The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

Seeing Zhang take over the account book, Pei Yu suddenly had an idea and said at the right time: "Mother, Junwei has only been in charge of the household affairs for a short time, and the housekeepers are all experienced people. It is normal for them to be a little careless occasionally."

He was well aware of the ways of power and understood the principle that if the water was too clear, there would be no fish. Without sufficient motivation of interests, how could those housekeepers serve the Du family wholeheartedly?

Zhang couldn't help but shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Son, what you should be most concerned about now is how to stabilize your shop. This is the most urgent task."

Sheng Junwei nodded slightly, her voice calm and rational: "Mother is right, everything in the world has a priority, the young master's affairs should be dealt with first, and we can discuss my affairs later."

She added silently in her heart - only when he left could she be free from this endless nagging.

Pei Yu felt a blockage in his heart when he heard this.

He thought he was concerned about her, so why didn't she appreciate it?

"I plan to hand over the management of Xinhua Bookstore to Yue'er. I believe she is capable of doing the job."

Pei Yu started taking over household affairs at the age of fourteen, and Xinhua Bookstore was his favorite.

He believed that as long as his mother could witness Yue'er's abilities with her own eyes, her opinion of Yue'er would definitely change.

Zhang turned to Sheng Junwei, her eyes full of expectation: "Wei'er, what do you think about this?"

Sheng Junwei answered tactfully: "Everything is decided by my mother."

She didn't want to get involved in this complicated entanglement, for fear that she would become a victim like Sheng Ruijiao.

Zhang compromised and said, "Then give her a chance and try her out for a month. If she fails to significantly improve the efficiency of the bookstore after a month, you don't have to mention her ability anymore."

Pei Yu smiled slightly and suggested: "Perhaps three months would be more appropriate. After all, it will take some time for the implementation of the new strategy to show results."

Zhang heard this and sighed softly: "Okay, then three months."

Pei Yu received the answer, but did not leave. Instead, he directed the topic to Sheng Junwei again: "Mother, this debt collection seems easy, but it is actually a mystery. There are many tricks involved..."

Sheng Junwei interrupted him lightly: "Sir, you are too worried. I think everything is very simple. I didn't even show up in person. I left it all to Yunying. Those shopkeepers are all reasonable people. Except for one who realized that he had made a big mistake and turned himself in, the rest of them were very cooperative."

Pei Yu was puzzled. Those shopkeepers were as shrewd as foxes. Even he, the young master, had to deal with them with caution. She actually said that they were all obedient?

He wanted to tell her the truth directly, but was afraid of hurting her.

"You have never gotten to know them in depth. Although they appear respectful to you, they may have their own agenda in their hearts. I'm afraid you have been deceived by their illusion."

"I know good advice is often hard to hear, but this is reality and you have to face it."

Faced with Pei Yu's blunt words, Sheng Junwei was speechless for a moment.

"Sir, why don't you take a look at the account book before making any comments?"

Zhang, who was standing by, was also amused by her son's innocence. She picked up the account book and handed it to Pei Yu.

Pei Yu's eyes almost popped out of their sockets: "This...how is this possible?"

He once helped with the accounting and was well aware of the revenue situation of each store.

Although the daily figures fluctuated slightly, the total remained roughly stable at around 15,000 taels of silver.

However, the number reported by Sheng Junwei was twice this number!

Sheng Junwei responded calmly: "All the silver has been deposited in the warehouse. If you have any doubts, you may go and check it yourself."

Pei Yu was speechless and looked away awkwardly, but his confusion became more and more serious: "I haven't heard of any store suddenly making huge profits or being unusually popular recently. How come there is suddenly so much extra money?"

Sheng Junwei raised her lips with a faint smile: "Because what they swallowed, they are now vomiting out."

"I think this process may continue for several months." Zhang smiled with satisfaction, "Wei'er is really smart. She killed one person to warn the rest, and made those greedy parasites tremble with fear."

Pei Yu was full of doubts. He wanted to unravel the secret, but he didn't know where to start.

However, faced with the unanimous silence of his mother and Sheng Junwei, Pei Yu's curiosity felt like being scratched by a cat's claws, making him itchy and unbearable.

"Thank you for your concern, young master." Sheng Junwei's words revealed a rare seriousness, breaking the usual gentleness. "I have a heartfelt word for you, young master. In the next few months, don't squander money recklessly. If the bookstore suffers losses, my family will not easily use money to fill the gap."

Pei Yu couldn't help but frown when he heard Sheng Junwei's frank words, and a trace of displeasure rose in his heart.

He took a deep breath and responded, "Yue'er is very talented and always has brilliant ideas. She will definitely make the bookstore prosperous and thriving. As for the loss, it is nonsense."

Sheng Junwei did not refute, but smiled and said meaningfully: "In this case, I wish you great wealth and prosperity. When you have a lot of gold and silver in the future, don't forget to buy some gifts for your wife."

Pei Yu noticed that there seemed to be a hidden meaning in Sheng Junwei's words, but her smile was so sincere that he couldn't find a reason to vent his dissatisfaction.

He could only return to Yuexia Pavilion with a bit of frustration.

Han Yue'er was enduring the severe pain in her body, and she forced herself to walk out of the inner room to greet him. "How is it? Is the matter settled?"

Seeing his beloved, Pei Yu's mood instantly eased a little: "Mother has agreed. I'll let Pei Lin accompany you to get the official seal later. All matters will be decided by you."

Han Yueer was delighted to get a positive answer, and without caring whether anyone was paying attention to her, she kissed him lightly on the lips.

This scene was commonplace to the servants of Yuexia Pavilion, so they all turned aside to avoid looking.

Pei Lin was even more embarrassed and turned away hurriedly.

However, Han Yueer turned a blind eye to the reactions of these old-school people.

I sneered in my heart: That snobbish woman actually said that I only know how to depend on men?

Humph, today I will let her see my skills!

Noticing Han Yue'er's overflowing joy and determination, Pei Yu instantly threw Sheng Junwei's advice to the wind.

At the same time, in Yunyi Pavilion, Yunying was emotional after learning the news that Han Yueer took over Xinhua Bookstore.

"Miss, we must also formulate a profit plan and make that woman crawl at our feet!"

Yunying didn't care whether the young lady was favored or not. After all, the young lady herself was indifferent to it.

However, she was extremely wary of any attempt by the woman to surpass the young lady in other areas, especially any competition involving gold, silver and other wealth.

Facing Yunying's enthusiasm, Sheng Junwei couldn't help but feel confused: "Isn't the current situation exactly what we expected? Why do we have to compete with each other?"