Reincarnation and Rebirth

What? This family actually has to borrow money for food? That... that...

Taking advantage of the moment when the Su family was stunned, Su Wan'er said to Madam Gou, "I'm sorry, Madam, I wasn't lying just now. Our family has actually been declining ever since I was born. Before, we could eat meat two or three times a year, but now, sigh, I don't know why people say I'm lucky. Maybe I'm lucky to be able to marry into the Gou family. At least I can eat my fill. I disagreed just now because I was afraid of delaying your Gou family. I'm sorry, I was ungrateful. By the way, is it true, as my grandparents and uncle said, that I can eat white rice until I'm full every day and eat fish and meat until I'm sick of it, and even bring them some benefits?"

Before the Su family could react, Su Wan'er rattled off a whole bunch of things, and everyone's face immediately showed a strange expression.

Su Youfu began to think that what his daughter said seemed to make some sense. His family used to be able to eat some meat, but in recent years, they have rarely seen meat. Could it really be because of Su Wan'er?

He completely forgot that three members of the Su family were currently studying, and their tuition fees amounted to several dozen taels a year. In addition, there was the cost of food and drink for the whole family. The harvest had been mediocre in recent years, and the Su family was already struggling to make ends meet. The idea of ​​eating meat was simply a pipe dream.

When Su Youlu heard his daughter say this, he looked at Su Wan'er with a guilty expression. Madam Wang also had tears in her eyes. Su Wan'er felt complicated. What did these two mean?

Old Man Su almost gritted his teeth, "Our Su family isn't that poor."

"Then, then shall I go and cook with Mom?"

"You wretched girl, are you determined to make our Su family look bad?" Old Madam Su could no longer hold back and started cursing at Su Wan'er, spittle flying everywhere, which frightened Madam Gou so much that she stood up from her chair.

"Well, since your young lady is unwilling, then let's discuss this matter again."

Su Wan'er's face showed the same panic as the eldest son of the Su family. "No, no, Madam! I still want to go to your family to be a young mistress and eat big fish and big meat."

"Oh, right, I was also thinking of bringing some money back to support my family. My uncle said that the Gou family will all belong to Young Master Gou in the future, which means it will belong to me..."

"Su Wan'er, that's enough, shut up." Su Youfu finally couldn't help but yell.

After hearing Su Wan'er's words, Madam Gou's eyes burned with fury. "Well, Su Youfu, how dare you scheme against our Gou family like this?"

"No, no, no, madam, no, don't listen to her nonsense."

"Uncle, I'm not talking nonsense. When Young Master Gou came last time, he had his eye on my eldest cousin, but she thought he was a fool and refused to marry him. That's why you made me marry him. You've always said that my eldest cousin is Mingyu, destined to be a noble lady, while I'm just a maid. Oh, right, didn't you have my eldest cousin's fortune told, saying she would be rich and noble all her life? What, did my cousin's birth chart change?"

Now, Su Youfu was completely panicked. He didn't know where Su Wan'er had heard about Qing'er's destiny. Indeed, that year, a monk came to the village, passed by their house, stopped, and looked at the courtyard with a complicated expression. They had intended to send him away, but the monk pointed at Su Qing'er and said she had the destiny to be an empress. Then he looked at Su Wan'er, his brows furrowing deeply, and said, "Strange, both of them have the destiny of a phoenix." After saying that, he suddenly seemed to realize something and left with a look of fear on his face.

Therefore, after that, the couple would suppress the second wife in every way and would delay arranging a marriage for Su Qing'er. Su Youfu wanted the position of county magistrate so that Qing'er could enter the palace for the imperial concubine selection. However, the couple kept all of this a secret from their family. Apart from the two elders of the Su family, no one else knew. How did this brat find out? The birth charts sent over last time did indeed change Su Qing'er's, but Su Wan'er's were not changed.

When the Gou family announced they were looking for a daughter-in-law, many families in town avoided them like the plague. Su Youfu finally managed to make contact, but when the Gou family heard he was a scholar and had a daughter, they implied they wanted to arrange a marriage. Helpless, Su Youfu set his sights on Su Wan'er. He secretly changed Su Qing'er's birth chart, but he didn't change Su Wan'er's. The fortune teller had said that Su Wan'er was also destined for wealth and honor, but unfortunately, she would face a great calamity at the age of seventeen. If she survived, she would be wealthy for life; if she didn't, she would be considered a tragic beauty. Su Youfu was just trying his luck, but to his surprise, they actually took a liking to Su Wan'er.

If Su Wan'er actually brought this up, Su Youfu wouldn't believe that a two-year-old like her could understand the adults' conversation. Right, she must be bluffing them.

“Madam Gou, this girl has been like this since she was little, always lying. Don’t take her seriously, don’t take her seriously.”

However, once the seed of doubt is planted, it will take root and sprout.

Madam Gou gave him a cold look. "I'll go back and talk to the master about this. The betrothal will be put on hold for now."

Seeing that what she had in hand was about to slip away again, Old Lady Su didn't care about the other party's status or position. She immediately jumped up and down, "How can you take back a betrothal gift after it has been given? Is this how the Gou family does things? If word gets out, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Madam Gou sneered, "Oh? So you used fake birth dates to deceive our Gou family? Aren't you afraid I'll have my husband arrest the entire Su family?"

Grandma Su was unaware of Su Youfu's actions. She straightened her back and said defiantly, "What are we afraid of? Our Su family has never given you fake birth dates and times."

Having spent so many years in the inner quarters, Madam Gou was naturally far more cunning than this old man from the countryside, Su. She slyly said, "Oh? Then tell me, what is the birth date of your eldest daughter?"

Just as Old Mrs. Su was about to blurt it out in a fit of anger, Mrs. Chen suddenly fell off her chair, making such a loud noise that it interrupted the conversation in the room.

Su Youfu secretly winked at the old lady, who patted her chest in fear, realizing she had almost let slip that Qing'er was destined to be the Empress, so how could she marry a fool? Even if she wasn't destined to be the Empress, she would definitely marry a high-ranking official, and then the Su family would rise to prominence. At that time, they wouldn't even care about the Gou family.

Madam Gou sneered. Did this whole family really think she was a fool?

"Butler, let's go."

Su Youfu tried to persuade them to stay, but was stopped by the servants brought by the Gou family. The steward took the betrothal gift list from the table, glared at Su Youfu, and left Suhe Village in the carriage.

"You brat, I'll teach you to be so talkative, huh? You were so talkative, weren't you?" Seeing that everything had been taken back, Old Madam Su was heartbroken and decided to vent her anger on Su Wan'er.

She searched the yard for a stick, but Su Wan'er wasn't afraid and just stood there straight.