I, the one in the heavens, am here to protect my bottom line in all realms.

From Zhang Chengyuan's thoughts and assurances, Shangguan Yingcai knew that she and her son had indeed made good plans for their future, and he felt more satisfied with her.

However, these were just her words. Everything depended on actual actions. Although she was somewhat satisfied, it did not mean that she would look at her in a good light: "It is better to do something than to say something nice. I am sorry for not treating you well today. Miss Zhang, please go back."

Zhang Chengyuan really wanted to sigh, but she couldn't do anything seeing her mother watching her. She gave Jiang Siyou a reassuring look before she stood up, bowed and said goodbye.

Shangguan Yingcai was even more satisfied when he saw that she did nothing wrong. If she dared to show any grievance before leaving to sow discord between them, she would never agree to this marriage. "She is a good person and knows her limits. If you must marry her, it depends on how much she can do for you. When marrying a man, you should not only look at his family background but also his character and whether he respects you.

It doesn't matter whether you love or not. As the saying goes, those who serve men with beauty will lose their love when their beauty fades. You have to understand that family background determines the stability of life and material abundance, while a person's character is related to the harmony and peace of future relationships.

If you only rely on temporary love without considering other things, when your face grows old, the love will often disappear like flowing water.

Respect is the cornerstone of getting along with others. If the other person does not respect you, no matter how much wealth and beauty you have, your life will be miserable. Only when you are truly respected can you live well under any circumstances.

When choosing a husband or a wife, you should carefully consider it and not let love cloud your mind, or you will regret it for the rest of your life, understand?"

Jiang Siyou never expected that he could hear his mother explaining to him in detail how to get along with others after marriage. The original owner's mother was indeed a person who loved her children very much.

He felt uncomfortable when he thought of his mission. Shangguan Yu, one of the male protagonists, was the younger brother of the original body. In order to pursue power, he did not hesitate to use everyone in the family as a stepping stone. In the end, the Shangguan family did move to a higher level, but he was the only healthy person left in their lineage. The others died or were disabled, and they suffered a life of torture that was worse than death.

If the original owner hadn't died early, he would probably have been one of them. His mission was to provide support to the male protagonist. His mood became worse and worse. The longer he did this kind of mission, the more he felt that Chunchun was a big injustice...

After leaving the Shangguan family's mansion, Zhang Chengyuan looked back and turned back to go home, secretly thinking that she had to open a shop as soon as possible. She didn't have much money left, and she had to please her mother-in-law and send gifts to Jiang Siyou to show her devotion to him. She was short of money.

Make money, you must make money.

When we get back, let Mu Xun buy some more children and ask the chef to teach them cooking as a reward. We can use the bait of solving her fate problem.

In a good mood, she ran back to the Mansion of the Duke of Xingguo at a quick pace. When she passed by the front yard, she met the eldest lady, who was her original elder sister, the eldest daughter of the Mansion of the Duke of Xingguo, Zhang Jinyao.

He is tall and strong, with a posture as straight as a pine tree, a dignified and beautiful face, and innate majesty and pride in his eyebrows and eyes. His phoenix eyes are bright and lively, revealing wisdom and courage. His long hair is tied up high, and he wears luxurious hair accessories, which shows his noble status.

He is not only proud, confident, decisive and resolute, but also very smart, wise, strong and domineering. His talents are also very admirable. He is not only a natural leader, but also has outstanding political strategies and martial arts.

She was very strong and overbearing towards her siblings, but she had a strong sense of family honor, so she didn't mind her siblings. She was even nice to them. She was just too tough.

For example, now, seeing such a reckless Zhang Chengyuan with an arrogant attitude and sharp eyes: "Where have you been fooling around instead of studying hard at home?" Zhang Chengyuan immediately put on all his manners and saluted politely, saying: "Hello, big sister. Chengyuan informed the master today that he wants to start a small business on his own."

Zhang Jinyao frowned and said unhappily, "What kind of business are you doing? Don't commit crimes in the name of the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion."

"Big sister, you are worrying too much. I am doing a legitimate business. I am just planning to open a food store. I will not bring shame to the Xingguo Mansion."

Zhang Jinyao looked at her fourth sister with some relief and said, "That's good. Remember that we all prosper together and we all suffer together. If you have any problems that you can't solve, you can come to me. I have enough money. Take it."

As she said that, she threw a small purse over and turned away.

Zhang Chengyuan pinched the purse and found not much inside. She opened it and took a look. There were six small gold ingots the size of one-yuan coins and four fifty-tael silver notes. Roughly speaking, the small purse contained 12 and a half taels of gold and two hundred taels of silver notes. One tael of gold is about ten taels, so if we calculate it as ten taels of silver, that would be one hundred and twenty taels, which means that Zhang Jinyao gave her three hundred and twenty taels at once.

The total amount she spent today was less than 222 taels, which means that not only did she not spend any money today, she also got a store and three employees for free. Wow, she is so generous.

She happily put away her purse, and returned to her yard in an extremely happy mood, muttering to herself, please give her another dozen of this unexpected fortune.

When she returned to the yard, Mu Xun was already waiting. She greeted Mu Xun and went into the house, looking at the small ingots. She really liked the golden ingots. In comparison, her master was a little stingy and didn't give her any.

The thought flashed through my mind, and then I was filled with self-contempt. How could I be so greedy? It would be great if I could get something for nothing once. Why should I keep thinking about it? It would be more reassuring if I got it with my own hands.

However, she did not despise it for too long. People are like this, always having all kinds of greed, but as long as they keep their original intentions and do not do them, there is nothing wrong with just thinking about it, and it does not bother anyone. After all, in life, what matters is the actions, not the heart.

She called Mu Xun and asked her to bring the money box. She took out all her belongings and counted them. There were only six gold ingots she had just received, and a lot of silver, thirty silver ingots of fifty taels, twenty silver ingots of ten taels, and the remaining twenty taels of broken silver and nearly three taels of copper coins. In addition to the five hundred taels that she had asked Mu Xun to exchange, there were also the two hundred taels that she had just received.

Her belongings were far more than that. She also had a box of pearls, all of which were round and the size of a fingernail. They came in pink and white, as well as purple and black. Each one glowed with a lustrous luster, soft and beautiful.

Pearls are also hard currency here. If exchanged for gold and silver, they can be worth dozens of taels of gold. However, generally no one will exchange them. The rich and powerful use them for themselves or to reward their younger generations.

For example, these more than 200 pearls of hers were rewards from elders during festivals and holidays, just a few at a time, accumulated slowly. The original owner would not use these things in vain, but would exchange them for merits. Every time she used them, a wisp of her merits would fall into the soul of the original owner, so it was considered as payment.

Looking at the money on the table, Zhang Chengyuan's eyes curved with joy. After careful calculation, she found that the original owner was quite rich. While she was cleaning up, she was thinking about what to give Jiang Siyou. Finally, when she touched the box of pearls, she had an idea.

(End of this chapter)