Chapter 62 Cousin, Your Cousin Will Help You Manage the Family Business 1
Chapter 62 Cousin, Your Cousin Will Help You Manage the Family Business 1
"Xiao He, your aunt wrote a letter saying she'll be coming over tomorrow with your cousin and younger cousin."
"Is your aunt coming over?"
"Yes, we haven't seen each other for seven or eight years. When we were young, my mother and aunt were very close. But we haven't seen each other since my mother married and moved to Jiangnan, and my aunt also got married."
My aunt came to Jiangnan for a visit this time, and my mother wanted them to stay for a few days so they could have a good chat.
You can bring your cousin along when the time comes.
As she spoke, a smile appeared on her face as she recalled scenes from her childhood.
"Mother, I remember, I will treat my cousin well."
"Alright, He'er, get some rest. Mother will head back now."
The mother patted Jiang He's hand, got up, and left.
"Miss, would you like to rest?" asked Xiao Tao, the personal maid.
"Go to sleep." Jiang He nodded.
Xiao Tao went out and gave a few instructions, and then a maid brought over a basin of water and a handkerchief.
Xiao Tao went to make the bed, and the maidservant helped Jiang He wash her face.
Jiang He lay on the bed, and Xiao Tao turned off the light and rested on the couch in the outer room so that she could serve her if she got up in the middle of the night.
Jiang He closed her eyes and began to receive the memories.
The original owner's father was a wealthy merchant from Jiangnan.
Her parents were very loving. They had been married for eight years and had only one daughter, Jiang He. Her father never thought of taking a concubine.
My aunt married a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations, and later passed the metropolitan examinations and became a county magistrate.
My aunt was very satisfied to become the wife of a county magistrate.
However, my uncle had many concubines, and he was particularly fond of his concubine Zhao, who even gave birth to a son.
My aunt's position was once in jeopardy.
The uncle treated his sons equally, allowing both children to go to school.
Now Aunt Zhao's son has passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, while Aunt Zhao's son is still only a student in the preliminary examination.
The uncle doted on Aunt Zhao's son even more and gave him a fine inkstone.
Seeing her uncle's favoritism, the aunt was angry at both her son's lack of ambition and Zhao Yiniang's seductive tricks.
This time, my aunt was upset at home and, in a fit of anger, she took her son and daughter and left home.
She originally intended to go back to her parents' home for a few days and wait for her husband to come and take her back.
Although my aunt has passed away, she left a letter for my husband saying that she was going to stay at her maternal grandparents' house with her son and daughter for a while.
But after a few days, the master still hadn't come to pick them up.
Moreover, there is an older brother and sister-in-law in the family, and the sister-in-law does not like the aunt's family.
The three of them ate and drank at home without any restraint.
Moreover, she came to the door without bringing anything, and she was the wife of the county magistrate, which made no sense at all.
Moreover, she didn't mention leaving, as if she intended to stay permanently. What kind of sister-in-law would bring her whole family to stay for so many days?
My sister-in-law started to drive people away, both openly and subtly.
My sister-in-law is in charge of the household. Although my maternal grandmother is quite happy to see my aunt, she doesn't feel comfortable keeping her around.
My aunt was upset and didn't want to stay.
It just so happened that we were talking about my mother's older sister, so my aunt brought her children to Jiangnan to find her.
They said they came to Jiangnan to visit their mother, but actually they had nowhere to go and wanted to find a place to stay.
My aunt brought my cousin and my younger cousin to the Jiang family home and found that the Jiang family home was very grand.
As my father's business grew bigger and bigger, what used to be just one shop now has a whole street.
Moreover, this business is expanding to other areas.
My mother asked my aunt to stay for a while, and my aunt moved in with my cousins.
The aunt readily agreed.
Mother also prepared a separate courtyard for them.
My mother often took my aunt on trips, and she always paid for everything they bought.
Seeing how generous her mother was, the aunt said during the day that her older sister was kind and good to her younger sister.
Why does my sister live so well at night? She married someone better; her husband was an official. Yet, my sister's household doesn't have a single concubine, and everyone, inside and out, treats her with utmost respect.
Unlike her, a concubine and an illegitimate son were trying to climb over her and her son.
My cousin saw that Jiang He was surrounded by a head maid, junior maids, and even a matron, looking very impressive. Unlike her, she only had a junior maid.
My cousin wants one too.
My mother also assigned a few maids to serve my cousin.
My cousin saw Jiang He's clothes and thought they were very beautiful and expensive, unlike hers, whose clothes were old-fashioned and made of ordinary materials. She only got new clothes once a year.
I really want it.
Mother bought several new outfits for her aunt's family.
My cousin saw that Jiang He's jewelry was very expensive and plentiful, unlike her, who only had a few pieces of silver jewelry and a few silk flowers in her hair, making her look like a little maid.
I really want it.
My mother went to the jewelry shop and bought a lot of beautiful jewelry for my aunt and cousin, and my cousin also gave her a fine jade pendant.
My aunt, cousin, and younger cousin all wish they were a member of the Jiang family.
My aunt was very jealous of my mother and wished she could take her place. Why couldn't she live such a good life?
My cousin wants to be my mother's son.
My cousin wants to switch identities with my older cousin, so she can be the young lady of the Jiang family.
News came from my uncle's side that he was being transferred to be a county magistrate in Jiangnan.
Although they were both county magistrates, the Jiangnan region was prosperous and much better than before.
My aunt immediately took my cousins home.
Not long after my aunt went back, she came again.
When my uncle arrived in Jiangnan, he went even further and took several more concubines.
This time, the aunt and mother suggested that the cousin and the original owner of this body get engaged.
Both children seem to be good, and now that they are both in Jiangnan, they can become even closer through marriage.
Her parents only had one daughter, and after she married into her aunt's family, her aunt would definitely treat her like her own daughter, so she didn't have to worry about her suffering or being bullied.
Mother agreed.
My cousins often come to the Jiang family's house.
My father also found a good school and a good teacher for my cousin to attend.
However, my cousin said he was more interested in doing business, so my father took him along and taught him how to do business.
My cousin has a knack for business; he learns very quickly.
My cousin also often lives at the Jiang family home. My mother treats my cousin very well, and my cousin has everything that the original owner of this body had.
But Mother's health grew weaker day by day.
A simple cold cost my mother her life.
After my mother passed away, my father seemed to age ten years.
He didn't even care much about business anymore, spending his days in front of his mother's grave.
The aunt took over the management of the Jiang family, saying that she would teach the original owner how to manage the household.
My cousin also took over a lot of the Jiang family's business, actively helping my uncle with his responsibilities.
Not long after, my father also collapsed.
The original owner was very sad.
The aunt comforted the original owner, telling her to treat her like her mother from now on and that she would take good care of her.
The cousin told the original owner that his mother and aunt had said that they would arrange a marriage between them in the future, and that he would take good care of her, treat her well, and become her support.
The entire Jiang family business fell into the hands of my aunt, and my cousin also took over all of the Jiang family's businesses.
This way, the original owner wouldn't have to worry about anything and could continue living the life of a sheltered young lady with her cousin.
Her aunt and cousin cared about her a lot and would come to see her every day.
The original owner also trusted her aunt and cousin.
He handed over all the family business left by his parents to his aunt and cousin to manage.
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