Thinking of this, Pei Yan lost interest in talking.

His eldest sister-in-law, no matter how his family treated her, she would feel unfair, as if she had suffered a great injustice, this was no longer a matter that could be solved with money. Moreover, no matter how much money their family had, they could not give it all to the eldest son. He and his second brother were born of the same mother. How could his parents ignore the lives of their other two sons for the sake of their eldest son?

Yang prides himself on being smart, but he can't even understand this truth.

Pei Yan curled his lips, casually agreed with Pei Laoan's words, and was about to stand up and say goodbye.

Mr. Pei looked at him with amusement and said, "You can go to the brothel and have a look. Miss Yu is helping me with the accounts there. If she doesn't understand something, you can give her some pointers."

Uncontrollable joy welled up in Pei Yan's eyes.

"Thank you, Mom!" He was shameless and bowed to Mrs. Pei with a smile, then quickly went to the back room.

Old Pei laughed and shook her head, thinking that the first time she saw her son so lively was before he was ten years old. Now, he is becoming more and more like a child. However, it is undeniable that he is really happy.

That's good.

Mrs. Pei turned around and said to Aunt Chen who was serving her, "I didn't expect that Mrs. Yu's math skills are really good. I think I can teach her some Pythagorean theorem in the future."

This was Pei Laoan's hobby when she was a girl.

Aunt Chen got a headache after listening to this, as it felt like a mystery. Miss Yu was really good at math and could work out the numbers in her mind just by looking at them. However, people who are good at math may not be able to learn Mr. Pei's Pythagorean theorem.

Thinking of this, Aunt Chen felt a little sympathetic towards Miss Yu.

If Miss Yu is really forced by Mr. Pei to learn these things, if she learns well, she will definitely become Mr. Pei's favorite, and her status in the Pei family in the future is self-evident. If she can't learn...it's better not to do this!

But these were not words that she, a servant, could say.

Aunt Chen smiled and replied “yes”.

Yu Tang, however, was worried about the pile of account books in his hands.

Accounting was the simplest thing, adding and subtracting, she could figure it out without an abacus. But accounting was different from accounting, she really didn't know what to do with those eggs that cost five cents each and dried vegetables that cost fifteen cents a bunch.

Yu Tang was scratching his head when Pei Yan came in.

She immediately stood up and went forward as if she had found a savior. She didn't care about the chair behind her that was knocked over. She looked at Pei Yan with shining eyes and asked, "Why are you here?"

Pei Yan looked at Yu Tang with a smile, feeling happy in his heart.

The little girl still misses him, he shouldn't leave her here just because he is embarrassed. Otherwise, he can hug her again... It should be okay, right?

Pei Yan recalled the delicate fragrance that once lingered on his nose... and the soft body...

The more I think about it, the better it seems.

His expression and voice softened involuntarily, and he asked, "How have you been these past two days?"

In Yu Tang's imagination, a big family like the Pei Mansion must have many unspeakable things. She really didn't know where the pit was, and she didn't want to fall into the pit before she married into the family. But Yu Tang didn't intend to help Pei Yan hide it - it wasn't her fault. Of course, whoever caused the trouble should bear the consequences.

"Not good!" Yu Tang said, pulling Pei Yan's sleeve and pushing him to sit on the armchair in front of the desk, pointing to the account book on it and saying, "Help me check if there is any problem with this account book."

There is no other way. Have you asked him for help?

Pei Yan still had a smile on his face. He sat down obediently, flipping through the account book while absentmindedly saying, "Why are you looking at the account book? What did Mommy ask you to do these two days? Have you finished it all? Didn't Second Sister-in-law help you?"

Yu Tang thought of the young ladies of the Pei family and Miss Yang who were happily picking mulberries in the back hills, and then thought of what she had done in the past two days, and her voice could not help but carry a bit of coquettish complaints: "Old An first asked me to play mahjong with her, and told me many anecdotes about the Pei family and the Pei family's in-laws, and then asked me to help Aunt Chen calculate the bill for the Dragon Boat Festival gifts. Then you saw it," she pointed to a pile of account books on the table, "I came to pay my respects to Old Lady An today, and she asked me to stay and moved all the accounts of the other courtyard last year over to make an inventory list." She pouted unconsciously, "Second Madam wanted to help me, but Second Master sent someone to deliver a letter, asking Second Madam to find the set of wine utensils that the Tao family sent a few years ago, saying that they were going to give it to someone. Second Madam hurried back to Pei's house, and I just wanted to ask someone, but I didn't know who to ask."

When she was upset, she thought with some distress that perhaps this was a test from Pei Laoan.

But she really didn't want to go through such a test.

Pei Yan felt that he had come at the right time. He looked at Yu Tang tenderly and said softly, "Okay, I'll help you take a look!"

