Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 539 - 473: I’m Not Getting Married Anymore

Chapter 539: Chapter 473: I’m Not Getting Married Anymore

When Su Jingchen heard that Yu Xiaolian wanted him to make a lantern for Su Jinghua, he said without hesitation, "Let’s just buy one for her from the street."

Yu Xiaolian knew Su Jingchen would say this, so she had already prepared her argument, "No, you have to make it yourself. Do you know how awkward Jinghua’s position is at home? People don’t dare to bully her openly, but in the Northern Land, they ridicule her."

"Ridicule her? Ridicule her for what?" Su Jingchen frowned.

"Of course, they ridicule that her brother doesn’t care for her, and her sister-in-law doesn’t love her."

"Who has the audacity to spread such rumors?" Su Jingchen’s anger flared up.

"Exactly, you need to make a lantern by hand to let everyone in the household know that you care for this sister. Don’t let others belittle her anymore."

"But... I don’t know how to make a rabbit lantern!"

"It doesn’t have to be a rabbit. Even a simple round lantern will do!

Aye, I have an idea. I have an ancient-style lantern in my space. Later, you can take off the gauze on the outside. We want the frame inside, and you can paste some rice paper on the frame and then draw a simple landscape on it. That will be fine."

As Yu Xiaolian spoke, she slipped into the supermarket and shortly emerged with a square lantern.

Yu Xiaolian put the lantern on Su Jingchen’s desk, "Make sure it’s done before tomorrow morning."

With no other options, Su Jingchen was forced to comply with Yu Xiaolian’s demands.

Despite being busy, when it came to making a lantern for Su Jinghua, Su Jingchen didn’t want to be perfunctory. If he did it, he wanted to do it well; that’s his nature.

Pushing his paperwork to the corner of the table, Su Jingchen began to pull apart the gauze on the lantern.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaolian smiled brilliantly and left with a word of encouragement.

When she returned to her own room, she saw Gao Shi and Sun Mansheng also there.

Did Manyue agree to see them? Or did Gao Shi force her way in?

"Yuejie, with your injuries, except for your cousin, I fear no one else would want you!" Gao Shi’s voice was choked with emotion.

Sun Manyue retorted at her mother with a sharp, irritable voice, "I’m not getting married, not for my entire life. Give up on it. The Gao family has money now; you’re still worried your nephew won’t find a wife?"

Gao Shi wanted to say something more but, catching sight of Yu Xiaolian returning, turned and spoke to her, "Xiaolian, look at this child Manyue. She’s being so stubborn. Please help me persuade her. A girl gets older; she has to marry. She can’t just become a nun."

"I won’t listen to anyone. If worse comes to worst, I’ll become a nun. Get out quickly.

If you keep dawdling, I’ll sever our mother-daughter relationship." Sun Manyue roared.

Yu Xiaolian tugged on Gao Shi’s sleeve, "You should leave first!"

Yu Xiaolian didn’t even want to call her Fifth Aunt anymore. Gao Shi’s behavior had truly disappointed her.

Some women pave their way back to their maiden families with money. This saying is true. Gao Shi is an example. She’s lost all her savings and now wants to send her daughter away as well.

Yu Xiaolian didn’t even want to communicate with Gao Shi anymore. After the New Year, she’d place her in the Red Sausage Factory. Ten coins a day, not one more.

Perhaps only this way would Gao Shi realize how hard it is to earn over two hundred taels.

Gao Shi stood there motionless, dazed. Yu Xiaolian gave a look, and Fang Cao came over to escort Gao Shi out.

After Gao Shi left, Sun Manyue looked at her brother Sun Mansheng, "Mansheng, what are you planning to do? Mother doesn’t want to report to the government, and neither do you? My dowry and your bride price are all in those two hundred taels!"

In Luocheng, when Sun Manyue followed Zhao Erya to work in the rouge workshop, she earned more than at the hot pot base workshop. She worked from the age of ten to fourteen and made about forty taels of silver, just to hand it over to others. It was enough to make Sun Manyue sick with anger.

Sun Mansheng also wanted to retrieve the silver, but he didn’t want to go against his mother, so he was caught in a bind.

"Third Sister, I’m afraid if we report to the government, Mother won’t be able to handle it."

Sun Manyue gave Sun Mansheng a look of frustration, "Then just watch Gao Dacheng get married and start a family, while you remain single."

Sun Manyue suddenly looked at Yu Xiaolian, "Xiaolian Jie, have the heart to kick the two of them out. I want to see how they get by!"

Yu Xiaolian sighed helplessly and said to Sun Manyue, "If I really kick them out, you might end up pleading for them instead. Don’t say such things in anger."

"Who’s pleading for them? I won’t. Let them both go beg on the streets, hmph!"

Sun Manyue glanced at Sun Mansheng, "You think if you two beg at Canghe Village, the Gao family won’t even open the door for you."

Sun Mansheng said helplessly, "What can I do? I... I don’t know what to do either."

Sun Manyue glared at Sun Mansheng, "Useless thing, get out!"

Sun Mansheng, angered by the scolding, said, "If you’re so capable, go get the money back yourself!"

"Once my injuries heal, I’ll definitely get it back, even if I have to steal it, even if it means dying at the Gao household." Sun Manyue shouted angrily.

"Hmph, you’re only saying such big words because Xiaolian Jie is here. If Xiaolian Jie doesn’t help you, let’s see how you get the money back?"

Sun Manyue grabbed a pillow from the kang and threw it at Sun Mansheng, "If I get it back, all the money is mine. I won’t give you or Mother a single coin."

"You’re just bluffing! I’ll go tell Mother." Sun Mansheng ran off with big strides.

Sun Manyue trembled with anger. Yu Xiaolian patted her shoulder, comforting her, "Manyue, there are things we can do, but we don’t need to say them."

When Yu Xiaolian said this, she had already decided to help Sun Manyue retrieve those two hundred taels.

Some things don’t require going through the government. There are better ways to handle scoundrels like the Gao family.

"Xiaolian Jie, do you think what I’m doing is right? Why doesn’t my mother think the same way?" Sun Manyue cried in Yu Xiaolian’s arms.

Yu Xiaolian consoled her, "Stop crying, or your injuries won’t heal. If your injuries heal, all your money might be gone, spent by the Gao family.

Get well soon, so we can go to the Gao household together and get your money back."

Listening to Yu Xiaolian, Sun Manyue smiled through her tears, "I really want to go right now."

"We have to wait until after the first month of the New Year. Otherwise, your injuries might not heal well."

"I can’t wait that long. When we left, the Gao family was already planning Gao Dacheng’s marriage arrangements. If we wait until after the first month, he might have the engagement already settled."

By then, her two hundred taels would have greatly diminished, thinking about it pained Sun Manyue.

"Didn’t your mother say she wanted to marry you to your cousin? Why is the Gao family still arranging a marriage for Gao Dacheng?"

"Because I didn’t agree, the Gao family said they wanted to find a better wife for Gao Dacheng instead. Before we left Canghe Village, my aunt had already begun looking for a matchmaker.

Xiaolian Jie, let’s go on the third day of the New Year, okay?" Sun Manyue asked expectantly.