Take a Sip of Milk to Calm My Nerves, the Whole Family is Waiting for Me to Save Them – Chapter 22

Ch 22: Returning the Silver

It is said that people of the same feather flock together!

After being tossed about by these two reckless people, Madam Wen felt like she was going to lose several years of her life.

“What exactly do you want!”

Ignoring her own body, she rolled and crawled off the bed, embracing the pitiful Zheng Xiulan, and shouted angrily at the people in the house, “They are such a pitiful orphan and widow, what’s wrong with our Marquis Mansion giving them a little money when we have it to spare!”

Su Junyao said with a calm face, “A little?”

“Heh, what Mother calls a little is quite a lot!”

Just now, Yun Jinglan had Chen He send over the mansion’s accounts from these past years, and all the discrepancies were marked in vermilion.

You don’t know until you look, and you’ll be scared to death when you do!

In just ten years, they had given Zheng Shi one thousand taels of silver, not including the fine silks and jewelry sent to Zheng Xiulan’s home under various pretexts.

He didn’t dare to investigate further now!

Su Junyao handed the account book to his dad, took Chou Chou back, and stepped back a few steps to avoid being accidentally injured later.

“Dad, this is the account book, please take a look.”

The Old Marquis took the account book and started reading, his face growing uglier as he read on.

Madam Wen held Zheng Xiulan’s hand tightly, her palm wet with sweat.

She had made the accounts look good, and the accountant was her person, so she wasn’t afraid that Yun Jinglan could see anything wrong!

Who knew that the Old Marquis would suddenly lash out and throw the account book in his hand directly at Madam Wen’s face.

Caught off guard, Madam Wen and Zheng Xiulan shrank back from the blow.

“How dare you, ten thousand taels of silver, freely taking goods from the Wen Yang Marquis Mansion’s shops…”

“You really have the audacity of thieves!”

The Old Marquis Su was about to go crazy, trembling as he prepared to send the two to the government.

Qiao Muyang, who had been silent all along, suddenly shouted loudly, “You can’t report it to the officials!”

The Old Marquis Su’s hawk-like eyes stared sharply at Qiao Muyang, making him tremble all over, but thinking of his future, he couldn’t let the Wen Yang Marquis Mansion report it to the officials!

“Maternal Great-Aunt, these were all voluntarily given to my mother by Maternal Great-Grandmother, you can’t report it to the officials!”

“You think I would give you mother and son so much silver for nothing? That’s a complete joke!” The Old Marquis Su was laughed at by his anger, “You really dared to take so much money.”

He carefully sized up Qiao Muyang’s clothes and attire, all of which were top-notch. Thinking about his usual extravagant habits, it made people’s teeth itch with hatred!

He was actually spending the Wen Yang Marquis Mansion’s silver!

“I’ll give you two choices, one is to report it to the officials. Our Wen Yang Marquis Mansion won’t acknowledge the disappearance of ten thousand taels of silver, and whoever enters the government office can explain it to the Prefectural Magistrate themselves.”

He glared specifically at Madam Wen, who was lowering her head and don’t dare to look him, “Even the mistress of the Marquis Mansion is the same!”

Qiao Muyang knelt down this time with genuine sincerity, dragging his body in front of the Old Marquis Su, grabbing his clothes and refusing to let go, “Maternal Great-Uncle, Muyang will be participating in the provincial examination after the New Year, wouldn’t this kind of thing ruin my future!”

These words awakened Madam Wen, and she immediately spoke up in support, “Muyang is talented and has the makings of an official. I gave them mother and son money to cultivate Muyang, so that our Marquis Mansion will have someone to rely on in the future when he is enfeoffed as a Marquis and appointed as a Prime Minister, isn’t that right?”

No one knew where she got her confidence, but she had actually convinced herself.

She earnestly educated the Old Marquis in return, “Marquis, please don’t be stingy, how can a mere ten thousand taels of silver compare to Muyang’s future!”

