After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Qiao Bing raised his hand and gently pinched her cheek, saying lovingly, "Okay, whatever you say."

On the other side of the street, Bai Muchen stared at their backs with a grim look.

"Master Bai, what are you looking at?"

"nothing."

Bai Muchen withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked towards the other end of the alley with others.

As the New Year was approaching, Qi Lian went to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion with a bunch of gifts.

"Aunt, this is the New Year gift my mother asked me to give you."

Mrs. Lu looked at the New Year gifts, which were 30% more than in previous years, and asked in surprise, "Why did your mother prepare so much?"

"Oh, I forgot!" Qi Lian quickly put down the teacup in his hand and took out several expensive gift boxes. "These are what my mother gave to Xiao Si. I almost got them mixed up."

"Your mother is too polite."

Lu looked at one of the priceless ruby ​​headpieces and smiled so hard that her eyes almost squinted.

Qi Lian mercilessly exposed his mother's lies, "You know, my mother wanted to thank Xiao Si for introducing Confucius to my brother. Otherwise, she would have waited until Xiao Si came of age to take out this hidden headgear."

Mrs. Lu smiled and glared at him. "It just so happens that I have also prepared the Kong family's New Year's gift. I will send someone to the Kong Mansion to invite them. Go back and tell your brother and your mother that you and Youyou will go to visit the Kong family tomorrow."

"it is good."

Qi Lian waited for a long time but Bai Youyou didn't come back. The stool under his butt seemed to have nails on it, moving left and right.

"Why hasn't Xiao Si come back yet?"

Mrs. Lu peeled an orange for him and said, "She and Xiao Qi went out early in the morning. They were so busy these days that I hardly saw them."

While the two were talking, Bai Youyou and Lu Chen walked in side by side.

"Xiao Si, Seventh Cousin!"

Qilian stuffed the remaining half of the orange into his mouth and quickly stood up to greet him.

There were too many oranges in his mouth. Bai Youyou watched as his mouth sprayed out orange juice like a juicer.

After swallowing all the oranges, Qi Lian wiped his mouth and asked excitedly, "Xiao Si, did you go to Yun Ni Fang today?"

"I went and just came back."

Bai Youyou walked into the room, and Lu quickly poured a cup of hot tea for each of them.

"Xiao Si, you have to seize this business, and quickly open up sales channels while no one can copy it."

Qi Lian is indeed a natural businessman, with a keen sense of smell and a sharp eye.

"I know you must be short of money, so today I am here to bring you money."

Under the gaze of Bai Youyou and Lu Chen, he took out all the private money he had saved over the years.

"Not much, just three thousand taels."

“Isn’t that enough?”

The Lu family was shocked.

Which child can come up with so much silver at one time?

Even she couldn't save up three thousand taels in a whole year!

"This silver is given by your mother. Take it back quickly."

"Don't worry, Auntie. There are 1,500 taels of silver in here, which is my monthly salary, and there are also red envelopes that I usually receive. I have been saving them since I was a child and have never spent them."

Qi Lian held his head high and said proudly, "The rest was borrowed by me and my good brothers."

"Kid, why didn't you tell me that you were short of money?"

The Lu family was careless and Bai Youyou had never told her about business matters. As for how big their business was, she had no idea at all.

Now that he knew his daughter was short of money, he immediately asked Yang Momo to take out all the money he had.

"Mom, my grandmother just gave me six thousand taels of silver, which is enough."

Bai Youyou looked at the silver note in front of her, which was only worth four hundred taels of silver, and pushed the note back.

She accepted Qi Lian's money and said, "I'll take yours as your investment. I'll give you dividends later."

"How embarrassing is that?"

Qi Lian never thought of using the money to buy shares. After all, the soap business was obviously a sure-win business. Whoever holds on to the thigh of this golden chicken will eat golden eggs in the future.

Bai Youyou rolled her eyes at him and said, "Forget it."

"Yes, yes, yes... How can I refuse such a good thing that fell from the sky?"

Qi Lian chuckled, "Thick-skinned people can get as much as they want, thin-skinned people can't get anything. The first rule of doing business is that there is no business without dishonesty!"

Bai Youyou was amused by his funny look.

Qi Lian was indeed a natural born businessman. Thinking of Lu Chen's trip to Yongzhou, she asked, "Seventh cousin is going to Yongzhou in a few days. Do you want to go?"

Lu Chen is too upright, and he would probably suffer losses if he dealt with those merchants. Bai Youyou would feel much more at ease if Qi Lian went with him.

"Go! Go! Go!"

When Qi Lian heard that he could go on a long journey, his eyes lit up, "Xiao Si invited me, and no swords or fire can stop me!"

"Why do you want to go to Nanzhou? It's almost the end of the year. It will take two months to go back and forth. Doesn't that mean I can't spend the New Year at home?"

Mrs. Lu looked worried, "Can't we wait until after the New Year to go?"

"Aunt, I can't wait."

There is only half a month left until the New Year, but the shells we bought before are not enough. If we go after the New Year, the shop will probably have nothing to sell for a month.

Qi Lian wanted to pack up and leave right now, "Aunt, it's just New Year. When my seventh cousin and I come back, we'll celebrate New Year together again."

Mrs. Lu's face was full of worry. "You are still young, you should go back and talk to your mother first. She may not let you go far away."

"Don't worry, Aunt. As long as I tell her that I'm traveling with my seventh cousin, she will definitely agree."

Qi Lian patted his chest confidently.

Mrs. Lu looked at the three children in front of her and felt helpless.

She is not big, but she has a big heart. She has her own ideas and she won't listen to what she says.

"Mom, I still have some money. It's the New Year, so let's buy a few nice things for grandma and the others."

Bai Youyou gave all the 700 taels of silver given by the owner of Wanbao Tower to Lu.

Mrs. Lu pushed it back, "You can use this silver to do business first. Mother has silver here."

"This is the bonus money from Wanbaolou."

Bai Youyou forced the banknote into her hand and said, "From now on, all the profits from Wanbaolou will be given to you. Don't be too hard on yourself. We are here to take care of you."

The clothes that Mrs. Lu was wearing were made the year before last. In other wealthy families, every mistress would change into new clothes according to the solar terms.

Lu Chen thought of his grandmother and mother at home who were also like this, and his nose couldn't help but feel sour, "Aunt, we will be there for grandpa in the future, you just need to live your own life."

"There is strength in unity. We can't ask you little ones to shoulder the burden of the Zhenguo Mansion."

Lu smiled and looked down at the banknotes in her hand. Her eyes widened in an exaggerated expression. "How come the dividends from Wanbaolou are so huge?"

"This is for two months. You can collect the dividends from Wanbaolou in the future. I won't worry about that anymore."

"Okay, okay, I'll keep them all for you and use them as your dowry later."

Bai Youyou was helpless, "Mom, the money is for you to spend, not for you to save."

Yang Momo smiled kindly, "This is the young lady's filial piety, Madam, please accept it."

"Yang Momo is right," Bai Youyou said with a smile, "From now on, just enjoy your life. Your daughter will take care of the rest."