A thousand taels of silver—I never even dared to dream of such a sum before, let alone see it.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted.
But she has a sense of shame!
The son is gone, leaving these widows and orphans to fend for themselves. It's one thing for the parents-in-law not to help them, but they also want to take money from their daughter-in-law. It's just not right anywhere.
It seems so easy for my daughter-in-law to make money, like it's falling from the sky, but it's not that easy at all.
If I didn't have the skills, I wouldn't even have a problem eating, let alone making money.
When their daughter-in-law was going through a tough time, the two elders could only offer limited help to her. Now that she's successful, they can't just shamelessly try to take advantage of her.
Although she refused, Jiang Nuan's actions made Grandma Huang very happy.
I knew I hadn't misjudged her, and all these years of treating my daughter-in-law like my own daughter had been worthwhile.
Grandma Jiang had no such idea at all.
She raised her own daughter to be filial to her, so why should she refuse?
She accepted the silver note with a smile and said arrogantly, "At least you still have some conscience and haven't forgotten your own mother."
Then, she turned to him and said, "Sister, you should take it too. Don't be polite with this girl. She's offering it out of genuine respect. If you don't take it, she'll be very upset."
“Yes, Mother,” Jiang Nuan echoed, “Don’t worry, I still have more.”
There are... lots more!
“Mother, take it,” Huang Shi said softly, “Just keep it for Ya Ya, she’s always been a big spender.”
"Take it?" Old Mrs. Huang hesitated. "No, that's not right."
“Take it,” Old Man Huang said, smacking his lips. “It’s a good thing that your daughter-in-law is filial. There’s no need to refuse her. Besides, a thousand taels is a lot to us, but Yaya doesn’t care about it.”
Although I don't know how he suddenly became so shrewd, his daughter-in-law's ability to make money is getting better and better.
Just a month ago, the family couldn't even afford enough to eat. How long has it been? They've already amassed such a substantial fortune.
Even outsiders like them benefited a lot from it.
Without a doubt, the daughter-in-law's life will definitely get better and better, and a mere thousand taels is nothing to her.
“Alright then,” Old Mrs. Huang said, pursing her lips. “I’ll keep the silver notes for you. Just let me know if you need any money.”
Ya Ya can earn money but also spend it, so it would be better for her to help save some money.
After discussing it, Old Madam Jiang pulled her daughter into the room and said, "Tell me the truth, did you really only earn five thousand taels?"
Her daughter is cunning and shrewd, and also terrified of poverty.
She is indeed filial, but it's unlikely that she would give up almost half of her family fortune to be filial.
Two-tenths is already the absolute maximum!
“No,” Jiang Nuan said helplessly, “I knew I couldn’t hide it from Mother.”
My mother is very shrewd; she couldn't hide it from me after all.
"How much?" Old Mrs. Jiang asked in a low voice, "Is it ten thousand taels?"
As she said this, Grandma Jiang glanced at her daughter smugly: "Little brat, trying to play tricks on me? I'm your mother for a day, and I'll be your mother for a lifetime."
"No." Jiang Nuan shook her head honestly.
"How much?" Upon hearing this, Old Madam Jiang's breathing quickened, and she asked in a low voice, "Is it twenty thousand taels?"
Jiang Nuan held up three fingers, then uttered two words, "Thirty thousand!"
"Thirty thousand?" Old Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but clutch her chest. "You brat, did you cheat them out of their money? No way, we can't fool wealthy families. Listen to your mother, return the money right now."
She actually asked for 30,000 yuan for just half a jar of wine. My daughter's audacity is getting bigger and bigger.
"Mom, what about trust between people?" Jiang Nuan complained unhappily. "Is your daughter really that bad?"
"You talk as if you've never lied before," the old lady sneered. "If you wanted to lie, the whole family wouldn't have noticed."
this……
It seems that this is indeed the case.
Thinking back to when I first arrived, apart from being a bit poor, I really wasn't much different from the Empress Dowager; I relied entirely on my words.
“This time I really didn’t lie,” Jiang Nuan said awkwardly, touching her nose. “That was a deposit from them.”
"The deposit is 25,000 yuan. How much wine are you going to buy?" As she spoke, Old Mrs. Jiang narrowed her eyes and looked at her daughter suspiciously. "No, tell me honestly, how many jars of that wine can you brew?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan decisively lowered her head and pretended to be dead, remaining silent.
She's afraid of getting beaten up by her mother!
Although my mother is shrewd, she doesn't have much experience and is more inclined to earn money honestly.
If I knew myself...
This beating is definitely in order.
Seeing that her daughter remained silent, the old lady immediately knew the answer. She tentatively asked, "Five jars?"
"Eight jars?"
"Ten jars?"
"Stop playing dead, tell me the truth right now."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan replied in a serious tone, "Don't ask, I just don't know."
"You brat," the old lady slapped her, "Trying to outsmart your mother? You can't possibly just do it casually, can you?"
These words caused Jiang Nuan's expression to change slightly.
However, she quickly regained her composure and acted as if nothing had happened, completely disregarding how anxious her mother was.
This stubbornness made Old Lady Jiang so angry she wanted to hit someone.
However, as a daughter, Sun Chengqun, she wanted to save face for others. After snorting, she gritted her teeth and said, "Go ahead and act recklessly. You'll be happy when you finally cause a scene."
“That’s not true,” Jiang Nuan said confidently. “Mom, don’t keep labeling me. I’ve always been an honest and low-key person.”
"Ha..." The old lady closed her eyes resignedly, "I must have owed you something in my past life."
This child is here to collect a debt!
I was so anxious that I almost got blisters on my lips, afraid that she would mess things up and I would get myself into trouble, but she didn't seem to care at all.
This is really worrying!
"No way," Jiang Nuan said, giving her mother a shoulder massage to appease her. "It's because I did good deeds in my past life."
"Alright, enough of this nonsense," the old lady waved her hand wearily and sighed softly, "It's good wine, but it's a pity I missed it. I'll never taste it again in this lifetime."
Drinking such expensive wine even once makes life worthwhile.
"Mother, don't worry about it. Drink as much as you want, daughter..."
Realizing she had been tricked, Jiang Nuan froze. After a moment of realization, she awkwardly changed her words, "I'll give you my daughter some of it."
hehe……
Old Mrs. Huang said with a sneer, "I knew you were full of bad ideas."
Sure enough, this wine was made by my own daughter. She might have used some divine means, but it's definitely not that rare.
The reason they made it sound so difficult is probably to emphasize the preciousness of this wine.
“No way,” Jiang Nuan said, feeling wronged. “I didn’t mean to rip people off. The price was set by Han Yi’s father. He was unhappy when I offered him a discount, saying that he wasn’t the kind of person who needed a bargain.”
People think that expensive things are prestigious, and she can earn more money, so why not?
"What?" Old Mrs. Jiang could hardly believe her ears. "He's not happy about getting a bargain? Is Han Yi's father stupid?"
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