Expelled from the Duke's mansion, the fake heiress is richer than a country.

"Miss Yu!"

Seeing the two turn and leave, Xue Heyu was excited and grabbed the silver, wanting to chase after them. But his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

He clutched the two large silver ingots tightly, buried his head between his knees, and wept bitterly.

Everyone had abandoned him; even his mother and daughter distrusted and hated him. Unexpectedly, in this desolate capital city, when he was homeless and destitute, it was two strangers who saved him!

As Yu Wenbin walked out of the inn, he was still heartbroken over the twenty taels of silver he had spent.

But Yu Wanran had already made her decision, so he couldn't say much. After all, it was his third sister who earned the money, and the family was already doing well to benefit from it. What right did they have to criticize where the money went?

He could only sigh inwardly. He figured that his third sister, after all, came from the Duke's mansion, and probably didn't care much about money.

Once Yu Wanran returned to the escort agency, she put this trivial matter behind her.

Business people have seen all sorts of people. They make countless choices throughout their lives, sometimes winning, sometimes losing. Their ultimate goal is to build a vast business empire and cultivate a powerful network of connections to benefit themselves.

Just the next day, a caravan was heading back to Tongcheng. The brother and sister packed up and rode back to Qingping Village without stopping.

Upon receiving the news, Yan Cheng'an rushed to the escort agency hoping to meet the Yu siblings, but he was too late. Standing at the gate, he gazed regretfully towards the city gate.

He had thought things would go very well last time, and that if Miss Yu came to the capital again, she would at least send someone to greet him. But it turned out that she seemed to have forgotten about him and left after finishing her business.

Seeing his young master's dejected expression, Xiaoze hesitated before saying, "Second Young Master, Miss Yu is indeed quite unique..."

Yan Cheng'an was troubled yet proud.

"Miss Yu is a heroine among women, naturally extraordinary!"

Ozawa coughed lightly.

"However, she is a farmer, but she will become a merchant in the future."

Yan Cheng'an glared at him: "What are you trying to say?"

Ozawa scratched his head.

"Second Young Master, I'm worried that if Master and Madam find out you still can't forget Miss Yu, they'll break my legs!"

Yan Cheng'an was stunned for a moment, then swung his hand and flicked the forehead with his finger.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I consider Miss Yu a friend, and she's even our savior! You ungrateful wretch, making up stories about Miss Yu behind her back?"

Xiaoze covered his forehead and rolled his eyes.

He didn't want to implicate Miss Yu either. But his young master's expression was making it hard not to overthink things!

The Yu siblings returned home close to evening.

The family, who had been lying in bed, all excitedly got up and started exchanging pleasantries. Without a word, Zhu Xiaozhen put on an apron and Yu Xiaoxiang went into the kitchen. She cooked a pot of hand-pulled noodles for the three of them and poached three eggs on top.

Spring has arrived, and the chickens we bought earlier have started laying eggs one after another, with two or three eggs being collected every other day. The Yu family's life is getting better and better, a situation unique in Qingping Village.

The three of them wolfed down their noodles, and Yu Wanran sent Yanqing to rest. After tidying up the table and arranging for Xiaoxiang to go to sleep, she took out a thick stack of silver notes and a packet of loose silver and placed them on the table.

Fearing that the oil lamp was too close, Ji Chunhua moved it to her feet.

Tonight, there's no way to sleep! The family's trembling hands carefully touched and counted the pile of silver notes, but they still couldn't figure out how much money it was.

After Yu Wanran and her family members calmed down a bit, they began to submit the expense report.

"Father, Mother, this shipment brought in a total of 4,800 taels of silver. After deducting nearly 100 taels for various costs, the profit is 4,700 taels. Let's split the profits as agreed beforehand."

Yu Man and his wife were still reeling from the huge surprise; their minds were a complete mess.

"Dividends?"

Yu Wanran acted swiftly and decisively, asking Yu Wenrong to bring paper and pen, and began calculating in front of her family.

