He loved Daiyu, he was very sure of this. When he was eight years old, when Daiyu reached out and pulled him up from the ground, he already had Daiyu in his heart. However, at that time, he was more grateful to Daiyu, because at that time, in his heart, the most important thing was revenge.
However, when they interacted after that, the gentle and attentive Daiyu, the charming and cute Daiyu, the smart and dignified Daiyu, the brave and decisive Daiyu all attracted him little by little, making him intoxicated. She pulled him out of the abyss of hatred, and then he gained the ability to love.
He loved Daiyu, so it was only natural for him to gnash his teeth in hatred towards the Jia Family who had tried to kill her.
Hmph — — The second son of a fifth-rank official, and a playboy who spent all day in the backyard doing nothing, actually dared to think about the eldest daughter of a third-rank official. He really didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Even if it was his master's wife's family, he wouldn't let them go.
"Brother Lang, Steward Song sent this month's account book over today. I will send it to your study after I check it."
"No need, I naturally believe in you. Moreover, isn't what's mine also yours?"
When Daiyu heard Situ Lang's words, she unconsciously blushed and stomped her feet. She didn't even bother to pack up the chess pieces, turning her head and running back to her own courtyard.
In this era, one could get married at the age of ten. Daiyu was almost eight years old, and Situ Lang was already ten years old. Naturally, he also understood the feelings between a man and a woman.
The reason why they still met now was because they grew up together, and could be considered childhood sweethearts. The people in the residence all spoiled them.
During this period of time, the Jia Family kept sending letters to mention the marriage between Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, which made Jia Min and Lin Ruhai very annoyed. In the end, they slowly 'set their sights' on Situ Lang.
Lin Ruhai and Jia Min still knew what kind of plaything Jia Baoyu was. A child who was almost ten years old, and didn't study all day, only knowing how to hang out with his sisters in the inner courtyard. What kind of future could such a man have in the future?
Although they didn't ask for Daiyu to marry into a higher social class or use Daiyu to climb up the social ladder, at the very least, they wanted Daiyu to marry a man who had the ability to protect her. Therefore, Jia Baoyu wasn't on Lin Ruhai and Jia Min's list of candidates from the very beginning.
However, the Jia Family kept sending them letters all day long. Lin Ruhai and Jia Min had no other choice but to arrange a marriage for Daiyu.
Although it was a bit early for Daiyu to get married at her current age, it wasn't like she had never gotten married at such a young age.
It's just that he's a child about the same age as Daiyu right now … I can't observe him properly and see what he'll do in the future.
Eventually, Jia Min overheard the servants' conversation and thought of Situ Lang.
They had watched Situ Lang grow up. Originally, they really only treated him as their own child, but now, he had become their best son-in-law candidate.
Because he grew up by their side, they were not worried about his temperament. In addition, Situ Lang's knowledge was personally taught by Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai often said that Situ Lang's future was probably above his, so there was absolutely no problem for him to protect Daiyu.
Most importantly, this child had grown up in their family since he was young. He was like a family to them. In addition, he was indebted to Daiyu. Just based on this, he wouldn't let Daiyu down.
The more Jia Min thought about it, the better she felt. She couldn't help but tell Lin Ruhai that night.
Lin Ruhai didn't expect Jia Min to take a fancy to Situ Lang in the end. This child was calm and mature, and he was affectionate and righteous. They had watched him grow up since he was young. If it really happened, he naturally wouldn't bully Daiyu in the future.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai also accepted it.
After having such thoughts, they wouldn't care about the saying "men and women shouldn't sit together when they were seven years old", and they wouldn't stop them from meeting.
Moreover, they were in their own home, so there was no need to be afraid of anything happening.
After Daiyu ran back to her room, she chased the maidservants out of the room. Her face no longer had the blush and shyness from before.
No matter what, she was still a vixen. How could she really be shy because of an ambiguous sentence?
She flipped through the account book that Housekeeper Song sent over today.
Housekeeper Song was the old housekeeper of the Situ family. When he was young, he was saved by Situ Lang's father. After that, he followed Situ Lang's father and became the housekeeper of the Situ family. He was very loyal to the Situ family.
As early as when she was six years old, Jia Min began to teach her how to be a housekeeper, read accounts, and manage the business. These were all things that a qualified "mistress of the household" had to learn. Moreover, after she got married in the future, she would have to take care of her own dowry. Therefore, Jia Min taught her very attentively.
