Chapter 230 Love Me, Love My Dog
Wu Xiyuan also said, "Yes, it's just a box of face cream. You've contributed a lot to the family all these years, so you should keep it for yourself."
Liu Cuihua knew that they were being filial, but she felt really bad to think that it must have cost a lot of money to buy so many things.
"It must have cost a lot of money to buy so many things, right?" She asked.
Su Jiuyue smiled and shook her head, "It's not expensive. A madam bought all the handkerchiefs and purses I brought today. She even said she wanted to cooperate with me. I couldn't make the decision myself, so I thought I'd come back and ask you."
Hearing about the cooperation, she became more serious, "Cooperate? What does she want to do with you?"
"She said she wanted to open an embroidery shop and hired some embroiderers. She wanted me to teach them embroidery. And then we will split the benefits from the things we sell in the store. 50-50."
When Liu Cuihua heard this, her eyes lit up, "50-50? What a good deal! You just need to offer your skills, so it's getting money from nothing. It's just that... Is this madam you're talking about reliable?"
Su Jiuyue told Liu Cuihua her opinion, "I personally think she is quite reliable. She has brought some maids and attendants with her. The way she dresses and her hairstyle show that she is from a noble family. She said she was from the Yue family of the Marquis of Dingxi. When I said I need to come back to discuss it with my family, she left me an address and told me to give her a letter after I made my decision."
The Yue family of the Marquis of Dingxi? Mrs. Yue was really a capable person.
In her previous life, she donated 5 million kilograms of grain just by herself when a war broke out on the northern border, which immediately relieved the pressure on the national treasury.
It was because of her donation that the king made her daughter a county princess and let her get engaged to Zhang Fangyi.
Zhang Fangyi was a famous general in the western part of the country, and he had been a distinguished war hero in his previous life. There was a rule in his family which was that a man was not allowed to have a second wife unless he still couldn't have a baby when he was more than forty years old.
Therefore, this was a good marriage for Mrs. Yue's daughter.
It would indeed be a good thing for Jiuyue if she could associate with Mrs. Yue who had such clever insights.
Then, Wu Xiyuan said at the side, "There seems to be a Yue's mension at Spring View Lane in Yong Zhou City. Is it their house?"
Su Jiuyue nodded, "Exactly."
Hearing her son's words, Liu Cuihua knew that the Yue family was not a fraud, and she was a little relieved.
However, she had heard that those rich people were used to oppressing people with their power. If they wanted to bully Jiuyue, there was nothing they could do for her.
After thinking about it, she said, "I will go to the Yue's with you and meet Mrs. Yue tomorrow."
Su Jiuyue was now at ease and smiled at her with her teeth showing. "I'll do as Mom says."
When Su Jiuyue finished washing the dishes and returned to her bedroom, she was dragged behind the door by Wu Xiyuan as soon as she entered.
Su Jiuyue was startled and was about to scream, but then she realised it was Wu Xiyuan who did this, so she immediately covered her mouth with her hand to stop herself from making noises.
Wu Xiyuan stretched out his arm to the wall so that she had to stand against the wall. He looked down at her. They were so close that as long as she raised her head slightly, their foreheads would touch.
Su Jiuyue was so frightened that she did not dare to breathe, lest she might attract the attention of others.
She could only condemn him in a low voice, "What ...... are you doing?"
Wu Xiyuan deliberately gritted his teeth and came close to her ear, "Why does everyone have a gift, but not me?"
Su Jiuyue had a big relief and rolled her eyes once she found out it was just about the gifts.
"I thought something serious happened. Turns out it's just about the gifts."
As she said that, she pushed him away and walked toward the edge of the bed.
Seeing that she concentrated on making the bed and ignored him, he felt left out and unhappy.
He followed her, tugging at the hem of her dress and trying to disturb her.
"Isn't this something serious? In a family of ten, everyone, except for the two of us, has a present."
Then, he was stunned slightly and pulled Su Jiuyue up when she was bending over to make the bed.
He looked straight at her with a serious face, "Didn't you say the velvet flower was pretty? Why didn't you buy one for yourself?"
Su Jiuyue looked at him with a stern face. She was slightly uncomfortable at first, but she couldn't hold back eventually and laughed out loud.
Approaching his ear, she lowered her voice and said, "That's because I bought myself something better..."
Feeling her warm breath gently brush against his ear, he sensed a tingle down his spine and that tingling in his heart spread uncontrollably throughout his body.
He subconsciously took a step back to distance himself from her, "What did you buy?"
Su Jiuyue had already turned around and taken out the goodies she had bought from the temple fair and showed them to him.
"I've never been able to buy this before, but today, Mrs. Yue gave me ten taels! It should not be too much for me to buy myself a rouge, right?"
Wu Xiyuan felt a bit sorrowful. He was supposed to support his wife, but now he could not even support himself. Instead, he had to depend on his family.
"Not at all."
Su Jiuyue pursed her lips and looked at the two small porcelain jars on the table with her heart full of joy.
Wu Xiyuan asked softly again, "So ... I'm the only one in the whole family who doesn't have a gift, right?"
It was a very ordinary sentence, but Su Jiuyue sensed a little aggrievement from it.
Su Jiuyue felt bad about this and stopped teasing him. She said to him, "Take out your hands."
Wu Xiyuan's head, which was still drooping just now, suddenly lifted up, and his eyes shone.
"There you go."
Su Jiuyue also took her hands from behind, and then shoved a purse into his hands.
Wu Xiyuan felt something heavy in the purse, so maybe what was inside was the gift for him.
It was something made of obsidian, and the carving was good, so this little item must have cost his wife a lot of money.
Wu Xiyuan nodded, "I like it. I like whatever you give me."
Wu Xiyuan's heart trembled and he immediately corrected his attitude, "I really like it. The symbolism of the carp going through a narrow gate is very good. What's more, the writing on top is so sharp that I immediately know that it was definitely not from a nobody."