The salaries of officials in the Great Xia Dynasty were not high, but Xin You looked on with cold eyes. The Shaoqing Mansion was a family of fourth-rank officials, and their life was very prosperous. One can imagine how much of this comes from the Kou family's huge subsidies.
Xin You could see clearly that whether her daughter-in-law was divorced or her granddaughter was punished, these would make the old lady upset, but she would not feel any physical pain.
The millions of wealth that Kou Qingqing brought was the old lady's disadvantage.
Xin You mentioned the money at this time, just like when she started making noises about setting up a new business, it was to put pressure on the old lady from another aspect.
The old lady really felt a headache at this moment.
It turns out that there were rumors outside that the Shaoqing family was greedy for the girl's family wealth. After Qiao was divorced, these rumors fell on Qiao alone. If the granddaughter runs out to say something, the hat that Shaoqing Mansion finally took off will be put on again.
In addition, my granddaughter was seen by so many people when she rushed outside today. If she is grounded, I don’t know what those bored people will do to the Shaoqing Mansion after a long time. Maybe they will also arrest the Jinlin Guard. The messenger is attracted.
After thinking about it, the old lady realized that if she could not make her granddaughter compromise, meeting the girl's request would have the least impact, and she could even show the world her love for her granddaughter.
If this girl goes to take care of the bookstore and causes some trouble, after all, one is named Kou and the other is Duan. At most, the Shaoqing Mansion will be criticized for being a grandmother who indulges her granddaughter too much.
And doting on the granddaughter is much better than the Shaoqing Mansion coveting the girl's family wealth.
Looking at the girl with a straight back, the old lady had to compromise. That's all, rather than risking everything to the death of this girl, it's better to spend a small amount of money to buy something clean.
With the decision made, the old lady put on a gentle face again: "Qingqing, that is the dowry left by your parents to you. It will be the foundation for your future in your husband's family. What if you use it to run the bookstore and make a loss?"
Xin You just wanted to sneer after hearing this.
Buying Qingsong Bookstore is indeed a large amount of money in people's eyes, but it will not exceed 10,000 taels of silver, which is only a drop in the bucket compared to a million-dollar fortune. From what the old lady said, it seemed as if this loss had wiped out all the money Kou Qingqing's parents had left to her.
Xin You lowered his head slightly, and his tone returned to the softness of a little girl: "If I lose, my grandmother will still take care of me."
The old lady froze and forced a smile: "Qingqing, this is not a small amount of money, you have to think about it."
"I've really thought about it. Qingqing's grandfather also ran a bookstore. Although I was still young at that time and didn't leave much of an impression, but today I feel comfortable when I walk into the bookstore. Maybe this is a secret inheritance."
The old lady's mouth twitched, naturally she would not believe such nonsense, and asked meaningfully: "If others ask about the reason for opening a bookstore -"
"In order to inherit my grandfather's legacy, I want to open the best bookstore in the world. My grandmother loves me and supports me in opening it."
The old lady nodded slightly, quite satisfied with this statement, took a sip of tea and asked: "Your second cousin——"
Xin You smiled and answered: "What does it have to do with my second cousin? Qingqing felt that she had grown up and could open a bookstore. Her grandmother was worried and disagreed at first, but Qingqing became a little willful when she got anxious. Her grandmother had no choice but to comply. I."
The old lady looked at the smiling girl, and suddenly felt that she had never really seen through her granddaughter.
"Qingqing, do you know that if this kind of news spreads, it will be very bad for you."
"It's okay, Qingqing is not in a hurry to get married. It would be best if she could stay with her grandma all the time without getting married."
"What are these words?" The old lady said this, but her heart couldn't help but move.
Originally, she planned to let her granddaughter get married to her eldest grandson, because Mrs. Qiao's stupidity made it impossible. Now it seems that this girl has an idea, and the marriage between her and her second grandson may not go smoothly.
If this is the case, the granddaughter will have to leave the court sooner or later.
But what if this girl can only stay in Shaoqing's mansion because of her bad reputation?
The old lady had to admit that the words she just heard from her granddaughter opened her new mind.
"Since you like it, let the steward ask tomorrow."
Xin You also breathed a sigh of relief at the old lady's relief.
Today's farce has become a game between her and the old lady since she entered the Ruyi Hall room.
If the old lady had left her alone and locked her up, even though she could escape and make trouble outside, it would not be so easy to get the other party to cough up a large sum of money so quickly.
Fortunately, the old lady was the kind of person she thought she was. She compromised with the threat of death and the inducement of not marrying.
The old lady's compromise, like Mr. Qiao's, was due to the greed of the human heart.
Xin You felt contempt in his heart, but with a smile on his face: "It's better to choose a day than to hit it. Let the steward accompany me today to save others from making random guesses."
"It won't be too late for you to come forward after everything is settled."
"Grandma, Qingqing wants to exercise early."
The old lady hesitated slightly and nodded.
Xin You immediately asked: "How much money should I bring?"
The old lady choked and twitched her lips to explain: "Buying a bookstore is not as simple as buying a hairpin and a box of rouge. Even if we talk today, we won't be able to decide quickly."
"But if I don't bring money, Qingqing will be very passive. The other party will probably suspect that I am a little girl messing around. Grandma doesn't want to see me being laughed at and neglected by outsiders, right?"
The old lady took a deep breath to calm herself down: "Then bring two thousand taels of silver notes first. If the negotiation goes well, it will be regarded as a deposit."
Xin You accepted the offer and agreed.
The old lady stretched out her hand: "I've been waiting for a long time. Please help grandma out."
Xinyou obediently supported the old lady.
Mrs. Zhu and others waited quietly in the main room. They were all surprised when they saw Xin You helping the old lady out.
Is this...reconciliation?
"Mr. Zhu."
"My daughter-in-law is here."
"Arrange a steward to accompany Qingqing out, and first pay two thousand taels of silver from the accounting office."
Zhu was even more surprised and responded hurriedly.
Duan Yunhua didn't have the determination, so he blurted out: "Grandma, why did you give her money to go out!"
Aren't you going to ground Kou Qingqing? How could he let her out and give her two thousand taels of silver?
That’s two thousand taels!
Duan Yunhua was so shocked and angry that he temporarily forgot the majesty of his grandmother.
The old lady became furious when she saw her second granddaughter's face: "Kneel down!"
Duan Yunhua came back to his senses, bit his lip and knelt down.
Xin You didn't stop at his feet, but Shi Shiran walked out.
Behind me, the old lady's scolding voice came: "Hua'er, you have disappointed grandma so much..."
Duan Yunling, who dared not leave without her grandmother's words, tried her best to reduce her sense of presence. Listening to her grandmother's merciless lecture to her second sister, she couldn't help but glance at the door.
Not only was she not fined, but she was also given two thousand taels to let the steward accompany her out. How did Cousin Qing do it?
Walking out of the door of Shaoqing's Mansion, Xin You looked up at the vast sky and exhaled a breath.
The next step is to buy Qingsong Bookstore at a price she is satisfied with.
