Ye Shiqi was helpless about being only two or three years old, wishing she were older so she could make her own decisions completely.
Just as Young Uncle said, a girl without a dowry or strength had no status, whether in marriage or in the world at large.
That was why she tried so hard to make her family earn money; it was not easy for her enduring such hardships.
At such a young age, she spent countless nights staying up late, with no one by her side aware of her struggles, only her father knew.
"Well, Young Uncle, give it so thought, and also discuss it with Uncle and your father. Even if it’s an investnt, let the adults handle it,"
"Well, you all need to watch for a situation—if we really want to buy that land, we must catch the ngs when they’re desperate to sell and in a hurry. Make sure Housekeeper ng keeps it a secret, and doesn’t tell Lady ng whom the estate is sold to,"
"Why?" Li Zhihao asked with a puzzled look. "Does Lady ng have a grudge against your niece?"
It was a good thing they were moving away, otherwise with such an imposing figure around, it would always be detrintal to the niece.
"Alas, I don’t know why, she always targets , and I don’t even know why, sohow I offended her without realizing it!"
Ye Shiqi couldn’t figure it out either, but what she knew was that the other party cared about Tang Shunyan; such jealousy at such a young age was perhaps not child-like at all.
So, this lady’s soul must also be that of an adult who had crossed over, which was sothing she couldn’t discuss with others.
"I know, I know, that Miss ng always targets my sister, speaking nonsense many tis—I thought she was crazy!" Ye Fengqi hurriedly said, while the other sisters nodded in agreent.
Li Zhihao was speechless; when soone of a noble status targets soone, it may not be the other’s fault, and it might even make you feel inferior in her presence.
He couldn’t say much about this matter, for commoners shouldn’t fight with the officials; fortunately, they were moving away.
Li Zhihao rembered what Ye Shiqi had said and promised to make sure it happened.
Ye Shiqi could only trust Young Uncle with this task; if she had t Uncle Tang today instead of Young Uncle, she might have collaborated with Third Aunt’s husband.
She thought better of it, considering distant relatives were not as good as a nearby neighbor, and her uncle was also dear to her.
After the conversation with Young Uncle ended, Ye Shiqi no longer wished to stay there, not because it was unpleasant, but because it was nearly lunchti.
Li Zhihao drove a bullock cart and personally took his nieces back ho.
He did this to discuss with his brother-in-law and elder brother.
After dropping the nieces off at the Ye family, Li Zhihao decided not to stay for lunch.
Although he had to discuss matters with his brother-in-law, confidentiality was crucial, so he took his five nieces to the Ye family and then went to another estate to et his elder brother.
On the way to the elder brother’s estate, he encountered his brother-in-law returning on foot, a distance so short that no bullock cart was needed. The brother-in-law was walking ho for lunch along with so employees, exhibiting none of the authority expected of the Young Master.
Li Zhihao stopped the bullock cart beside them and said to his brother-in-law, "Brother-in-law, I don’t believe you’ll co to this estate after lunch; my elder brother and I need to discuss sothing with you."
From afar, Hongji saw his own family’s bullock cart. He did not understand why his brother-in-law said that they had sothing to discuss but chose simply to nod in front of so many onlookers and agreed to co to the other estate after lunch.
The estate was not far from the road leading to the factory, a distance he often covered on foot without any pretense of being a boss.
Seeing his brother-in-law nod, Li Zhihao said no more and drove the bullock cart to the other estate to discuss matters with his elder brother.
Li Zhijun and the employees were about to have lunch; although the place now boasted facilities for visitors, no one ca during this cold season, so the employees just quietly went about their work.
Li Zhijun once doubted whether investing so much here was truly worthwhile.
Indeed, his brother-in-law had also had doubts, but having agreed to the investnt and already spent so much money, they could only wait and see if there was a chance to recover the investnt next year, though making a significant profit was sothing they dared not conjecture about.
Upon his younger brother’s arrival, he asked the employees to add a pair of chopsticks and another bowl of rice.
Li Zhihao did not bring up the matter he ntioned in front of the employees with his elder brother.
Li Zhihao found that although the estate didn’t generate much inco, the als were still decent, sa as those at the actively producing estate where they worked.
Their brother-in-law, the Boss, was quite good to the employees, treating everyone equally.
Understanding each other well, the brothers quickly finished their al and chose to go to a room to discuss matters.
Li Zhijun closed the door, then let his brother sit down next to him on his bed to talk.
Li Zhihao was asked by his elder brother why he had co to find him.
He relayed what his niece had said, and upon hearing his younger brother’s words, Li Zhijun stayed silent.
As a man, who wouldn’t want to be a boss if there were an opportunity to invest and beco one?
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