Remarrying Chun Yuan

"Registrar, this is..."

Since Wei Gongming resumed his official post, even when he was in charge of communications at the Ministry of War, he never neglected his duties. The only exception was on the second day of the second lunar month, when he had three backlogged cases and went to steal kites, leaving everyone else waiting.

He had been recuperating from his injuries for three days when he was summoned to his post today by the county magistrate, who berated him for a full hour.

Wei Gongming remained silent, enduring the situation in silence. He couldn't get over the fact that Liu Yuechu was going to marry Yuan Cuo, and he couldn't understand why things had turned out this way!

In his past life, this county magistrate was nothing more than a lapdog in his presence, but now he was swaggering around, pointing his finger at him and cursing him. He even insulted him, saying that the injury on his face was a disgrace to the county government.

But if he doesn't come, what will happen to all those backlogged issues?

He desperately wanted to grab the old man by the collar and ask him if it felt good to bully people. But Wei Gongming, having spent decades navigating the treacherous waters of officialdom in his previous life, possessed a keen eye for shrewdness and strategic thinking. He was only considering sprinkling some dog urine on the old man's carriage later, breaking a couple of crossbeams, and whether he'd fall to his death was up to fate!

As he came out of the magistrate's house, he saw the character "Liu" on the file in the registrar's hand.

"Several branches of the Liu family just came to handle some business, and I just saw them off," the registrar said with a smile.

"Get things done? What is it?" Without saying a word, Wei Gongming snatched the case file from the registrar's hands and flipped through it.

The registrar was naturally dissatisfied with his empty hands. Seeing Wei Gongming's anxious and distressed appearance, he couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Madam Liu has spent 100,000 taels of silver to buy all the shares of the Liu Family Trading Company."

"That's 100,000 taels! This young lady is quite bold. Even after deducting the IOU and other items as compensation, she still paid 80,000 taels."

"She's being ridiculous! The Liu family's business has barely had any business since the snow disaster, so why would she spend so much money!" Wei Gongming said angrily, as if it were his own money that was being spent.

The registrar looked at him. "Do you know what he wants this trading company for?"

"doing what?"

"She said she bought it for her future son-in-law to practice with..."

"Dangdang!"

Wei Gongming's vision went black, and he fell straight down.

The registrar was startled. He had only intended to embellish the story with a couple of stabs, so why was there such a strong reaction? He immediately ordered the county doctor to come and save the man...

Liu Yuechu pretended not to have witnessed this scene and didn't go home after leaving the county office. Now that the business had taken full control, she needed to get rid of everyone who needed to be dealt with; otherwise, leaving behind a bunch of old hands would only make things difficult for Yuan Cuo.

Upon seeing Liu Yuechu enter, Wang Fu was the first to kneel down with a "plop"!

"I have been working at the Liu family business since I was an apprentice. I don't need any salary or money, I just beg you not to drive me away!"

He had hoped the two gentlemen could get something back from Liu Yuechu, but he never expected them to be sold out so easily!

They abandoned Liu Yuechu back then, but who knew their master would come back!

Liu Yuechu glanced at him for a long time, and after not seeing him for two or three months, Wang Fu had already lost a lot of weight. "The Liu family is not like the Zhenning Marquis's mansion, and they have never treated people unfairly."

"But...but I really don't know what I can do after leaving the Liu family's business. Young master, you are so kind-hearted, please leave me a way to survive." Wang Fu had long lost his former arrogance, because for the past few months, the two masters had not received a single copper coin in their monthly allowance.

His family of more than ten people needed to eat, and he had long since run out of his savings.

"Then go with Song Liu'er to do some work?" Liu Yuechu couldn't possibly let him stay at the business.

Wang Fu looked embarrassed. Who did Song Liu'er think he was! Back when he was at the Liu family business, Song Liu'er was his grand-apprentice. He would only teach him a little something when he was in a good mood, and he would even complain that Song Liu'er wasn't good enough when it came to serving tea.

"The business needs an old man to help out, doesn't it?" He hesitated for a moment, then spoke up, still unwilling to give up.

Liu Yuechu laughed, "I misspoke just now. How could you follow Song Liu'er? Your monthly allowance is two taels of silver, and you will work under Brother Chen Cheng from now on."

"The business hasn't had a single order in months. If your son-in-law asks, you can't just rely on your age and seniority, wouldn't that be embarrassing? I'm just saving face for you. You decide for yourself whether it's acceptable or not."

After Liu Yuechu finished speaking, she summoned the others. Those who wanted to leave were given a sum of money as a farewell gift and sent off happily. Those who did not want to leave were to be chosen by Song Liu'er and Yao Wei, giving the two a chance to vent their anger and clear their blocked meridians.

Regardless of their choice, Liu Yuechu had only one request: none of the former managers or employees could remain in the business.

"...Are you just going to hand over the entire business to your son-in-law like this?" Song Liu'er really couldn't figure out Liu Yuechu's thoughts. Yesterday she thought she was confused because she had a husband, but today she felt something was wrong.

"What are we here for? To interfere? When I said I was giving the business to my son-in-law, I meant it honestly and straightforwardly. Even if he wanted to stay here and perform shamanistic rituals every day, I wouldn't interfere." Liu Yuechu made her stance clear to everyone.

"..." Song Liu'er's newly formed thoughts were shattered by a hailstorm. He continued to mutter to himself that his wife couldn't choose a husband, because she would lose her brain once she had a man!

Liu Yuechu didn't care how angry they were; in fact, she had no idea what kind of mess Yuan Cuo would turn the business into.

But even if things are bad, it shouldn't be like her uncles, who only sell one fan every few months, right? If all else fails, she'll ask her best friend's family to step in and support Yuan Cuo's business.

"Where did he go today?" Liu Yuechu asked Liu Muchi.

Even though Yuan Cuo didn't see her these past few days, he would still send Hou to deliver a message, telling her about his schedule and the progress of the wedding preparations.

Liu Muchi coughed lightly twice, "I...I don't know either."

"You can't even lie properly, just tell me straight, what have you been up to?" With eyes that have seen two lifetimes, how could Liu Yuechu not see through Liu Muchi?

Liu Muchi hesitated for a moment, "I'll help my older brother win back the treasure he lost."

Liu Yuechu chuckled, "Alright, let him be." It's just acting anyway. How could his older brother possibly outsmart Yuan Cuo?

"By the way, Young Master Yuan also said that he will invite several witnesses for the betrothal ceremony in the next couple of days and asked Second Sister if she has any recommendations. If not, he will make the decision himself," Liu Muchi asked.

Liu Yuechu's smile gradually faded. The officiant was a very important person. She originally hoped that Scholar Lin could come, but she was afraid that Madam Lin would feel resentful, so she had to put that idea aside.

"Let him choose as he sees fit." She didn't want to put too much pressure on Yuan Cuo. She hadn't married him for fame or status; she just wanted to be able to stay together in peace. Why create problems for him? There was no need for that.

Liu Yuechu didn't care about the officiant, but Princess Chen refused to agree, saying, "You're being ridiculous. How can you let him choose for himself? He's from a family of minor officials of the seventh rank. It would be best if he could get Grand Scholar Lin to help him!"

"Quickly send him another message, tell him not to let the Lin family off the hook. You may not care about your dignity, but I do!"