I just want to live a good life

Chapter 149: Step 1 of the Family

Looking at the plain handkerchief in Chunliu's hand, Su Nuan smiled maliciously.

It's a nice autumn day outside, a great day for going out.

After breakfast, Su Nuan prepared to go to the UBS Building.

As soon as I got into the carriage, I saw Fusheng, a waiter from Liangyi Zhai, rushing towards the Prince's Mansion.

Su Nuan quickly stopped him and asked him what happened.

It turned out that due to the commotion caused by Chen Shi and others yesterday, the tenants of two shops wanted to move out.

This loophole cannot be opened. Once it is opened, other shops may also vacate their leases one after another.

Su Nuan felt more and more that someone was targeting her.

She did not rush to find the two tenants, but instead asked someone to investigate who the person was who bought the shop at three times the price and what tricks this person had played behind the scenes.

Ying Shu used to help her with these things, but now she could only entrust Falcon to help her investigate.

Although Falcon did a good job, he was Mu Yunting's man after all. He stayed by her side with the duties of protection and surveillance. She always felt uneasy when using him.

The lack of capable helpers is Su Nuan’s biggest headache at the moment.

The only designated driver was sent out to carry out a mission, so Su Nuan couldn't go out even if she wanted to.

She asked Fusheng to go back and delay the two merchants who wanted to cancel their leases, while she herself stayed in the mansion and waited for news from Falcon.

Before Falcon set off, she asked Chunliu to bring the Supa to Falcon.

Feeling bored at home, Su Nuan found Butler Ding and told him about her idea of ​​finding a cook.

Manager Ding asked Su Nuan in detail about her requirements for the cook, then took the order and left.

Not long after he left, he sent someone to deliver many account books, land deeds and other things.

Su Nuan took a rough look and found that these were all the properties of the Prince's Mansion.

This is the beginning of managing the household, and the first step is to take inventory of the family property.

You don’t know until you see it, and you’ll be shocked when you see it. The Prince’s Mansion is really rich and powerful. No wonder the Prince asked for a year’s salary to reward the troops.

This was what Su Nuan was thinking as she counted the thick stack of land deeds.

But when she checked the account book, she was dumbfounded. With so many industries, the annual income was only 12,000 taels of silver.

You can tell there's a problem just by thinking with your toes.

Su Nuan immediately found Manager Ding, wanting to learn more from him.

But what she didn't expect was that the omnipotent Manager Ding actually didn't know how to read the account book. Although he knew there was a problem, he didn't know where the problem lay.

There was no other way, Su Nuan could only study the account books carefully.

She had run her own company and had taken accounting classes for a period of time to save money. Although she didn't get the certificate in the end, she had no problem doing some simple accounting.

This place is thousands of years behind the era in which she lived, and the little accounting knowledge she learned is more than enough for use here.

After looking at the account books for a day, Su Nuan listed the problems of each shop one by one.

There are various reasons why these shops are not profitable, but ultimately the problem lies with the shopkeepers. Some are greedy, some are incompetent, which causes the profits of these shops to remain at a very low level all year round.

But in a short period of time, Su Nuan didn't know where to find people to replace these shopkeepers.

In the evening, Cai Ya came to see Su Nuan and brought the situation of Zhusheng Street.

The number of people who want to cancel their leases is still increasing. As of the evening, seven shops have already wanted to cancel their leases.

It is said that these shops have already established a good reputation in Zhusheng Street and will not move to another location easily.

Even though Chen Shi and his gang made a big fuss yesterday, they have the Second Prince to protect them. They should know that no one can drive them away during the contract period.

Now so many households want to cancel their lease in one day. Something must have happened behind this.

Su Nuan decided to wait for the news from Falcon before considering countermeasures.

For dinner, the servants brought a lot of food in food boxes, which were not the dishes usually prepared in the kitchen of the mansion.

Su Nuan took a few more glances at the exquisite food box and found the Tianxianglou logo on it, and immediately understood.

The news that he had a feast at Tianxianglou yesterday must have reached Mu Yunting's ears.

So Falcon is a spy and will tell Mu Yunting everything.

The servant left after delivering the food. Su Nuan looked at the table full of food, swallowed her saliva, and invited Chun Liu and the other two to eat together.

But none of the three dared to come up to the table.

"What are you afraid of? Didn't we often eat together before? Why am I afraid that the food will make you sick?"

Su Nuan joked.

"Well, Concubine, have you ever thought that His Highness might have sent these dishes so that he could have dinner with you?" Meixiang said cautiously.

Su Nuan frowned and thought about it, it was indeed possible.

She decided to endure the hunger and wait for Mu Yunting for a while.

After all, the vegetables were bought by others, and it would be unkind to eat them all by yourself.

Besides, if I really touched these dishes, when Mu Yunting came to eat next time, he would definitely not be able to pick up her leftovers, and I would have to cook for him then.

Su Nuan waited and waited, from sunset until the moon hung high on the branches, but Mu Yunting didn't come.

She asked Meixiang to inquire and was told that the Crown Prince had not returned home yet.

Su Nuan was so hungry that she picked out one meat dish and one vegetable dish from the table and ate them first.

While eating, he was thinking that he only ate two dishes and left a large table for Mu Yunting, which was quite considerate.

With his stomach half full, the falcon returned to report.

There is indeed someone behind the purchase of land and the termination of lease.

The man's name was Liu Qian. He was a businessman from the Hunan and Hubei areas. His business had extended to the imperial palace, and he supplied the palace with silk and tea.

Liu Qian was determined to acquire the land on Zhusheng Street, but it was unknown what he would use the land for.

Liu Qian first found Chen Shi and wanted to buy the shop from him at a high price. He also paid Chen Shi to contact the owners of other shops and promised everyone to buy their shops at three times the market price. This led to the scene where Chen Shi brought people to make trouble and smash the shops.

However, the matter was finally suppressed by Jingzhao Yin. When Liu Qian failed to buy the land, he contacted the tenants to cancel the lease and promised to compensate them with a large sum of money.

After listening to Falcon’s report, the first thing Su Nuan thought of was that there was a mine underground in Zhusheng Street.

But this is the imperial city, under the feet of the emperor. Even if a mountain of gold is dug out from the ground, it will belong to the emperor, so she quickly ruled out the possibility of a mine.

If there was no treasure hidden underground, then Liu Qian was coming for him.

He also asked in detail about Liu Qian's age and appearance.

Su Nuan was sure that Xia Qingyan didn't recognize this person.

After Falcon retreated, Su Nuan kept thinking about Liu Qian. What kind of connection could a businessman have with Xia Qingyan? Was he being instructed by someone?

But who can benefit from it if your business fails?

Just when Su Nuan was at a loss, Mu Yunting came back reeking of alcohol.

"Have you eaten out?"

Su Nuan asked dissatisfiedly.

"I hosted a banquet for officials from the Ministry of Justice at Tianxiang Tower today, so of course you've already eaten. Didn't I ask you to send you a few dishes? Didn't you receive them?"

"You let me eat those dishes alone?"

"Who else would you like to eat with?"

Su Nuan turned around and ran to the dining table. There was a table full of delicious food, but because she was waiting for Mu Yunting, she didn't dare to eat too much.

She must make up for this loss no matter what, and no one can stop her.