Chapter Twenty-Four Unresolved

  As soon as these words came out, Liu's expression became somewhat awkward.

  She was secretly angry in her heart, and she never thought that Han Jiangxue would make her proposal useless with just a few words, and she couldn't refute it. Thinking back to the past few days when Jing'er came back and told her about what happened in the palace, she felt even more that Han Jiangxue's thoughts were no longer as before.

  Han Feng naturally thought that the previous plan was indeed problematic, so he repeatedly agreed: "You're right, you're right, this family banquet is really a troublesome thing, it's better to just cancel it altogether and avoid inviting some uncomfortable things for ourselves."

  Seeing her father change his mind again, Han Yajing on the side was somewhat anxious, opened her mouth and wanted to speak for her mother, but was stopped by Liu's gaze in time.

  "If you think it's not done well, then don't do it. However, Master has rewarded every single servant in the mansion, but hasn't given Jing'er anything yet!"

  Liu smiled and said in a gentle and virtuous wife's tone: "In my opinion, Jing Er is already eighteen years old and so sensible and capable. Master should bring him along more often and start teaching him how to handle some external matters slowly. After all, the Han family will be handed over to Jing Er to manage in the future, and learning early can also get started early and accumulate more experience."

  Liu's words obviously touched Han Feng's heart, and it turned out that he also had this intention.

  Seeing the virtuous wife mention it, and coincidentally his son had just achieved excellent results in both literary and martial arts exams, which made him very happy. So he agreed on the spot to let Han follow him and learn how to handle important family matters.

  Han Jiang Xue secretly sighed in her heart, this Liu Shi was indeed a cunning and clever person who had become a spirit, able to come up with such a proposal at the turn of an idea, not only easily resolving the unfavorable impression that the previous proposal might have given her father due to the banquet's mistake, but also correcting her father's thoughts, making him think she was kind, virtuous, and magnanimous, with a heart full of consideration for his son from his previous wife, without any other selfish motives.

  The family chatted for a while before dispersing. Han Jing had something on his mind, so he didn't immediately return to his own courtyard; instead, he first escorted Han Jiangxue back to her room.

  "Sister, how could Liu possibly be so kind just now and even take the initiative to let Father teach me about managing the Han family's affairs?" After returning to her room, Han Jing had been puzzled for a long time. She sat down in a rocking chair, swaying gently as she began to ask questions.

  Han Jiangxue handed a cup of tea to Han Jing's side table, then picked up another cup and took two sips before responding: "She couldn't possibly have good intentions, otherwise she wouldn't have deliberately made your father host a grand banquet despite knowing it was inappropriate."

  "What does she mean by that?" Han Jing still didn't understand, "Logically speaking, she should be hoping that I take over the Han family business as late as possible, or even better, never get the chance."

  "She had hoped so, but she wasn't foolish and naturally understood that her father's impression of you has been improving day by day. The situation is no longer the same as before, so this matter was bound to happen sooner or later. She had grasped her father's thoughts and brought it up first, not only to cater to his wishes but also to gain a reputation for being wise and magnanimous, why wouldn't she do it?"

  Han Jiangxue saw through it extremely clearly and continued to say: "Moreover, big brother hasn't heard the saying 'the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; if you don't do anything, you won't make any mistakes' right? If she doesn't give you something to do, where would she have the opportunity to find your mistakes?"

  "What a deep city!"

  Han Jing was suddenly struck by a thought, and he said that Liu's family could not be so kind-hearted, but it turned out to be such a sinister idea. If it weren't for his sister's reminder, he really wouldn't have thought of this layer. It seems that in the future, he must be more careful when doing things, lest he be taken advantage of by Liu's family.

  "Big brother doesn't have to worry too much, first because you have a good grasp of things and won't be easily deceived, secondly with Qingmu by your side as an advisor, learn from him in all matters, listen to his opinions more often, and be cautious in your actions so that nothing big will go wrong. Everything in the Han family will eventually fall into your hands, big brother, it's good to accumulate experience early on."

