Chapter 234 Notarization
The Yue mansion was not as large as general Su's mansion that they had visited before, but the whole layout of the Yue mansion seemed to be more personal because there was a hostess in the Yue mansion.
The surrounding plants, some wall paintings, and other decorations showed that the family was well organized by a hostess.
Following behind Mrs. Yue, Su Jiuyue tried to restrain herself from looking around, so that Mrs. Yue wouldn't feel any disrespect.
When they entered the house, Baiyu served them tea immediately.
Then, Mrs. Yue asked in a bit hurry, "Now that you are here, have you made up your mind?"
Seeing that Mrs. Yue didn't put on air when talking to them and was just an easy-going woman, Liu Cuihua had a much better feeling about her.
"Mrs. Yue, to be honest, we are quiet interested in what Jiuyue told us. But we weren't so sure about it, so we want to confirm it with you."
Mrs. Yue told her the conditions one more time. "Easy. Jiuyue is responsible for handicraft, and I am responsible for investing money and hiring workers. No matter how much we earn, we will split it."
Hearing this, Liu Cuihua could see that Mrs. Yue was a straight-forward person and just surrendered half of the benefits easily, but...
She smiled and decided to be the bad guy here.
"Madam, I have doubts, but I don't know if I should say tell you." said Liu Cuihua.
Mrs. Yue said directly, "It's okay. Just say it,"
"Nothing serious. But we can't do business with words only, we need a written pledge."
Su Jiuyue looked at her mother-in-law in surprise, but Mrs. Yue quite admired this old lady.
One should never be too careful when doing business.
What's more, the powers of the two families were not equal. If there was no written evidence, Liu Cuihua would definitely not feel ease.
Mrs. Yue was not going to break her promise anyway, so when she heard Liu Cuihua's words, she looked at Baiyu immediately. "Bring it to me."
Liu Cuihua and Su Jiuyue were confused, so Mrs. Yue started to explain. "Well, I have already prepared for it."
Baiyu gave the written pledge to Mrs. Yue, and Mrs. Yue put it on the table and pushed it towards Su Jiuyue. "I asked someone to write it for me, you can read it. Later we can go to the local government and ask the magistrate for notarization. Can you rest assure now?"
At this point, Liu Cuihua felt that she had gauged the heart of a gentle lady with her own mean measure. Mrs. Yue, who acted frankly and forthrightly, really lived up to the role of a family member of the general.
"Mrs. Yue, you are so generous. Jiuyue is so lucky to work with you."
They finally agreed to do it, and Mrs. Yue felt overjoyed immediately.
In fact, when they came to her mansion, Mrs. Yue knew that they would probably agree, but she couldn't be sure until she heard it from them.
She couldn't force a handicraftsman like Su Jiuyue. If Su Jiuyue kept her weakness unexposed during teaching, she would never know.
Price must be paid if one wanted to achieve the aim, and a thing was valued if it was rare. Although they split the benefit, the price would be set by Mrs. Yue.
After they made a deal, Mrs. Yue asked when they have the time to do the notarization.
"If you don't have a place to stay in Yongzhou City, how about staying in my mansion for now?"
Su Jiuyue rejected her offer politely. It would not cost a lot if they lived in an inn or rented a yard, besides, if they stayed in the Yue mansion, they would be stiff.
Although Mrs. Yue was very polite to them, the Yue family was noble, and people bowed to them. Su Jiuyue and Liu Cuihua would feel very uncomfortable if they lived here.
"That's very nice of you, madam. My husband is studying in Haoyuan Academy, and he has arranged a place for us to stay. We won't be troubling you."
Hearing that they would stay in Yongzhou City, Mrs. Yue was very glad. "OK! Just let me know where you are going to live. And we can go to do the notarization tomorrow, OK?
Su Jiuyue also thought that it would be better to finalize this matter, and in this way, she could live in Yongzhou City as well...
Thinking that she could see Wu Xiyuan every day, she was so happy.
After leaving the Yue mansion, they directly went to Haoyuan Academy. Wu Xiyuan went home yesterday and didn't come to school until noon, so he was still studying in the classroom afternoon.
As soon as Su Jiuyue and Liu Cuihua arrived at the door of the academy, they saw Wu Dacheng squatting on the side and Honghong with him.
Wu Dacheng saw them from afar, so he stood up and asked. "Mom, how's it going? Have you finalized the business?"
Liu Cuihua nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Of course. There is no deal that I can't make."
Hearing this, Wu Dacheng smiled happily. Then Liu Cuihua asked, "Did you see Xiyuan?"
Wu Dacheng shook his head. "No, mom. Classes are not over, and I don't want to disturb Xiyuan. Since I have nothing else to do, I just wait here."
Liu Cuihua agreed with him. "You are right. We have nothing important to do. We shouldn't disturb him."
The three of them sat on the carriage outside and talked pleasantly. The passers-by glanced at them by chance.
Maybe the passers-by were wondering why a family owning such a tall horse couldn't afford to get a decent carriage.
After waiting for about one hour, they saw a woman come back from outside.
Seeing the woman walked towards the academy, Liu Cuihua frowned and was confused, so she asked Su Jiuyue, "Jiuyue, does the academy also accept women students?"
People at the time believed that lack of talent in a woman was a virtue, although that was nonsense to Liu Cuihua.
But she had never heard that women could go to academy.
Su Jiuyue recognized her at a glance. Wasn't she the shameless woman? Lucky that Xiyuan was not into her.
She had scolded that woman for a million times in her heart, but just said to Liu Cuihua casually, "Mom, she is not a student of the academy, she is a master's daughter."
With Su Jiuyue's explanation, Liu Cuihua's frown deepened.
"Can the master's daughter come in and out of the academy casually? There are so many men in there. Does she still want her reputation or not?"
To Liu Cuihua, such women could never be her daughter-in-law.
Liu Cuihua's words straightened out Su Jiuyue's confusion.
With all the masters in the academy, why was Guo Lingyi the only woman who came in and out? Didn't other masters have daughter?
Of course, they had. Then it only led to one possibility, Guo Lingyi wanted to find a husband among these students.
However, she was worried that she could not compete with the ladies from noble families, so she wanted to find a man with potential in person.
[Mrs. Qian: Why do you surrender so many profits? Are you stupid? Mrs. Chen: If I split it 80/20, they will also accept it happily. Mrs. Yue looked at them as if they were some fools who would overpay. Maybe they didn't know that the benefit comes, after all, from a price one has paid. She smiled mysteriously and thought that she would rob the rich and assist the poor this time...]