So that I can put in a good word for Sister Qingqing in front of the county magistrate.”
Chen Zhanshan's eyelids twitched. Qingya was right; the sugar shop had indeed been targeted, and that person was Chen Ruolan.
She must still hold a grudge against Qingya for scheming against her and marrying her off to Fan Tong as a concubine. Her return is not to help, but to seek revenge.
Having figured this out, Chen Zhanshan's eyes darkened. "Ruolan, the house deeds and land deeds are all in your sister Qingqing's hands, and as for money, we don't have a single penny."
Chen Zhanliang was also puzzled. Owls only come into the house at night; Chen Ruolan must have brought people to ransack the house.
I secretly admired Qing's foresight; otherwise, the losses would have been enormous.
He quickly chimed in, "Ruolan, your uncle is right. After deducting costs and workers' wages, this sugar mill doesn't make any money at all. It's just to give the villagers something to do so they don't have to work as hard as before."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ruolan sneered, "Who in the entire Anyang County doesn't know that the Chen family's sugar workshop makes a fortune every day? Now you're telling me it's not making money? Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for your niece?"
Chen Zhancai also arrogantly raised his head, "I advise you to cooperate obediently, and not to refuse a toast only to suffer a penalty drink."
"Okay, I'll cooperate," Chen Zhanshan said, reaching into his robes.
Seeing Chen Zhanshan back down, Chen Zhancai assumed he was scared and smiled with narrowed eyes, "You're quite sensible. If you had been so quick to agree earlier, we wouldn't have wasted our breath."
Chen Zhanshan smiled contemptuously, took his hand out of his pocket, and threw it at Chen Zhancai, saying, "Take this; this is all my property."
With a clatter, the copper coins scattered all over the ground...
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