Traveling to ancient times to sweep the catering industry

Chapter 109 I Can’t Help Being Greedy

"Wenwen, Wenwen, grandma is sorry for you..."

Old Madam Cheng kept talking in her sleep.

Cheng Wenwen held her hand and said, "Grandma, Wenwen is here, Wenwen is here, don't be afraid, I will be fine."

Cheng Wenwen spoke softly in Madam Cheng's ear, pressed her head, and slowly comforted her.

After a long while, Mrs. Cheng finally held Cheng Wenwen's hand and slept a little more soundly.

Cheng Wenwen covered her with a blanket, then stood up, carefully took her hand out, and said to Ying's mother, "Take good care of grandma. If she wakes up, be sure to tell her that nothing will happen to me. When everything is done, I will come to take grandma out to live with me."

Mother Ying didn't understand why the fourth young lady said this. The old lady was from the Cheng family, so how could she live outside?

However, Ying's mother didn't think much about it and still advised her: "Fourth Miss, why don't you wait until the old lady wakes up before leaving? You should talk to the old lady in person. The old lady doesn't believe what I say at all."

Cheng Wenwen glanced at Old Madam Cheng, sighed, and nodded: "Okay, I'll stay here and wait for grandma to wake up."

Now that Uncle Cheng is helping him with Qi Shuo's affairs, he is not particularly busy. He will stay and wait for his grandmother to wake up. He will tell her some things and ask her to calm down.

Cheng Wenwen rested in the old lady's courtyard.

Master Cheng II, with one hundred taels in his pocket, came to the prison cell of the Dali Temple, intending to call out the jailers, Old Sun and Old Zhao, who had drunk with him before, and invite them to have a drink and ask them to take care of Qi Shuo.

However, as soon as Old Sun and Old Zhao saw him, they turned around and left.

"Hey! Lao Sun, Lao Zhao, it's me! Don't leave! I'll treat you to a drink today."

Master Cheng Er stopped the two from being together.

Old Sun said, "Master Cheng, of course we know it's you, but it's precisely because of you that we can't associate with you."

"That makes sense. Why can't we interact with each other?" Master Cheng said guiltily.

Old Zhao said directly: "The one who is imprisoned in the cell now is your nephew's husband, right? You are not trying to get close to us and find out what's going on, are you?"

"No, no, no, I didn't mean that. You misunderstood." Master Cheng Er hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean to ask anything. I just wanted you to help me take care of him so that he can have a better life before he dies."

Old Sun laughed and said, "Master Cheng, you were not such a kind person before."

"People can change too! You two, please be flexible. I have twenty taels here. I will give it to you. Please help me take care of him. Don't let him get cold or hungry. Let him have some good food, okay?"

"This is not easy to do, right?" Old Zhao said in embarrassment.

Old Sun was short of money, so he pulled Old Zhao aside and said, "It's just a favor. It's nothing. It's not like you're asking for anything. You can do it."

Old Zhao was puzzled: "Really?"

"Really? Besides, let's not make it too obvious. Nothing will happen."

Old Sun immediately turned to Mr. Cheng Er, took the money bag with a smile, weighed it, and then said, "We can only guarantee that he will not be beaten to death in prison, but if he wants good food and good sleep, the price is not enough."

"Then..." Master Cheng Er understood the meaning of the words. It was nothing more than adding money.

Master Cheng Er had just taken out a hundred taels, so he had to cruelly take out another ten taels from his purse and handed them to Old Sun and Old Zhao, saying, "This is money to buy good wine and food. Take it."

Old Sun looked at the bulging purse in his hand and suddenly felt a little unsatisfied with what he had.

"You two, you must speak for me when the time comes. Tell him that our Cheng family has been very good to him and we care about him! But our family is also afraid of death. Tell him to let us go and sign the divorce agreement."

Master Cheng Er instructed them.

"You also need to bring a message! This is a different price." Old Sun was really blinded by money, and the only thing in his eyes was the purse in Master Cheng's hand.

Master Cheng Er saw him staring at his purse and suddenly had a bad feeling, so he quickly covered his purse.

"Why? Master Cheng Er can't bear to spend money? That's right, after all, he's just a niece-in-law, not a blood relative, so of course he can't bear to spend money."

Old Sun paused and said with a smile, "But if you don't spend money, I won't be able to bring this message. Then your nephew-in-law won't know that you are taking care of him. Then we will definitely talk about your reluctance to spend money."

"What?" Master Cheng Er was a little angry, pointing at Old Sun and saying, "You, you! How can you be so greedy?"

"Master Cheng, we are poor minions, so we can only be greedy to survive. You are nothing like me! You became the head of a family by relying on your family and good luck, and you got a good job by flattering others."

Old Sun said to Master Cheng Er bluntly.

If it were in the past, he would certainly not dare to speak to Master Cheng II like this, because in the past they were the ones who tried to curry favor with Master Cheng II.

Things are different now. If they hadn’t brought the message, the Cheng family might have been finished.

Master Cheng Er couldn't help feeling a little angry and embarrassed when he was told this, but after thinking it over he suppressed his anger.

If Qi Shuo refused to sign the divorce agreement and was instigated by these two jailers to become jealous of the Cheng family, then the Cheng family would be finished.

We can't offend them now.

Master Cheng Er quickly changed his tone and said, "I'm sorry, I was stingy just now. I'll give you an extra ten taels. Can you please help me?"

"That's not enough!" Old Sun looked at the purse in his hand. There was more than ten taels of silver in it.

"You guys!" Master Cheng Er subconsciously covered his purse.

Old Zhao felt a little embarrassed and said, "How about ten taels? Let's not be too greedy. Just take care of him and don't say anything. I'm afraid something might happen."

Old Sun snorted and said, "You can be not greedy, but I can't!"

Old Sun’s old mother is seriously ill and needs money!

This Master Cheng Er used to be a fool. If anyone praised him a few times, he would foolishly treat them to a meal of delicious food and fish, and occasionally he would even give them some money to pretend to be generous. He used to follow him just to see how stupid he was.

Now, he is still as stupid as ever, so it doesn't matter if I cheat him out of more money, after all, he is stupid.

Old Sun directly stretched out his hand to him and said, "Give it all to me, and I will help you convey the message. Then it won't be a problem to praise your Cheng family to the sky in front of him."

Master Cheng's heart is bleeding.

He really didn't want to hand over this money.

"Master Cheng, you have to know that I am taking a risk in this matter. Old Zhao doesn't dare to do it, but I do. If you don't give me more money, why should I take this risk? If something goes wrong, I will be finished, right?"

Old Sun knew that this was risky, but what could he do? He was short of money.

Master Cheng Er held his purse in his hand.

He hasn't even warmed up the money yet! He really can't bear to part with it.

"Mr. Cheng, hurry up, the lunch break is almost over and it's time for us to be on duty." Old Sun urged.