boyutpedia Chapter 309: The old lady supports a man?
Chapter 309: The old lady supports a man?
"Madam, the shop has already been rented out. Even the contract has been signed and stamped at the gate of the government office. If our mansion regrets it now, we will have to pay compensation to the other party."
Jiang and the others spoke directly after Old Kang finished scolding them, even before Su Qingwan could say this.
Su Qingwan was very happy. Her mother was much calmer when facing old Kang. This change was very good.
"You, you're quick enough, aren't you? You made the decision on such a big matter by yourself, and you didn't even think of coming back to inform me, to inform me and the old marquis. Who gave you the courage to do this?"
Old Mrs. Kang was so angry that she gnashed her teeth. The restaurant sent her a lot of money every month. This completely cut off her income. She was almost dying of pain.
"Madam, my wife is in charge of the household affairs of the Marquis' Mansion now. She can still make the decision on this matter."
A voice came in.
Several people in the front hall frowned unhappily.
Jiang was annoyed with Su Zhiru, so she also found his words in defense of her annoying.
Su Qingwan felt that her father's coming here was unnecessary. It seemed that he was protecting his wife, but in fact, it would only bring more trouble to her mother.
Wei Shengshan, who was kneeling on the ground, was dissatisfied with the newcomer because Su Zhiru was obviously biased towards the third wife when he spoke, but who would pity him? He had lost all his wealth, so how would he live in the future?
Old Mrs. Kang narrowed her eyes. Su Zhiru seldom came to her Rong'an Hall, but today he came just for that bitch Jiang.
"You've been away from the capital for a long time, what do you know? When I was in charge of that restaurant, it never made a loss. Now it's just that the business is not going well. Jiang is clearly being lazy and doesn't want to worry about it."
"Jiang, if you don't want to worry about the Marquis's Mansion, just hand over the household expenses, so that you won't make trouble every day and destroy all the Marquis's property."
Old Kang continued to scold.
"Madam, how can you say that about Jiang? She..." Su Zhiru was interrupted by old Kang before he could finish his words.
"What do you mean by 'she'? I am the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion, and she is the daughter-in-law of the Marquis' Mansion. As a mother-in-law, how can I say anything to her? Even in front of the old Marquis, I can scold her."
The old lady directly brought out the principle of filial piety. Although Su Zhiru was not her biological son, she was now the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion. On the surface, Su Zhiru was her own child. What was wrong with a mother-in-law scolding her daughter-in-law a few words?
Among the people in the front hall, Wei Shengshan was probably the only one who was happy.
The old lady is so powerful, I think the restaurant will be taken back, and then I can continue to be the restaurant manager.
Jiang frowned even more tightly. She knew Su Zhiru. This man would never openly oppose old Kang because he would most likely be caught by the censors.
If he doesn't show up, all the matters will be about the inner house of the Marquis' Mansion. But when he comes, things get complicated, which is really annoying!
Su Qingwan sighed in her heart, glanced at her father calmly, and then said:
"Grandma Kang, my mother is a junior, you can scold her, but you have to stick to the facts. Do you know how much money the Marquis's Mansion subsidizes the restaurant every month? I think Grandma Kang has not been in charge of the family for a long time, so she definitely doesn't know."
"It doesn't matter. Let me tell you! The Marquis's Mansion has to spend 1,500 taels of silver every month to subsidize the restaurant. In a year, that's 18,000 taels. This money is enough to open a new restaurant."
"And the Marquis's family has been subsidizing this restaurant. I'm confused. Why would the Marquis's family support a restaurant that doesn't make money? Could it be that Manager Wei is Grandmother Kang's son? Or is he good at sweet talk and makes Grandmother Kang very happy? Or is he so bold that he's hiding the fact that the restaurant is losing money from you?"
Su Qingwan's words became more and more unpleasant, and in the end she even began to doubt the relationship between Old Kang and Wei Shengshan.
Wei Shengshan was so frightened that he was shaking all over. This fourth young lady was not going to leave him any chance of survival!
Besides, the old lady is very old, and I would have to be blind to be likable to her.
Old Mrs. Kang was so angry that she was shaking all over. She had never expected that at her age, she would still be questioned by the younger generation whether she had a man outside.
Of course he knew that these were the money spent by the Marquis's family, because they were all sent to him, and sometimes he would add some more, saying that it was the profit of the restaurant.
The advantage of this operation is that on the surface, they spend money to buy a restaurant to make a living, but in fact, they use this restaurant to get subsidies from the government while running a black shop to make profits, so they can earn two kinds of money at once. However, when Liu was in charge, she dared not say anything, but Jiang was a tough guy. Not only did she find out the clues, but she also took away all her industries and people she had planted.
Jiang is such a confused person that he actually jumped out to go against me. He deserves to die.
"Su Qingwan, you actually dare to talk to me like that, you are so brave!" Old Kang slapped the handle of the chair and was about to order someone to teach Su Qingwan a lesson, when he heard Su Qingwan suddenly say seriously:
"Grandma Kang, the truly daring person is not me, but Wei Shengshan. He even dared to open a black shop. I don't know if he has a special relationship with Grandma Kang or if it benefits Grandma Kang."
"He actually turned the restaurant into a shady shop that ripped off outsiders. Fortunately, those who were ripped off over the years were afraid of the Marquis' Mansion and would rather lose money than go against the Marquis' Mansion. But as time goes by, the news that the Marquis of Chengping Mansion ran a shady shop that ripped off customers will definitely spread."
"The capital is under the emperor's feet. Even those princes and nobles dare not openly run a black shop! The people in our Chengping Marquis' Mansion are really powerful. They dare to do such a thing under the emperor's nose. Has Grandmother Kang ever thought about what to do if the matter is exposed one day?"
"I thought that by then, not only would my grandfather be sent to prison, but I'm afraid everyone in our mansion would be held accountable!"
"If Grandmother Kang really can't bear to part with the restaurant, then why don't we ask Grandfather to come out and separate the people from our third house to live separately, so that if the Marquis's mansion encounters trouble in the future, we won't be implicated."
As soon as Su Qingwan finished speaking, the whole place fell silent, and even Liu, who was walking to the door, was stunned.
She also heard the news about the restaurant and rushed over to watch the fun. Unexpectedly, she heard Su Qingwan say these words as soon as she arrived.
She had known about the restaurant's overcharging, but what good did it do? She couldn't get any benefit from the restaurant, so she didn't bother to care.
I didn't expect that there would be a day when the truth would be revealed. Could Su Qingwan be exaggerating?
Old Kang was so angry that he was stunned!
Isn't it just that the drinks are more expensive? How did it become a rip-off shop?
Wei Shengshan was trembling even more. The Fourth Miss really wanted to kill him. He was just following the old lady's instructions. How could that be considered a shady shop?
"Madam, Miss Fourth has wronged me! I have tried my best to run the restaurant, but the ingredients we use are more particular, so they are naturally more expensive than other restaurants. Besides, our guests are free to come and go, so there is no such thing as overcharging them."
Wei Shengshan hurriedly explained, but he couldn't let Su Qingwan talk nonsense, he still wanted to continue living.
At this time, Wei Shengshan already felt a little regretful. If he had known this would happen, he should have quietly left the capital after those people took away his money.
Just what to do now?