Chapter 129 My Kindness Has a Sharp Edge
On the day of handing over the private property, the person sent by the Ye family was Ye Chi. After all, it was he who had taken the private property in the first place.
The location was decided by the Empress Dowager, right in front of the Duke of Shou's Mansion. Anyway, all of this will become Gu Ruanci's property.
As Gu Ruanci had predicted, Ye Chengchu had managed to convert the money from those profitable shops into cash, even at a higher price than the market price at the time. As for the rest, the Ye family scraped together some items, begging them back from Ye Lanxin and Zhou Qinzhu, and searching Shang Hongmian's private vault, but they still lacked some. Over the years, Shang Hongmian would sometimes give exquisite and beautiful items directly from the vault as gifts to exchange favors with her.
Originally, they wanted to get these things back, but there were many difficulties in doing so. What if the other party had already given them away, or if the other party was no longer in Dizhou? These were all variables, so in the end they chose to cash them out.
Gu Ruanci knew that the matter had become too big and there was no need to hold on to it. After all, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager had been involved, and Princess Jincheng had also been dragged into it. Now she had too many enemies.
Still, she didn't care.
When calculating the amount of silver and money, the abacus master on Gu Runci's side was extremely skilled, which shocked the Ye family.
After the Gu family returned to Dizhou, they did not achieve any success in business. After all, they had been at the border for too long, and it was indeed difficult for them to master these things.
But this abacus master is really fast and steady, I don’t know where he came from.
The accountant in charge of reconciling the accounts at the Ye family knew that this abacus master must be more capable than himself, so he was nervous throughout the process.
Ye Chi, who had noticed something was going on, stared at the abacus master the entire time and couldn't help but ask, "Where did the Duke get such a good abacus master? It seems like I've never seen one before..."
Gu Congyun said directly: "This gentleman was originally the accountant of Changfeng Escort Agency. Now that Ruanci has capital in his hands, he wants to start his own business, so he will stay here from now on."
Ye Chi immediately understood Gu Ruanci's intention, which was to take away enough money from the Ye family, and then confront the Ye family and slowly swallow up the Ye family's property.
Young people are indeed bold in thinking and doing anything.
I'm afraid she doesn't have this ability.
After the private property was counted, Mr. Abacus on Gu Ruanci's side pointed out that the Ye family had used these shops that could not be returned over the years and had not paid rent, so this money should also be counted.
Afterwards, he listed out a lot of expenses and took away another 100,000 taels from the Ye family.
After the handover, the Ye family did not feel relieved when they returned, but were full of resentment.
Ye Chengchu, the eldest son of the second wife, who had been hiding in the dark and had not appeared, was also quite surprised by this.
Only after seeing the Ye family return did he follow them.
"Father, does this Chaoyang County Lady want to do business?"
"I took advantage of my youth and accomplished a few things, and I really thought I was victorious in every battle."
Ye Chengchu looked back and said, "Don't worry, father. I'm here. I promise to compensate her for whatever she does."
Ye Chi quickly instructed, "Do it cleanly, don't let anyone see."
Gu Runci instantly became a wealthy woman, but the Gu family did not covet them at all. They all knew that these things should have been left to Gu Runci by Ye Hesheng, and many of them might never be found again.
Before putting the property into storage, Gu Ruanci loudly announced to the onlookers that she would use part of the private property that the Empress Dowager had helped her recover to help those who were raising children after divorce, and women who had lost their husbands and were struggling to support their families. Other people with difficulties in life were also within her consideration.
The people were very excited after hearing this. Even the Gu family didn't know about it beforehand. Zhuang Hefeng burst into tears after hearing this because this was what Ye Hesheng and she wanted to do when they were very young.
Although a good deed was announced, Gu Ruanci still spoke of the ugly act first.
"My abilities are limited, and the number of people I can help is also limited. I have the final say on who to help. After all, this is my own private property. If someone complains in the future that I helped others but not her, I will ignore you if it doesn't cause me any trouble. If it affects my reputation, I will definitely make you pay the price, because this has never been my obligation."
"If the person I help develops a habit and I feel she no longer needs help and can live a normal life, and she wants to continue relying on help and uses moral intimidation to force me, I will consider asking you to return all the money I helped her with."
"My kindness has an edge. Those who expect me to be both a good person and a fool, please be cautious."
After hearing this, the people did not think that Gu Ruanci's words were excessive. She had avoided some risks in advance.
"I respect those who are strong and independent and just want to survive on their own, but I also provide job opportunities for you to be self-reliant. I've been through a lot outside, and it's because of the support of others that I'm where I am today. So, if you bow down for the people you care about, without selling your reputation or your soul, you won't lose your dignity."
After Gu Ruanci finished speaking, some people who were experiencing hardship actually burst into tears.
Zhuang Hefeng fully supported Gu Ruanci's decision and was amazed at how thoughtful she was. It seemed like there was nothing he could do to help.
"Mother, I want to leave the review of these people to you. I am too young and sometimes I can't tell whether this person is real or fake."
When Gu Ruanci found her and said this, Zhuang Hefeng instantly knew what he should do.
What Gu Ruanci said in front of the Gu family's gate quickly spread, and the court praised her again, but there were also people waiting to laugh at her.
After all, this is easier said than done.
Gu Ruanci doesn't care about other people's opinions. After all, she has been hiding her strength.
Even if he only revealed his identity as Little Medical Fairy, this matter would be half successful.
After the Zhou family cooperated with the Ye family to take out those things, the atmosphere became even more depressing.
Hearing about Gu Ruanci's plan, Zhou Yuqi sneered, "What a foolish dream! She wants to do something that the imperial court has not done. Sooner or later, she will have to pay back all the money she has spent."
"She's just trying to flaunt herself and build momentum. She knows that if she takes back her private property this way, people will always gossip about her. So she might as well spend the money in a different way. This will divert everyone's attention, and no one will know how much she spends in the end. She's got her fame and her private property. I really underestimated her."
Zhou Yuxiu's tone was depressed. The fact that he was disliked in the dating world these days was a big blow to him.
When the servants came in, they were so oppressed by the atmosphere that they didn't dare to speak.
"What's the matter?" Zhou Zhili asked impatiently.
"My Lord, I have something to report to the Third Young Master. The long-lost Luqi, a famous zither, has appeared in the Imperial State..."
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