Chapter 58: Drunk.

After having dinner, Lin Yannan and her brother went to visit their grandmother at the Compassion Hall.

祖母已经没什么大碍了，但毕竟吐了血，还是要修养几日的。

陪祖母说了几句话，看祖母神情恹恹的，林晏晏便起身告辞。

After that, Lin Jingyuan returned to Moyuange to read, while Lin Nannan went to Hancuige.

"Nannan, you finally came. If you didn't come, I would have to go to Moyuange to find you." Mrs. Zhou sent all the servants away and pulled Lin Nannan to sit down.

"Did Third Aunt find me for something?"

Zhou let out a deep sigh, "I used to envy those in charge when I wasn't in charge. Now that I am in charge, I realize how difficult it is, especially now with a pile of messes that have me incredibly stressed."

林晏晏莞尔，三婶说话挺实在的，一般人肯定会说……哎呀，我是真的不想当家，享清福多好啊！我也是勉为其难。

“三婶若是人用的不趁手，可以换一批。”一朝天子一朝臣嘛，听话的能干的留着无妨，那些倚老卖老偷闲躲懒或是心里还念着旧主，换了便是。

"It's not a matter of manpower. Today I have already organized a batch. The key issue is still the money. Guess how much money is left in the account now?"

Lin Yannan shook her head: "I really have no idea."

I can tell without guessing that there's definitely not much money in the account. It has all been spent by Yao's family, and there's even one million taels being used as collateral. Even if there was money, Yao wouldn't let Liu's mother pawn the antiques.

Zhou could not help but exclaim in anger, "We only have 16,346 taels left, and yet the old lady entrusted Zhen Zhen's wedding to me, demanding it to be grand and impressive. How can I possibly achieve that with just this little amount? I will need at least fifty to sixty banquet tables to accommodate the guests properly! Considering the current market prices and the Hou Mansion's status, each table would cost at least 150 taels. Adding the expenses for hiring a skilled chef, rewards, and red envelope gifts, it would easily amount to over ten thousand taels, and that's not even including the dowry!"

"The dowry should be prepared by the second wife herself!"

"The problem is that the second wife hasn't prepared anything, not even the wedding clothes. Your second sister-in-law said that she only has a few pieces of jewelry left, and she can't give everything to Zhenzhen, she has to leave some for Pengpeng. She is in a desperate state now, not caring about anything, but she knows that the Hou Mansion must be dignified and cannot mistreat her daughter."

Zhou was infuriated, gritting his teeth: "Everyone wants to save face, but no one takes responsibility. Should I be the one to pay for someone else's daughter's marriage?"

"No, that's not possible. Yuyu sister is already engaged, and the wedding is coming soon. We must prioritize Yuyu sister first."

Mrs. Zhou feeling discouraged: "I really don't know what to do now, so I've come to you for advice, Yanyan. Auntie San can tell that you're someone with ideas, so please help Auntie San think of a solution."

Lin Yannan guessed the intention of San Shen. It's definitely not to ask her for money. She would definitely not give or lend money. She said, "After all, Zhen Zhen is the daughter of the second wife. The expenses for her marriage should be covered by the second wife. If Second Aunt doesn't take care of it, you can find my Second Uncle and show him the accounts. Ask him how to handle the shortfall of money. If he doesn't take care of it, tell him that you will go to the Yao family to ask for it. Otherwise, not only the wedding cannot take place but the whole family won't be able to survive. Second Uncle cares about his reputation, so he will find a solution."

Zhou hesitated and felt conflicted: "Wouldn't this be inappropriate?"

While Yao's position had completely collapsed, Lin Zhongkun remained the backbone of the Marquis's residence, and Zhou didn't dare challenge his authority.

"If you can't swallow your pride, then there's nothing I can do. Either you pay for Zhenzhen's wedding yourself, San Shu, being in charge means being tough, or we won't be able to maintain control."

Zhou hesitated for a while, saying, "Okay, I'll go find your second uncle later."

