Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

Lin Yiqing, Mr. Lin was "invited" out of the courtyard in such a grand manner.

Shi Jin saw that his master seemed to be unwelcome, and immediately realized that he had to serve him carefully in the next few days.

"Master, are you coming back?"

"Why go back? Go to Xiangmanlou."

The Xiangmanlou that Lin Yiqing mentioned is the one in town. He asked someone to take good care of Xu Siyu, so how come she ended up hating him?

Shopkeeper Jin: ...

The boss's talk of taking care doesn't mean that the girl loves him because of Gu, right?

He could complain in his heart, but Shopkeeper Jin didn't dare to criticize his boss like that.

Shopkeeper Jin had a notebook in his hand, which contained all the big and small things related to Xu Siyu this year.

"Second Young Master, didn't the master hold a celebration banquet for you today? He said it was to celebrate the double happiness of you and the eldest young master, and he also asked all the Xiangmanlou to offer a 20% discount to the guests so that we can celebrate together. Aren't you going back to the county first?"

The Lin family had two successful candidates in the imperial examinations, and they were just celebrating. However, their second young master suddenly rushed into the small building he was in charge of with a gloomy look on his face.

"The property outside Xujia County was burned, but no one was found?" Lin Yiqing's tone was accusatory, as if he was just saying that you were useless.

Shopkeeper Jin was so frightened that he immediately bent down and complained: "Master, Miss Xu and I are not as familiar as Shopkeeper Yu, so she rarely bothers me with anything."

"trouble?"

"Orders...orders."

Shopkeeper Jin immediately changed his words and continued, "Miss Xu went to the county government office on her own regarding the fire, and it took a few days for her to find me."

With a "bang", the notebook in Lin Yiqing's hand hit the table.

"Does Shopkeeper Jin need to be hired to do things? If Shopkeeper Jin saw me being beaten up on the street and asked me to treat the injuries, investigate and arrest the perpetrators, would I have to give him instructions one by one?"

Lin Yiqing was angry because all the things that Manager Jin had not done well were exaggerated by him.

"I'm wrong." Shopkeeper Jin lowered his waist even lower.

"Shi Jin."

"The little one is here."

"Go check. And by the way, check Yunyang Town to see if any of our people are taking money without doing any work. Pick them out and punish them severely."

"Yes."

Having said that, it means that I no longer trust Manager Jin.

Manager Jin felt very wronged. He really kept a close eye on the Xu family in Yunyang Town, but who knew that the Xu family wanted to expand their business to the county, and he had no manpower there. Previously, no one had said who was left in the county to help him.

This is the difference between Shopkeeper Yu and Shopkeeper Jin.

For the same thing, Shopkeeper Yu would try his best to bring the news to Lin Yiqing, while Shopkeeper Jin would just write it down in a notebook.

He still had the mindset of an accountant, thinking that writing it down would serve as evidence and that it would be well-founded when he reviewed it later.

But what does Lin Yiqing need these reasons for? Should he take the notebook and go to comfort Xu Siyu one by one?

Bringing the culprit of the disaster to people is the real help.

He wanted to protect Xu Siyu, and it was not just talk.

Lin Yiqing left in disappointment after failing to confess his love.

Xu Wangshi, who had figured out most of the situation, took the brocade box that Lin Yiqing had left in the flower hall and walked into Xu Siyu's boudoir.

Xu Siyu held her head in her hands, thinking, but she still couldn't figure out what she had done to make Lin Yiqing misunderstand her?

"If you don't want to accept the white jade hairpin given by Mr. Lin, you must return it properly." Mrs. Xu Wang also thought she had misjudged her. She thought her daughter liked it.

But if her daughter doesn't like it, she will have to talk to Xu Siyu.

"Siyu, we broke off the engagement once, but we can't have rumors saying you're being dishonest again."

"Mom, am I being indecent?"

"It's normal for you to travel around for business, but don't you think you're close to Master Lin? You can invite any businessman to your courtyard to discuss business?"

Xu Siyu: ...

Isn't the small courtyard the same as the living room? If you don't talk at home, it's easier for people to see and gossip about you in a teahouse or restaurant.

"Mr. Lin has taken great care of our Xu family. Do you think this has something to do with you?"

To be honest, Xu Wangshi didn't understand her daughter. Before, she was close to Zhang Yue, and her daughter said that she was attracted to him. So, was she not attracted to this person?

Before, Xu Wangshi was afraid that Lin Yiqing would have a clannish mentality, so she only played with Xu Siyu. But now that people have become serious, her old daughter seems to be unable to understand.

Her daughter wouldn't give up on love because of Zhang Yue's betrayal, right?

Damn, that damn Zhang Dahe's family, Xu Wangshi couldn't help but complain again.

But "a girl should not be kept at home when she grows up, because staying here will only bring her sorrows." Xu Wangshi still wanted to try harder to help Lin Yiqing.

"My dear, you are already a grandmother. The younger generations in your family are all in pairs. Don't you want someone to share your joys and sorrows? I am old, but I always hope that you will have someone who loves you and cares for you."

"Mom, what are you talking about? Do I have to get married just because I'm older? I've read the Great Law of Rites. If you're over 20 and haven't married yet, you can set up a household as a female household. As long as you can support yourself, you can be counted as a household and pay taxes like men. There's nothing wrong with that."

"I don't understand the laws you're talking about. I only know that in my life, I've never seen a woman in a household, only widows. Women must marry when they reach a certain age. Even if they become widows, they can either stay in their husband's family or remarry and start a new life. A woman's life is given by a man. Your husband, your son..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" If Xu Siyu continued, she would go crazy.

She knew about the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, but she couldn't accept it.

She is a woman of the new era. Does she have to assimilate in order to survive here?

"Mom, it's not that I don't want to get married, it's just that I haven't met the person I want to marry." Xu Siyu didn't dare to use the modern tricks to provoke Xu Wangshi, so she could only compromise.

"You don't want to marry someone like Mr. Lin?"

Xu Wangshi couldn't understand what her daughter's eyes were looking at! If she were forty years younger, she, Wang Cuihua, would want to marry her.

"Well... he's nice, but there's no spark between him and me."

"Sparks? What sparks?"

"When two people get close to each other, there's a puffing and crackling sound." Xu Siyu tried to simulate the flow of emotions between a man and a woman by gesturing.

Mrs. Xu Wang really couldn't understand why her daughter had so many strange ideas in a day.

In the storybooks that Rui'er read to her, there were so many stories about talented men and beautiful women, and love at first sight. She thought Rui'er would understand the old girl's various eccentric preferences, but it turned out that the girl was a complete blockhead.

It’s over, it’s going to be a disaster.

Xu Wangshi was unwilling to accept the fact that her daughter couldn't get married. The problem was not with others, but with her daughter. Could it be that when the mountain god replaced the soul, he lost the soul of love?

No, she had to go and pray, or talk to the old man.

He was not afraid of heaven or earth, but he was afraid that Xu Wangshi would go up the mountain to worship the mountain god.

Knowing that Xu Wangshi was going to worship the mountain god again, Xu Siyu almost knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

"Mom, isn't the Guanyin Temple nine miles away effective? You can get there by car. Why do you have to go up the mountain and walk on your own without someone carrying you?"

"For so many years, I have made vows to the mountain god. This little mountain road is nothing. I have something on my mind, and I will climb it to find the mountain god to ask for the truth."

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