Hua Zhi's move was equivalent to decentralizing power, which made each family feel surprised and comfortable. Although they knew that the eldest girl had no selfish motives, it was always different when the business was in the hands of their own daughter. Even if they could not do anything about it, they still had to guard a business.
Hua Zhi pretended not to know about the disturbance in the inner courtyard. She called Lin Shuang over and handed her a letter. "Send it to Old Madam Qin. If she asks anything, just answer it as you can."
"yes."
Hua Zhi had no choice. It would have been more appropriate for Nanny Su to handle the matter, but she needed to stay in bed for a few days, so she could only let Lin Shuang go. This matter happened in the eldest house, so it would not be rude to let the personal nanny beside her mother go.
Wu, who had come to discuss matters with Hua Ling and her sisters, couldn't help but tease upon hearing her arrangement, "I thought you would go in person."
"I can visit you for anything, but not for this. Regardless of whether this matter is related to the Qin family or not, if I go there it would be like questioning you, which is neither right nor reasonable." Hua Zhi dislikes these complicated interpersonal relationships, but that doesn't mean she doesn't understand them. She has been in the business world for several years and knows a lot about them, but she's just impatient. Therefore, she couldn't be more happy that someone like Fourth Aunt was in charge of all the affairs of the inner house.
Mrs. Wu was quite surprised. She knew the reason clearly, but Zhi'er was a person who could not tolerate any sand in her eyes. She thought Zhi'er did not know and came here today to remind her. Well, it was all in vain.
"Do we really want to let these sisters manage the canned food business?"
"Aunt Four doesn't agree?"
"It's not that I don't agree, but it seems that you don't intend to keep them at home forever. What do you plan to do if the marriage is successful in the future? Will you take back the deal? There is one more thing." Mrs. Wu stroked her sleeves lightly, "We must treat them equally. There are more than just three sisters in the family."
"To be honest, I don't think about these things, and I'm not impatient with these things." Hua Zhi showed a smile without any smile, "It's my freedom to give the business I run to Zhang San or Li Si. What can they do to me if I don't give it to anyone? They just want to share some of the benefits because they see that I'm easy to talk to."
Mrs. Wu didn't know how to respond for a moment. Of course, she had her own selfish motives. She said that she wanted to treat everyone equally, and she might have wanted to get something for her two sons. But she didn't expect Zhi'er to say it so directly.
"I won't let the men in my family get involved in these things, not at all." Hua Zhi looked at her fourth aunt and said solemnly, "According to Daqing law, people with honors are not allowed to do business. My brothers will grow up and continue on their father's path. I can't hand over the business to them and ruin their future. As for the future... the business in my hands will eventually belong to the Hua family, and the Hua family will eventually belong to them."
Wu lowered her head to hide the embarrassment in her eyes. She was so confused that she forgot about this. Although every family has some overt or covert business, these businesses have never been under the name of the head of the family. As for those passed down from generation to generation, they will not become a handle. Every noble family has such a foundation.
If I really let my son gain some advantage by pretending to treat everyone equally... then it wouldn't be much of a benefit, but would only make things difficult for me.
Hua Zhi didn't seem to notice her embarrassment and continued to answer her previous question, "No one can take the Hua family's business away. When they get married, I will give them a separate share of the profits from this business. It's never a bad thing for a married woman to have more money to rely on."
Mrs. Wu was a smart woman after all, so she followed up with, "The workshop is busy right now, so they might have to go to the farm a few times. For safety..."
"Send more guards to follow them. We can't lock them all up at home just because something happened." After a pause, Hua Zhi continued, "I'll discuss with Mr. Wang whether we can ask him to escort them when we see them."
"That couldn't be better." Mrs. Wu stood up. "My second and third sisters-in-law are waiting for my letter. I'll go tell them right away."
"Please trouble Aunt Four."
Mrs. Wu shook her head, turned and walked out of the house, and only let out a long sigh when she went up to the porch. She was impulsive today. If she had known Zhier's character, she would have been blinded by the interests. She hoped that Zhier didn't take it to heart.
Inside the house, Hua Zhi also sighed deeply, "Is it because I've been too easy to talk to recently, and they think I've softened and can take as much skin off me as they want?"
Yingchun glanced at Nianqiu, and Nianqiu understood and went to guard the door.
Passing the hot tea to the young lady, Yingchun acted as a little cotton-padded jacket, "It shouldn't be that bad. I think it's because everyone doesn't have as much confidence as you do in the restoration of the Hua family. If there is no future, don't you have to save money? Even if you are a rich man, you still have to have extra money!"
"I thought I had expressed it very clearly." Hua Zhi was inexplicably a little discouraged. She had done so much, and the clan school had resumed classes at the fastest speed, all for the purpose of allowing them to maintain the appearance that a Hua family man should have.
But, money can move people’s hearts.
Patting her face, Hua Zhi didn't want to let a maid who had to consider her status to continue to comfort her, and returned to business, "Send a portion of the remaining meat jerky and fried noodles to each family, so that everyone can have a taste of the freshness."
"yes."
After hesitating for a while, Hua Zhi said, "Send more to Madam Sun, but no need to say more."
"Yes, I will go there myself."
Over there, Lin Shuang was invited into the main hall of the Qin family. A nanny of equal status chatted with her for a while and then she met the thin old lady Qin.
"I'm not feeling well. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Although they were of different status, Old Madam Qin was quite polite. She couldn't help but think more about the Hua family's sudden visit. You know, even when the Hua family was in the most difficult time, they never asked the Qin family for help. Now that they suddenly came to her house, she always felt that it was not a good thing.
"This servant is here to say hello to the old lady on behalf of the eldest lady." Lin Shuang saluted without saying a word and handed the letter over with both hands. "The eldest lady is not convenient to come here, so please take a look at this letter."
The letter contained only a few words, but it explained the reason clearly. He really understood it without beating around the bush. It was so frank that the old lady was not used to it.
After understanding the other party's intention, Madam Qin would not let the Qin family take the blame. "Please tell the young lady that some people may have the surname Qin but they cannot represent the Qin family. I want to do my best for my young aunt, but I will never let the young lady of the Hua family be a concubine. The young lady can do whatever she wants, and there is no need to worry about the Qin family."
Lin Shuang bowed and said, "I will tell you everything without missing a word."
Madam Qin took a sip of the tea, and Lin Shuang understood and left.
"Go and find out what's going on." The old lady lowered her eyebrows, "Ask who gave them the courage to use the Qin family's banner without even notifying them."
"yes."
PS: The plot is a bit slow, let me sort it out.