Chapter 223 The Third House Comes to the Door
"I'll listen to my cousin."
"I want to keep you here. After all, the business here needs someone to take care of it. What do you think?" Lin Zhiyi said.
Lin Lu paused for a moment, "Cousin, do you mean to let me take care of all the business in Fangzhou?"
Lin Zhiyi nodded, "Yes, cousin."
"Cousin, I..."
Lin Luchen didn't expect Lin Zhiyi to trust him so much.
"how?"
Aunt Xue said, "Miss, Lu Chen is still young and I'm afraid he won't be able to do the job."
After all, Lin Wenge has more than a dozen shops in Fangzhou.
Lin Zhiyi patted Lin Luchen on the shoulder and said, "Cousin, believe in yourself."
Lin Luchen followed Lin Fu, Lin Xiuran and others for two or three years to learn how to behave, how to manage accounts, and how to negotiate cooperation.
At night, he would light a lamp to read when he returned home and ask Lin Fu for advice.
Lin Zhiyi saw it all.
Lin Luchen was silent for a moment, then agreed, "Don't worry, cousin, I will definitely take care of the business here."
"Good, you have backbone!"
"Also, I'll give that braised food shop to Aunt Xue. Think of it as something I'll add to my cousin's fortune when he gets married."
Her share was given to Lin Luchen, but she didn't care how Aunt Xue and Madam Liu from the fourth room divided it.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xue's eyes immediately turned red. She knelt down and said, "Thank you, Miss. I appreciate your kindness, but I can't accept it. You have given us more than enough."
They can't be so greedy.
"Aunt Xue, the shop has always been run by you and Fourth Aunt. I've never been involved in it. I just provided some recipes. Besides, this is a token of my love for my brother as a big sister. If you really feel bad about it, then just send me some braised food every year for me to try."
Lin Zhiyi looked at Lin Luchen and said, "Cousin, help your mother up quickly."
"yes."
Aunt Xue was about to say something when she heard Lin Zhiyi say, "Okay, it's decided. I have other things to take care of, so you guys go get busy."
Only then did Lin Luchen pull Aunt Xue out of the house.
“Chen’er, why are you pulling me? We can’t be so heartless.”
"Mother, I know my limits. My cousin gave it to us, so we'll keep it first. When we earn money, we'll buy some valuable things for her. She'll be happy too."
Aunt Xue's eyes lit up.
Yeah, that's also possible.
"Chen'er is still smart."
Aunt Xue went to discuss with Liu, the fourth wife, and brought up the matter of the shop.
"Even if you don't come to me, I will still talk to you about this." Liu said with a smile.
"I'm thinking of returning to Chang'an. I'll hand the shop over to you in the future."
Mrs. Liu considered Lin Xue's marriage and her son Lin Xiuhuai's studies, and decided that returning to Chang'an would be beneficial for the child.
Lin Xue worked as the female manager of Lin Wenge for two or three years. She met countless talented men, and many of them came to propose to her. However, Lin Xue did not like any of them, which made Mrs. Liu very worried.
Since Xue'er has high standards, she can only return to Chang'an to find a suitable husband.
"That's fine. When I make some money, I'll have the account book sent to Chang'an and I'll give Sister Liu a share of the money."
Liu refused. "What's the point of dividing the money? Zhizhi said it all. The biggest share of hers went to Lu Chen. My share was also given to me by Zhizhi for managing the shop. Now that you're running the shop yourself, I can't take my share anymore."
"Sister Liu..."
"Alright, it's settled. Don't you still trust Zhizhi? She's so smart, how could she let us, mother and son, starve?"
Aunt Xue was deeply moved.
It was only when she arrived in Fangzhou that she experienced for the first time how people lived.
Her illness was cured, and she learned how to make money. The second and fourth wives of the Lin family treated her and her son like family, and always thought about them.
The severance of ties with the third wife did not make things difficult for the mother and son.
Lin Luchen and his mother went out at the same time, one was going to the braised food shop and the other was going to Lin Wenge in the county.
Because Lin Xue was going back to Chang'an, Lord Cui and Lord Fan's family also had to go back, and of course, their daughter went back with them, so several people left the shop at once.
At this time, a new shopkeeper was hired. At first, Lin Luchen was not very reassured, so he had to go to the shop more often.
But just as Lin Luchen drove his carriage to the village entrance, he was stopped by Uncle Lin and his wife.
Lin Jingchu and Lin Xiuqi were standing behind him.
"Chen'er."
Lin Luchen frowned, "Get out of the way!"
Uncle Lin paused and was about to lose his temper, but then he remembered the purpose of his visit and endured it.
If it were in the past, he would have jumped up and scolded Lin Luchen.
But the previous few times he came to his house, he was chased and beaten by Lin Luchen, and he was afraid.
Not to mention beating him, the way Lin Luchen glared at him looked like he could eat him.
But they were really desperate and had no choice but to come to Lin Luchen.
That year, Uncle Lin was visited by his creditors because of his gambling debts, and Boss Hu paid off the money for him.
Since he couldn't pay the money back, he had no choice but to agree to Boss Hu's request and let Lin Jingshu marry him.
But before the marriage, Lin Jingshu ran away.
Uncle Lin had no choice but to let Lin Jingwei marry in his place. On the day she married Boss Hu, Lin Jingwei ran away.
Boss Hu came to the door and forced Uncle Lin to either hand over the person or pay back the money. But Uncle Lin didn't have any money.
He then set his sights on Lin Jingchu from the third wife.
How could Zou agree to this? She cried and made a fuss, and the second and third wives also had a falling out. Uncle Lin and his wife moved out with their two children.
Uncle Lin had no choice but to start looking for work because if he didn't work he would starve to death at home.
Zou and Lin Jingchu also found odd jobs doing laundry and other odd jobs, so that at least they could have enough food and clothes.
However, Uncle Lin’s lustful thoughts arose again.
He had no money to go to Zuixiang Pavilion, so he had to focus on the people around him.
He was often beaten up at his home for molesting decent girls. Since he refused to change his ways despite repeated warnings, the landlord dared not rent the house to him anymore.
Therefore, the third room moved frequently.
After being driven out again, they thought of Lin Luchen again.
The government is now looking for them because they have long spent the grain planting and relief money they received when they first came to Fangzhou, and they have not returned a single cent of the money they agreed to pay back within a year.
When Uncle Lin saw Lin Luchen at this time, he did not feel the slightest bit of guilt towards Lin Luchen for what he had done before.
Just treat him as a lifeline.
"Chen'er, you can't be so cruel. After all, I am your father."
"My father? What proof do you have? A letter of severance?"
Uncle Lin paused.
How could he have forgotten about this and signed the severance agreement in a moment of confusion?
It’s all because of that bitch Lin Zhiyi.
"Chen'er, don't listen to the nonsense that dead girl Zhizhi says. Dad has always had you in his heart, otherwise I wouldn't have come to find you."
Lin Luchen was so angry at Uncle Lin's shamelessness that he laughed. He took out a piece of gold and shook it in front of Uncle Lin.
"Didn't you ask me to support you? Well, slap her twice, and this gold..."
Lin Luchen pointed at Zou.
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