"Being greedy isn't necessarily a bad thing."
The old lady was greedy and easily bribed; look how enthusiastic she was to him just now.
She was going to marry Lin Shikang in the future, so this would be a way to resolve the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship in advance.
"Tomorrow I'll pick out one or two pieces of gold jewelry from the jewelry box and give them to the old lady."
Cuizhi respectfully agreed.
After Meng Ruyan left, Madam Fan opened her purse and was astonished to find thirty taels of silver inside. What a generous sum!
Immediately, Fan's affection for Meng Ruyan exploded!
Thinking that she would ask Lin Shikang who this girl was when he woke up, and if possible, it would be good for her to be his daughter-in-law. With such a rich daughter-in-law, wouldn't she be wearing gold and silver in the future?
The more Madam Fan thought about it, the happier she became, and the more she felt that her son was capable of getting the daughter of a wealthy family to give her money to spend.
That evening, Lin Shikang's fever finally subsided, and Fan Shi, Lin Sanjin, and the others were relieved. Fan Shi, who was usually very stingy, finally gave in to the stinginess of having received thirty taels of silver for free, and booked two rooms for Lin Sanjin, Lin Qi, and the others at the inn so they could rest, while she stayed behind to look after Lin Shikang.
The next day, Lin Shikang woke up with a backache that made his mouth twitch. He felt very resentful towards Yang Cui and the clansmen who had dragged him down.
Seeing her son wake up, Madam Fan hurriedly asked, "Son, a young lady named Meng Ruyan came to see you yesterday. Luckily, she gave you that medicine that costs five taels of silver per pill, which brought down your fever. This young lady is beautiful and rich. Who is she? Judging from her words and actions, she is just like a young lady from a noble family. Could she be the daughter of that high-ranking official in the capital?"
"Meng Ruyan is here?" Lin Shikang asked in surprise.
"This girl is great, generous and beautiful. Son, you have good taste!" Madam Fan kept praising her. Just thinking about how Meng Ruyan gave her thirty taels of silver yesterday made Madam Fan grin from ear to ear.
"Is she the daughter of that high-ranking official in the capital?"
"no."
"No? Then who is she? She's incredibly generous!"
"Mother, please don't ask anymore. I'll tell you later."
Lin Shikang didn't want to tell Fan Shi about Meng Ruyan's identity because he knew his mother couldn't keep her mouth shut, and he was going to marry Wang Mengyun, so he couldn't reveal his relationship with Meng Ruyan for the time being, lest the Wang family be unhappy.
Upon hearing that Meng Ruyan was not the daughter of a high-ranking official in the capital, Madam Fan became even more proud. She felt that her son was truly amazing, having a daughter of a high-ranking official to marry him, and a beautiful, wealthy, and generous woman who liked him. He was indeed worthy of being her son.
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