Chapter 313
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The Shen family banquet was set for two days later.
The banquet was suggested by Old Shen Furen herself but every year the banquet was handled by Ren Wan Yun and this year's banquet could only be handed over to Chen Rou Qiu. Now that the authority of the Shen residence was in Chen Rou Qiu's hands, Old Shen Furen felt that she had given Chen Rou Qiu a huge face but did not know that this job that looked glamorous on the outside was actually unspeakably bitter.
In Qiu Shui Yuan, Chen Rou Qiu sat in front of the table with one hand holding an account book and the other clumsily working on an abacus. The two maids standing behind her spoke, "Furen, you have been calculating for the entire morning, it is better to take a break."
"The money does not match up." Chen Rou Qiu shook her head in distress, "Tomorrow this sum of money will have to be paid out of my own pocket." As she spoke, there was a trace of anger on her face.
Chen Rou Qiu boasted that she was a noble young lady from a scholarly family and was aloof and proud, so she could not stand to be covered with the stench of money. In the beginning when Old Shen Furen handed over the authority of the Shen household to Ren Wan Yun, it was not that she was not jealous but she could not put down her face to fight for it, thus a knot was left in her heart. After so many years of hardship, she was able to become the matriarch of the Shen family but at this time she discovered that the authority of the Shen household was not that easy to grasp.
Ren Wan Yun was born a wealthy merchant and on normal days when Old Shen Furen needed to spend more money, Ren Wan Yun could at most deduct some from her dowry since Ren Wan Yun was not lacking in money. But the Chen family were only civil officials and to put it nicely, they were uncorrupted but to put it bluntly, they were poor so how would they be able to take out more money to subsidize. Chen Rou Qiu thought that by taking over the authority of the Shen household, she would be able to allocate some money to subsidize the household. Now looking at it, Ren Wan Yun had earned a lot over the years and many of the money in the accounts did not match up. Now that there was going to be a family banquet, there was not enough money.
It was still alright in the past as Shen Xin's side received generous rewards from the Palace and there was a lot of surplus. But now that the relationship between Shen Xin and the Shen family was stiff and there was no thought of subsidizing the public finances, Chen Rou Qiu only felt a headache.
"Obviously one knows that the public finances are not enough but Old Furen is still holding a family banquet at this time. Is this not bullying Furen?" Chen Rou Qiu's maid Shi Qing was indignant for her.
"The Great Master also intends to leave her in the lurch. Madam doesn't have enough money. Why don't you ask the Master for some?" Hua Yi also said.
"What nonsense are you talking about." Chen Rou Qiu said, "Master's salary is not even enough to bribe the officials, how can one let him take out money." She said, "Let me think about what to do." Shen Wan wholeheartedly wanted to climb up the official career ladder, but Shen Gui was different. Shen Gui was too ambitious, he didn't have any abilities and only knew how to curry favor with the public. On the other hand, Shen Wan climbed up step by step by himself. Although his pace was slower, it was more steady than Shen Gui's.
Chen Rou Qiu had always known that she did not give birth to a son and could only rely on Shen Wan's love for her in the Second household. Therefore, in order to control Shen Wan, she had to be gentle and careful. If she could not even settle the matter of money at home, wouldn't Shen Wan be annoyed? With Shen Wan's qualifications, there were many women outside who wanted to enter the second branch. How could she let herself be at a disadvantage?
"Moreover, this bit of money is not for nothing." Chen Rou Qiu's eyes flashed, "If there is some harvest, it is worth it."
"Furen's meaning is …"
Chen Rou Qiu smiled, "It is somewhat strange for Old Taitai to hold a family banquet at this time. Moreover, I heard that in the past few days, that SuZhou Biao Young Lady liked to run over to the Western courtyard … "As Chen Rou Qiu spoke, there was a trace of disgust in her eyes," Old Taitai's move is really inferior, but … Coincidentally, I also do not like Shen Qiu. "
Chen Rou Qiu did not like Shen Yuan and similarly did not like Shen Qiu. If one were to say that there was some fear towards Shen Yuan, then Shen Qiu was really looked down upon. She herself was unable to give birth to a son, so she could not bear to see other families outstanding sons. As for Shen Qiu, Chen Rou Qiu only felt that he was a boorish person who only knew how to wield swords and spears, so how could he receive so many people's praises? People would want to destroy something because they could not obtain it. Shen Yuan's scheming mind was deep and she dared not make a move, but Shen Qiu was straightforward and sincere, and had never survived in the inner courtyard, so it was much easier to deal with him. The most important thing was that she did not even need to make a move. This time it was Old Shen Furen who made a move, and she only needed to sit and watch the show.
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