Shen Xiao's burly and straight figure appeared in the sight of Mrs. Shen, the gloomy look on her face gradually eased, and she asked with a smile, "It's so late, why are you here?"
At this time, it was already the beginning of the lights, and the Shen family mansion was brightly lit, as if because of the return of the master, everything seemed to be alive.
"I have something to discuss with my mother." Shen Xiao sat down on the kang, and took the tea bowl from Mother Li.
"I just came back, take a good rest first, if there is anything I can't do later." Mrs. Shen said with a smile, her smile was kind and kind.
Shen Xiao nodded, "This matter cannot be delayed, mother, Jiaojiao will be old in two years, but her temperament has always been like that of a child, I thought about finding a nanny from the palace to teach her the rules, it would be good Let her behave dignifiedly and be well-educated as soon as possible."
It was for my daughter...
Mrs. Shen laughed, "It's time to find a nanny for the third girl, I can't teach her."
"Where did mother say that, haven't you been working hard all these years? It's just that you are old and she is naughty and naughty, so I'm afraid it will make you too tired."
These words made Mrs. Shen seem to have a needle in her heart, "Then do you have someone in mind?"
Shen Xiao asked with a smile, "Mother has a lot of contacts in the capital, so I should ask you for advice."
"I heard that Nanny Zhong was released from the palace a few years ago. Many famous families in the capital invited her to teach their girls." Mrs. Shen said.
"How is this Nanny Zhong?" Shen Xiao asked with a smile, his eyes flickering slightly.
Mrs. Shen glanced at him, "I want my daughter to learn well, but also want to find a good-talking nanny? I don't want my daughter to suffer, so why invite nanny home."
"Hey, Jiaojiao didn't have a mother since he was a child, so I neglected to discipline him. I have been more tolerant to her." Shen Xiao said.
"I know you dote on her the most." Mrs. Shen knew what this son was thinking, and felt that she couldn't let her dead wife down, so she doted on her two children so much that she couldn't see the other children in her eyes.
Shen Xiao picked up the tea bowl, concealing the hesitation in his eyes, "There is one more thing..."
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Shen asked with a smile.
"Jiaojiao is about to reach the age of Ji. You have been helping her take care of the dowry that Pan's left before. I thought, it's better to let Jiaojiao learn how to take care of it by herself, so that she will become the head of the house in the future. You won't do everything. I don't understand." After finishing speaking, Shen Xiao lowered his head, observing Mrs. Shen's complexion from the corner of his eyes.
Mrs. Shen finished listening. A surge of anger surged up from the bottom of her heart, burning her mind blank, leaving only a humming sound.
Having said so much, it was actually to get back Pan's dowry for the third girl.
Li's mother looked at her worriedly, for fear that she would say inappropriate words in agitation.
"My lord. Let me say something more." Mother Li blessed her body and said respectfully, "The old lady has spent all her time taking care of the dowry for the third lady these years, and she has made a lot of money in the past two years. At this time, let the third Miss took it... I'm afraid it's not right."
Shen Xiao glanced sharply, "What's wrong?"
If it weren't for Li's mother, she would be an old man serving the old lady. Shen Xiao would not speak so kindly.
"Miss San is still young after all, if she doesn't take care of her well, then... the loss outweighs the gain." Mother Li's heart trembled at the glance of Shen Xiao. Speak more subduedly.
Shen Xiao said softly, "Whether Jiaojiao knows how to take care of it or not, it's all her property, and she will be responsible for any loss or gain."
Talk about it. It's all for my daughter! Old Mrs. Shen was so angry that her fingertips trembled, it took a lot of strength to resist the thought of the tea bowl falling on Shen Xiao.
"Your dead daughter-in-law was not clear-headed at the time. She gave everything to Jiaojiao, so what about Brother Kai? You, a father, don't think about my son, I have to think about my grandson." Mrs. Shen took a long time Open your mouth stiffly.
Shen Xiao said, "Brother Kai is a manly man, and he will work hard for his own country. Jiaojiao is different, she no longer has a mother, and when she gets married in the future, with this dowry in her hand, she will be tougher in her husband's house. "
"Do you know how much dowry Mrs. Pan has?" Mrs. Shen was furious, hard-nosed? Taking something from the Shen family and giving it to others just to be tough
It's better to stay in the Shen family forever and not get married!
Shen Xiao knew that his deceased wife had a lot of dowry, but the Shen family was not a shabby household and did not need Pan's dowry to subsidize the family. Moreover, his love for Pan had nothing to do with the dowry.
"Pan's dowry does not belong to our Shen family." Shen Xiao said in a low voice.
Why isn't it from the Shen family? After entering the Shen family's door, even the people belonged to the Shen family, let alone the dowry. Mrs. Shen was very angry with her son's pedantry.
"You can give it to Jiaojiao, but you can't just give it to her. Only when she is able to manage it can you return it all to her. Otherwise, she will lose everything. I will have no face to see Mrs. Pan in the future. People from the Pan family Maybe we thought our Shen family was greedy for the dowry." Mrs. Shen's eyes flashed, she suppressed all her anger, and said calmly.
"What does mother mean?" Shen Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked.
Mrs. Shen said lightly, "Let her watch the business of the two shops first, and take charge of the big and small affairs of the family. If the shop can make a profit and the family doesn't have any troubles, then I believe she has the ability to take over Pan's dowry."
This is for housekeeper Jiaojiao? Shen Xiao frowned in embarrassment, "Jiaojiao has never been in charge of the house..."
"Then she dares to ask for the dowry back?" Mrs. Shen asked coldly.
It was deliberately to embarrass Jiaojiao. Shen Xiao secretly sighed in his heart, not understanding why his mother couldn't like Jiaojiao, "Let me talk to Jiaojiao, if she really has that ability, I hope mother will return Pan's dowry to her."
"Could it be that I'm still greedy for the dowry?" Mrs. Shen fell down angrily.
Shen Xiao hurriedly made an apology, "Son didn't mean that."
"You go back first, I'm tired." Mrs. Shen clutched her chest with an ugly expression, not even looking at Shen Xiao.
"Mother rest early, son will leave." Shen Xiao knew that the old lady was angry with him, he sighed in his heart, and silently retreated after saluting.
When Shen Xiao left the De'an Courtyard, the teacup in Mrs. Shen's hand hit the ground forcefully, "My good son!"
Mother Li hurriedly said, "Old lady calm down."
"He's digging out my flesh!" Old Mrs. Shen was so angry that she asked her to give half of the Shen family's net worth to that stinky girl, her heart ached like a knife was being cut.
"It's not that you don't know what kind of temperament Miss San is. You don't need to tear yourself apart with the old man. When he finds out that Miss San is a scumbag, he will naturally give up." Mother Li said.
"Go, write a letter and let the second daughter-in-law come back." Mrs. Shen cried while wiping her tears.