bookcurios Chapter 125 Take a seat
Chapter 125 Take a seat
Qiao Jiaojiao gave away a lot of steamed buns and spent a lot of money.
She felt so depressed.
Even though those who received the steamed buns kept thanking her, she still felt uncomfortable.
What’s the use of gratitude from those inferior people?
What she needs now is money!
All the money in the family was used to buy charcoal, and what was left was only enough for basic living needs.
Now we are spending so much again...it’s all Qiao Jinlan’s fault!
After returning home, she still has to think about how to explain it to her mother-in-law.
After all, the money reserved in the family was limited, and it was not a good idea for her to spend such a large sum of money suddenly.
Sure enough, when Qiao Jiaojiao returned to Anyang Marquis' Mansion, she was called over by Su Yunxia as soon as she entered the door.
Su Yunxia is now the mistress of Anyang Marquis' Mansion, so naturally she will no longer live in the small courtyard she used to live in.
Now, she lives in the mistress's compound, but she does not feel as happy as she thought at the beginning.
Before Qiao Jinlan got married, she lived a comfortable life.
Although her identity was not public, she had no shortage of food, clothing and other necessities.
However, ever since Qiao Jinlan came into the family, even now that she has become the Marquis's wife, her life is worse than before.
She hasn't bought any jewelry or clothes in this period of time.
Even the food quality has dropped a lot.
She now lives her life almost by counting her money, fearing that she might spend too much.
She worked hard for this family all day long, but she never expected that Qiao Jiaojiao, this spendthrift, would actually give out money as alms!
Qiao Jiaojiao still has the nerve to make a donation?
Their Marquisate is the one that needs charity the most!
"Qiao Jiaojiao, what are you doing?" When Su Yunxia saw Qiao Jiaojiao coming in, she didn't even wait for Qiao Jiaojiao to greet her and yelled directly.
"Do you know that every ounce of silver is extremely important to the Marquis' Mansion? You are still squandering it outside! Do you think the life in the Marquis' Mansion is too good?"
Qiao Jiaojiao immediately smiled and explained, "Mom, you misunderstood. The reason I did this was for the Marquis' Mansion!"
"For the Marquis' Mansion?" Su Yunxia didn't believe what Qiao Jiaojiao said.
"Aren't you trying to be mad at Qiao Jinlan?"
Su Yunxia is very good at saying one thing in front of people and another behind their backs. She saw through Qiao Jiaojiao's thoughts at a glance.
"If it was any other time, it would be fine. But now, the money in the Marquis' Mansion is so tight, and you still use the money to fight... Qiao Jiaojiao, I always thought you were a virtuous and sensible person, but I didn't expect..."
Su Yunxia sighed heavily: "You disappoint me so much!"
"Mom, that's not the case." Qiao Jiaojiao had already thought of a reason, and she said seriously, "I'm just taking this opportunity to show that we don't have charcoal in our shop."
Su Yunxia frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"
Qiao Jiaojiao said with some pride: "Isn't our charcoal hidden outside?"
"Let's wait until the city is closed due to heavy snow, and then send someone to get it back, so that when we sell the charcoal at a high price, people won't accuse us of deliberately hoarding it."
"There is no news of a snowstorm right now, and charcoal is not a rare commodity. If we had charcoal, we would definitely donate it. Why would we need to buy steamed buns to donate?"
Su Yunxia understood, and nodded thoughtfully: "Your doing this... is not bad."
"Yes, so that no villain will say bad things about us behind our backs when we make money."
"We just don't have charcoal. I've confirmed this today."
Su Yunxia laughed: "Jiaojiao, don't blame me for being angry just now. It's just too tiring to support this family."
"I have to calculate every penny I spend."
"Mom, I know." Qiao Jiaojiao said with understanding, "If Lin hadn't been so mean, why would we have to live such a tight life? You've worked so hard, mom."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting and laughing in the room, as if nothing had happened just now.
At night, Lu Yunxu returned home. He did not rush to see Qiao Jinlan. Instead, he changed his clothes and washed up. He made sure that all the embarrassment from running in the snow was gone and he had returned to his handsome young man appearance. Then he went to find Qiao Jinlan.
After entering the house, he stood at the door and didn't go in.
"What's wrong?" Qiao Jinlan sat on the chair, holding the coal boss's soft little paw in her hand and asked curiously.
Lu Yunxu said naturally: "I just came from outside and I am cold. I don't want to let you get cold."
Qiao Jinlan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but smile.
He is quite careful.
"Have a bowl of hot soup." Qiao Jinlan said, stood up, put the coal boss on the chair, washed her hands, sat at the table, and served Lu Yunxu a bowl of soup.
Lu Yunxu glanced at the coal boss with pride, then sat down opposite Qiao Jinlan, took the bowl of soup, took a sip, and praised, "It's delicious."
"Do you like sweet soup too?" Qiao Jinlan was a little curious. She always thought that boys didn't like sweet soups.
"It's nice to change the taste occasionally. I'm not picky about food." Lu Yunxu drank happily, then sighed, "It's a pity that the coal boss can't drink it."
The little kitten on the chair froze and stared at Lu Yunxu with disbelief in its green eyes.
This guy...does he still have any shame?
Qiao Jinlan smiled: "It's better for the kitten not to eat things with a lot of sugar."
At this time, the maids came in with food.
After the food was served, the two of them talked while eating.
"I heard that Qiao Jiaojiao donated steamed buns. Now everyone in the capital knows that there is no charcoal in the shop of Anyang Marquis Mansion." After Lu Yunxu finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing and gave Qiao Jinlan a thumbs up, "Great."
Qiao Jinlan smiled and shook her head: "It's not that I'm tall, it's just that Qiao Jiaojiao bumped into me."
"Since Anyang Marquis's Mansion doesn't have charcoal, then they really don't have any."
Lu Yunxu couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, I've found where they hid the charcoal."
"They thought they were hiding well, but no matter how well they hid, they were no match for the local tyrants."
Since Marquis Anyang and his men had no charcoal, he accepted it with a smile to avoid waste.
It’s time for Marquis Anyang and his men to pay a price for what they have done over the years.
"After this incident, Anyang Marquis's residence will probably have a harder time." Qiao Jinlan said with a smile, "By then, even if Lu Lianghui asks them for help, Anyang Marquis and his people won't have the ability to save her."
A cold light flashed in Lu Yunxu's eyes: "Even if they have the ability, they will choose interests when faced with them."
"The Changyuan Marquis' Mansion is much more powerful than the Anyang Marquis' Mansion. What's more, the Anyang Marquis' Mansion is becoming increasingly decadent. The Changyuan Marquis' Mansion is the only one they can rely on. They will not care whether Lu Lianghui lives or dies."