Chapter 25
Lou Chunyin was a little anxious: "I know you don't believe it, but I compared the accounts and found that someone did embezzle the money in secret."
Master Lou and Zhong Tian looked at each other: "Yinyin, did you say you compared the accounts?"
"yes."
"But you... how can you understand the account book?" Mr. Lou was very puzzled. Just because of this point, Lou Chunyin said, there was no convincing power. Not to mention that he had never taught his daughter to read the account book, even Lou Yuan, who was carefully taught, had just learned the basics. Those complicated accounts were simply a mess for him, and it was even harder to understand than the heavenly book.
I forgot that the original owner doesn’t know how to read the account book at all, how can I justify myself?
"I... learned from my elder brother."
"Yinyin, stop making trouble. How could you learn something like this in a day or two?" Mr. Lou felt that his daughter was wronged and came to complain to him on purpose.
"Dad, what I told the truth!" Lou Chunyin was so anxious that she stomped her feet. Why was she so unconvincing? After all, it was the original owner's fault! "I have marked out the problematic areas and show them to my father now." As she said that, she was going to get the account book in her room.
"Miss Second Miss." Zhong Tian stopped her, "The master went out to negotiate business this time and was very upset. You feel depressed. Don't disturb him." Looking back at Master Lou, Zhong Tian signaled her to come with him outside the front hall, "To be honest, I don't believe what you said..." Seeing that she was anxious to defend herself, she immediately said: "However, nothing can be killed in one go. Since you said there is a problem, you should have read it before making a conclusion. Maybe you really don't know what the problem is."
Seeing that Zhong Tianken believed in him, Lou Chunyin breathed a sigh of relief, "Then Uncle Zhong is waiting for me here, I will go to get the account book now."
Back in my house, I picked two books of problematic books and gave them to Zhong Tian: "Uncle Zhong, look at the places I marked, the accounts are obviously uneven, and there are still some numbers that have disappeared for no reason."
Zhong Tian compared the two books and carefully browsed the places she marked. The more he looked, the darker he looked: "Miss II, you are so amazing, you can actually see such a secret loophole."
After hearing what Zhong Tian said, she knew that the other party should be convinced of her now, "Uncle Zhong, should you tell my father about this?"
After pondering for a while, Zhong Tian said: "Let's not tell the master for now. He has had too many worries recently. There are big problems in the business in Jiangnan. I don't know who it is, but I always go against our Lou family. This time the business failed and I will lose tens of millions of taels at once. The master was so anxious that he had no insomnia every night. I saw it and was really worried for him." He closed the account book and said seriously: "I'll leave this to me. I'll go to the tea shop tomorrow. It's not too late to tell the master again after the matter is done."
Lou Chunyin nodded: "Well, I'll listen to Uncle Zhong." There is no other way now. Seeing Mr. Lou's expression just now, he was indeed frowning and his smile was a little bit forced. If he knew that such a thing happened to the tea shop, it would probably increase his burden.
So, let's hide it from him for the time being.
"Yinyin, what did you say to Uncle Zhong?" Lou Yuan seemed to be worried. After Zhong Tian left, he hurried to ask.
"Uncle Zhong said he would go to the tea shop early tomorrow morning, so don't alert the enemy, check it bit by bit, and find out the truth."
Lou Yuan looked at her and a little admiration appeared in his eyes, "Little sister, you are so awesome. You can actually find out the omissions in the account book. My father and Uncle Zhong, I have been studying for so long, but I still can't see anything. Every time I go to the tea shop, I'm perfunctory."
"That's because you're not interested in doing business at all."
When Lou Yuan said this, he cried and sighed: "Yes, I am indeed not interested in doing business. What should I do? I am the only male in my family. There must be someone to support this family business."
"Brother, if you have the chance to do what you like, are you... willing to give up all your property?" After asking, Lou Chunyin immediately regretted it. What the hell is this? Let him give up his property? How is that possible! In modern times, how many people are making trouble for a little property, and brothers and sisters are turning against each other. With such a big family business, Lou Yuan is not a saint, how can he give up just by saying that he can give up?
Unexpectedly, Lou Yuan said without thinking: "Of course I am willing! Anyway, I am not a business material. Being able to do what I like is much more meaningful than dominating this pile of gold, silver and treasures. Unfortunately, I can only think about it. My father will not let me do whatever I want."
Lou Chunyin was surprised to get such an answer. To be honest, she could not guarantee that in the face of such a great temptation, she could easily say the word "giving up".
The look at Lou Yuan also brought a bit of admiration and appreciation, "If the eldest brother really doesn't like doing business, I can find an opportunity to talk to my father and let him relax."
"Really?" Lou Yuan's eyes lit up, and then he looked disappointed: "It's useless, my father won't agree. Besides, it's natural for the son to inherit his father's business. As his father grows older, someone will always support the entire Lou family."
Lou Chunyin wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back before she was about to leave. "There is a saying that there is no way out, and there is a village with dark willows and flowers. Don't be so pessimistic. No one can tell what will happen in the future. Maybe it won't take long to come, your wish will come true."
"I hope so."
The two of them said something else casually and went back to their rooms.
When he returned to his bedroom, Lou Chunyin paired the remaining books one by one, but found a bigger problem.
She wanted to tell Zhong Tian about this, but somehow, she didn't see Zhong Tian's figure for several days. At this time, another major event that gave her an extremely headache was about to come.
The 18th day of the twelfth lunar month is the emperor's birthday of forty.
This matter had nothing to do with Lou Chunyin, but she accidentally learned from Mr. Lou that the emperor had made an agreement with Mr. Lou that on the day of his fortieth birthday, he issued an order to choose auspicious day for marriage for herself and Beiming Qiye.
Just in time, she is on the 15th day of the year and is ready to get married.
Knowing that if she didn't think of a solution, she would always struggle in the fire pit. In desperation, she left the house and headed straight to the Su's mansion west of the city, regardless of the heavy snow outside.
Chapter completed!