Chapter 521: The Femme Fatale in the Double Life Story (20)

Lin Xiuxiu went back with the basket exactly as it was. She felt embarrassed when she thought of what the beautiful lady had said.

The family was also discussing Su Yu.

"Did you see it yesterday? The dowry weighed sixty-four loads. I heard there were a lot of gold, silver and jade in it. One of them would be enough to last us a year." The speaker was Lin Xiuxiu's mother.

Sister-in-law Lin Xiuxiu laughed and said, "One year? I went to the town before and saw how much good quality jade pieces cost in those shops? It would cost several dozen taels of silver, enough for us to spend for several years."

Brother Lin Xiuxiu was also amazed: "So many? The Xie family kid is really lucky. I heard that the bride is the daughter of a marquis. That's a marquis, much higher than the county magistrate. I never dared to imagine it in my life."

Sister Lin snorted coldly: "You don't dare to think about it? Don't you look in the mirror? Can the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion like someone like you?"

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Lin Xiuxiu coming back. Sister Lin called out to her as if she was seeing a joke: "Xiuxiu is back. How is it? Did you see the bride?"

Lin Xiuxiu looked unnatural: "I saw it."

Mrs. Lin's eyes lit up and she became interested: "What kind of person is it? Is she pretty?"

Lin Xiuxiu couldn't say it wasn't pretty, so she nodded: "It's pretty."

Sister Lin saw what Lin Xiuxiu was thinking at a glance, and said meaningfully: "Xiuxiu, Xie Qinglan has already married a wife, and she is a daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. You should not go to her house in the future, so as not to make her unhappy and bring trouble to our family."

As she spoke, Mrs. Lin stood up and took the basket from Lin Xiuxiu's hand. Lin Xiuxiu didn't react for a moment and it was taken away by her. Seeing Mrs. Lin's surprised expression, Lin Xiuxiu felt even more embarrassed and ran back to the room with her face covered.

Mrs. Lin opened the basket and saw the untouched food inside, and she knew what had happened.

Mrs. Lin laughed and took out the food from the basket: "It's just right, let's have some extra food, let's eat more."

Everyone at the dinner table knew what Lin Xiuxiu was thinking.

Lin Xiaomei said without restraint: "Big sister must have been chased back by someone."

Her mother hit her and said, "Eat your food and stop talking."

Lin Xiaomei curled her lips: "I'm not wrong, big sister likes big brother Xie, but big brother Xie married the daughter of the marquis's mansion, big sister has no chance, unless she is willing to be a concubine."

"Hey you girl!"

When Lin Xiaomei saw her mother was about to hit her, she screamed and ran away: "Big sister, save me!"

…

After breakfast, Xie Qinglan did not go to the study, but returned to the room first and took out something for Su Yu.

"What's this?"

Su Yu took the small box, which was quite heavy. She shook it gently and opened it. She was surprised and asked, "Silver?"

Xie Qinglan said calmly: "There are thirty taels of silver in it, you can use it first, if it's not enough, I will find a way."

Xie Qinglan's father was the only teacher in the neighborhood and had saved some money over the years. Xie Qinglan was not idle after his rebirth and had some family assets, but most of them were used as betrothal gifts, and the rest were kept for household expenses.

Xie Qinglan has never had high demands for money, including in his previous life, Su Yu never asked him how much money he made. Later, as his official position gradually became higher, he no longer worried about these things.

Who would have thought that after being reborn, I would begin to feel the urgency to make money.

"My husband is so kind." Su Yu accepted the silver with surprise, "But this money may not last long. If I spend it all quickly, will you be unhappy?"

"No, you use it first, I'll find a way."

Xie Qinglan frowned as he was thinking about ways to make money quickly, when suddenly his waist felt tight.

The woman raised her little face with a smile and said seriously: "Actually, I don't lack money. My husband just needs to study hard and earn face for me."

Xie Qinglan's throat tightened, and his heart softened like a puddle of water: "Yeah."

This was the Su Yu that he was familiar with, but the cup of poisoned wine in his previous life and the Su Yu he met before getting married both clearly reminded him of the true face of the person in front of him.

