Chapter 288 Second Master Lian, how much did the Xue family donate for school construction?
A twitching left eye means good fortune is coming; it means it's coming here.
Yuan Hongqu accepted the box without hesitation and swiped the silver notes with one hand.
There are at least twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver notes in here. I've touched these notes, which is a way of explaining why my left eye keeps twitching all day.
Wang Xifeng gave her so many silver notes and then apologized, but she had no idea what Wang Xifeng had done to offend her.
"With such a large sum of money, what wrong have you done?"
Yuan Hongqu, half-jokingly, closed the box and returned it to Wang Xifeng.
"I won't accept money that's not properly paid."
She looked directly at Wang Xifeng.
Wang Xifeng really didn't know how to start the conversation, and then she heard Yuan Hongqu laughing.
"You're not going to tell me? So, if you ever do something to wrong me, you'll just throw money at me to make amends? Rich wives are really generous!"
Wang Xifeng's anxiety was suddenly dispelled by Yuan Hongqu's words.
"Sister Yuan, is it possible to become an auditor at the girls' academy as long as someone vouches for you and you are under the age limit set by the academy?"
Yuan Hongqu then remembered that Jia Lian had asked her the same question before.
She paused for a moment before speaking.
“That was indeed the case before, but we have a list of people who can act as guarantors, and only those on the list can act as guarantors.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Xifeng felt relieved, realizing that Jia Lian had not lied.
But why did Sister Yuan say that it used to be like this? Has it changed now?
Just as she was about to ask, Yuan Hongqu continued,
"I'm not afraid to tell you, the academy's system has loopholes, which is why we admitted a student this year who shouldn't have been admitted. It won't be so easy to admit auditors in the future."
Wang Xifeng's heart sank again, fearing that the students her sister Yuan had mentioned shouldn't have been admitted were the result of Jia Lian's actions.
As expected, Jia Lian was still incorrigible. If there was a shortcut to take, he would never take the main road and would insist on using these crooked and evil methods!
Wang Xifeng looked up at Yuan Hongqu, and her confidence in Jia Lian began to waver again.
"Sister, maybe I shouldn't get rid of Jia Lian as my husband?"
"Why did you bring this up again? Don't bring it up every time something happens. We've only known each other for two years, how many times have you brought this up already?"
Yuan Hongqu couldn't help but criticize Wang Xifeng.
"Even if I asked you to get a divorce, you couldn't. Why do you keep bringing it up? You're just creating trouble for yourself."
"He's changed now, but if he listens to you saying these things too much, he might revert to his old ways. Can you handle that?"
Wang Xifeng looked utterly despondent. "Sister Yuan, I'm afraid he's just pretending. He's still the same person he always was, and he's never changed."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Hongqu reflected on Jia Lian's behavior since she arrived in the capital. He was not at all like a dissolute playboy.
Overall, although Jia Lian was somewhat flamboyant, this was insignificant for the future master of the Rongguo Mansion. His character and competence, in other aspects, were among the best in the capital.
However, Wang Xifeng is his wife, his closest bedmate, and perhaps she will discover a different side of Jia Lian.
The teahouse wasn't far away, and the carriage arrived at the teahouse entrance in the short time the two had exchanged a few words.
Jia Lian was standing at the door waiting for the two of them. Yuan Hongqu was completely confused, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Even after entering the private room, Wang Xifeng remained silent with her head down, only occasionally glaring at Jia Lian.
With a forced smile, Jia Lian handed her the silver notes that Yuan Hongqu had just returned.
“Mr. Yuan, today I am actually apologizing to you. I helped find a guarantor for Miss Xue.”
Yuan Hongqu glanced at Jia Lian, then looked at Wang Xifeng, who looked ashamed, and immediately understood.
"Feng'er, have you lost faith in this person? Do you think he's still going to be a bad influence?"
Yuan Hongqu did not dwell on Xue Baochai's enrollment. The matter had already progressed to this point, and Xue Baochai's enrollment was a foregone conclusion. She and Mi Ling had already discussed it yesterday, and there was no point in pursuing the matter any further.
However, she didn't know that the person who accomplished this was Jia Lian; she had assumed that it was Lady Wang who helped.
Jia Lian's smiling face suddenly turned bitter after hearing Yuan Hongqu's words, and he said urgently,
"Feng'er, don't be like this."
Jia Lian is now very concerned about his image in Wang Xifeng's eyes. He really wishes that Wang Xifeng could lose her memory and forget the person he used to be.
He never expected that such a simple thing would make Wang Xifeng lose confidence in herself and feel that she had not changed at all.
Jia Lian denied it to the death, believing that he had done something perfectly legitimate, but in reality, he was still somewhat guilty and dared not talk about it with others with a clear conscience.
"Feng'er, I'll return the Xue family's money! Mr. Yuan, please don't accept the Xue family's daughter anymore, I was wrong... Can we just pretend this never happened?"
"How could that be?" Yuan Hongqu sneered. "Xue Baochai's admission notice was sent over early this morning. Now we're going to chase it back and tell her that our academy didn't admit her? Are we kidding us? Don't we care about the academy's reputation?"
"Mr. Yuan, doesn't the Xue family's daughter have a hidden illness? If she's unwell, she can't enroll..."
"Jia Lian!" Wang Xifeng shouted angrily, "I knew I hadn't misjudged you! You have a daughter too, can't you at least do her a little good karma?"
Although she disliked the Xue family and was even annoyed by their continued presence in her home, Wang Xifeng never considered using any underhanded methods to target them.
Jia Lian was now single-mindedly thinking that as long as Xue Baochai could not enroll in school, his attempt to exploit a loophole would be thwarted, the teacher would not make things difficult, and Feng'er would not be angry. Therefore, he inadvertently came up with this idea.
His proposed method was seen by Wang Xifeng as evidence that nothing had changed, which made Jia Lian even more anxious.
“It’s not like the academy can’t accommodate a Xue Baochai. There’s no need to argue about this anymore. Second Master Lian, how much did the Xue family donate for the school’s construction?” Yuan Hongqu’s voice was clear and calm. After she finished speaking, she gently tapped the tea table. The crisp sound instantly sobered up the two people who were in the middle of a heated argument.
"Mr. Yuan, there are a total of 50,000 taels of silver. The 30,000 taels that Xue Pan gave us are here, and the other 20,000 taels will be given after Xue Baochai enrolls in school. The academy sent the admission notice this morning, so I'll go and ask for the silver to bring it to you later!"
Jia Lian regarded this silver as a hot potato and couldn't wait to get rid of it.
Looking back now, I wonder if I was bewitched back then, how could I have been so tempted by the 50,000 taels of silver that Xue Pan offered?
"No need, just send it directly to the academy's accounting office. They'll give you a receipt, which you can then give to the Xue family."
Now that she knew the origin of the money, Yuan Hongqu immediately had a plan in mind.
Part of the funding for the girls' academy already came from donations from wealthy merchants, so the Xue family's 50,000 taels wasn't unusual.
Jia Lian was overjoyed. Since Mr. Yuan had smoothed things over, Feng'er would probably not blame him anymore.
He hesitated, then turned and gazed at Wang Xifeng.
"Feng'er, I was wrong. I promise I won't do it again. Please forgive me this time."
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