Chapter 278 - 181 Resolving Disaster_1
Qian Sangui, having heard Liang Jinzhao’s words and then witnessing Steward Cui, who he had regarded so highly, actually getting hit in public, was terrified. He feared that Young Master Liang would next take his anger out on his granddaughter.
He quickly bowed and offered an apology, "Young Master Liang, please calm your anger, please calm your anger. It’s my fault for not teaching my granddaughter properly, allowing her to speak out of turn. She’s still young; if you must punish someone, punish me instead, and not her."
As he spoke, he dropped his crutch and knelt down. Since he only had one leg, he couldn’t maintain his balance and fell down hard with a "bang," his knee making a small pit in the muddy ground.
Yixiu’s heart tightened at the sight, thinking how painful that must be. She hurried over to embrace Qian Sangui and said, "Grandfather!" Her voice choked up, and she kept glancing at Qian Jinzhao, accusingly wielding her eyes like daggers. Although she intuitively felt that Uncle Liang might be helping their family, seeing her grandfather so frightened made her unhappy.
Qian Yijin also ran over to embrace Qian Sangui and asked, "Grandpa, let me take a look, did you hurt yourself badly?"
Upon seeing this, Liang Jinzhao’s face turned red. He had intended this act for Fourth Master Song to see, but he hadn’t anticipated becoming so absorbed in his role that he frightened the Qian family.
He hurriedly said, "Uncle, please get up. I have no intention of blaming the little girl, nor will I hit her. She is the sister of my junior brother, and my master is extremely fond of her. If I were to hit her, both my master and junior brother would not let me off the hook."
Liang Gao and Su Siwu helped Qian Sangui up and handed him his crutch.
The commotion having dampened everyone’s spirits, they no longer felt like watching the lotuses and returned to the front courtyard. After everyone settled down, Liang Jinzhao reassured them once again that he wouldn’t hold the accusation against Yixiu to heart, nor would he punish her, which finally put Qian Sangui at ease.
Steward Cui additionally stated that the Wuxi Store would no longer need the lotus roots next year. After all, he had seen that there weren’t many lotus leaves in the lake, indicating that there likely wouldn’t be much root to harvest. Even if he tried to cultivate some of the roots himself, it wouldn’t amount to much. Besides, he was not familiar with the characteristics of these foreign varieties of lotus roots and didn’t know how they would turn out after cultivation. It would be better to leave the cultivation to the Qian family and just handle the sales on their part.