"How can it be nothing!" Shen Mingzhao grabbed her wrist anxiously, his eyes sincere yet tinged with nervousness. "Ling Wei, I like you! From the first time I saw you helping with the business and watching you carefully doing the accounts, I liked you! I hit her just now because I was afraid you would misunderstand. Please don't ignore me, okay?"
Su Lingwei was stunned.
Her cheeks flushed instantly, and her heart started racing.
Looking into Shen Mingzhao's nervous yet sincere eyes, she lowered her head somewhat embarrassed and whispered, "Why...why are you saying this? I..."
"I want you to know!" Shen Mingzhao interrupted her, his tone firm. "I like you, and it's not just a passing fancy. I want to marry you and spend my whole life with you!"
Su Lingwei's face flushed even more. She gently tried to pull her wrist away, but couldn't. She could only mutter softly, "You...you should let go of me first. It's not good if someone sees us..."
Shen Mingzhao then realized that he had been too excited. He quickly let go of her hand, scratched his head, and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
The little incident between the two soon reached Shen Qingtang's ears.
That day, Shen Qingtang specially summoned Su Lingwei to the manor for a talk and placed a heavy box in front of her. "Lingwei, there's something I've been keeping from you."
Shen Qingtang said seriously, "Back then, your family's property was confiscated and swallowed up. Those things were actually secretly taken back by me."
Su Lingwei's pupils shrank, her face filled with shock: "What did you say? My family's assets..."
"Yes." Shen Qingtang nodded, opened the box, which contained densely packed land deeds, house deeds, and banknotes. "Before I was exiled, I knew your family had been wronged, so I had someone intercept your family's property from those corrupt officials and keep it safe. Now it's being returned to its rightful owner, and all of this is being returned to you."
Su Lingwei looked at the contents of the box.
Her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
Her family has been in business for generations, and this family fortune is the result of her hard work.
When her home was raided, she thought she would never find it again.
Now that she has found it again, she is both excited and grateful.
"Qingtang, thank you..." Her voice choked with emotion as she picked up half of the land deed and silver notes and handed them to Shen Qingtang. "These things were recovered entirely thanks to you. You must accept this half; consider it a token of my appreciation."
Shen Qingtang smiled and pushed it back: "I helped you, not because I wanted your things. You've helped me manage my business for so long and made so much money for me. This friendship is more important than anything else. Take it back, and let's work together to make the business even bigger in the future."
Su Lingwei looked into Shen Qingtang's sincere eyes.
Unable to hold back any longer, he stepped forward and hugged her, choking back tears as he said, "Qingtang, you are truly my best friend in this life."
Shen Qingtang patted her on the back and said with a smile, "We are not only friends, but also family."
Su Lingwei hugged Shen Qingtang, her heart filled with overwhelming emotion. Having grown up in the Shang family, she understood the significance of family assets to the clan. Shen Qingtang not only helped her recover the fruits of her ancestors' labor but also showed her no selfishness.
This friendship made her completely let down her guard.
From that day on, she devoted all her energy to helping Shen Qingtang manage his business. With her business acumen, which she had been exposed to since childhood, she managed the accounts of the textile workshop and the food workshop in an orderly manner.
With their keen business sense, they also expanded into several new supply channels, making the estate's business even more prosperous.
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