Remarrying Chun Yuan

"The Imperial Household Department?!"

Liu Shang stammered for a moment, then immediately leaned over to take a look.

Before his hand could even touch the edge of the note, Liu Yuechu flicked it back with her sleeve.

Liu Chen was stunned. He had indeed heard a few days ago that the Imperial Household Department was selecting members from the Liu family, but who would have thought that Liu Yuechu would actually be selected!

"This is the glory of the Liu family; you cannot keep it all to yourself!"

“At the beginning of the month, which task were you selected for? This is an official matter, not something that can be accomplished by just a few people. It would be best if your fourth uncle and I helped you oversee it.”

Once someone is labeled a "government-businessman," not only will no one dare to bully them, but the word "money" will always be right in front of them.

The two looked at Liu Yuechu again with unpredictable expressions, completely incredulous.

How could she possibly handle the Imperial Household Department? There must be someone backing her up behind the scenes!

Could it be that he was associated with some noble or high-ranking official but didn't want to publicize it, so he chose Yuan Cuo, a green-haired turtle, as his son-in-law to cover it up?

"Thank you, but there's no need. Besides, this matter has nothing to do with you two uncles, so there's no need for you to get involved. You each took 20,000 taels of silver back then, and the contract has already been written clearly. It has nothing to do with the Liu family's business anymore."

Liu Yuechu showed Yuan Cuo the list from the Imperial Household Department, "We failed to seize the furs and military equipment, but the Imperial Household Department gave us a slip of paper with the first batch of demand lists."

After reading it, Yuan Cuo nodded, "It's good to start from the bottom." Fortunately, the old eunuch was sensible and knew that military preparations were too hard, so he didn't actually assign that dirty work to him.

“But we really don’t know anything about fur... How about we ask Boss Zhu for some advice? We should thank him anyway.” Liu Yuechu was very generous and would never be stingy with those who had helped her.

Yuan Cuo did not refuse. "I'll ask, but he might not be available." Wouldn't it expose them if he really came? He wouldn't let Zhu Zhao and Liu Yuechu get too close.

……

Liu Chen and Liu Shang's gazes lingered between the two.

I really want to find an opportunity to cut a piece off this fatty meat.

"Are you going to report this case or not?" The constables at the gate suddenly spoke up. They had been waiting for far too long, and if they hadn't known that the Liu family was generous, they would never have made this trip.

Liu Yuechu: "Report!"

"Don't report it!"

Liu Shang immediately stopped them, "Perhaps your fourth uncle and I weren't paying attention and managed to smuggle a few back. Let's go back and check to make sure we didn't take any back before asking the police for help."

“Yes, yes, let’s look again.” Liu Chen rarely agreed.

Now that Liu Yuechu has become a government official and businessman, she's someone you can't afford to offend. Besides, this girl is ruthless; she might actually dare to expose things to higher authorities.

Liu Yuechu didn't insist, and gave Liu Muchi a wink. Liu Muchi gave the constables red envelopes and politely saw them off.

Liu Shang and Liu Chen slunk back.

Fourth Aunt was still scolding Liu Yuechu, "She's just occupying the position of the eldest daughter of the eldest branch, what's with her arrogance? She married such a poor scholar, she'll regret it someday!"

"You should have taken back all the items from the Liu Family Trading Company back then. Now they've all benefited that guy surnamed Yuan!"

"I wonder how they got together? Did they already have some kind of ambiguous relationship? Otherwise, why would that girl have chosen him..."

"Enough!" Liu Chen roared, startling his wife. "I think you're the really stupid ones! You spend all day trying to sow discord in front of the old lady, but you don't even bother to find out what that little girl is up to?"

If he had known earlier that she was aiming for the imperial merchant position, he would have changed his attitude and wouldn't have been so domineering!

Fourth Aunt stood frozen in place, staring blankly at him. "You're the one who said she's worthless for marrying a good-for-nothing. What can she possibly do? Besides, she spoke so ill of your daughter. How could you, as her father, not stand up for her?"

