"Grandma, do you want to make money so that everyone can have a bowl of steamed egg custard and eat it until they're sick of it?"

"Are you courting death? Eggs are such a precious commodity, who would eat them until they're sick of them? Everyone wants to make money. In the village, who would complain about not having enough money? Anyone who doesn't want to make money must be a fool."

"I almost drowned last time, and my ancestor appeared to me in a dream that night, saying that our ancestors were all great scholars, including prime ministers and censors, and countless top scholars in the imperial examinations!"

"Pearls and agates were thrown around as toys, and delicacies on jade platters were of the Manchu Han Imperial Feast level. But now we've been reduced to eating chaff and wild vegetables. We even fight over egg custard that the maids and servants wouldn't eat!"

"There are hardly any educated people in the family. Our ancestors were heartbroken and specially bestowed upon us several dessert recipes so that we could improve our lives,"

"Also, when it comes to worshiping the dead, prepare more meat and burn more paper money. Use this money to bribe the officials and curry favor with your superiors. If you want to get a government position, you need paper money to buy a house and a car."

“Over the years, we haven’t spent much money, but house prices have gone up. Our ancestors are waiting to buy a house. I thought that even if we can’t afford to eat well, we can’t let our ancestors suffer.”

"So, I put in the same effort I had when I was a kid, and I memorized these dessert recipes perfectly."

"Our ancestors have shown their power! It must be because they saw how hard we've been and came to help our Su family. From now on, when we worship, we'll burn plenty of paper money for the dead so that our ancestors can eat well and live well in the afterlife," the old lady of the Su family said, her hands clasped together.

"Grandma, the Ancestor said that I almost went down to the bottom of the water when I fell in last time, but luckily I was able to communicate with him. The Ancestor said he would give me half of the pastry income as payment for me delivering his message. Grandma, you won't refuse to give it to me, will you?" The female protagonist's voice was filled with nervousness.

"If that's really what our ancestor said, how could I refuse? What did your grandmother think of me? As long as we can make money, what's wrong with giving you half, the one who made the contribution?" the old lady of the Su family said proudly.

"I'll definitely make money, Grandma. I'll make sure you eat well and have a different meal every day," the female lead said obsequiously, her fawning manner almost unbearable to watch.

...

Listening to the sounds coming from the old lady of the Su family's room, Mo Qian realized that the female lead was preparing to change her strategy, focusing her efforts on winning over the old lady and becoming her favorite, in order to suppress the third branch of the family.

If they still think about separating from the family as before, they might suffer greatly if they fall into the hands of the Bai family. After all, the status of parents naturally brings control, and they need a letter of introduction for everything. They can't even leave, so they have to think of another way.

That's fine too. I'll tie the female lead to the Su family, hide behind her and leech off her. She'll do all the work while I enjoy the good life. Haha, just thinking about it makes me happy.