Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, I didn’t care if they really touched my bottom line. I immediately poked my second uncle and second grandmother in the heart. Since they have no shame, why should I protect them? A pair of black-hearted mother and son, not worthy of anyone’s pity and salvation.

As expected, as soon as the words fell, the faces of the two suddenly turned black. Third Grandma was startled and hurriedly came over to help me with a smile: "What nonsense is this silly girl talking about? Now the Fu family is only divided into direct and collateral branches. What you are talking about is..."

I waved her hand away, and the third grandmother stopped, and could only look at the second room awkwardly. She gritted her teeth, stood up and stepped aside, pulling the sleeve of her uncle. Unfortunately, the uncle couldn't think of a solution at this time. Who could be pushed around and not say a word? That's a piece of wood.

The second uncle was the same. He just coughed now and spoke with anger, but he didn't explode for the time being: "Shi Shi, Fu Yunyan and Zhou Linsong can be punished. You can't let them go just because Mrs. Lu is close to the first wife, right? I know you have the first wife's face in your heart, but you should set an example for the whole family."

"Uncle, I never mentioned my grandmother. Why do you care so much about her? As for setting an example? What is a role model? It took you a long time to believe my innocence, but now Mrs. Lu, who is so old, comes here alone and convicts me without asking any questions? Is this the example you set for me?" I turned around and pointed at the group of pharmacy managers from the second house behind me: "A group of doctors failed to find the poison and instead blamed an illiterate person! What does Mrs. Lu know about medicine? Others don't know, don't you know, uncle? My grandmother has been dead for many years? After the death of the head of the main family, the head is almost the same as the main family. This sounds good, but who actually follows it? When my grandmother was alive, she didn't enjoy anything in this family, right? Now that something has happened, you are throwing dirty water on her!"

"Alright!" Second Uncle roared in a low voice, holding back his anger and looking up at me: "You can continue to ask whatever you want to ask, and you can continue to investigate if you want, but you are a little too presumptuous now."

"I'm sorry, Second Uncle, but I can't control myself. Everyone should have a bottom line, and we should save each other's face." I said word by word.

The second uncle laughed out loud, frowned and nodded: "Okay, have you vented enough? You defended the first wife, and it's time for me to defend my own mother. Qingyun, you go and send Mrs. Lu to the South Courtyard yourself!"

"I want to see who dares to move today!"

I stood up to protect Lu Yaohua, Zhizhi and the others also got ready to protect the surroundings. The subordinates never expressed their opinions at such times. The elders discussed among themselves and watched to see what would happen. The most unlucky one was Brother Qingyun. He was completely stunned. He couldn't imagine how such a thing had anything to do with him. He was just a spectator!

What to do when dad and sister quarrel? He couldn't think of it himself, but his brother lip-synced it for him: If you dare to go, you will die.

Oh my god, everyone wants to kill him, he might as well just run into a wall and die...

My brother poked my second grandmother and then pulled my second uncle: "Dad, it's no wonder that you are angry. This is really too hasty. What do you believe in what Qi Cheng says? Fortunately, you are here to protect him. If I am the only one who is here, I will definitely send him to the South Courtyard to keep Mrs. Lu company."

Qi Cheng and Brother Qingyun immediately looked as if they almost fell down. They probably wanted to shout that everything he did was clearly ordered by his Second Uncle, but he didn't want to seek death in front of everyone.

These words naturally made Second Uncle angry to an outrageous degree, and he almost couldn't breathe: "What does this have to do with Qi Cheng? He was just following orders."

"Of course it's related. How much money has he made in the old house as a housekeeper over the years? He's as greedy as a pig, and no one dares to resist him because of your influence. The housekeeper rushed to give him gifts. Zhou Linsong and Fu Yunyan bribed him the most. How could he bear to let his money bag get into trouble? So he had to find a way to protect her and force Mrs. Lu to confess. If you ask Mrs. Lu carefully now, I guess she won't be able to tell you the whole process. And she can't even read! She doesn't have much power or spare money, so how could she collude with so many people to poison grandma?"

"Master Shuchen! Forget about the latter part, I really cannot admit what I said before! I, I am just an employee, how dare I do such an evil thing..." Qi Cheng was so embarrassed that he almost cried.

"Working as a laborer? Do you mean that you are corrupt or did my dad force you to do it? Dad, I still remember that last month there was a steward in his 40s or 50s at the pasture. He had a heart disease and urgently needed money for surgery. When our family encounters such a situation, we have to pay a sum of money for hospitalization. It's a matter of life and death. As a result, 80% of the money was swallowed up by Qi Cheng! The remaining little was not enough to buy medicine. Fortunately, he crawled to my yard to beg me, and I happened to see him. Otherwise, I don't know what would have happened. He even swallowed the life-saving money. I don't know how sinister people are. I think it's better to dismiss him as well."

