A few days later, Shen Jingan diligently bought many gifts for Su Jinyu and collected a lot of delicious food, which he sent to Jinfeng Tower continuously.
Su Jinyu occasionally invited him to dinner, but never let him stay overnight.
Knowing that she was upset about what happened on the wedding day, Shen Jing'an did not force her and lived in the main building obediently. He did not go to the small building in the backyard to look for Wang Manrou. Although he had a wife and a concubine, he stayed alone in the empty room every night.
Su Jinyu took over the housekeeping power. She did not force her own people in. She just let them work step by step. As for the account books, she gave them to Lin Qiang to check and verify them one by one. She was happy to have some free time.
Today, Lin Qiang returned the account book, "Miss, there are problems with this account, I will mark it... According to the expenses of each member of the Shen family in the account, as well as the reimbursement of external expenses, I will make a detailed arrangement."
"There is something strange. The Shen family sends a sum of money to their hometown in Suzhou every month. The money is for various reasons, such as helping relatives to repair ancestral halls and roads, etc. The amount is usually 2,000 to 3,000 yuan. There is also a sum of more than 50,000 yuan."
Su Jinyu took the account book and looked through it carefully. The current price of pork is 0.2 yuan per pound, and ordinary people get a few yuan in salary every month. Commander Shen can get more than 6,000 yuan from the army every month. Although he also has other ways to make money, this amount of money is not a small number.
"Uncle Lin, find someone to go to Suzhou to check. No need to ask anyone. Listen more and walk more. Be careful not to be discovered."
"Okay," Lin Qiang said, "I have an apprentice named Wang Bao who is a little smart but very down-to-earth. Let him run a trip."
"Wang Bao?" Su Jinyu knew him and smiled. "From the name, he seems to be a lucky man. You can use him more."
Lin Qiang liked this apprentice very much. Seeing that the young lady liked his apprentice's name, he was also happy. "Don't worry, young lady. I will definitely tell him to do his job well."
"Uncle Lin, you were raised by your grandfather, and he has watched me grow up since I was a child. I have full confidence in you."
Su Jinyu also handed over some business matters and increased investment in cotton yarn and medicine.
She suddenly thought of something, "Uncle Lin, I need a batch of food. Without affecting the price of food, try to collect as much as possible. Not only in Qianjiang, but also from all over the country. Hurry up and collect as much as possible."
"Miss, what news did you get? Is there a disaster?" Lin Qiang was always paying attention to the situation in various places and had not heard of this incident.
"Well, we collected food and stored it at the border between Qianling and Ling."
"Hello, Miss."
The two of them discussed for most of the day and didn't even go to the main building for dinner. Shen Jing'an came over with the food and was stopped by Qingru outside the study. "Auntie, the young lady is still busy."
"You're so busy that you don't even have time to eat dinner?" Shen Jing'an learned from the servant that Su Jinyu didn't meet outsiders and said that she was in charge of business.
Qing Ru replied, "I am the manager under the young lady. Let's discuss something."
"How much business does Jinyu have?" Shen Jing'an knew that his wife was rich. The money did not come from the Marshal, but from her maternal grandparents.
Jin Yu's grandfather's surname is Wu, and he is called Master Wu. He is the richest man in the south, and his industries are spread all over China. He has a son and a daughter, and his daughter is the Marshal's first wife. Marshal Su has been able to rise from a small head of the group to where he is now, and Master Wu's support is indispensable.
As for how much property Su Jinyu got, it has always been a mystery. All we know is that she was extremely generous. Once, when Marshal Su was short of military supplies, he asked her for help. I heard this from my father.
Qing Ru did not directly answer Shen Jing'an's question, but only said, "Auntie, you are the battalion commander since Ji Qingqing was appointed. How many people are under your command?"
"Two hundred and eighty-six people"
"Do you remember their names?"
"Natural memory"
"Ah, Auntie has a really good memory. She can remember the names of more than 200 subordinates. Miss, my memory is not so good. She can only remember some of the big managers and capable people. Each manager has hundreds of people under him. Miss can't remember these people."
