When Mrs. Xu heard this, her face was full of sarcasm: "Sister, you may say it well now, but you may not be able to do it when the time comes. Don't lie to the child!"

Who knew that Ji Siyue held Shen Yiran's hand and shouted loudly: "My mother never lies. She promised to take me out to play and she would take me out to play. She promised to give me candy and she really gave me candy! I believe in my mother!"

Ji Sicheng also nodded heavily.

Xu said bitterly, "Okay, okay, I'm thinking about you, but I'm the bad guy, right?"

He ignored the two children and sat aside with a proud look on his face: "There are many shops in this mansion, the relationships are complicated and there are many account books. I have to sort them out carefully. Don't worry."

Shen Yiran smiled and said, "I won't bother my sister-in-law to help me with the handover work. I can sort it out myself."

Xu was not flustered and said calmly, "If I don't introduce you, do you know all the shop owners?"

Shen Yiran said: "Sister-in-law is so kind. She still worries about me so much. I naturally have a way to deal with it. I won't trouble you."

Before Xu could say anything else, she heard the old lady sending the nanny over to give her instructions.

The old nanny has a very high status in the marquis's mansion. She has served three generations of masters. Even the young masters and their wives in the family have to be polite and let her sit when they see her.

Xu immediately jumped up from the stool and came over to support the old nanny: "Why did you come in person? If you want to say anything, just send a maid."

The old nanny sat down and then said with a smile: "The old lady said that the fan paintings made by the third daughter-in-law a few days ago were very exquisite. Business has improved a lot all of a sudden. They are out of stock. Let the third daughter-in-law go around the store more often. Maybe it will help to boost business."

There are multiple meanings in these words, how could Xu not hear them?

First, she praised Shen Yiran for her business skills, saying that she had brought good profits to the Marquis's Mansion after just one visit, making her worthy of the title of housekeeper;

Second, it implies that she, the old boss, is not good at doing business;

The third is to urge her to hand over the power quickly so that Shen Yiran can go to the store to check it out now. He also wants to get to know the shop owners of each store and inform them of the replacement.

The old lady has made all the arrangements, what else can Xu say?

Moreover, she sent an old nanny to say that Xu could only hand over a bunch of keys to various shops and a box of procedural documents related to the marquis's mansion to Shen Yiran.

Who knew Shen Yiran didn't look at it, but just told Bai Zhi to take it, and asked with a smile: "This is my first time as the head of the family and I don't know what things there are. Go back and take a look slowly."

After hearing this, the old nanny asked one more question: "First Madam, please check. If there is anything that you forgot or didn't put together, please take it out and give it to Third Madam. This way, you won't have to look for it again in the future."

Xu was so angry that her teeth itched, but she put on a smile and said, "Then let me think about it..."

The old lady said, "It's okay. Take your time to look for it. It's in this room after all. It won't be lost."

After hearing this, Xu knew that if she didn't take it out, it would mean that she lost it, and she couldn't bear this crime, so she pretended to have thought of it and told Rendong to get another small box.

"Look at my poor memory. The handover time was too tight. I didn't even pack and forgot there was a box."

Shen Yiran told Bai Zhi to take it, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is busy, it's inevitable."

Seeing that the transaction was completed, the old nanny supported the maid's hand and stood up, smiling and said, "I have to go back and report, so please stay, ladies."

However, Shen Yiran and Xu still asked the maid to send it out.

Shen Yiran was too lazy to continue arguing with Xu, so he went out holding a child in each hand.

"Shall we go to the shop in a carriage?"

"it is good!"

Ji Siyue was very happy to be able to go out again, but Ji Sicheng was a little hesitant: "I haven't memorized the book just now, I want to go back and memorize it."

Shen Yiran rubbed Ji Sicheng's sincere face and said, "Take it with you and watch it in the carriage."

Xu gritted her teeth. This move was simply a loss of both the wife and the army. Not only did she hand over power, but the relationship between the two little ghosts and Shen Yiran also became better.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ren Dong dared not say anything. Xu Shi could not find anyone to vent her anger on and turned around to scold: "You took it when I told you to, but you acted so quickly, like a lackey. You all think that the third room is popular, and you want to go there too, right?"

Honeysuckle had no choice but to kneel down. However, she was tongue-tied and could only say, "I dare not, please calm down, Madam."

The girl Rendong has an average look and an average personality. Xu deliberately chose such a girl to stay in the room. She had kept some smart ones before, but smart ones are restless. It is better to have a stupid one.

"Okay, get up."

Honeysuckle stood up and waited for instructions, but Xu had nothing to do now. She could neither sit nor stand, so she could only order Honeysuckle to go to the kitchen to get a bowl of refreshing lotus seed soup.

The old lady was worried that those shopkeepers might take advantage of their seniority and refuse to obey the young masters, so she specifically ordered Qiuju, a first-class maid, to accompany them along the way.

Qiu Ju is the old lady's maid, now fifty years old, and has her own family. The old lady has said many times that she wants to let her go, but she has always insisted on staying with the old lady, and she is very reliable.

Shen Yiran respected Qiu Ju very much. The two adults and two children left the Marquis' Mansion in a carriage.

The shop owner became polite when he saw Qiuju.

"This is the Third Madam of the Marquis' Mansion. The old lady has instructed that the Third Madam will be in charge of all matters related to the shop and the farm from now on."

When the shopkeepers heard this, they immediately came up and said some polite words.

Shen Yiran smiled and said, "I'm young and this is my first time taking over. I need the shopkeepers' help. In order not to disappoint the old lady's expectations, could the shopkeepers show me around? If there are account books, could you give them to me to take back and look through? This is also to help me get started as soon as possible."

The shopkeepers all felt that although the Third Lady did not have the bad temper of the First Lady, she was more knowledgeable and meticulous, and she put in twice as much effort to agree to the request.

Qiu Ju watched coldly from the side and was also very impressed. She went back and reported the truth to the old lady.

"I never thought that the Prince Taifu of Qingliu would attach so much importance to practical education. It's really impressive!"

The old lady laughed and said, "I hate those weak ladies who whine the most. They spend the whole day embroidering in their rooms. At most, they can learn some skills to manage subordinates, but most of them are useless."

Qiu Ju pursed her lips and smiled: "Then our Third Madam really meets the old lady's wishes."

The old lady sighed, her eyes full of pity: "How could the prince's tutor teach these things? Most of them were learned by Ran Ran who lived under his stepmother and suffered hardships along the way. This child has lost his mother, how pitiful."

This is indeed true, but Shen Yiran was forced to learn these skills when she married into the Li family in her previous life. She didn't expect to use them in this life. In fact, Shen Yiran also felt a little sad about her fate.

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