As soon as the old lady finished speaking, Dong Mingshan's face darkened.
He looked at her, the smile on his face disappeared, and he said in a low voice, "Aunt, let's talk about the grain store after we finish the accounts."
"No, Mingshan, you've been away from the capital for a year, and it's all up to Mingqiang to take care of things for you. You can't just turn your back on him the moment you return to the capital."
The old lady's tone was urgent. Judging from Dong Mingshan's tone, not only would he not continue to hand over the grain store to his son, but he also wanted to check the accounts?
"Mingshan, the capital has not been peaceful this year. Mingqiang helped you. Even if it's not a big effort, it's still hard work."
"Mingshan, I'm not saying this to you, but you don't help or trust your own family members, so why don't you help and trust outsiders? Do you know what their purpose is in approaching you?"
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The old lady became more and more anxious as she spoke, but Mr. Dong and Dong Mingshan's faces became more and more gloomy, and their brows became more and more furrowed.
Qian Chunhua became interested. Judging from the situation, this old lady had something going on with the Dong family, and her words seemed to have other implications.
The outsider she mentioned, could it be herself?
Qian Chunhua touched his nose, it was true, as an outsider, he had gained a lot of benefits from the Dong family.
Not to mention the far ones, just the nearby ones, borrowing 330,000 taels of silver without interest, isn't this a huge benefit?
Qian Chunhua suddenly felt a little guilty, but she still looked at the old lady with great interest and continued to eat melon.
Seeing that the people in front of her did not respond to her words, the old lady's expression gradually became cold. After looking around, she continued in a bad tone, "Mingshan, have you become arrogant? You don't even listen to what your aunt says?"
After a pause, she made up her mind and blurted out the words hidden deep in her heart, "Don't forget who helped you take care of everything. If it weren't for Mingqiang, your business in Beijing would have been..."
Dong Mingshan's face flushed, and he interrupted the old lady, "Aunt, we, the Dong family, have never robbed or cheated anyone in our business. We do things according to our conscience, and we don't need anyone to take care of it."
In fact, it is true. The Dong family's business reputation is not only in the capital, but also in the entire Min Dynasty, where they are honest and trustworthy.
However, Dong Mingqiang from the second branch of the Dong family always brought his group of cronies to eat and drink lavishly, take bribes, and extort money for the first branch of the Dong family, and he even called it arranging relationships for the first branch.
Dong Mingshan was extremely disgusted, but considering that the expenses were not much, he turned a blind eye.
Unexpectedly, these stories became the contributions that the Fang family used to publicize.
Qian Chunhua grabbed a handful of melon seeds on the table and ate them while listening with great interest.
Guan Yueru considerately poured her a cup of tea, saying, "Don't get thirsty after eating so many melon seeds."
Madam Dong was so angry at Dong Mingshan's words that she turned her head and looked at Madam Dong, "Sister-in-law, do you think so too? Your Mingshan's casual words have completely wiped out all the hard work of my Mingqiang over the years?"
Madam Dong snorted coldly, and a layer of frost appeared on her face, which had been smiling just now.
She looked at the ungrateful sister-in-law and said in a strong tone, "Yes, I think so too. Mingshan is the one who speaks for the eldest wife. His words represent the opinion of our eldest wife."
"Sister-in-law, you..." The old lady was stunned. She didn't expect that her sister-in-law and her family had fallen to such a state, but they were still so stubborn.
She endured it, picked up the teacup in front of her, and took a sip of the tea in the cup to cover up the panic in her heart.
That’s not right. Why are the eldest wife’s attitude so tough? Their only official background is his son-in-law Yang Feiling.
But if Yang Feiling has died in prison, what else can they rely on?
Could it be that he is just trying to be stubborn?
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