Chapter 239 - Chapter 239 Progress of the Brewery i (1/2)
Chapter 239 Progress of the Brewery i
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After speaking, Wei Ruo walked away, ignoring Madame Yun.
Madame Yun had so much to discuss with her eldest daughter, but her words were all stuck in her throat.
She felt frustrated, but didn’t know how to vent her anger.
She both loved and hated her eldest daughter, Wei Ruo. To the outside world, her daughter was clever and competent, receiving praise from all round, but only those inside the family understood how dismissive the girl was of her own mother.
Unfortunately, the mother had no effective way to control her. She was part guilt-ridden from past neglect, part thwarted by her daughter’s growing influence that could be used to threaten her, threatening the Wei family. Though Madame Yun was angry, thinking about the praise her eldest daughter received and the contributions she had made to the family, her anger cooled. Alas, those thirteen lost years… Had the girl grown up under her very knees, things would not have evolved into such a shape.
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Upon returning home, Wei Qingwan heard about the Concubine of the Taizhou Prefecture paying a visit to the military prefecture.
Wei Qingwan’s face darkened involuntarily. Even though she knew that Wei Ruo had gained the Concubine’s favor, hearing about the progress in the match-making process, her mood couldn’t help but sink.
In Taizhou Prefecture, apart from the Yuan family, the Xiu family was of the highest status, and Xiu Fengyuan was the eldest grandson. If this arranged marriage happened, it would certainly mean that the Wei family had made a great leap upwards.
It seemed that Wei Qingruo’s future was bright. While her own future appeared to hold only shadows.
Her current situation was quite concerning. Not only was she being outperformed by Wei Qingruo in almost every aspect, she also had many enemies.. Xiu Yaojun attempted to set her up last time, there was no knowing what her next moves might be.
She didn’t understand what she had done wrong. Despite not provoking her detractors and despite them continuously trying to set her up, she always ended up in embarrassing predicaments.
Wei Qingwan sat lost in thought at her dressing table. After quite a while, she took out a jade pendant the size of a copper coin from her makeup box.
It was dropped by the young master who rescued her in the peach forest the other day. He had hurriedly left to avoid being seen by others who came into the forest to look for her. She found the jade pendant he had dropped and kept it, in order not to draw attention from others.
Judging by the quality of the jade pendant, the young master was of noble birth. His intervention indicated his good moral character.
She wondered if she will ever get a chance to meet him again…
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Zuixian Residence.
Fan Chengxu was reviewing the accounts of the past month and a smile unintentionally crept onto his face.
Ever since his partnership with Xu Heyou, business at the Zuixian Residence had improved, with monthly profits increasing by nearly ten percent.
One had to not underestimate this ten percent. Originally, as the number one tavern in Taizhou Prefecture, it was already pretty good to retain its original profit. It was very difficult to increase profits further, so an extra ten percent was a significant result.
“This Xu Heyou is a quite an interesting man. If he had been born a few years earlier, he might have even given me a hard time,” Fan Chengxu murmured to himself with a smirk on his face.
“My lord does not need to worry. Xu’s young master does possess some skills, but he is not as superior as you,” responded Manager Shen busily.
“That’s not certain,” Fan Chengxu said confidently, albeit without any arrogance. In some situations, he didn’t dare to make absolutes.
Manager Shen agreed with a smile.