me tell you what's here."
Pulling her to sit at the table, Lu Xinlan took the wooden box out of her arms again.
"These are the shops and farms that Zhao gave to the original body. There are three farms and five shops in total. The locations are all very good. The total annual output of the farms is about 2,000 taels, and the total annual output of the shops is about 7,000 to 8,000 taels.
"If you have business sense, you can use all your annual earnings to buy farms or shops, or start other businesses with others, and your business will surely grow."
Lu Xinran swallowed his saliva helplessly.
Did she just... hear correctly?
The annual income from these farms and shops can be around ten thousand taels?
Wouldn't it be possible for her to become a wealthy woman who could support a whole yard of puppies in just one year?
She wanted to raise her hand to wipe her saliva, and after she had been daydreaming for a long time, she finally came back to her senses from her sweet dream.
"No, I can't take these, these are left for you by the original body.
"We agreed not to continue the original owner's grudges and start over from the beginning, so we must keep our word.
"Besides, your family background is not as good as mine now. If you have trouble finding a marriage in the future, it will be convenient to run away with more money."
Lu Xinlan: “…”
She knew that this girl could always come up with a weird angle in her analysis.
She pushed the wooden box back in front of her and said, "Take it. I still have the precious jewelry and jade that Zhao gave me. These are enough for me to sell and run away."
She said it seriously, and when Lu Xinran came to his senses and realized what he had said, he burst out laughing.
After she finished laughing on the table, she began to analyze the situation seriously.
"No, it's very difficult to sell those things, and many of them are owned by you alone, right? Then it would be easy for others to find out your intentions and whereabouts.
"This kind of thing is just for show, it has no practical use, and is not as real as the real golden eyes.
"Well, let's not give in to each other. I'm not good at business and I don't know how to read accounts. You still have to manage these farms and shops.
"You can just give me some money when the time comes. You can take a portion as hard work fee, and we can split the rest equally. What do you think?"
Lu Xinlan thought for a moment and took the box without any more hesitation.
"Okay, but it's easy for the original body to take care of these, so there's no need for labor fees."