Chapter 99

Miss Yan: "That's what I said,"

"But I... my family is really in a difficult situation. My mother-in-law is holding on to the fact that I haven't given birth to a boy, and she told me not to worry about the shop anymore, but to focus on taking care of my health and giving birth to a child for my husband as soon as possible."

"This restaurant...it might be difficult to get it back."

She continued, "I've been married for over two years and have only given birth to a daughter. Now I'm weak and can't get pregnant. My mother-in-law is harping on this fault of mine, so how can she let me give up my power?"

"It's a pity for the shop left by my mother. It used to bring in tens of thousands of taels of silver every month, which was a considerable income. But now... I haven't seen a single piece of silver." She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Then he said, "So I originally thought of finding a wealthy man in the capital to come and talk to my mother-in-law, and I would mediate and just sell this shop. It would be much better to sell it than to stay here and lose money every day."

"But... I see that you are not the kind of person whose family is very powerful. Excuse me for being blunt, but I'm afraid you won't be able to take over this shop," she said straight in the face.

Wen Qianxi: "What? This is yours, how could that old woman snatch it openly? Doesn't she have any shame?"

After hearing this, Su Guoer patted Wen Qianxi's hand, signaling her not to speak like that. She could understand Miss Yan's situation.

A young lady whose parents are both dead and who has no maternal family is like a piece of fat mutton, and everyone wants to take a bite of it.

Her mother-in-law probably wasn't surprised.

Miss Yan said, "It's not as simple as Miss Wen thinks. You'd better not ask. Even if I rent this shop to you, you may not be able to get it. Miss, why don't you go and have a look at other shops? Maybe there are some with good locations for rent."

After saying that, he stood up and was about to leave.

Su Guoer quickly stood up and said, "Are you just going to let others manipulate you like this?"

She spoke in a low voice, but the words were heard clearly by the person on the other side.

Miss Yan: "I won't let anyone manipulate me like this, but...everything will have to wait until I give birth to a boy. Right now, I haven't gained a foothold in my husband's family, so now is not the right time to confront my mother-in-law."

Indeed, the word "filial piety" not only concerns her own reputation, but also the reputation of her husband. She dared not and could not ignore her husband.

Otherwise... the consequences will be unimaginable.

Su Guoer: "Since Miss Yan also feels that she shouldn't be manipulated, she should resist as soon as possible."

"If you don't expose your mother-in-law's fault this time, when she closes Mingyue Tower in the future, outsiders may not know that it was your mother-in-law who closed it. Instead, they will gossip about you and say that you don't know how to run the shop." This is how the Mingyue Tower, which was famous throughout Bian Jing, was turned into this state.

Su Guoer had been in the Duke's Mansion for a long time, so she naturally knew the twists and turns involved. To be honest, Miss Yan's behavior was wrong and would not be conducive to her future as the housekeeper.

It’s no wonder that Su Guoer is so talkative. She really wants the Mingyue Tower, so she just helps Miss Yan and takes over the Mingyue Tower as soon as possible.

Seeing Miss Yan was stunned for a moment, she kept saying, "What does this mean?"

She asked.

Su Guoer: "As the saying goes, it's better to turn against someone as soon as possible. Otherwise, after your mother-in-law has packed up the shop and the money, she will make a false account and say that the shop has too much loss and no profit. What if that happens? Not only will your shop fall into her hands, but she will also become a good person who helps you run the shop. Then you will be in trouble."

Anyway, after Mingyue Building goes bankrupt, her mother-in-law will definitely not admit that she was the one who caused the store to go bankrupt. Otherwise, what will happen?

Wouldn't everyone in Bianjing then say that she was bullying the new bride?

She is not that stupid, so her current statement to the outside world is that she is temporarily taking over as housekeeper for her frail daughter-in-law, and has ended up with a lot of illnesses.

Miss Yan should thank her.

Wen Qianxi learned this from her.

"Yes, yes, you don't even know what your mother-in-law says about you outside?"

"Of course, I'm not complaining. I just happened to hear someone mention it. Your mother-in-law said that her daughter-in-law is weak and sickly, and she is in poor health and can't manage the household affairs. She might even have problems giving birth."

"She's already spreading rumors about you. If you don't fight back, she'll crush you to death!"

"And your shop, the property your parents left you, I'm afraid they will all find excuses to fall into her hands. She might even think your mother-in-law is right and all stand on her side."

After all, her mother-in-law had already recruited a group of ignorant young ladies from outside to stand on her side and say mean things. This was extremely disadvantageous to Miss Yan!

It seemed like she was hearing this for the first time. Miss Yan was extremely shocked. After a long pause, she said, "Really?"

There was even a hint of sobbing in his tone.

Su Guoer struck while the iron was hot: "I've been planning to rent Mingyue Tower for a long time, so I secretly inquired about your family affairs. Anyway... your reputation outside is not very good."

Su Guoer was telling the truth.

If she doesn't fight back and hold on to her mother-in-law's mistakes now, where will she be able to catch her tail after she has squeezed everything out of her?

I'm afraid the unknown people still think that Miss Yan is really as despicable as the rumors say.

Miss Yan's eyes turned redder and redder, then moistened, and a tear fell.

Finally, she suppressed her tears and said, "So, according to the young lady, do we have to fight back now?"

"Or rather, it is indeed my fault that I failed to give birth to a boy for my husband."

Su Guoer sighed and thought: This girl has it so hard. Without the support of her parents, won’t she be dealt with by her husband’s family?

Su Guoer had also heard about her family's deeds, so she said, "Then let me ask you, whose family background is better, yours or that of Mr. Zhou?"

Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Su Guoer said, "No matter now, let's talk about the moment you get married."

Miss Yan: "My father was the salt transport historian, and later promoted to supervisory historian, responsible for disaster relief and corruption matters, and the Zhou family..."

"Apart from my husband who is an official, I only have a distant cousin who is a student. Naturally, my family background is better than his."

Miss Yan told the story slowly and leisurely.

"But my family is in decline now." Her eyes dimmed again.

Since she had no brothers, there was naturally no one to inherit the family. Now that her parents were dead, all the glory of the past had turned into 82 loads of dowry in her warehouse.

Su Guoer continued, "So, is it your husband's family that is rich, or are you rich yourself?"

She prompted.

To be honest, if Su Guoer had such a large dowry, she would be able to walk around Bianjing City with ease. Eighty-two loads of dowry? It would be enough for her to build a family of her mother's family!