Chapter 031 You Deserve to Die of Starvation
Chapter 031 You Deserve to Die of Starvation
After counting the finances, Su Jin felt much more relaxed.
Looking at himself in the bronze mirror again, although he was in his thirties, he was well maintained and there was not a single fine line around his eyes. He looked like he was twenty-three or twenty-four, which made Su Jin very satisfied.
What was written in the book was correct. She was indeed a beautiful middle-aged woman, who looked like a 28-year-old woman. She looked elegant and very beautiful.
Very good, now I can lie down nicely, perfect.
As for dressing up, that was not necessary. She didn't have to serve Gu Changqing, so she asked Yuchuan to do a simple dressing for her.
Yuchuan curled her lips when she heard that, obviously thinking that the eldest lady could be more ostentatious, but the eldest lady seemed to have changed her personality recently and just didn't want to dress up. She could only comb Su Jin's hair into a fashionable style and simply decorate her hair, but this could not conceal Su Jin's own elegance.
As the legitimate daughter of the Hexi Su family, she was raised with great dignity. It was only because of Lin Wanhui's instigation and her straightforward personality that she could not help but lower her status and quarrel with others by cursing. If it weren't for Lin Wanhui, she would have been like Su Jin now, with graceful features and luxurious clothes, but with a bit of sickly look on her face, which added a touch of morbid beauty to her grace.
"Yeah, not bad."
Su Jin praised Yuchuan, then stood up and walked out.
The morning greetings had been cancelled since Su Jin had taken care of An Xiaoniang during her confinement. Now that she was out of confinement and no longer needed care, Su Jin seemed to have forgotten about it and did not mention it. The concubines also did not come. The happiest one was Lin Wanhui. If it were not for the rules of the Marquis' Mansion, she really did not want to set foot in Liuting Pavilion.
Su Jin thought today would be a quiet and beautiful day, but who would have thought that when he came out, he saw An Xiaoniang.
"Why are you here? Where's the little one?"
An Xiaoniang had just given birth, and she had a scent of milk on her body. She lowered her head and replied submissively, "Madam, you have taken care of me for a month. From now on, it will be my turn to serve you."
As he spoke, he took the tea bowl from Yuchuan and handed it to Su Jin. He then reached out and took the fan from Jinchuan's hand and fanned her gently.
Su Jin scratched his chin. Did she find another loyal subordinate for herself?
But it’s not bad either. The more people serving you, the better.
"Jinchuan, have someone bring Mu Ge'er here as well. From now on, Xiao Niang An will live with me."
An Xiaoniang was delighted and immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Madam. I will serve you wholeheartedly."
Su Jin nodded.
After all, An Xiaoniang is a smart person and she knows very well what she needs.
After all, moving to her own Liuting Pavilion means severing her relationship with Gu Changqing, and An Xiaoniang will have to rely on her for her living in the future.
Su Jin drank his tea slowly and looked at An Xiaoniang with some admiration.
After all, there are very few women in this era who live so clearly.
As for the gentleman that Gu Zixuan wanted, Su Jin had already written a letter back, and she believed that someone would be sent from home soon.
However, the good days did not last long before Mrs. Wang came to Su Jin to complain.
"Madam, Madam, please take care of this!"
Wang Pozi was the one who came out of her courtyard and took over Liu Pozi's affairs, and was in charge of the share of each courtyard.
Su Jin asked, "What happened again? Didn't I teach you what to do?"
It would be fine if we didn't mention this, but as soon as we talked about it, Mrs. Wang started wiping away her tears.
"I did what the mistress taught me, and we all obeyed her, but, but..."
Mrs. Wang thought for a moment and said, "But the one causing trouble this time is the fourth young lady!"
The fourth girl, Gu Suiyu, was the second child of the original body. She was also the one who ran to her room last time and called her an old woman and was slapped.
"What happened to her?"
"She just took one month's allowance in advance. I didn't want to give it to her, but I gave it to her because she was your biological daughter. But she came to take another month's allowance in advance a few days later. I refused to give it to her, so she started to make a scene and even beat me!"
Mrs. Wang showed the purple marks on her arms, which were obviously caused by being beaten with a stick.
Mrs. Wang cried, "If it were anyone else, I would fight back even if I died, but this is the fourth young lady, so I can only beg the eldest lady."
No matter how bad Gu Suiyu is, she is Su Jin's daughter. Everyone in Liuting Pavilion is Su Jin's people. When beating a dog, you have to look at its owner. Wang Po's face is for Su Jin, not for Gu Suiyu.
Su Jin nodded: "Go back and tell her that this is her second time withdrawing money. If she wants more, tell her to come to me."
After that, he asked Jinchuan to take out another 500 coins and gave them to Wang Pozi: "Use this money to buy some medicine for injuries and sprains, and use the rest to buy some wine and meat to replenish your health."
Mrs. Wang was delighted and thanked him profusely before leaving.
Seeing that Mrs. Wang had left, Yuchuan could not help but said angrily, "The fourth young lady must have taken something and given it to that little bastard Lin Yousheng! Miss Lin has no good intentions and even ordered her nephew to lead our fourth young lady astray!"
Su Jin pinched his brows.
None of her three children are at peace.
The eldest brother, Gu Zixuan, is an uneducated playboy who refuses to marry anyone other than a prostitute and threatens to run away from home every day. However, he has turned over a new leaf recently, so it can only be said that he was not cuckolded in vain.
As for Gu Sui Yu, if he were in modern times, he would be a love-brained person who fell in love with a poor boy.
Of course being poor is not a problem, but the problem is that this poor boy is Lin Wanhui's nephew. His own mother and Lin Xiaoniang are in such a bad relationship, but Gu Suiyu actually falls in love with the nephew of her enemy. It can only be said that her daughter is also brainless.
Oh, yes, people who are in love are stupid. She overestimated Gu Suiyu.
Let’s talk about Lin Yousheng.
If Lin Yousheng had a good character, Su Jin would not have said much, but this poor boy Lin Yousheng was pretending from beginning to end.
When he first met Gu Suiyu, he was a perfect good man and a good brother. However, after becoming familiar with Gu Suiyu, he often asked Gu Suiyu for money. At first it was only a dozen coins, and later it became hundreds of coins, one or two taels of silver. The frequency of asking increased, and the amount became larger and larger. The reasons he gave were either that his mother was sick today, or that he needed to buy pens and ink for studying.
The man she loved had already spoken, and Gu Suiyu, a daughter of a marquis, felt embarrassed to not give him a penny. But if she gave him the first time, there would be a second time, and after that it would be a bottomless pit.
Gu Suiyu's monthly allowance was only three taels of silver. The girl spent a lot of money on rouge and powder on a daily basis. Add to that the debt collector Lin Yousheng, and Gu Suiyu's life was very tight. It was said that she often went hungry because of this.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have run into his room and eaten snacks like crazy last time.
At first, Su Jin didn't understand. The Marquis' Mansion had a share of food, and no matter how poor one was, one couldn't go hungry. Now he understood that this girl actually gave away her share as well.
What could she say but that he deserved to starve to death.