Mother and son join forces to abuse the scum to seize power and fight for the family property!

Before Cheng Lang could speak, Su Yuan continued pitifully, "Brother, I'm sorry to trouble you with this matter."

Cheng Lang: ...

He felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at Su Yuan's pretentious appearance.

She didn't need to do that!

For the sake of his mentor, he would help Su Yuan even if Su Yuan ordered him directly.

She didn't need to beg him so humbly.

"I understand. Do you have anything else to tell me?" Cheng Lang asked coldly.

Su Yuan shook her head: "Not yet! Thank you, brother, for putting aside the past grudges and still being willing to help me."

Cheng Lang smiled slightly, "You're welcome. I'm just repaying my teacher's kindness."

Before leaving, his mentor entrusted Su Yuan to him. Even if Su Yuan was unwilling to acknowledge him, he was willing to protect Su Yuan.

Su Yuan lost her mother when she was young. After returning to the Li family, her mentor spoiled her only granddaughter like the apple of his eye.

She grew up in a pampered environment, so it was normal for her to look down on him, a beggar. Therefore, he would not care too much about Su Yuan.

After Cheng Lang left, Su Yuan slept soundly.

The next day, just after she finished breakfast, Cheng Lang sent someone to deliver a letter to her, saying that the matter had been settled.

Su Yuan could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

She believed in Cheng Lang's ability, and in the coming days, she would find a suitable opportunity to see the child.

Furthermore, she wanted to take back all five of the Li family's shops in Kyoto. She absolutely couldn't let Zhou and Gu Zhiquan get away with it.

Su Yuan went to the warehouse to count her dowry.

When the original body married into the Gu family, she brought with her a dowry worth two million, one million of which was given to the late old marquis as military pay, and the remaining one million supported the daily expenses of the marquis's mansion.

Over the past eight years, Zhou and Gu Zhiquan had squandered the one million taels of silver, leaving only about 300,000.

The five shops in Kyoto also had an annual income of 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver, but it all went into Zhou's pocket.

All the original body got was news of annual losses.

Fortunately, Li Chong of Linzhou did not hand over the Five Elements of the Li family to the original body, otherwise the original body would have used it to please Zhou and Gu Zhiquan, and that would have been the beginning of a catastrophe.

As long as the five elements of the Li family are still in the hands of the Li family, she will not lack money.

Li Chong was loyal to his original body's grandfather, Li Yanhua. Even though his original body threatened him several times, he refused to hand over the Seven Lines.

Zhou and others whispered to the original body about Li Chong wanting to take over the Li family's property, which also led to the estrangement between the master and servant.

Li Chong would rather die than hand over the business, and because of this, the original body hated Li Chong.

After she finishes dealing with things in Kyoto, she has to go to Linzhou.

She had just finished counting her dowry and left the warehouse when Butler Zhou came over.

"Madam, what are you looking for?" Butler Zhou asked tentatively.

Butler Zhou is Zhou's cousin, 35 years old this year. He has lived a life of luxury in the Zhennan Marquis Mansion over the years, and is plump and white. He is more like a master than these masters.

In the original novel, Zhou Yonghao forced Li Mo to be his concubine and eventually forced her to death.

The original body did not take Li Mo to heart, so she did not pursue the matter, but she did not want to see a smart and loyal little maid fall into the hands of Zhou Yonghao, so she would definitely get rid of Zhou Yonghao first.

"What? I want to see my dowry, but do I need Manager Zhou's consent?" Su Yuan sneered.

Zhou Yonghao shook his head repeatedly, "I dare not, I just want to help my wife find it."

Su Yuan glanced at him coldly, turned around and left, "No need to trouble Manager Zhou."

Zhou Yonghao chased after her, "Madam, look at what you said. You, the Marquis, and the old lady are the masters of the Zhennan Marquisate. You can order me to do anything you want. I will do my best and will not be negligent."

Su Yuan sneered in his heart. Such a flatterer and lackey actually gained the trust of the original body.

Zhou Yonghao is in charge of the five shops in Kyoto. The shops have made a lot of money over the years, but in Zhou Yonghao's words, they are losses.

The original body had been spoiled by Li Yanhua since childhood, with everything provided for him. How could he know whether the business was profitable or not?

Su Yuan glanced at him and nodded. "In a few days, I really have something to trouble you with, cousin."

Zhou Yonghao smiled broadly, "Madam, please give me your orders. I will do my best to fulfill them."

Su Yuan curled the corners of his mouth and said no more.

Zhou Yonghao frowned slightly, not quite sure what Su Yuan's smile meant.

But he didn't dare to continue asking, so he could only smile and send Su Yuan back to his yard.

In the next few days, Su Yuan did not go to see Gu Huan.

Gu Huan was spoiled by Zhou, and he had been lazing around in his room these days, not even going to the academy.

In the end, Liang Yinyin couldn't sit still anymore and came to find Su Yuan first.

"Cousin, Huan'er hasn't been to the academy these days. Why don't you take care of him? If you let him continue to be so decadent, I'm afraid he will fall behind others." Liang Yinyin came over to persuade Su Yuan to take care of Gu Huan.

Su Yuan sneered in his heart, Liang Yinyin's methods were indeed clever.

She encouraged Su Yuan to be a strict mother and urge Gu Huan to make progress, while she herself acted as a gentle and amiable aunt and doted on Gu Huan.

The original body helped her educate Gu Huan and took on all of Gu Huan's resentment for her, and she could also get the original body's gratitude.

After all, Liang Yinyin and her original self both hoped that Gu Huan could become a dragon among men.

"Huan'er has been recuperating at home these days. It's okay for him not to go to the academy. I can't bear to let Huan'er develop a chronic illness. He should continue to rest. It won't be too late to go to the academy after he recovers." Su Yuan fiddled with the teacup in his hand and said casually.

Liang Yinyin: ...

"Cousin, you rescued Huan'er in time that day. He was just a little frightened and nothing serious happened. He will be fine after a few days of rest.

He's just being lazy and doesn't want to go to the academy," Liang Yinyin explained.

As soon as Gu Huan fell into the water that day, Su Yuan jumped in and pushed Gu Huan up.

Gu Huan choked on two mouthfuls of lake water, and he was full of energy the next day. He has already lived in the mansion for seven days. If this continues, Gu Huan will only become more and more lazy.

Gu Huan is the young master of the Marquis's Mansion and will inherit the title of Marquis in the future. He cannot become an uneducated playboy!

Su Yuan sighed softly, "Cousin! Let Huan'er continue to recuperate for a while. He just got frightened, and I can't bear to force him any further."

Liang Yinyin wanted to persuade her again, but Su Yuan stood up and patted her shoulder. "Huan'er is smart. It's okay for him to go to the academy less often. We must not make Huan'er unhappy."

Liang Yinyin looked up at Su Yuan. She always felt that Su Yuan was acting strange these days.

How come she doted on Gu Huan like them?

"Let's go, let's go see Huan'er." Su Yuan smiled and invited Liang Yinyin to go to Wenchang Garden to see Gu Huan.

These days she only sent the nanny to visit Gu Huan and was too lazy to go there herself. But since Liang Yinyin came today, she still had to go there in person.