No matter what, Daiyu had already lived three lives in her previous life. Naturally, she already knew these things. She even knew more than Jia Min.
When Jia Min saw that her daughter was learning quickly, she only thought that her daughter was smart. She was very happy and proud.
After feeling that Daiyu was learning very well, Jia Min took out two shops and a manor from her dowry for Daiyu to practice.
When Situ Lang found out about all this, he directly asked Housekeeper Song to send his Situ family's account book to Daiyu.
He even said that he had to study hard and didn't have time to take care of these things, so he asked Daiyu for help.
Daiyu didn't stand on ceremony with him and really accepted it.
What Situ Lang sent to Daiyu was only the Situ family's original business. In the past few years when Situ Lang became Lin Ruhai's disciple, he had privately purchased many businesses.
Situ Lang had feelings for Daiyu, so he naturally hoped that the two of them could be together in the future. The Lin family had five generations of marquises. Although his Situ family could be said to have several generations of scholars, it was nothing compared to the Lin family.
Although he understood that Daiyu had never cared about these things, he didn't want others to look down on Daiyu. Therefore, he had to work hard.
After Daiyu checked the accounts one by one, she really did find some small problems.
It was really a small problem. Perhaps it was because they were from a scholarly family! The Situ family's shopkeepers and manor managers were still considered to have a conscience. Although they were also greedy, it was within the range that the main family could tolerate.
After telling Situ Lang about it, Situ Lang only gave him a small hint.
After all, in this day and age, almost everyone was like this. As long as it was within the range that could be tolerated, it was fine.
The hint was only to let them know that although he was young, he wasn't easy to fool.
After this incident, Situ Lang basically didn't care anymore. He threw all of the Situ family's businesses to Daiyu and studied diligently.
He loved Daiyu and wanted to marry her. However, with his current family situation, it was impossible. Moreover, he had to take revenge for his parents and sister. Therefore, he had to study hard and obtain scholarly honors in the future. When that time came, he would have the capital to marry Daiyu and take revenge for his Situ family.
If the Situ family's situation was a common phenomenon in the current society, then the Jia family's situation was really indescribable.
The shopkeepers and manor managers under the name of Jia Min's dowry all had bottomless appetites. They couldn't be satisfied no matter what. Their greed was boundless. Perhaps this was a common phenomenon among the Jia family's servants!
Thinking about the scene of the Lai family in the future, it was understandable.
After Daiyu told Jia Min about this matter, Jia Min was so angry that she fainted on the spot. Although the doctor came and diagnosed that she was pregnant, it couldn't save those greedy servants.
Jia Min was really angry this time. Last time, they found out that it was poison, but in the end, the culprit was her good second sister-in-law. Therefore, at that time, she could still lie to herself that her maternal family was still good.
However, this time, she really didn't know what excuse to find for her maternal family.
She didn't care about the small amount of money as dowry. Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent carts of gifts to her maternal family during festivals.
In fact, this time, she really pulled out the carrot and brought out the mud. She really did find out a lot of things, such as the "truth" that she didn't find out about the poisoning back then.
This was the last straw that broke the camel's back. It really cut off Jia Min's last hope for the Jia family.
This time, Jia Min captured all of her dowry servants, except for Sun Momo, and confiscated their properties.
Jia Min directly sold off the families of those who were in her hands. As for the rest, Jia Min ordered people to tie them up and send them back to the Jia Family because their families were still in the Jia Family.
Jia Min wrote a letter to Jia Min's mother. In the letter, she wrote about what happened during this period and asked the people who were escorting the servants to bring the letter to Jia Min's mother.
Although she had given up on the Jia family, it was still her maternal family. She couldn't really cut ties with her maternal family. This time, it was just to vent.
After Jia Min's mother received Jia Min's letter, she was also shocked.
The dowry was poisoned and greedy for her Min 'er's dowry! They were really looking for death.
Jia Min 'er thought that among her three children, she "loved" Min' er the most. Lin Ruhai was the one who had real power among their in-laws in Rongguo's residence.
Among their in-laws, only the Lin family and the Wang family had real power. Although she valued the Wang family more because the Wang family was an official in the capital, the Lin family was in Yangzhou. Jiangnan was the "land of fish and rice". Thinking about the Lin family's money, how could she give up on the Lin family? Moreover, the princes valued Jiangnan very much.
They were still counting on the Lin family, this in-law, to gain some benefits. If they could use the Lin family to get on the princes' boat, that would be even better.
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