Chapter 285 Becoming a Noble
Chen Ren snorted coldly, "I am an official appointed by the imperial court. How could I possibly covet the property of a commoner? Madam, are you joking?"
Liu Wanyue was puzzled. "Could it be?"
Chen Ren was very unhappy at this time. His wife's habit of being greedy for money came back again.
Although in recent years, if it were not for her hard work, he would not have been able to stick to the path of imperial examinations.
But she also cannot be without bottom line. Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu, who were born in the mountains, must have made a lot of efforts to be able to make it to the county town.
Besides, there are so many wealthy families in the county, but she doesn't cooperate with them, but rushes to cooperate with Zhang Juexia. Isn't this obviously looking for an easy target?
Chen Ren straightened up and looked at Liu Wanyue seriously. "Madam, I have never thought of cooperating with Zhang Juexia in business. Even if you had this idea, I would not allow it."
Liu Wanyue pouted in dissatisfaction, "Why? Do you know how much money Zhang Juexia's fried chicken shop makes?
Besides, she's a country girl with no roots, and I'm working with her because I respect her."
Seeing that Liu Wanyue was unmoved, Chen Ren swung his sleeves in displeasure. "I said no, and that's it. Liu Wanyue, I'm telling you, this is a public matter, not a private one."
Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu are my benefactors, so please don't try to take advantage of them."
Although Liu Wanyue is noisy on weekdays, Chen Ren seems a little afraid of his wife.
But in reality, if Chen Ren really got serious, Liu Wanyue would be a little afraid of him. Although she was timid in her heart, she said defiantly, "Master, isn't it just a fried chicken business? Why is it a business and a noble person?"
"That's truly a woman's perspective."
Chen Ren, who was about to go out, returned to his chair and patiently explained the specific reasons to Liu Wanyue.
"I'm telling you, no matter how well Zhang Juexia's business does, don't worry about it.
Besides, isn't she close to Yingyue? She could use that relationship to get along more.
If she encounters any difficulties in her business, I will help her if I can."
Chen Ren listed so many requests at once because Liu Wanyue, who had been his wife for many years, understood him.
If the couple didn't have a tacit understanding, Chen Ren's face would probably be scratched by Liu Wanyue.
"Since what Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu have done is helpful to the master's promotion, then I will definitely listen to the master.
Don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter."
Chen Ren took Liu Wanyue's hand and said, "We have been married for so many years, I know what my wife's personality is like.
We spent money in the past because there were no outstanding achievements under my rule, so there was no hope of promotion.
Perhaps God appreciated my many years of hard study and gave me such a great gift, Zhang Juexia and Ye Beixiu, at the right time.
Madam, when I achieve something great one day, I will report it to the court and confer an imperial decree on you.
It's also worthy of you for all the hardships you've endured with me over the years."
Liu Wanyue was so moved that she cried, "Master, I am content, I am especially content. Don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter for you and will never hold you back."
"That's right."
Chen Ren said a few more nice words to comfort Liu Wanyue, then hurriedly got up and rushed to the front yamen.
After Chen Ren left, Liu Wanyue's capable maid came out and chatted with her for a while, "Madam, the master is so kind to you. To be honest, all the prominent ladies in our county envy you.
Look, my master, you are already the magistrate now, but you still don’t have any concubines.
Today he even said that he would confer an imperial decree on you. If this were to happen.
Then you will truly become the most distinguished lady in our county."
“There were benefits to me marrying Chen Ren, a poor scholar.
Alas, he simply doesn't have the money. If he had it, he would probably do the same as them, marrying off one wife after another without stopping."
After Liu Wanyue said this, she suddenly realized, "So, I can't earn too much money. If I have money, what if he makes a fuss about marrying a young wife?
Well, I won't be thinking about Zhang Juexia's business anymore. With our status, having too much money is not necessarily a good thing."
Li Yingyue couldn't help laughing as she listened to the little girl beside Liu Wanyue talking about her affairs in a serious manner. "My aunt is really interesting. Reward!"
Xing'er took out a purse. This purse alone could be sold for two taels of silver, not to mention that there was another tael of silver in the purse.
The little girl took the purse and happily knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Yingyue, "Thank you, cousin."
Li Yingyue stood up and helped her up, "Don't be so polite, my aunt will need you to take care of her from now on!"
The little girl expressed her opinion, and Li Yingyue asked someone to send her out through the back door.
Hiding in the study, I fiddled with my brush. After thinking for a long time, I couldn't think of which characters to practice. I simply threw the brush away and said, "I'm not going to write anymore. Xing'er, prepare the horses. I'm going out."
When Li Yingyue came, Zhang Juexia was thinking about what had happened in the county town in the past few days.
She was hesitating whether to write a letter to Mrs. Shen, but of course the content of the letter was not a request for help.
Instead, he expressed his doubts and listened to Mrs. Shen's opinion.
Li Yingyue's actions disrupted Zhang Juexia's train of thought, and she stopped thinking about it.
"Why are you here?"
Li Yingyue was quite upset when Zhang Juexia asked her this, "Why can't I come?"
"Come, come, if you can, miss, what would you like to drink? Water or tea?"
"Is there any difference?"
"Of course there is a difference. One cup is water and the other is tea."
"What you said is equivalent to saying nothing."
Li Yingyue sat next to Zhang Juexia, waved her hand, and sent Xing'er away. Then she said to Zhang Juexia meaningfully, "Guess why I came to see you today?"
"Have you heard anything about your aunt? Tell me, how much of the profit does she intend to take?"
Li Yingyue deliberately made things mysterious and forced Zhang Juexia to guess.
Zhang Juexia was too lazy to guess, "Miss, are you mistaken? No matter how much, it's my money that's being taken away!"
Li Yingyue tilted her head and thought for a moment. "It's true that this is too cruel for you. But, listen carefully, the cruelest thing is yet to come. It's... No, I need to drink some water. I'm dying of thirst."
"You tell me or not? If you don't, I'll do something else."
"I said, I said, that's right, my uncle has made it clear that he doesn't allow my aunt to do business with you, nor does he allow her to share your money.
Also, my uncle does intend to report the matter between you and Ye Beixiu to the court, and you may really be rewarded.
Because only in this way can he have a chance to get promoted."
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