“…”
Shen Jing'an looked unhappy. Was he comparing him to those managers?
But it was too embarrassing to get angry with a servant, so he stopped talking.
Not long after, a man walked out of the study. He was in his forties, with sharp and bright eyes, dressed in a well-fitting suit, and looked very calm and capable.
He nodded at Shen Jingan and left.
Shen Jingan frowned. Didn't he know that he was Su Jinyu's husband? He didn't even say hello, and his expression became even uglier.
Su Jinyu came over and saw Shen Jingan's expression, and said unhappily, "I'm busy today and forgot to meet you. I can't go to dinner. I have a small kitchen in Jinfenglou, so you don't have to bother to go there."
Shen Jingan put the food on the table and said, "No trouble, I also have something to tell you."
It turned out to be Zhou Laoliu's birthday. Zhou Ting was a leader of southern academic school, with students all over the world and excellent articles. Teacher Shen was also Zhou Laoliu's student.
Zhou Youchen is the eldest grandson of Mr. Zhou. In his previous life, Shen Jing'an was so angry that he shot and killed Zhou Youchen without even seeing who he was. Later, he destroyed his body. Mr. Zhou put an advertisement in the newspaper to look for him, so he had no time to plan a birthday party for his sixth birthday.
"Dad said that he can't come from the military camp this time, so he asked you and me to represent him to celebrate his birthday... On that day, many important people will come from all over the country to celebrate, and Dad also wants us to show up."
Su Jinyu had no reason to refuse and even had to prepare a gift carefully.
Men of letters and scholars love to use words to reason and criticize society, but nowadays, with warlords fighting and society in turmoil, only those with guns and money can shock others. For a rough man like her, Marshal, who occupies Qianjiang with guns, it is difficult to get good words in the newspapers. She has to fight for Marshal's face in front of the literary masters.
"Then I will go find a suitable birthday gift in the next few days. Mr. Zhou is very knowledgeable and I am afraid that ordinary birthday gifts will not be to his liking."
"Jinyu, thank you for your hard work."
"Now that I am the housekeeper, this matter is naturally my responsibility."
Giving gifts is a profound art and a matter of social etiquette.
Relatives have different degrees of closeness, friends have different degrees of closeness, gifts have different degrees of importance, and there are many things to consider in measuring the importance and weighing the pros and cons.
Su Jinyu was busy for several days, working day and night to choose a birthday gift for him.
The Zhou residence was even busier.
The Zhou Mansion had had two Hanlin scholars and a prefect, a great family with roots in Qianjiang. Mr. Zhou was also a literary master, so what they valued most was reputation!
At this time, the literary master was holding a broom, panting and saying, "You little bastard, if you dare to take a step forward, I will break your legs."
Zhou Youchen didn't dare to run anymore, not because he was afraid that the old man would break his legs, but because he was afraid of tiring him out.
"Grandpa, don't run away."
"If you don't run, why should I run?"
"I will mend my ways and stop being idle and doing nothing. It's not right for you to keep me locked up all the time."
Zhou Youchen has been locked up since he returned to the Zhou Mansion. He was locked up for half a month after he came back. He really had no choice but to sneak out.
"Why are you being detained? Don't you know? What happened to Director Luo's daughter?"
"Luo? Luo Ling? I want to have a meal with her and watch a movie..."
Zhou Youchen couldn't say anything more, and stopped making excuses for him. He sat down on the ground and confessed, "I was wrong about what happened before."
The mother was born alone and traveled through time and space to become a battle-hardened sea king. The woman had never seen many of them. First, he was knocked unconscious in the Shen Mansion, and when he returned home, he was beaten and locked up.
These things left Zhou Youchen helpless.
Luo Lao was holding the broom, not willing to believe it, "You have said this hundreds of times, do you believe it yourself? Today is your birthday, you and Qin Xiang will get married, start a family and start a career"
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