This is also why the Yu family's business has never been robbed in recent years.
At this moment, Yu Ze was accompanied by two people: the Golden Escort Yu Shan and his personal bodyguard Yu Feng.
He left the capital, and the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) Yu Gou took over all of the Yu family's businesses.
Yu Gou is Yu Ze's second younger brother.
When the previous generation of the Yu family took over the position of head of the Yu family, they handed over all the power to the younger generation, and retired to enjoy life.
This is also why the Yu family has been able to endure for so long. Everyone is taught from a young age not to covet or desire power. When it is their turn to take charge, they do their utmost; when it is time to give opportunities to younger generations, they do so.
The Yu family brothers all knew Yu Ze's purpose when he left the capital; the eldest brother had gone to pursue his sister-in-law.
The Yu family naturally knew about the Nan family's affairs.
They didn't expect their older brother to fall for Nanling, but thinking about it, the two of them seemed quite suitable. They had both been married before, but the other one was gone. It would be best for the two of them to live together.
Moreover, they knew that Nanling herself was also in business, and such a sister-in-law was the most suitable to be the head of their Yu family.
Nanling was unaware that Yuze had caught up with them. She was having dinner and chatting with Limai.
After Lu Qian finished arranging things, he went to pick up Zhou Tao and they came to have dinner together.
"Lu Qian, come on, let's start with the first drink!" Nan Ling poured Lu Qian a glass of wine and handed it to him with a smile.
"Sister Yu, are you sure you want to have a drinking contest with me?" Lu Qian asked uncertainly.
Nanling smiled faintly, "What, you don't dare?"
"I dare, what's there to be afraid of? I was ignorant before and did something wrong. I'm grateful that Sister Yu didn't hold a grudge against me and gave me a chance to admit my mistake. Of course, I will try my best to do better."
"I'm just worried that you might feel unwell if you drink too much," Lu Qian said shrewdly.
Nanling smiled and said, "It's alright. Let's see if you can get me drunk first. Today, let my sister Xiaomai be our witness and see if you, Lu Qian, can truly turn hostility into friendship with me, Nanling."
"Alright!" Lu Qian raised his wine glass, stood up, clinked glasses with Nan Ling, and the two drank it all in one go.
Zhou Tao buried herself in her food, completely ignoring Lu Qian's drinking contest with others. She only occasionally served food to Zhuzhu, who was sitting next to her, and whispered to her to eat quickly, saying she would take her back to the shop after she finished.
They're drinking here, so Zhuzhu can't keep smelling the alcohol.
Zhuzhu obediently responded, and while she ate, she also fed the little beauty she was holding.
Zhou Tao has a high IQ but a low EQ. She had no idea that Lu Qian liked her and wanted to pursue her. She always treated him as a friend, like an older brother or sister-in-law.
Even though Lu Qian had helped her openly and secretly many times, and even jokingly said that he liked her, she never thought that he would be interested in her.
Seeing Zhou Tao like this, Zhou Quan and Li Mai were relieved.
They didn't know what would become of Xiao Tao in the future, but they didn't think Lu Qian would be a good match for her.
After Zhou Tao finished eating, she wiped her mouth and said to her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, I'm full. I'll take Zhuzhu back now."
Now she helps her sister-in-law run the shop every day. She feels that she has learned a lot and has also realized that in addition to cooking, washing dishes and taking care of beads at home, she can also be a shop manager.
Now, Xiao Tao has not only learned to use an abacus, but also learned to keep accounts and balance books from Li Mai. Every day after work, when she goes home for dinner, she can accurately report the situation of the shop to her sister-in-law.
She would compile these figures before leaving work each day: how much silver she had sold, how many women's dresses, men's robes, or children's clothing she had sold, and how many finished garments she had made.
Li Mai smiled and told her to remember to rest when there were no customers. She also told Zhu Zhu to wait for her in the shop with her aunt, and that she would take her to identify medicinal herbs in the afternoon.
Zhou Tao and Zhuzhu agreed, bowed to the others, and left.
She didn't even glance at Lu Qian as she left.
Lu Qian glanced silently at her back, raised his wine glass and clinked it against Nan Ling's again, then tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.
To say that he initially set his sights on Xiao Tao was to have more contact with Li Mai, and to tell his parents that he had married Xiao Tao, thus making them related to Li Mai by marriage.
At that time, his mind was filled with goals and numerous thoughts.
However, as his relationship with Li Mai became more like friendship, and as he spent more time with Zhou Tao, his initial idea disappeared.
With his growing familiarity with Zhou Tao, he found that his mind and heart were filled with Zhou Tao's busy figure and bright smile.
She always had the same radiant smile, whether it was for customers, the shop assistants, or him.
Gradually, Lu Qian began to feel unhappy. He didn't want Xiao Tao to smile at other men, he didn't want her to be so tired, and he didn't want her to treat him the same way she treated others.
At this moment, seeing that Xiao Tao didn't even glance at him before leaving, and didn't care that he and Sister Yu would get drunk from drinking, he knew that he wasn't special to her.
"Sister Yu, come and have a drink!"
"Sister Yu, cheers!"
"Sister Yu, thank you, cheers!"
Lu Qian drank one cup after another, toasting with Nanling.
He didn't even realize it until a thud, when he collapsed onto the table, the teacup was knocked over, and tea spilled onto his clothes and face.
He's drunk!
Nanling shook her head helplessly when she saw that he was drunk after only nineteen cups of wine.
Everyone had finished eating while the two were drinking, and seeing that Lu Qian was drunk, the game was finally over.
Yuze, who was next door, slowly relaxed his tightly clenched fist.
His facial expression was even more icy!
She actually had a drinking contest with another man!
She's never drunk with me like this before!
"Brother, let Zhou Quan take you back first. I'll take Sister Ling back to her residence." Li Mai said helplessly, looking at Nan Ling, who was smiling but swaying.
Li Mai shook her head helplessly, adding that Lu Qian had drunk too much, and she herself was also a little unsteady.
"It's okay, little sister, I'm not drunk, I can walk back by myself!" Nan Ling stood up.
“Ayu isn’t here, how could I let you walk back by yourself? Come on, my carriage is downstairs.” Li Mai said, helping Nan Ling up and walking outside.
"Chu Yan, Zhong Hui, you two take Lu Qian back in the Lu family's carriage," Li Mai instructed Chu Yan and Zhong Hui.
"Yes, Master!" The two men helped Lu Qian up, one on each side, and led him outside.
When Li Mai helped Nan Ling out, they saw Yu Ze standing to one side outside the door.
She glanced at him indifferently, then helped Nanling walk out.
"Lingling!" Yu Ze called out as he tried to help Nanling up.
As Nan Ling followed Li Mai out, she leaned half her body against Li Mai, her eyes closed. When she heard a soft sound, she shuddered.
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