The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

As soon as you enter the door,

"Baochai, I heard from Ying'er that you haven't eaten since this afternoon, so I brought you some of your favorite crab roe buns."

When the girl called Baochai saw the woman come in, she hurried out and quickly stepped forward to support the woman's arm.

"Mom, why are you here?"

Yes, this woman is none other than the current head of the Xue family, Xue’s mother, Wang.

The Xue family has been royal merchants for generations. Even though they no longer have the title of royal merchants, the accumulation of several generations has made the Xue family's industries a behemoth.

Since Xue's father died early, all the assets of the huge Xue family's main branch fell into her hands.

The girl in front of her called Baochai is her daughter, Xue Baochai.

Xue's mother looked at Xue Baochai with a hint of helplessness.

"You've been so busy that you even forgot to eat. Can I not come over?"

As she spoke, she waved to the maid behind her.

"Hurry up and serve the food to the table, young lady."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Two maids carrying food boxes hurried forward and placed the food on the small table in the room.

Xue Baochai shook her head helplessly and smiled slightly,

"Mom, I really can't eat now!"

Seeing that Xue's mother wanted to say something else, Xue Baochai hurriedly said,

"By the way, I just asked Ying'er to bring the account book to you. I wonder if you've seen it?"

Upon hearing this, Xue's mother nodded, sighed softly, took Xue Baochai's hand and sat on the soft couch beside her, looking at her daughter with loving care.

"Alas! It's all because of your good-for-nothing brother. If not, why would you, his younger sister, be so busy checking these accounts all day long?"

Xue Baochai shook her head slightly when she heard this, and said comfortingly,

"Don't worry, Mom. I'm just sitting around doing nothing."

"My brother was just having fun for a moment. He will eventually come to his senses and realize his responsibilities as a man of the Xue family!"

Mother Xue sighed softly and shook her head.

"That pressed flower bird of his!"

Xue Baochai lowered her head and said nothing.

Xue's mother suddenly remembered something and asked again,

"By the way, Baochai, the silver we have handed over to our shop in Yangzhou has been decreasing over the past six months. I'm planning to have your brother go to Yangzhou to investigate in person and take the opportunity to train him. What do you think?"

Xue Baochai was slightly stunned and her red lips slightly opened.

"Yangzhou?"

Xue's mother nodded and said,

"Yeah, he should have gotten married a long time ago, but he still hasn't gotten his act together. He just spends his days drinking and having fun outside. I can't stand it anymore."

Xue Baochai looked at Xue's mother with a hint of doubt, and after a moment's thought, she shook her head slightly and said,

"Mom, I think you can let my brother go to other shops to have a look. Now is not the time for my brother to go to Yangzhou."

Seeing Aunt Xue's puzzled expression,

Xue Baochai then said, "I've also looked at the Xue family's monthly accounts in Yangzhou. The main reason why the silver they hand in is decreasing is that the situation in Yangzhou is currently murky. There's a group of strongmen roaming around, and even the government is helpless."

Then he shook his head slightly and said,

"That's why the market is not very prosperous. Now that group of strongmen are entrenched outside Yangzhou City, it's not a good time for me to go there."

Xue's mother has always had great trust in her very intelligent daughter.

After thinking about it, he nodded.

"Okay! I originally thought that I would take you to Beijing and let your brother go to Yangzhou to avoid the lawsuit and take care of our family business."

"In that case, after some time, when your uncle receives a letter, we will bring your brother to the capital."

Xue Baochai hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said,

"That's fine! But, Mom, should we also consider moving our shop back to Yangzhou?"

Xue's mother looked at Xue Baochai in confusion.

"Why is this?"

Then he seemed to understand something, shook his head and smiled,

"Are you worried about that group of strong men?"

Xue Baochai nodded slightly.

"For nearly six months since the beginning of the year, business at the 'Feng' brand in Yangzhou has been dwindling, yet we still have to deal with all sorts of issues every month. If this continues, we might end up losing money."