After the noble lady was reborn, the whole mansion begged her for forgiveness

Qin Suyu's joy was even greater. Surrounded by the flattery of the crowd, she felt extremely comfortable.

However, she knew that she should not be too proud, so she responded modestly: "No, no, I am young and inexperienced. I will need your guidance in the future."

At this time, one of the housekeepers changed the subject and mentioned Qin Suling intentionally or unintentionally: "The second young lady is so capable that I'm afraid the eldest young lady will be outdone."

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally lively scene suddenly became quiet.

Several maids stopped what they were doing and looked at Qin Suyu with some tentativeness in their eyes.

Qin Suyu's heart tightened, but she quickly regained her composure.

She restrained the smile on her face and responded calmly: "What the nanny said is wrong. My sister is the role model I should learn from. In the days to come, I will have to ask my sister for advice more."

After hearing her say this, several housekeepers and maids understood what was going on.

They knew that if the two sisters were really not on good terms, Qin Suyu would have scolded them long ago and would never let it go so easily.

So, they smiled at each other and started to say something Qin Suyu liked to hear: "Second Miss is too modest!"

"You are the bright moon in the sky, and the young lady is just the mud under your feet..."

The atmosphere in the room became lively again, with laughter and joy rising one after another.

After the group of housekeepers and nannies left, Qin Suyu sat at the desk with a flushed face, her heart full of excitement.

She sighed, "This position of housekeeper is so impressive, no wonder everyone wants to be in power. This feels so good!"

Seeing this, her maid couldn't help but laugh and said, "This is just the beginning. The second young lady will definitely be more glorious in the future!"

Qin Suyu chuckled a few times, reached out to pick up the account book on the table, and began to look through it carefully.

Her eyes were full of determination and expectation, as if she had already seen her glorious future position in the Qin Mansion.

Qin Suyu's fingers gently touched the cover of this year's account book. The slightly cool touch made a sharp light flash in her eyes.

She took a deep breath and thought to herself, "Since I entered the Qin Mansion, apart from the occasional reward from the Madam, my monthly allowance has never been more than twenty taels. Now that I am in charge of the household expenses, perhaps I can find some hope for a turnaround."

Her maid Xiao Cui was standing nearby. When she heard Qin Suyu's mumbling, she immediately understood what she was thinking.

She leaned forward and whispered softly, "Second Miss, you are in charge of the household affairs now, so aren't you the one who has the final say on these money matters?"

Qin Suyu raised her eyebrows slightly, did not answer directly, but opened the account book attentively.

She glanced across the account page, muttering to herself, "If there is a loan, there must be a borrower. The loan and borrower must be equal..."

That familiar formula was just like her clear understanding of the mansion's finances.

Xiao Cui was confused as she listened. She couldn't help but touch her head with a look of bewilderment.

The more Qin Suyu read the account book, the more frightened she became. She sighed, "I didn't expect that the expenses of our Qin Mansion were so huge. The monthly expenditure was several thousand taels of silver. This white money just slipped through my fingers like water."

An inexplicable panic surged in her heart. The Qin Mansion's expenses were so huge, how much money would be needed to support it?

She hurriedly turned to the latest account book and saw the amount of silver left in the government office. She frowned and muttered to herself, "Only a little over 10,000 silver taels!"

This number made Qin Suyu feel unbelievable. She checked the account book carefully again, and after confirming that it was correct, her face suddenly turned ugly.

She quickly calculated in her mind that the Qin family only had this little money now, and it might not even last for a month or two, let alone future expenses.

"Second miss, second miss."

Seeing her absent-minded, Xiao Cui called out to her several times in worry. Qin Suyu finally came to her senses, and she looked at the pair of keys on the tea table, feeling a chill in her heart.

She understood that these keys were not only symbols of power, but also the keys to the future destiny of the Qin family.

She took a deep breath, calmed herself, and then hurriedly looked through the account books from previous years.

After a careful review, she found that the situation in the mansion had been like this in recent years - less income than expenditure.

This discovery made her panic even more intense.

The smile on Qin Suyu's face had long disappeared. She sat there, her face pale and her eyes full of panic.

She knew that she had to find a way to reverse the situation as soon as possible, otherwise the future of the Qin family would be in jeopardy.

The snow fell heavily all night and gradually stopped at dawn.

The sky and the earth were covered in silver. The servants had already been busy, waving their brooms and sweeping the snow in front of the door to create a narrow path for the masters in the mansion to walk on.

Qin Suling walked out of the room with a thick white fox fur collar around her neck to protect her from the cold.

The sky was still dark black, and two little maids were holding lanterns, walking in front of her to light the way forward for her.

Jinxiu held Qin Suling tightly, fearing that she would slip in the snow.

When Qin Suling arrived at Fang Rushuang's yard, he immediately saw Qin Suyu, who looked distraught, standing opposite him.

Qin Suyu's eyes were dark, obviously due to not sleeping last night.

When she looked at Qin Suling, a complex emotion flashed across her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

Qin Suling knew very well that Qin Suyu must have known about the changes in the mansion. The power of household management was something she had always coveted, but now she could only watch it fall into the hands of others.

Qin Suyu looked at Fang Rushuang who was sitting in the main seat. She wanted to say something but stopped herself several times. In the end, she did not mention returning the power of household affairs.

She knew that she had promised it herself, and if she wanted to go back on her word now, her mother would not agree.

What's more, is it possible to control the power of the inner house as you wish and give it up as you wish?

She was unwilling to give up, and even more unwilling to give up. She finally had the opportunity to take charge of the inner house, how could she let it go so easily?

Qin Suyu's gaze fell on Qin Suling, who was drinking tea and looking contented, and a spirit of unwillingness to admit defeat surged in her heart.

She gritted her teeth and made up her mind secretly that since her elder sister was able to manage the household affairs, how could she be worse than her?

She will definitely be able to manage the inner house in an orderly manner.

Back in the yard, Qin Suyu saw the accounts on the desk and felt a little depressed.

She sat down and carefully calculated the Qin family's expenses for the year.

"It's almost time to pay the monthly allowance again this month. The Qin Mansion has over a thousand taels for this item alone."

Qin Suyu sighed softly and frowned.

"At the end of the year, we still have to visit relatives and clansmen, which costs a lot."

She continued to calculate, and her expression became more and more solemn.

"After my father returned to Beijing to take up his post, the money needed to help him build connections was not a small amount."

Qin Suyu knew that although her father's current position was stable, if he wanted to make further progress, he would need the money.

"This twelfth month, without a few thousand taels of silver, life will be unsustainable."

She smiled bitterly and shook her head. The pressure in her heart was as heavy as the mountain of accounts.