"What? That Grandma Qian actually said such a thing? As soon as Ning Xia Qing and her sister walked to the door, they heard the angry voice of the old lady coming from the house.

Ning Xia Zi was so frightened that she pulled Ning Ningqing's sleeve and asked pitifully, "Sister?" What's wrong? Is grandma angry with her mother?

"No, they're talking about someone else's business." Ning Xia Qing squatted down, touched her sister's head, showed a warm smile, and comforted.

Cao was born frail, and his first child died in the womb, and it was not until he was almost thirty years old that he gave birth to his first child, and then another ten years before he gave birth to Zi'er. Although no one said anything, Cao has always felt deeply remorseful, so he is low everywhere and does not dare to contradict his mother-in-law.

Cao has never expressed her grievances in front of her daughters, she just wants to give her daughters a quiet appearance. After Ning Xia Qing married into the Tan family, he was gradually able to understand the mood of the Cao family back then.

"Sister? Whose home is someone else's? Xia Zi tugged at her sister's sleeve and asked inexplicably.

Xia Qing hadn't answered yet, but Du Qiutong happened to come this way. As soon as she saw Du Qiutong, Xia Qing couldn't help but immediately hold her sister's hand, and the force on her hand increased unconsciously.

"Cousin, are you alright?" Du Qiutong walked over and asked with concern, the expression on his face was not fake at all, and he wanted to touch Xia Zi's hair affectionately, but Ning Xia Qing took a step to pull Xia Zi away, pushed Xia Zi in the direction of his house, and asked Xia Zi to go back to the house first.

Du Qiutong didn't react yet, but Ning Ningqing spoke first: "I'm fine." Why don't you see Aunt Du today? ”

Aunt Du is Du Qiutong's sister-in-law, who was sent by Du Qiutong's mother five years ago. The Cao family made his sister-in-law a concubine for his brother-in-law, and he didn't know if he was really trying to help his sister or what he was planning for the Du family. When she first entered the door, Aunt Du was still respectful everywhere, but in the past two years, she has gradually trespassed, gradually exposing her greedy nature.

At this time, the Du family was not yet prominent, and they had to rely on the Ning family to make a living, and the family relied on the Ning family, and they would never suffer if they could take advantage. Looking back now, the reason why the Ning family gradually fell in the previous life was because of the Du family's bloodsucking.

Du Qiutong wanted to touch Ningxia Zi's head, but unexpectedly touched the emptiness, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled, but immediately restrained his displeasure, and said with a flattering smile: "My sister-in-law was originally very worried about her cousin, but she somehow had a headache today, so she didn't go to see her cousin." Alas, cousin, the Shen family is too much, how can they withdraw from their relatives at this time? It's so deceitful! What is my aunt going to do? You can't just let the Shen family bully you, right? ”

It's okay not to mention it, but mentioning it at this time is obviously deliberately stabbing Ning Ningqing's heart. Ning Xia Qing looked at it coldly, in her previous life, she always thought that Du Qiutong was unintentional, but now she understands that Du Qiutong's every sentence is calculation and temptation.

She smiled faintly and said, "It's time for me to teach Zi'er to read." Since Aunt Du has a headache, you can take care of it, the family has been busy these days, and it is estimated that Mrs. will not be able to take care of her. ”

The hostility in these words could not be more palpable.

On weekdays, when Ningxia Qing taught Xia Zi to read, Du Qiutong was often around, but today Ningxia Qing obviously wanted to drive her, Du Qiutong was not stupid, she could hear the meaning of the words.

She sent people under the fence, and she rarely had to look at the face of the master's family in everything, so naturally she would not be uninterested in disagreeing with others, so she turned around and went to Aunt Du's house.

The next day, Ningxia Qing got up early and dressed up, wearing a lotus-colored gown, a rose and purple shoulder gown, a moon-white silk cotton skirt, and a light powder, and looked at the sixteen-year-old face in the mirror, and went to her grandmother's room to wait for her grandmother to get up.

In order to facilitate the care of business, the corner door is open all year round on the east side of the shop, and the corner door is used in and out of the house on weekdays. Ningxia Qing helped her grandmother and walked to the corner gate, and her grandmother suddenly asked, "Where is the master now?" ”

Mrs. Chen, who was beside the old lady, replied: "The master is in the shop, just now Tan Ye came and was talking with the master in the shop." ”

Ning Ningqing was stunned when he heard this, then smiled and said to the old lady: "Grandma, my handkerchief has fallen in the house, I'll go get it, you get in the car and wait for me first." ”

Jade hurriedly said, "I'll go back and get it." ”

"No need, you wait for your grandmother to get into the car, and I'll come when I go."

After Ning Xia Qing finished speaking, she turned around and left, and the old lady muttered in surprise: "This kid didn't leave anything behind before, what's wrong with him now?" With that, he went out of the corner gate.

Ning Ningqing turned the weeping flower door and saw that the old lady had already gotten into the car at the corner door, so she immediately turned around and walked straight to the back door of the shop.

Sure enough, it's Tan Wenshi!

Tan Wenshi's face was frank, as if no one in this world could be more sincere than him, if he was a hypocrite, I am afraid that no one would believe it, his tone was extremely sincere, so that people couldn't hear a flaw at all: "Shopkeeper Ning, I tried my best, I have been hiding it well, and I don't know how the third uncle knows, eh......"

