C16 The Wind and Clouds Were Rising

As Cen Kongqing arrived at the Su family, the rumors outside grew even more. Some said that Cen family was here to get a share of the pie, while others said that Cen family would take over a portion of the Su family's assets. In any case, there were all kinds of rumors.

Some even said that the Su family and the main clan had broken off. Cen family had come to support the Su family.

These statements were naturally heard by the Su family's stewards, but they didn't care. The more it was like this, the more benefits the young lady could get.

Today was the day the Su family would announce the auction of those properties. Su Ziwan had already agreed with the owner of Fragrant House that the entire top floor would be reserved for the Su family. The tables and chairs on the top floor had all been removed and replaced with seats.

Fragrant House was also one of the best restaurants in Cangdale, so they naturally knew how to deal with such a situation. A few seats of honor were reserved for the Su family, Hsu family, Du family... Of the remaining people, only a few top merchants and big families had reserved seats, while the rest only had mats.

There were also some small merchants who only ordered some side dishes on the second floor, planning to join in the fun.

Over the past few days, the restaurants had earned quite a bit of silver. These people were not casual tourists. They were all wealthy people. They didn't want anything other than the best rooms. They didn't eat any delicacies. They gave a lot of money as rewards.

Regardless of whether they had received the invitation or not, they all swarmed into Fragrant House today. Even the first floor of the restaurant was filled with people. Everyone in the Fragrant House was waiting for the arrival of the Su family.

The Su family was very quiet at this moment. Su Lingyou had just finished packing up and was about to get into the palanquin with Ziling's help. Just as he got into the palanquin, he saw Su Ziwan bringing Su Manjing out.

"This is?"

Su Lingyou was very confused. The restaurant was full of good and bad people, how could he bring her there?

"Big brother, it's time for Manjing to see the world. It's not a peaceful world anymore."

That's right, she would have to face this kind of situation in the future, so she might as well get used to it as soon as possible. Being protected all the time was not a long-term solution. Su Lingyou nodded and brought his daughter to the carriage.

After all, Su Ziwan could not stay here to take care of her for the rest of her life.

Cen Kongqing was still asleep when everyone from the Su family headed to the Fragrant House. If it wasn't for the fact that he was too eye-catching last night, he would have been in some prostitute's bed.

"Young Master, quickly wake up. Aunt and Madam have already gone to Fragrant House."

Steward Lee was also an old man in the Cen family, so he was not as wary as the servant. He knew that his young master was definitely not awake yet, so he pushed open the door and went in.

"Steward Lee, what time is it? We can discuss it with uncle when they come back."

Seeing that Cen Kongqing was still focused on sleeping, Steward Lee said sinisterly:

"Did you forget what the old lady asked you to do?"

Hearing the words old lady, Cen Kongqing immediately sat up from the bed.

"Hurry up and prepare the carriage. I'll go to Fragrant House after I wash up."

In the Cen family, the words' old lady 'were more powerful than anything else. Originally, the old lady wanted Cen Kongqing to come over and see what the Su family wanted to do. Even if they really wanted to sell their property, they had to stop them. Originally, Old Madam Cen wanted to take over and wait for Su Manjing to get married before returning it. However, Cen Kongqing objected at that time.

If the Su family had such intentions, they would not have brought it up for auction at all.

But even so, Cen Kongqing would not give up. How could he not take a bite of such a big piece of meat? After washing his face, Cen Kongqing got into the carriage and rushed over.

However, this was Su Manor. Naturally, there were people watching. It was not like the people of the Su family did not know why the Cen family had come. Someone at the window of the guest room finished listening to the entire corner of the wall and secretly reported it to Wet Nurse Su.

"Hmph, she really doesn't have any good intentions. Fortunately, Eldest Miss made arrangements..."

Wet Nurse Su was so angry that she almost died. At first, she thought that the Cen family was the girl's maternal grandfather's family. But after listening to the manservant's report, she only admired Su Ziwan's arrangements even more.

"Don't worry, Mammy, Housekeeper Su has already sent people to follow them. There are also people who have arranged for us at Fragrant House."

After Wet Nurse Su heard this, her expression became a little better. These days, the servants of the Su family had become much more united. It had to be said that Su Ziwan's methods of winning over people's hearts were really not ordinary.

The information network that Housekeeper Su had set up was more than Su Ziwan had imagined.

"The people from the Su Clan will be here soon as well. Although they are going to pay five tributes, they are still relatives. In the future, when we return to the South State, we will still deal with each other."

"Don't worry, mama. Miss Qiushui has already told us what to do."

"Yes." Wet Nurse Su nodded. The Su Clan was also a big problem, but fortunately, the Su family was united now, so they were not afraid.

On the other side of the Su Manor, Wet Nurse Su and Housekeeper Su continued to make arrangements. On the other side, the Su family's carriage had already arrived at Fragrant House.

