Chapter 30: The Qian Family
The Qian family can be said to have started from the generation of Mrs. Qian. At that time, the Qian family was poor, and Mrs. Qian's husband, Mrs. Qian, had to go out and leave home to find a way to live. Along the way, Mrs. Qian finally started a business.
Although Mrs. Qian is a duty, she is very business-minded, and the Qian family gradually became rich. Later, Mrs. Qian married the current Mrs. Qian and gave birth to a son and a daughter, and her life became more and more happy.
It's a pity that the world is impermanent, and Mrs. Qian accidentally contracted a serious illness in the process of buying goods in other places, and died of illness on the road before he could come back.
Mrs. Qian's two brothers are obviously not business materials, and after taking over the Qian family's business, they have been losing money continuously for only one or two months. Seeing that the Qian family was already showing signs of separation and collapse, and the son and daughter left by Mrs. Qian were still young, Mrs. Qian at that time, that is, the current Mrs. Qian, resolutely stood up and took over the burden of the Qian family.
Although Mrs. Qian is a woman, she is still a woman who does not let her eyebrows go, and she is very talented in business, and soon the Qian family's business began to improve. When Mrs. Qian's son grew up a little, he also decided to drop out of school and take over the business of the Qian family. After all, Mrs. Qian is a woman, and after her son started to take care of the business, she gradually retreated into the background, but all major business decisions still have to be decided by Mrs. Qian.
In this way, the Qian family gradually became the richest man in Jiangnan under the leadership of Mrs. Qian. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and the son of Mrs. Qian encountered a dirt / bandit in the process of transporting goods, and unfortunately died. Mrs. Qian was so sad that she was seriously ill and bedridden.
Although everything is still decided by the old lady Qian, there will be no big mess in the Qian family. But Mrs. Qian is sick and can't get out of bed to preside over it openly, but the Qian family needs a host on the surface. Mrs. Qian's two younger brothers and his sons and nephews have been greedy for comfort and enjoyment for a long time, and they can't afford it at all.
There is no way, Mrs. Qian's daughter, and later Mrs. Qian, just like Mrs. Qian at that time, voluntarily stood up and became this open-faced head of the family, and then she has been in charge of the house until now.
The reason why Mrs. Qian is called is not because Mrs. Qian's surname is Qian, but because Mrs. Qian's husband, the current Master Qian, is also surnamed Qian. Since she is doing business, she will inevitably have to deal with shopkeepers and all kinds of businessmen, and Mrs. Qian was still a big girl when she came out to be in charge, because of this, she suffered a lot of gossip. At that time, there was still a rumor in the city that no one dared to marry Mrs. Qian.
Therefore, the acquaintance between Mrs. Qian and Mr. Qian at that time had many versions and multiple stories to tell. But to put it simply, Mr. Qian at that time helped Mrs. Qian do things, and then in the process of getting along, Mr. Qian gradually fell in love with Mrs. Qian, so he voluntarily joined the Qian family.
Master Qian and Mrs. Qian are very affectionate, although they have only one daughter until now, that is, Qian Ruihan that Li Shishui saw today, but Master Qian has never taken a concubine.
It is precisely because the third generation of Mrs. Qian's house has only one seedling, Qian Ruihan, so Mrs. Qian is very fond of Qian Ruihan. The two crises of the Qian family were basically turned by Mrs. Qian, which also caused Mrs. Qian to be the indisputable emperor of the Qian family. And Mrs. Qian loves this granddaughter the most, so if you want to say who you can't mess with the most in Toyama City, it must be Qian Ruihan.
However, because Mrs. Qian knew the difficulties of women doing business, her daughter Mrs. Qian was forced by the situation at that time and had to do so. After arriving at Qian Ruihan, Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Qian didn't want Qian Ruihan to follow in their footsteps, so Qian Ruihan basically had whatever she wanted, but she was not allowed to touch business-related things. Qian Ruihan was not interested in those things, so he was naturally more happy.
Mrs. Qian did not let Qian Ruihan contact the affairs of the Qian family, and her original intention was to love Qian Ruihan. However, this move made the second and third rooms of the Qian family have thoughts.
Since Mrs. Qian started to take charge, Mrs. Qian knew that the people in the second and third rooms were not talented, so although she had not treated them badly, she had never let them touch the core business of the Qian family. In order to prevent them from pointing fingers at the Qian family, they gave them some painless business and sent them out of Toyama Castle. In this way, relying on the protection of the Qian family, they have also been living a life of fine clothes and food.
Now the Qian family in Toyama City is just the person who lives in the room of Mrs. Qian. Master Qian and Mrs. Qian went out to press the goods a few months ago, and now the owners of the Qian Mansion are only Mrs. Qian and Qian Ruihan. That's why Qian Ruihan dared to sneak out after Qi Gongzi mentioned it, because she knew that Old Lady Qian would not really punish her.
It is precisely because of Mrs. Qian's indulgence of Qian Ruihan that the second and third rooms saw opportunities again. The first and second generations of the second and third rooms are from poor days, and they only know how to enjoy themselves after they get rich, so it will be difficult for them to become talents. Although life is not bad now, people always have to look forward to Shu. Seeing such an opportunity, they also began to deliberately cultivate the third generation.
Although Mrs. Qian saw their small movements, she didn't care about them, just let them toss around in their own place. Even if there are one or two good nephews in the third generation, they are not allowed to participate in the business of the Qian family.
That is, recently, Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian felt that they were getting older and lacked energy, so Mrs. Qian relented once, and asked Qian Fangjie, the grandson of the second room, to follow Mr. Qian and them to press the goods once.
Although it was only a small relief, it also made the people in the second and third rooms very excited. So this time Qian Ruihan's birthday banquet, although Mrs. Qian didn't plan to make a big deal, the people in the second and third rooms were also ready to come over.
It is precisely because of the suddenness of the arrival and the fact that there are too many people, and it takes a lot of time to pack up things. However, seeing that Qian Ruihan's birthday is coming soon, the people in the second and third rooms should arrive in these two days.
It was precisely because her birthday was approaching that Mrs. Qian did not allow Qian Ruihan to go out again, and she was in trouble.
Even Master Qian and Mrs. Qian should be there in the next two days. Although business is more important, after all, it is the only daughter's birthday, and they will not miss it.
However, Qian Ruihan never got any news of his father and mother in the Qian Mansion, even if he asked Mrs. Qian, Mrs. Qian didn't say anything. Although Qian Ruihan was strange, he just thought that his father and mother were on the way and had no time to deliver the letter.
However, when her father and mother left, they had promised her that they would return on her birthday and give her a surprise birthday gift. So Qian Ruihan didn't worry too much, and kept looking forward to what gifts her father and mother would give her.
Li Shishui had just listened to Xiao Er's introduction to the Qian family, and when he looked downstairs, he saw Qian Ruihan again. However, at this time, Qian Ruihan was no longer alone, there was not only a handsome boy by her side, but also a veiled maid, it seemed that it should be the maid Zihe who sneaked out of the house with her.
Since Zihe appeared here, the Qian family should have found Qian Ruihan who sneaked out. But since he found Qian Ruihan, why didn't he bring her back and allow her to wander outside?