Noble Lady

"The fish won't help?"

"Old Madam, you are too polite. If there are any small things like running around and serving tea and water, your daughter-in-law will naturally be happy to help out."

The implication is that you can contribute some effort, but you can't contribute money.

Liu had been running the rear house for decades, so how could she not understand the meaning behind her words? Her face turned black and green, and then green and black.

"What about the winery?"

"What winery?"

Still pretending to be stupid? !

Liu's patience was about to run out, and she snorted coldly, "I think Dalang should have told you his intentions before. If this winery can be opened, it will be of great benefit to the family."

"Besides, your family is in business, so you have the most experience in this area. Now that you are a member of the He family, you should do your part for this family. You should understand the principle that everyone prospers and everyone suffers together."

Liu thought to herself, I've already said this much, you can't refuse.

But Xue Chenyu said innocently, "Why don't I understand what the old lady said?"

"My great-grandfather earned the title of Marquis of Wu'an through military merit, and my father also fought bravely on the battlefield to defend our country, which earned him the right to inherit the title of Marquis for the next three generations."

"Where does this talk of business experience come from? Could it be that in the Great Sheng Dynasty, one can earn a title through business?"

Liu was almost choked to death by her words.

She was in a dilemma whether to accept or reject this statement.

"Yu'er, you know that's not what I meant. Your mother..."

"My mother was personally conferred a third-rank imperial title by His Majesty and the Queen Mother. Does the old lady have any objections?"

Mrs. Liu: "..."

For every word she said, Xue Chenyu had a hundred words waiting for her.

He is really a stubborn person.

If she doesn't listen when you talk to her politely, then there's no need to continue being polite.

"Yu'er, I know you've been feeling resentful and aggrieved about Dalang taking your stewardship. I can take your anger out for you."

"Old Madam, you are too kind. I don't feel wronged or resentful, and I thank Lord He from the bottom of my heart." Not only did she not feel resentful or wronged, on the contrary, she felt relieved.

It's a thankless job without any effort and she doesn't have to spend any money. She wishes there were more of these good things.

Mrs. Liu: "..."

"Okay, let's just assume you're not wronged and have no resentment. Whether it's the family opening a winery or Ruyi getting married, these are the top priorities of the He family. As the mistress of the house, how can you shirk your responsibilities?"

"You also benefit from the family winery. If your marriage is successful, others will only praise you, and you will also be proud of it."

"As long as you are the daughter-in-law of the He family, you are a member of the He family. The honor and disgrace of the He family are closely related to you. I don't know why you are so resistant."

The vested interests only feel that everything they get is what they deserve and what they take for granted.

How can you consider the gains and losses of others?

Xue Chenyu said with a forced smile, "Since that's the case, as your daughter-in-law, I sincerely ask the old lady a few questions, and I hope she can answer them truthfully."

"You said."

"The old lady keeps saying she wants to open a winery and wants me to contribute. What are her plans? What kind of contribution do they want me to make? How will the revenue from the shop be divided?"

"Where do we rent a shop? Where do we find the staff? Since it's a winery, we also have to invest in purchasing grain. This is a considerable amount of money. How could the old lady have such a large amount of savings?"

Xue Chenyu asked a series of questions, and the word "savings" alone was enough to shut Liu up.

Previously, she thought Xue Chenyu was a soft-hearted person and could be coaxed into submission with just a few sweet words. At worst, asking Dalang to have a child with her wouldn't be a big problem.

She could never ask where the money came from, where the shop came from, where the people came from, and how the shop's revenue would be divided?

Unexpectedly, she asked all of them.

If she hadn't asked, Liu could still make excuses vaguely, but she asked so clearly, how could Liu have the nerve to admit it? He wanted her to pay money and work, and was not prepared to give any benefits.

So, we can’t continue the conversation here.

Seeing that she stopped talking, Xue Chenyu didn't ask any more questions and picked up the melon seeds to continue cracking them.

During this period, Zhang came over and greeted Liu when she saw her. Seeing that Liu was in good spirits, she said that she was much better. She immediately smiled happily.

If you didn't know, you would think she was really happy for Liu.

Then she said, "Sister-in-law, those shops in the mansion haven't delivered the money from last month. I went to all of them, but guess what? The situation is really bad."

"Every one of those shops is deserted, with no business at all. Last month's salary should have been paid long ago, but it's been several days since the 15th, and I've been so worried that I've turned several hairs gray."

As she spoke, she moved her head closer to Liu.

Liu wanted to avoid it out of disgust but couldn't, and could only be forced to look at her dandruff.

"...What are you doing? Let's talk it over nicely."

"Sister-in-law, I really have no other choice! The servants keep asking me to pay their monthly wages, but how can I afford to pay them? There's only a dozen taels of cash left in the account. I can't just pay whoever asks first."

Zhang sat on the footstool in front of Liu's bed and started crying.

She cried so hard that tears came out.

If Xue Chenyu didn't know what she was thinking, she would have been moved.

Liu: Why is it that each one of them is so troublesome?

"Then tell me, what do you want?"

"Sister-in-law, I know you have some savings. Why don't you take some out and give them last month's salary first? You can't just..."

Before she could even utter the word "drag it away", Liu's face darkened again.

One or two of them are just eyeing the money in her hands. What are they trying to do?

"Sister-in-law, I really have no other choice. I'm at my wit's end." Zhang didn't even wait for her to speak. Seeing her frown, she cried even harder.

"I'm completely incapable of managing this household, sister-in-law. Why don't you take charge of the household yourself? I really don't have any other options. I can't make any money, and I don't have any dowry to give. I really don't have any other options..."

She just cried so hard.

Xue Chenyu and Yuzhu almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

But they held back, after all, they were all professional spectators.

However, Zhang was howling so enthusiastically that Xue Chenyu couldn't eat any melon seeds and had to stand aside.

"Come to think of it, the old lady also said that she wanted to arrange a marriage for the second young lady. The dowry alone would be a huge sum of money." Xue Chenyu suppressed her laughter and added fuel to the fire.

Liu: Why are you bringing up something that's not relevant? No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak!

Xue Chenyu didn't care whether she was happy or not.

As long as I don’t die of anger, it’s fine.