Su Ningjie returned to Lu Mansion and went to Lu Yuan's yard first.
"Big sister, how are you feeling today? Are you still sleepy?"
Seeing Su Ningjie return safely, Lu Yuan felt relieved. "Your brother-in-law took good care of me. As for feeling sleepy, I can still control it."
"Then, big sister, please control yourself. Wait until my father and big brother come back, and we'll go to Shili Langyao together. It's very beautiful there. Big brother will paint the scenery there and include us in the painting."
"Then I'll control my sleepiness and go with you to Shili Langyao!" Lu Yuan's interest instantly grew. "Could your eldest brother please draw a separate picture of the three of us sisters, your grandfather, and your brother-in-law together?"
"It should be no problem. My eldest brother loves painting."
Lu Yuan pushed the nuts on the table in front of him and said, "These are all prepared by your brother-in-law. I don't eat much."
Su Ningjie saw a large box of walnut kernels and said, "Can I give some to my third brother? He's studying hard."
"Brother Jie, your eldest brother-in-law and I send them a portion every day." Si Chuyu said quickly, fearing that he would misunderstand that he was neglecting the Su family. "You can take these and eat them with your brothers and sisters."
Lu Yuan said, "Stay here and eat some walnuts first. Big Sister has something to ask you..."
Lu Yuan asked about what they saw and heard in Shili Langyao, and focused on the situation of the second and fourth branches of the Lu family.
A quarter of an hour later, Su Ningjie excitedly went to Fanghuayuan with the remaining walnut kernels.
"Ayuan, you can rest assured. With Aunt and Uncle Three here, they won't cause any trouble."
Lu Yuan thought for a moment, "We told our grandfather about the division of the family after we came back from Shili Langyao. We divided the family before anything happened!"
Si Chuyu nodded: "I'll do as you say."
"By the way, did Wei Xiao and the others find any useful clues in Second and Fourth Uncle's study yesterday?"
Si Chuyu said, "No letters were found in the study rooms of my second and fourth uncles regarding the smuggling of iron ore and their collusion with the Cui family. However, we did find that the several shops that they had been entrusted with profit sharing and management had falsified their accounts."
"Then we should settle accounts with them properly when we divide the family business. Where is my third uncle?"
"Third Uncle didn't cook the books. His married daughters are still the same. They like to come to the shop to buy on credit. They are all recorded in the account books. I looked at the account books from previous years and they can collect 80% of the money by the end of the year."
"Those two costs are for their benefit, what about the other sisters?"
"The accounts that my second and fourth uncles gave them have all been paid off..."
Lu Yuan's face darkened. They were all her grandfather's granddaughters. In order to please her grandfather and make them feel comfortable and confident living in their husband's family, she gave them generous dowry gifts, especially to the sisters from the second room. She also gave them shops.
The amount of dowry that the Lu family gave to their daughter was far greater than that of a daughter of a wealthy family.
These dowries are enough to feed several generations!
She was so good to them, but she couldn't even feed them enough.
"Ayu, please go and inform the managers that the shop managed by Second Uncle and Fourth Uncle will be taken back. My cousins will not be allowed to buy anything on credit!"
"Ayuan, have you made up your mind?"
Lu Yuan nodded: "There is no free lunch in the world. I treat them well but they don't know how to cherish them."
Si Chuyu nodded, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
"Wait, there's also the shop I gave them. The owner is still my man. It's time to transfer them back."
Si Chuyu hesitated and said, "The shops we gave away are still quite profitable. Now that the shopkeepers have left, it will be difficult for my cousins to find suitable people to take care of them, so they are likely to suffer losses."
"That's exactly what I want. If the shop doesn't do well, I can buy it back at a low price." Lu Yuan's tone became more and more excited. "I can't keep being a sucker and supporting them with all my manpower! I'll give them three days to find someone to take care of it. No more time!"
"Okay, okay, don't be angry, be careful not to hurt the child." Si Chuyu quickly helped him to the bed, "You take a nap first, I will make arrangements."
Lu Yuan's emotions came and went quickly, and he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
Si Chuyu called Nanxiang to stay in the room before turning around to do his work.
Fanghuayuan
Su Ningjie, Su Ningwen and Xiao Xier vividly described how beautiful the scenery of Shili Langyao was, how big the hot spring villa was, and how delicious the vegetarian food in Linghua Temple was.
Su Ningjie's speech was very infectious, which aroused the curiosity of the brother and sister. They couldn't wait to go to Shili Langyao to see how beautiful it was.
Xiao Lingyu felt that Su Ningjie would be able to fool many people with his mouth in the future.
"You must be thirsty. Come and drink some water." Xiao Lingyu handed a glass of spiritual spring water to Su Ningjie.
"Thank you, mother."
Su Ningjie drank it in one gulp. "Mother, the tea served to guests at the Hot Spring Villa is also quite sweet. The servants' hands are white and delicate, and they don't look like they've done rough work."
Xiao Lingyu said: "It may be because of the hot spring water."
"Then let's stay there for a few more days and soak in the hot springs regularly to stay healthy. Mom will become whiter and whiter."
"Second brother, mother is very fair."
Su Ningjie smiled and said, "Yes, mother is as white as you."
Upon hearing this, Su Ningwen looked at Xiao Xier, and sure enough, he saw a happy smile on Xiao Xier's face.
My second brother is becoming more and more eloquent.
"Mother, I have to go to the bookstore tomorrow to get some paper and pens for drawing. Please go over yesterday's and today's lessons with me now. I want to catch up on them tonight."
The children are becoming less and less of a worry. "Okay, have dinner first and then come back to study."
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The hot spring villa has open-air hot spring pools and indoor hot spring pools.
The wing room that the Lu family stayed in was a high-standard suite, a suite that integrated a bath, hot spring, and bedroom.
After Lu Shiyuan had dinner to help digest the food, he went into his room with the help of his servants to take a hot spring bath before going to bed.
Less than half a cup of tea after sitting in the hot spring pool, Lu Shiyuan's whole body and mind relaxed, and his eyes unconsciously closed slightly.
"Third brother, fourth brother, our father will be staying here for a few days. He always soaks in the hot springs before going to bed. It's a rare opportunity for us to be with him and show our filial piety. From tonight on, the three of us brothers will take turns to help him soak in the hot springs. I'll go first tonight, and third brother will come tomorrow. Is that okay?"
Lu Zexu said, "That's a good idea. Go quickly. Our father has been in there for a while."
Lu Zeyi smiled and stood up. "Well, I'll go in first. You guys can continue to have a few drinks when I come back."
Before leaving, Lu Zeyi glanced at Lu Zeyu, and after exchanging glances for a moment, he turned and left.
"Aunt San, I'm a little sleepy. I'll go back to my room first."
Chen stood up and said, "Third Aunt will take you there."
Chen sent Lu Yao back to her room, gave her a few instructions, and left the room.
As soon as Chen left, Lu Yao took Nuan Yu and ran as fast as possible, avoiding the sight of the guards guarding in front of the wing room, and went around to the backyard of Lu Shiyuan's wing room.
The layout of each room was the same. The master and servant bent over and approached the single room next to the hot spring pool accurately.
Lu Shiyuan noticed the weight on his shoulders shift and opened his eyes. "Why are you serving me?"
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