Four days later.

The merchant's convoy arrived at Qingbei City, and after the merchant's family was safely sent back to their home, everyone in the Shengwei Escort said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he specifically told Lu An that he must go to the Shengwei Escort when he had time, so that they could do some of their work as landlords.

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After everyone in the escort agency left, Lu An accompanied Mrs. Liu, Mr. Accountant and a dozen servants, escorting the housekeeper to the government office. Originally, Mrs. Liu wanted to kill the murderer on the spot, but was stopped by Mr. Accountant. Because such a thing would happen to the housekeeper once

If you die without any evidence, no one can tell if someone slanders Mrs. Liu.

The government quickly accepted the case, and the housekeeper did not make any quibbles after four days of suffering, and decided the case directly on the same day.

In the evening, everyone returned to the Liu Mansion. At this time, Liu Jincai's body was still lying on the high hall. When the woman saw it, her eyes were filled with tears.

Even after four days, she still couldn't accept the fact that her husband had left. During these four days, she cried day and night. In the end, she cried until she had nothing to cry for, and her eyes were swollen.

After asking Mrs. Liu for her opinion, Mr. Accountant quickly informed the relatives at home and those who were close to the Liu family that night of the death, and held a memorial service tomorrow to see him off.

The next day, early morning.

The originally glorious Liu Mansion was now covered with white cloths, black and white were everywhere, and any items of other colors had been taken away, leaving the entire mansion filled with an aura of sadness.

Mrs. Liu and her daughter Shuang'er stood on one side, accepting the condolences and sympathy from every visitor. However, Mrs. Liu's sadness did not weaken at all. She kept holding her daughter in her arms and shed tears.

Lu An stood in the corner. He was not from the Liu family, he could even be said to be a passerby. But he had witnessed everything happening and the meaning of a person's life.

Liu Jincai died, leaving behind a widow and daughter. It was difficult for Mrs. Liu to support the huge Liu family alone.

Looking at the people coming and going, he found that the Liu family made friends with quite a few people on weekdays. In the past few days, he also heard the accountant's description. Although the Liu family was not a first-class family in Qingbei City, it could at least be considered a first-rate family.

They were from a wealthy family. They were engaged in antique business, and the competition among industries was not fierce. They never made enemies, so they didn't waste money on worshiping the Celestial Master.

Looking at the regret on every visitor's face, it can be seen that Liu Jincai was a well-connected person during his lifetime. Lu An shook his head, in this world, it seems that good people do not live long.

Just when Lu An lowered his head to think, two pairs of middle-aged men and women crossed the threshold and walked into the mourning hall. Mrs. Liu was stunned when she saw the four people, and her face visibly stiffened.

The two men and women were two couples respectively. The four of them came to the center of the mourning hall, burned two sticks of incense and then came to Mrs. Liu.

"Brother and sister, Jincai left so suddenly, but I feel wronged for you." One of the middle-aged women shook her head and sighed, "We are all women, how can you live without a man!"

"Yes!" The man from the other couple spoke up and said, "My brother usually does good deeds and treats people so well. Folks from all over the country call him a good man, but God is not wise and let him die like this.

morning……"

Mrs. Liu's eyes turned red when she heard this, and tears were about to flow out again. She knelt down slightly and saluted and said, "Sister-in-law, brother-in-law."

Lu An watched this scene from the corner and frowned slightly. He reached out to stop a servant who was passing by and asked, "Who are those four people?"

The servant took one look at it and quickly replied, "The four of them are all the master's biological siblings. The short, fat, short-haired woman is the master's biological sister, named Liu Jinde, and the tall, thin man is the master's biological sister."

My younger brother’s name is Liu Jinshang.”

After thinking for a while, the man added, "Although these two are the master's biological siblings, the master rarely interacts with them. Moreover, the master has always disliked seeing them, and he did not even visit them during the Chinese New Year.

They are not allowed to come in. I also heard that the old man left home alone because he didn’t like his original home, and started this business from scratch, just to cut off ties with them!"

Lu An was startled when he heard this, and turned to look at the two people. When the four people entered the door, he was a little wary. As the saying goes, appearances come from the heart. These four people had sharp mouths and monkey cheeks with greedy looks on their faces. Lu An felt that he could still read people very accurately.

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After the servants left, Lu An kept looking at the four people in the corner. After the four people exchanged simple polite words with Mrs. Liu, Liu Jinde rolled his eyes and spoke.

"I'm talking about my younger brothers and sisters!" Liu Jinde held Mrs. Liu's hand and said with emotion, "Actually, some things are really inappropriate to say today, but we have to say it today. It should be decided earlier, right?"

Mrs. Liu frowned, looked at Liu Jinde and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you want to say?"

Liu Jinde's fat face showed a smile, and he said with a smile, "It's like this, my brother passed away, so such a big family property can't go to waste, right? After all, the Liu family is still surnamed Liu, I think it's up to me.

When my sister takes over and continues to take care of the business, then you and Shuang'er will live as carefree as before, what do you think?"

