My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

The people below didn't dare to breathe. After a long while, Chen Wu finally stepped forward and said, "Young Master, we haven't found anyone colluding with that woman yet..."

Huang Jiayu angrily asked, "Where was she on the night the business went wrong? Where did she get the money to buy the shop?"

"On the night the business went wrong, she was alone, sleeping in another shop she had bought in the city."

I heard she slept until noon before going out for lunch. The shop robbery should be unrelated to her, and besides, what could she do alone?

Chen Wu said, "As for the money to buy the shops and estates... that woman seems to be very good at business. Besides the Sweet Fragrance Shop in the city, the Immortal Beans that are selling very well recently are also made by her."

She might have other business methods, and the money to buy the shop might have been earned by her own efforts.

"Enough!" Huang Jiayu slammed his fist on the table in anger. "I asked you to investigate her, not to praise her."

Chen Wu quickly lowered his head and apologized.

Huang Jiayu rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on, and gradually calmed down.

It's impossible for Ji Yunshuang, a woman, to steal from all the shops under the merchant guild's name. Moreover, after following her for so long, we haven't found her contacting any suspicious people.

Perhaps someone else is indeed behind this incident.

He said, "Did you send someone to infiltrate her home and shops to search for the token?"

Chen Wu lowered his head and said, "She keeps a tiger cub at home. That cub is extremely clever, and our men don't dare to get too close. Besides, her husband is also quite skilled in martial arts, so we haven't found an opportunity yet... How about we ask Xiao Qi for help with this—"

Before he could finish speaking, Huang Jiayu interrupted him, saying, "No need, it's not appropriate for them to know about this."

Chen Wu was unaware that, due to the theft of the trading company overnight, Fu Pei had become suspicious of Huang Jiayu and replaced him with another bodyguard.

However, Huang Jiayu understood the warning meaning behind Fu Pei's actions.

He felt powerless and increasingly resentful of his father's absurd actions that day.

He took out a jade pendant and handed it to Chen Wu, saying, "Take this token and go find someone. Find a suitable opportunity to arrest that woman and torture her severely. Make sure you find out where she hid the token. Get the token back first, and we'll talk about other things later."

"Yes!" Chen Wu respectfully accepted the jade pendant from Huang Jiayu and strode out of the room.

On the other side, Ji Yunshuang carefully put away the contract and looked at her newly acquired shop with satisfaction.

This shop is so large that Ji Yunshuang felt it was a waste to just open a clothing store.

After thinking about it, she decided to open a comprehensive shopping mall that could sell cosmetics, clothing, and tea.

This shop originally sold silk, but instead of making good use of the space, the upstairs area was used to store goods.

If Ji Yunshuang's plan is followed, then the shop will need a major renovation. With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, it seems impossible to open before then.

However, the shop she and Zhao Jingru co-owned in the outer city, if they work hard, might be able to open before the end of the year.

However, opening a tailor shop is different from opening other shops; a tailor shop needs to support embroiderers.

In her previous life, Ji Yunshuang lived in an information-rich society, receiving all sorts of information, coupled with her cultural upbringing...

She can easily design dozens of different styles of clothing, but she is not proficient in embroidery.

Therefore, she had arranged with Zhao Jingru early on that she would be in charge of decorating the shop, while Zhao Jingru would be in charge of selecting suitable embroiderers.

As for the embroiderers' accommodation, Ji Yunshuang still took care of it. Including the estate she recently bought, Ji Yunshuang now owns three estates.

However, to make it easier for Zhao Jingru to manage, Ji Yunshuang placed the embroiderers in a village near Shuanghe Village.

Recently, Ji Yunshuang made some minor adjustments to the personnel in the manor.

Much of the information for this adjustment came from Dog3.

When Gou San first arrived at the village, the people there were still on edge. But after they realized that Gou San was indeed just a useless idler and Ji Yunshuang didn't make any further moves, they gradually relaxed their vigilance.

Everyone is still doing what they normally do.

Little did they know that in his days of wandering and chatting, Gou San had gathered a lot of information and had a clear understanding of the relationships and character of everyone in the manor.

After he reported to Ji Yunshuang, Ji Yunshuang made adjustments based on the different people's abilities and character.

What could be kept was kept; what couldn't be kept was sold off. At this point, the estate was completely under Ji Yunshuang's control.

The more Zhao Jingru interacted with Ji Yunshuang, the more she admired her.

I think she is not only smart and capable, but also decisive in handling affairs and can reasonably allocate tasks according to each person's strengths.

She couldn't help but sigh to Old Mrs. Zhao, "Mother, it's a shame that Sister-in-law Lu was born a woman. If she had been born a man, she could have made a name for herself just by knowing how to recognize and appoint people."

Grandma Zhao nodded in agreement, "We are also fortunate to have met her. If we hadn't met her, how could we, a few weak women, have safely brought Zheng'er and Rong'er to Jiangzhou?"

If you partner with her in business, be sure to know your limits. Don't let small gains turn your benefactor into an enemy. Money is utterly useless compared to some relationships.

Zhao Jingru took her arm and said, "Mother, don't worry! I understand."

"It's good that you understand." Old Mrs. Zhao stroked her daughter's hair, and thinking of her deceased son, she couldn't help but feel sad again.

She said, "When you recruited embroiderers this time, did you notice any of the people our Zhao family used before?"

Zhao Jingru shook her head, a hint of hatred flashing in her eyes. "The embroiderers in our Zhao family were all trained by you and Father. They are skilled women that you can't buy even if you spend a lot of money outside. They seized our family's property, so how can we let those people wander outside?"

Grandma Zhao's hands trembled slightly, and her eyes were filled with hatred.

She said, "Let's not contact Uncle Long for now. It's really not wise for us to take any risks right now."

Zhao Jingru nodded and said, "Mother, I understand. Don't worry, with me here, I will train new embroiderers."

Grandma Zhao nodded, "I'll go help you. Although your father is gone, those embroiderers were trained by your father and me. I know how to train them. I'll keep an eye on them for you, so you can relax and go do other things."

Zhao Jingru asked worriedly, "What will happen to Zheng-ge'er and Rong-ge'er?"

Grandma Zhao said, "I'm thinking that after the New Year, I'll send the two boys to school. Besides, they're sensible now, so I don't have to worry about them too much."

Zhao Jingru thought about it and agreed. They could run the shop well, slowly investigate the other side, and take back what they had taken from the Zhao family, little by little.