The little ancestor of the family

The accident came somewhat suddenly.

On this day, Ye Xinran was still discussing with her mother what to bring to Northern Xinjiang when the housekeeper suddenly came to report that Manager Jin wanted to see Madam Leng for something.

Shopkeeper Jin is a steady and prudent person. He has been in charge of the Leng family business for so many years and has seen all kinds of storms. It is rare for him to come to visit in such a hurry.

Leng Qingyu was puzzled and immediately called someone in.

"Manager Jin, what's the hurry?" she asked straight to the point.

Shopkeeper Jin looked at Ye Xinran who was sitting next to Leng Qingyu, and said hesitantly: "This matter concerns the young master of the Zhong family. I don't know whether I should talk about it or not."

Ye Xinran was wondering what the background of this young master of the Zhong family was and why he couldn't tell her in front of her.

"Mom, if it's inconvenient, I'll step away."

Ye Xinran stood up on her own initiative.

Shopkeeper Jin always treated her like a child. If Shopkeeper Jin felt that it was inconvenient for her to listen, then it must be something really private.

As a result, as soon as she took a step, Leng Qingyu caught her back.

"It's okay, just sit down!" Leng Qingyu said, "Manager Jin, go ahead."

Seeing Leng Qingyu's firm attitude, Shopkeeper Jin continued, "It's like this. Some time ago, a piece of cloth from our family was robbed on the road. After the government tracked them down, the robbers didn't go far with the cloth before they were stopped by the Zhong family in Yancheng. Some of the robbers died, some escaped, and the cloth is still kept in the Zhong family."

Every time Leng Qingyu heard the words "Zhong family", the corners of his eyes twitched.

Without waiting for the housekeeper to finish, she asked, "How much silver are those cloths worth? If the Zhong family wants to make things difficult for you, there's no need to do so. Just include it in the damage account."

"The total is thirteen thousand ounces of silver."

Shopkeeper Jin said, "Silver and the like are minor matters. It's just that the batch of mermaid silk that Madam asked me to buy in the south last time is in here. Mermaid silk is scarce. If I don't get it back, I don't know when I can buy it again."

"That won't work."

Leng Qingyu got anxious when she heard this, "I bought that mermaid silk specifically for Xinran to make clothes."

Ye Xinran was listening nearby and was completely confused.

She didn't know that her mother had bought mermaid silk for her, nor did she know what the grudge was between the Zhong family and her own family.

She said instinctively: "Mom, making clothes is nothing. If the Zhong family is a heinous criminal, there is really no need to take risks for this."

Leng Qingyu's face froze, "It's not a serious crime."

When Ye Xinran saw Leng Qingyu's expression, she knew she was wrong.

Looking at Manager Jin again, there was a look of great embarrassment on his face.

This made Ye Xinran feel strange.

Since it's not a serious crime, there's nothing wrong in discussing it with the other party.

Leng Qingyu saw Ye Xinran's confusion and said to her: "I will explain this to you later. Shopkeeper Jin,"

She then asked Shopkeeper Jin, "What does the other party say now?"

Shopkeeper Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "What they said is that they have no problem returning the goods to us, but they want to cooperate with our Leng Family Cloth Shop in business."

"He's just a wood seller, how can he cooperate with us who sell clothes?"

Leng Qingyu got angry when he heard this, "This Zhong Yujian has been as brainless as ever for the past ten years."

"..."

Shopkeeper Jin remained silent.

Ye Xinran also looked at her mother in silence.

She seemed to rarely get so angry, or at least rarely show her dissatisfaction openly.

Just like what happened to Lu Tingen before, most of the time my mother would either be sad in silence or use some means to retaliate against Lu Tingen.

Now he looks very lively and cute, with his hands on his hips, scolding other people's mothers for being brainless.

Seeing the teasing look on his daughter's face, Leng Qingyu also realized that he had just lost his composure, and said to Shopkeeper Jin: "I need to think about this matter first, and I will tell you after I have thought it through."

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

Shopkeeper Jin walked out, and when he reached the door, a smile appeared on his face.

This kid from the Zhong family is really persistent. After so many years, I’m afraid he’s really going to wait for me!

After Manager Jin left, Leng Qingyu immediately stood up and said he wanted to go see the rabbit.

Ye Xinran said slowly: "Mom, you can avoid the first day, but you can't avoid the fifteenth. It's useless even if you watch rabbits for a whole day."

Leng Qingyu stood still, took a deep breath, turned his head, and sat down again.

Ye Xinran took a sip of tea with a smile on her face, "Mom, tell me, I'm so curious about who this Zhong Yujian is."

"Come to think of it, you still have to call him uncle."

Leng Qingyu sighed, "He was a disciple your grandfather took in back then, an orphan he picked up on the roadside.

I originally wanted him to be my son and help run the family business, but I never expected that he would be so selfish and overbearing. He left without saying goodbye and sneaked away before I got married."

"He likes you?"

Ye Xinran hit the nail on the head.

Leng Qingyu was a little embarrassed, but still had to nod, "He said he likes me, but I grew up with him and I have treated him as a brother for so many years, who knows what he is thinking.

Anyway, he didn’t tell me before Lu Tingen proposed marriage.”

"If he had told you before, Mom, would you choose Lu Tingen or this Uncle Zhong?"

Ye Xinran suddenly became interested.

She had always thought that her mother had just fallen in love with Lu Tingen, but now it seemed that was not necessarily the case.

"This one……"

Leng Qingyu closed his eyes, then opened them again after a while and said, "If I were to say this now, I would definitely not even look at Lu Tingen.

But in that situation back then, Lu Tingen was very nice to me and even turned down several marriage proposals from officials for me. I was young and ignorant at that time, and I thought he must like me to death. Which woman is not vain?

When I was out, people always said I was lucky to have married into the Lu family. It was rare that Lu Tingen was so infatuated with me. It seemed natural for me to like Lu Tingen at that time."

"Then didn't Uncle Zhong stop you?" Ye Xinran asked.

"Why didn't he stop it!"

Speaking of this, although he was furious at the time, Leng Qingyu had a smile on his lips when he thought about it now.

"He accused Lu Tingen of being a bad person right in front of my father, and asked me to think twice."

"You probably couldn't listen at that time." Ye Xinran guessed.

Leng Qingyu smiled, "I just couldn't listen to it. I even thought he was jealous because I was going to marry someone better."

"I can't help it. When you are emotionally overwhelmed, it is easy to be blinded. Besides, Lu Tingen hid it so deeply. How could you possibly see it?"

Ye Xinran comforted her mother, and then continued to ask: "So, did Uncle Zhong run away from home just because you were getting married?"