Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Gu Yichuan frowned and was about to speak, but was stopped by Shen Nankui.

"Sister-in-law, you are embarrassing me by saying that. How can I eat so much by myself? This is bought by my husband for the whole family."

She shared the sweet cakes among the two children in the eldest room and asked with a smile, "What are your names?"

The eldest wife has two children, a boy and a girl, both look about six or seven years old.

The two kids stared at Shen Nankui blankly, not daring to answer.

Gu Qingrong laughed and said, "Are you still shy? This is your young aunt, why don't you say hello to her?"

After getting their father's permission, the two little ones stood in a row and bowed obediently.

"My name is Ayuan."

"My name is Aqiao."

"Hello, little aunt." The two kids said in unison.

Shen Nankui was delighted and gave them the whole plate of sweet cakes, saying gently, "Eat quickly."

As soon as she sat down, she heard Liang say, "Yes, Qiao'er, Yuan'er, your aunt asked you to eat, so you should eat quickly. You don't know when you will be able to eat next time."

No matter how stupid Shen Nankui was, he could hear the hidden meaning in her words.

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?"

Liang looked at her and smiled briefly, "Second brother's wife, the eldest wife has spent a lot of money on my second brother's marriage, and now our family is almost unable to make ends meet. I heard from the head of the village that your books are very valuable, why don't you sell some of them to supplement the family income?"

It turned out to be all about money. No wonder Shen Nankui always felt that the Liang family was hostile to her.

Selling books is one solution, but she doesn't want to do that.

"Sister-in-law, my books are worth some money, but if I sell them, it will be difficult to collect them all. Besides, books are things that can be passed down from generation to generation. Accumulating them is the heritage of a family. I don't want to pawn them."

Liang curled her lips and said, "If we don't sell books, then the whole family will have nothing to eat for the rest of the year?"

She was unhappy, "Second sister-in-law, do you know that in order to marry you, my father paid half a year's wages in advance, hoping to rely on your dowry to support us first, but now you don't want to pawn it, so how are we going to live in the future?"

This is indeed a problem.

Shen Nankui knew that the Gu family was poor, but he didn't expect them to be so poor. No wonder Shen Pingwan always took one or two carts of things with her every time she returned to her parents' home in the previous life.

She thought for a while and said, "Mother-in-law, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will find a way to make money."

In her previous life, although she was closely watched by the Marquis' Mansion, in return, the Marquis' Mansion also gave her many benefits in order to keep her stable, and let her be in charge of most of the Marquis' Mansion's industries.

Therefore, business matters are not difficult for her at all.

But Liang sneered, "Look at your delicate appearance. I'm afraid you can't even do housework. How can you talk about making money?"

"You are a daughter of an official family, and a new daughter-in-law. Logically, as the eldest sister-in-law, I shouldn't say these things at this time, but as the saying goes, ugly words should be said in advance. I am not afraid of offending you, so I will just say it out loud."

She counted on her fingers, "Let's not talk about making money. You've seen the situation of our family. We have to wash clothes, chop wood, cook, and work in the fields every day. My second brother has to go to school, and your eldest brother works in the county. I don't rely on them. Mother is old and should enjoy her life. My two children are still young, and only Dong'er often helps me."

"Now that you've come into my family, as my daughter-in-law, can you share some of the burden with me?"

Gu Yichuan frowned, "Sister-in-law..."

Liang interrupted him, "Second brother, I know what you want to say. Second brother's wife is different from the rest of us. She is precious, but no matter what, it doesn't make sense for me, the sister-in-law, to serve her, right?"

This made sense and Shen Nankui had no way to refute it.

But she really can't do these...

Shen Nankui thought about it, rummaged in his sleeves, and pulled out a handkerchief embroidered with lotus flowers.

"Sister-in-law, take a look at this handkerchief." She handed it over.

"what are you doing?"

Liang took the handkerchief with some doubt. The handkerchief was of excellent texture and the embroidery was exquisite. Could it be that she wanted to please her?

Thinking of this, Liang couldn't help feeling a little proud.

It seems that this delicate sister-in-law of mine is quite sensible. So I will give her some face and let her adapt to the Gu family for a few days first, and we can deal with other things later.

Just as she was about to put the handkerchief into her arms, she heard Shen Nankui say, "I embroidered this myself before I got married. Sister-in-law, do you think I can sell it for money?"

Liang never expected that such an exquisite handkerchief was embroidered by herself?

He returned the handkerchief to her somewhat awkwardly and nodded, "Such good embroidery can certainly be sold for money. I'm afraid the price will be quite high."

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I really can't do housework. If you are willing, I can embroider handkerchiefs to supplement the family income in the future. How about that?"

Although making money by doing handicrafts is not a long-term solution, she has no capital now, so she can only do this for now. Only when she has saved enough capital can she start other business.

Liang thought about it and decided that if this was the case, she would not suffer any loss, so she agreed.

"Well, if you have this skill, I have nothing to say."

Shen Nankui gave her the handkerchief again, "Sister-in-law, if you don't mind, please accept this handkerchief. I'll have to trouble you to take me to find a place to sell things later."

Liang couldn't suppress the smile on her face. She liked the handkerchief and naturally wanted to accept it, but she still glanced at Gu's mother first.

"Second sister-in-law, I appreciate your kindness, but this handkerchief is so delicate, I am not worthy of using it. Otherwise, why don't you give it to mother?"

Hearing this, Mother Gu snorted coldly, "It's just a handkerchief, who cares! I don't want it."

"If you don't want it, the daughter-in-law can take it."

Liang took the handkerchief happily. The lotus embroidered on it looked like a real one. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, this lotus root pink color doesn't suit you. I'll wait until I can embroider a better one and give it to you as a gift."

Mother Gu rolled her eyes at her and said, "Although you know how to help the family, you can't just embroider handkerchiefs all day and do nothing else, right?"

Gu Yichuan couldn't help it, put down the bowl and said: "Mom, my wife wouldn't do these things, why are you making things difficult for her?"

Mother Gu looked disdainful, "The Gu family doesn't keep idle people. How can you avoid housework by just embroidering handkerchiefs? How can it be so easy?"

Gu Yichuan grabbed Shen Nankui's hand and raised it up.

"Look at these hands. Do they look like they are used to doing manual labor? Since she can earn money to support the family, shouldn't she give up other work?"

A pair of slender hands are as tender as green onions, and even the nails are beautiful like shells.

Liang felt inferior to her, and Song Dong'er looked jealous, and they both hid their hands under the table at the same time.

Mother Gu, however, remained calm.

"You asked me to exempt her from the rules, and I agreed. But if she wants to be the daughter-in-law of the Gu family, it's not enough to just think about avoiding work. She can learn what she doesn't know."

Gu Yichuan had no way to defend himself and lowered his head in silence. After all, this was indeed the situation in his family.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and looked fiercely at Shen Nankui.

"Madam, you are well versed in poetry and literature, right?"

Although Shen Nankui didn't know why he asked this question, he still answered: "I can't say I'm proficient in it. I just read a few more books."

When she said this, her eyes suddenly dimmed.