Shaking her head to dispel her weird thoughts, Grandma Li suggested: "Why don't I do some selling as a female worker, and I can also supplement the family income. Last time, you already made the master unhappy about the eldest lady's affairs. No matter how wronged you are this time, you can't help me." You must not go to him."
Grandma Li still has some brains and knows that she cannot go to Su Huanli now.
Su Li's eyes flashed slightly and she said warmly: "I'll take care of it. There's no need to worry, mama."
"Hey! Miss, please rest for a while, I will prepare lunch right away."
Grandma Li responded and went to the kitchen.
Su Li bent down, gently closed the "Da Han Tong Zi" that he asked Butler Li to bring back from Su Zipei's room, and walked towards the main courtyard with light steps.
"Master, the second young lady wants to see you."
Beside the study door, Butler Li reported. Su Huanli put down the account and frowned slightly, "What is this girl doing here? It didn't take long for her to recover from her injury."
"I should be here to pay my respects to the master." Butler Li chuckled.
Su Huanli snorted coldly, "I can't see, let her in."
The closeness he had towards his second daughter because of Zongzi had long since faded away because of his wife's affairs. Without the support of the Zhu family, the silk shop's business would be in dire straits.
What's more, Madam told her this morning that Er Ya, who was sitting in Jinyuan, actually went to the accounting office to cause trouble. She wanted 500 taels of money a month, which was more than Qing Hao Zipei and Qing Hao Zipei put together!
Zhu Yan was unwilling to give it, but Erya actually made a fuss in the accounting room, and finally forced her to take away 300 taels. It was really unreasonable!
Not long after, Su Li, wearing a plain shirt and skirt, slowly walked in from the door.
Perhaps it was because of his inner troubles. When Su Huanli saw his second daughter this time, he no longer felt bright. Instead, he felt a little nauseous because of the latter's greed.
"Daughter, I want to pay my respects to my father. The previous treatment really cost my father a lot of money." Su Li walked to the desk and bowed, apologetically.
Su Huanli was unmoved, and his tone was cold and perfunctory, "You still have some conscience, what are you doing here?"
Su Li seemed to be frightened by Su Huanli's tone, her face turned slightly pale, she took a few steps back and muttered: "My daughter just wants to explain the accounting affairs."
"Okay, okay!"
Su Huanli thought Su Li was trying to make excuses, so he laughed angrily and said, "Your mother has already told me about this, what else do you have to say?"
"Did mother already say it?!" Su Li was shocked, "Dad, it's not what mother said. Three hundred taels is really too much. I only need thirty taels."
"Um?"
Su Huanli sensed something was wrong. If Su Li said that he didn't get 300 taels, he would definitely not believe it. But he could clearly tell that although his daughter was talking about money, it didn't seem to be the same topic at all.
Su Li lowered his head, tears falling like pearls, and whispered intermittently: "Erya only needs thirty taels, that's enough. There is no need to increase the amount. Dad has to be busy with business, so it will definitely cost a lot. I How could it be such a waste. I only took thirty taels..."
"You mean, your mother will give you more money for intercourse?"
Su Huanli was confused. The more he listened, the more confused he became. He couldn't help but ask.
Su Li seemed startled, and raised her head to reveal a pear-shaped face, like a white flower covered with dew in the morning.
Su Huanli's heart was touched. Any normal person would feel distressed when seeing this scene, let alone his daughter standing in front of him.
"Yes...it was what Butler Li said. I only let Nanny Li take thirty taels. It was really my daughter's voluntary...Dad, please don't blame mother. Ah! No, it's..."
Su Li seemed to have let something slip, but she didn't know how to make up for it. She didn't know what to say for a moment.
Butler Li stood at the door like a sculpture, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Zhu Yan didn't regard this silly girl as a human being at all, but she still tried every means to protect her mother.
Although the method seemed to be self-defeating, it did not prevent him from feeling deep sympathy for Su Li. Such a kind and simple girl, even if the old guy Qi Xianqing didn't tell him, he would protect her from harm.
"Okay, okay, Dad knows about the accounting. Don't cry, Ya'er. Look, this is cloud cake that Dad bought from the county town. Take some back with you."
Su Huanli's cold expression melted away like ice and snow, and he turned into a kind father again.
Su Li was flattered and took the food box. Her black jewel-like eyes immediately turned into a crescent moon smile, "Thank you, Dad! Aunt Li is already making lunch. The husband said that frugality is a virtue. My daughter should wait until she is hungry in the afternoon before eating."
"Hahahaha, good boy, go ahead."
Su Huanli laughed heartily. After sending Su Li out, his expression when he returned to the room was so gloomy that he could shed tears. He asked in a low voice: "Butler, what's going on?!"
The old housekeeper said slowly and calmly: "Last night, the eldest lady went to the accounting office. First she raised Erya's regular money from two hundred taels to three hundred taels, and then took it all away, saying that it was for Erya. It seems that the second lady only took it. To thirty taels.”
"What she said were all lies. How unreasonable!" Su Huanli was angry and angry. "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing?"
