LRAB Chapter 182 Fu Wanshu's Identity Revealed
Chapter 182 Fu Wanshu's Identity Revealed
After traveling in the night for about an hour, the carriage stopped in front of a magnificent and luxurious mansion.
The family got off the carriage one after another and looked at the towering house in front of them, all of them were stunned and speechless in shock and astonishment.
Although they all came from wealthy families, this kind of mansion is not uncommon.
But given their current situation, they dare not even think about living in such a mansion.
"Don't just stand there, come in quickly! Everyone has a room, choose your own." Fu Wanshu reminded with a smile, and took the arm of Qiu, who had a look of doubt on her face, and went in first.
Everyone in the group looked at each other and then quickly caught up.
This house has more than thirty rooms including the front, middle and back yards.
The garden pavilions, waterside terraces and corridors are all available.
What surprised the family most was that their original servants also returned.
Mrs. Qiu held Mrs. Xia, who had been with her for nearly thirty years, and her eyes were filled with tears of excitement.
I thought the relationship between master and servant had ended on the day the Fu family met with disaster, but I didn't expect that they would meet again one day.
"Madam, after Miss Shushu got into trouble at home, she bought us servants back immediately and placed us here to wait for you to return home..."
Upon hearing this, the Fu family members all looked at Fu Wanshu in surprise, not understanding why she had such ability.
Mrs. Qiu was worried. "Shushu, these servants and the house must have cost a lot of money, right? Where did you get the money? You must not make any mistakes, otherwise, how can I face your grandfather and father?"
Fu Ting'an, who knew some of the truth, was also shocked. Even if he was the shopkeeper of Baicaotang, he wouldn't have the money to buy such a big house, right?
Fu Wanshu swept her family members with a calm gaze, and she no longer concealed the fact that she was secretly doing business.
"Don't worry, mother. All the money I earned was clean money."
Qiu frowned even more tightly, "You said making money is..."
"A few years ago, I used the money my grandmother gave me to open a restaurant... The restaurant business was very good, and I opened dozens of businesses in succession, so I saved some money over the years."
"Restaurant? What restaurant?" Fu Han asked.
Fu Wanshu laughed dryly: "Fengyue Tower."
"Pfft~~" Uncle Fu spat out a mouthful of tea.
"Bang——" Fu Ting'an slid down from the armchair.
The whole family looked at Fu Wanshu with eyes full of disbelief.
Fengyuelou is the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Shangjing. In addition to banquets, it often has various programs such as opera, singing and dancing, acrobatics, storytelling, etc. to entertain diners.
Its dishes are unique in the capital, and many of the delicacies are not even available in the imperial palace.
With luxurious decoration and strict security, it is not only a paradise for princes and nobles to spend money lavishly, but also a place for scholars and writers to experience the extravagance of life.
It is said that whenever the emperor travelled incognito at night, he would go to Fengyue Tower to get drunk.
This luxurious restaurant that everyone flocks to is actually owned by Fu Wanshu?
Who wouldn’t be shocked after hearing this?
Fu Ting'an thought of something else, "Then the pawnshop where I am now wouldn't also..."
Fu Wanshu smiled awkwardly: "It's mine."
The Fu family was collectively silent.
How could they have imagined that there would be a wealthy businessman in their family!
Tonight, Fu Wanshu sleeps with his mother Qiu.
Qiu asked her a lot about her business.
Although merchants had a low status among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, the Fu family did not follow the crowd and discriminate against merchants.
Because Master Fu once said that a responsible businessman can save a kingdom at a critical moment.
Qiu did not agree with this view before, but after today she believed it.
Because Fu Wanshu saved their family.
"Shushu, it's you who took care of things for your grandfather and father in prison, right?" asked Qiu.
"Ah."
Mrs. Qiu held her daughter's hand tightly, her eyes suddenly moistened, and her voice choked with sobs:
"Good boy, thank you for your hard work."
"Mom, this is what I should do." Fu Wanshu leaned into his mother's arms.
"Fortunately, your conscienceless second uncle's family has already been separated, otherwise if they knew you had such a large family business, they would definitely want to tear a piece of your flesh off."
Speaking of Fu Laoer's family, they have been living in chaos recently.
Just as Fu Wanshu had asserted earlier, Fu Laoer was used to spending lavishly and had never been the head of a household.
After buying a house, purchasing clothes, and even hiring a few servants, he began to make friends outside.
Most of his savings and the money from selling his daughter were spent in less than two months.
And he is not the only prodigal son in the family. His two sons are even worse than him.
The two men were not even adults yet, but they were already addicted to eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.
Seeing their father spending money like water, the two brothers thought that their family was well-off, so they followed his example and spent all day eating, drinking and having fun with a bunch of bad friends they made at the drinking table.
Finally one day, Aunt Fu fell ill and wanted to withdraw some silver, but Fu Laoer only took out a few dozen copper coins.
Only then did he realize that he had no money.
So after only living in the big house for a month, Fu Laoer's family moved to the dilapidated courtyard.
The servants were also sold for money, and the family began to live a self-sufficient life again.
But they had always relied on the first and third wives for food and drink, so how could they have ever really suffered any hardship?
Now that they had to do everything themselves, they soon couldn't stand it anymore.
The family always quarrels over who eats more and who works less, and their lives are in chaos.
But the one who suffered the most was Fu Wanqing. After she was sent to the old man, she was whipped almost every day at first, with new wounds piling up on her body...until there was not a single piece of good skin left, she was abandoned and thrown aside to fend for herself.
She tried to escape several times, but was discovered and caught each time.
Every time he was caught, he was beaten severely.
After a few times, one of her legs became lame.
The Du family did not want to keep a disabled person, so they asked Fu Laoer to bring five thousand taels of silver to take the person away.
But Fu Laoer didn't have enough money on his body, so he could only watch Fu Wanqing being sold to a brothel.
Aunt Fu grabbed Fu Lao Er and beat and kicked him. He usually spent a lot of money to treat people to food and drinks, so why was there no one willing to help when the critical moment came?
However, Fu Laoer did not feel that she had done anything wrong. She thought that those were just men's social engagements outside and she, as a woman, knew nothing.
He wants to do big things, and his friends are all well-known figures. Naturally, they don't want to show up for a small matter. Wouldn't that be a loss of status?
Even though Second Aunt Fu cried until she was almost blinded, Fu Wanqing would never come back.
And the so-called group of friends of Fu Laoer ignored him again after they learned that he had no money.
Soon, Fu Laoer, who was conceited but could not endure hardship, became a beggar on the street.
That day, he brought his youngest son to a big house and asked for food.
Unexpectedly, after opening the door, I saw Aunt Fu.
"...You...why are you here?" Fu Laoer forgot that he was a beggar and asked in surprise.
Aunt Fu San opened her eyes wide and looked again and again, before she recognized that the beggar in front of her was Fu Laoer.
Her eyes rolled and she immediately responded: "I work as a cook in the master's house to earn a living."
"Sanniang, why haven't you gone yet?" While the two were talking, Uncle Fu came over again.
"Why is he here too?" Fu Lao Er looked suspicious.
"I……"
As soon as Uncle Fu opened his mouth, his wife covered his mouth: "I asked you to wait outside the back door so that I could pass you the swill. Who asked you to come in? What if you get caught?"