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

Upon hearing Qin's words, Granny Liu immediately glared at her.

"You really do act like you're in charge now. Who gave you permission to bring Su Tao back to me? She has a husband and a family to support. Why should you be the one to rush over and serve her? Now that we've brought her back, we have another mouth to feed. We'll have to spend money on food, drink, and other necessities."

Seeing that Granny Liu was angry, Madam Qin immediately spoke up:

“Mother, this is a long story, and I have my own difficulties. Su Tao really couldn’t stay at her husband’s house anymore, so she came back with me. Now that Su Tao is pregnant, I can’t send her away. So let her stay in our yard for a while, and once her pregnancy is stable, I will send her back to her husband’s house.”

Granny Liu snorted coldly.

"Why is it that once your daughter is married, she can come back to our old Su family compound to eat and use my things? It's fine if I spend some money on my youngest son so he can get married and start a family, but not if I ask you, you're just short-sighted and only see what's in front of you right now. If your fourth son really marries a girl from the Li family in the future, are you worried that he won't be able to live a good life with her?"

Seeing that Granny Liu had spoken so earnestly, and considering that Su Tao had now moved back to the old Su family compound, Qin Shi realized she was indeed in the wrong. Therefore, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and nod in agreement.

"Mother, I understand what you said. From now on, I won't say another word about anything related to my brother-in-law. I just came back to say hello. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to sleep now."

After saying that, Qin Shi fled back to her room, seething with anger.

After seeing Qin Shi leave, Granny Liu sighed helplessly, climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), opened the cabinet inside, took out the jade pendant that Li Xiang had given her earlier, and handed it to Su Songchuan.

"Take this jade pendant to the pawnshop and pawn it for some silver. I don't have any other cash to give you right now. Now, only your third brother and your eldest brother are left to farm. How can their crops earn as much as your second brother's? They work only sporadically, and it's good enough if they can just feed themselves. You should marry that girl from the Li family as soon as possible so that she can support your studies in the future. Otherwise, there won't be any money left for your education."

Su Songchuan examined the jade pendant carefully, then gritted his teeth and said:

"Mother, don't worry, I will definitely win over Li Shuer this time. It's getting late, you two should get some rest. Tomorrow morning before dawn, I will get up and go to the city to pawn this jade pendant. After getting the money, I will go and meet with Li Shuer to discuss the engagement with her."

After saying that, Su Songchuan got up and walked outside.

Seeing this, Granny Liu immediately grabbed Su Songchuan's arm and said with a worried expression:

"This is our family's last possession. You must win over that girl from the other family, otherwise I won't be able to help you. I won't even be able to pay your tuition next month."

Su Songchuan patted Granny Liu's hand.

"Don't worry, Mother, I know what I'm doing. Li Shu'er has already fallen for me."

After saying that, Su Songchuan pushed open the door and went out.

the next morning,

As dawn broke, Su Songchuan got up, dressed, and went out. He didn't have any extra money, and the words Liu Pozi had said yesterday had upset him; he'd already spent too much of his family's money. So this time, Su Songchuan didn't even want to take the oxcart.

Su Songchuan was only thinking about taking the jade pendant to the pawnshop to pawn it for money to spend.

By the time Su Songchuan arrived in the city, he was exhausted. He pondered which shop to take the jade pendant to. Remembering that he had ridden in the carriage of the owner of Wangyue Tower on the day of Su Shiyan's wedding, and considering the good relationship between Lou Wangyue and his nephew and niece, he figured they wouldn't try to cheat him.

Without a second thought, Su Songchuan took the jade pendant and went to the entrance of Wangyue Tower.

As soon as he entered, the shopkeeper greeted him warmly.

"Welcome, sir. Please come in."

Su Songchuan nodded and followed the shopkeeper into the house.

"I'm here to pawn something."

The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly and said with a smile:

"Understood. May I have something of value to offer, sir? Let me take a look."

Su Songchuan didn't waste any time and directly took out the jade pendant and handed it to the shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, could you please take a look and tell me how much this jade pendant is worth? I want to pawn it."

The shopkeeper took the jade pendant, glanced at it, and immediately his face fell.

"Sir, you're not joking with me, are you? How could you bring something like this into our shop? Do you really think Wangyue Tower accepts all sorts of junk?"

Upon hearing this, Su Songchuan's eyes widened immediately.

"Shopkeeper, what do you mean by this?"

"Hmph, what could I possibly mean? Don't you know what you've got? This thing might fool a newbie, but what are you doing bringing it to me? Take your jade pendant and get out of here. Don't delay my business."

Then the shopkeeper called out to the waiter beside him:

"Don't you have any sense of propriety? Don't you know how to see guests out?"

Seeing this, a waiter quickly came forward and pushed Su Songchuan towards the door.

"Go, go, take your things and leave. Don't waste time here."

Upon seeing this, Su Songchuan immediately became anxious.

"Don't push me. I know the owner of your Wangyue Tower. If you treat me like this, aren't you afraid your owner will be angry?"

The waiter snorted coldly.

"Hmph, you'd better stay put. Someone like you think you can get involved with our boss? Do you even know who our boss is? How could he possibly know someone like you, a nobody?"

As he spoke, the waiter reached out and pushed Su Songchuan a few more times.

"Go, go, don't delay our business!"

There was a commotion downstairs when Lou Wangyue happened to come down from upstairs. She saw Su Songchuan, walked over, and smiled.

"Isn't this Fourth Uncle? What brings you to our shop?"

Upon seeing Lou Wangyue arrive, Su Songchuan immediately grabbed her arm as if grasping at a lifeline.

“Young Master Lou, I came to pawn this jade pendant in your catalog. Your manager said it wasn’t a good item and they wanted to kick me out. I said I knew you, and your staff said I was some kind of lowlife.”

The waiter standing nearby, seeing that this man actually knew his boss, turned pale with fright and quickly explained:

"Master, it's not like that, I..."

Lou Wangyue turned around and glared at the waiter, then waved her hand and said:

"Fourth Uncle, don't be angry. I'll take this jade pendant. Manager Li, go and get two taels of silver for Fourth Uncle to take."

Manager Li hesitated upon hearing this, but considering that it was his master's order, he dared not say anything more and turned to go to the accounting office to withdraw the money.