I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Upon hearing this, Su Congxian quickly grabbed Granny Liu's hand.

“Mother, didn’t I tell you? We’re doing business right now. Your son has a knack for business. We can’t just be farmers forever. Besides, you’ve found such a capable in-law for my fourth brother. If we’re still farming in Sujia Village, won’t we be looked down upon for the rest of our lives?”

Granny Liu felt a surge of anger when she recalled the way Master Li had frowned at her that day.

"That makes sense, but don't you lack capital to do business?"

Su Congxian smiled upon hearing this.

"It won't take much capital. Just lend me two taels of silver. With these two taels, I can make money from money and earn you a lot more money later."

Granny Liu glanced at the excited Su Congxian, pondered for a moment, and then said:

“I can certainly afford this two taels of silver, but if I give it to you, the eldest son’s family will definitely cause trouble. Don’t think that just because Su Tao is getting married and your fourth brother is getting married, you need money. But your Qingsong will also be coming of age soon, and he will need money to get married too. I will have to help your family.”

Upon hearing this, Su Congxian glanced back at Madam Lin, but before she could speak, he turned to Granny Liu and gritted his teeth, saying:

“Mother, I understand what you mean. Qingsong will definitely need your help when he gets married in the future. But right now, Qingsong still has to wait a few years. I’m thinking of using these years to earn more money so that we can live a better life for the Su family and prevent the second branch of the family from looking down on us!”

Seeing that Su Congxian was so ambitious now, Granny Liu couldn't help but feel a little moved.

"Good son, it seems you've really grown up and know how to manage your life."

Su Congxian scratched his head and smiled sheepishly:

"Mother, I was ignorant in the first few years and caused you a lot of trouble. I will work hard to earn money and take good care of you and Father. Right now, I need money, so please lend me two taels of silver. I promise to pay you back as soon as I earn money."

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu smacked her lips, paused, and then said:

"It's not that I'm being dishonest and not giving you money, but there has to be a legitimate reason for giving it to you. After all, I'm in charge of the livelihood of this whole family. And you're not my only son anymore. Putting aside everything else, I can't just give you this money for nothing after you've worked so hard with me your whole life."

Upon hearing this, Su Congxian sighed helplessly.

"Mother, what do you mean by that? Just tell me directly, I'll listen to you."

Granny Liu glanced at Lin Shi, who looked aggrieved, then turned to look at Su Congxian.

"Since we've come this far today, then I'll be frank. If you insist on using the money for business, that's fine, but you must say that the money is a loan from you and that you have a deadline to repay it. Only then will others not gossip."

Granny Liu glanced at their expressions and continued:

"Furthermore, now that you want to go out and do business, since we haven't separated yet, you have to give me the money for doing business."

Upon hearing this, Madam Lin immediately became anxious and slammed her hand on the table, saying urgently:

"What are you saying? So, we borrowed your money to do business, and not only do we have to pay you back the money we make, but we also have to hand over another portion of money to you? So you get all the good stuff, and we have to work for free?"

When Granny Liu saw that Lin dared to yell at her, she was displeased and stood up, slapping Lin across the face.

"Who do you think you are, daring to boss me around like that? You should at least call me 'mother-in-law.' You really have no respect for elders. It's all because my son spoiled you so much that you're completely unruly!"

As she spoke, Granny Liu turned to look at Su Congxian.

"With your attitude, you still want money from me? Get out, all of you, and stop bothering me!"

Lin was suddenly slapped and didn't react for a moment. When she came to her senses, tears streamed down her face. Su Congxian, who was standing nearby, rushed over and put his arm around Lin's shoulder to comfort her.

"Wife, you go back first. I need to talk to my mother a bit more. Be good."

Then Su Congxian pushed and shoved Lin out of the house.

“Mom, how can you hit people so easily? Qingsong is all grown up now. If he hears you hitting his mother like this, it won’t be good.”

As he spoke, Su Congxian pulled Granny Liu down to sit.

"Mother, I didn't understand what you just said. Does that mean all our work here and there was for nothing?"

Granny Liu spoke up:

"Your wife has such a short temper, I don't even want to talk to her. I haven't even finished speaking yet, do you think I'd let you work for nothing?"

Su Congxian sat down, looked at Granny Liu, and asked:

"Mom, what exactly do you mean? You might as well just tell me clearly all at once, otherwise I'll be feeling really uneasy and uncomfortable."

Granny Liu sighed helplessly.

"What I mean is that after you pay back this two taels of silver, you should give me half of the silver you earn. Otherwise, I won't be able to convince everyone. But don't worry, I won't let you spend this silver. I'll save it all for you to use when Qingsong gets married. I'm already so old now, and I don't have any expenses. You can rest assured."

As she spoke, Granny Liu leaned closer to Su Congxian, patted his hand, and whispered:

"Actually, I haven't told you about this. I'm afraid that if I do, it might fall through and we'll make a fool of ourselves. It's about finding a daughter for your fourth brother from the Li family. They said that if the girl really does marry your fourth brother, we won't have to spend any money on the wedding. What they meant was that they wanted your fourth brother to become their son-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Su Congxian's eyes widened. Only now did he understand why the usually taciturn Old Man Su had suddenly become so angry. If the villagers found out that his son had become someone else's son-in-law, they would definitely gossip about him.

So Su Congxian frowned and looked at Granny Liu, and said:

"Mother, do you really think this can work out? My fourth brother is a scholar. If this really happens, where will he put his face afterward? Will he even be happy about it?"

Granny Liu sighed helplessly.

“Your fourth brother feels sorry for your father and me. He was the first to agree. With our family’s circumstances, how can we afford to marry the eldest daughter of the Li family? Your fourth brother is a student, and he will need money for many things in the future. If he can really become someone’s son-in-law, it will lighten our family’s burden.”