Chapter 309 - 264: Extorting Benefits (Part 3)
Chapter 309: Chapter 264: Extorting Benefits (Part 3)
Zhang Zhaodi walked in from outside, her face beaming with joy.
"I just heard some news, do you want to hear it?" Zhang Zhaodi said, "The original wife of Marquis Jing’an can already get up and walk. She just sent someone to find Jing’er, wanting to invite our family over as guests. She wants to properly thank our family."
"She wants to thank Jing’er, so it’s enough for Jing’er to attend the banquet." Chunni said, "Why invite us, when we didn’t do anything."
"We didn’t do anything, but among us there is the General’s wife and the future Marchioness Cheng’an." Zhang Yingdi said, "That original wife of the Marquis Jing’an Mansion is also a smart person. She has been ill for too long, and now she doesn’t have the favor of the man. Wanting to rashly reclaim her power is not so easy. By befriending us, she wants to borrow our influence to let the Marquis Jing’an know she has connections."
Right now, the Marquis Mansion of Jing’an should all be Jiang Yihuan’s people. For the original wife of the Marquis to rashly want to seize back power, she needs to leave an important place in the mind of the Marquis Jing’an. For a man who has changed his heart, what he values is utilitarian worth.
"In that case, let’s go to the banquet!" Su Yaoguang said, "To be honest, I’m quite interested in the Jing’an Marquis Mansion. Not to mention, I want to see how Jiang Yihuan dominates the Jing’an Marquis Mansion. I love watching her gradually lose the things she cares about."
"Then shall I send someone to reply that we will attend the banquet tomorrow evening?" Zhang Pandi asked.
Su Yaoguang nodded, "Yes, reply, we’ll go visit the Jing’an Marquis Mansion tomorrow. By the way, today calculate all the accounts, and distribute bonuses according to the form. Our business at Taoyao Square is doing so well because of everyone’s joint efforts."
Jia Chunni took the note handed by Su Yaoguang, carefully looked at the figures on it, and said, "Everyone will definitely be very happy."
They only got their wages half a month ago, and now it’s time to distribute the bonuses based on their work performance over the year. Taoyao Square is always fair, one receives dividends based on how much work they do. The staff are usually attentive and warm to customers, making them feel at home. Except for those who deliberately stir up trouble, most people have a high opinion of Taoyao Square.
"By the way, we met a visitor from the palace today." Zhang Pandi said, "That person spoke in a sharp tone, it was immediately obvious they were a eunuch from the palace. Initially, I thought those from the palace would be difficult, but they were quite polite, making my worry unnecessary."
"Before coming to the Capital City, everyone was worried that there were many dignitaries here and it would be easy to offend people we couldn’t afford to. Now, even the people from the palace are so polite to us, would other guests dare to cause trouble for us?"
"At that time, we never dreamed brother-in-law was still alive, and also doing so well." Zhang Pandi said, "Oh yes, sister, now that brother-in-law is alive, shouldn’t you both choose a time to visit your hometown, at the very least, go there to update the clan genealogy with brother-in-law’s information, so everyone knows you held on to the Su Family, held on to Yaoguang, and finally rose to success after all these years. Those people bullied you often, and now you should let them see how happy you are."
Zhang Zhaodi said, "I used to think like that too, but ever since being reunited with my husband, and seeing Yaoguang and Wang Shu living better and better, I care less about what others say. It’s certain that I’ll return to the old house, but it needs to be at the right time. My husband is in his prime, he’s definitely not retiring early. Tonight, I’ll discuss it with him to see if we should go back after the New Year, spend some time to pay respects to the ancestors and clean the graves, and record his experiences of these years into the genealogy, to bring honor to the Su Family."
In the afternoon, Taoyao Square distributed bonuses, bringing joy to the entire business.
Everyone received a bonus, with the highest being five hundred taels of silver, and the least being one hundred taels, showing how generous Su Yaoguang was to them.
Jia Chunni counted her silver notes, which amounted to two hundred taels.
Zhang Pandi had one hundred fifty taels, and Zhang Yingdi had one hundred eighty taels.
Jia Chunni had more than the two elders because she also helped Jiang Jing take care of patients, and occasionally diagnosed cases of colds.
"Tonight we’ll have hot pot in the backyard, as a way to relax." Su Yaoguang said, "Let’s close the shop early today."