Chapter 27 Where is the Love-brained Mother?
"That's perfect. You can help take care of it starting next month..."
Pei Yue was still chattering about the silk and satin shop in the south of the city.
Zhu Lan hesitated and said:
"Mom, is there a possibility?
I did pretty well on this class exam, didn’t I? "
Pei Yue was stunned, and her expression suddenly became a little complicated.
As a mother, aren’t you aware of your daughter’s academic performance?
Although I don't know where her confidence comes from, but, well, the child is still young and it is normal for her to love fantasies, so I'd better not discourage her.
Pei Yue nodded.
"Mom knows. Lan'er is awesome. That shop..."
Ahhh! Zhu Lan is going crazy!
What on earth did the original body do to enrage God and man?
Mom, how much do you not trust your own daughter!!!
Your daughter was a top scholar in the imperial examination, right?
Zhu Lan roared in his heart for a long time before he calmed down.
Forget it. If Pei Yue heard me say that I could become the top scorer in the imperial examination, I’m afraid she would hire ten doctors to check her brain right on the spot.
She'll know tomorrow anyway.
Oh, by the way, what was she saying just now?
Shop? What shop?
"Mom, where did you get the money to open the shop?" Zhu Lan asked.
She remembered that although the Zhu family had a juren like Old Man Zhu, Zhu Hongsheng died early, and the second branch had some achievements but not much.
The Zhu family is now at best a poor family that has fallen on hard times. They only have a few acres of land in the suburbs, which is enough to barely make ends meet.
Where did this shop or industry come from?
"This is exactly what I decided to tell you today."
Pei Yue put down his chopsticks, his expression somewhat serious, and told her that his family actually had a silk and satin shop and a tea shop.
Although the business is not very prosperous, Jiangzhou is rich and the small shop can also make a lot of income.
"Lan'er, your father passed away early, don't be too sad."
Pei Yue said this carefully, fearing that she might hurt the child's young heart.
Zhu Lan: Huh? I don’t know him.
I'm not sad, I'm just afraid that you will be sad.
“When your father was alive, he hid a lot of valuable things from your grandfather. They were like his lifeblood. Before he died, he told me to bury those things with him.
As soon as he left, I took everything to the pawnshop, and that’s when I had the capital to start my business.”
Pei said this seriously.
Zhu Lan was stunned. Mom, is this really okay?
This is your husband's precious relic. As soon as he died, you took it and exchanged it for money?
You said you would accept everything, what happened to you saying you would be PUA for many years?
This time when she returned home, she was fully prepared to persuade her love-brained mother not to be sad about the dead scumbag.
I can't do anything to her now, okay?
"Mother." Zhu Lan swallowed his saliva and cautiously asked:
"Well, my father is gone, so you... aren't you sad?
And he’s still outside…”
Zhu Lan couldn't bear to mention the matter of having a mistress, for fear of upsetting Pei.
Pei looked at her for a moment as if somewhat shocked, her eyes full of worry.
Then he took her hand and said earnestly:
"Lan'er, you have such thoughts, and your mother is really worried about you.
You have to remember that men are unreliable, and don't expect a man to keep his heart tied to you for the rest of his life.
As women, we cannot make our own decisions on marriage. But you have to remember that when we marry into someone else's family, we have to take care of our husbands, raise children, and serve our parents-in-law for the rest of our lives.
That man's heart and his money must be given to you, right?
In the future, don’t think that you have found your Mr. Right and then just ignore everything. Feelings are not something you can eat.”
Zhu Lan's jaw dropped to the ground.
Is this girl really original?
Could it be that some unlucky guy from modern times traveled through time?
What is the standard configuration of relatives who travel through time and space?
A bad dad must have a love-brained mother!
But what about her?
She was still struggling with how to convince her mother not to be sad for the scumbag.
Her mother is warning her not to fall in love!!!
What should I do if the scumbag doesn’t love me?
It’s not a big problem, let’s make money!
What should I do if my scumbag has a mistress and has a baby with her?
Let's sell his belongings to make money!
What is this called in novels?
A truly cool story with a heroine as the main character!!!
"Lan'er, there is something you need to remember."
After Zhu Lan swore that she would not fall in love, Pei Yue returned to the topic of the shop.
It turned out that she had secretly bought the two shops without the Zhu family knowing.
She openly said that the shop was opened by a friend and she only went there occasionally to help take care of it.
Tell Zhu Lan not to let anything slip in front of Old Master Zhu and the second wife.
Zhu Lan admired him even more.
Her mother's actions were truly amazing!
Thinking about what was going to happen tomorrow, he hesitated for a while and asked:
"Mom, what do you think? If we run into Su with her daughter again next time..."
Pei Yue waved her hand, "Let your grandfather handle it. When our business becomes bigger, will we still need to fight for the Zhu family's property?"
Zhu Lan understood.
No wonder Pei Yue didn't care about Zhu Hongsheng's affairs outside and was not angry when his mistress came to visit.
It turns out that he is only thinking about making money and doesn't care at all!
Look, this is what it means to be sober in this world!
Look, what is career thinking and big picture!
Mom, good job!
I carry the banner for my mother!!!
Pei Yue said that the two shops in the south of the city have not been doing well recently and they are considering changing to other businesses.
There are many things to worry about, so she wants Zhu Lan to go with her tomorrow morning to take a look and learn how to take care of it.
Zhu Lan declined, saying that he would rather stay in Longchang Academy to study and was not in a hurry to take over the shop.
Pei Yue sighed. The results would be out tomorrow anyway, so it would be good for her daughter to face reality sooner.
So he promised her to stay at her house tomorrow and he would go to check the shop by himself.
Zhu Lan rested at home for a night.
After breakfast the next day, Pei Yue dressed neatly and prepared to go out. Before leaving, she asked Zhu Lan if he really didn't want to go with her.
"I really won't go, Mom. I'll wait for the results at home." Zhu Lan said with a smile.
Some servants from the mansion have already gone to the entrance of the academy to check the list.
Zhu Lan sent his mother out and just walked out of the room when he ran into Du Lanfang from the second room.
"Sister-in-law, why are you going out so early? Aren't you staying at home with Sister Lan to wait for the results?"
Seeing that Pei Yue didn't react, he chased after her for two more steps and said:
"Dad is holding Chaoer and teaching him to read. Maybe he'll see you later.
It's just dropping out of school, don't be sad. You can take Sister Lan to talk to him and maybe he can help Sister Lan find a good marriage."
Du Lanfang stood in front of Pei Yue, staring at her expression, trying hard to find anger, shame, and embarrassment on her face.
Unexpectedly, Pei Yue just nodded to her politely, even smiled, and then walked out the door with Zhu Lan without looking away.
There was no ripple, not even a hint of unhappiness.
Especially that smile, which is not very harmful but extremely insulting!
Du Lanfang stood there in a daze, feeling like a clown.
Zhu Lan laughed secretly in his heart.
People like Du Lanfang are only concerned with petty disputes over houses.
She could never imagine that Pei Yue and she were not on the same track at all, hahaha!
Mrs. Du, you are taking a narrow path!
Du Lanfang watched the two men leave, stomped his feet in anger, and then sneered.
Tch, pretend you don’t care.
When the news comes that Lan Jie'er is expelled from school, if you are not afraid of being embarrassed, why would you hide away?
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