Entering Mrs. Zhuang's courtyard, the maid raised her voice and called inside, "Cousin, Second, Fourth, and Fifth, come to pay your respects to the old lady."

Entering the east room, Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Zou's eldest grandmother Liao, her second mistress Xiao Wu and the third girl Zhuang Qingyan have all arrived.

Zhuang Qingyan is the legitimate daughter of the second wife, and she looks exactly like Mrs. Zhuang when she was young.

Duck oval face, pink and phoenix eyes, and eyebrows with pointed eyebrows.

When she saw the sisters coming in, she stood up and waited for Jiang Changning and others to greet the old lady and the two ladies and sit down before she followed suit.

"Girl Ning." Old Mrs. Zhuang called.

"Old lady." Jiang Changning stood up and bowed his head respectfully.

"So many things happened on your way to Beijing, why didn't you say anything?" Mrs. Zhuang thought that she was kind to Jiang Changning by taking her into the mansion to raise her.

She was very dissatisfied that Jiang Changning had concealed so many things.

If she had known that Jiang Changning had the golden lock left by the Queen Mother, she would have been able to plan something for the banker.

She had long forgotten that she would take Jiang Changning over to raise him for the sake of the Jiang family's wealth.

Mrs. Zhuang had other motives for bringing Jiang Changning to the banker's house, and Jiang's father actually did not want Jiang Changning to go to the banker's house.

He was worried that his daughter would be as deep as the sea after entering the house, and that she would be able to control herself and be manipulated by others.

But Jiang Changning is young and born as a girl, so she must depend on others.

Although the banker is not good, he can still protect his daughter for a while.

Jiang Changning obeyed his father's orders, restrained his sharpness, and obediently entered the banker's house to be a weak cousin girl who needed protection.

Secretly, Jiang Changning controlled the Jiang family's business by relying on his father's arrangements during his lifetime.

When Jiang Changning first entered the government, the banker not only got part of the Jiang family's property, but Jiang Changning also handed Mrs. Zhuang 30,000 in silver notes in public.

Rather than saying that the banker raised Jiang Changning, it is better to say that both parties benefited from each other.

It is true that the banker has a feeling of nurturing Jiang Changning, but the money from the Jiang family has really made up for the banker's shortfall.

Mrs. Zhuang launched an attack to investigate the crime. As expected, Jiang Shaoning lowered her eyebrows and said, "I thought big brother would tell the old lady."

Jiang Changning did not think about telling the story about Jin Suo, but she did not think about hiding the matter of saving Concubine Li and the third prince.

After all, she couldn't hide it, Zhuang Jiwen, who went to pick her up in Beijing, was an insider.

But why didn’t Zhuang Jiwen mention it?

Now that Zhuang Jiwen has died of illness, no one knows the reason for this.

Jiang Changning used Zhuang Jiwen to smooth over the matter.

Old Mrs. Zhuang didn't want to ask any more questions, so she started talking about the two mothers-in-law, "Qin and Lin are both old men who have been serving me for many years. You are young and don't handle things well, so I asked them to serve you.

The reason is to remind you more."

"Thank you, old lady, for thinking about me. Ever since my mother Zhou left the house, I have been missing an old mother who can help me." Jiang Changning leaned over and smiled.

"My cousin is really lucky to be so favored by the old lady." Mrs. Zou said with a smile.

"If there is an old man in the family, there is a treasure. If the old lady is here, everyone is blessed." Jiang Changning was too lazy to guess the meaning behind Zou's words, and deliberately flattered the old lady.

Zou laughed and said, "No, we are all lucky people."

Mrs. Zhuang smiled cheerfully, looking happy.

At this time, the maid came in and said: "Old lady, the breakfast is ready."

"Let's go have a meal." Mrs. Zhuang handed her hand to Zhuang Qingyan.

In the banker's house, the girl who is really favored by Mrs. Zhuang is Zhuang Qingyan who looks exactly like her.

