"What are you doing?" Chen Luyang was furious.
His younger sister was still heartless; she had given everything to Aunt Zhao before, and now she was giving it all to him.
Unfazed by anyone's displeasure, Chen Siyuan smiled and said, "Brother, take this money, let's do a big business."
Chen Luyang didn't know how Chen Siyuan had saved up all that money, but he figured it must have been given to her by her maternal grandfather.
Over the years, he has been doing business abroad, and from being clueless at the beginning, he has now come to know some of the tricks of the trade.
He gradually achieved his current success, and he knows that his maternal grandfather helped him behind the scenes.
My grandfather's help always came from the shadows, and he wouldn't show up unless absolutely necessary.
That's why he is where he is today.
I used to think that my grandfather was biased. Why was he so good to my sister and so heartless to me? But after I learned the real reason, I felt no jealousy towards my sister. Instead, I was worried about her.
Seeing her brother's unpleasant expression, Chen Siyuan quickly smiled and said, "Brother, this money is from our business together, not a gift to you. You know that it's inconvenient for me, a woman, to be out in the world alone. You're different; you have many years of experience. I trust you to do business. Besides, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving it with me, with so many people eyeing it, would I?"
Chen Luyang was furious and scolded him with disappointment, "You still know that no matter how I told you before, you didn't believe me, but you believe me now."
"Mm." Chen Siyuan lowered her head.
She was forced into a corner and only then did she see the true faces of the treacherous and wicked people around her.
Despite the fierce appearance of the person in front of her, her heart felt warm. Putting aside the hypocrisy of those around her, there was still someone who cared about her.
Seeing that Chen Siyuan was so obedient, Chen Luyang's expression softened.
No matter what, he was just a child of a few years old back then. It's not a bad thing that he's come to his senses now, given that he was in the hands of someone like Aunt Zhao.
"Alright, tell me what kind of business you want to do, and I'll do it. You can keep this money for yourself."
“I don’t need the money. Besides, money is more valuable when it’s spent on useful things, and it might even double in value. Too many people are eyeing it if I keep it here. I can guard against it, but I can’t carry all this money around all the time.”
Chen Luyang thought about it and realized it made sense.
"So what kind of business do you want to do?"
This question immediately caught Chen Siyuan off guard. She remembered that this winter had seen several blizzards, causing prices to skyrocket. In recent years, there had been bumper harvests, but merchants had also been deliberately suppressing grain prices. Now…
"Brother, let's use half of it to buy grain, and the rest to buy cotton."
The grain harvest has come down, and the price is as low as it can get. It's all in the hands of ordinary people, who are worried about it. As for cotton, those people... Chen Luyang thought of this and suddenly realized how kind-hearted his sister was.
He has money in his hands, yet he doesn't forget to help ordinary people.
That's better than being tricked by someone like Aunt Zhao.
Are you sure?
"Um."
Chen Luyang didn't think too much about it. He said a few words to his sister, and just as he was about to leave, his sister asked him to stay for dinner.
"Big brother, you must have just come back from outside and haven't eaten yet. Why don't you have dinner with your sister?"
"Well... I have something to do, how about we do it another day!" The situation is in my sister's favor now. If I stay for dinner and Aunt Zhao sees me, who knows what unpleasant things she'll say.
Chen Siyuan smiled and glanced at Chunlan beside her.
Chunlan was a sensible person and immediately stepped forward, "Young Master, now that Aunt Zhao and the Second Miss are under house arrest, the Eldest Miss is managing all the household affairs of the Chen family."
"Is this true?" Upon hearing this, Chen Luyang was overjoyed.
"Of course," Chen Siyuan said with an air of pride.
He raised a smug smile, waiting to be praised by someone.
After his initial joy, Chen Luyang began to worry. Aunt Zhao had truly suffered a setback this time, and based on his understanding of her, he feared things wouldn't end so well.
"You should be careful, Aunt Zhao is not so easy to deal with."
"Yes, I know. I'm only keeping my money with my brother because I'm worried about thieves targeting it."
"Okay." This time, Chen Luyang truly believed that his sister had changed.
He stayed at the warm house for dinner, and afterwards, Chen Siyuan talked to him about many things.
After a long talk, Chen Luyang felt relieved.
No matter how formidable Aunt Zhao is, as long as her younger sister is on guard, she won't be bullied like before.
As I watched, I couldn't help but ask again before leaving, "Your marriage to the Tao family?"
Chen Siyuan, who had been smiling the whole time, stopped smiling when she heard this and looked at her older brother seriously. “My affairs are not in a hurry, brother. You are already twenty years old. Logically speaking, I should have a nephew by now.”
"Aren't you the same?"
"So, I know I'm still young and not in a hurry. I think it's not too late to think about my own things after my older brother's matter is resolved."
Chen Luyang opened his mouth several times, but lacked the strength to speak, and in the end, he could only leave with regret in his heart.
Chen Siyuan watched as her elder brother left the Chen family and returned to his warm home with Chunlan and Chunping.
As soon as she entered, Chunlan hurriedly served her tea. "Miss, are you really planning to start a business?" It's difficult for a woman to show her face in public, especially at this time, as there's bound to be a lot of criticism.
In her opinion, the most important thing is for the young lady to find a reliable young man to marry.
If that incident hadn't happened, Young Master Tao would have been a good candidate.
"Yes, only by making money generate more money can you have endless money."
"When did Miss become so concerned about money?" Chunping brought in the washed apples.
When Chen Liyuan looked at it, she was surprised to see that it was an apple.
Apples are a rare treat this season. Holding one in my hand, I took a bite. It tasted quite good. I looked at Chunping and asked, "Where did these apples come from?" Could they have been sent by my older brother?
"It was delivered by the Tao family."
"Cough cough—" Chen Siyuan was enjoying her meal when she suddenly heard these words, which startled her.
They've already broken off their engagement, so it's not appropriate for the Tao family to send this over at this time.
Chunlan was also very surprised, "The Tao family?"
"Mm." Chunping nodded.
After recovering, Chen Siyuan looked at Chunping and asked, "What else did the person who brought it say?"
"He didn't say anything, just that it was sent by Young Master Tao."
Startled by these words, Chen Siyuan dropped the apple in her hand to the ground, and even the apples on the table were accidentally knocked off and scattered everywhere.
"Has Tao Yifan gone mad?"
The two maids fell silent.
The most unfortunate person after what happened was the eldest young lady. Fortunately, she managed to turn the tide and prevent the harm from escalating, but it did damage her reputation. The incident was caused by a servant of the Tao family, and Aunt Zhao was also involved in it.
This incident has damaged the reputations of both families. At this time, why would Young Master Tao send someone to deliver something? Could it be poison?
Realizing this crucial point, the two maids immediately took the apple to be tested.
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