It turns out that when people go out to buy soaked shark fins during the Chinese New Year, the first thing they think of is to try them in four big restaurants.
Generally, customers who want to eat shark fin will place an order in advance to allow the restaurant enough time to soak and cook it, but there are also customers who have made an order and cancel it for various reasons, so Xiaotian went to Hefenglou to try his luck and see if he could buy already soaked shark fin.
But I happened to vaguely hear the girl say to the shopkeeper: "Don't take this business... I'll pay the money... and let the master's family go back later."
Xiaonian stepped back and stood in the corner. After the girl left, he came out and asked about the shark fin, casually asking a few questions about what had just happened.
This time when he went out to buy things, Xiaonian not only brought back shark fins, but also reported the matter to Sun Yanan.
Sun Yanan immediately asked Xiaonian and Xiaoyue to go out and invite the manager of Hefenglou.
The shopkeeper of Hefenglou would not be easily invited by two maids. Sun Yanan asked Xiaonian to go to Shi Yue's study and get the business card of Shang Huaitang.
Being rich but not of high status, merchants are at the bottom of the social ladder. Now that they have seen an invitation from the government, especially a famous invitation from the gate of the prefecture and county government where Shang Huaitang is located, how dare they not come?
Sun Yannan said, "This is the owner of Hefenglou. I asked my maid to invite him over. I want to ask why my servant went out today and I can't order a single dish."
After hearing this, the shopkeeper said hurriedly: "Although it is dinner time, it is no problem to serve two or three dishes and two ready-made cold dishes.
He just accepted money from a young girl and told us not to take the business. We businessmen are always afraid of getting into trouble, and it is better to have less trouble than more.”
Sun Yannan asked again: "Is that little girl here? Do you recognize her?"
The shopkeeper looked around and pointed out the maid behind Rong Li. The maid lowered her head, which made her appearance more obvious, allowing the shopkeeper to find her immediately.
No one here is stupid. At this point, it's clear what's going on.
The servant was stunned to find out that he had fallen into such a big trap. He actually thought that this maid was a good person. He had tried these dishes over there before, so why did the taste change completely when he came back?
Once he realized he had been tricked, he was furious and whispered to his young mistress sincerely, "I'm sorry, young mistress. I was stupid. I trusted someone I shouldn't have trusted and bought this kind of food."
The sound was not loud, but you could hear a pin drop, and everyone present could hear it clearly. This meant that the servant had confirmed that it was this maid who took him to buy vegetables for this family.
Sun Yannan bowed to the shopkeeper of Hefenglou and said, "I'm sorry for interrupting your business by asking you to come so suddenly today. I'll come back to apologize later. My maid will see you off." Then he said to the servant, "Take the shopkeeper back in our carriage."
The young masters of the Yan, Wu and Yan families seemed to have just come to their senses, and they all stood up and said goodbye rudely.
The old lady of the Rong family also felt ashamed, so she said, "Old sister, this matter is my fault for not being a good housekeeper. I will come back to formally apologize to you later.
Today, I would like to apologize to your granddaughter-in-law and your daughter-in-law."
As he spoke, he stood up and was about to bow, which frightened Sun Yannan's mother-in-law who hurried forward to support him. She and Sun Yannan said hurriedly, "How can an elder bow to a young man like us? This is unacceptable. We can't bear it."
Rong Li saw this situation and knew that it was useless to say anything. She didn't know whether it was because she felt wronged or ashamed, but tears suddenly fell down.
Here, Shi Yue was getting up to see off the young masters of the three families, but he saw his mother hurriedly going to support the old lady of the Rong family; Rong Li's face was pale and tears were rolling down his cheeks; when he saw Rong Li's mother again, her face was red and her neck was thick; and his grandmother and old lady Rong also looked unhappy and very embarrassed.
Suddenly, he felt that there was no need for his wife to expose such a thing in front of everyone. The two families had been friends for many years, and even if there was something, it could be resolved privately. Once the window paper was punctured in front of everyone, many things would be irreversible.
Then Shi Yue said, "Madam Rong, your words are too harsh. It's not that you are not good at managing the household, but it's that my wife has made a big deal out of a small matter.
If it's really the housekeeper's fault, then it's also my fault for not properly controlling my own family. The friendship between our two families dates back to your and my grandmother's generation, so this little thing shouldn't be mentioned.
My new daughter-in-law is from out of town. She just came into the family and doesn't know a lot of things. She made a mistake this time, so please don't take it personally. It's our fault, the younger generation. I'll take her to the old lady's house to apologize. I'm sorry to have frightened you."
Then he whispered to his sister, "Hurry up and take your sister Rong to wash up. It's not appropriate to go out like this in front of others."
The old lady of the Shi family also said to Rong Li's grandmother: "My grandson is right. Don't take any misunderstandings to heart. We have been together for so many years, and how many more years can we have?
This matter is over today, and no one should talk about it again after we leave this door."
He then instructed his daughter-in-law, "Please send them off for me. Send Old Madam Rong, Madam Rong, and Miss Rong back to me safely."
At this moment, everyone stood up and scattered, leaving only Sun Yannan standing there, but it seemed as if she was the one who made the mistake.
After the mother-in-law came back from sending the guests, she took the initiative to come to Sun Yannan's yard and comforted her: "If a family wants to get things done well and look good, there are always people who play the good cop and the bad cop.
In fact, they didn't want to marry Rong Li as their daughter-in-law at first. Not only did I, her mother, but the old lady was also unwilling. But I was the evil one, while the old lady's generation maintained harmony.
Of course, this matter is the Rong family's fault, but perhaps Yue'er is right, there are always other solutions. But since it has come to this, I think it's fine.
Things should be discussed from two sides. Maybe Yue'er and the old lady feel that the matter was not handled well enough, but in my opinion, it would not be appropriate not to make a fuss about it. If you always give in, others will not be able to figure out the bottom line and think that you can do it again and again.
But you have to understand Yue'er and the old lady's thoughts. One of them has known Rong Li since childhood, and the other has known her for almost a lifetime.
If they have caused you any injustice in this matter, please bear with them."
As he was speaking, Xiaotian came to report, "Madam Zhao, who is with the old lady, is here. Please ask the young lady to come over."
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