Chapter 1202: Chapter 1199 Busy
Chapter 1202: Chapter 1199 Busy
Madam Liu had said it many times to no avail, truly at her wit’s end.
She could only find excuses to send food, cloth, and other items to the Liu family each time.
But as it happened too often, it prompted Liu Hanlai to personally warn her, telling her to stop.
When Ye Muyu learned of this issue, she calculated the Liu family’s saved silver over the years and purchased a shop. She then proposed the idea of “mortgage to buy property” from future generations, paying a down payment first and then repaying the loan slowly, with an interest rate satisfactory to the Liu family and without causing them distress.
Even the stubborn and old-fashioned Liu Hanlai was moved. After counting the family’s silver, they could just manage the down payment and still have some left over for daily expenses and to open a new shop.
In the end, with Madam Liu’s persuasion, the Liu family bought a shop in the County City with a small backyard—cramped but a new beginning.
In the following two years, with Madam Liu’s covert support, no one dared to bully the Liu family’s shop.
With the Liu family’s hard work and Liu Hanlai’s previous business experience, after refining their liquor offerings, their business gradually took off, yielding a decent monthly income.
Additionally, the Chu family had built a workshop in the county, and the Liu family found work there as well.
The income of the Liu family grew more and more, and now they were quite well-off; even the younger members were sent to study.
What Madam Liu was grateful for was the thing that Ye Muyu had done.
If they had waited to slowly save up to buy a shop, they probably couldn’t afford it even by this year.
Ye Muyu said with a smile on her face, “Mother, it’s nothing. After all, I made a profit from it.”
“But you have solved a big concern in Mother’s heart,” Madam Liu sighed with relief, feeling deep down that her daughter-in-law was great, generous, sincere, and also capable of earning silver.
“Mother, actually, I was thinking, if the girls from my maternal family could, they should also attend the girls’ school. It’s not only convenient but also has the best learning conditions.”
Nowadays, the Ye family had always been following her eldest brother in his career, so Ye Muyu did not need to worry about her maternal family.
After all, she regarded her own elder brother as nothing special.
“I will discuss this matter with your father when I return,” Madam Liu didn’t expect her daughter-in-law to take the initiative to bring this up, her smile growing deeper, and yet she still reached out to gently pat the back of her hand.
That afternoon, after having tea with Madam Liu and sorting out the gift list,
the next day, Ye Muyu instructed Steward Luo to send the items away.
With their own merchant convoy, it was much faster than finding someone else to deliver.
It should have been prepared early on, but regrettably, Ye Muyu had been confined in the palace for twenty days. After returning, she had been busy with social engagements in the capital, and the days were thus delayed.
That evening,
when Chu Heng came back, Ye Muyu heard the noise at the door and went to greet him.
“Ah Heng, are you tired? Why are you so late?” Since Chu Heng’s promotion to the Ministry of Revenue, many people were watching him, keeping him so busy he barely touched the ground, and he also had to be cautious of others setting traps, causing him to return home late every day.
Ye Muyu was aware that she couldn’t assist with his official duties, so she could only personally prepare lunch and dinner, ensuring he wouldn’t overwork himself.
Chu Heng took off his cloak upon entering and casually hung it on the coat stand by the door.
The door was already closed, and typically at this time, there would be no one to serve inside.
Chu Heng’s hand held the gentleness of a woman, feeling that all the weariness of the day dissipated, his eyes smiling, his sharp features softening.
Leaning down, he gently kissed the tip of Ye Muyu’s nose.