Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

"Chuan'er's wife, you asked the elder couple to help you and paid them so much. I didn't argue with you, but I am the boss of this family. We earned more than a thousand taels of silver, and you gave the elder couple two hundred taels. How come I, the head of the family, only got one hundred taels? Do you want to swallow up the rest of the money?"

Mother Gu got one hundred taels of silver without doing anything. Although this was beyond her expectations, compared with the remaining money in Shen Nankui's hands, how could she hold back?

That's hard-earned money, who wouldn't want as much as possible?

Shen Nankui asked: "Mother-in-law, do you think that this one hundred taels of silver is not enough for you to spend?"

"flower……?"

Mother Gu coughed lightly, "That's enough, but I'm the head of the family. Shouldn't I be the one to keep all the money in the family?"

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "But didn't we agree that I will make the final decision on business matters?"

Mother Gu glared, "I manage the money and you run the business, is there any conflict between the two?"

"Of course I have. How can anyone who does business not have cash to mobilize? Besides, I have already said that after we save enough capital, we will buy some property. Mother-in-law wants the money. Could it be that she wants to do these things herself?"

Mother Gu choked. How could she, a country woman, know anything about business?

"Then when you need money, just tell me and withdraw it from me, right?"

Shen Nankui raised her eyebrows slightly, "Mother-in-law, don't you trust me?"

She knew that her mother-in-law was always greedy for money, so she would never give less than the share that should be turned over to the public. But if Mother Gu was greedy and wanted to take everything from her, she would definitely not agree.

No matter whether it was the embroidery work or the repair work before, or the current business of Chixia Rouge, they were all facilitated by her alone. This was the result of her own efforts. In her previous life in the Marquis' Mansion, she deeply realized that only by having money in hand can she gain greater power and freedom and not be controlled by others everywhere.

Therefore, she will not give up what belongs to her.

Shen Nankui had a smile on her face, and she was still as gentle and calm as usual, but for some reason, several people felt a slightly oppressive majesty from her.

Mother Gu was terrified. "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that..."

She didn't know what reason to give.

Gu Qingrong stood up and said, "Mother, I think that the capable are on top. My second sister-in-law knows how to do business, so you shouldn't argue with her about these things. The money she gave to the public is enough for you to spend. Besides, if you can earn more in the future, won't the money my second sister-in-law gives you increase accordingly?"

Although Liang was afraid of Mother Gu, she nodded and said, "Yes, mother, there is a long way to go."

When Mother Gu saw that they all sided with Shen Nankui, she finally understood how Song Dong'er felt. She couldn't refute him and felt very unwilling.

"Humph, you guys just know how to bluff me!"

Gu Qingrong smiled apologetically, "Mom, our family has made money, you should be happy, right?"

Mother Gu frowned and ignored him.

Gu Qingrong added: "I know that mother is unhappy, but there is nothing wrong with what my second brother and his wife did. The one who did something wrong is me."

Mother Gu glanced at him doubtfully, "What did you do wrong again?"

Gu Qingrong counted his share of the silver, took out sixty taels, and handed it respectfully to Gu's mother.

"I took an advance on my wages before, and I didn't have any income for a few months, which led to the family's livelihood difficulties. I had no choice but to let my second brother's wife take up the burden and earn money to support the family. But I am the eldest son of the Gu family, how can I always rely on my brother's wife to support me?"

He smiled and said, "My son has made a lot of money with his younger brother and sister-in-law. It doesn't make sense for the second younger brother and sister-in-law to pay for all the expenses of the public school. So, in the future, 30% of the money earned by the eldest wife will be used to supplement the public school to honor mother. Do you think this is a good idea?"

Hearing this, Gu's mother couldn't help but feel happy.

"Okay, Qingrong, your mother's love for you is not in vain. Now you are acting like an eldest son!"

She was humiliated by Shen Nankui, but she never expected that her eldest son would be considerate of her. Now she had an extra sixty taels of silver in her hands, so she was naturally happy.

In this way, Gu's mother no longer had any objections.

Anyway, no matter who makes the money, she will get a share of it.

-

The first batch of Chixia rouge had been sold out, so Gu Qingrong prepared to go to the south of the Yangtze River again. In addition to delivering dividends to Miss Tao and picking up more goods, Shen Nankui gave him another 500 taels of silver.

"Brother, you don't have to rush back from Jiangnan. Now that we have the capital in our hands, you can find a reliable caravan or escort company to transport the goods. The most important thing this time is to help Miss Tao build the workshop."

The first batch of Chixia Rouge entered the market and the response was very good.

If Miss Tao relied on her own strength, she would certainly not be able to supply such a large market, so the most important thing at the moment is to build a workshop that can produce on a large scale.

Miss Tao has always been ostracized in Yunxi Ancient Town. It would be difficult for her to accomplish this task alone, so Gu Qingrong still needs to stay there to help her.

Gu Qingrong also knew the importance of this matter, and responded solemnly: "Don't worry, second brother and sister-in-law, I will definitely run the workshop so that Chixia Rouge will no longer have to worry about the future."

The tasks that Shen Nankui assigned to him became more challenging each time.

Setting up a workshop sounds simple, but the manpower and material resources involved are much more complicated than going to the south of the Yangtze River to negotiate a deal. First of all, a safe venue is needed, followed by the supply of various raw materials, and the hiring of staff. The Tao family only has Miss Tao and her sick mother. The mother and daughter have been ostracized in the town for many years. If they want to hire staff, the most important point is that these people need to be controlled by Miss Tao. Otherwise, if everyone is disobedient, won’t the workshop be in chaos?

All these matters are quite difficult, and Gu Qingrong gets a headache just thinking about them.

He even wanted to ask Shen Nankui to go to Jiangnan in person to handle the workshop matters countless times, but facing the trusting eyes of his sister-in-law, he found it difficult to bring himself to speak, so he could only grit his teeth and think hard about a solution.

In fact, Shen Nankui also knew his dilemma, but did not point it out.

The experience of her previous life taught her that one person cannot accomplish anything alone, and that no matter what one person does, their power is limited, so she needed help.

The only people she can use right now are the first wife and her husband.

Although Gu Qingrong is not smart enough and is more honest than simple, he has many years of experience as an accountant and is very sensitive to money. With gradual experience, he can also stand on his own.

Fortunately, Gu Qingrong did not disappoint.

Although he was distressed, he did not give up easily. In order to set up a workshop in Jiangnan, he asked Shen Nankui for a lot of advice on every detail, wrote down the key points carefully on paper, and went back to visit his former employer with generous gifts to learn from him.

After sufficient preparation, he finally had the confidence to go to the south of the Yangtze River again.