Chapter 99: Restaurant (2) (1/2)

The two of them were getting along well when Senior Servant Liu came in with a smile, reporting that Eldest Young Madam had brought the two young ladies over with her.

Chu Lian looked at the account book before looking up at Matriarch He again, her eyes shining with expectation.

Matriarch He smiled. “You silly child. Alright, I’ll inform your sister-in-law myself when she comes in.”

After getting the matriarch’s reassurance, Chu Lian stopped worrying.

She couldn’t tell what Madam Zou would think about this, since the novel hadn’t mentioned much of her personality. However, she was Wei Fengzi’s close friend after all, and Wei Fengzi was someone to watch out for.

In the novel, Madam Zou had gotten seriously injured from ‘Chu Lian’s’ ploy early on. She couldn’t even get out of bed. However, now Madam Zou was perfectly healthy and managing the entire estate. They were wives of different branches of the family and their interests weren’t in conflict.

But no matter what kind of personality Madam Zou had, Chu Lian didn’t want Matriarch He’s gift to give rise to any resentment between them and affect the peace they had now.

Her husband wasn’t by her side to shelter her, and she didn’t want to create an enemy for herself within the estate. That would just make her days harder for herself!

As expected, when Madam Zou entered Qingxi Hall and heard that Chu Lian had already been there for some time, her eyebrows knitted together.

She brought her daughters into the parlour with a smooth expression. When Madam Zou performed her greetings, Chu Lian stood up and returned it.

Following that, Matriarch He started to explain how Chu Lian would be taking over the management of Guilin Restaurant. The slight tension in Madam Zou’s heart went away upon hearing the matriarch explaining everything to her so clearly.

She knew a little about the private properties that the matriarch held.

The most profitable one was a sencha shop. Its monthly earnings were roughly two to three hundred taels. The worst property was Guilin Restaurant. It had been a losing business for years. Madam Zou still couldn’t understand why Matriarch He kept it with her even though it wasn’t earning money at all. She could have sold it off to buy another store in a more bustling location.