Zhulan waited until Zhou Shuren left, then carefully looked over the list of gifts from the Qian family: not only ginseng, but other valuable medicinal herbs as well. Zhulan fell silent; the heavier the Qian family's gifts, the more silver Lady Fang had taken. Fortunately, it was sorted out before any enmity had set in.
She and Zhou Shuren never underestimated anyone. While Silver Coin was alive, he had always emphasized his descendants' education. With many children and a strong foundation in the Qian family, if any adult sought to motivate them by viewing the Zhou family as enemies, any one of them who managed to stand out would spell trouble for the Zhou family in the future.
Zhulan, having witnessed Lady Fang's greed this time, was not afraid of her scheming, because everyone harbors their little schemes—she herself initially strove to be fair, but later found that unattainable.
