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Chapter 25 Kindness from Cheap Mother-in-law

Red seal?

Holding the thick red envelope in her hand, Shu Yunfu was dumbfounded. Is it normal to give red envelopes to such powerful people when they meet? Shouldn't they give a bracelet or a headdress or some other jewelry?
And the thickness of this red envelope...rich...rich woman!

I looked at this cheap mother-in-law with shining eyes and wanted to rush over to hug her thighs. The servants said that this cheap mother-in-law was very wealthy, but now I truly felt her strong financial resources. She is indeed a rich woman!
She leaned back. What was that look in her eyes?
Wang felt uneasy, thinking that after all she was her son's concubine, it would be bad not to meet her. But why did this girl look like a wolfhound that had seen a bone?

"I don't know about the things between you and Chang Heng, and I won't interfere. Since you are married into the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, I will recognize you as my Duke of Yingguo's mansion. Live a peaceful life in the future. As long as you don't cross the bottom line, no one in the mansion will embarrass you. Do you understand?"

"Yes, it is my blessing to be able to marry into the Duke of Ying's mansion. I will definitely live a good life, take good care of the Second Master, and be filial to my mother. Please rest assured, mother."

Hmmmm! Nod obediently, whatever the golden thigh says is what it is!
"Uh……"

This girl was so clever yesterday, why did she become so weak today?

"What I mean is that you have to learn to live your own life in this Duke's Mansion. Changheng is a grown man and he doesn't need a woman like you to take care of him. I'm not old and I don't need you. You should take care of yourself first. In this mansion, a woman has to take care of herself first. You..."

Seeing that she was not understanding, Wang couldn't help but say a few more words, but halfway through her words, when she met her clear big eyes, all the words in her heart were stuck in her throat.

"Forget it. When people get old, they talk a lot."

"You can go back. I don't need you to serve me here. I like peace and quiet and don't like too many people around me. You don't have to come to pay your respects every day in the future. Just come to pay your respects on the first and fifteenth day of the month like Changheng."

Forget it, just be cool. She is used to living a quiet life alone. What if this becomes noisy?

"……Yes!"

"But I have a favor to ask, mother, please agree to it."

He is really cold, but so far she hasn't sensed any ill will. If she didn't misunderstand, it seems like he is reminding her to take care of herself first and not pay too much attention to that bastard Gu Changheng, right~?

Well... if that's the case, how can we not push for more?
"what?"

Wang frowned slightly, feeling a little regretful in her heart. She didn't know how to act when someone showed a good face to her.

"Um...I want to set up a small kitchen in the yard."

"It's not that I'm too tired, it's just that Yizhuxuan is too far from the main kitchen, and the food is cold when I bring it here. It's okay in summer, but I'm afraid I won't be able to eat a hot meal in winter. I offended my cousin's wife again yesterday, so I can only come to ask mother for help. I hope mother will agree."

The handkerchief in her hand was twisted into a knot. Shu Yunfu looked at her cheap mother-in-law embarrassedly, her eyes full of expectation. She started to take care of herself. Be obedient, so agree quickly!

"...Okay, I'll send someone to tell Liu later. It's just a small kitchen."

I really didn't expect her to learn so quickly. Wang didn't know what to say, "Okay, go back."

"Thank you, mother. I'll take my leave now!"

Shu Yunfu left with a smile on her face. She was really happy. Although she had never expected that it would only take her a quarter of an hour from the time she entered to the time she came out. But in such a short time, she not only received a thick red envelope, but was also allowed to pay respects on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and even had the small kitchen ready. What a fairy mother-in-law!

After Shu Yunfu left, the fairy mother-in-law she had been talking about immediately collapsed on the couch and began to lazily eat grapes. "Oh! It's really hard to be a mother-in-law. She's so arrogant that her body becomes stiff. It's better not to come here."

"Madam, you say you dislike her, but you just mentioned Aunt Shu. You actually like Aunt Shu, right?"

Mei Daixiao, who had been with Wang for many years, brought her tea and smiled with curved eyebrows, pointing out her mistress's thoughts. Having followed her mistress for so many years, she naturally knew whether her mistress liked it or not.

"dislike!"

Wang pursed her lips and shook her head like a little girl. "I just like her. She didn't shrink at the welcoming banquet last night. She was not afraid to confront the two concubines of the Duke, and made Liu suffer a loss. She is a person with a good temper. I like such people."

"But that's all. I'm willing to give her some advice on this, but it doesn't mean I'm willing to cause trouble for myself. It's just a one-time encounter."

"If a woman in the backyard wants to survive, she can only rely on herself. I went through the same thing back then. I'm giving her some advice now. It's my small act of kindness. There's no more I can do."

"But that girl is also smart. She didn't know I was easy to talk to, so she immediately took advantage of the situation and asked for a small kitchen. Her future life will not be bad. I'd better just live my own life peacefully."

A smile flashed in her eyes. Seeing that girl reminded her of the time when she entered the mansion. If she had been as strong and scheming as this girl, she would not have suffered so much.

When I think of this, I always want to help, not to help her, but to help myself back then...

……

“How rich!”

After returning to Yizhuxuan, Shu Yunfu was shocked again when she opened the red envelope. There was actually three thousand taels in the thick stack of silver notes worth one hundred taels. What a rich man!
Having made a small fortune, Shu Yunfu was not stingy and immediately distributed rewards to the servants in the courtyard, and then took Yuyan out shopping!

Of course, there were some minor troubles when going out. In Darong, girls from poor families didn't have so many requirements, but girls from wealthy families were very particular about not going out of the front door or the back door, and the requirements for going out were very strict.

But Shu Yunfu only asked someone to go to Gu Changheng and say one sentence: five-day appointment.

With just one sentence, she easily got the good news that she could go out at any time.

"Miss, is this okay for us?"

They went out for a stroll the next day after arriving at the Duke's Mansion. When they were in the Shu Mansion before, they were very cautious, and going out was simply great news. They were as happy as New Year's Day when they could go out once a year.

The Duke of Ying's Mansion is of much higher status than the Shu Mansion. Is it really okay for them to go out so casually?

She is really not used to it!

"Be more confident! I, your daughter, have turned my life around. If things get worse and worse, then why would I bother?"

A palm patted Yuyan on the back, and Shu Yunfu raised her chin proudly, but the veil on her face reduced her happiness a little. This world is too restrictive for women!
(End of this chapter)