Chapter 274 - 250: The Heartache of Refusal_2
This can be described as a mutual exchange of needs; if their family were to prosper and become wealthy, it would depend on them, so what’s a little honey?
For the Tang Family, such a wealthy family, to look favorably upon them was already a stroke of luck for their family.
Mrs. Lai, in the end, still held back her pain and did not agree to those noblewomen who wished to order honey.
As for the estate, she didn’t know much about it; her own family lacked capability, and on the estate, they were simply long-term workers without much use, once having vied for a managerial position, but, unfortunately, they weren’t as capable as Mrs. Li’s two brothers.
Her own son, raised by her, now also listened to Mrs. Li; he didn’t even listen to her, his mother, anymore. What was the worth of her family relatives?
She didn’t know how much the honey sold for, how much was sold in a year, how much income came from other farm produce, and since the money didn’t pass through her hands, she also wished to seize power. It was just her lazy nature that held her back; she couldn’t be bothered to go to the estate daily. Moreover, not one of the long-term workers there heeded her, and even the long-term workers at home did not behave as obediently under her management.
Mrs. Lai refused all those who raised their offers, which angered many of the women. Many of them were used to looking down from their high positions; they were subdued in front of the Hu Ren at Dream Lake and obsequious in the presence of the Tang Family.
These farmers had always been beneath their notice; all were lowly characters at the mercy of the wealthy.
