After binding the mistress system, raise cubs and train husbands in the mansion

"Madam, to be honest, the Xie family's Yunsheng Restaurant... ah!"

Lin Da sighed deeply, but ultimately couldn't say it.

"Butler Lin, if you don't tell me, how can I help you?"

Yun Zhihan urged him to speak, while asking the system in his brain, "Tongzi, who owns this Yunsheng Restaurant?"

"You drove it."

"Hmm?" The original book's mistress opened it? How come I didn't know?

Tongzi rolled his eyes silently in his heart and complained, "You only eat and sleep every day, and you never care about these things."

"Shut up!"

Seeing that Yun Zhihan was waiting, Lin Da could only narrate the whole story in detail.

"Madam, this is what happened. In the past few years, the Xie family has focused their main efforts on the eldest young master's career. I know that your health is not very good, so the operation of the restaurant has been delayed."

"The restaurant's net profit is not much at the moment, barely enough to sustain the staff's livelihood. There were a few months when business was really bad, and we even lost some money."

"Yesterday, the eldest lady came to ask about this matter. I answered truthfully, thinking that she would help. Who would have thought that she would actually turn the restaurant into a brothel, saying that the business would surely be booming."

"When I heard this, I was shocked. The Xie family is a famous family, a noble family appointed by the late emperor. How can they make a living by running a brothel? If this gets out, the reputation of the Xie family will be ruined."

Yun Zhihan was very curious after hearing this, and asked, "Butler Lin, are you sure it was the eldest lady's idea?"

"I dare not tell a lie, or I will die!"

Having said that, Lin Da knelt on the ground and expressed his loyalty again.

"Manager Lin, please stand up. I don't doubt your intentions, but the eldest lady is from the Xie family. How could she not know the pros and cons of this? Is there any misunderstanding?"

"Madam, it was the eldest lady who said it herself. She said that we could register the restaurant under someone else's name first, so that the Xie family would not be traced."

"Who does she want to be listed under?"

Lin Da thought for a moment and replied, "Madam, it seems to be a girl named Song. She said she is willing to help."

After saying this, Yun Zhihan immediately understood.

"Butler Lin, I understand what's going on. Go back first, calm everyone down, and tell the guys down there that nothing will happen to the restaurant."

After hearing this, Lin Da felt relieved instantly. He bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Madam. I'll take my leave now."

Seeing him walking away, Yun Zhihan asked the system, "Tongzi, was it Song Lian who did this?"

"Yes. This is the agreement reached between Song Lian and Yuan. The two agreed that Song Lian could marry Xie Bailiang, but the prerequisite was that she must own the Xie family's restaurant."

"Why is that?" Yun Zhihan was confused. Song Lian was born into a merchant family, so why would he care about such a small profit?

"Because she doesn't want to marry Xie Bailiang. Song Lian knows that this restaurant is the hard work of the original mistress and is also related to the source of income for the Xie family. She wants to use this as a threat to make you back down."

"Back off? Let me agree to her marriage with Bo Yuan?"

"No! I promised her to marry Xie Bochen. Because Boyuan is smart and loyal, he would never do such a treasonous thing. He is not as easy to control as Chen'er."

Yun Zhihan chuckled, "This girl is really calculating. She can get both money and power."

Tongzi saw that she didn't care and urged her, "Hanhan, you can't just stand by and watch. If Song Lian cheats the restaurant away, the Xie family will probably go bankrupt."

"I don't have any other options now. I can only take it one step at a time. But Song Lian wanted to use this as a threat, but she was wrong. At worst, I can open another Xianggu Restaurant. She can support the women, and I can support the men. Let's see who earns more."

Tongzi: "Hanhan, please respect yourself!"

"Kidding!"

Two days later, Madam Xie's health improved and she urged someone to look for Yun Zhihan again.

"Madam!" Shuanghua walked in anxiously, "The old lady sent someone to call you again, and she wants you to come over no matter what."

"understood."

Yun Zhihan was looking for the old lady for something, so she got up, dressed up, and went with the maid.

At this time, Old Madam Xie was sitting in the main seat with a bitter look on her face, while the maid beside her was serving tea and water, and massaging her back and legs.

Yuan sat aside and didn't dare to look up, but she didn't see Xie Songqiao, so she guessed he was still lying there.

In addition, the three concubines from Xie Songqiao's mansion also came.

Yun Zhihan: "Hello, mother and sister-in-law."

"Sit down!" The old lady's face was heavy and her tone was cold. "It's just us today. The master is gone. We can't let the affairs of the harem go without rules."

After saying that, Xie Boyuan strode in and said, "Greetings, Grandmother and Mother."

"Yuan'er is here? Please sit down."

"Thank you, Grandma."

The old lady looked at Yuan and questioned, "These days, you have been in charge of the household affairs, and the servants in the mansion have been gossiping that you have withheld the monthly salary, and the concubines' food and fabrics have also been greatly reduced. Is this true?"

When Yuan heard that she was being held accountable, she immediately covered her face and cried, aggrieved, "Mother, you don't know that your daughter-in-law had no choice but to do this."

"Please tell me and listen."

"The Xie family has been spending more than they earn in recent years. I don't know how many servants are living off their savings. My daughter-in-law is doing this to save money and save the family from unnecessary expenses."

"Humph! Quibbling!" Old Madam Xie was furious. "Why weren't there all this trouble when Zhihan was the housekeeper? Why did all this trouble happen when you came?"

After hearing this, Yuan became even more angry. After she took over, she realized that Yun Zhihan had set a trap for her. Fortunately, Song Lian was willing to help.

Yun Zhihan was afraid that the old lady would ask her to take back the power of household affairs, so she quickly tried to smooth things over, "Mother, I can prove that what my eldest sister-in-law did was indeed for the good of the Marquis's mansion."

The old lady was about to say something when she interrupted her abruptly, not giving her any chance to breathe. "Mother, you don't know that the Marquis's Mansion was already like this when my daughter-in-law was the housekeeper."

"It's just that we have been relying on the business of the restaurant and my dowry to support us. But over the years, there is not much left of my daughter-in-law's dowry."

"And the restaurant..." When he said this, Yun Zhihan pinched his thigh hard, and tears instantly flowed down.

Speaking of the restaurant, the most panicked person was Yuan. Only Lin Da, herself and Song Lian knew about this matter. How could she know something that even the maid didn't know?

Seeing that she was halfway through her sentence, the old lady hurriedly asked, "What's going on with the restaurant? Please explain it clearly!"

Yun Zhihan wiped her tears with a handkerchief and relayed Lin Da's words to everyone.

"How dare you!" The old lady pointed at Yuan's nose and cursed, "You bastard! That is the property of the Xie family, how dare you sell it to outsiders? Who gave you the courage to do that?"

Yuan Shi had no time to blame Yun Zhihan. Seeing her mother was furious, she quickly knelt down and admitted her mistake. "Mother, I know I was wrong. I was confused for a moment. Please forgive me."

"You were confused for a moment? It was because I was confused that I handed over the power of household affairs to you!"

Yuan was unwilling to give up and begged on her knees, "Mother, please give me another chance. I will never dare to do it again."