Chapter 176 Yuwen Mu: My hint must be perfect, right?

After Si Nanbo left, Lu Shuyan's mother took her daughter to sit down.

"Shu'er, you can't really listen to your father. How can he find a good family for you?"

"It's just a delaying tactic. Mother, you're fine. I won't let you control me. Don't worry about me. Just take care of yourself first."

"I'm fine, and I'm not going to die. I don't have any other wishes in my life, except to see you marry a man who loves you."

It's not that Guan didn't think about divorcing Si Nanbo, but Shu'er hadn't married yet and her surname was Lu, so she couldn't just walk away and leave Shu'er in the Lu family. She didn't want her daughter to marry into a rich and powerful family. What was the point of living like this for her?

Lu Shuyan cheered up and smiled to comfort her mother, "Don't say that. Will you not care about me anymore after I get married? You will have grandchildren in the future."

After helping her mother drink the medicine and fall asleep, Lu Shuyan returned to her own yard, entered her own room, closed the door, and then bent down and curled up on the couch. Only at this time could Lu Shuyan relax and leave all her worries behind.

Lu Shuyan closed her eyes to calm down and asked the maid, "Jiang Li, is Qiulan feeling better? Have you visited her?"

Qiulan came back from the clinic a few days ago and is now recuperating in her room. Lu Shuyan visited her once, but Qiulan didn't let her go anymore.

"Miss, I've been to see Qiulan. She's much better now. She can walk today."

"That's fine. Also, please ask the guards who are following me to take care of the injured ones."

"These servants have all remembered, young lady, please go to bed and have some sleep."

Jiang Li felt sorry for his own daughter. If other families only had one daughter, they would love her so much. But their uncle not only didn't love his daughter, but also held her back.

Lu Shuyan stood up and shook her head. "I'm not going to sleep anymore. I still have to look at the account book."

Gao had been in charge of the family for a month or two before she made a decision on her own to save her reputation by waiving the tenants' rent for three months. The rent that the Lu family paid to the tenants was already very low, so if they waived the rent, why would they buy the land? Wouldn't it be better to just sell the land?

While looking at the account book, Lu Shuyan instructed the maid, "Jiang Li, go and ask Aunt Qiu to come over."

After a while, Jiang Li came over with Aunt Qiu. Aunt Qiu bowed and asked, "What do you want, young lady?"

"Madam Qiu, did mother know that the shopkeepers of those shops on Baofu Street were replaced by Gao?"

Those shops were probably the most profitable shops of the Lu family, and now they have all been taken over by Gao's people.

"To answer the young lady, the lady knows."

"Mother doesn't plan to take care of it?"

"It was Gao who coaxed Uncle Bo into changing the deeds of these shops to the name of the eldest young master. Then Madam said... Madam said these shops all belonged to the Lu family and she was too lazy to care about them."

"Okay, I understand. You can go back now."

Lu Shuyan knew what her mother meant. The title deed to the shop was in the name of Gao's son, and any money earned would be for his future, so she simply let it go.

But Lu Shuyan didn't want to let it go just like that, so she simply took the account book and went to her father's study.

"Father, there are problems with the accounts of these shops."

Si Nanbo had never been involved in these matters. After hearing what his daughter said, he didn't even look at the account book and said, "If there is a problem, just replace the shopkeeper. You are young and can't take care of it, so hand it over to your concubine Gao."

"Father, this is a problem that arose after Aunt Gao replaced her own people. In addition, I want you to give these shops to me as my dowry."

Si Nanbo then took up the account book and took a look. "Your aunt probably doesn't know who she is, and your father has promised to give these shops to Hao'er. Your mother has already arranged your dowry. If it's not enough, you can just pick a few more."

"Father, my daughter will get married sooner or later. In the future, the Lu family will belong to my two brothers. It's not too much for my daughter to have some dowry. Besides, if you want to marry well, you can't do without a good dowry. Father, don't you agree with this?"

Si Nanbo still didn't give in, but he said: "I have already promised to sell these stores, how can I go back on my word? How about this, you can pick any of our other stores."

"Yes, my daughter knows."

Lu Shuyan achieved her goal and didn't stay any longer. She took the account book and left. She didn't expect her father to give her the shops again. Since that was the case, she might as well take this opportunity to ask for more.

Not only that, she didn't want to just abandon the shops on Baofu Street. Only if she really did, would Gao be happy.

Lu Shuyan went to bed early at night and went to the farm early the next morning. She met with the tenant farmers in person and discussed the rent payment issue with them again.

The tenants had been exempted from rent at first, but now they had to pay again. It was obvious that the tenants would not be happy, so Lu Shuyan told everyone that they would forget about this month's rent and continue to pay the original price from next month. For tenants who paid rent normally, the rent for December and January this year and next year would be reduced by 20%.

In this way, the tenants reluctantly accepted the 20% reduction in rent for December and January, which was just enough for them to have a good New Year.

After returning from the farm, Lu Shuyan went to those shops again. When she got there, she did not waste time talking to anyone. She just asked the people she brought with her to take the account books and start calculating the accounts. Those who found problems with the accounts were directly taken to the government.

The people she replaced later were not her own, but the old men of the Lu family. Lu Shuyan did not think about making money for Gao's son. The people she replaced were all honest but actually had no skills. She also replaced the original sellers in the shop with nice-sounding ones but not very profitable, but she would not lose money anyway.

After checking the last shop and having the shopkeeper who enriched himself by falsifying accounts be sent to the government, Lu Shuyan prepared to return home.

"Miss Lu, what's going on..." Yuwen Mu glanced at the shopkeeper who was taken away.

Lu Shuyan stopped and bowed, "I am sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord Yuwen, by being such a dirty servant."

She was about to leave after she finished speaking, but Yuwen Mu stopped her again.

"I haven't thanked Miss Lu for the gift yet. I just did nothing but ask Miss Lu to spend money. Forget about other things. But I don't have any female relatives in my family. I don't know what to do with the jewelry and head ornaments that Miss Lu sent me."

Lu Shuyan raised her eyes and looked at the tall man in front of her, looking straight into his heart.

"It may not be useful now, but it will be useful sooner or later. I hope you can find a beautiful woman soon."

It was not until Lu Shuyan walked a long way away that Yuwen Mu raised his hand and stroked the sword at his waist... Did Miss Lu understand what he meant?