Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

Mrs. Lin's mother was very considerate and asked her to go behind the screen to change clothes and rinse her mouth.

Later, when Xu Siyu came out again, Mrs. Lin invited her to take a walk in the garden.

After leaving Nanzhai, Xu Siyu couldn't remember how far they walked in the garden or what they said.

Winter is not a good time to plant flowers, but construction of Jiangyu Pavilion can still continue.

Xu Siyu regrouped manpower and strived to complete the reconstruction before the New Year.

Considering the issue of the Xu family living there permanently and the workshop crops being sold in the future, Xu Siyu built two small courtyards at the section closest to the street.

Xu Siyu lived in the county town, but never saw Lin Yiqing again.

To be precise, the two of them haven't seen each other since that day when Lin visited his house.

[This is considered... a failure.] Thinking of this, Xu Siyu still felt a little uncomfortable.

The loss after extravagant hopes will always leave ripples and flood the heart.

Rui'er went home and complained to Mrs. Xu Wang that Madam Lin looked down on her daughter. After complaining so much, Xu Siyu was depressed for a while.

Xu Siyu didn't completely forget the conversation with Mrs. Lin that day. They talked about family background, Lin Yiqing's preferences, and Xu Siyu's preferences...

Xu Siyu didn't know what she had done wrong or said wrongly. It seemed that Mrs. Lin's smile was not so genuine afterward.

She had never had a strong desire to find someone to marry, and didn't want to waste her time on this matter, so she chose to forget about it and work.

Xu Wangshi didn't get any inspiration from the mountain god. Seeing Xu Siyu going back and forth without any response from the Lin family, she realized that this matter was difficult to accomplish, so she let Xu Siyu continue to work on her career.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Jiangyu Pavilion opened for trial operation.

Mrs. Hong brought people to support the event, drank tea and tasted wine, but did not buy a single pot of flowers.

Xu Siyu also sent an invitation to the Lin family. On the second day after receiving the invitation from Jiang Yuge, the Lin family bought all the twenty orchid pots and ten red plum bonsai prepared for the opening of Jiang Yuge.

Xu Siyu later recalled that this was quite like the meaning of "Leave my son and I will give you money."

The Xu family's flower and tree planting is still immature, and they feel cramped just to deal with the families introduced by Mrs. Hong. Occasionally, Xu Siyu has to secretly place a few pots of her "private cultivation" to complete the order.

Jiang Yuge just opened quietly on the edge of the county town, quietly doing small business.

Xu Siyu was still an unknown businesswoman wandering around Changjia County. She didn't receive much attention, and few people knew about her entanglement with Lin Yiqing.

In February, Cuihua Mountain was under construction for tree planting and landscaping. Xu Siyu was supervising the work halfway up the mountain. Unexpectedly, someone came to the Lin residence. Mrs. Lin invited her to the Lin residence.

When she saw Mrs. Lin again, Xu Siyu was not wearing any special decoration. She was wearing a cotton dress and her hair was wrapped in a cloth. There was no embellishment at all. Everything looked convenient.

Mrs. Lin seemed to have been seriously ill. Her face was gloomy, she kept coughing, and she couldn't speak.

Xu Siyu, with a calm mind, sat quietly in the guest seat, waiting for her to finish coughing.

After waiting for a long time, I heard Mrs. Lin ask, "Are you...living well?"

I don’t know whether this question is a direct or rhetorical question.

Xu Siyu replied, "Thanks to Madam's care, the Lin family has taken good care of Jiangyu Pavilion's business, and Xiangmanlou's business has also brought me a lot of profit. I have no worries about food and clothing, which is quite good."

Regardless of whether she and Lin Yiqing can succeed, Xu Siyu still wants to keep the Lin family as her backing.

If some unruly person comes to burn down her building again, at least she needs someone to ask for help.

"Why don't you just let go of my son's affairs?"

"Ah? That won't work." Xu Siyu might not have let it go in her heart, but she definitely said it.

Perhaps angered by Xu Siyu's casual attitude, Mrs. Lin started coughing again.

Lin's mother and maidservants were busy pouring tea and massaging backs, while Xu Siyu sat quietly waiting.

"Miss Xu, how can you be so rude and deliberately make Madam feel uncomfortable?" said an old lady next to Madam Lin.

If this wasn't Lin Yiqing's mother, Xu Siyu would have started scolding her long ago.

Who should be upset? What did she do today? Why did she make others feel uncomfortable?

Xu Siyu was already angry, so she just started cursing: "This mother has confused me. Where did I say something rude? I hope you can point it out to me."

Mrs. Lin held the old mother back and stopped her from being the spokesperson.

"She is arrogant, conceited, and has no restraint in her words and deeds. She is not suitable to be a housewife." Mrs. Lin thought about her evaluation of Xu Siyu. When she saw Xu Siyu again, she still felt the same way, so she said it in front of Xu Siyu.

Only the last sentence, "You can't be the daughter-in-law of my Lin family," remained in her heart. After all, her son didn't think so.

"Oh, I know."

[That's it? Doesn't this just point out my faults? My mother and I aren't angry, so why should Madam be angry?]

Xu Siyu didn't say what was in her heart, but Mrs. Lin was still not satisfied with her answer.

"Ahem... no etiquette..."

Xu Siyu was really not interested in waiting here to be scolded, so she stood up straight and said goodbye and left.

"Stop, I haven't finished speaking!" After holding her breath and speaking for a while, Mrs. Lin coughed for a long time.

Xu Siyu now believed what Lin Yiqing said, that his mother was in very poor health.

To give Lin Yiqing face, she endured it.

Xu Siyu suppressed the anger in her heart and waited obediently aside.

Seeing that the man was restrained, Mrs. Lin's voice calmed down a little, "In a few days, I will send Madam Zhang and Housekeeper Lin to your house to propose marriage."

When Xu Siyu heard the first half of the sentence, she knew that there must be conditions behind it.

"After Second Madam comes home, I'll take you in. You can write a letter to persuade Yiqing..."

Before Mrs. Lin finished speaking, Xu Siyu probably understood that she wanted her to be a concubine, and she became angry again.

"Madam, you have a kind face and a kind heart. I never thought you could be so mean. I don't have to enter your Lin family, so there's no need to bother proposing a marriage."

"What? You're holding onto Yi Qing's affections, and you're actually thinking about becoming the Lin family's legal wife? Do you know how promising Yi Qing's future is? His wife needs to be well-mannered and capable of managing the household. Can you do that?"

"So, I said there's no need to propose marriage. Goodbye."

"You... cough cough cough..." Seeing Xu Siyu trying to leave, Mrs. Lin coughed loudly and said, "Stop her!"

The servants of the Lin family gathered at the door, leaving no gap.

Xu Siyu turned around and said disrespectfully, "Madam Lin, what exactly do you mean? Forcing a good woman to be your concubine, aren't you afraid that I will sue you?"

"Sue me? Who would dare to take your complaint?" Mrs. Lin was also furious and took advantage of her power to bully others.

Seeing that someone was blocking the door, he waved his hand again, dispersed the people blocking the door, and then said to the person next to him: "Mother Zhang, you go out and guard the door too."

After all the servants left the room, only she and Xu Siyu were left in the room.