"There's one more thing, the Duke of Jingguo's mansion is coming to propose tomorrow, will you be at home?" Zhou knew that this request was somewhat inappropriate, but since it was her first time taking charge and facing such a big event, there was only Yan Yan by her side who could help her. She could only muster the courage to ask.

Lin Yannan smiled and said, "Third Aunt, if I'm around, the people from the Duke's Manor might feel embarrassed! If you need help, I can ask Old Li to come and assist. Old Li has been by my grandmother's side for years and has seen many grand occasions."

She understands San's difficulties, but she won't trouble herself because of others' difficulties.

Zhou sighed, "Then it would be troublesome for Aunt Li to come and help."

Xiao's crude mansion, in a small backyard garden.

陆昭南抱着酒坛子，双眼微醺，指着围墙大着舌头：“听……听说那边前几日闹鬼，你……你见到鬼了吗？”

萧潜悠闲地品着封凌刚买的雨前新茶：“空穴来风，这世上哪来的鬼，鬼都在人心里。”

Lu Zhaonan shook his head and said, "You... don't disbelieve in ghosts and spirits. There are many mysterious things in this world. I advise you to sell this house quickly and get a bigger one. If you don't have enough money, I can help."

萧潜望着那道围墙，幽深的眸子里有种说不清道不明的情绪：“谢了，我觉得住这挺好，要真有女鬼上门，我就邀她月下对酌。”

陶思雨的鬼魂若来找他，他求之不得。

Lu Zhaonan laughed heartily: "Are you envious of the scholar in 'Ghost Fox Chronicle' and also want to have a passionate encounter?"

Xiao Qian glanced at him sideways, "I'm not as free as you are. After finishing this bottle of wine, don't drink anymore. You've finished all the alcohol in my house."

Lu Zhaonan rolled his eyes in a spoiled manner, "Stingy."

The wind blows, causing the shadows of a gingko tree by the wall to sway and rustle. Something suddenly dashes out from the shadows and disappears with a whoosh.

刚好被陆昭南瞧见，陆昭南兴奋地叫起来：“鬼，我看见鬼了，萧潜，你等着，我去给你把鬼抓回来，让她陪你喝酒……”

Lù Zhāo Nán stumbled towards the surrounding wall, holding a jug of wine in his hand.

"Watch out for the pond," Xiao Qian's words had just faded away when they heard a thud. Lù Zhāo Nán had already fallen headfirst into a small pond. Reply: Lù Zhāo Nán seems to have had a bit too much to drink!

Xiao Qian covered her eyes, feeling annoyed.

"Where is the ghost? Where is it?" Lu Zhaonan flapped around a few times and stood in the pond, with a few strands of waterweed on his head, searching for the female ghost in the water. Translated content:

“你快上来。”

“不行，我要帮你抓鬼。”陆昭南开始发酒疯了，在池子里乱摸。

萧潜无奈地叹了口气，下去捞人。

"Don't pull me, I haven't found the ghost yet..."

"The ghost got scared away by you."

"Scared away? That's not possible, I'm so handsome..."

"Because the ghost found another unlucky fellow here, and she didn't want to be unlucky so she ran away."

陆昭南指着萧潜傻笑：“我知道了，这个倒霉鬼就是你。”

Xiao Qian lost his temper. Who would bother arguing with a drunken person?

“是是，我是倒霉鬼，我就不该收留你，大晚上还得下水捞人。”

萧潜把人扶进屋，放到床上，命封凌去取一身干净的衣裳，自己动手脱陆昭南的衣服。

“不许扒我衣裳，我警告你们，谁敢扒小爷的衣裳，回头我兄弟来了，一定扒了你们的皮……”陆昭南醉醺醺地说胡话。

Xiao Qian: "Stop messing around, be careful not to catch a cold later."

After returning home, Zhou Datong couldn't sit still and sneaked out, thinking that Luo Zhaonan and Xiao Qian were enjoying a drink. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Xiao Qian straddling Luo Zhaonan, pulling at his clothes.

Zhou Datong was in a disheveled state in the wind, turning around and running away.

What did he see? Will he have bloodshot eyes tomorrow?