When Mrs. Liu heard this, her expression suddenly changed, and she looked at her sister-in-law in shock. However, before she could finish being surprised, Liu Jinshang on the other side also spoke.

"My sister is right. After all, the Liu family's surname is Liu and it belongs to the Liu family. However, my sister is a woman after all. It would be too difficult to manage such a large family property if it were left to her. Why not leave it to me? I'm sure

Take care of it well, sister-in-law, you will continue to enjoy the blessings when the time comes, and I will not let you and Shuang'er suffer even if I work as a cow or a horse!" Liu Jinshang said, patting his chest.

Mrs. Liu turned her head again and looked at Liu Jinshang in surprise.

However, before Mrs. Liu could say anything, Liu Jinde on the side disagreed. He turned to look at Liu Jinshang, frowned and asked, "What do you mean when I say business? My sister is not as good at business as you? I

I’ll live five more years than you, and you’ll still be wearing crotchless pants when you’re taking care of the accounts at home!”

Liu Jinshang's expression changed when he heard this, and he immediately calmed down and said, "It's meaningless to say that, and the Liu family's surname is Liu. Although your surname is Liu, if I really give it to you, wouldn't it be your husband's surname?"

?When the time comes, what does it have to do with the Liu family if it is passed down to the next generation? Aren’t they also given to the maternal family?"

"How can it be the same?" Liu Jinde suddenly became angry and pointed at Liu Jinshang and said, "At least my surname is Liu now, so I am qualified to manage. At worst, I will have another child named Liu! Look at you again, from childhood to

If you are uneducated and have no skills, won't the Liu family give it to you and it will be gone in a few days?"

"How is that possible?! I am also running my own business now. If I didn't know how to do business, wouldn't my whole family have starved to death?" Liu Jinshang retorted loudly.

"You didn't starve to death because our father has been giving you money. Do you think I don't know?" Liu Jinde said sarcastically, "Don't you know how much money my father gives you every year?"

"..."

The two people soon started shouting loudly in the mourning hall, and their respective spouses also joined in. For a while, the two families were quarreling with each other, and no one was willing to give in.

"That's enough!" Suddenly an angry shout resounded through the mourning hall, causing the quarrel between the two families to stop.

The four people turned their heads and looked aside, and found Mrs. Liu with an angry face and clenched fists, like a volcano about to erupt.

"My beloved's body is still cold, and you, as his biological siblings, are able to quarrel in front of his mourning hall, all because of his family property. Aren't you afraid of retribution for doing so?!" Mrs. Liu shouted loudly, her face

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All the veins were exposed.

Everyone could see that Mrs. Liu was really angry. She could even say the words "retribution", which meant that she no longer wanted to save any face.

Sure enough, the expressions of Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang darkened. Liu Jinde turned around and said unceremoniously, "What do you mean? This Liu Mansion belongs to my Liu family. My brother and I belong to the Liu family."

What's wrong with discussing how to distribute? Don't forget that your surname is Li, and you are not from my Liu family!"

"That's right, do you still want to swallow up the Liu family?" Liu Jinshang seconded the proposal and said loudly.

Seeing these two people being so shameless, Mrs. Liu was so angry that she trembled and said loudly, "My husband built the Liu Mansion from scratch. What does it have to do with you? He has long declared that he has nothing to do with you two."

It doesn't matter, this is something everyone knows, do you think he will agree to give this home to you two?"

"Why does he disagree?" Liu Jinde shouted loudly, "As long as his surname is Liu, he will never be able to escape from the Liu family! This Liu Mansion also belongs to the Liu family, and it must belong to us named Liu!"

"That's right!" Liu Jinshang shouted loudly, "And you can say that he doesn't recognize the two of us, but dad has to recognize us! We asked before we came here, and dad agreed to let us take over the Liu Mansion.

, can he not even recognize his father?"

Mrs. Liu was shocked when she heard this. Her eyes widened in disbelief and she asked, "What did you say?"

"I said, even dad has agreed to take back this home, so what qualifications do you have to object?" Liu Jinshang shouted, "If you don't believe me, ask dad yourself!"

After hearing Liu Jinshang's words, Mrs. Liu's body softened and she took two steps back, then collapsed on the ground, her eyes empty and unable to say a word.

"lady!"

"lady!"

Mr. Accountant and the servants rushed up and gathered around Mrs. Liu. Everyone looked very worried, fearing that something might happen to Mrs. Liu.

"Mom..." Shuang'er was frightened by this scene and threw herself into Mrs. Liu's arms and cried. She already lost her father and didn't want to lose her mother again.

"It's no use pretending to be weak. This property always belongs to the Liu family, and no one with a foreign surname can take it away!" As he spoke, Liu Jinde looked up at everyone around him and said loudly in a sharp voice, "I will send someone to take over here tomorrow.

, let’s see who dares to disagree!”

"I."

Before he finished speaking, a cold voice came from the corner.
Chapter completed!