Chapter 639: Concentric
Chapter 639 Concentric
Unexpectedly, as soon as Tan's words fell, the other nephews and grandchildren of the second room also stood up to protect Lin Jinchan, and argued with reason: "Second uncle, don't make things difficult for Jinchan, third uncle, Fourth Uncle, even the head of the patriarch invested money in the restaurant of the concubine's sister-in-law. Why do you insist on forcing us to return the money and put it in the Gaosheng Restaurant? Princess Qian lives in the palace, how does she know how to manage it? Restaurant."
"You who have no eyesight, you still can't see who is the real leader in Pingning Prefecture?"
Now that Mrs. Tan is being treated courteously by Lin Jinqian, she is complacent in her heart. She looks down on these relatives who treat Chu Nanzhi and his wife with low eyebrows, and is afraid that Chu Nanzhi will ask someone to kick him out of the house, so he hastily reprimanded him Sentence: "Just wait for the money to be paid."
Then he pulled Li Bo and led the two servants straight out the door.
Lin Jinchan has always been a cautious character. She is the only daughter in the family, and her husband and son-in-law brought in her husband. She is the most reticent in the entire Lin family.
Offended the elder of the second room today, and didn’t want to be isolated by Mrs. Wang and the clansmen, so she immediately went to Chu Nanzhi to make amends:
"Sister-in-law Wang, I didn't mean to embarrass you on purpose. Everyone knows the situation in my family. My son-in-law is a scum who cannot be supported, and he relies on me to find ways to maintain the family's livelihood. Silver is the entire property of my family, I am really worried."
As she spoke, she looked up at Chu Ting again. Although the contempt in her eyes was much less, it was still full of anxiety: "It's really inappropriate for such a big restaurant to be managed by a girl who has never left the court."
Hearing that her tone of voice was much more earnest, Chu Nanzhi's attitude towards her became much kinder immediately:
"There is no distinction between men and women in my place. I will not look up to you just because you are a gentleman, nor will I belittle you because you are a girl. Those who are capable in everything are my rules. , even if it is my own sister, if she doesn't have the ability, I can't hand over such a big restaurant to her."
It wasn't a big deal at first, but the elders of the clan didn't express their views until now, and even opened their mouths to persuade the clansmen when they saw him coming. Chu Nanzhi could also guess that everyone was a little worried about a girl as the shopkeeper, after all In this day and age, it has become a universally recognized fact that men dominate outside and women dominate inside, and it has also become a kind of virtue and conduct.
Looking at everyone with burning eyes, a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of her mouth, she hooked Chu Ting's finger, and said kindly:
"Although Chu Ting is a girl, her family is a bit poor, but she did not avoid the secular vision and came to the city alone to earn money for her own dowry. Her courage is enough to be admired, let alone It is said that she not only did the work in her hands well, but also won everyone's love and respect with her own ability, how could she not be able to take up the position of the shopkeeper?"
These words made the eyes of the Lin clan begin to change, and the indifference in their eyes gradually dissipated.
"I know that this world has always been unfair to us women. Everyone thinks that women are born to be raised in deep boudoirs and stay at home. That is called gentle and virtuous. Therefore, most women think that they have married the right man in this life. Even the greatest luck, but I never feel that way."
Chu Nanzhi knew that if she challenged the eyes of the world alone, she might not be rewarded with respect, but might be ridiculed instead.
But she wanted these women to hear from the bottom of her heart.
After deliberating for a moment, he said eloquently: "Let's just talk about myself. Everyone talked and pointed at me, but they had to attach themselves to me. Many people even wanted to be as free and easy as me. Comfortable, why is that?"
The women in the hall listened carefully, but no one dared to answer.
Chu Nanzhi saw the awkwardness on their faces, and said bluntly: "It's not because you don't want to be unrestrained, but because you dare not take this step. No matter how unfair the world is to our girls, there are a few bright and dazzling people in all dynasties. The reason why you pursue Princess Shu is not that she is a high-ranking princess, but that she dares to compete with men in this world and compete with them."
After she finished speaking, even the third uncle Lin Yuan nodded his head in admiration.
Ever since he lost the restraint of the Chen family, he is now in a more cheerful state of mind, and has a much clearer view of the world.
Old Shen's eyes swept across Chu Nanzhi's body, and admiration gradually lingered in his eyes:
"Nan Zhi's words are very satisfying to me. Now I understand why Chang Lao and Nie Lao, the two great Confucian scholars, broke the rules and accepted you as a family. If you and Da Lang have come all the way, without your help, I'm afraid Your family has long been involved in the tax and bank case. You can win Dalang's love and pampering, and become the most honorable lady in Pingning Prefecture. Your position and honor are all due to your own intelligence and ability. Convinced."
"Although what the third uncle said is so, how can we have such a good life as Wang's sister-in-law. If someone supports him, who would be willing to stay in the same place for the rest of his life."
Lin Jinchan curled her lips unconvinced.
If you want to talk about envy, no one in Luyan Port envies Chu Nanzhi.
Little Sibao Lin Ruijia expressed deep contempt for the woman's remarks, and sneered coldly in dissatisfaction:
"Hmph, my aunt's good life is all earned by herself. She has never relied on anyone. She used to be looked down upon or even dismissed by others even when she came to investigate the case, but she never She never complained to anyone, she used her own ability to make people submit and respect her."
The little one's words directly caused everyone to fall into deep thought.
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, all ashamed.
Lin Jinchan had a complete epiphany.
She stood up suddenly, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "Yeah, who else can I blame? My sister-in-law grew up in the village, and she was able to save the whole family in the face of catastrophe such as ransacking the family. I envy my sister-in-law, but I will never be jealous of my sister-in-law."
After finishing speaking, she pulled Chu Nanzhi back with a sincere face, and smiled knowingly: "From now on, as long as it is decided by my sister-in-law, I will never disobey it again. Our family is the first to support my sister-in-law's decision and vote in the restaurant." I also believe that my sister-in-law will not treat our family badly."
After talking about it, I still felt that it was not appropriate, and quickly added: "I also agree with the uncles and family uncles, even if it is a loss, I will admit it."
"Yes, we won't bother about this matter anymore, even if we lose one tael of silver and there is nothing left."
All the clansmen followed suit at this time.
"Why do you want to think about losses? We do business to make money, so we should think about the good."
Chu Nanzhi saw that he had finally convinced everyone this time, and felt much relieved.
(end of this chapter)