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Looking up at Su Qian across the table, Ning Yue was slightly surprised, and said, "I just said it casually, is it really right?" Is the Su family really losing money? ”

Su Qian sighed helplessly: "To be precise, the loss is not counted. In the past few years, due to improper management and increased competition, the Su family's business has earned less and less. However, many family members, accustomed to the luxurious life of the past, are not aware of this at all, and are still in the habit of profligacy. On the whole, there is a gradual tendency to make ends meet. ”

Hearing this, Jasmine, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "Improper management? I think it's because it's a family business that leads to this result, right? There are too many people on the corpse vegetarian meal. If the business is still operating normally, install some people who are messing around, as long as they don't make trouble, the whole will not be affected much. However, if that number exceeds the limits of what the operation itself can handle, it will only exacerbate the global collapse. I think it's impossible for the head of the Su family not to ......"

The words were not finished, but Su Qian naturally understood what the other party was referring to, and replied: "At the beginning, for the sake of the clan, as long as someone asked, even if the person's own ability was not good, he would give face and arrange an idle job casually. After all, the Su family's medicinal herb business is not small, and raising one more person is nothing. However, people change, and they continue to expand after getting what they originally wanted to have. However, in the Su family's business, they have also become shrewd and will not be too obvious. But since more than three years ago, the last bit of barely balanced balance has also been broken. My father, sick ......"

"Sick?"

Ning Yue was taken aback, looked at Su Qian suspiciously, and subconsciously said: "Those who are in the medicinal materials business must know some medical science, and because of the business transactions, they also know a lot of alchemists and physicians, and they must pay more attention to recuperation, so it stands to reason that it shouldn't be a big problem......

"It is precisely because my father has been running a business for many years that he has overworked and become ill. Moreover, because he is engaged in the trading of medicinal herbs, he usually has too much contact, so he is particularly serious when he is sick. All medicines are poisonous, and once the dose of any tonic is given, it is also a chronic poison. In order to ensure that he had enough energy to do a lot of work, my father had been taking a lot of tonics. And unlike the medicinal diets I cooked, which were as gentle and nourishing as possible, he used some medicines that were too focused on immediate results. ”

Speaking of this, Su Qian shook her head again and smiled bitterly, a faint trace of regret flashed in her eyes.

"I once told my father that it couldn't be like that. It's a pity that I don't have a good relationship with him, and if I object, he won't listen at all. In other words, he has always been very stubborn and does not listen to other people's opinions. More than seventy percent of the Su family's business must go through his hands, and he is not worried about the ability of others, and he has to look at the slightly larger accounts by himself. As a result, all kinds of misfortunes were sown. ”

Nodding thoughtfully, Ning Yue muttered: "Take most of the things on yourself, but as a result, he fell down after hard work, and others wanted to take over instead, but they couldn't do it for a while, and the follow-up was insufficient." Moreover, he had to look at most of the business before, and those who were vegetarian in the corpse were able to fish too little oil and water. You can see it, you can touch it, you want to take it but you can't take it. Over time, the accumulated ** will not end, but will only expand more. When your father is sick, they will rejoice. ”

Su Qian snorted coldly: "It's not bad at all." As soon as my father fell, the people who wanted to stay in business lacked the ability and experience. And those who want to make money are afraid that their father will be sick and take over again, so they rush to take over the business and take the opportunity to fill their pockets. As a result, my father wanted to continue working because he heard that his business was declining, but his condition worsened again within a few days, and he has been bedridden ever since. ”

Hearing this, Ning Yue's eyes changed slightly, and after frowning slightly, he chose to swallow the words that came to his mouth again.

As if sensing his abnormality, Su Qian continued: "I went back to see my father a few times, but he was reluctant to see me. In his opinion, if I hadn't gone hunting and stayed to take care of my business, things wouldn't have turned out like this. Fortunately, there are many people in the family who are willing to work hard, and they can continue to maintain basic operations without completely collapsing by relying on various relationships in the past. But as I said before, some people still can't get rid of their previous luxury and profligacy habits when their profits are reduced. So, they wanted to make more money and began to mix water and tricks in their business. As a result, the Su family's business continued to decline again. Doing business itself is based on sincerity, and when they do this, competitors take advantage of the opportunity to run away, and the situation is even worse. ”

Ning Yue replied: "Then, I think this time they found you, the so-called marriage must also be related to the Su family's business, right?" If you guessed correctly, it was a marriage with a famous family, and with the help of the other party's financial power, the Su family's business was re-emerging. ”

Nodding, Su Qian replied with a slight sorrow: "What else can it be?" In their eyes, or in the perception of many nobles and wealthy families, even if the women in the family have the ability to do a lot of things, the greater use is still to marry the right family, or in a more powerful family, and marry each other. Now the women of the Su family's generation are either too young or married. The rest, indeed, is just me. However, it is impossible for me to accede to their unreasonable demands. ”

On the side, Jasmine, who had been silent for a while, spoke again and said, "But even if you don't have a good relationship with your father, you shouldn't be cold to each other at this time, and you definitely plan to help, right?" I don't know, but is there a way? ”

"My father was a brilliant businessman, he didn't gamble all the time, he always left a way out for himself. At the very least, he had saved enough money to survive his old age, and I didn't have to worry about him. As for the Su family's business, I won't interfere. Those who did not think of my interests until this time are unlikely to help. ”

After that, Su Qian put down the chopsticks in her hand, picked up the cup in her hand, and drank the last juice. Then, she stood up and smiled at Ning Yue and Jasmine and nodded.

