Mrs. Luo looked at her daughter-in-law in surprise. She had lived with her mother-in-law for more than 20 years, and this was the first time she had ever seen her mother-in-law be rendered speechless by a younger generation.
Shen Yunsheng secretly squeezed her mother-in-law's wrist. It was enough for her to handle this matter herself. If her mother-in-law spoke up, the old lady would easily find fault with her.
"Grandma, you all know why my mother borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates. If you don't want your family scandal to be exposed, you should make a decision quickly."
Granny Yang was in a dilemma. If she helped her eldest daughter-in-law repay the debt, the money would be lost. If she didn't help, the woman who had lost money would have a reason to demand a division of the family property.
Qiu secretly glanced at her mother-in-law, but her mother-in-law remained silent, and Qiu dared not respond.
After pondering for a moment, Granny Yang sighed softly, "Jingchuan's family, it's not that I'm unwilling to help you, but I really don't have any money."
Shen Yunsheng retorted, "Stop complaining about being poor. Over the years, you've taken all the money our eldest branch has earned. Do you think you're broke?"
Granny Yang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Just as she was about to retort, Shen Yunsheng continued, "Since you've put it this way, I'll be frank with you too. If we pay back the money ourselves, we won't have time to do housework, let alone spare money to support Second Uncle and Eldest Cousin's education."
Luo also wanted to take the opportunity to propose dividing the family property. After hesitating for a long time, she finally mustered up the courage to look up at her mother-in-law: "Mother! Your daughter-in-law agrees to divide the family property. This amount of money is not a small sum, and your daughter-in-law does not want to be a burden on you."
Granny Yang couldn't keep up the act any longer. As soon as Luo finished speaking, she flung Qiu aside.
“Dividing the family? What right do you have to mention dividing the family? If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll make Wenjing divorce you.”
When Shen Yunsheng saw Granny Yang raise her hand to poke her mother-in-law's forehead, he immediately shielded her behind him.
"Grandma, if you dare to hit my mother again, don't blame me for being rude to you."
"You worthless wretch, how dare you threaten me?"
Granny Yang cursed angrily, but before her hand could land on Shen Yunsheng's face, Shen Yunsheng grabbed it.
"So what if I threaten you? A ruthless villain like you is not fit to be an elder. If you piss me off, I'll go straight to the authorities and accuse you of abusing your daughter-in-law."
Manager Zhou seized the opportunity to add insult to injury: "Madam, the laws of our dynasty clearly stipulate that it is illegal for parents-in-law to beat their daughters-in-law without cause. Although they have the right to discipline or punish their daughters-in-law to a certain extent, it does not mean that they have the right to commit domestic violence against their daughters-in-law."
Shen Yunsheng cast a grateful glance at Steward Zhou. After releasing Granny Yang, she immediately took off the white jade auspicious cloud pendant from her neck, intending to use it as collateral.
"Manager Zhou, please tell me how much this jade pendant is worth. I'll use it as collateral."
“Jingchuan’s family, I will find a way to get the money. This jade pendant was left to you by your biological parents, so you can’t use it as collateral.”
Luo quickly stopped her daughter-in-law. Although her daughter-in-law said she wouldn't look for her biological parents anymore, Luo often found her secretly searching for them.
Shen Yunsheng was also reluctant to pawn the jade pendant. In her previous life, she also had an identical jade pendant. It looked ordinary, but it actually had a hidden secret. She accidentally dripped her blood on the jade pendant and discovered that the real material of the jade pendant was Hetian white jade, the king of soft jade. What was most surprising was that after her blood dripped on it, the original cloud pattern would turn into a phoenix pattern.
She suspected that her journey to this world was closely related to this jade pendant.
"Manager Zhou, this jade pendant is the most valuable thing I own. Could you please take a look and see if I can use it as collateral?"
Without hesitation, Shen Yunsheng presented the jade pendant directly to Steward Zhou.
Just as Luo was about to help her daughter-in-law retrieve the jade pendant, Granny Yang grabbed her arm.
When Qiu saw her mother-in-law holding Luo, she quickly squeezed in and pushed Luo aside.
Manager Zhou appreciated Shen Yunsheng's work attitude. After taking the jade pendant, he examined it carefully.
“Madam Chen, although the material of your jade pendant is very ordinary, its carving is extremely exquisite. Its surface is as smooth as a mirror, and the texture is clear, showing a simple and elegant beauty. It is worth at least five taels of silver.”
In front of Granny Yang and her daughter-in-law, Steward Zhou held back. In fact, his initial estimate was thirty taels of silver. Over the years, he had seen many famous jade pieces, but this was the first time he had ever seen a jade pendant with auspicious clouds painted inside.
Seeing that Steward Zhou really liked the jade pendant, Shen Yunsheng smiled and spoke.
“Manager Zhou, if you agree, I will give you this jade pendant as collateral. Once I have raised enough money, I will redeem it.”
“Madam Shen, I agree to mortgage the jade pendant. I will write the mortgage contract for you now.”
Manager Zhou smiled and put away the jade pendant. As soon as he finished speaking, his attendant took out a pen and paper that he carried with him and handed them to Manager Zhou.
Steward Zhou went to the main room to write the contract. Shen Yunsheng told Luo Shi not to go, as she would handle everything. Granny Yang and Qiu Shi were about to follow when they were stopped outside by Steward Zhou's attendants.
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Seeing that Granny Yang and her daughter-in-law hadn't followed them in, Steward Zhou lowered his voice and said, "Madam Chen, this jade pendant of yours is actually worth thirty taels. If you can't repay the money within the stipulated time, you can use it to pay off the debt."
In fact, Shen Yunsheng had already thought of a solution after seeing the scar on Steward Zhou's body.
On the second night after she transmigrated, her rural space also transmigrated. Although it was only in its initial stage, it had abundant land resources and could grow various crops. What made Shen Yunsheng happiest was that the small farmhouse in the space also transmigrated completely, and the furniture, daily necessities and basic medical supplies inside were still there.
She can use the last bottle of whitening and scar-removing cream to pay off her debt.
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