Time Travel: Did My Sister-in-Law Get Slapped in the Face Today?

After all, he was still flustered about the accounting matters.

If Li Lan really gets stubborn and investigates everything in one go, he'll eventually be finished too!

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanrong frowned slightly and said, "Li Lan, that child, seemed quite nice before, how could he be so reckless?"

"Brother, he and Ruoxue were in charge of raising money to buy Qingyun Fruit. Did you not cooperate well with them on this matter?"

Xu Yanrong did not blindly take sides; she sensed something was amiss.

"How did I not cooperate? I gave them all the silver in the account..."

Xu Youshan spoke with great conviction.

“Madam, I also think the son-in-law has gone too far. The eldest brother-in-law has managed our family's businesses for so many years, and the cloth shop business relies entirely on him. What the son-in-law did has chilled the eldest brother-in-law's heart. If the eldest brother-in-law gets angry and abandons the cloth shop, who will take responsibility from now on?”

A maidservant standing next to Xu Yanrong also spoke up.

The maid's name was Yingqiu. She had served Xu Yanrong for many years and was highly trusted by her. Hearing Yingqiu say this, Xu Yanrong nodded and said, "Brother, you don't need to worry. I'll go and talk to the master right away. We can't let Li Lan cause trouble in the cloth shop business!"

Xu Youshan was overjoyed.

……

The next morning.

"Li Lan, Ruoxue, what exactly happened? Why did you two go to buy Qingyun Fruit and end up messing around at the cloth shop?"

Lin Zheng summoned Lin Ruobing and Li Lan and asked them questions with a serious expression.

Xu Yanrong and Xu Youshan were also there. Xu Youshan looked aggrieved and said, "Brother-in-law, this is not your fault, it's all my fault. It's all my fault for mismanaging and causing a seventy-tael silver oversight. Sigh, I have no face to stay in this cloth shop business anymore. From now on, let your son-in-law take over!"

As he spoke, he wiped away a couple of tears.

Lin Zheng and Xu Yanrong both frowned slightly, as they both knew that the cloth shop business was inseparable from Xu Youshan.

"Manager Xu, you can't just leave like this!"

But at this moment, Li Lan looked heartbroken and spoke with deep emotion.

Xu Youshan sneered immediately. "Little brat, you think I can't control you? Old ginger is spicier!"

Xu Yanrong also said, "Brother, look, Li Lan knows he was wrong. He's young and impetuous, so it's normal for him to act rashly. Please don't hold it against him..."

"Li Lan, quickly apologize to your uncle and ask him to stay and manage the cloth shop!"

Lin Ruobing, standing beside her, also gritted her teeth slightly. Li Lan had really brought this trouble upon herself this time, and had even dragged her down with her.

But Li Lan shook her head: "That's not what I meant when I told Manager Xu not to leave..."

As he spoke, he took out an account book and said, "If the manager leaves, who will be responsible for the 12,000 taels shortfall in Lin's Cloth Shop?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Youshan was immediately startled, a look of panic flashing in his eyes. He hurriedly shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Li Lan smiled and said, "These are all the accounts of Lin's Cloth Shop over the past few years. Please take a look, General and Madam!"

After saying that, he handed the ledger to Lin Zheng.

Lin Zheng was extremely surprised. He took the account book, looked it over, and his face grew increasingly gloomy. In the end, he just snorted and handed it to his wife.

Xu Yanrong looked puzzled and took it to look at it. As she looked at it, anger and heartache flashed across her face!

Lin Ruobing, who was standing next to her, immediately became extremely curious and said, "Mom, let me see too!"

She picked it up and glanced at it, her eyes immediately lighting up.

She felt nauseous just looking at the original ledgers, but after Li Lan reorganized them, they were neat and orderly, divided into four categories: balance, additions, reductions, and inventory, making the changes in the ledgers clear at a glance!

Even someone who doesn't understand accounting books can easily understand it.

Upon closer inspection, she immediately noticed that... over the years, the Lin family's cloth shop had a discrepancy of more than 12,000 taels in its accounts!

"Uncle, are you falsifying the accounts?"

She raised an eyebrow, and for a moment, she felt a surge of anger.

Over the years, the Lin family's financial situation has become increasingly strained, largely due to the decreasing profits from the cloth shop!

Unexpectedly, it turned out that Xu Youshan was the one who embezzled the goods.

Thinking of Xu Youshan's self-righteous manner, as if she were the innocent party, she became even angrier.