Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

It was because of their marriage that the Xie family avoided poverty and destitution, and Xie Chengan's pursuit of education was interrupted.

Especially Xie Chengping, she was unwilling to be a second wife at that time, but the other party offered the largest betrothal gift, so Qian chose the chief clerk of the Imperial College without hesitation.

Therefore, every time they came to Xie Mansion in the previous life, Qian was full of guilt and heartache. When they left Xie Mansion, Qian asked her to prepare large and small packages of return gifts for them.

Especially Xie Chengyu, who would come to her yard and ask for anything he saw with a licking face.

They are all short-sighted people.

She had no intention of going over there at all, but when Qian heard that Gu Xunwei had returned, she hurriedly sent Nanny Li over and invited her to Rongdeyuan to talk.

"Greetings, mother and two sisters." Although Gu Xunwei was reluctant, she came after all.

"Oh, look at this," Xie Chengyu spoke first before Qian said anything. She walked forward with a smile and took Gu Xunwei's hand. "Tsk tsk, look at how beautiful his eyebrows and eyes are, and his skin is so good. My brother is so lucky."

Gu Xunwei blushed slightly, "Thank you for your compliment, elder sister."

She was not used to being so close to the other person, and when she was about to pull her hand away, she found that Xie Chengyu had already covered the jade bracelet on her wrist.

Qian naturally saw her daughter's actions and was very unhappy. Now the Xie family had no surplus food, so how could they care about their two daughters getting married?

"Weier, what's the situation with those two shops?" Qian was still most concerned about the issue of money, so she asked straight to the point.

Her question also directly blocked Xie Chengyu's words of praising the jade bracelet.

Gu Xunwei pulled her hand out, leaned forward slightly, and then said to Qian, "Mother, there is a bigger incense shop across from our shop, called Wangyulou. I don't know who is the owner behind it, but the incense pills and ointments in the shop do taste better than our two shops."

"What? Wangyu Tower?" Qian was horrified. She was still pointing at Gu Xunwei to get money. Now that both shops were failing, how could she make money?

"Yes, it opened yesterday. The storefront is very luxurious..." Gu Xunwei seemed very nervous.

Xie Chengping spoke up at this time, "The Wangyu Tower that my sister-in-law mentioned, I have heard my husband mention it. It used to be Jinxiu Pavilion, but it has been converted into a perfume shop these days."

"Yes, yes, I heard about it too. Today, when I passed by its door, I could smell a nice scent. If I hadn't thought of my sister-in-law's incense shop, I would have bought some for the mansion." Xie Chengyu also echoed.

The implicit meaning of this was that she was waiting for Gu Xunwei to say that she would give her some powder and ointment.

Gu Xunwei didn't respond to her words, but frowned and said, "Father sent someone to send a message two days ago, saying that he was not feeling well and could not come to attend the housewarming party. In addition, I don't know if it's because father can't make incense himself, but there are some problems with the incense in the incense shop. More and more customers have returned the incense in the past two days."

Qian held her forehead with her hand. "What should I do? The profits of the two cloth shops in the mansion are getting worse and worse. It's the same with you. We will need money a lot in the future. This..."

Gu Xunwei also frowned, but did not respond to Qian's words. She just lowered her head and stood aside obediently.

Xie Chengyu glanced at Gu Xunwei for a few times before speaking, "I see that what you are wearing and wearing should be valuable items. I believe there must be a lot of good things in your dowry. Otherwise, you can sell some of them first to get through the current difficulties."

"Shut up." Qian waited until Xie Chengyu finished speaking before she spoke to stop him. Her eyes turned to Gu Xunwei, "Wei'er, your sister is just talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart."

Gu Xunwei nodded and finally said, "My husband just won the first place in the imperial examination and was just appointed to an official position. If the news of me selling my dowry were to spread at this time, it would be detrimental to my husband's reputation."

Qian was about to curse in her heart. How could it get out? Wouldn't it be better to be more covert and careful?

But she still had a kind look on her face, and nodded with a smile, "Weier is right, let's talk about it later."

Xie Chengyu refused to give in. She was worried that her mother could not squeeze any money out of Gu Xunwei, so she should ask for money from them.

So she stepped forward, walked to Qian's chair, took her arm and said, "Mother, you are all worrying too much. I know a pawnshop owner who has fair prices and is very tight-lipped. There will be no problem if my sister-in-law gives the things to him. I can guarantee that he will not spread the news."

"It seems that elder sister has to deal with this shopkeeper a lot on a daily basis." Gu Xunwei said indifferently, which immediately made Xie Chengyu's face look ugly.

In her previous life, this eldest sister was divorced by her husband two years later because she had an affair with a pawnshop owner and lived in the Xie Mansion for a long time. Although it is not known whether the two of them are together now, it is certain that they have a close relationship.

"How can you talk like that? I... I'm just telling the truth. I can see that your sister-in-law has never thought about taking the things out at all, right?" Xie Chengyu was so angry that he said these words without caring whether they sounded unpleasant or not.

Xie Chengping took two steps forward and tried to hold her elder sister back, when she heard Gu Xunwei say calmly, "Since elder sister has seen it, then I don't need to say anything. The incense shop business has problems, and my father's health is not good. Wei'er plans to go back to Liuzhou in the next two days. I hope mother will allow it."

Qian frowned. Gu Xunwei's attitude towards the Xie family now was as if she was staying out of it. She was no longer as respectful to her as before. She would turn her face away when she disagreed with something. It seemed that it was time for Xie Chengan to be gentler to her.

After all, a woman's husband is her god. If An Ge'er treated her better, maybe she would turn back into the gentle and virtuous Gu Xunwei she used to be.

"Since your in-laws are ill, why not let An Ge'er go back to Liuzhou with you after tomorrow's housewarming party to make up for the trip you missed when you returned to your parents' home."

Gu Xunwei glanced at Xie Chengyu coldly, and bowed to Qian, then said, "Wei'er plans to leave the day after tomorrow, so I won't bother you, my husband. My father will be unhappy to see him, and it will be bad for his recovery."

After saying that, he turned and left Rongde Hall.

It's not that she doesn't understand filial piety, it's that Qian and the others went too far and did not behave like an elder should.

"Mother, look at her, what's wrong with her?" Xie Chengyu complained unhappily after watching Gu Xunwei leave.

"A merchant woman is a merchant woman. She values ​​money too much. I want to see how long she can guard the dowry. Humph..."