In the end, regarding the big business Shen Feng had mentioned, the Shen family took the lead and contributed 30,000 taels of silver.
At first, Grandma Zhu wanted to wait until Shen Zhuo returned home to discuss before making a decision. But unable to withstand the joint persuasion from Shen Feng and Mrs. Liang, she finally gave in.
Grandma Zhu took out 15,000 taels of silver. Together with the 15,000 taels Shen Feng already had, it totaled 30,000 taels.
Shen Feng happily sat in the carriage and followed the Shen family back to the Shen Mansion, with a banknote worth 15,000 taels tucked in his bosom.
Mrs. Shen entered her inner chamber and stayed there for nearly an hour before coming out.
"Brother, this is all my savings. You must take good care of it! Make more money for me!" Mrs. Shen handed three banknotes worth 10,000 taels each to Shen Feng.
Shen Feng quickly took the banknotes from Mrs. Shen and said, "Sister, don't worry! With me around! If we follow Boss Du, we're sure to make money!"
After putting the banknotes in his bosom, Shen Feng bid farewell to Mrs. Shen. "Sister, you just stay at home and wait patiently! When it's time to make money and divide the profits, I'll definitely come and inform you!"
Mrs. Shen stood there watching Shen Feng's departing back, filled with anticipation.
On the other hand, Shen Feng took the silver and went straight to the Caiyuan Gambling House.
"Yo! Second Master Shen, you're here! A distinguished guest!" A steward in the gambling house immediately greeted Shen Feng with a beaming smile as soon as he saw him enter. "Do you want to play a few rounds?"
"No! Is Hou Si here? I need to talk to him about something!" Ignoring the fawning steward, Shen Feng scanned the gambling house with his eyes, searching for Hou Si.
"You're looking for Hou Si? Second Master Shen, how about this! You wait here. I'll go and find Hou Si for you!"
"Go ahead!" Hearing this, Shen Feng waved his hand, signaling the little steward to go and find the person for him. Then he shifted his attention back to the gambling tables.
Before two rounds of card - playing were over, Hou Si came out from inside the gambling house.
At this time, Shen Feng had just won a round. He happily gathered up his chips. As he looked up, he saw Hou Si coming out of a room in the gambling house.
"Second Master Shen, you're looking for me!" Hou Si obviously saw Shen Feng too and immediately put on a beaming smile, looking like a blooming flower.
"Hou Si!" Shen Feng put all the money he had won into his money bag and then stepped back from the gambling table. "Why did you come out from there?"
"Ah, it's nothing. I just went to pay off some gambling debts I owed before! By the way, Second Master Shen, did you look for me for something important?"
Shen Feng was distracted by Hou Si's words. "It is something important. Come on! Take me to see Boss Du one more time!" Shen Feng directly grabbed Hou Si's hand and was about to walk outside.
"Hey! Hey! Second Master Shen, slow down. Come on, tell me first what you want to talk to Boss Du about. Only then can I take you there!" Hou Si didn't move his feet and casually pulled Shen Feng back.
"It's important. Of course, it's important when I'm looking for Boss Du! Look!" As Shen Feng spoke, he showed a corner of the banknote in his bosom to Hou Si. "I've got the silver! I'm going to invest all this silver with Boss Du!"
Hou Si's eyes flashed with greed when he saw the banknotes worth tens of thousands of taels in Shen Feng's bosom. But at this moment, Shen Feng was still immersed in the beautiful dream of getting rich soon and naturally didn't notice.
"Okay, since it's about doing business, I'll take you to see Boss Du again. Maybe Boss Du will give you some advice then, and that'll be enough for you to make a fortune!"
This time, Hou Si didn't hesitate at all. He led the way in front and took Shen Feng to find Boss Du...
Shen Li didn't expect that after staying at home for some days, when she went out for a stroll and wanted to buy something, she would run into an acquaintance.
Shen Li first went to the silk store to make some summer clothes. There was no way around it. Recently, the materials allocated to her by the Shen Mansion were all of medium - to - low quality and out - of - date colors.
If she made clothes out of them and wore them out, she would surely be laughed at!
Shen Li picked up a piece of bright yellow flowing - smoke silk gauze and gently stroked it in her hand. She only felt that it was silky and translucent. It was indeed something that could cool one down in such a hot summer.
"This color is nice. It makes the young lady look fair - skinned, charming, and lively!" Shen Li was still standing in front of several bolts of cloth. Ignoring the words from behind, she put down the one in her hand and then moved her hand to the bright red silk gauze beside it.
"This color is also beautiful. When the young lady wears it, it will surely make you look like the scorching sun, shining brightly."
Shen Li had looked at several colors of cloth in a row, but her attention was interrupted by the voice behind her each time.
Finally, Shen Li couldn't bear it anymore. She directly turned around and glared at the person behind. "Prince Li's Heir, are you so free? Do you even like to follow others and see what they're doing?"
"Haha! I thought you could hold on for a while longer. I didn't expect you to be so impatient. I've only said a few words, and you're already annoyed?" Standing in front of Shen Li, Xuan Yuan Jue had a teasing look on his face, but his eyes were full of smiles.
"I can't say I'm annoyed. I just feel like there's a fly buzzing around my ear all the time. It's so annoying!" After Shen Li finished speaking, she also lifted the corner of her mouth slightly. "Has Prince Li's Heir heard the annoying sound of that fly buzzing around?"
"Cough, cough!" Xuan Yuan Jue lifted his right hand awkwardly, made a fist, and gently coughed twice against his mouth. "I didn't see any fly, but I did see a little kitten that gets all riled up when provoked. Hey, you know, this little kitten is quite cute when it shows its claws and tries to scare people."
The smile on Shen Li's face disappeared instantly. Then she turned around and didn't look at him anymore.
Shen Li wanted to bypass Xuan Yuan Jue, but he just stood there straight, blocking her way. With a doting look on his face as if he was coaxing a child, he said, "What, are you angry, little one? You just said I was a fly, and I didn't even get angry with you. Besides, saying you're a little kitten is much better than a fly!"
"Moreover, I'm not wrong. Aren't you just a little kitten that likes to show off and scare people?"
"You..." Shen Li just couldn't understand how she, a mature and capable person, had become a meek little kitten in his eyes.
"Hey, what, aren't you going to buy anything?" Shen Li had discovered that this Xuan Yuan Jue just liked to make fun of her and watch her get angry. The angrier she got, the happier he was.
Now, she was going to see what Xuan Yuan Jue would do when he saw her angry.