Chapter 282: Isn’t the life of enjoyment here?

Chapter 282: Isn’t the life of enjoyment here?

If I must go into detail, the Marquis' Mansion has been on a downward spiral since the eldest lady left last year.

When Lin Wanhui was the housekeeper, secretly embezzling the money of the Marquis' Mansion was a small matter. The bad thing was that Lin Wanhui had no idea how to manage the business and the farm. The shop of the Marquis' Mansion was run by Lin Wanhui to a loss, and now it is even more expensive than it earns. The people on the farm are even worse. The head of the farm deceived Lin Wanhui, and she couldn't tell. As a result, the grain output of the farm last year was half less than in previous years.

Sun Yuan's brows gradually furrowed. If she calculated it this way, the annual income of the marquis's mansion was actually not as much as what she earned from her own shop.

In addition, the old marquis passed away, and the funeral alone cost a lot of money, and there were also various burial objects, which almost emptied out half of the marquis's family property. From this point of view, the marquis's family really has nothing left. If the old lady dies in the future, the marquis's family will be completely destitute.

This is really not a good thing.

Until this moment, Sun Yuan couldn't help but feel a little shaken. Did she really enter the right door of the Marquis' Mansion?

But, she thought again, wasn't it because there were problems within the Marquis' Mansion that she was able to marry into it? Otherwise, with her status, how could she have entered the Marquis' Mansion so easily?

As for the position of mistress, she didn't dare to think about it. After all, Sun Yuan had more self-awareness than Lin Wanhui. But even if she couldn't become the mistress, she wanted to leave a good impression in the hearts of Gu Changqing and the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion.

Then, these problems at hand cannot be called problems. What she has to do is to work hard and save the Marquis' Mansion from danger. In this way, when her brothers and sisters grow up, they will definitely remember her kindness, and then they will help her offspring more in the future.

When Sun Yuan considers things, she still focuses on interests. After all, she comes from a merchant family and understands the principle of giving and receiving best.

But she overestimated Gu Changqing. The way businessmen put in and gained was all bullshit to him.

But Sun Yuan didn't know that she had just entered the door and there was nothing else she could do except work harder and harder.

So Sun Yuan took the initiative to take out the dowry she brought with her, took out a part of it to use on the shop, and began to replace those shopkeepers who had many small tricks and faults with people from her own shop. After all, the people in her own shop knew everything about her and had already managed it well.

The Sun family did not object to their daughter's marriage to the Marquis' Mansion. Instead, they were very enthusiastic. After all, Sun Yuan was married into the Marquis' Mansion. If she could give birth to a boy in the future, maybe their family of merchants would have a noble family. This would be a glorious thing for the family.

Therefore, the Sun family helped even more attentively.

As for Sun Yuan's performance, Zou naturally took it to heart.

She was extremely satisfied with Sun Yuan. Look, she was rich and could subsidize the Marquis' Mansion. How great! And most importantly, she was obedient. At least she was much better than Lin Wanhui, that unlucky star.

In fact, if you really look at it, these concubines in the Marquis' Mansion are all good, except for Lin Wanhui, who has finally been driven away. It was Jin'er's strategy that was good. In the past, no matter what Gu Changqing said, he would not agree. Now that a new one has come, the old one is no longer popular.

Zou would not consider the sorrow of her fellow women, nor was there any need for her to think about it. She was the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion and Gu Zhao's only woman. She had lived a glamorous life and had never experienced the disputes in the harem, so naturally she could not understand the feelings of others.

The sorrows and joys between people can never be shared.

After solving the problem of Lin Wanhui, the rest naturally concerns her son. It would be impossible to let Su Jin come back to live with her. After much thought, Zou came up with a good idea, which was to let Su Jin come over to visit often.

So she asked Mother Wen to tell Su Jin that when the old marquis passed away, Su Jin came to pay his respects despite being ill. Zou was very moved. As she was old, she missed her children and liked the hustle and bustle, so she asked Su Jin to bring the children back to see their grandmother when he was free.

When Su Jin heard this, he felt sick all over.

Although she had managed to get away with it by pretending to be sick last time, this time, the old lady wanted to see her grandchildren and she couldn't stop her. After all, Gu Sui Yu and Gu Zi Lu were still surnamed Gu. How could a divorced woman like her stop them?

Su Jin rubbed his brows. This family from the Marquis' Mansion was really haunting him. He could hide from them for a while, but not forever.

"Don't worry, mother."

Gu Zilu put down the book and said, "My fourth sister and I will go back with you. If father does anything, we will stop him and will never let mother suffer any injustice."

The young man spoke with great confidence, and his whole person was quite calm and solemn like an adult. Su Jin's irritable mood gradually calmed down.

She nodded: "Mother can handle it."

It’s just Gu Changqing. However, Zou didn’t say when to bring him over, so just take him during the holidays. Anyway, she won’t go when she is free.

Thinking about this, she counted on her fingers and realized that Qingming Festival had passed and Dragon Boat Festival had just passed, and the only remaining festival was Mid-Autumn Festival. That was great, in August of the second half of the year, she wouldn't have to see that family for at least a few months.

Moreover, in August, Lu Ge'er will take part in the provincial examination.

Because the provincial examination was held in autumn, it was also called the Autumn Examination. Gu Zilu won three top prizes in a row. The next examination was the most important. If he had taken second place, he would have failed to complete the six top prizes.

Thinking of this, Su Jin said, "It's not important whether I fight for the imperial decree or not. Mother thinks that the current situation is good enough."

Why do you have to be so tired? Lu Ge'er is already a very smart and hardworking child. There is no need for him to work so hard. Besides, Lu Ge is smart. As long as he can enter the palace examination and become an official in the future, he will definitely be successful.

Gu Zilu smiled slightly. His eyes were most like Su Jin's. When he smiled, the coldness inside him melted and turned into the warmth of spring. "But I think it's important. My life was given by my mother. The best thing I can give back to my mother in this life is the imperial decree. Mother, just wait. I will make you glorious."

Su Jin couldn't help but smile. Being a parent, happiness is really simple. Just a word from their children can make them smile happily. Just like now, although it was just a promise and has not been fulfilled yet, it has already made her heart beat.

Don’t want to be an imperial decree?

That's fake. Just lying down can lead to a royal decree. Who wouldn't want such a good thing?

It’s so refreshing just thinking about it.

"By the way, the wheat on the farm is about to be harvested, right?"

Gu Zilu nodded: "Yes."

"Okay, after we finish harvesting the wheat, our family will go to the farm to reward everyone. Prepare some meat and vegetables and go to the farm to have a barbecue!"

Oh, heaven and earth, isn’t this the time to enjoy life?

Open-air barbecue is the best, but it’s a pity that there are no tents in this era. I don’t know if the people in the village can set up tents.

Su Jin narrowed his eyes and showed a long-lost smile of enjoyment.