Chapter 819： Retreat to advance

Chapter 819: Retreating to advance

Comparing the two, Sumulan feels that the latter is more unbearable.

Su Mulan didn't know how to comfort Bai Shitang, so she just reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

 Bai Shitang held her hand in his palm and replied softly, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

“The second brother is suspicious by nature, and he has good intentions. He probably thinks that I am the last one to come to the Chamber of Commerce, but instead steals his limelight, so he doesn’t trust me very much.”

"In the Chamber of Commerce, I originally had no intention of fighting with him, and if there was no big deal, I would indeed not return to the Chamber of Commerce again. Is there anything else in this that the second brother came to block my mouth in such a hurry? I can’t tell for sure, so I can only reject it first and then look forward to it.”

“And we can’t agree to this matter so firmly. Times have changed, and there are too many things in this world that we can’t say for sure, and we really can’t agree to it.”

 Bai Shitang finally explained that although he had resigned from all matters in the Chamber of Commerce, he did not accept the reasons Pan Liangjin said.

Su Mulan nodded in agreement.

"This is not a big deal. I heard from my eldest brother two days ago that they will leave after the fifteenth day. Only Xinyue and the third brother will be left here to treat Master Lu."

Bai Shitang said with a smile, "Lu Yao knows that horse power will change people's hearts over time. This kind of thing will last for a long time, and the knot in the heart will be resolved, and it will be fine."

"Yeah." Su Mulan nodded again and smiled, "You don't have anything to do at the moment. Help me pack away the dried flowers."

Su Mulan likes all kinds of flowers, but the plum blossoms are the only ones that stand out in winter. In order to please Su Mulan, Bai Shitang asked someone to buy some daffodils and peach blossoms cultivated in greenhouses from Fucheng.

It's just that such a flower has been cultivated with great effort, and it looks good, but when it is actually placed at home, it does not grow well because the weather is really cold in winter.

After much thought, Su Mulan simply made these flowers into dried flowers, put them in a vase, or put them in the tent to smell the fragrance. It would not be a disservice to Bai Shitang.

So Su Mulan has been playing with this in his free time these days.

Now she called Bai Shitang to help. It was not that she was too busy, but she was just worried that he would be troubled and diverted his attention.

"Okay." Bai Shitang understood Su Mulan's thoughts, nodded with a smile, and followed Su Mulan to play with the dried flowers.

Pan Liangjin rode his horse all the way back to Luzhai.

Even after arriving at his guest room and drinking two cups of tea, Pan Liangjin's face was still as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.

Wan Pengyun walked straight in.

Seeing this, Pan Liangjin stood up and said, "Brother."

"You just..." Wan Pengyun sat at the table and looked at Pan Liangjin, "Where have you been?"

“I…” Pan Liangjin hesitated to speak.

Wan Pengyun raised his eyebrows, "Going to find the fourth child?"

Pan Liangjin remained silent and only lowered his head. This appearance can be regarded as acquiescence.

"Second brother, they all say that you must be on guard against others, but there is also a saying that don't use people you suspect, and don't doubt people you employ." Wan Pengyun's tone was low, and his face was not very good-looking, "In the past few years, the fourth child has been in the Chamber of Commerce. Everyone can see what he did, and it can be said that he put his whole heart and soul into it, and many times, he even risked his life..."

“But brother, you know people, but you don’t know their hearts. Many times, you should be on guard.”

Pan Liangjin interrupted Wan Pengyun, "When he rescued Lao Si, he said he couldn't remember who he was and had lost his memory. A few years later, he said he remembered it again. Although the world is huge and full of wonders, this memory loss It’s just too much of a coincidence that I regained my memory.”

"Earlier, the fourth child said that the family was poor and the step-wife he married was not suitable, so he had to go home and take a look before he could feel at ease. But now, the elder brother knew what he was like. When the fourth child returned home, the house "Wealthy, I have also inquired about my step-wife Su. She is gentle and kind, and is a good hand in the food business."

"It can be said that none of these things are consistent with what the fourth child said. Half a year after the fourth child returned home, he resigned from the chamber of commerce and started the business again. The eldest brother doesn't think that the fourth child has some thoughts. "Much?"

"Then let me ask you, since you said that the fourth child has too many thoughts, why does the fourth child not stay in the Chamber of Commerce and instead resign?" Wan Pengyun asked, "If you resign, it will take a long time to communicate with the Chamber of Commerce. It doesn’t matter much.”

"Lun Shuo, you really have a lot of scheming, you shouldn't do something that's not worth the gain, right?"

"Brother, the Fourth is playing hard to get." Pan Liangjin defended hurriedly, "And because I kept watching, I thought of retreating in order to advance. I would first put aside the relationship and prove my innocence, and then wait for the opportunity to act."

"Xinyue has always been very picky about marriages. My eldest brother has arranged so many things, but Xinyue has not fallen in love with any of them. However, within a few days after arriving here, she fell in love with Lu Jingyan. Don't you think it's strange, eldest brother?"

“The Lu family has a close relationship with the fourth family. If Lu Jingyan can marry Xinyue, wouldn’t it be equivalent to owning most of the chamber of commerce in the future?”

"Eldest brother may not know that I just went to find the fourth child, and gave the gold and silver in this box, the shop, the house, and the land to the fourth child, and asked him to promise not to interfere in the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce in the future, but the fourth child flatly refused. Returned too."

"If the fourth child really had a clear conscience, he would have accepted these things to make me feel at ease. However, the fourth child just returned the things and said that if anything happens to the chamber of commerce in the future, he will also help. In this way, he will There is enough room for retreat.”

“Brother, you and I have known each other for many years, and you know my temperament best. I have never said anything inappropriate about who you reuse or trust, but I just said that the fourth child should not be reused.”

"To put it bluntly, flies don't bite seamless eggs. If there is something wrong with the fourth child, I should have some idea in my mind."

After hearing what Pan Liangjin said, Wan Pengyun was silent for a while, then lowered his head and stood up.

“Big brother…”

Seeing that Wan Pengyun did not express his position, Pan Liangjin asked further.

"The sun is very bright today. If you have nothing to do, brother, please go and see Master Lu. I see that although this boy is a little weaker and his bookishness is a little strong, he is still pretty good."

"Yes, I remember Miss Lu said last night that at noon today, the daughter of the local magistrate's family is coming. Although men and women are seated separately, we probably won't have dinner with Miss Gu, but after all, she is the daughter of the local magistrate's family. This Miss Gu also has a good relationship with Xinyue, and I guess we should meet her eventually."

"When you meet for the first time, you still need to prepare some gifts. You should pick two things that are good but not eye-catching and give them to Miss Gu when the time comes."

(End of this chapter)