After the brother finished speaking, the second uncle was shocked. He turned around and looked at his son as if he was a fool. The brother pretended to be ignorant, but he was actually very smart.

"As for the new housekeeper, it is better to choose someone who grew up in the Fu family. He should be ruthless but kind-hearted, and understand the hard work of students and housekeepers. I think Jiang Chulan is a good choice!"

Lan Lan was suddenly mentioned, and pointed at herself in astonishment. She almost couldn't hold back her laughter when she realized what was going on. She didn't dare to slow down and bowed loudly: "Thank you, Master Shuchen! I promise I can do it well! If I can't, all my credit points will be deducted!"

"You should play fewer games! I heard you shout Lu Ban No. 7 in your dreams." The brother waved his hand and smiled.

The second uncle not only glared but also opened his mouth. The "fatherly sentiment" that the second aunt had repeatedly told him before her death did not allow him to say a single bad word. He stumbled for a while before uttering: "Chu Lan... Chu Lan is not a bad person, but he is young. Besides, I think if the source of the poisoning is really not Zhou Linsong, he can still take care of it. Linsong's ability is still considerable..."

"Ah, Dad, why are you still thinking about Zhou Linsong? Shi Shi's innocence has been proven, so even if they didn't poison, it's a big mistake for them to shamelessly accuse their benefactor. I felt ashamed for them when I heard what they said just now! It's good enough that they didn't drive them to the South Courtyard to do hard work, but you forgave them. Dad, do you dare to use such people! What's more, their innocence has not been proven yet." The elder brother said very seriously: "If you really think that Jiang Chulan is not enough, He Qingyun has a little apprentice named Wen Xianqin. You also know her. She is the most responsible and careful. You should be relieved, right? The two of them can take office together, and the uncle can also find someone from his own room to work with. It's not good for the housekeeper to fall on our second room and let the third room just watch. But the uncle must not be the housekeeper himself. I feel ashamed when I see his laziness!"

"Hey, what are you talking about, you little bastard! I'm not more energetic than you!" The uncle shouted at the top of his voice, and after giving his brother a look, he immediately gestured to the people in the third room as if his eyes had a cramp.

Pei Zhen spoke first. He turned his back and pointed at the beans like a machine gun, picking one out: "You! The one in black! What's your name?"

The man in black clothes: "I didn't scream?"

Pei Zhen: "I asked you what your name is!"

The big brother in black clothes: "Oh! Tan Yuyuan!"

Pei Zhen: "Taro balls? Taro balls and grapes? Oh, forget it, call it what you want, grapes! Did you hear what Master Shuchen said? You will take office with Jiang Chulan and Wen Xianqin tomorrow! Remember to learn from them if you don't know anything!"

My uncle couldn't help but turn his head away, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Is it really so careless?"

Pei Zhen waved his hand: "I can't remember who it is at this moment. When have you ever managed the household? You certainly won't teach your subordinates. Let's settle it first. How do you know that what they do is definitely not good, right?"

Seeing that his son had given away all the power in his hands, the second uncle was so anxious that he almost coughed out of his lungs. He quickly reached out and grabbed his brother's wrist: "Shu Chen! How can it be so simple to be a housekeeper? I haven't decided yet!"

The elder brother lowered his brows in annoyance, "Dad, you said I should learn to be a housekeeper, how can I manage the household if you don't even let me try? Besides, don't you know how stingy Qi Cheng is? If I snatch food from him, he will say that it's not easy for him to work, but I can't be a carefree boss just because it's not easy for him. So I might as well give him my position as the young master! Qingyun, don't you think so?"

Brother Qingyun was stunned for a moment, and forced a smile at my brother's "eloquence": "Yes, yes, Dad, the appointment has been made in front of the whole family, so you might as well not discourage his enthusiasm. He is always hot-tempered... and Uncle Qi follows you every day, so he has no time to take care of the household! He himself said how hard it is to work, and reducing his workload will not reduce his salary, isn't it good?"

Jiang Chulan smiled and leaned close to my ear: "Not really, the bribe is not much, it's much higher than the salary."

"If you really want to be a housekeeper, you'd better be honest and don't be a corrupt official, okay? Forget about the gifts from the master, but don't cheat the housekeeper. They don't have much money anyway." I said while stroking my chest to calm down, and Lanlan responded with an OK gesture.

Second Uncle still couldn't make up his mind, but like Brother Qingyun said, he only had this one son, and his elder brother was still in the process of being assessed for inheritance. He spoke so logically and made the Third House happy, so he couldn't be embarrassed in public, otherwise he would lose the chance, and the ones left with the inheritance rights from the Second House would be Zhou Zhizhouyi and me. I returned the property when I left the Second House, so my status was not reduced. And even if it was in the hands of the child, Zhou Zhizhouyi was still an ignorant child, and I was still raising him, so it was the same as if he had been given to me directly.

