Chapter 135 She's Here to Enjoy Life

Old Yang arrived with Zhao Caiju and her daughter.

Zhao Caiju looked at Su Changsheng and Su Changshui. The two brothers looked somewhat alike, and she couldn't recognize who it was that night. She lowered her head anxiously, wondering what to do!

As she was anxious, it seemed as if Heaven knew her worries. Su Changsheng got up and walked to Zhao Caiju's side, saying, "Miss Zhao, please forgive me. I am willing to take responsibility for this. I will welcome you into my family and make you my concubine. If you are willing to suffer this hardship, I will definitely make it up to you. Then I will ask someone to choose an auspicious day."

Zhao Caiju breathed a sigh of relief, but when she looked up again, her eyes were filled with tears: "What else can I do if I don't forgive? I'm a girl with an innocent background, and you want me to be your concubine..."

"How can my parents hold their heads high in front of their relatives unless you show me your sincerity!"

Zhao Caiju gritted her teeth, her face serious.

"If you are willing, I am willing to offer a thousand taels as a betrothal gift!"

Su Changsheng gritted his teeth and said the number.

One thousand taels—that's quite a generous offer.

For an ordinary farmer, marrying a wife costs a lot, like ten or five taels of silver. For him, a thousand taels of silver is an astronomical price.

Old Mrs. Yang felt that one thousand taels was too much, but thinking that her son's life was more valuable, she didn't say anything.

One thousand taels was too little for Zhao Caiju and Li Qiufen, so neither of them smiled.

"A joke! A thousand taels! If she gives that thousand taels to the Qin family, she'll have nothing left!"

“A thousand taels is more than an ordinary person could spend in a lifetime, but for you it’s just a drop in the ocean. My innocence is worthless to you, but it’s valuable to me. If you don’t want to show sincerity, you don’t have to humiliate me like this!”

"I know I'm just a concubine from the start, and I'll have to live at the mercy of others. Rather than be humiliated later, I'd rather be more assertive now and take you to the authorities!"

Zhao Caiju stood up and spoke harshly and forcefully.

"Miss Zhao, please don't be impulsive. I really mean it."

Su Changsheng quickly tried to comfort him.

"Then tell me, how can I show my sincerity?"

Su Changsheng was quite helpless. He didn't want things to be this way, but he had no other choice.

"I want you to compensate me tenfold as proof of your sincerity. Ten times one thousand taels is ten thousand taels!"

Zhao Caiju made an outrageous demand. She didn't know why the Su family was so lenient with her, but it would be foolish not to take advantage of such a good deal, so she directly asked for a large sum to test the Su family's bottom line.

The sincerity shown by Su Changsheng was increased tenfold.

Li Qiufen's eyes widened, and she almost couldn't help but gasp in surprise. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and suppressed her emotions. She looked at Zhao Caiju with pride; her daughter was truly remarkable.

"Didn't you say you wanted to show sincerity? My daughter was also raised with our love and care. Now she can only be a concubine, let alone ten thousand taels, even a hundred thousand taels would break my heart!"

As Li Qiufen spoke, she wiped her eyes twice, pretending to wipe away tears.

She was ecstatic.

If she got her hands on that, how much money would she get? She could easily get two thousand taels, more than she could ever spend in her lifetime.

"this……"

Old Mrs. Yang gasped, and her fondness for Zhao Caiju immediately diminished.

Su Changsheng frowned as well. He looked at Zhao Caiju and said, "Miss Zhao, our Su family has enjoyed a few good years, but with so many people to support, the expenses are considerable. I really can't offer that much..."

Ten thousand taels is far too much. His life is obviously worth more. Zhao Caiju is just a peasant girl. This is nothing more than an offer to scare people.

Su Changsheng paused for a moment, then continued, "I can only offer a maximum of four thousand taels... This is all the sincerity I have. If Miss Zhao is still not satisfied, then I'll accept whatever you say, whether you want to sue me or not..."

One thousand taels was clearly not enough. He pondered and increased it to four thousand taels. If Zhao Caiju was really insistent, he would increase it by a little bit more.

Zhao Caiju's eyes were red, and she choked up as she asked, "You're not lying to me?"

She was very satisfied with four thousand taels, but she wasn't stupid and knew she couldn't show it. She had to give Su Changsheng a way out.

"Absolutely true."

Su Changsheng raised his hand seriously.

He breathed a sigh of relief when Zhao Caiju agreed.

"Then you'd better treat me well from now on. I'm entrusting my life to you..."

Zhao Caiju looked at Su Changsheng with a delicate and pitiful expression.

Su Changsheng nodded: "I definitely will."

"Since you're so sincere, I won't make things difficult for you. Just be good to my daughter and child in the future."

Li Qiufen smiled again.

Seeing that Old Madam Yang's face was still cold, Li Qiufen nudged Zhao Caiju and said, "Silly girl, what are you standing there for? Go to your mother's side. From now on, when I'm not by your side, she will be your mother. You have to take good care of her. Ask her about anything you're unsure about, and give her your money too."

Zhao Caiju immediately understood and ran to Old Yang's side: "I will be obedient."

Her obedience softened Old Madam Yang's expression considerably. Thinking that a lot of the money would eventually come back anyway, she smiled and said, "I will definitely treat you like my own daughter. Just stay home and rest during your pregnancy. I will choose an auspicious day to prepare two tables for you."

Zhao Caiju nodded obediently.

Li Qiufen was very satisfied with this.

With everything settled, Zhao Caiju moved into the courtyard, with Li Qiufen staying with her.

After closing the courtyard gate, the mother and daughter smiled at each other.

"Mother, you've worked so hard all these years. Now you can finally enjoy your retirement. I'll give you a thousand taels, a thousand taels to the Qin family, and I'll keep two thousand taels for myself. I need money for many things here. Once I become the Second Madam Su, I'll take good care of you!"

Zhao Caiju hugged Li Qiufen, her heart filled with gratitude.

Li Qiufen nodded, also moved.

"Mom, don't you think I'm very lucky? I was born to enjoy life, right? Tomorrow we'll go find Qin Tianhai and his daughter and give them a hard time."

Zhao Caiju linked arms with Li Qiufen as they walked toward the house, talking as they went.

Li Qiufen nodded repeatedly: "Okay."

The mother and daughter were overjoyed.

In the main hall of the Su family home, Old Man Su had a cold face.

Both the Lian and Liu families were driven away.

Old Madam Yang still felt the pinch when she thought about the four thousand taels: "Do we really have to give that much?"

I wonder how much of those four thousand taels I'll be able to bring back.

Su Changsheng said irritably, "What can I do if I don't give it to you? It's better to lose money than to suffer a disaster!"

He hadn't forgotten how he lost his life because he couldn't bear to part with money. Now that he was willing to spend the money and keep the child, everything was finally safe.

"If you hadn't been so nice to that mother and daughter, they definitely wouldn't have dared to ask for such an exorbitant price!"

Old Man Su glared at Old Madam Yang and said reproachfully.

Su Changshui frowned, saying nothing, but his attitude indicated that he was also blaming him.

Su Changsheng didn't say anything, but the fact that he didn't speak up for Old Madam Yang showed that he also agreed.

Old Madam Yang felt a pang of sadness, and in the end, she could only say in a low, aggrieved voice, "I was just worried about Changsheng. How was I supposed to know they were so greedy..."

She had grown accustomed to enduring and obeying.