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“We have to think about this matter at length. We don’t have much money at home to let Qingyuan marry another wife. Meihua is bossy and crafty, but judging from Mom’s intentions, she doesn’t want to kick her out. Unless…”
Li Qingmu paused suddenly with a strange expression.
Longyue was quite smart and immediately guessed what he had not said. She raised her head and stared at him. “Do you mind? I’m taking over your place.”
If Longyue wanted to drive Madam Zhang out of the Li family without any opposition, she would have to have the authority to run the Li family. But if she did that, what would become of her mother-in-law, Madam Li Zhou?
His mother-in-law would definitely kick up a fuss and the Li family would speak in support of her. But what about Li Qingmu? As her son, what should he do? This matter would definitely put him in a dilemma.
Li Qingmu was silent for a while before saying, “Wife, it’s for the good of the family. I don’t mind.”
Actually, Li Qingmu was secretly delighted. His wife actually cared about his feelings. She had never cared about him before.
Ever since she woke up from a fight with Madam Zhang, his wife had changed. She had become someone that he did not know. However, he was delighted with the change he saw.
He was so happy that he could not resist hugging Longyue tightly. Then
The next morning, Longyue tapped on her sore waist. She looked at the seven or eight handkerchiefs that had been embroidered in her basket and wondered if she should go to the county city today and sell them for money. Then she could go to the medical center and get some medicine to nourish her
body.
She could not take all the torment from her husband with her small physique!
“Yue’er, are we going to the county city?”
His pleasant and refreshing voice sounded from outside. Longyue shivered. Her legs would go weak if she heard this man’s particularly gentle voice!
“Going!”
She gritted her teeth and got out of bed quickly.
This time, they rode in Chai Tieniu’s cart again. However, there was an unfamiliar young girl in the cart today. She looked to be about 15 or 16 years old. She had a round face and looked very sweet.
“This is my younger sister, Qiao’er. Quickly, call Third Auntie.”
“Hello, Third Auntie!”
Chai Qiao’er and Longyue were about the same age, but because Longyue was married, she had to call her Auntie.
“Your sister is so obedient.”
“Hehe, of course. My sister is a good girl. My parents dote on her too…”
‘When Chai Tieniu talked about his younger sister, he beamed with joy. One could tell that he was a very good elder brother.
Longyue was thinking about earning money. In her previous life, she had been living a life of misery because of her younger sister. In the end, before she died, she came to a conclusion: To survive, one must have money and power.
Money allowed people to befriend influential people and become powerful. Meanwhile, having power also depended on using money to establish connections and smooth the path. These two things complemented each other—neither could be missing.
In her previous life, Li Qingmu’s real break in his career came more than a year later. At that time, Xiliang Kingdom had invaded the southwest on a large scale. War was raging in that area, and many officials wanted to resign and move to another place. Coincidentally, he had been demoted because of his
second sister-in-law and had switched positions with an official who had some connections.
Li Qingmu was forced to go to the border station to be a logistician. It was very dangerous for him to be at the front line. But under those circumstances, he actually made a contribution! A huge contribution!
At that time, Longyue did not have access to information about him, so she did not know what he did at the border. However, one thing was certain—he had made a big contribution back then and defeated the 100 thousand-strong army of Xiliang Kingdom.
‘The emperor was delighted and transferred him to the capital.
Her husband was very capable, but it would take more than a year for him to achieve success. During this period, she could not sit back and do nothing.
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She wanted to earn money and earn a lot of it to help her husband pave his career path. Then she would return to the capital to settle scores with her ‘white lotus’ sister who looked pure and refined on the outside but was rotten on the inside!
Li Qingmu saw that his little wife was lost in thought and her brows were furrowed. Although he did not know why she was like this, he reached out to pull her closer to him out of habit.
“Yes?”
Longyue returned to her senses and looked up at the man.
“What are you thinking about?”
“Tm thinking about making money.” She took the embroidered handkerchiefs from the basket and handed them to him. “Look, if we can find two more sisters who can do embroidery, we can open an embroidery store ourselves and grow this business.”
“Auntie Li, I know how to embroider too…”
Chai Qiao’er muttered softly from the side, looking a little timid.
Longyue’s eyes lit up as she asked happily, “You know how to do it too?”
“Hmm… It’s just not good…”
“That’s fine. As long as you have the basic skills, you can learn anything else!”
Ordinary families did not know much about embroidery. Girls from prestigious families like Longyue did, and their techniques were better than girls from ordinary families. However, the problem was that no lady from a wealthy family would be so bored as to sell her embroidery for money, unless she
was in dire straits like Longyue.
However, some people who had fallen from grace would still be unwilling to do such things.
Longyue saw that there were some needle marks in Chai Qiao’er’s hand and knew that she was telling the truth.
Chai Qiao’er also turned her gaze to her. When she saw the exquisite handkerchiefs, she could not help but praise, “Skillful. Madam Zhang’s hands are really skillful. The embroidery is so beautiful! I won’t be able to embroider like this even if I am beaten to death!”
A hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes. Longyue smiled. “Do you want to learn from Auntie?”
“Huh?” Chai Qiao’er looked up, her bright eyes filled with excitement. She bit her red lips and asked, “Can I?”
“Sure, why not? As long as you’re willing to learn diligently!”
“Oh, okay, well… Brother…”
Chai Qiao’er looked at her brother timidly.
Chai Tieniu scratched his head and said with an uneasy expression, “Then wouldn’t we be troubling Third Madam? This… This isn’t good…”
“What trouble is there? I liked Qiao’er the moment I saw her. If she wants to learn, I’l definitely teach her well!”
Longyue only said that she would teach her well, not teach her everything, She could trust the eldest Chai’s character, but she could not guarantee that his sister’s character was good. If she taught her everything and ended up being betrayed, that would be a joke.
How could Chai Tieniu understand the subtle meanings in Longyue’s words? When he heard that she was going to teach his younger sister embroidery, he was overjoyed. Learning this kind of craftsmanship at those workshops would cost a lot of money. Ordinary people like his family could not afford to
learn it!
“Thank you, Auntie Li.”
Chai Qiao’er smiled sweetly and obediently.
‘When they arrived at the county city, the eldest Chai brought his sister to sell game and some melons and fruits that his family had planted. Longyue and Li Qingmu went to the studio to sell calligraphy. Then they came to Jinxiu fabric store.
Not only did the fabric store sell cloths, but it also sold finished items such as handkerchiefs.
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Longyue entered and saw the woman in red. She was introducing a new batch of goods to two customers. When she saw Longyue enter, she instructed a boy servant to receive her.
“Twant to see your lady boss.”
“Aiyo, lady, our lady boss is busy. If you have anything to say, you can tell me…”
“No, I’ll wait for her!”
Longyue shook her head and interrupted the boy servant’s solicitous reception. She was confident in her embroidery skills, so she wanted to discuss business with the lady boss.
“Who’s looking for me?”
After a while, the woman in red came over. She had just closed a business deal and was feeling good. She had a smile on her face as she spoke..