Chapter 253: The First Grand Secretary (15)

Qin Yuege took the cloak to her room. The patterns on the cloak were all embroidered with gold thread, and it was made of the finest fabric. It felt extremely comfortable to the touch, and it also had a faint fragrance. This was the scent of Shen Jiao, and possibly Gu Sui as well.

Qin Yuege wanted to throw the cloak away, but she really couldn't bear to part with it; she had never seen such a beautiful cloak before.

There was no large mirror like those in modern times in the room, only a small bronze mirror. Qin Yuege looked at her face in the bronze mirror and touched her rough skin. Compared to Shen Jiao, her features were really ordinary, and she was even inferior to Liu Liu, that annoying and hateful maid.

"Why? Because of this face?" Heaven has already let her transmigrate into a book, why not give her a beautiful face? Is it just so that readers will think that Gu Sui is devoted and not swayed by appearances?

"She'll become beautiful in the future." She didn't have any money now, but she had heard from the servants that this vicious female supporting character, Shen Jiao, bathed in fresh goat milk every day, used the finest rose petals for skincare, and applied various top-grade pearl powders to her face. Once she became the Prime Minister's wife, she could be raised like this and become a beauty.

She was so excited.

She loathed her ordinary, mundane, and boring life before, and she resented every woman who was prettier than her. She liked to read novels after a day's work, imagining herself as the heroine in those novels. So after transmigrating, she had no attachment to modern life whatsoever.

Qin Yuege took the cloak and draped it over her shoulders.

The cloak is truly beautiful, and it looks even better in the candlelight.

Qin Yuege suddenly had the idea of ​​wanting to possess this cloak, but how could she do it?

...

Family-oriented.

After waking up, Old Madam Gu was extremely thirsty and called for a maid to serve her. It took a long time before a maid finally came.

"What's wrong?" The maid's tone was utterly disrespectful, which infuriated Old Madam Gu. "Is there no manners at all?"

The maid sneered, "Do you still think you're the old lady of the Gu family? You're nothing but a con artist, and you expect me to be respectful to you?"

Snap—

Grandma Gu was so angry she was about to hit someone and almost fell off the bed. "Where's Gu Sui? Tell Gu Sui to come see me."

“Our master is currently cultivating his relationship with Miss Shen at the Shen family home. He has no time to visit you, you swindler. If it weren’t for your poor health, you and your swindler son and daughter-in-law would still be in jail right now.”

"What? Gu Sui really dares to lock his second uncle in jail? Make Gu Sui come back to see me, make him come back to see me!" Old Mrs. Gu was extremely shocked, her voice almost hoarse from shouting. She never expected that Gu Sui would actually do it for real, that he would actually dare to report it to the authorities. What sins had their Gu family committed? That son was a wicked child who ran off with a tofu seller and abandoned his parents. Now he had another wicked child, and they wanted to send the whole family to jail. Couldn't the ancestors of the Gu family take a look at this?

The maid rolled her eyes. "Who do you think you are, daring to ask our master to come see you? You'd better pray you don't end up meeting your son in jail." The maid was about to leave when the old lady almost choked with anger. "Come back here and pour me a cup of hot tea first."

The maid returned and poured a cup of cold tea, which seemed to have been sitting out for many nights. "You should be grateful to have something to drink. Want hot tea? Dream on."

The maid left the room and locked the door with a click. "You should just lie there and not go anywhere, or I can't guarantee you'll live comfortably."

After leaving the room, the maid patted her chest, her expression softening considerably. She then went to the steward to collect her reward. The steward had instructed her to temper the old lady's temper and prevent her from living too comfortably and coveting things she shouldn't have.

In the following days, the old woman began to act wildly and was mentally tormented each time. Her son and daughter-in-law were still in jail, and she was also imprisoned.

A few days later, the old lady was completely exhausted and could no longer exert herself. She even considered begging for mercy, at least to be allowed to return to her Gu family. The Gu family in this neighboring county, and Gu Sui, were all heartless and ruthless people. She shouldn't have listened to her youngest son's words and come here in the first place. She still needed to see how her youngest son was doing, which required seeing Gu Sui.

However, Gu Sui was not at home at all. He lived at the Shen family's house every day and quickly took control of the Gu family's assets. He quelled the chaos in a very short time and stabilized the Gu family's business. This greatly impressed the Gu family's managers and made the other bystanders who were watching the Gu family's decline in the hands of this sickly man admire him. Gu Sui had indeed inherited his father's business talent and even surpassed it. They dared not underestimate him.

As for the Shen family, Mr. and Mrs. Shen had mixed feelings.

After all, they initially wanted to annul the engagement. The Gu family business was on the verge of collapse, and they didn't want their daughter to suffer after marrying into it. Who would have thought that in such a short time, Gu Sui not only looked healthier and healthier, but also didn't seem like a half-dead person. He also managed the Gu family's business very well. Now, many of his business friends envy the Shen family for having such a son-in-law.

Mother Shen: "Actually, I used to think that Ajiao didn't like Gu Sui and even wanted to commit suicide, but recently I've seen that Ajiao and Gu Sui get along very well. I think this marriage doesn't necessarily have to be called off. What do you think, sir?"

Father Shen sighed, "Your son lost another ten thousand taels at the casino."

"What? Why did he go to the casino again at the beginning of the month? Didn't he promise me he wouldn't gamble? It's all his bad friends' fault for leading him astray." Mother Shen glanced at Father Shen out of the corner of her eye. She knew her husband was very dissatisfied with this son, mostly because he was disappointed in him. But after all, he was her own son, and there was no way to reincarnate him. So naturally, she still had to protect him.

"How can I entrust the Shen family's assets to him after I die, given his behavior?"

"master?"

“If he continues like this, the Shen family will not be able to rely on him in the future. I originally thought of finding a capable son-in-law for Jiaojiao so that he could assist Yuechu. Now it’s good. If Gu Sui is really capable, then it’s not a bad idea.”

Father Shen continued, "However, we still need to test him further. If he has other ideas, I don't want the Shen family to change its name and surname after I die."

Madam Shen: "What Master said makes sense. This requires a lot of testing. I will also teach Yuechu well and make sure he gets rid of his spoiled habits and becomes a qualified heir."

No one else knew about their discussion, but the Shen family continued to cooperate with the Gu family. This business competition was also part of Shen's father's test of Gu Sui.