This would do.
Without the shop, fortunately, there were still some savings. Once the storm passed, reopening the shop would suffice.
But half a month later, someone, from who knows where, lodged a complaint at court. They accused the Shih Family of illegally seizing someone else's property deeds. They claimed the shop originally belonged to another family. Furthermore, they alleged the Shih Family, relying on their powerful status and substantial business, had forcibly taken over this ancestral property.
This... Grand Tutor Shih blew his beard and glared in anger. He scolded all his butlers and servant boys who managed his affairs.
"Couldn't you handle these matters cleanly?"
"Now look what has happened! They've come knocking with a lawsuit. Isn't this just digging a pit for your master?"
The butler and servant boys knelt below, not daring to speak.
After Grand Tutor Shih had cursed for a while, he clutched his chest and collapsed onto a chair.
