Chapter 41 Framed
"Mom, I really don't have any money left. Even my mother is gone..." Su Luo cried softly, "I don't have any money left. I feel guilty towards my mother. It's Luo'er's fault that I can't help her."
Now that things have come to this, it would be impolite to borrow it again.
But Su Luo underestimated Li Ziyan's shamelessness...
Li Ziyan was actually driven by debt and had no other choice. She persisted, her face red as she said, "Luo'er's crying really hurts my heart. Since the Su family is in trouble, the Marquis' Mansion cannot but help."
Su Luo's expression froze slightly. Although she showed no abnormality, her heart skipped a beat.
What evil plan is this damn old woman up to again?
Li Ziyan held her hand and said with genuine concern, "You are now the only daughter of the Su family, and your mother is seriously ill and depressed. The Su and Zhou families are one family, inseparable. I also happen to be good at business, perhaps even better than you. I am willing to manage the Su family store for your mother."
She said this quite skillfully and there was no fault to be found in her words. She first said that she was good at it, and then said that she was willing. Having said so much, there was no room for Su Luo to refuse.
Then Li Ziyan said sincerely, "I will take care of every public account. You can let your mother rest assured. After all, we are family, so there will be no corruption."
She spoke in rapid succession, one sentence after another, not giving Su Luo a chance to speak. She acted as if she thought Su Luo would never refuse and that the matter was already settled, and then sighed with a headache:
"Managing someone else's household is too tedious. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't help anyone else."
She had finished speaking, what did Su Luo say?
Su Luo sneered in her heart, you asked for it.
Su Luo also pretended to be grateful, throwing herself into Li Ziyan's arms, and said with emotion: "Thank you very much, mother. It's really kind of you to help the Su family. However, the Su family has too many shops. If mother wants to manage them all, she will be too busy. Why don't you start with... Shanhe Inn?"
"Okay." This is good! This is great! Shanhe Inn is one of the largest inns in the capital. I didn't expect it to be owned by the Su family. Li Ziyan was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. A hint of joy appeared on her face. She quickly raised her sleeve and coughed to hide the joy. She said:
"It's good that you can help the Su family. In my heart, you are not only my daughter-in-law, but also my daughter."
Li Jiaojiao looked at Li Ziyan and Su Luo, feeling so angry that her teeth itched and her whole body was shaking slightly. If she hadn't drunk a cup of tea to suppress her extremely dissatisfied mood, she would have exploded.
Li Jiaojiao's fingers turned white as she held the tea. She was only her aunt's niece, but her aunt treated Su Luo so kindly.
Could she really tell who had given her twin grandchildren? Who was her closest relative?
Su Luo, you are really an eyesore.
…
After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Su Luo gave the operating token of Shanhe Inn to Li Ziyan.
Su Luo wrote in black and white on the paper, blew the ink dry, and handed it to Li Ziyan respectfully: "Mother, I wrote this document specifically to transfer the management rights. If the shopkeepers and servants below are dissatisfied, you can take out this document."
Li Zi Yan was really happy this time. Su Luo was really easy to fool. She even thought of this for her.
"Luoer, you are so thoughtful." Li Ziyan was very happy.
Su Luo smiled obediently, pretending to be submissive. The moment she lowered her eyelashes, a dark intent appeared in her eyes.
If the operating rights are transferred, Li Ziyan will be responsible if anything goes wrong.
As they were talking, Li Jiaojiao's teasing
Nong Nanjie'er's sweet laughter: "Nanjie'er, smile."
"Sister-in-law." Li Jiaojiao called gently with a smile.
"?" Su Luo raised her eyebrows, her beautiful eyes clear and bright, and asked thoughtfully, "What's wrong?"
"Sister-in-law, I have been here with the child for so long, and you, as an aunt, have never held a child before, right?" Li Jiaojiao handed Nan Jie'er over and pointed at Nan Jie'er and said happily,
"Look, Sister Nan really likes sister-in-law, she keeps staring at her!"
"I'm not very good at holding a baby." Su Luo took a step back and declined.
"Ah... Doesn't sister-in-law like children?" Li Jiaojiao said this deliberately.
Zhou Yan and Li Zi Yan indeed looked at Su Luo.
If Su Luo is someone who can’t tolerate a child… Zhou Yan frowned.
The next moment, Li Jiaojiao stuffed Nan Jie'er into Su Luo's arms and said with a smile, "The child likes her aunt very much. Sister-in-law, hug her more often, which can also be considered as cultivating their relationship."
Cultivate feelings? What a joke! What kind of relationship can Su Luo and her illegitimate child cultivate?
She had no time to dodge, nor could she pull back, letting the child fall to the ground, so she could only hold him.
Sister Nan was still in swaddling clothes, a small baby who could not distinguish between good and evil, or right and wrong. She grinned at Su Luo with her small face that looked like a glutinous rice dumpling.
It's... cute.
I’m not sure what Li Jiaojiao is up to, but it’s definitely not a good thing.
Su Luo held the child for a while and then sent him back, saying politely, "Very cute, just like Jiaojiao. He also looks a bit like your cousin."
She curled her lips, hearing the fear of the Marquis of Jing'an and his wife, and hurriedly urged Li Jiaojiao: "She is so young, don't bring her out so often. The temperature difference is so big, be careful of catching a cold. Go back quickly."
I don't know what's wrong with Li Jiaojiao, letting Su Luo hold the child. People say that daughters look like their fathers, but Nan Jie'er looks a lot like Zhou Yan, almost like they were cast in the same mold. If Su Luo finds out...
Li Zi Yan was very nervous, and there was a hint of warning and dissatisfaction in her eyes when she looked at Li Jiaojiao.
Is Jiaojiao scheming again?
"Then we'll go back now." Li Jiaojiao answered yes respectfully, and let the wet nurse and Shaoyao carry Nan Jie'er back.
The rest of the people also dispersed.
Su Luo returned to the yard. Qingxue and Qingya were guarding outside the door, while Yun Ran was inside the house taking off the pearl ring for Su Luo.
Yun Ran knew that the young lady had her own reasons for doing things, but she still couldn't help asking:
"Young lady, you're just giving the inn management rights to Madam. Don't you feel you're losing out? Even though it's not a gift to her, how is it any different from giving it to her? Who knows how much she'll make from it?"
Su Luo stood up, her face as pretty as a lotus emerging from the water, her long black hair draped over her waist, and her index finger gently placed on Yun Ran's lips:
"Hush. You and I, girl, are free to make our own arrangements."
Yun Ran's face turned slightly red and she nodded.
Just half a quarter after dinner, suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps and a woman's soft sobbing were heard outside the yard.
Li Jiaojiao rushed over, holding Nan Jie'er in her arms. She opened the swaddling clothes, revealing the rash on the baby girl's arm. She angrily demanded, "Sister-in-law! How dare you harm Nan Jie'er? She's your own niece!"
"?" Su Luo tilted her head slightly.
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