Chapter 24 There’s a fuss
The Zhou family is coming, this is important news.

According to the analysis of the information found previously, the reason why the Zhou family came to the Chen family at this time was probably to give away the half of the dowry left by Zhou.

The stuff is coming.

Once Chen Zhi got these, his wallet would be filled.

"What time did you say we'll arrive?" Xu Shuhe asked in detail.

"Today is about five days." Chen Zhi answered, and then added, "My uncle and aunt are not familiar with each other. We haven't seen each other for several years."

In his previous life, Xu Shuhe died of illness on the day of his wedding. The Chen family and the Xu family made a fuss about it. He was in a daze at the time and locked himself in the room, not seeing anyone. It took almost half a year for him to recover.

At that time, I didn't care whether anyone from the Zhou family came or not, and I didn't even think about the dowry left by my mother.

Later, he was willing to come out and meet people, and no one in his family ever mentioned the Zhou family or the dowry.

Now that I think about it, it is estimated that during the time when he was in a daze and ignored the affairs of the outside world, Feng had already got the dowry.

Otherwise, how could the fourth son, Chen Xun, be able to afford such a large betrothal gift when he later passed the imperial examination and asked to marry a noblewoman from an official family?
Xu Shuhe didn't know what Chen Zhi was thinking. He just thought he was concerned about the relationship between relatives, so he comforted him softly.

"Since my aunt is here, I believe my grandfather's family still misses us. When we meet, we will naturally become close. I am here, and I will definitely accompany my aunt to have a good talk."

"That's fine. I'm a little dumb in talking, but you're smart and clever. I think your aunt will like you." Chen Zhishun said.

Xu Shuhe listened to the compliment and curled his lips slightly, then said, "People who do business can't be dumb in talking. In the future, you have to learn to socialize more. It's not about being able to talk a lot, but learning how to talk. That way, even if you say less, as long as people like what you say, it's fine."

"Why don't you teach me?" Chen Zhi found it interesting and chuckled.

"Not only will I teach you, I'll also test you." Xu Shuhe raised his eyebrows, then cleared his throat and asked, "In the "Merchant Talks", what business strategy does the third chapter talk about?"

I didn't expect Xu Shuhe would really test me on my teaching. Although Chen Zhi felt a little strange, he answered the questions very seriously.

Hearing the correct answer, Xu Shuhe was also satisfied, "Not bad, you really read it carefully."

"Have you read this book too?" Chen Zhi asked.

"Of course. If I don't learn, how can I urge you to learn? You better not be outdone by me."

Xu Shuhe said half seriously and half jokingly.

But this really made Chen Zhi feel nervous again.

Someone is watching you closely, so you have to study hard.

So although he didn't go to the shop to help this afternoon, he didn't chat with Xu Shuhe either. He sat here with her for a while and then went to the study to read.

Chen Zhi muttered to himself, "Suddenly I had the feeling of being stared at by the teacher when I was in school."

"The young master is quite hardworking, but Madam, why do you force him to study?" Xinyue couldn't help asking after everyone left.

Xu Shuhe glanced at her and said, "How can you become big and strong without studying? You can't always follow the elders at home and do odd jobs. How can you be independent when you set up your own business in the future?"

"Set up your own household?" Xinyue opened her eyes wide, "Girl, you've only been married for a few days, and you want to separate from the family?"

"Speak a little more quietly, if others hear it, they will make up a story about me!" Xu Shuhe hurriedly covered her mouth.

Xinyue also hurriedly fell silent, but her eyes were still full of disbelief. Seeing her calm down, Xu Shuhe whispered, "Look at this family in the mansion, which one is worry-free? The mother-in-law is a stepmother, who only cares about her two sons. The father-in-law seems good, but he is actually confused. Don't count on him to make decisions. The second brother is a playboy. He can't live without a family to support him. The fourth brother seems to have a good future, but it also costs money. Where does the money come from? The third young master is the only one who runs the family business. In the future, when the father-in-law retires, we, the husband and wife, will not separate and have to earn money to support this family. Are you willing?"

After hearing this analysis, Xinyue shook her head.

"It would be fine if everyone else was nice, but they are all difficult to get along with. I don't want to support them for nothing!"

"That's right." Xu Shuhe patted her hands, "Don't let this slip out to others."

Xinyue immediately said, "Of course I can't do that."

Seeing her assurance with her head held high, Xu Shuhe chuckled.

Finally, he asked, "Have those people in the yard been well behaved these days?"

"Not very good. Even I can see that there are two factions in our courtyard now. Tinglan and Meixiang are not on good terms. Tinglan is arrogant and likes to show off. Except for the gatekeeper Wang Po and Xiaolian, few people obey her. However, due to her status as the head maid and your support, young lady, no one dares to confront her too much. As for Meixiang, she follows your instructions and is kind and amiable to the people around her, which is more popular." Xinyue replied.

After getting this information, Xu Shuhe had an idea in his mind.

One must strike while the iron is hot. Now Feng is being suppressed by her, so it is time to pull out all the nails. Just sending Chun Liu away is far from enough.

After thinking for a while, Xu Shuhe asked Xinyue to move out several boxes of her jewelry, took out a box of pearl flowers, and asked Xinyue to distribute them to the maids in the yard.

Just say that she is in a good mood today and let everyone share in her joy.

He also instructed that the two most beautiful flowers in the box should be given to Tinglan and Meixiang, and praised Tinglan's beauty, saying that she would look more beautiful when she wore them.

Xinyue understood and guessed Xu Shuhe's intention, so she went there without hesitation.

When they were having dinner that evening, Tinglan came in to serve, and Xu Shuhe saw that she had already put on the new pearl flower, so he praised her a few more times.

Tinglan was so happy that she wished her tail could reach the sky.

She was so proud that she didn't notice that Xu Shuhe had secretly glanced at Meixiang, so that night, there was an uproar in the back room where the maids lived.

Xu Shuhe was just waiting for a quarrel to break out, and she even detained Chen Zhiye and asked him to spend the night at her place.

So he just waited for the situation to get out of hand and then immediately asked Xinyue to capture the troublemakers.

When they were brought in, their clothes and hair were disheveled, and there were red scratches on Meixiang's face and neck. Although Tinglan's clothes were disheveled, she seemed to have no injuries and seemed to have the upper hand.

It was easy to tell which of the other maids were joining the fight and which were trying to stop it.

Chen Zhi had never seen such a scene before. His brows were tightly knitted together. He rarely got angry. "What is going on in the middle of the night?"

"I rewarded you because I said I was in a good mood during the day. Could it be that you have become too conceited and dare to act recklessly in front of the master? We fought today and you are going to tear down my Fuyunju tomorrow!" Xu Shuhe also followed suit, looking annoyed.

Tinglan below immediately started crying, looking like she had suffered a great injustice.

"Master, Madam, it was Meixiang who hit me first. If I didn't fight back, I would have been torn to pieces by her!"

"Bah! Why don't you tell me why I hit you?" Meixiang spat at her and then complained, "Master, Madam, it's not me who wants to hit you. It's just that Tinglan has evil intentions and said she wants to be a concubine to the young masters in the mansion!"

(End of this chapter)