  Han Jiang Xue's expression was calm: "What one fears in this world is not others setting obstacles for you, but rather yourself setting obstacles for yourself. Therefore, be cautious of being arrogant and impulsive in both big and small matters, learn with humility and do things with diligence. If you can achieve this, then you will have taken a huge step towards becoming stronger!"

  His sister's words made Han Jing extremely enlightened, and he unknowingly got up from his rocking chair, listening and thinking very carefully.

  Han Jiangxue didn't say anything more, and after a moment, he handed over a silver note that had been prepared in advance to Han Jingdao: "This is for you, big brother. Keep it well. In the future, when following Father out on business trips, there will inevitably be places where money needs to be spent. When necessary, don't hesitate to spend silver; but when not necessary, don't squander it like before."

  They, brother and sister, have always been generous with their spending. In the past, they didn't think much of it, if they didn't have enough money, they would just go to the accountant's office to withdraw some. They're not even sure when they started being scolded by their father for being wasteful. Now, both brother and sister have restrained themselves from these bad habits, no longer withdrawing a few silver coins from the accountant's office at will, but after all, they are already so old, relying solely on that little monthly allowance is definitely not enough to cover their expenses.

  Han Jing is even more strapped for cash, if he hadn't been staying at home almost all the time recently, he would have gone bankrupt long ago.

  "Silver ticket? Or is it better to have a younger sister at home, knowing that older brother has been tight on cash lately, even private money...” He put away some thoughts and smiled, saying as he took the silver ticket handed over by Han Jiangxue.

  But just one glance made him stunned, unable to speak a word.

  After a while, Han Jing suddenly jumped up from the rocking chair and asked Han Jiangxue in extreme surprise: "Sister, where did you get so much money?"

  At first, he thought it was just a few dozen or a hundred taels at most. After all, they knew their current situation best. But unexpectedly, the silver note had a full 1,000 taels on it! Even in the past, it would have been impossible to take out so much stock at once!

  Han Jiangxue smiled and waved her hand, indicating to Han Jing that he didn't need to be so excited: "Don't worry, I won't steal or rob, the source is absolutely no problem, if it's not enough, I have some here, but if you take it away and waste it, I'll make you spit it out with interest."

  Han Jing was naturally not to be underestimated, and he wouldn't let the matter drop until his sister had clearly explained the origin of the silver ticket. Han Jiangxue hadn't planned on hiding anything either, so she simply recounted what had happened in the palace that day.

  Li Xingming was quite trustworthy, and yesterday he had someone deliver the money she was owed, not a single coin short. This way, Han Jiangxue made a clean profit of almost five thousand taels of silver, and for now, she didn't have to worry about lacking money to spend.

  Not only that, but Zhang Haocheng also had someone send something over that day. It's unknown whether he heard from Han Jiangxue that they were short on silver to spend, so instead of sending a new gift, he directly took 500 taels of silver notes from Zhang.

  "Hmm, I didn't expect Zhang Haicheng to be so generous, he's already given out 500 taels! Han Jing sighed in admiration, then suddenly thought of something and laughed: "Sister, this kid must have taken a liking to you, hmm, that would actually be a good thing."

  Han Jiang Xue naturally understood Han Jing's meaning, although the marriage between the two families of Han and Zhang had not been explicitly stated for the time being, it was always there. If Zhang Hao Cheng had intentions towards her, then even if Liu Shi Mu Nv wanted to stir up trouble, it wouldn't be that easy.

  But she didn't really care about this marriage, and didn't think that Zhang Haicheng would necessarily be her good man, so she replied indifferently: "Big brother is thinking too much, Zhang Haicheng took over part of the Zhang family business two years ago and has been financially independent since then. He's not like us who can only rely on that little monthly money to make a living. Five hundred taels are nothing to him, Li Xinghua even lost a piece of gold leaf casually, he naturally can't be too petty."

  "What you said makes sense, to be honest, Zhang Haicheng is quite excellent in terms of family background and personal character. Are you really not interested in him at all?" Han Jing was puzzled, looking at his sister's calm expression, it seemed that she hadn't taken this marriage matter to heart at all.

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