"Did I say something wrong at the beginning of the month? Yue Liu is not pretty at all, she doesn't look like me at all, she takes after you completely!" Liu Chen is handsome, but he is a bit sharp-tongued.

Fourth Aunt's vision blurred. "Have you taken a fancy to some vixen again? Explain yourself! I haven't seen a trace of the 20,000 taels of silver we were supposed to get. Where did you put it?"

"I'm not going to tell you anything!" Liu Chen shoved him away; he had to go find Liu Musheng.

Now that Liu Yuechu has obtained a government-business relationship, he'll definitely get rid of Liu Musheng. He'll drag his nephew along to denounce that despicable couple. If they refuse to share the spoils, he'll make a scene, and nobody will have a good life!

Liu Shang was in a terrible predicament, regretting that he had made things too strained with Liu Yuechu.

"Who would have thought she would transform into a government official and merchant? The sun must have risen in the west!" If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have given those 20,000 taels of silver and completely severed ties with the Liu family.

"She took after her sister-in-law; she's always been petty and cunning. Before, she had a tight grip on the Liu family, and even the old lady's words had no effect," the third aunt chimed in.

"We still need to ease up on this relationship." Liu Shang was thinking of his son. "If Mu Fang could get involved with both official and business connections, he wouldn't have to worry about his future."

"How can we ease the tension? Just two days ago they announced that no one is allowed to visit without an invitation. It's all the fourth brother's family's nonsense that's made me unable to go now..."

"Send out invitations if you want. If we handle the official-business relationship well, we'll transform into people of status and won't be criticized for being greedy anymore. Mu Fang's future will be much more secure..."

Both families are taking action.

But at this moment, Liu Musheng's jaw dropped in astonishment.

He made a bet on a whim that day, thinking he was sure to win, but he never expected that Liu Yuechu would actually obtain the official business qualification, and that she would be in the fur business!

He looked up at the sky; the sun was setting in the west. "You've never even owned a dog, what do you know about fur!"

"Whether I understand or not, you've already lost!" Liu Yuechu said smugly.

Liu Musheng was reluctant to admit it, but he had no choice but to. "What do you want me to do? Tell me, but make it clear beforehand that you can't go too far. You can't do anything like eating shit or crawling between someone's legs. You absolutely cannot agree to that!" He was willing to accept the consequences of his bet.

"I want my eldest brother to open a horse farm and raise horses," Yuan Cuo said earnestly.

Liu Musheng: "???" Has he lost his mind? Raising horses?

Liu Yuechu was also quite surprised, "Why open a horse farm out of the blue?" Her mind started working, Yuan Cuo wouldn't do anything useless.

Yuan Cuo discussed the matter very seriously, saying, "The Imperial Household Department has given you a pass for the official road, but that only allows you to use that road; they don't provide carriages or horses. The escort company's carriages and horses can only be used for escorting, not for transporting goods. Moreover, entrusting everything to them would be too costly."

"Brother, why don't you try raising horses and building your own transport fleet?" He suggested a more suitable path for Liu Musheng. "Besides, different breeds of horses have different uses in different places, and it would be very interesting to study them."

Liu Musheng didn't want to do anything serious. "I can take fewer shares and just get a share of the profits."

Yuan Cuo posed the key point: "Officials and merchants have a nominal title, a sixth-rank official. Although they have no real power and don't need to take up the post, they can act as liaisons for marriage proposals..."

“He doesn’t do any work, so we won’t give him the title,” Liu Yuechu said fiercely.

"I agree! I'll take care of her!" Liu Musheng didn't hesitate any longer.

He was disliked by Fang Yunqing and slapped by Huang Wanwan, wasn't it all because he had no special skills? If he had a sinecure, Huang Wanwan would have hesitated before taking action, and she would have hit officials, not ordinary people.

"But you're so generous as to give me a sinecure?" Liu Musheng suddenly realized what was going on.