This was the first time that Gu Shaoyu heard that Su Erlang was the proposed next patriarch of the Su family. However, if he went to the Gu family for Gu Xiaochun, it would ruin his own future. Thinking of this, Gu Shaoyu fell silent.

Seeing him like this, Old Master Su patted him on the shoulder and then said with relief.

"Erlang is willing, and so are we. Stop thinking about it. The most important thing is to take good care of yourself. Don't forget, when you go to Sui'an City, there will be tough battles to fight!"

Old Master Su's words were referring to the Crown Prince's accession to the throne, which involved the remnants of the previous dynasty. The East Palace is sure to be in great trouble this time, but as the old saying goes, a full moon will wane, and full water will overflow. Who knows if there will be any problems behind all this splendor, so we should be more careful.

After finishing what he wanted to say, Gu Shaoyu turned back.

Now, it is only ten days or half a month away from New Year’s Eve, so we still need to prepare what needs to be prepared.

Logically speaking, this is the first year after the Gu family ended their mourning period, and they should have had a great time. However, so many things happened one after another, and even if the Gu family wanted to invite people, they might not be able to invite those who had been seated there before.

Therefore, I thought it would be better to just have a simple New Year.

In Qiwu Courtyard, Du Jingyi was instructing the housekeeper to arrange this year's New Year's affairs. Although the New Year's affairs seemed simple, the expenses were far higher than in many years past. This was because of the renovation of the Gu family cemetery and the pensions for the wounded and killed soldiers, which cost nearly 100,000 taels.

This year's revenue alone is definitely not enough.

Fortunately, when Du Jingyi took over, the Gu family's business was still profitable, so there was naturally a surplus.

"Let's do it this way first. If there's anything inappropriate, we can discuss it again."

The housekeeper nodded and left the main house. When he came out, he met Gu Shaoyu who had returned. After greeting him, he bowed and left. When Gu Shaoyu entered the main house, he saw Du Jingyi marking on the account book very carefully.

"What is the lady doing?"

These words brought Du Jingyi, who was carefully calculating the accounts, back to reality.

"Is the General back?"

"Um."

When Gu Shaoyu came over, Du Jingyi smelled a hint of blood on him, so even if he didn't say anything, she knew what he was going to do. But she was also a sensible person and wouldn't pick on him where it hurt, so she poured him a cup of warming tea and then spoke.

"It's the end of the year, and I need to settle the accounts. There will definitely be no surplus this year, and I may have to make up for the losses of the previous two years. So I'm going to do some calculations to see if there are any areas that can be streamlined. In addition, weren't many of the original Gu family's businesses replaced by the Seventh Branch in some way, openly or secretly? So I want to take advantage of these few months to transfer them all to avoid trouble in the future."

"The assets of the Seventh House were taken over by the Su, Yan and Tong families. It's easy to talk to the Su and Yan families, but is it convenient for you to take back the assets taken over by the Tong family?"

Gu Shaoyu's words made Du Jingyi laugh.

"General, have you forgotten my origin? The book sent to the Tong family was of course well-listed. What they took were those that had nothing to do with the main property of the Gu family. The ones that were actually to be exchanged were all in my hands."

Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu felt that his question was a bit unnecessary. After drinking the warming tea, he said calmly.

"I went to Su's house today."

"Is it about finding a way out?"

"Well, my great uncle said that we can ask Erlang and his wife to help with this matter. This will also be a way out for the Gu family."

When Du Jingyi first heard this, he was a little surprised, but he quickly understood what Old Master Su meant, and then nodded and spoke.

"My great uncle is also doing this for the good of the Gu family. We are grateful for his kindness."

Gu Shaoyu meant the same thing and added another sentence.

"In the next two days, see if there is a suitable time. I want Lang'er and Yan Sanlang to get engaged first. It's already been agreed upon. There's no need to worry about it for Auntie San."

His words were exactly what Du Jingyi meant.

Although Third Aunt took their feelings into consideration and did not mention the matter again after she finished her mourning period, everyone knew that the only thing she hoped for was that the matter could have a proper conclusion. Otherwise, every family would be thriving and flourishing, but only Lang'er would be delayed. They couldn't bear it.

"Don't worry, General. I have the same idea as you. I sent the message to my aunt yesterday and asked her to come home early tomorrow morning to discuss it."

"I have nothing to do tomorrow, so I'll stay home with you to handle it."

"good."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The couple chatted for a while about the trivial matters at home, and then fell silent. Gu Shaoyu took some notebooks and read them intermittently, while Du Jingyi concentrated on calculating her accounts. It was a rare peaceful time.

The next day, Mrs. Xing came to the house early in the morning, and of course, Yan Sanlang and Xing Zhao also appeared with her.

As for the third aunt and Gu Xiaolang, they also got up early and carefully washed and dressed. When Du Jingyi saw them, he said something jokingly.

"Sister Lang is exceptionally beautiful today."

Gu Xiaolang's face turned slightly red, but she was not a particularly shy person, so after blushing for a moment, she looked expectantly at Yan Sanlang opposite her.

Because he had blocked several assassination attempts for Lord Xing, Sanlang Yan was injured at the moment. Mrs. Xing originally wanted him to recuperate at home and let him take care of things here himself, but he insisted on coming, so Xing Zhao had no choice but to accompany him.

His brother was getting married, his cousin was getting married, and as the "matchmaker" who had played matchmaker for countless times, he naturally had to sit at the main table. Therefore, before anyone else spoke, he was already shouting happily.

"We all know each other well, so don't follow the rules of those sour teachers. Let's open the door and talk frankly. Otherwise, let's decide the date of engagement, the date of betrothal, and the date of wedding all at once, so as to save the trouble of running back and forth."

As soon as he opened his mouth to say this, he was interrupted by Mrs. Xing.

"You little brat, what nonsense are you talking about! Can Lang'er get married so casually? If you ask me, of course, she needs to prepare well, at least half a year, so that the marriage can be done beautifully, don't you think so, Third Sister-in-law?"

Third Aunt didn't care about these things at the moment. As long as Sanlang Yan was a good person and could live happily with her daughter in the future, she would be satisfied. What's more, as she said that day, she would have to live with her daughter and son-in-law in the future, so she really didn't care about these ostentatious things.