Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 66: Died in Depression
Aunt Liu held onto Father Xiao's arm and laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back, while Xiao Lichun playfully jumped around them, looking like a sweet family of three.

When Father Xiao looked at Xiao Lichun, his eyes were full of love and satisfaction, and when he looked at Aunt Liu, his peach blossom eyes were full of affection.

The other aunts were either teasing their children or pretending to look at the pastoral scenery. There were also several aunts surrounding them and joking.

Wen Qingwan watched this scene and a fighting spirit surged in her heart. She wanted to protect the warmth and happiness among the family of the Marquis' Mansion.

So that they no longer have to worry about three meals a day, and no longer be chased and laughed at by other children from wealthy families when they go out.

Xiao Lichun's childish smile, Xiao's father's affectionate eyes, Aunt Liu's gentle smile, and the other aunts' happy giggles.

It formed a beautiful picture, making her sigh at the beauty of life.

Wen Qingwan stood quietly beside Xiao Jin, silently admiring the scene.

Thinking of how decisively her parents and brother broke off ties with her, a sense of sadness welled up in her heart.

Since she was a child, she longed to have a warm and happy family like this one and to spend wonderful time with her family, but all this was just wishful thinking.

She raised her eyes and tried to steal a glance at the man next to her, but he was looking at her. When their eyes met, her heartbeat instantly quickened.

It seemed as if at this moment, there were only the two of them left in the whole world.

His eyes were deep and dark, as if hiding endless affection and admiration.

There was a unique light in his eyes when he looked at her, a light of deep attachment.

He gently reached out and stroked her hair, the touch filled with incomparable tenderness and care.

Wen Qingwan couldn't help but close her eyes, feeling his fingers gently brushing through her hair, and every hair seemed to be lit up.

At this moment, time seemed to have stopped, and her heart was surging like the tide.

She couldn't help but sigh that his affection was irresistible to her and made her feel greedy.

If there is a man like this who silently guards her for the rest of her life, she is willing to treat him with all her heart.

Although Xiao Jin didn't know what Wen Qingwan was thinking, when he saw her nestling obediently in his arms, a sweet feeling welled up in his heart and made the corners of his mouth smile.

Aunt Liu smiled as she looked at the perfect couple not far away. The heartless and cruel prince was now protecting the person in his arms with a tender look on his face.

He tried his best to block out the hateful look of Xiao Wangshi not far away, as if he was afraid that the look would scare his lover.

The look in Xiao Wang's eyes as she stared at everyone in the Xiao family was filled with deep hatred and anger.

Her eyes seemed to be able to spit out flames, as if she wanted to burn up the happy scenes not far away.

Twenty-one-year-old Xiao Wang had particularly yellow and dry skin, and looked very old.

In her arms she held a one-year-old boy, and beside her stood a bewildered little girl.

The little girl looked at her mother with fear in her eyes and her lips trembled as if she wanted to say something but didn't dare to.

Aunt Liu looked at Xiao Wang, who wanted to kill them, and raised her middle finger at her provocatively.

Xiao Wang was so angry that she almost vomited blood. Her whole body was trembling, and her eyes were flashing with endless anger.

She was desperate during the years when she was the head of the family, and she was so unwilling when she was no longer the head of the family. At this moment, she wanted to destroy this warm scene.

Why after giving everything, what she got was such pain and despair.

Aunt Liu looked at Xiao Wangshi, who was five years younger than her but looked much older. She was extremely grateful that she had entered the marquis's mansion as a concubine.

After marrying into the Marquis's Mansion, she realized that the Marquis's Mansion was even poorer and more corrupt than the rumors outside. If she were to be the wife of the first wife, she would have to manage the household, but even a good cook cannot cook without rice.

It is really not worth it for the head of the household to work so hard just for the reputation of the wife.

Besides, being a housekeeper is so tiring!
The purchase of gifts during festivals and other events, as well as the establishment of interpersonal relationships, all need to be reviewed and approved by the housekeeper.

Especially in a poor mansion where people have to eat coarse food, how can a housekeeper be a good job? !
Not only am I exhausted to death, but there is no benefit at all.

It’s not so bad for wealthy families, as they can order their maids and old women to do anything. As the saying goes, money makes the world go round, and without money, even ghosts won’t open the door.

Liu Ruyan witnessed with her own eyes that both the mistresses and housekeepers of the previous house were exhausted.

There are nearly two hundred people in the marquis's mansion, more than twenty concubines, and dozens of children. Every day, they have to pay for all the trivial matters, including eating, drinking, defecating, and urinating.

The Marquis' Mansion did not record this item in the accounts because all the shops and farms outside were making losses.

Because there is no capital to mobilize, the supply of goods is much behind that of our competitors. Who would be willing to patronize us?

What's more, there are many young masters and young ladies in the Marquis's Mansion. They have to go to the shops to get whatever they need. They don't have monthly wages, so they can only record what they get.

If the principal cannot be recovered, which store will not lose money?
In the end, the head of the family could only slowly sell off the shops passed down by Xiao's ancestors to subsidize the remaining shops. After ten years, not a single shop was left.

Due to poor management on several farms, the crops grown are not enough to feed the workers!

It is said that every mistress of the house would start to take care of chores as soon as she entered the Marquis's mansion, which also led to the relationship between the mistress and the Marquis becoming extremely cold.

Liu Ruyan witnessed Wang marrying into the Marquis's Mansion with her own eyes. At the age of 18, she was extremely beautiful.

At the beginning, the Marquis would stay overnight in her yard every now and then, but after she became pregnant, he seldom entered Xiao Wang's yard.

I didn't want to talk to her anymore, because Xiao Wang's mind was full of money...money, while the Marquis' mind was full of love and romance.

Marquis Cheng'en seems to be affectionate but in fact he is the most heartless. His peach blossom eyes are so affectionate that even dogs can be seen with affection.

Make women who like him lose themselves in his beauty and be willing to give for him.

All of the Marquis' concubines, although not all of them are extremely talented, are always outstanding in one or another of the arts: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Many of the Marquis' concubines were as beautiful as fairies in paintings. Between romance and daily chores, he would naturally leave his mistress behind and play with his concubines.

The concubines only have to take care of themselves and their children on a daily basis, and occasionally they will have a fight with the handsome marquis.

They don't have to worry about mundane affairs, and how can the concubines not be happy with such a comfortable life?

There was no property to fight for in the Marquis's Mansion, and no one wanted the power of being the mistress of the house, so the clever concubines were as close as sisters.

We would visit and chat sometimes.

Of course, there are also brainless concubines, who are women who are obsessed with Marquis Cheng'en.

They would be jealous of each other from time to time, and sometimes even fight.

But Marquis Cheng'en held the bowl of water very evenly, and it didn't spill at all.

If you don't love anyone, you naturally won't be partial to anyone, but some women don't understand this.

They all thought that the Marquis loved them the most, so they would jump up and fight for three hundred rounds, and then both would be defeated.

The Marquis said lightly, "If you want to follow me, stay here quietly. If you don't want to, I will give you a concubine's letter."

Then, those women died of depression!
(End of this chapter)