Reincarnation and Rebirth

"That's still a conservative estimate."

"Oh my god, Dad, we're going to be rich!" Chen exclaimed in surprise. Luckily, it was still early and there were no customers in the shop, otherwise they would have thought she was crazy.

"Do you have a prescription?"

Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances. Su Youfu tentatively asked, "Dad, we've brought everything over, can't we just do as instructed?"

Old Chen glared at him irritably, "Without a recipe, even if you manage to make it, it will only resemble it in appearance, not be exactly the same."

"Then, what should we do?"

A calculating glint flashed in Old Chen's eyes. "You're lucky. Here's what you'll do: when you get back, tell them that a big shot in town has taken a liking to this thing and wants to buy it. I'm sure your old lady will sell it for twenty taels. What do you think?"

Su Youfu wasn't stupid. "Dad, if I could come up with the recipe, I would make it myself."

"Then here's the deal: Dad will pay for the prescription. As for the rest, don't worry about the sales. We'll split the profits 50/50."

Su Youfu sneered inwardly. If he didn't want to be taken away by the Su family, why would he have come to this father-in-law? But this man, he just came up and said he'd split it 50/50.

"Father, since that's the case, I'd better go back and ask Mother."

"Then, you get seven and I get three, no less." Old Chen said through gritted teeth. As for how much silver they would make, Su Youfu, a bookworm, would never know. He would still make a lot of money from it.

Seventy-three percent? Chen's eyes lit up, and she tugged at Su Youfu's sleeve.

Su Youfu also knew that if the Su family knew that this thing could make money, he might not even get a tenth of it.

"Okay, then I'll go back today and tell my parents to have my niece hand over the prescription."

Once outside Chen's shop, the eldest son's family was lost in their dreams of getting rich.

"Father and Mother, this thing is so small, yet it sells for such a high price. If we sell hundreds or thousands of these, won't we be rich?" Su Qing'er said excitedly.

Mrs. Chen tapped her on the forehead, "Keep your mouth shut." Luckily, they had just left Su Chen at her cousin's house, where there were many children and Su Chen was willing to join in the fun. Otherwise, he would definitely have told everyone about this.

Su Qing'er touched her forehead and said coquettishly, "Mom, I know, don't worry. When we make money, can you buy me that set of glass jewelry?"

"Okay. When I have money, I'll buy it for you and save it as your dowry."

Su Youfu looked at the mother and daughter who were already planning how to spend money before anything was even going to happen, and said a little angrily, "I'm going to the Gou family. You two go to the banquet area and wait for me."

Su Ping knew what her father was going to do. "Father, do you want me to come with you?"

"No need, you stay with your mother and the others."

When Su Youfu arrived at the Gou family's house, he knocked on the door for a long time before someone finally opened it. Upon seeing Su Youfu, the person said irritably, "Oh, Scholar Su, what brings you here today?"

Su Youfu's expression darkened when he saw a servant daring to speak to him like that. He said coldly, "I'm here to see Master Gou."

"Hmph, the master is busy today."

"You didn't even go to inform him, how do you know your master is too busy to see me?"

"No time means no time."

"You, you're just a gatekeeper, how dare you make decisions for your master?"

"Get out, get out! Our master won't see you even if he has time."

Hearing this, Su Youfu understood immediately. It must be that the incident at the last market had angered Master Gou.

Indeed, last time Su Wan'er left early, so when Steward Gou brought Young Master Gou there, they didn't see her at all.

If it were just that he hadn't seen the person, that would be fine. Although that young master Gou was a fool, he was quite adept at matters of men and women. By sheer coincidence, he had taken a fancy to a woman. If she were just an ordinary wealthy man, that would be one thing, but the woman's father was the daughter of a magistrate in Qingshan Town, Meizhou. And that magistrate was a seventh-rank official, just a little bit higher than the seventh-rank magistrate of Luori City.

It is said that a higher-ranking official can crush a person. The county magistrate's daughter was hugged by Gou Chengcai in public. She was so ashamed and angry that she almost threw herself into the river. Fortunately, she was stopped by the maid next to her. The group quickly reported to the authorities.

At first, Steward Gou looked disdainful. The county magistrate's wife was the young master's aunt. Even if this family was considered wealthy, they still had to obey the county magistrate's jurisdiction.

Unexpectedly, he ran into a brick wall. Under the watchful eye of the county magistrate, the county magistrate had no choice but to punish him severely. Gou Chengcai was beaten with 20 strokes of the cane and had to pay 1,000 taels of silver in compensation before the matter was considered closed.