He himself received 50%, totaling 2,350 taels; his elder brother and sister-in-law and younger brother each received 20%, totaling 940 taels; and his parents received 10%, totaling 470 taels.

Yu Wanran counted out the banknotes and silver to Ji Chunhua, Zhu Xiaozhen, and Yu Wenrong. The family, holding their newly acquired dividends, remained in a daze for a long time, unable to return to reality.

Amidst immense joy, there was also a sense of shame.

This money was actually brought to them voluntarily by Ranran. They didn't contribute much and just received the money without lifting a finger.

Ji Chunhua took a deep breath, tapped the table, looked at her two sons, and gestured for them to hand over the silver they had received for safekeeping.

The family hasn't separated yet, and the fourth son isn't married. How can this money be given directly to his son? What if it gets misused?

Yu Wanran stopped her mother's actions.

“Mother, my eldest brother is married, and my younger brother will be getting married soon. Let them keep this money themselves. I will continue to run trade routes in the future. If you want to participate, you will each have to contribute a share.”

"Investors bear their own risks, and dividends are calculated based on their investment amount."

Ji Chunhua grasped Yu Wanran's hand, feeling a surge of anxiety.

"Ranran, are you still planning to go on a trading trip? With so much silver, isn't that enough for our family to live on for a lifetime? Why do you still want to risk it all and endure the hardships of living outdoors?"

“Mother, our Yu family has no power or influence. If we flaunt this little bit of money, it will only attract covetous eyes and bring endless trouble. If we want to stop being bullied in the future, we need to earn more money.”

She withdrew her hand and turned her gaze to the others.

"Sister-in-law, please take good care of yourself. My younger brother will find a girl he likes in the future. If she gives birth to a son, we will send him to school and let him take the imperial examination. Only in this way can we truly change our family's status and preserve our family business!"

"Three sisters!"

Yu Wenrong felt a wave of embarrassment. Zhu Xiaozhen, on the other hand, turned pale, hurriedly lowered her head, and stole a glance at Yu Wenbin.

Ji Chunhua looked at her eldest daughter-in-law with a face full of disgust.

"Can she still have children?"

Six years have passed, and apart from Xiao Xiang's daughter, she hasn't conceived a single child! Her poor eldest son is probably going to die without an heir. She can only hope that her younger daughter-in-law can have a few more children in the future, so that one can be given to the eldest son's family.

The joyful atmosphere that had been spreading through the Yu family suddenly turned sour.

"Mother, my sister-in-law is just not getting enough to eat or wear at our house, and her health is failing. It's not her fault..."

Yu Wanran's casual remark did not expect to elicit such a strong reaction from Ji Chunhua, who gave Zhu Xiaozhen an apologetic look.

"As long as my sister-in-law takes good care of her health, she will definitely be able to have a baby."

Wasn't it because of her tantrums in her past life that her sister-in-law lost her child?

She apologized for her slip of the tongue: "Besides, Xiao Xiang is so well-behaved and filial, she's no less than a boy."

Zhu Xiaozhen's complexion gradually regained its rosy hue. Yu Man secretly squeezed his wife's hand under the table, blaming himself for being useless and unable to support his wife and daughter. From now on, he vowed that he would never again shortchange them when he had money!

Yu Man stepped in to smooth things over.

"Ranran is right, let's talk about those things later. We're a family, we'll go through thick and thin together, why bother with so much?"

He was concerned with something else.

"Ranran, so... should we still plant red velvet grass in the spring?"

Yu Wanran thought for a moment and said, "Dad, you can try planting a small amount of red velvet grass. We sold too much red velvet grass to Boss Wei this time, so he may not lack red velvet grass in the short term."

"We'll have to wait two months before I go to Beijing to discuss with Mr. Wei the specific amount of red velvet grass Ruicaifang will purchase next year."

“The red velvet grass has been uprooted by the villagers of Datong Village. Dad, why don’t you try to cultivate it first?”