Marrying a powerful man: The third master is wild and untamable

Chapter 8 She doesn’t have much money

Fu Jincheng's car disappeared from sight.

Shen Xiuwan stood in silence for a long time, comforting herself that Jincheng was in a hurry to deal with government affairs and had no time to say goodbye to her.

After standing in the wind for a while, he went back by himself.

Back in the hall, Mrs. Fu had already gone back to her room to rest.

Fifth Miss Yunzhu has taken over the task of decorating the house and is instructing the servants to take out strings of red lanterns, red silk and national flags from the warehouse. In addition to the banquet hall, even the verandahs and railings are decorated extravagantly.

The sisters-in-law and the others were sitting on the sofa, discussing how to make tomorrow's birthday party lively.

Seeing Shen Xiuwan coming in, Xue Qinzhen waved her handkerchief and said with a smile: "This is my mother's fiftieth birthday. A week ago, I suggested that the men and women in our family should each send their own gifts. Let's see where our women compare with those men. The gift is even more pleasing to my mother. My sisters-in-law and others have already prepared it, Xiuwan, what birthday gift have you prepared?"

Shen Xiuwan was stunned.

She didn't know about giving gifts separately...

Seeing her expression, Xue Qinzhen couldn't help but said "Hey!": "Look at my memory. I was about to inform you last time. Unexpectedly, Peng'er was naughty and suddenly fell down the stairs while playing. I got nervous. Forgot! Tomorrow is my mother’s fiftieth birthday and you didn’t prepare a gift. What should I do..."

Shen Xiuwan's face turned pale.

She didn't care to find out whether her second sister-in-law was unintentional or intentional. She thought for a moment and realized that even if she went out to buy birthday gifts immediately, she would not have enough money on hand to support her purchase of those expensive gifts.

Xue Qinzhen glanced at her and said proudly: "Speaking of gifts, what I prepared is a pastel green Begonia tea set. It's not expensive, only 300 yuan. It's not as good as the white jade Maitreya statue that my sister-in-law brought from the temple. The belly Buddha statue is very precious. Sister-in-law, tell us, how much did you spend on that Buddha statue?"

My sister-in-law, Cen Qingru, wore her hair in a bun and a little makeup on her oval face. She wore a new maroon cheongsam embroidered with large peony flowers and a beige tasseled waistcoat. On her chest, she wore an emerald Buddha with excellent water head. He was holding his head and sipping from a bone china coffee cup with a Western pattern.

Hearing this, she put down her coffee cup: "If you ask me, filial piety does not depend on the quality of the gift, sincerity is the most important thing."

These words made it clear that he was helping Shen Xiuwan.

Xue Qinzhen felt unhappy.

But her natal family is not as good as Cen Qingru’s natal family, and her husband is not as good as Cen Qingru’s husband, Fu’s eldest son. What’s more, her husband is not living up to expectations. Currently, he only relies on his father-in-law’s reputation to make money in the Presidential Palace. Got a job with no future.

She had no confidence in front of Cen Qingru, so she could only smile: "Sister-in-law said so."

Shen Xiuwan glanced at Cen Qingru gratefully.

Cen Qingru didn't take her gratitude to heart.

She doesn't have much affection for Shen Xiuwan.

The reason why she helped her was because of her status as the eldest mistress. Tomorrow was her wife's fiftieth birthday. She had to ensure the harmony of the family on the surface and could not let Xue Qinzhen bully Shen Xiuwan. The female family members continued to discuss the specific matters of tomorrow's birthday banquet. It was never Shen Xiuwan's turn to intervene in such important matters. She silently returned to her room and thought about what to give tomorrow.

After thinking for a moment, she opened the black walnut glass cabinet.

After being married to Jincheng for three years, he was away from home most of the time.

She couldn't talk to the others, so she did some needlework after studying.

She took out an exquisite sandalwood carved book screen. In the middle of the screen was embedded a double-sided embroidery of a circular crane as thin as a cicada's wing. She embroidered it last year, splitting one silk into 128 pieces. , the crane embroidered with this kind of silk thread that is so thin that it breaks when you blow it and can even float in the air, is lifelike, light and agile, and its wings are so lifelike that they seem transparent.

Although her embroidery skills are not as good as her mother's, even in her hometown, only a few dozen embroiderers out of tens of thousands can embroider such skills.

Giving it to your mother-in-law as a birthday gift shouldn't be considered shabby?

After preparing birthday gifts, Shen Xiuwan started preparing dinner.

In addition to Jincheng's favorite dishes, she also cooked two dishes from her hometown, including Biluo shrimp and cherry meat.

It's a pity that there is no mold, otherwise she would like to make some plum blossom cakes for Jincheng to try.

At dusk, Sanyuan Restaurant brought over red wine braised beef and white wine, and the old woman in the kitchen brought several freshly cooked dishes into the small living room of their couple's suite.

Shen Xiuwan covered the dishes on the coffee table with a gauze cover, took out a dollar and handed it to Wang Ma, saying gently: "It's hard for you to spend time cooking so many dishes."

Wang Ma smiled and took the reward: "Third Young Madam, you are so polite. This is what we should do."

When she walked out of the suite, Shen Xiuwan heard her speaking in a low voice to the maid outside: "We have been busy for a long time, and the third young lady only gave us a reward of one yuan. Last time, she prepared food and drinks for the second young lady, and she rewarded us with a full five yuan. Woolen cloth!"

Shen Xiuwan lowered her head in embarrassment.

She didn't have much money.

After three years of marriage, she and Jincheng seemed to be strangers, so she couldn't control her husband's salary like other wives.

She had never seen Jincheng's money and was too embarrassed to ask him for it. Fortunately, the Fu family provided her with food and clothing, so she didn't need to spend extra money on weekdays.

Occasionally, her family would remit a sum of money from the south, which was enough to support her purchase of books, silk threads, and other items, but not enough to allow her to reward servants generously like other young ladies.

Shen Xiuwan felt a little inferior, but when she thought that Jincheng would be back soon, she secretly became excited.

(End of this chapter)