The banker's breakfast is chicken porridge, shrimp porridge, steamed buns, steamed buns, and eight dishes of side dishes.

Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zou sat aside to drink tea and eat together. Mrs. Liao put down chopsticks and Mrs. Wu made some soup.

Eat without talking, sleep without talking.

At the dinner table, no one was chatting and it was rare silence.

After the meal, everyone left except Zhuang Qingyan who stayed with Mrs. Zhuang.

Wu is still in charge of the banker's affairs now. When Liao married in, Wu handed over part of the housekeeping rights to her.

But as soon as Zhuang Jiwen died, Wu took back the housekeeping rights from Liao on the grounds that she should concentrate on taking care of her daughter Zhuang Nianjun.

After Zhuang Qingyu and Jiang Changning reached the age of fourteen, Wu was supposed to teach them about housekeeping.

But the Wu family never liked Zhuang Qingyu, a concubine, nor Jiang Changning, a cousin, and was unwilling to teach them.

But today, Mrs. Wu said: "Girl Hong, girl Ning, come with me to Baoxia. It's time for such a big girl to learn to be the director of the family."

Zhuang Qingyu and Jiang Changning looked at each other in surprise and said in unison: "Yes."

Inside and outside the building where the business was being discussed, there were servants from all over the banker's house.

The banker has been passed down for five generations. There are many masters and many servants. There are more than a thousand people on the roster.

It's just that not many of the banker's children have great prospects, and they are gradually declining.

Mrs. Wu went in and sat down in her seat. Zhuang Qingyu and Jiang Changning sat on the chairs next to them.

The stewards came in one by one to talk about trivial matters.

At this time, Wu's companion, Zhu Xiaojia, came in with a little nun, "Madam, the little master at Yunju'an has something to report."

The little nun bowed to Mrs. Wu and said, "I think Master is seriously ill and may not survive for a few days."

Mrs. Wu was stunned for a moment, then the member of the Zhu Xiao family leaned into her ear and reminded her in a low voice, "She is Aunt Fang who used to be by the old lady's side."

After Mr. Zhuang died of illness, he left behind one wife and five concubines. Except for Aunt He, who gave birth to a daughter for him, who stayed at the house to take care of her in old age, the four concubines who had no heirs were all sent to Yunju Nunnery to become nuns.

Every year, the banker will send a hundred taels of silver to the nunnery for four people to spend.

Wu suddenly realized it and asked, "Has your doctor read it?"

"The doctor took a look at it and made some medicine to drink, but the doctor said that Master Tai is seriously ill and will probably die soon," said the little nun.

"The medicine and stone have no effect. There is nothing we can do about it. Go to the accountant and pay ten taels of silver. If the master's wife is gone, let's bury her properly. There is no need to go back and forth." Mrs. Wu took a sign and handed it to Zhu Xiao's family.

Zhu Xiao's family took the sign and led the little nun out.

Wu dealt with the matter all morning, and Zhuang Qingyu and Jiang Changning watched and listened to it all morning.

After the matter was settled, Mrs. Wu sent the two girls away without saying anything, "You have been sitting here for a long time and you are tired. Go back to your room and rest."

The two girls bowed to her and led the maid back to the courtyard.

After entering the house, Xiulan and Fucui came forward to help Jiang Changning change, "Are you tired, girl?"

"Just sit there, what's the point of being tired?" Jiang Changning took off the white jade bracelet and wisteria ring he wore on his right hand, and placed them on the dressing table.

"The eldest lady is not sincere in teaching the girl, she is just showing off." Fang Ju said angrily.

"There's nothing to be angry about. I didn't expect her to teach me." Jiang Changning smiled, "What's more, I know everything I need to know, and I don't need her to teach me."

There is not much difference between running a home and running a company.

As long as the right people are placed in the right positions and let them perform their respective duties,

The accounts should be kept clear, and everything should be done according to the rules, with equal emphasis on kindness and authority.

If you can manage a company well, you can manage a family well.
Chapter completed!