Su Lingyou's body was already very weak, and only with the support of Ziling and Su Manjing did he manage to stand firm. The iron fist temperament that he used to have when collecting food and wages had completely disappeared, and now he looked like an old man with one foot in the grave.

However, as the Governor of Cangdale, Su Lingyou still had a lot of prestige locally. Many people admired Su Lingyou. He wondered if the next Governor of Cangdale would be able to do this.

Unlike most people who paid attention to Su Lingyou, some people only stared at Su Ziwan. The young lady, who had originally been ill, now had the aura of a real Madam. She took her big brother from Ziling's hands, but she felt at ease. It didn't seem like she was going to sell her property, but rather, she was here to buy it.

"Lord Su is here. Sorry for not welcoming you..."

The owner of Fragrant House had been waiting at the door for a long time. He knew that Su Lingyou was still in charge of the entire Lanshore. When the Su family trio entered, everyone looked at them. The entire space became quiet as everyone looked at the people from the Su family.

When they arrived at the top floor of the Fragrant House, there were already many people there. The people from the Zhu family, the Hsu family, and the Du family were sitting at the top. When they saw that they had arrived, they all stood up. The first seat was still empty, so it was naturally left for Su Lingyou.

Su Lingyou greeted everyone one by one, and after sitting down, he introduced Su Ziwan to everyone.

"This is my sister. From now on, she will be the head of the house. Please take care of her."

After Su Ziwan bowed to everyone, she called out to Du Chuanbai, "Father."

Only then did everyone remember that Su Ziwan had already married into the Du family, but she went home alone.

At that moment, everyone's expression changed. Could it be that the Du family and the Su family were colluding with each other? When Su Lingyou insisted on marrying his sister back then, did he have this plan in mind? Thinking of this, everyone looked at Su Ziwan again.

Su Ziwan did not care about what others thought, and just sat down with Su Lingyou.

"I heard that Eldest Miss likes to drink tea. I asked the boss of Fragrant House to specially prepare this. Try it, can it still be eaten?"

The one who spoke was the head of the Hsu family, Xu Song. Unlike Zhu Qin and Cen Kongqing, Xu Song was famous for being a good person.

"I wonder if the head of the Hsu family is interested in the properties of our Su family? We can discuss that."

Seeing Su Ziwan being so direct, Xu Song felt a little embarrassed. However, to be honest, Xu Song came here with a purpose. He had been thinking about some properties for a long time. If he could buy all of them this time, it would only be beneficial to the Hsu family.

"May I ask which properties are you planning to sell this time?"

Seeing that Su Ziwan was so direct, one of the family heads who sat at the head of the table did not hesitate. Their family also had many industries that they wanted to buy.

"Other than the farms and book bureaus in the South State, sell everything else."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd went into an uproar. Even Xu Song and Zhu Qin felt that something was wrong. On the other hand, Du Chuanbai seemed to be deep in thought.

"That tea garden is also going to be sold?"

The one who asked this question was someone from the Ai family. The Ai family was also in the tea business, but they had always been suppressed by the Su family. If he could buy the Su family's tea garden, he would definitely be able to make the Ai family's tea business the leader of the Lanshore.

"Of course."

After saying that, Su Ziwan nodded at the people from the Ai family. She understood that the Ai family would definitely buy all of the tea mountains in the Su family. As for the price, it would depend on how much they were willing to pay.

"The Silver Building is going to be sold too!"

"Then the thousand acres of fertile land is going to be sold too!"

"The market in Tian Province, the shops in Cangdale..."

At this moment, the people below could not sit still. The businesses of the Su family were all big pieces of meat.

"Brother Su, what are you doing? If something big happens, why don't you mortgage it first? You have to leave something behind for Ziwan and Manjing. What can the remaining assets do?"

Before Su Lingyou could say anything, Su Ziwan directly replied him.

"Father, Manjing and I don't need that much. If there are any difficulties in the future, you and mother can't just watch me, right?"

Hearing this, Du Chuanbai could not help but nod awkwardly. There were some things he owed Su Ziwan and his wife, Mrs Wen, would definitely not sit back and do nothing.

"I just said that my sister has taken care of the house. Even if it's sold, I won't care."

Although Su Lingyou said so, no one would believe him. Su Ziwan was just speaking on his behalf. It wasn't as if Qi Country didn't have a woman who could make the decisions, but it was also very rare to see someone like Su Ziwan.

Other than Du Chuanbai's symbolic question, everyone else was thinking about buying those properties. In fact, when they came to Cangdale, they had already thought about it. They were afraid that the Su family would not sell some of their properties, so they had other plans. Now, they would definitely be able to get a lot of money.

"What about the stewards and workers in charge of the properties?"

One of the people from a big family asked. He also had his eyes on the Su family's property in their local area. Those schemes and stewards were also worth a lot of money.

"I've already asked them. Those who follow us back to the South State, take them all away. Those who want to stay, please take them in."

"Miss, you're too serious. The waiters of the Su family are naturally all good."

If those skilled craftsmen could stay, it would save him a lot of trouble.