"Thank you for your hospitality, there is still official business in the night hunting, so I will take my leave first."

"I'll send you."

Seeing this, Ning Yue hurriedly got up and followed Su Qian to the outside of the restaurant, blowing the oncoming night breeze, feeling a little cool.

He looked up at the dimly lit stars and moon above him, and couldn't help but sigh: "I've been talking about you all the time, and I haven't had time to explain the goodbye between me and Zhili last time." ”

"You two must have something important to do to leave overnight, when is it your freedom to go, why should I ask? If I don't tell someone else's secret, I won't ask about it. Tonight, in this case, I am very happy to meet you again. If you have the chance, remember to take Xiao Zhili to play with me again. ”

Su Qian smiled, sped up her pace and grabbed in front of Ning Yue, and didn't look back, and said directly: "Okay, you go back to entertain the two of them, you don't have to send me." You also know that even if it's late at night, I can't have an accident on the way back alone. Besides, I don't go home, but I do have official business to take care of. ”

"Isn't that a prevarication?" Ning Yue was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted again, the direction Su Qian was walking in at this moment was indeed not the direction of going home. So, he shrugged and smiled.

"Be careful."

"Well, I'll take notice. Thank you for your help tonight, and see you next time. ”

After saying that, Su Qian strode out, just waved his hand, and still didn't look back.

Looking at the back of the other party's departure, Ning Yue felt a trace of inexplicability in his heart, and vaguely felt that it seemed that Su Qian was hiding something from himself. But he didn't think much about it, because he had a lot of things to hide from Su Qian.

For example, when he learned that the Su family had recently had problems with their business, it was not just speculation, but he accidentally knew about it in his previous conversation with the Red Wolf Commander.

During the conversation in the afternoon, the Red Wolf Commander listed some nobles and wealthy families who were secretly connected with the Zhang family, among which the Su family, which was the most inconspicuous at the end, attracted Ning Yue's attention, so he asked casually. At that time, he knew that there was something wrong with the Su family's medicinal herb business.

It's just that he didn't think that just tonight, he would meet Su Qian.

Turning around and walking back to the restaurant, the moment he was about to enter, Ning Yue's pace suddenly stagnated, pretending to be casual and glancing at the corner of the street in the distance, and vaguely saw a figure hurriedly retreating into the shadows to hide.

At this, he snorted secretly in his heart and continued to enter the hall of the restaurant.

Back in his seat, Ning Yue knocked on the table, interrupting Zhili, who was still in the bulk of Duo Ying, who probably didn't even realize that Su Qian was leaving, and winked at Jasmine.

"Someone is targeting us, it is likely that the people of the Su family are planning to retaliate just now. Of course, it is not excluded that it is the enemy who follows along the way. On the streets of the imperial capital, they will definitely not make a move, they will only follow secretly, and it may not be easy to get rid of them. When the time comes, let's go separately, you take the main road, as if playing, just gradually get closer to the accommodation, don't go in yet, so as not to expose the location. I walked the trail and led them to do it. After that's settled, I'll go back to you. ”

Suddenly, Zhili's hands were loosened, and the lamb chops that had eaten more than half fell directly under the table, and then her little hands clenched fiercely again, and said in a cold voice: "Zhili and Brother Ning Yue all the way, dealing with those enemies." ”

"No, your injuries haven't healed yet, and Jasmine is not good at fighting, so I'm relieved that you two are together. Don't worry about me, I can't beat it, at least I can run. It's been so long, doesn't Zhili still believe me? ”

……

After coming out of the restaurant, the three of them walked all the way back down the lively street. As the imperial capital, the night market in Silver Wing City has always been very lively, especially after dinner, bustling with people coming and going.

As planned, Jasmine and Zhili walked very slowly, just like watching and playing. And Ning Yue went first, not looking at either side at all, and when he was about to reach the end of this street, he suddenly turned into a relatively narrow alley, and then picked the dark road to continue deeper.

After walking a distance of several hundred meters, he estimated in his heart that it was almost there, and stopped suddenly. In the slight night breeze, he could hear a little of the expected movement, and he couldn't help but shake his hands and take a deep breath.

"I've been following me for so long, I guess I'm getting impatient, right? This place is good, no one is watching, it is suitable for hands-on, so let's come out. After you guys, I'll go back to sleep. ”

Ning Yue turned around with a smile, and saw two people standing side by side blocking the way he came. In the next moment, a few whistling winds sounded, and on the low walls on both sides of the aisle, there were a few more figures.