Remarrying Chun Yuan

“Whether he knows or not, he won’t come back. What’s so shameful about it? Besides, the Yuan family used to be the head of the Ministry of Works, a seventh-rank official. Yuan Cuo also has the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the imperial examinations). He’s upright, handsome, and talented. I think marrying him would be a great honor.” Liu Yuechu wasn’t just flattering him; she could become the wife of the Duke of Baoguo in the future.

"Listen to what she's saying!" Liu Chen seized the opportunity and pointed at Liu Yuechu, cursing, "That poor scholar can only read a few lines of poetry and paint a couple of pictures. Do you really expect him to manage the Liu family's business? You're going to ruin the Liu family!"

"Fourth Uncle is indeed shrewd and capable. Does the Liu Family Trading Company have any business?" Liu Yuechu asked sarcastically.

"Anyway, the Liu family's business absolutely cannot be interfered with by an outsider, otherwise you can forget about getting married!"

Liu Chen deliberately threatened him, he had made up his mind to take more from Liu Yuechu, the Liu family business really couldn't hold on any longer.

The old lady half-closed her eyes, seemingly asleep but not quite. She only expressed her dissatisfaction once, and then let her fourth son and granddaughter argue.

She herself hoped that Liu Yuechu could marry into a wealthy and powerful family, so that not only could the Liu family's assets be returned to her son and grandson, but the mansion she married into could also help the Liu family.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yuechu actually took in a son-in-law, and Princess Chen agreed!

"Does Fourth Uncle mean he wants to split up the family?" Liu Yuechu was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and directly pointed out his and Third Uncle's thoughts.

Liu Chen was taken aback. He still had so much to say before she got straight to the point.

"It's not that we want to separate the family, but if you marry such a down-and-out man, aren't you just handing over the Liu family business to someone else? What right does he have!"

"Just because I like him, I'd be happy to lose everything," Liu Yuechu said slowly and deliberately.

Liu Musheng: "..."

Liu Chen: "..."

"Aren't you ashamed! You're still an unmarried woman, how can you say such shameless things?" The old lady blushed!

Having lived two lives, Liu Yuechu no longer cared about other people's opinions. "I am openly engaged and waiting to be married. What's shameful about liking my fiancé?"

"If we're talking about shameful things, it's that my fourth uncle's mistress gave birth to twins, and he didn't dare bring them home because he couldn't afford to raise them. When people came to his door, he even hid. That's truly shameful, isn't it?" Liu Yuechu's lips moved as she spoke, her little notebook filled with embarrassing stories!

Liu Chen froze. How did she know about this?

"Fourth Uncle is amazing! They're actually a couple!" Liu Musheng exclaimed in a nonchalant manner, bowing and giving a straight thumbs-up.

The old lady was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth. Her gaze darted between her fourth son and Liu Yuechu. "You...when did this happen? You didn't even tell me!"

"This is complicated, I haven't made up my mind yet..."

"The child is already born, what's there to be uncertain about? If we raise it outside, won't people scorn us as a fatherless bastard? You're really going to drive me crazy!" The old lady was the first to get agitated!

"Mother, I'll explain to you later. Don't let her lead you astray. Right now, we're saying this marriage isn't suitable!" Liu Chen looked at Liu Yuechu with hatred. If his wife found out about this, the house would be in chaos again!

"Yes, let's talk about marriage. At the beginning of the month, I have no objection to you marrying into this Yuan family, but can you negotiate with him to ensure that he doesn't interfere with our Liu family's business?" Liu Musheng was a fence-sitter, and after being indoctrinated by his grandmother, he also began to waver.

Liu Yuechu had also considered it. Originally, she had hoped that the Liu family's business would decline further, allowing her to acquire it for less money. Now that her marriage to Yuan Cuo was going smoothly, taking it back before the wedding wasn't out of the question, especially since the map of the southwestern border was something Yuan Cuo needed…

“I don’t mind dividing the family property. As long as my eldest brother and third uncle agree, the four of us can discuss it and then ask the elders to make the decision and draw up a contract.” She agreed readily and then looked at her grandmother. “The matter to be discussed will naturally include who will support my grandmother. I am willing to take care of the elders, but I am afraid that my grandmother will not be willing.”

Liu Musheng was taken aback. "How are you going to divide this? Are you going to divide it with me?" She had just said four people?

“If you don’t trust Yuan Cuo, then you can only separate from the family with me, so that Grandmother won’t keep thinking about me swallowing your share!” She bluntly stated everything.

"If we're going to divide it, then let's divide all of the Lin family's businesses according to the share. The business is just one part; all the shops should be included!" Liu Chen's greed grew even stronger.

The business has been abandoned for so long and there's been no business at all. If he doesn't get some more money from Liu Yuechu, he'll have to pawn his property to support his family.

"Why should I? Father took pity on you and your third uncle and gave you some shares to earn dividends to support your families. You tricked my sister into giving you half of the business to run. Now that the business is not doing well, you want to covet the money in our pockets?!"

“My sister is stupid, but I’m not! If you want a share, you can only get the trading company; the other shops and businesses have nothing to do with you!” Liu Musheng’s tone was firm and resolute; he had never been so assertive before.

Liu Yuechu's rice and grain grocery store business is booming, and the monthly income is not small. Liu Chen wants to include these stores in the family business after the split, isn't that just robbing him of his money?!

"She's stupid? You actually said she's stupid?!" Liu Chen found this laughable. "Do you know how much money she's embezzled?!"

"I know, but what's it to you?" Liu Musheng had been acting like a spoiled young master lately. "Besides, I don't agree to separate from my sister!"

"I'm still waiting to arrange a marriage. The Liu family is falling apart. What will outsiders think of me? How can my long-awaited marriage possibly go through?!" For the first time, Liu Musheng felt resentment towards his grandmother. "Don't believe everything you hear and let others manipulate you. You have the best of everything, with a dozen maids and servants at your beck and call. Even if you have a slight headache or fever, the best doctors come to examine you. What more do you want?"

"How could your third and fourth uncles treat you like this?"

"Even if my father were in the capital, he probably wouldn't treat you this well. You're living a good life, so you should be content!"

Liu Musheng's ability to realize this was inextricably linked to Pei Chun's cronies.

He had always thought that the sons of officials lived a life of luxury and ease, but after getting to know them better, he realized that they all relied on their monthly allowances from their families to play around, and their lives were not as good as he had imagined.

But he didn't receive a monthly allowance; he received a share of the shop's profits. Every month, Liu would record a sum for him: 30% of the money was for him to squander, 50% was deposited in a money shop to earn interest, and 20% was kept in reserve for use at any time. His life was much more comfortable than that of those spoiled brats!

Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.

After straightening his back in front of this group, Liu Musheng finally understood how important Liu Yuechu was to him. Although she occasionally did foolish things, there was always a way to recover; for example, after losing the red jade and gold-inlaid jade pendant, Yuan Cuo promised to help him win it back…