It must be said that He Chuwei is quite skilled at persuading people.
It strikes at He Shanhu's Achilles' heel.
"You brat, if you hadn't given birth to such a fine son, I would have beaten you to death long ago! You're not allowed to eat tonight, not even a single piece of meat!"
He Shanhu swallowed hard.
He gave the last half tael of silver he had to the wonton vendor from yesterday, but the poor vendor left before he even finished his wontons.
In addition, for breakfast and lunch today, we ate only thin porridge and vegetables.
My mouth felt so bland.
He didn't have the money for special treatment, so he could only endure it.
Originally, they were trying to persuade Madam Lu to take out some jewelry she didn't wear and have her maid sell it to get some money for household expenses.
Who knew that this spendthrift son had emptied her jewelry and clothes?
He had no way out.
He Shanhu was so angry that he wanted to beat his only son to death on the spot.
But I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
Well, now that he heard his grandson had bought meat and was being so considerate, his anger vanished instantly.
"What are you going to eat? All my clothes and jewelry are gone, all I have left are some faded old clothes. How am I supposed to go out and have fun with my old friends now? You unfilial son, you have to pay me back for my clothes and jewelry!"
Ms. Lu loved beauty.
The clothes and jewelry totaled eight large boxes.
So much so that it couldn't fit in the main room and had to be placed in the side room.
But now.
All the clothes and jewelry combined couldn't even fill one box.
The remaining jewelry consisted entirely of worthless gilded pieces and plain silver and jade.
Even if they were sold together, they would only be worth ten or so taels of silver.
After all, the jewelry was old and had a lot of wear and tear.
As for those old clothes, they couldn't even be sold for five taels of silver.
I can only wear it myself.
"Mom, when I have money, I'll buy you a hundred boxes! I was wrong, Mom, please don't be angry. I was just gambling."
He Wanjiang was at his wit's end when he saw his mother start wailing again.
He sold those clothes and jewelry for a full five hundred taels. Although Lu Shi spent more than two thousand taels to buy them, the difference between buying and selling was too great, especially since she bought more clothes than jewelry, resulting in the biggest loss.
He Wanjiang lost all five hundred taels of silver in just one night.
Standing to the side, Madam Liu's face was gloomy.
She knew He Wanjiang loved to play and that he often went to brothels behind her back, but she never expected that he would also become addicted to gambling. That was a whopping five hundred taels! When He Wanjiang redeemed her from the brothel, it only cost him less than two hundred taels.
Five hundred taels would be enough for her to buy so many pieces of jewelry and clothes.
For the first time, Liu regretted becoming He Wanjiang's concubine.
Although life was good, Liu was worried because He Wanjiang was not a good man. She wondered what she would do when she got old and lost He Wanjiang's affection.
Just as she was looking distressed, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that He Chuwei was staring at her.
Liu quickly turned her head to look at him.
He Chuwei was caught red-handed spying, and he lowered his head with a slight blush.
A glint flashed in Liu's eyes.
yes!
And He Chuwei too!
Since we can't rely on He Wanjiang, we'll rely on his son!
Liu was plotting something in her mind.
Until the food was served, the aroma of meat filled the air.
Only then did Mrs. Lu stop making a fuss.
Sun Tzu is right.
What's the use of crying? Her clothes and jewelry are gone forever. If she pushes her son too hard, he'll lose heart.
That would be a truly devastating loss for her.
As soon as Mrs. Lu sat down at the table, He Shanhu picked up a piece of meat, stuffed it into his mouth, and began to chew it heartily.
"Mmm! It smells so good! It smells so good!" He Shanhu hummed contentedly.
He never thought meat tasted this good when his family wasn't short of money.
Life is just too good.
He Shanhu ate most of the plate of meat.
Even the Lu family couldn't outcompete him.
He Wanjiang, however, had little appetite. He often ate and drank with his friends, and there was no shortage of meat to eat.
“This can’t go on forever, Grandfather and Grandmother. Since Madam Wan will be in charge of the household from now on, as her husband, I plan to give her eight taels of silver. We can’t let the family go hungry or cold. Don’t worry, with me here, the shop will definitely return to its peak when Grandfather ran it.”
This eight taels of silver was all of He Chuwei's private savings.
It also includes what was left over from selling the gold bracelet.
He took out the money partly to support his wife so that she wouldn't be without money to manage after taking charge of the household, and partly to please his grandfather.
Since the shop will belong to him from now on.
What about the house...?
He Chuwei's eyes darkened, and the corners of his mouth slightly lifted, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"Good lad, your grandfather believes in you! Luckily, you don't have your father's temperament, otherwise the He family would be completely ruined!"
He Shanhu ate with his mouth full of oil, praising his grandson while belittling his son.
But he underestimated He Wanjiang's shamelessness.
"Dad is right. Luckily I have a good son, otherwise we would be sleeping on the streets, hehe."
These words enraged He Shanhu, who had been in a good mood, to the point of blowing his beard and glaring.
He wiped the grease off his lips with the back of his hand, flicked his sleeve, glared at his son, and got up to leave.
My grandfather has passed away.
There was no point in He Chuwei staying there, so he and Madam Wan went back into the house one after the other.
"Thank you, my husband."
Ms. Wan was somewhat moved.
She hadn't even conceived a child yet when she got the power to manage the household. Her mother-in-law had divorced her father-in-law, and even a concubine couldn't control her. She only needed to be respectful on the surface. When Liu Shi grew old and lost her beauty, her father-in-law would naturally stop pampering her. She was just a concubine, not even a proper mistress.
If Lu and He Shanhu pass away one after the other in the future.
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