By the time Jiujiu finished looking through all the account books, the housekeeper's legs were numb from waiting. 1357924?
Jiujiu closed the last account book and sneered in her heart. This steward was really bold. Li Qingshu's father had just passed away, yet he dared to blatantly extort money. In the end, he even pushed the blame to Li Qingshu's death. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was ungrateful.
But now that it was her, she would make the housekeeper spit out whatever he took.
Otherwise, he would really think that she was as weak and easy to bully as Li Qingshu.
Jiujiu looked up: "Housekeeper."
Hearing Jiujiu's voice, the housekeeper quickly said: "Young master, what are your orders?"
Jiujiu picked out all the problematic account books and threw them in front of the housekeeper. She was only fifteen years old and her face was still young and immature, but her eyes were unusually sharp. It made the housekeeper tremble as if he was facing a great enemy. Beads of sweat even appeared on his forehead.
"Housekeeper, how do you explain this?"
The housekeeper picked up the account books and said with a smile: "What do you mean how do I explain, young master, you say …" What?
The housekeeper couldn't say what he wanted to say because the account books that Jiujiu picked out were all marked with a brush. And the worst thing was that the marks were all places that he had tampered with. There wasn't a single place that was wrong.
Not a single bit more, not a single bit less. The housekeeper, who originally thought that it might be a coincidence, was instantly dumbfounded.
The housekeeper, who originally thought that Jiujiu didn't know anything about finance, was instantly stunned. He stared blankly at Jiujiu. When he met Jiujiu's cold eyes, his legs went soft and he instantly fell to the ground.
Jiujiu looked at the housekeeper. There was a faint smile on her face, but her eyes were sharp like knives that cut through the housekeeper's exposed skin, making the housekeeper's heart tremble.
"Housekeeper, do you look familiar?"
The housekeeper's lips trembled, but he couldn't say a word.
What could he say? He had done many of these things very secretly, but now that Jiujiu had pointed them out, he was afraid that Jiujiu knew everything. It seemed that he wasn't the ignorant brat he thought, but an extremely shrewd person.
In the past, he thought that after Li Qingshu's father died, he would take some money and leave, but now.
If he didn't spit out what he had taken, he was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life in prison.
Even if his cousin's family was related to the county magistrate, there was no way he could escape unscathed from embezzling his master's family's wealth.
. and everything that he had swallowed a few days' ago was spat out.
Looking at the real money in front of him, the housekeeper felt his heart ache.
Those were all things that he had prepared for his retirement, but now they had become Jiujiu's, even though they were originally Jiujiu's.
. He didn't want to give it to her, but if he didn't want to, Jiujiu would report it to the authorities. In any case, the person who would be punished in the end would be him.
The butler swallowed his broken teeth and blood. After spitting out all the food that he had just eaten, Jiujiu made sure that he did not hide anything, and then spat it out, Jiujiu finally let him go.
However, the housekeeper couldn't continue to stay in the house.
The fact that he dared to amass wealth so openly not long after his master's death showed just how devious his intentions were. Even if Li Qingshu's incident didn't happen, Jiujiu wouldn't have kept the butler around.
That night, Jiujiu sent someone to send the housekeeper away.
As for the reason, Jiujiu didn't say, and the housekeeper kept silent.
What could he say? If he was kicked out because of his dirty hands, it wouldn't be good for anyone. The housekeeper wasn't a fool.
After the housekeeper left, Jiujiu promoted Liuzi to be the housekeeper.
Liuzi and Heye weren't locals. They had fled to this place from another place twelve years ago. They were rescued by Li Qingshu's father when they were dying of hunger. Because they were grateful for the meal Li Qingshu's father had given them, they stayed in the house as Li Qingshu's servants. They didn't leave even when Li Qingshu was in dire straits. It was obvious how simple and honest these two people were.
Liuzi and Heye were deeply grateful to Li Qingshu and her father for a meal and even gave up their entire lives. On the other hand, when Li Qingshu's father was alive, the housekeeper was infinitely tolerant of him. Even when Li Qingshu's mother was sick, the housekeeper did not hesitate to fork out money to solve the family's problems. However, the housekeeper did not know what gratitude was. After Li Qingshu's father passed away, the housekeeper openly amassed money and even caused Li Qingshu's tragic death because of a small action.
It was better to raise a dog than to treat such a person well.
At the very least, if you gave a dog a meal, the dog would wag its tail at you, smile at you, and guard the door for you.
People like the housekeeper were ingrates that couldn't be fed enough. They never knew what it meant to be content and grateful.
Liuzi was extremely loyal to Li Qingshu. When Jiujiu promoted him to be the housekeeper, Liuzi refused in various ways. He was afraid that if he didn't do a good job, he would cause Jiujiu to lose money. In the end, under Jiujiu's encouragement and the threat of lotus leaves, Liuzi reluctantly agreed.
Although he reluctantly agreed, he really did reluctantly agree.
Liuzi didn't take over. Instead, he carefully followed Jiujiu to learn how to manage various affairs. Liuzi was also very respectful towards the servants in the house. After Liuzi was promoted to the position of housekeeper, the disharmony among the servants disappeared without a trace after a month. Everyone in the Li Residence worked together as one.
After a month, when Liuzi was able to fully take over everything, Jiujiu passed the position of housekeeper to Liuzi. However, Liuzi still habitually asked for instructions from Jiujiu.
As for lotus leaves, she was slowly taught by Jiujiu to manage the servants and purchasing matters.
An outstanding person should manage the management, not everyone. Jiujiu only needed to manage Liuzi and lotus leaves. She didn't need to worry about other matters.
After Li Qingshu's father passed away, Jiujiu observed mourning for three months. Then, like Li Qingshu's father, she began to inspect the shops under the Li Family's name once a month.
Although the managers of the shops would bring out the account books every month, Jiujiu still went to inspect them out of habit. After all, seeing was believing.
On the day she went out, Jiujiu wore a black robe. Her hair was only held in place by a wooden hairpin. Although her face was still young and immature, with Jiujiu's soul filling in, she had a cold and noble temperament. She was particularly eye-catching.
The Li Family had more than twenty shops under their control. There were jewelry shops, inns, restaurants, and embroidery shops. Moreover, they were all located in the city center. It could be said that even if Li Qingshu didn't do anything in her life, she could still live well as long as she paid the rent. However, all of this was ruined by Xiao Xiao.
It was a pity that such a good girl like Li Qingshu was ruined.
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