Chapter 335: Donation to Yuyan Hall
The hall was bustling with activity. Father Su and Dr. Sun were sitting on one side drinking morning tea. Mother Su was really enjoying her life now. She was served wherever she went and didn't have to worry about anything. Everyone in the family had to respectfully call her "Old Madam."
Grandma Ye has made an appointment with her to go shopping later.
The children are all there, and the family is together. Su's mother is happy to see this scene. It would be even better if there were a few more little kids.
"It's time to eat."
Breakfast was placed on the table. Today was a day off for the whole court, so Su Jing had time to have breakfast with his family.
Sun Ling'er was still laughing and joking with Su Wan, but Su Yun insisted on joining in and was pulled away by Su Yi.
"Fourth brother, can you please stop eavesdropping when girls are talking?"
"What did I eavesdrop on? They weren't whispering to each other." Su Yun said righteously. His personality hasn't changed at all after all these years.
Su's mother was worried whether he would be able to find a wife in the future with his personality.
Both Su Wan and Sun Ling'er were amused.
"It's time for dinner, come here quickly." Su Mu waved to Su Wan and Sun Ling'er.
"I want to sit with Wanwan." As long as Su Wan is around, Sun Ling'er will stick to her and won't let go.
Su Mu shook his head helplessly. Ling'er was always like a child.
However, his eyes were filled with doting. Both girls were the most important people to him, one was his sister, and the other was the one he loved.
"Wanwan, let's go shopping with Madam and Grandma later. It's so boring at home. I haven't had a good time since I came to Kyoto." Sun Ling'er suggested.
"Okay~" Su Wan agreed readily.
"Eat first. After you go out, eat less of those messy snacks. They are not good for your stomach. Just eat the main meal." Doctor Sun said this as soon as he heard that these people were going out.
Grandma Ye was unhappy again and slapped him on the shoulder:
"What's it to you? We're the ones going out, not you. You're really nosy. I haven't even had a good time yet, and you've already messed it up."
Doctor Sun was beaten and looked resentful, but he dared not say anything. Sun Ling'er smiled unkindly.
Su Mudu has become indifferent. Never mind. He can’t do anything about it. Just let them be.
As soon as Su Yun sat at the table, he was busy picking up dishes for Su Wan. Soon, Su Wan's plate was full of xiaolongbao and steamed dumplings.
He also greeted Su Mu:
"Second brother, you pick up some food for Ling'er, I won't pick any for her, it's inconvenient."
Su Yi couldn't bear it any longer and pressed down Su Yun's chopsticks with the tip of his chopsticks:
"Fourth brother, can you wait until Wanwan finishes eating before you take your food?"
Su Wan, whose cheeks were puffed up like a pufferfish, nodded in approval.
Seeing this, Su Yun stopped and poured hot tea for Su Wan:
"Drink some water, don't choke."
Su Wan swallowed the dumplings with water, and Su Yi whispered in her ear again:
"Wanwan, I bought you a few boxes of rouge a few days ago. They are all the most fashionable styles in Beijing. My third brother came back yesterday, so I didn't have time to give them to you. I'll bring them to you later."
He had said before that once he made money, he would pay for Su Wan's rouge, and now he has kept his word.
"Fifth brother, we can't finish what we bought before, and you buy again." Su Wan was helpless.
"It's okay, you can use them in rotation." Su Yi just likes to buy things and doesn't care whether he can use them all or not.
Sun Ling'er is really envious. This is the advantage of having many brothers. He is the youngest in the family and is everyone's favorite.
"Okay, thank you, Fifth Brother." Su Wan could only obediently accept this overwhelming love.
Su Yun was not convinced and thought to himself that he would find time to buy two sets of clothes for Wanwan.
In the past two years, Su Wan has not bought any clothes, jewelry, rouge or powder by herself. Everything she wears on her body and feet, except for her underwear, was bought by her fourth brother.
The fifth brother was in charge of jewelry and rouge and powder.
Even the underwear was prepared by Su's mother, and she just lay down.
Finding an opportunity, Su Wan winked at his elder brother and asked him to tell him about the donation.
Su Jing received her look and announced the matter as he wished.
"Father and mother, Wanwan has decided to donate Yuyan Hall to the imperial court."
Except for Su Jing and Su Chen, everyone present looked at Su Wan in silence.
"Wanwan, are you serious?" Su Yun looked at her in disbelief.
The others couldn't believe it either.
After all, Su Wan has traveled all over the country to do business over the years, and everyone has witnessed the hard work he has put in. Now that he has said he will donate it, no one would be willing to do so.
As a last resort, Su Wan could only repeat her plan again. She was doing it for the betterment of the family, which was a very good starting point.
Su Wan is so generous and considerate that the Su family really doesn't know what to say.
The love and pity I felt for her in my heart surged.
I'm ashamed, so ashamed.
The brothers were all silent, eating their own food, because Su Wan's broad-mindedness was something that most people couldn't have, and very few people could have.
Doctor Sun nodded in approval:
"Good child, Wanwan, you are really... I have lived for more than sixty years, and I have never seen a child like you. Tell me, how can you be so good?"
Doctor Sun also saw it. In the past two years, Su Wan went to see the old master on behalf of Jiang Yu, accompanied him and fulfilled his filial piety.
Even the old sect leader said that this girl was so good that he was speechless.
Su Wan smiled embarrassedly. She felt really embarrassed that everyone was praising her.
Su's father and mother looked at each other, and Su's mother's eyes were red.
Su's mother asked her:
"My dear, are you really willing to do this?"
Upon hearing this, Su Wan nodded vigorously.
Father Su sighed and continued:
"The shop is yours, the money is earned by you, you can do whatever you want with it, Dad has no objection, Dad is proud of you."
After informing my family, the matter was finalized.
Su Jing changed into his official uniform and went directly to the palace to meet the emperor in the afternoon.
There is no need to talk about this kind of thing during court proceedings. The lower the profile, the more righteous it appears.
When the time comes, it will be announced by the emperor himself, which is completely different from him making a name for himself.
Since Wanwan has been so wronged, he must earn enough good reputation for her.
The emperor issued an order to suspend court for one day today, but he was quite surprised when he heard that Su Jing asked for an audience.
Everyone is resting at home at this time, why did he make this special trip?
When he met Su Jing, Su Jing directly told the emperor about his family's decision.
The emperor was a little confused and almost didn't react.
So, Su Jing repeated it again, and even recounted the history of his rise to wealth over the years.
All the credit belongs to Wanwan, he will not take any of it. He specifically emphasized that it was his sister who took the initiative to bring it up.
The entire industrial chain of Yuyan Tang was handed over to the imperial court, and it later became an imperial commercial industry. It also donated 120,000 taels of profit over the years to be used as pensions for soldiers and to fill the national treasury.
The emperor has been worried about the empty treasury recently and wants to investigate corruption thoroughly. It is not a good idea to impose taxes now that they have just won a victory, as he is afraid that the people will complain.
Just at this moment, he dozed off, and his beloved Su brought him a pillow with full sincerity.
It just so happened that the soldiers' pensions were also giving him a headache, and now the Su family's move could solve his urgent problem.
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