After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

It seems that Lu Shao is quite the romantic.

Holding the jade hairpin, she thought, "What has Jiang Zhiyun done to deserve this? She's already married to Xie Shuheng, so why is anyone still thinking about her?"

Why should she?

With this jade hairpin and what Lu Shao had just said, Jiang Zhiwan had an idea in mind. Perhaps... she could slowly prepare a big gift for Jiang Zhiyun.

But there's no rush now.

She was determined to make good use of the money Lu Shao, that sucker, and together with some of her family's savings, she planned to take over the wildly popular teahouse from her previous life! Now she could simply sit back and reap the benefits.

Jiang Zhiwan took the money back without telling Xu Pingan.

Xu Ping'an is incompetent, but he always spouts pretentious and unhelpful things, which makes people feel disheartened. The money's origin is unclear; if he finds out, he might forbid her from returning it.

Now she's thinking of opening her own shop, taking over a teahouse, and making money before acting without consulting anyone else. At that time, whether it's her mother-in-law or Xu Ping'an, who will look down on her?

This money bag probably contains ten taels of silver. Jiang Zhiwan went out today specifically to ask how much the teahouse that was about to close down cost. The proprietress said that twenty taels would be fine for the teahouse.

The main problem is that their business is failing, so no one is coming here right now.

I'll discuss it with my family again during this time. If I can get twenty taels of silver from them, I should be able to take over the teahouse.

Who can do anything to her then?

When Jiang Zhiwan arrived at the Jiang family home, her mother, Zhao Guifen, was just about to leave. She was somewhat surprised: "Where are you going, Mother? You're carrying wild vegetables and potatoes too."

“Aren’t these your sister’s favorite snacks? I’ll take them to her. We’re in the same town anyway, I’ll go and make amends, otherwise these neighbors will start talking about me again.”

"What are you doing here?" Zhao Guifen asked with disdain. "Wanniang, you shouldn't come here anymore. Ping'an's mother is no pushover. And did you really take the six taels of silver from the house? And you even framed your brother. I think you're tired of living..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Zhiwan took out ten taels of silver and waved it in front of her mother.

"How about it? Mother has ten taels here, and you give me another ten taels, and I can take over the teahouse. When it opens, it will be an instant sensation, making you the richest mother in the world. What do you say?"

Jiang Zhiwan was thinking that her mother must have kept the six taels of silver and didn't want to give it to her.

Now that she's said all this, she should agree, right?

Who knew that Zhao Guifen would find it even more suspicious when she saw her take out ten taels of silver? She was sure that her eldest daughter had also stolen money from the family.

If you give her money now, she'll probably never be able to make a living.

Zhao Guifen was also afraid of being beaten to death by Jiang Laosan.

So she said directly, "Go talk to your father. I can't make decisions like this. Also, what are you doing running a teahouse? It's not that I didn't advise you, but you're not capable of running it."

“Yunniang went out to set up a stall today, she’s doing things steadily and practically, let her make some progress first. I think Yunniang is more promising than you!” Zhao Guifen was genuinely a little angry.

She always doted on her eldest daughter, but that brat only knows how to make herself miserable.

Jiang Zhiwan clenched her fists: "What do you mean? Mother, do you think that jinx who brings you bad luck is good?"

"I only got anxious because I saw she was better than you! The marriage I arranged for you is for her. I don't know what stupid thing you did!"

"And now that others are making money, you're just daydreaming. If Yunniang becomes successful, the fortune teller said I'll inevitably decline and might even die... It's terrifying to even think about."

"I'm going. I'm going to see Yunniang. At least we should maintain the facade of motherhood. My spine has been pierced by gossip these past few days."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Guifen hurried away.

Jiang Zhiwan shouted anxiously, "Where's the money? Mother, you have to help me. My father is the kind of person who would rather buy wine than give me any money."

Zhao Guifen casually said, "Go out and borrow! Aren't there people in the village who lend money? You can just give them more when you pay it back."

Zhao Guifen was speaking in a sarcastic tone, but before she could finish, Jiang Zhiwan disappeared.

She muttered to herself, "He wouldn't really be thinking of borrowing money from those lecherous playboys, would he?"

"No, my daughter shouldn't be that neurotic. At least she's not mentally damaged."

After saying that, she went straight to Yunniang's house.

The gate was open, and Xie Shuheng was sitting next to Yunniang while Jiang Zhiyun was washing mushrooms.

Meanwhile, Xie Shuheng was kneading dough on the side.

Jiang Zhiyun would occasionally say, "Your strength is greater than mine, but you need to be gentler."

"Xie Shuheng, I'll show you how to knead it. You should learn from me."

If it weren't for the fact that there was too much flour and so much work to do, and Yunniang herself was too weak, and her mother-in-law's strength was unreliable for kneading the dough, she would have had to call Xie Shuheng over.

Watching Xie Shuheng knead the dough, I see he has enough strength, but not enough gentleness.

Yunniang looked at him, frowned, and demonstrated several more times.

Xie Shuheng was smart enough to understand. He figured out that it was about using your fists to hit someone, but not killing them completely, leaving them alive – that made sense.

As expected, Yunniang looked at his rapid progress and said, "Your comprehension is quite good. The most important thing about kneading dough is the elasticity."

"..." Xie Shuheng remained silent.

Jiang Zhiyun was about to splash a basin of dishwater when she saw Zhao Guifen standing at the door, gritting her teeth, her face changed.

Zhao Guifen watched the two lovers, thinking it wasn't worth it for her eldest daughter. She thought Xu Ping'an was no match for Xie Shuheng.

Xie Shuheng stood up, two heads taller than Xu Ping'an. The main reason was that Xu Ping'an was now so obedient to Yun Niang.

Only when she met Yunniang's gaze did she manage a weak smile: "Yunniang, your mother has come to see you."

"I just missed you, and more importantly, I wanted to come and apologize to you for what I did wrong at home that day..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Zhiyun poured a basin of dishwater over her.

Not a drop was wasted; it was all poured onto Zhao Guifen.

Jiang Zhiyun covered her mouth in great surprise: "Mother... I didn't know it was you. My eyesight is bad. I was thinking someone was spying on us at the door. I thought it was a thief, so I accidentally hurt you..."

Zhao Guifen clenched her fists: "Jiang Zhiyun, you did this on purpose!"

"I was just talking to you, you heartless daughter, how dare you disrespect your own mother!"

She was furious. She had previously considered ways to reconcile, but now she had absolutely no intention of doing so.

She just wanted Jiang Zhiyun to die! This daughter would only bring her misfortune.

Jiang Zhiyun said very considerately, "Mother is soaking wet right now, so it's not appropriate for her to come into my house. If there's anything you need to do, we can talk about it another day when I go back to my parents' house."

“You…” In her current state, Zhao Guifen really shouldn’t just enter someone’s house.

The main reason is that she is a woman, and if she goes in like this, dressed so improperly, people will definitely say she is unlucky.

If no one had seen her, it would have been fine, but Aunt Hong's eyes were fixed on her.

Even as neighbors, they were nosy and often kept an eye on her, as if waiting for her to do something outrageous.

Yunniang didn't even look at her, quickly locked the door, and then plugged it with door lock.