The funny thing is that he knows it clearly, but still can't help indulging in the illusion.

If it continues like this, it's not a bad idea.

"Su Yu, I'm willing to give you another chance, don't betray me." Xie Qinglan hugged Su Yu back and said in his heart.

The system was shocked: [Host, the task progress bar suddenly jumped to 40%. Am I really infected with the virus? ]

The system doubts itself and starts the self-check procedure.

Su Yu also looked up at Xie Qinglan in surprise. The man lowered his head, his expression still calm, and there was no sign of anything unusual: "What's wrong?"

Su Yu observed for a moment and gave up, shaking her head and said, "Nothing."

The male protagonist's emotions were too stable, and for a moment Su Yu couldn't be sure whether it was due to the system.

On the first day of their marriage, except for Lin Xiuxiu, almost no one came to disturb them. They were probably all waiting to see if she was easy to get along with.

It wasn't until the next day that someone claiming to be Xie Qinglan's aunt came to the door.

Coincidentally, Xie Qinglan was not at home that day.

The aunt looked at Su Yu with shining eyes: "You must be Qinglan's new wife, you are so pretty, worthy of being a girl from the Marquis's Mansion, you look so elegant, Qinglan is so lucky to marry you."

Su Yu smiled perfunctorily: "You are too polite, aunt."

My aunt said hurriedly, "You're welcome, you're welcome. This young lady from a wealthy family just speaks differently."

Several cups of tea were changed, and the man talked about this and that for a long time but never got to the point.

Su Yu was impatient and said, "Aunt, what are you doing here today? My husband is not here, so he may come back late. If it's not a big deal, why don't you come over tomorrow when my husband is home?"

When my aunt heard this, she waved her hands and said, "No, no, it's just a small matter. There's no need to disturb Qinglan."

Hearing this, Su Yu's face turned cold, she lowered her eyes and sipped her tea: "Aunt, please tell me first."

The aunt smiled flatteringly: "Well...your cousin accidentally broke his leg some time ago. The family has no money to see a doctor. The doctor said that if he delays any longer, he may become a cripple. The aunt has no choice but to come and beg you."

"Borrow money, how much do you want to borrow?"

The aunt's face froze for a moment. "We are a family, so it's not nice to borrow money. It's not much, just fifty taels. You have been living a life of luxury since you were a child. You can save the money by skipping a meal, right?"

Lan Ying's eyes widened: "Fifty taels, why don't you go and rob?"

The aunt's thoughts were exposed, and her face turned ugly: "You girl, do you have any manners? I am talking to your master, how can you interrupt me?"

"Bang!"

My aunt was startled and her voice got stuck in her throat.

Su Yu knocked the teacup heavily on the table: "Lan Ying is my maid, her words are my words, aunt, I have been living a life of luxury since I was a child, but I am not a fool, and fifty taels is not something that can be saved for just one meal. If you have no money, please go back, aunt."

As for the poor relatives of Xie Qinglan's family, if they were polite, Su Yu was willing to give them a few smiles, but if someone was confused, Su Yu did not have the patience to go around with them. After all, they would not be the same kind of people in the future, so there was no need to put herself in a difficult position.

The aunt didn't expect Su Yu to be like this: "You, how can you talk like that, young man?"

Su Yu didn't even bother to give her a look: "Mrs. Sun, please show the guest away."

Granny Sun was very strong, so she grabbed the man and pulled him out: "Please come in, guest."

Seeing her aunt being kicked out, Lan Ying worried: "Miss, will she say bad things about you when she goes back?"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a sound of cursing outside.

Su Yu's eyes darkened and she raised her lips coldly. It seemed that she had acted too kind these days and was bullied.

"Lan Ying, do you think a broken leg really needs fifty taels of silver?"

Lan Ying was stunned for a moment: "Ah?"

Su Yu laughed and said, "It seems that you don't know either. I'm a little curious. Why don't we let Granny Sun break her legs and see what the doctor says? If she really needs fifty taels of silver, we can just give it to her. What do you think?"

As a loyal lackey, Lan Ying immediately responded, "Miss, what you said makes sense. I'll go tell Granny Sun right away."