The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 607: Pei Yuan Gets Married (7)_1

That’s because they have money! Far more than just the assets they show on the surface.

Even though they still live in Liu’er Alley and don’t have a grand mansion with a garden, nor have they been designated as landlords, their family wealth must have multiplied several times over!

Old Pei suddenly felt a sense of crisis, realizing that Sister Peiqin and her brother had amassed such a fortune without making a sound. Just how many powerful connections had they made to accumulate such a vast estate? They had kept it hidden all along, and Pei Yuan’s dowry at her wedding was so extravagant!?

Lady Chen ground her teeth with hatred, but could only gnash her back teeth, her four front teeth having been forcefully extracted, now causing a whistle whenever she opened her mouth.

Lady Zhu, although now a proper old lady, still dared not stroll around too much, for fear of being laughed at for missing her front teeth.

Both were eagerly awaiting a letter from Pei Zongli, to see if their teeth could be replaced.

"The spotlight may be on them now, but that doesn’t compare to our family having an official!" The more Lady Zhu thought about it, the more resentment she felt, yet she couldn’t help but take pride.

Indeed, having an official in the family was something far more impressive and prestigious.

When Zhao Xiaochen and Pei Yuan returned to her family home three days after the wedding, the villagers watched and whispered among themselves. Zhao Xiaochen held an official position, although it was only a minor one within the military, which the common people were not familiar with, hence their lack of clarity. If he were promoted, became a commander of a hundred or of a thousand, that would indeed make him a high-ranking official.

Therefore, even more people envied Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan may have felt out of her element during those three days, but after marrying, her in-laws treated her very well, her father-in-law and mother-in-law were satisfied, the family clan was friendly, and most importantly, Zhao Xiaochen treated her with great kindness, always considering her needs.

Pei Qin could see her sister’s healthy complexion and knew that all was well. They cooked a meal, laid out the spread, and ate together.

Pei Yuan then returned with Zhao Xiaochen to the Zhao family of Qinghe Town and formally began her life as a Zhao family bride.

Pei Qian also took over the responsibilities that Pei Yuan had before.

The house felt emptier with one less person, and it became a bit quieter.

As she looked at the somewhat empty room, Pei Qian’s heart grew steadier, without needing Pei Qin’s instructions, she practiced writing, worked on math problems, read, and did needlework in her spare time. However, she still didn’t enjoy these pursuits—what she liked was making money.

Seeing that Pei Yuan had married, and Pei Qin was busy with her daughter and the workshop, Pei Qian being the only one left without time to run the food stall, Sun Hongmei’s family once again had the idea of taking over the mahjong cakes business.

Their eldest son had been working in the fried goods shop for several months and was doing very well. His master was skillful and kind, and once learned, it was a skill that could earn a living. Sun Hongmei dared not approach Pei Qin about the mahjong cakes again.

She didn’t dare, but Old Grandma Zhao, when going to the market, came to look for them herself. Seeing that Pei Qin and Pei Qian had set up a stall, Old Grandma Zhao’s expression stiffened slightly, but she came over with a beaming smile to greet Pei Qin, explaining she was Sun Tiezhu’s eldest sister’s mother-in-law. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Today being a rest day for Mu Xiu, Pei Qin brought the Little Radishes out to set up a stall and sell mahjong cakes. Seeing Old Grandma Zhao come to them on her own, Pei Qin exclaimed, "How bold!"

Pei Qian looked at her with contempt, "Don’t even think about meddling with our cake stall! We’ll still set it up ourselves when we’re free! There’s no way we would teach anyone, much less you!"

Old Grandma Zhao chuckled, "You all are young ladies and masters now, still setting up a stall... this little business, it’s meant for poor families like ours, to work hard for some hard-earned money, to help support the family."

"We set up the stall not for the money, but for fun. It’s none of your business!" Pei Qian scoffed.

Old Grandma Zhao tried to say more, but from the queue, someone started cursing, "Shameless old hag! Daydreaming, are we? The village is already thinking of taking over this cake stall! Your turn? Fat chance!"

"You won’t be taught the cake stall, and don’t come troubling us again!" Pei Qin said, slapping a raw cake onto the griddle with a slap.

Old Grandma Zhao, discontented, muttered curses under her breath about Grandma Sun, Sun Tiezhu, and Sun Hongmei as she walked away. Otherwise, the noodle house would have been theirs by now, but instead, it belonged to someone else, and they weren’t even taught how to run the cake stall.

Her visit also brought the issue of contracting out the cake stall into the open. Many villagers came by, some even asking Sun Dashun’s family to help speak for them, wanting to take over the cake stall.

After some discussion among Pei Qin, Mo Heng, and the Little Radishes, they considered, "What if we just teach others how to run the cake stall?"

"No way! We’re not too busy to handle it!" Pei Qian disagreed, "You promised at the start, we wouldn’t give the cake stall to anyone else, nor would we teach it to others."

"If we teach others the cakes, we can do something else!" Pei Qin bared her teeth in a grin. She was tired of selling cakes and wanted to change her trade!