Chapter 177 Shen Su: Abandon me again?

"This little bastard is deliberately trying to make things difficult for me!"

Lu Shuyan had just replaced Gao's people when the news reached them soon after. Then a pile of broken porcelain was swept out of the house.

All the servants in Gao's yard were silent, and the only sound in the yard was Gao's angry cursing.

Anyone passing by the courtyard could hear the noise. Zheng's maid whispered to her master, "There has been no peace over there since the eldest lady came back."

Zheng was another concubine of Si Nanbo, and she also gave birth to a son. However, she was quiet in nature, and when she had nothing to do, she would stay quietly in the yard. Sometimes even Si Nanbo could not remember that he had such a concubine.

Si Nanbo had three concubines, Gao, Zheng, Lian, and two concubines. However, Lian and the concubines had no children, and Zheng was a dull woman, so Gao was the only one who was busy all day in the Lu family.

This time, when Zheng heard the maid's words, she only said: "Let's just live our own lives."

"But I still prefer it when the eldest girl is at home. The housekeeper of Lingxi Courtyard is very stingy to us." The maid couldn't understand why their mistress had to be suppressed by Gao even though they were both concubines and had given birth to sons.

After what Lu Shuyan did, Gao would definitely be unable to resist going to Si Nanbo to file a complaint.

"Master... I know the eldest lady doesn't like me, but you gave the shop to Hao Ge'er. She said she wanted to change the owner. It's too willful."

"Shu'er has told me about this. The person you found is not good. How can a servant take the master's money? It's good enough that he was not beaten to death. Besides, I also know the people Shu'er replaced. They are all elders of the Lu family. Won't they all belong to Hao'er in the future?"

These words left Gao speechless. If Lu Shuyan had replaced someone close to her, Gao could still file a complaint, but she had replaced an old man from the Lu family, so Gao couldn't say anything.

"But she just closed the shop casually, saying she wanted to sell it. How could a little girl like her know all this? We can't let her mess around like this in this shop."

Si Nanbo had never managed a household in his entire life. Hearing Gao talking about these things, he was confused. "Now Shu'er is the housekeeper. It's only right for her to manage the shop."

He held his concubine in his arms lovingly, "Alright, alright, even if she can manage the household, how long can she manage it? She will get married sooner or later. Nowadays, the daughters-in-law of wealthy families must be able to manage the household. It's okay to let her practice in advance. Didn't you say last time that you liked a set of headgear in Peiyalou? I'll give you some money, and you can buy it tomorrow."

When Gao heard the words "rich family", resentment flashed in her eyes. How could such a lowly girl marry into a rich family? Then she regretted that she was afraid of losing her figure, so she didn't have any more children after giving birth to a son. If she had a daughter, then these would not have been the turn of Guan's daughter.

Gao didn't know that Si Nanbo might have opened several shops. If he knew, the porcelain in her house would be broken again. Gao now regarded the Lu family as her sons.

After resting in bed for a while, Lu Shuyan's mother gradually recovered and took over the job of housekeeper again.

"Mother, if you don't take a break for a while, your children can do the housekeeping work."

Lu Shuyan now likes the housekeeper very much and has endless fun fighting with the Gao family.

"No, Mom has rested long enough. If you have nothing to do, you can go out and play with your sisters. You are still a little girl, don't worry about family matters all day long."

Lu Shuyan agreed with a smile, but she had no plan to go out and play. Instead of letting her father choose her future marriage partner, she might as well choose a good one herself. The current situation did not allow her not to get married. Since she had to get married anyway, it would be better to marry someone she chose than someone chosen by others.

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"What?! The wedding is in September!!"

After Shen Yuan received the letter from Shen Xi, he couldn't help but slap the letter on the table after reading it.

"This Lu Ne, he must have accumulated so much merit to marry my sister, it makes me so angry."

Shen Yuan was so angry that she ate half a bowl less for dinner. Shen Yu saw her listless look and asked her with a smile, "Who offended you?"

Shen Yun smiled at the lady and said to his son, "Xixi sent a letter saying that the wedding date is September 26th. Isn't she reluctant to let go?"

"So soon? It's already June."

"Your grandmother went to the temple to calculate, and she said that this date would be the best in the second half of the year. And if Minsi's appointment comes in a few months, it would not be good to rush then."

"Then we can't go at all, or we can go at all."

Shen Yun glanced at his son and told him, "I can take a leave and go there, but I don't think you can."

The court allowed officials to take leave for matters related to marriages and funerals, but they were not allowed to take leave frequently. Otherwise, if an official was working in another place and his son or daughter was getting married, wouldn't the father go?

However, Shen Su had just entered the officialdom and would soon have to take a leave of absence for more than half a month, which would affect his year-end evaluation.

"Sister-in-law, you can go. My brother is at home looking after the child. The nanny will look after the child during the day, and my brother will come back to look after the child at night."

He Ying smiled and raised her teacup, "Manman is right. Then we have Mr. Lao."

When Xixi got married, Shen Su, her cousin, couldn't go, but she, her cousin-in-law, had to go. She had also tried it, and the child was not picky about food, so he was not affected at all whether she or the wet nurse fed him.

"He is a father, and it is his job to take care of the children."

"Dad is right, it's my duty to do it." Shen Su originally thought that only Manman could go to Jinling. After all the trouble, it turned out that the whole family could go, but he couldn't. Shen Su's life was miserable!

After dinner, Shen Yuan asked Shen Su: "Brother, are you going to take up your post at the Ministry of Personnel soon?"

Recently, her brother is at home every day, so she doesn't go to play with her sister-in-law often. Her brother and sister-in-law are so inseparable that she is embarrassed to disturb them.

Shen Su nodded excitedly, "Yes, I will take office after I turn 20."

Shen Su was looking forward to entering the officialdom, because his family was in the capital, so after being appointed, the emperor only gave him one month to rest.

Shen Yuan turned her gaze to her father and asked curiously, "Dad, how is the Ministry of Personnel? Are there any cases where the officialdom is as deep as the sea?"

Shen Yun sighed speechlessly, "You should read less messy stories."

Nowadays, no matter which government office you work in, it's all the same. When there's work to do, you work, and when it's time to go home, you go home. Who has nothing to do but fight with each other every day? At most, during the year-end evaluation, you just show your performance. After all, if the evaluation is not good, your salary will be deducted.

However, Shen Yun said to his son: "The emperor asked you to go to the Ministry of Personnel because he has high hopes for you. If you want to achieve what you wrote in your policy paper, you have to take your time."