The old housekeeper lowered his eyebrows and said in a low voice, without mentioning the stupidity of Su Huanli being deceived before, "I was just about to say something, but then the second lady came. The second lady meant that the master should not blame the eldest lady."
"Don't blame me?" Su Huanli banged the desk, "This is my old Su's family, not her Zhu Yan's bank! Butler... are you hiding something from me?"
The old housekeeper lowered his head and said, "The amount that the eldest lady took before was not that big, and...even if I tell you, I will only believe that I took it all."
Snapped! !
The white porcelain tea cup shattered on the ground.
"How unreasonable! How unreasonable! Who is so greedy that she even slandered Erya and told lies? Did she ever still see me as her husband in her eyes?! Or the Su family?!"
Su Huanli's eyes were red, he was so angry that he almost went crazy!
Sadly, this anger must not be directed at Zhu Yan, otherwise the silk shop business established by the Su family relying on the Zhu family will be destroyed.
"Master, please calm down. Your health is the most important thing." Butler Li quickly tried to persuade her, "You still have Erya. Erya is so filial."
At the mention of Erya, Su Huanli felt inexplicably comforted and calmed down.
Yes, for such a big Su family, at least there is a daughter who really cares about him.
Butler Li deliberately reminded Su Huanli that he seemed to have found his soul's destination at this moment, his expression became full of life, and he asked carefully: ""
"That girl is too simple. If she goes out alone, she won't even know if she is betrayed. If I go on a long trip in the future, how can I rest assured that she stays alone in the west courtyard. Butler, please arrange more confidants to protect her."
"Okay, sir, where is the madam..."
Halfway through Butler Li's words, Su Huanli looked slightly cold: "Keep an eye on her. If she bullies Erya again, she must stop her. When she saves enough money, she will definitely find an excuse to go out again. This time, she must find out the reason!"
Only then did Su Huanli realize that it was not her second daughter who had been embarrassing her, but Zhu Yan, who was full of lies.
When he drove Zhu Yan away before, he actually felt guilty in his heart, and had been thinking about how to make up for it. So when Zhu Yan told her about the accounting, she immediately believed it, damn bitch!
Bang bang!
Su Huanli slapped himself twice with a sinister look in his eyes, and seeds of doubt took root and sprouted in his heart.
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"Oh, Second Miss, where are you going? I'm so anxious." Grandma Li stood at the door of Jinyuan with an anxious look on her face and asked immediately when she saw Su Li coming back.
Su Li shed a few tears, but her eyes were not red. Instead, she smiled and said, "I just went out for a walk. Nanny, I'm hungry. Let's eat quickly."
Seeing that her expression was as normal, Grandma Li felt relieved and said, "The food is ready, go back to your room and eat quickly."
Su Li smiled even brighter.
After lunch, Grandma Li was clearing away the dishes when the old housekeeper suddenly walked in from outside the kitchen and asked, "Mother Li, is the second lady in the courtyard?"
Seeing the old housekeeper, Grandma Li felt worried and lied: "The lady has already taken a nap, what does the housekeeper want to do with the lady?"
Li Yin's ears moved slightly, and he could clearly hear Su Li's shortness of breath in the room, and she was no longer sleeping. He narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Since the young lady is taking a nap, I won't disturb you. This is the compensation from the master. I also ask Aunt Li to wait for the young lady to wake up and hand it over to her."
Aunt Li was slightly startled when she heard this. She subconsciously found what was in Li Yin's hand. When she lowered her head and looked at it, she was immediately shocked.
Silver, five hundred taels!
"Don't worry, I have explained it clearly to the master today. The master is angry with the madam. She also asked me to take good care of the second lady in the future. The five hundred taels were given by the master. Mammy, please feel free to accept it."
Li Yin explained in a warm voice, and Grandma Li suddenly turned from surprise to joy, "Great! Now the second lady doesn't have to worry about being bullied."
Li Yin smiled slightly and thought to himself that this Granny Li was also an out-and-out kind-hearted person, always thinking about the second young lady.
"Mother Li, I am in the accounting room on weekdays. If the second lady encounters any trouble in the future, you must come and tell me." Li Yin explained: "This is what the master also told me."
"Definitely!" Nanny Li burst into tears of gratitude, "Housekeeper, you are such a good person!"
Li Yin was slightly startled and smiled bitterly in his heart. He was not a good person. Although he wanted to explain this time, it was thankless. The relationship between him and the master's master and servant was not as close as that of husband and wife. It was the second young lady who managed to completely wake up the master.
After the housekeeper left, Grandma Li was so happy that she hurried to the study room without washing the dishes and said to Su Li who was practicing calligraphy: "Miss, this is a great thing!"
After Nanny Li explained what was going on, Su Li stopped writing and sneered in her heart.
She couldn't tell that Su Huanli, an old guy who was only interested in profit, had such a soft side, so she was really embarrassed to take action.
On the surface, Su Li was pleasantly surprised and said, "Really? That's great! I'm still hesitant about whether to go find dad."
Grandma Li laughed out loud. Speaking of which, the second young lady is still a child. The fears she had towards the second young lady before were really inappropriate.