Lucky Peasant Woman: Raising kids and making wealth

Chapter 38 influence on official career

Translated by: NekoCat

T/N: Surprise double chapter cuz i'll have my dayoff again tomorrow 😂 Tc

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"Brother Wangqin, we have also sent shrimp." Several people came out of the yard, all in group. They fished prawns from the river and came directly after lunch.

Su Wangqin breathed a sigh of relief and left Old Mrs Su in a hurry to collect shrimp.

He would write down numbers and tie it in the buckets to remember which family it is from.

Taking advantage of the large number of people, Gu Chunzhu said in a loud voice, "Mother, you see that all of them sell shrimps on credit. We can't give you the money until we sell them. You can't set a precedent ."

"Why not? Can they compare with us? They can't write two Su characters in one stroke. Your mother is short of money. Just pay me for these prawns "Old lady Su said a sentence back to Gu Chunzu, her hands across her waist. She's an elder and was not afraid of her junior.

Gu Chunzhu circled the bucket of prawns in Old Mrs. Su's side..
There were about ten bowls of shrimp this time.

"Mother, here are the prawns you sent. Is it ten bowls?"

"Almost eleven bowls."

This conversation was for the people in the yard to hear. It's to let old Mrs Su admit that this bucket of shrimps belongs to her. Gu Chunzhu strode into the room and took a bowl, she then scooped a bowl of water from the bucket.

"The five bowls of shrimps you sent me last time were all dead, let's try and see what's added to the water?"

Gu Chunzhu's words made Old Mrs Su face shake constantly. She tried to stop Gu Chunzhu with her small feet but Gu Chunzu turned around not letting Old Mrs Su touch the bowl of water.

The bowl of water was about to reach the people when Su Wangqin knocked it over.

With a "snap", Gu Chunzhu's eardrum stung. She stared at Su Wangqin in wide eyes.

"Everyone, go back first, I will take note of the shrimp you sent." Su Wangqin urged everyone to leave.

"Eldest daughter-in-law is so ruthless, you sincerely want me to be ugly in front of others."
Old lady Su habitually reached for the soft meat on Chunzhu's waist but she didn't even touch the corner of her clothes.

Gu Chunzu cast a cold glance at Su Wangqin, she also mocked Old Mrs Su and said, "You deliberately added salt to the water, wanting us sell dead shrimps to ruin our business. What's wrong with you? You're breaking our livelihood and now we're making you look ugly?"

"You, you...nonsense!" Old lady Su was stabbed. She knew that Gu Chunzhu knew everything. She was about to leave with the shrimp bucket and said,
"I won't sell it to you."

But the prawn bucket was pulled by someone. Old lady Su was about to scold her son. She drilled him on the shoulder and said, "Your wife is very deceiving. your Mother is so angry. We will not sell this to you and take it ourselves."

Surprisingly, Su Wangqin squatted down, took a handful of water in the bucket and tasted it. It was indeed salty.

He slowly stood up, looked down at the bucket of prawns and looked at old Mrs Su with strange eyes and then smiled.

Old Mrs Su panicked, her tone weakened, "Son..."

Su Wangqin shook off old Mrs Su's hand and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his eyes turned red with anger "Do you see me as your son? You want to starve my family to death. It's already hard for Chunzhu to think of a good business and you wanted to break it deliberately?"

"No No. "Old lady Su said with a guilty heart. She clapped her thigh sharply, and tears came out of her eyes. " Between Scholars, farmers and businessmen.
Businessmen are the most vile. If you become a businessman, it will affect our career."

"We have no career, not even a child. Don't put gold on your grandson's face." Gu Chunzhu sneered rudely.

It's just a seven-year-old child.
When he threw the fishing rod last time his temperament was already evident.
Was there any career for such a person?

"He was only seven years old but was praised by his teachers in school. It's just a matter of time before his official career start" Old lady Su clapped her chest and added , "if you don't have children, you'll be jealous that other people's children live a good life."

Gu Chunzhu's face turned pale.
She gritted her teeth and said,
"Xiao Cheng and An'an are my children."

As soon as she spoke, An An came to hug her leg, her little head rubbing against her side. She called out "Mother" softly, Xiao Cheng too was standing less than half a meter away.

Seeing that both of them disobeyed her, Old Mrs Su wanted to swear

Su Wangqin took her prawn bucket and walked out, saying loudly: "Since mother said that we are from someone else's home, then my career has nothing to do with you. If you're still worried, I'll go home with you and ask Li Zhengdai to write a severance paper. I'll just press my fingerprint."
(a piece of paper that state the cut of the relationship)

"Son, what are you doing?" Old lady Su gouged out Gu Chunzhu fiercely, then chased Su Wangqin with her small feet.
If he broke off the relationship, who would give her filial piety??
(TL: SMH)

After the scolding battle, Gu Chunzhu sat on the wooden pier as if all the strength in her body was taken away.

"Mother ~" An An hummed at Gu Chunzhu's leg.

Another person came in from outside the courtyard. Fortunately, it was Sister Fu.
If it was Qiu shi, Gu Chunzhu had no strength to quarrel again.

Sister Fu moved a wooden stool to sit on Gu Chunzhu's side, she took her hand:
"I heard the things in your yard just now, I don't blame you."

An An raised her head and listened to the two adults. Xiaocheng was also standing on the side.

Gu Chunzhu told the kids in a low spirit: "Xiaocheng take your sister to eat inside the house, mother will talk to Sister Fu for a while." The two children returned to the stove room to eat.

Seeing that the children were no longer around, Sister Fu continued "Its not your fault that you miscalculated your mother, but Brother Wangqin was only protecting you and the children, you can see that he took his mother out."

"Protect me?" Gu Chunzhu eyes turned misty. She thought of what happened today. Earlier, When he knocked the bowl on her hand, she knew "It was his Mother that he's protecting, didn't you see it?"

"Hey, Chunzhu, don't be like that. How can you let his mother lose face in front of so many people. If she lose face, won't your mother-in-law look to trouble you in the future?" Sister Fu was also a wife, she knew of Gu Chunzu's grievances, they're finally living a better life but was almost destroyed by Old Mrs Su.

"I understand sister-in-law, thank you. I will not leave the two children behind. You go back and do your work."
Gu Chunzhu cheered up a little.

How could a modern person like her be overthrown by an ancient person?
She was just a little disappointed now.

"Okay, I've made shrimp hook. I'll go fishing for you to sell."
Sister Fu said then returned to her home with satisfaction. Before leaving, she also added;
"You young couple must get along well."

 "Ah..." Gu Chunzhu sitting on the wooden pier sighed. The taste of being hurt and not being able to return was really suffocating. She wanted to break Su Wangqin's mind to see what's inside.