Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 4 He Shi
Gu Yunyi watched her leave the room; her flabby body jiggled, it was an eyesore.

When Xu Qingmeng returned to the kitchen, Madam He and her two children had just finished eating.

Seeing Xu Qingmeng enter, Yun Sheng quickly said,

"Sister-in-law, your cooking is so delicious! Will I be able to eat it again?"

Xu Qingmeng smiled and said, "Of course you can. I'll cook for you every day from now on."

After saying that, Xu Qingmeng started clearing away the dishes and chopsticks, intending to wash them.

Watching her busy figure, Madam He thought, this daughter-in-law had always been a troublemaker since she married into the family, but today she was surprisingly virtuous, and her cooking skills were so good.
Moreover, the fortune teller said that if you marry her, your eldest son will get better. If she continues to be so virtuous, it's okay if she's a little chubby. Maybe she can even support the family's life's work.

But then I thought, what if she really opened the shop? She's not feeling well today, has a headache tomorrow—forget about opening the shop, she might even lose it all.

Now she has no work to do, and her eldest son still needs medicine. Asking her for money to buy medicine felt like a death sentence. Forget it.

But... what if Xu Qingmeng really changes for the better?

Of course, Madam He thought this way because she didn't know that Xu Qingmeng had drugged her son after she left. Of course, Xu Qingmeng would never say anything, and that scoundrel Gu Yunyi would even less likely to.
Mrs. He was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't even notice when she was the only one left in the kitchen.

"mother."

When Madam He turned around, she saw Xu Qingmeng coming over with a small box.

"Has Yunyi eaten?" Madam He asked casually, pulling herself out of her thoughts.

"Yes, I ate a bowl," Xu Qingmeng said.

He thought to herself, the fortune teller was right after all. Xu Qingmeng was a bit chubby, but as long as her son could get better, she could make a fuss.

"Yunyi has a good appetite today, that's good, that's good. What are you holding in your hand?" Madam He asked.

The box was opened, and inside were 50 taels of silver, 3 strings of cash, and some copper coins.

Madam He was stunned. She knew that Xu Qingmeng had money, but she did not expect that Xu Qingmeng had so much money.

Although the marriage was arranged by a fortune teller, Madam He still did some research. Xu Qingmeng was from Xu Family Village, the daughter of the village chief, and had three older brothers who doted on her. Even her two sisters-in-law didn't dare to speak ill of her.
Because the four men in the Xu family valued Xu Qingmeng's life very much, Xu Qingmeng naturally understood this as well. This was also why the original owner of the body didn't dare to go home after leaving, fearing that Gu Yunyi would cause trouble for the family.

Mrs. He examined the box without saying a word.

On the morning she went to work, the two had a big argument about money. He Shi didn't have money to buy medicine for Gu Yunyi and wanted Xu Qingmeng to lend her some money to tide her over. She would pay Xu Qingmeng back once she was paid.

Unexpectedly, Xu Qingmeng simply said she had no money, then had a big argument with He Shi and went back to sleep.

“Mother, I didn’t understand before. I thought my husband didn’t want me. Now I understand. Take this 20 taels to get medicine for my husband.” Xu Qingmeng took out 20 taels of silver from the box and handed it to He Shi with a sincere smile on her face.

Madam He paused, looking at the silver in her hand, then at Xu Qingmeng, as if trying to discern something from her chubby face, but in the end she only sighed softly.

"Qingmeng, have you... really thought it through?" Madam He asked tentatively.

Xu Qingmeng nodded, "Mother, I want to live a good life with my husband. My family spoiled me too much before, and I will change that in the future."

After listening, Madam He glanced at Xu Qingmeng again, thinking to herself, "Xu Qingmeng was spoiled growing up at home, surrounded by men. It's normal for her to have a bad temper."
After all, when Xu Qingmeng was at home, she just ate and slept, and she didn't have to worry about anything at home. The four men in the house did whatever Xu Qingmeng said, and even her two sisters-in-law didn't dare to say a bad word about her.

“Good child, if our family weren’t truly destitute, it would be inappropriate to take your daughter-in-law’s dowry. I spoke a bit hastily earlier, please don’t take it to heart. I thank you on Yunyi’s behalf.”

After saying this, Ms. He still felt a little embarrassed.

“Mother, we’re family, why are you saying all this? It’s still early, let’s go get the medicine for my husband first,” Xu Qingmeng said.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

As Madam He was leaving, Xu Qingmeng remembered that Gu Yunyi had been given that potent drug by the original owner of the body the night before, leaving him weakened, and hurriedly gave her some instructions.
"Mother, when you come back, please invite the doctor from Chen Caotang over. My husband has been taking this medicine for so many days, let's see if we need to prescribe a new one."

Madam He didn't think much of it. After all, she was willing to do anything for her son, so even if the woman wasn't good enough for him, it wasn't a big deal to have a doctor take a second look.

After Madam He left, Xu Qingmeng started running in the courtyard. After all, the most important thing now was to lose weight, and she didn't want to live with the original body.

Xu Qingmeng started by jogging, since the original owner of this body had never exercised before. While jogging, she was also thinking about how to open a food stall.

The Gu family's shop wasn't very big, and it was located in a somewhat remote area, at the end of West Street. Further in was West Street Lane 16, which was full of residents and businesses.

West Street was where ordinary people of Quan County lived, quite different from the wealthy and powerful people of East Market.

Gu Hongxin used to sell stir-fried dishes, but the surrounding area was mostly populated by ordinary people, so not many people came to his shop, and business was just so-so.

Xu Qingmeng calculated that there were three rooms in the east wing of the backyard: one for her, one for Gu Yunyi, and one as a study. The main hall also had three rooms: one for entertaining guests, and the remaining two were for He Shi (one room) and Yun Sheng and Yun Mo (one room each).
The west wing room was converted into a large kitchen, fully equipped with everything needed, so there was no need to buy anything. There was a small open space between the east wing and the main hall.

The front hall wasn't very big; it only had six tables and a counter, and it was quite simple.

Xu Qing dreamed that this place was not suitable for opening a stir-fry restaurant, but there were many people in the vicinity who went to work at the East Street Wharf. Not all of them would pass through here, but at least people from several alleys would pass through here.

She thought she could open a breakfast shop and sell fast food on the side; it shouldn't be bad. After all, the workers who go to the docks early in the morning don't necessarily eat breakfast. If a breakfast shop opened here, people probably wouldn't hesitate to buy a couple of steamed buns to take away.
Fast food can be packed in lunch boxes so people can take it with them, eat it at the shop, have it as a lunch snack at the pier, or take it home for a late-night snack for their families.

However, there are quite a few breakfast shops nearby, but Xu Qingmeng is very confident in her cooking skills. She believes that once you've tried it, the taste will definitely keep customers coming back.

(End of this chapter)