His voice was originally very cold, but these words were spoken very gently, and even sounded a bit tender to Yu Tang's ears, making her heart itch as if it was pricked by a feather. She even took two deep breaths before she could breathe normally.

But Pei Yan smiled at her. That smile was like the summer sunshine, so bright and brilliant that it was hard to open one's eyes, and it made her unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

By the time she came to her senses, Pei Yan had already quickly flipped through half of the account book.

Yu Tang looked at Pei Yan suspiciously.

Didn't he notice that there was something wrong with the account?

The thought flashed through his mind and Yu Tang opened his mouth wide.

She really shouldn't count on Pei Yan.

Who is Pei Yan? He is a man who has everything handed to him. How could he know how much an egg costs or how much a handful of dried vegetables costs? How could he possibly find out the problem in the account?

Should she tell him?

Yu Tang was angry.

I think Pei Yan should be told.

Giving these buyers the opportunity to make money is one thing, but whether they know that there is cat shit in it is another.

Yu Tang simply stood beside him, pointed to a column in the account book he had opened and said, "Third Master, look at this! Ten pears, two hundred and twenty coins, almost twenty-two coins each, and that's just for seasoning when cooking. If I remember correctly, a better pear is only fifteen coins each, and it's used to stew Sichuan Fritillary when you have a cough. You don't need to buy such good pears for seasoning, at most it's only six or seven coins each."

Pei Yan was very surprised. He looked at Yu Tang and asked, "Do you often do these things at home?"

His serious expression made Yu Tang feel that this matter was very important. She said hurriedly, "Of course. When I was six or seven years old, I helped Mrs. Chen with her accounts. I know almost all the prices in the market."

Pei Yan hummed, his face looked even worse, and said: "The family is big, there are all kinds of people. You can't do everything yourself in the future. So when you look at these accounts, if the difference is not big, just turn a blind eye. If the difference is big, just pick out a few items and point them out. The most important thing is who occupies these positions? Then have you noticed that the accounts of our family are all done by the stewards of the outer courtyard, and the accounts involving the inner courtyard are taken to the inner courtyard for review."

Yu Tang didn't know what to say and nodded blankly.

Pei Yan continued: "So the manipulation of these accounts cannot be concealed. What you need to know is, who made these accounts? Who is responsible for purchasing? Who is in charge of purchasing? Are these accounts cheated because of not knowing the price? Or are there other accounts that are not easy to write in the account book and are included in these details..."

Yu Tang was very annoyed when she heard this. She said, "But I don't want to be so troublesome? Because I am the one who will review these accounts in the end. If something goes wrong, I will be responsible. I don't want to be responsible for other people's affairs."

Pei Yan was stunned, then he laughed and said, "Then what are you going to do?"

Perhaps it was because his smile was too tolerant, or because his attitude was filled with pampering and indulgence that he himself was not aware of. Yu Tang was encouraged and became bolder. He said, "That's why I asked you for help!"

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows, wondering in his heart whether Yu Tang was going to quit or wanted him to help him speak in front of Mr. Pei, or to teach these maids a lesson. Then he heard Yu Tang say, "Help me figure out what Mr. Pei is going to do!"

This surprised Pei Yan even more.

Yu Tang said straightforwardly: "If Mrs. Pei just wants me to help her do the math, I will just follow this account book and make sure the total is correct. If Mrs. Pei wants to teach someone a lesson through me, please help me find a way to pass this on to the second wife. If that doesn't work, you can pass it on to the first wife!"

Anyway, the first wife and Pei Yan are not on good terms, so it’s no big deal for me to take the blame.

Pei Yan laughed out loud, thinking Yu Tang was really interesting, and couldn't help asking, "What would you do if I didn't come?"

Yu Tang thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to pretend I don't know and just take a look at the bill - I don't care about these things, so it's normal that I don't know the market price. Then I'll find a chance to tell you."

So that Pei Yan wouldn't be treated as a fool.

Pei Yan sensed that she hadn't finished speaking, and his expression softened. He asked, "Are you afraid that I'll be fooled?"

Kind of?!

Yu Tang hesitated whether to admit it.

Pei Yan suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile: "Then just do it according to your own ideas."

Are her eye sockets too small? !

She couldn't stand being deceived like this.

But for Pei Yan, there are no fish in clear water. This is the Pei family's leniency towards their loyal servants.

Yu Tang was a little depressed.

Pei Yan kept asking her, "If you were the head of the family, what would you do?"

She was irritated by the question and had no good words to say to him. She said frankly, "If I were the boss, I would have to overturn and redo the account. The price is what it is sold for in the market. If there are things that are inconvenient to account for, just set up a separate item. It's not clear like this. Not only will the people who check the account not be able to see clearly, but after a long time, the buyers will also not be able to tell clearly. Then what's the point of checking the account?"