As she spoke, Li glared at Gu Yunran: "Yunran, you don't know that spending money is easy but making money is hard now that you are not in charge of the household."
After saying that, Li left with the account book.
Gu Yunran sneered in her heart. No one could understand how hard it was to make money better than her. In her previous generation, she had exhausted all her efforts and worked hard to make money so that everyone in the Lu family could live a life of wealth and glory.
In the end, he was deceived by them and ended up with a tragic death.
Raised a bunch of ungrateful people.
No, they are even worse than ungrateful people. They are tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves who eat people without leaving any bones.
In this life, she handed over the power of household management early on, just to see how the Lu family can still enjoy wealth and glory.
Li was praised by Gu Yunran and was extremely happy. She worked even harder. After deciding the amount of the betrothal gifts, she started to have people prepare them.
For a time, everyone in the Lu family was extremely busy.
Fan Meiniang was in the west wing, looking out with a curious look on her face. She was shocked to see boxes of all sizes filling the yard.
"Pearl, why did the Second Madam get such a box?"
Zhenzhu was a maid sent by Old Lady Lu to serve Fan Meiniang. She said, "It's the betrothal gift from the Fourth Master to the bride."
"Dowry?" Fan Meiniang's eyes widened as big as copper bells, her face full of excitement. She hurriedly pulled Zhenzhu out and said, "Let's go and help."
As soon as Fan Meiniang came out, she began to count the boxes excitedly. Wow, there were a total of sixteen boxes of betrothal gifts, large and small.
"These are all prepared for me by the Fourth Master. They are all mine." Fan Meiniang muttered in her heart, jumping for joy, but her expression remained well controlled and calm.
She picked out an emerald jade bracelet. The crystal clear green color penetrated the sunlight and seemed to be dripping with water.
This was a treasure she had never seen in her entire life in Lujia Village.
"What are you doing?" Li just went into the house to drink some water, and when she came out she saw Fan Meiniang holding the fine jade bamboo in a daze.
She snorted and scolded, "Put it down now."
Fan Meiniang shuddered in fear, but luckily her hand was steady and the bracelet didn't fall off. She carefully placed the bracelet in the jewelry box, lowered her head obediently, and called out, "Second sister-in-law."
"I saw that the bracelet wasn't put in place properly, so I wanted to help fix it."
Li snorted coldly: "It's none of your business. Go back to your west wing."
Fan Meiniang felt very aggrieved, her eyes turned red and she wanted to cry.
"Si Ye is not here, so don't act like you're being bullied by anyone. I'm not Si Ye, so I won't fall for that."
As she spoke, she walked up to Fan Meiniang and deliberately bumped into her with considerable force, knocking her to the ground.
"I have no strength at all. I can't even stand on the road. How can I help? Go faster and don't get in the way. I can do it faster."
Li did not give Fan Meiniang any face at all.
Before, when Gu Yunran was the housekeeper, she didn’t feel that having one more person in the family required any extra worry. But now that the power of household finances is in her hands, she feels distressed if she spends even a penny more on outsiders every month.
When Li thought about having to pay Fan Meiniang monthly allowance next month, she felt very angry.
"I..." Fan Meiniang bit her lip and was about to say something when she was pulled away by Zhenzhu. "Miss Fan, let's go back first and not cause trouble for the Second Madam."
Fan Meiniang had to leave.
As soon as they returned to the west wing, Fan Meiniang's face was gloomy and frightening. She was so angry that she slapped Zhenzhu in the face: "Bitch, who do you think caused trouble for the Second Madam?"
There was a bright red slap mark on Zhenzhu's face. She lowered her head and explained nervously, "Second Madam has a bad temper. I'm worried that if you stay here any longer, Second Madam won't know how to embarrass you, so..."
So I hurriedly pulled her back.
Fan Meiniang sat on the shabby bed, angrily: Forget it, those things will be hers sooner or later.
Doesn’t the Second Madam dislike her?
When Fourth Brother marries her, she will outlast Gu Yunran and the position of the mistress of the Lu Mansion will be hers. Let’s see who dares to dislike her in the future.
"Zhenzhu, please get up." Fan Meiniang bent down and reached out to pull Zhenzhu up. She looked at the redness and swelling on Zhenzhu's face and said with some regret, "I'm sorry. I was too angry just now. Please don't blame me."
Pearl shook her head: "I dare not."
Fan Meiniang found a bottle of ointment and carefully applied it to Zhenzhu. "I'm from the countryside and don't have any relatives in the city. I'm really grateful to you for taking care of me these days."
"I treat you like a sister. When I hit you, the pain is in my heart."
Pearl lowered her head and said, "How can I, a lowly servant, be your sister?"
After applying the ointment, Fan Mei Niang took Zhenzhu's hand and said affectionately, "People are all made of flesh and blood. You have taken care of me for so long, I will remember it in my heart."
"I said you are my sister, so you deserve it."
"Unless you don't want to?"
Fan Mei Niang's words were sincere, and Zhenzhu was deeply moved. She hurriedly shook her head and said, "I'm just looking forward to it. How could I be unwilling?"
After saying this, she lowered her head, not daring to look at Fan Meiniang again.
Fan Meiniang took her hand and said with a smile, "Since we are sisters, you won't complain to the old lady about anything I do in the future, right?"
"Won't."
"My dear sister."
Fan Meiniang hugged Zhenzhu, patted her back affectionately, and wiped away tears emotionally: "My parents died early, and I was lonely and helpless since childhood. Now I finally have a sister."
"Besides the Fourth Master, you are the person closest to me."
Zhenzhu let Fan Meiniang hold her stiffly. She wanted to push Fan Meiniang away, but she didn't dare.
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