My brother pursed his lips and pointed to the tablet: "Dad, you said that a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. You promised my mom that you would let me be the housekeeper. I have some achievements and people will respect me. You also promised my uncle that you would never get angry with Shishi."

The second uncle started coughing again. He was really mad at his brother, but he had promised all this to Old Master in front of the whole family. He had always been a kind person, so he had to suppress his emotions and nodded: "Okay, okay, you can handle the housekeeping. Wen Xianqin is the oldest and has experience, so let her do the main job. Chu Lan and the one just now..."

Fu Yuyuan raised his hand: "Just call me Grape!"

Second Uncle: "I remembered Yuyuan. You and Chu Lan should serve as assistants and follow Wen Xianqin first."

I smiled bitterly. Although my second uncle had acknowledged it, he was the undisputed choice among the three of them. My brother chose Wen Xianqin to push me forward because Wen Xianqin was Brother Qingyun's subordinate, and in name she was one level lower than Lanlan who was directly under me. However, he let Wen Xianqin bypass Lanlan and take the full-time position. But it doesn't matter. At least Wen Xianqin is a quiet person who sided with my brother and mostly didn't listen to my second uncle.

Second Uncle turned to me, his tone softened a lot, "Shishi, Second Uncle shouldn't blame you, you are right, the manager of the medicine hall should be punished for dereliction of duty, but this can't clear Lu Yaohua's suspicion, you can learn if you can't read, and you can save money if you don't have money. Besides, although you have never seen her, you send her treasures every year to comfort her, which are also money. If you want to convince everyone, you should find some evidence to argue for her."

"Forget it, forget it. It doesn't matter who it is. I've accepted it. Let's just leave it at that. I'm old and I really can't stand it..." Second Grandma seemed to be crying sincerely, her eyes faintly looking at Second Uncle, after all, she was still thinking about him. If I really ended it because she seemed to be helping me out, then Lu Yaohua's guilt would be really nailed to the ground.

But I really don’t have any evidence of her innocence. As my second uncle said, I just met her for the first time today, how could I know her?

"I..." I paused and turned to look at Lu Yaohua.

The old lady looked very nervous, lowering her head, clenching her fists, tears in her eyes, but she couldn't say a word. What could I do? Could I testify against my second uncle in front of everyone? My necklace contains a record of all the crying complaints of the second and third grandmothers last night, but my second uncle has made up his mind that I dare not tell them. If I tell them, the relationship between the first and second houses will be completely torn apart.

Our Fu family is basically a den of vicious tigers. We are grasshoppers on the same boat. No matter when, even if internal strife leads to the destruction of the family and the death of people, we must not split up.

I felt a little dizzy from thinking so much. The whole family looked at me. Chengcheng grabbed my sleeve and whispered that at worst I could admit it and investigate later, but I couldn't guarantee that Mrs. Lu would die if we walked out of this door. If there was no evidence, there would be nothing we could do.

After a while, the second uncle urged again, sighing and saying, "If you really want to save Lu Yaohua... that's fine. After all, it was you who saved the second grandmother. Your merits and demerits should be offset. Send Lu Yaohua back to the Southwest Courtyard."

At this time, the outer door of the ancestral hall suddenly opened, and a man came in with two people in each row behind him, saying, "Of course this matter must be investigated, and Second Madam, don't wrong yourself for anyone, otherwise it will only make the people behind you worse. This time it was you, but who knows who it will be next time. Do you have to forgive them too?"

I am very familiar with him, but I just can't believe that he would come here. Ming Tinglin had already rushed to my side and signaled that I must endure it. Then Gao Xinci stood in front of me, and despite my astonished look, he gently put his arms around my waist and stood with us.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance when you suffered such an injustice? I could have helped you a little. It's really tiring to be alone, not to mention that you have always been soft-hearted." Gao Xinci lifted my hair, and although his voice was low, it was loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Why are you here..." I said and looked at everyone in my family.

No one in the eldest house was dissatisfied with the whispers. The third house was still happy about getting the housekeeper's power. There were also people in the second house who were on my side. Finally, an older man came out and bowed, "Director Gao, this is a family matter, so I won't bother you. As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public. It will be bad for us if we find out. I know that you have a good personal relationship with Miss Xishi. If you have evidence, you can give it to the housekeeper to pass on the message. You must be tired after traveling all the way to Jinhai. My family should arrange a guest room for you to rest."

Gao Xinci disagreed, chuckled and took my hand: "Outsider? I shouldn't be considered an outsider, what do you think?"

He leaned over and kissed my forehead.