The kudzu root powder cost ten taels of silver. Three taels were spent on beef ingredients, leaving seven taels remaining.

Gu Nanjiao planned to give Lu Xiaomei one tael, Lu's mother two taels, herself two taels, and the remaining two taels to Lu Yanzhao, since he had worked hard cutting them for most of the night.

When it was offered to Lu's mother, she quickly waved her hand and refused.

"Jiaojiao, all the food and drinks at home are bought with your own money, why are you being so formal?"

“Mother, this isn’t being distant. This is the fruit of our labor. Besides, I’ve already deducted the money for the meat.” Gu Nanjiao believed that even if they were family, they shouldn’t keep all the money for themselves, since it was everyone’s contribution.

"Mother, please take it. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease."

Lu's mother reluctantly accepted one tael of the silver, refusing the rest no matter what.

Lu Xiaomei, too, waved her hands repeatedly in refusal.

"Sister-in-law, do you treat me like an outsider?"

"Little sister, why are you treating me like an outsider? You've helped me a lot in digging up kudzu roots." Gu Nanjiao earnestly persuaded her, never expecting that Lu Xiaomei, at such a young age, would not be swayed by money.

"Sister-in-law, if you really treat me like a younger sister, just cook more delicious food for me in the future."

"Alright then!" Since Lu Xiaomei didn't want to, Gu Nanjiao didn't want to argue anymore and reluctantly agreed.

I'll make a few more outfits for my little sister when we go to town tomorrow.

As soon as Lu Yanzhao arrived home, he saw Gu Nanjiao looking hesitant and couldn't help but find her rather adorable.

Gu Nanjiao wanted to say, "If the kudzu root powder makes money, I'll give you a share of the profits." But then she thought of the scholar's pride and wondered if giving him money rashly would make him feel like he was insulting his character.

"Just say what you want to say," Lu Yanzhao asked.

Seeing that Lu Yanzhao had asked, Gu Nanjiao stopped hiding it, reached out and took out two taels of silver, and handed it to Lu Yanzhao.

"The profits from kudzu root powder will be shared with you."

Lu Yanzhao glanced at the silver in Gu Nanjiao's hand, but instead of taking it, he asked in surprise:

"They actually made money."

He thought Gu Nanjiao was just dabbling, but he didn't expect that this thing could actually make money. He was even more curious about how Gu Nanjiao managed to sell it.

I really underestimated her.

Lu Yanzhao slowly sat down and leaned against the table, saying to Gu Nanjiao:

"You keep it for me!"

"Oh, I'll keep it for you, but isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Gu Nanjiao blurted out without thinking.

I'm nobody to you, why should I keep it for you?

"You're my wife, aren't you going to keep it for me?" Lu Yanzhao's eyes were filled with a smile.

Gu Nanjiao...

What did Lu Yanzhao mean? Although he married the original owner of this body, he never acknowledged her as his wife. Was he teasing her today or was he serious?

"You've never admitted it before, so why are you saying I'm your wife now? Does that mean you've fallen for me?"

Lu Yanzhao was momentarily speechless. After a long while, he explained, "It was just a joke. You didn't take it seriously, did you?"

"How could I possibly fall in love with you? Never in a million years."

Gu Nanjiao...

Damn! If you're just joking, why did you have to add that last sentence?

Gu Nanjiao's face darkened, and she asked, "Since you won't like me, I don't want to like you either. Why don't we find a chance to get a divorce?"

Gu Nanjiao was afraid that she would have nowhere to go after the divorce, and she also longed for the warmth given by Lu's mother, so she hesitated to bring it up.

Until the day she met the original owner's scholar father, she discovered that he was not a pedantic person, and that if she divorced him, she would not have a bad life back at her parents' home.

Lu Yanzhao remained silent for a long while, and Gu Nanjiao couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

This was the second time she had brought up divorce. At first, Lu Yanzhao thought she was playing hard to get to attract him. But later he had to admit that she had succeeded.

This time, it's brought it up again? Thinking about Gu Nanjiao's changes lately, she's definitely not as clingy as before. Could it be that she really wants a divorce?

"Divorce?" Lu Yanzhao raised his head, slowly walked up to Gu Nanjiao, bent down slightly, and met her gaze.

The sudden close-up of his handsome face made Gu Nanjiao's heart skip a beat. She then heard Lu Yanzhao say, "You were the one who forced me into marriage, and now you're the one talking about divorce. Gu Nanjiao, what do you take me for?"

As he spoke, his warm breath enveloped her, and his beautiful face appeared infinitely larger before her, causing Gu Nanjiao's heart to flutter.

She calmed herself down a bit, composed herself, and said calmly, "I was ignorant before, and I forced you to marry me against your wishes. Now I realize my mistake and don't want to make the same mistake again."

Before Gu Nanjiao could finish speaking, a pair of large hands grabbed her wrists and pinned her against the wall. A voice whispered in her ear, "Gu Nanjiao, you've messed with me. You think you can just walk away so easily?"

His warm breath brushed against Gu Nanjiao's ear, causing her earlobes to involuntarily turn slightly red.

"What do you mean!" Gu Nanjiao tried her best to keep her tone calm.

"It means what you think." At this moment, Lu Yanzhao released Gu Nanjiao's hand, turned around, and faced away from her.

"You don't like me, so why torture each other?"

Lu Yanzhao didn't understand why Gu Nanjiao was so fixated on whether he liked her or not. Now that they were married and he didn't dislike her anymore, shouldn't they just live a good life together?

"It's enough that you like me," Lu Yanzhao said, not wanting to answer her question, and turned to leave.

Damn it! Gu Nanjiao was about to swear. It was clearly the original owner of this body who was pestering him. When did she ever like him? What a narcissist.

...

Lu Xiaomei also got up early and went to town with her mother to help.

The three set up their stall and began hawking their wares. In no time, they sold out.

Gu Nanjiao told Lu's mother and younger sister to go back first, while she went to see Lu Siniang.

Looking at the three large characters "Jiao Niang Ge", Gu Nanjiao couldn't help but sigh, wondering where Lü Siniang found such a talented person who could write such beautiful slender gold script.

It was almost noon, and there weren't many people in the shop.

Lu Siniang was dozing off when she saw Gu Nanjiao arrive. She lifted her listless eyelids and glanced at her:

"You've arrived."

"Where did you find someone to write those words on the outside?" Gu Nanjiao couldn't help but ask.

"That was written with the help of my son's tutor," said Lü Siniang, glancing at Gu Nanjiao with her eyes slightly raised.

"Your son's tutor is so amazing! I've never seen such beautiful Slender Gold calligraphy before!" Gu Nanjiao was very surprised. This tutor is really a capable person.

"Of course, it's the teacher from Nanfeng Academy!"

"Your son is studying at Nanfeng Academy?" Gu Nanjiao was really surprised that Lü Siniang valued education so much. Her son was only six or seven years old, and she had already sent him to an academy, which was one of the top academies in town, Nanfeng Academy.

“Speaking of which, this teacher’s surname is Gu, the same as yours,” Lü Siniang said, glancing at Gu Nanjiao with interest.

"Oh?" Something flashed through Gu Nanjiao's mind, but before she could think about it, Lü Siniang interrupted her.