The Gou family grew angrier the more they thought about it. If the Su family hadn't suggested going to the market, they wouldn't have taken Gou Chengcai out with them, and they certainly wouldn't have accidentally offended Magistrate Lin.

Well, if Su Wan'er were here, she would recognize that the woman who was molested was none other than Lin Chenwei. At this moment, she was accompanying her father to the Meizhou government office to report on her duties. Qingzhou had been attacked by the Ziyan Kingdom one after another, and her father was worried that if Qingzhou fell, their town of Qingshan would be the first to be hit and become a key location.

So she thought she could take this opportunity to arrange for her wife and children to stay in Meizhou City, so that if something really happened, at least the Lin family bloodline could be protected. That day, they happened to arrive in Sunset City. After traveling by carriage for several days, Lin Chenwei's mother was a little carsick, so she took the servants out to see if they could buy some refreshing and appetizing food to make her mother feel better. Unexpectedly, they encountered such a fool.

Lin Jiheng, who was already in a bad mood, was furious when he learned that his daughter had been hugged by a mentally challenged man. He stormed into the county government office.

Lin Jiheng got his official position through his own examination, while the magistrate of Sunset City did not. He obtained the position by bribing his superiors with the connections and money of the Gou family. Naturally, he was inferior to Lin Jiheng.

Lin Jiheng kept saying he wanted to go to the government office to report on his work and to impeach him, accusing him of being an unrighteous official and allowing his family to oppress the people.

The magistrate was naturally frightened and dared not defend the county, so he pronounced the verdict in court.

The Gou family was dumbfounded, but there was nothing they could do but watch helplessly as Gou Chengcai was beaten.

Fortunately, the people in the county government knew he was the only son of the Gou family, so they held back. Otherwise, with that idiot's physique, he would have been dead long ago.

Given this, it's no wonder the Gou family wouldn't give the Su family a friendly look. They were planning to settle accounts with them after Gou Chengcai recovered, but Su Youfu just delivered himself to their doorstep.

But Su Youfu was unwilling to leave. He took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to the gatekeeper. "Brother, please go and inform him that Su Youfu has important business to discuss with me."

The gatekeeper's eyes darted around. "Then you wait here, I'll go find the steward."

When Steward Gou heard that Su Youfu still dared to come, he was furious. Because of the young master's accident, the master had not given him a kind look for several days.

"Hmph, he dares to come here again. Let's go, I'll go report to the master and also let me go and meet him."

Inside Gou Chengcai's room, he lay on the bed groaning in pain, while Madam Gou wiped away tears by the bedside, saying, "Damn it, how could they hit him so hard?"

"Hmph, it's all because you don't discipline him properly and spoil him so much that he's become unruly," Master Gou said angrily.

Strangely enough, this Master Gou had a large number of wives and concubines in his backyard, but he couldn't have any sons, while he did have more than ten daughters.

“Master, you can’t blame me for this. You always give me the moon and the stars.” Madam Gou retorted. “If you ask me, blame the Su family. Why didn’t they just marry their daughter off to us? Cheng Cai has already taken a liking to their daughter anyway.”

"What do you know? I had a master calculate Su Wan'er's birth chart. This woman is destined for wealth and prosperity, blessed with both fortune and longevity. She's destined for great riches and honor. Not only is her own fortune excellent, but she can also bring good luck to those around her. Moreover, the master said she will have many children and much happiness. Tell me, if such a woman were to enter our Gou family, how could we not rise to even greater heights?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Gou's eyes lit up instantly. "Really? Then hurry up and bring him into the manor!"

"That's just a woman's opinion. Su Wan'er has a good destiny. The master said that she must be married with great pomp and circumstance, otherwise, she may suffer a backlash."

"Well, the Su family agreed, didn't they?"

"Didn't your son run back that day, insisting on marrying Su Xiucai's daughter? The steward took her out that day so that he could see Su Wan'er's face clearly. According to the Su family, Su Wan'er accidentally got a scar on her face that day, which is why Cheng Cai didn't take a liking to her."

"Then what should we do now? How about I take the matchmaker and betrothal gifts to propose marriage tomorrow? As for Chengcai, since he has taken a fancy to Su Xiucai's daughter, we can just take her as well."

Master Gou's eyes lit up. "That's a good idea. Then I'll have to trouble you, Madam."

Madam Gou gave him a playful glare, "Master, the best way to show your love for her is to not bring new brides into the mansion every few days."

Master Gou awkwardly touched his nose, "I didn't want to either, but I was hoping to have a son so I could help him grow up."

Madam Gou lowered her head and said no more.