Ning Yongda stood in front of Tan Wenshi, leaning forward, looking very unconfident, and said in a low voice: "Wenshi, I know you are also embarrassed, but you have also seen it, my side has not opened for a long time, and the goods have been pressed here for several months, and I really have no cash in my hand, I don't know if you can give some more time......

Seeing his father's appearance, and seeing Tan Wenshi's dignified appearance, Ning Ningqing felt distressed and angry. This Tan Wenshi and her third uncle are cousins, and they have had a rough life since childhood. Tan Wenshi's father died early, and he had four sons under his knees, the eldest and the second died young, and the third was a stupid, but Tan Wenshi was not only strong and healthy, but also handsome and smart.

Back then, when she married Tan Wenshi, Tan Wenshi was just a small steward in the Ning family, with neither property nor status, only a sincere heart that was given to her. In the next ten years, Tan Wenshi encroached on the Ning family's property little by little, and after getting everything, he ruthlessly wanted to get rid of her. A sour villain like him, no wonder he hooks up with a woman like Du Qiutong.

Tan Wenshi is indeed very powerful, even if she has seen the true face of this person, it does not mean that Tan Wenshi is easy to deal with.

"Daddy." Ning Xia Qing called out and walked in.

Ning Yongda was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"I'm going to go to Shangxiang with my grandmother today, and I happened to pass by here." She glanced at Tan Wenshi, quickly retracted her gaze, and asked, "Dad, did something happen?" ”

"It's okay, don't worry." Ning Yongda hurriedly denied it, changed the topic and asked, "What about your grandmother?" ”

"Grandma was already waiting for me in the car, and I forgot something, so I came back to get it, and I heard you talking. Is Tan Ye here to collect debts today? ”

This was the case in her previous life, and this incident was the cause of her family's decline. In fact, after she married Tan Wenshi, she also saw Tan Wenshi's methods to some extent, so she was also suspicious about this matter, after all, her father has a cautious personality, and it is impossible to enter such a large batch of inferior materials in one go, if no one is making trouble behind his back, it doesn't make sense at all. It's a pity that in her previous life, even if she was suspicious, she was unwilling to doubt him easily because of her gratitude to Tan Wenshi, but she didn't expect that everything was really what she didn't want to believe the most.

"Qing'er! Don't talk nonsense! Ning Yongda scolded her, then turned to Tan Wenshi and said with a smile: "The little girl is ignorant, Wenshi, don't be like her." ”

Tan Wenshi immediately shook his head, with a tolerant and helpless smile on his face, and said, "It's okay, what the eldest girl said is right." ”

Ning Xia Qing looked at Tan Wenshi and said deliberately: "I have always heard my father say that Tan Ye is benevolent and generous, and he has helped his father a lot. I wonder if Tan Ye can help us again this time? ”

"Qing'er! What nonsense? Ning Yongda scolded in embarrassment, obviously unwilling to see her come forward to say such begging words.

Ning Xia Qing immediately showed an aggrieved expression, tears rolled in his eyes, his face turned slightly red, he lowered his head and stopped talking, but secretly looked at Tan Wenshi with those hooking eyes, and the pleading in his eyes could make any man's heart ape.

Tan Wenshi's brows obviously relaxed, but he still didn't let go: "It's not that I don't help, it's just that I'm really powerless." The third uncle has already opened his mouth, and this matter really can't be delayed any longer. ”

Ningxia Qing didn't give up, that look like a stray cat, with a little temptation and pleading, begging someone to take him in and bless him: "I don't want Tan Ye to speak for us, I just hope that Tan Ye can help." ”

"Okay Qing'er, you don't care about the things on the pavement, go find your grandma!" Ning Yongda said that he had the intention of pushing Ningxia Qing out, but Ningxia Qing stood in place and refused to move, still staring at Tan Wenshi with pitiful eyes.

No man can resist such a look, Tan Wenshi is at the age of strong blood, he only felt a heat in his chest, he couldn't bear it anymore, and said without hesitation: "Don't worry, big girl, if there is anything I can help with, Tan Mou's definition is unavoidable." ”

She immediately replied: "Tan Ye has always been relied on by the patriarch, he is in charge of so many shops in the clan, has a wide range of contacts, and has a wide range of friends. I heard that Tan Ye also helped my cousin Xia Peng sell thousands of brown silk before, and now although our cloth cannot be compared with Xia Peng's cousin's cloth, but judging from Tan Ye's methods, there must be a way. ”

Hearing her say this, Tan Wenshi and Ning Yongda were a little surprised.

Ning Yongda had such a plan, but before he could say it, Tan Wenshi opened his mouth first to block it back, Ning Yongda was upright, so he really believed that the other party was in trouble, so it was not good to speak again, but he didn't expect Ning Xia Qing to open this mouth, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Tan Wenshi's heart was also slightly surprised. He did help Ningxia Peng Daixiao brown silk before, but few people knew about that incident, where did Ningxia Qing learn about it as a boudoir woman? It must have been Ning Yongda who inquired about this matter in advance, so he would say that he knew with Ning Xia Qing. Since Ning Yongda had inquired in advance, wouldn't it prove that Ning Yongda had doubts about himself, so he would inquire about his own affairs?

Ning Xia Qing only stood in place, looking at Tan Wenshi fixedly. She knew that at this time, Tan Wenshi was helping the clan to suppress her family, and at the same time, he was pretending to help her father in order to win her father's trust, so at this time, he would rather suffer a loss himself, and would also help him to please his father.

She chuckled in her heart, Tan Wenshi must have thought that he was the one who cast the net at this time, but she didn't know that she was just planning and luring him to eat the consequences.