Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Madam Su turned around, walked over, and sat down. She immediately ordered, "Go and call the accountant."

Aunt Sun quickly advised, "Madam, please don't upset yourself. Third Sister is just starting out in this field, so it's inevitable that she'll make some oversights. I'll make sure to look into it more carefully later."

As she spoke, Aunt Sun's expression stiffened, but she couldn't hide her displeasure: "All these years, I've managed the Su family on my own, and my sister has been praying and burning incense every day without any problems. It must be her subordinates who are deliberately deceiving her and trying to make things difficult for Third Sister..."

Aunt Sun glanced at Madam Li with a seemingly casual look, and then said in a sarcastic tone, "It's strange, it's just that when certain people come, the accounts in this mansion always go wrong."

Aunt Sun thought that Old Madam Su had summoned the accountant to reprimand Li, and couldn't help but feel a little smug.

The maid, who was about to leave, glanced at Old Madam Su again, as if asking if she was still going.

"Call them here!"

Madam Su gave another order.

The maidservant quickly turned and left.

Madam Su took a deep breath, and Madam Li came over to help her sit down, while also massaging her head.

Aunt Sun didn't think anything of it. She moved to the side and muttered to herself, "Instead of having such opportunistic thoughts, she should spend more time on the accounts."

Li continued massaging without stopping her hands.

The atmosphere in the room was somewhat quiet. Aunt Sun was drinking her tea with a hint of impatience, perhaps unaware of what awaited her next.

The maidservant quickly brought the accountant.

Upon seeing the old lady, he bowed respectfully.

Only then did Madam Su stand up, walk to the table where Madam Li had placed the account books, and then pick them up and give them to the accountant: "Take a look yourself."

The accountant took it and started reading. Before he had even read two pages, he raised his eyelids slightly to look at Aunt Sun, but after just one glance, he quickly lowered his head again.

The accountant quickly said, "Madam, I don't know what's going on with these accounts. Everything was fine when Aunt Sun was in charge."

Aunt Su took another small sip of tea.

She has been in charge of the household for many years, and every servant in the mansion has benefited from her kindness.

Even if problems are found in these accounts, no one would dare to stand up and say it's her fault.

"Very well, you are all very well."

The old lady instructed Aunt Rong: "Check all the people involved in the problematic expenditures in the ledgers one by one. If you can't find them, sell them all. In short, the Su family doesn't lack the money to buy a few servants."

Before the accountant could react, Madam Su looked at him and continued, "Since you can't even manage this basic accounting, sell it off immediately and find someone else who can manage the accounts."

As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Rong turned to go and do her thing.

The accountant was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground with a thud and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Madam, please spare me! I know I was wrong. All of this was... all of it was ordered by Aunt Sun."

Aunt Sun never expected that the accountant would betray her without even trying to cover it up.

Aunt Sun went up and slapped the accountant: "You scoundrel, what nonsense are you spouting? When did I tell you to do this?"

The accountant covered his face, not daring to look at Aunt Sun, but kept kowtowing to Old Madam Su to admit his mistakes.

The maidservant was very quick, and soon brought a large group of people, all of whom knelt in the courtyard, conveying everything that Old Madam Su had just said about the sale.

Madam Su had long resided in the Buddhist temple and had never interfered in the affairs of the household before. This time, however, she intervened and decided to sell the property. How could they dare to hide anything from her?

They all blamed the problem on Aunt Sun.

Aunt Sun was furious and rushed out as if she wanted to beat all of these people up one by one.

"enough!"

Old Madam Su came out and glanced at the servants kneeling all over the courtyard.

Then he slowly shifted his gaze to Aunt Sun.

Aunt Sun was so frightened that she knelt down on the spot: "Madam, I have been in charge of the household for many years, and it is inevitable that there will be oversights. I absolutely did not instruct them to steal. Old Madam, you are discerning and must clear my name."

“Mrs. Sun, you’ve been in charge of the household affairs for so many years, how many parasites have sprung up in the family? I’ve just turned a blind eye to it.”

"You still don't know how to restrain yourself, and you even dare to try to shift all the blame onto Third Sister!"

The old lady's imposing presence and authoritative voice echoed throughout the courtyard.

Perhaps because she had some reservations, Old Madam Su's tone softened slightly as she helped Aunt Sun up from the ground.

As always, he held Aunt Sun's hand and said, "We're both getting old. The Su family is so big and powerful that it's inevitable that we'll run out of energy. Now that Third Sister is back, young people need to get more exercise. It's time for you to take a break."

Although Madam Su didn't explicitly ask her to relinquish her control of the household affairs, every word she uttered was a warning.

Without saying it explicitly, they still left her with some dignity.

Aunt Sun's hand, which was being held, suddenly stiffened. To avoid looking too awkward, she rubbed her forehead and said, "Well, my head has been feeling a bit dizzy lately, and I'm afraid I can't manage the household. I'll have Qiu Hong bring the keys to all the storerooms to Third Sister in a bit."

Aunt Sun spoke these words calmly, but the tone of her voice at the end of her sentence clearly revealed how unwilling she was.

Madam Su patted her hand with satisfaction: "Since you're not feeling well, sister, you should go home and rest as soon as possible."

Aunt Sun's departing figure was trembling.

She never expected that Li San Niang would be so ruthless and merciless towards her after only a few days of marriage.

After Aunt Rong dispersed the servants who were kneeling on the ground.

Only then did Madam Su take Li's hand and turn back to her room.

"Does it stop hurting now?" Old Madam Su asked softly, looking at the scar on Li's forehead.

Li shook her head: "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

Madam Li frowned, hesitating to speak: "Mother, my daughter-in-law has never managed a household before, I'm afraid she won't be able to manage it well..."

Li became increasingly less confident as she spoke. The Su household had dozens of servants alone, and she didn't believe she had the ability to do so.

Madam Su patted the back of her hand and comforted her, "The Su family will eventually be handed over to you. Nobody is perfect, so you don't need to worry too much. Just do what you feel like doing."

Back in her room, Aunt Sun smashed and destroyed everything.

Qiu Hong didn't dare to step forward to persuade her. It had been so many years, and her wife had never suffered such humiliation.

Ever since Li San Niang returned, the old lady, who usually only left the Buddhist hall, has always sided with Li.

After Aunt Sun had vented her anger, Qiu Hong dared to step forward and advise, "Madam, why are you getting angry with a country bumpkin? Even if you hand over the power now, in my opinion, no matter how much trouble that Li Shi causes, she won't be able to make a fuss. She might even come begging you to take the job back."

It would have been better if this hadn't been brought up, because it only made Aunt Sun angrier.

"It's been several days, haven't you noticed yet? That Li San Niang is nothing like a village girl. Not only is she literate, but she's also an expert accountant. Now she's seized control of the household without lifting a finger. Once she's firmly established herself in the Su family, there won't be any chance for us!"

As she spoke, Aunt Sun's breathing became increasingly rapid.

Qiu Hong helped her catch her breath and comforted her for a while, and Aunt Sun's mood improved a lot.

Thinking of something, Aunt Sun asked Qiu Hong to call Su Wenyao and Su Wenxi over to explain some things about going to the plum banquet the next day.