【Ah, how shameless!】

【My Eldest Brother is a young general, famous on the frontier. Second Brother is the youngest scholar in this dynasty, the Teacher said that his nature is unstable, so he took him on a study tour for three years, otherwise he would already be Zhuangyuan. Third Brother, Fourth Brother… well, although it can’t be seen what abilities they have now, but Chou Chou’s brothers are definitely the most amazing!】

Su Jingwen & Su Xiucheng: “…” Is that how you describe us?

【With so many amazing brothers in our family, what do we need the Male Lead for?】

【What’s the point of him being young and greedy for money, or that he will cause our whole family to die sooner or later?】

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Chou Chou shook her head sadly: 【Even my unreliable Dad is a favorite in front of the Emperor, as long as he doesn’t mess around, he will definitely be able to support himself!】

【Dad, rise up!】

Su Junyao: “!!!” Can this daughter still be wanted?!

With such outstanding children in the Wen Yang Marquis Mansion, why would they need Qiao Muyang, a man who fishes for fame, as a reliance.

A big reason why the Old Marquis Su and Su Junyao didn’t take Qiao Muyang to heart after hearing Chou Chou’s inner thoughts was that they felt he wasn’t worthy.

A mere Xiucai, who knows what he will be like in the future, and without a family to rely on, how can he be compared to a century-old aristocratic family!

However…

The Old Marquis Su and Su Junyao exchanged glances, cutting grass without removing the roots, the spring breeze will blow and it will grow again.

Keep an eye on him, and don’t blame them for being ruthless if there’s anything wrong!

Qiao Muyang didn’t know that he had already been labeled as “dangerous” by the Wen Yang Marquis, and he was very confident in his future.

From a young age, there was a voice in his heart encouraging him, saying that he was the protagonist of this world, and that the world revolved around him.

As long as he completed the key tasks according to its instructions, he would be able to become the master of the world!

Since all of this will be his in the future, what’s wrong with him using it in advance!

The Wen Yang Marquis took in Qiao Muyang’s unconvinced expression, and his voice revealed danger, “Don’t you want to hear the second choice?”

Qiao Muyang immediately replied, “I choose the second one!”

“Hehe, the second one is that your mother and son return the silver you received, as for those items, convert them into cash. For the sake of our kinship, you return three or two thousand, for a total of thirteen thousand taels!”

“If you can pay it back, this matter will be settled, if you can’t pay it back, you’ll be sued!”

The Wen Yang Marquis looked at everyone present, “Does anyone disagree?”

Zheng Xiulan definitely didn’t have any silver, but he had already estimated that Madam Wen should still have around thirteen thousand taels on hand. This woman can’t have money in her hands, it’s better to confiscate it all.

Take out a portion to give Chou Chou for her full moon banquet, and donate a portion in her name to the disaster victims in the North, which can be considered as accumulating virtue for her.

Liu Yueyao almost died of anger when she heard that Zheng Xiulan had taken so much silver from the Marquis Mansion, and was immediately happy when she heard that she could get it back.

“I say, Scholar, didn’t you say your future is important? If you have a flaw in your private morals, you won’t be able to participate in the palace examination. I say it’s better to obediently spit out the money.”

“If it’s not your own money, aren’t you afraid of burning your hands if you take it!”

Madam Wen had put a lot of effort into the accounts in order to balance them, a little bit more for each branch, and it accumulated to this much over time!

Even the former Second Sister-in-Law, who had divorced and returned to Jiangnan, had a bad debt on her head.

These people are really disgusting her to death!

Qiao Muyang’s eyes were bloodshot, taking his money was like taking his life!

【He has money, there’s gold buried under the tree in their house!】

【This is our family’s money, I’m so anxious, grow up quickly, I’m going to dig it up!】

This is the old capital for the Male and Female Leads to make their fortune in the future, so they can’t be allowed to take advantage of it!

Let go of the gold, let Chou Chou come!

Su Junyao’s eyes lit up, super double!

“Muyang, for the sake of your future, make up the money. Even if you borrow it, you can’t delay yourself!”

He glanced at his mother with a meaningful look, isn’t the rich one right there?