It was only after leaving Lu's house that Zhang Cuixiu realized that she had forgotten something important.
She originally wanted to speak well of Brother Min and ask Lu Mingyue to stop.
But now she didn't want to go back to find Lu Mingyue, so she had to go to the Liu family.
Because of the unknown thoughts in her heart, after Zhang Cuixiu told Mingyue's reply, she naturally slandered Mingyue in front of Liu Shumin.
Zhang Cuixiu shook her head and sighed, "I used to think she was just a little stupid, but I never thought her nature was so hateful. Not only is she pushing things too far, but she also has no mercy or sympathy."
When Liu Shumin found out that Mingyue wanted to test him again, he suddenly felt unwell.
The Liu family does not have as much wealth as the Lu family. The few taels of silver he asked for from his family this time already made his brothers and sisters-in-law very unhappy, but they only endured it because of the wealth of the Lu family.
Especially his sisters-in-law, who are short-sighted and don't act until they see the rabbit, and only think about their own interests...
If my family knew that the few taels of silver were just the beginning and that they would have to add more silver in the future, they would probably be furious.
But he couldn't just give up like this.
He had already spent a lot of silver on Lu Mingyue, and now he had put in another five taels and three cents. He was unwilling to end up with nothing.
While Liu Shumin was thinking, his eyes fell on Zhang Cuixiu again.
Seeing the fabric that was obviously brighter than the one worn by the women of the Liu family, his heart suddenly moved.
The Zhang family's financial situation was quite rich, much richer than the Liu family, and the Zhang family only had one daughter, Zhang Cuixiu.
This is also the reason why he treats Zhang Cuixiu differently. It is because of this ambiguity and closeness that he has gained a lot of benefits both openly and secretly.
Just the Zhang family alone made his life much easier. If he could really get close to the Lu family, he would be able to reach the top in one step...
As his mind turned, his eyes were filled with affection, he held her wrist and whispered: "Xiu'er, you have to help me..."
When her lover held her hand, Zhang Cuixiu's heart was suddenly moved, her cheeks flushed with shame, and she said softly: "Brother Min, I will naturally help you."
"I didn't expect Lu Mingyue to be so snobbish. You usually try to please her, and you must have suffered a lot of grievances, right? It's really hard for you." Liu Shumin raised his hand and stroked her cheek with a distressed expression on his face.
Zhang Cuixiu thought to herself that that wasn't the case. That idiot Lu Mingyue was quite nice to her, except that he had been a little weird lately.
Of course, in front of her lover, she was unwilling to say anything good about Lu Mingyue.
"Who says I'm a rich girl?" She sighed sadly, then said shyly, "Besides, for Brother Min, I am willing to suffer great injustice."
Liu Shumin became more and more satisfied, and immediately promised: "Xiu'er loves me so deeply, I will definitely live up to your friendship in this life."
After hearing this, Zhang Cuixiu became more determined to help Brother Min take down the Lu family.
Lu Mingyue doesn't feel sorry for Brother Min. She does, but only if Brother Min has the Lu family's wealth will he not have to live such a hard life in the Liu family.
The two of them stayed together for some time, and Liu Shumin picked up his pen and wrote a thick love letter.
Then Zhang Cuixiu happily took the love letter to Lu Mingyue and went back to her home next door.
During this time, the eldest and second sisters-in-law of the Liu family saw her enter Liu Shumin's house and did not come out for a long time, and they could not help but gather together to gossip about her.
"Tsk tsk tsk, what other girl is like this one from the Zhang family? She has no status and yet she keeps getting close to her brother-in-law all day long, not knowing how to avoid suspicion at all."
"That's right, a man and a woman alone in the same room, they don't feel ashamed at all."
"But the Zhang family only has one daughter. If they really succeed, the family will be relieved." "But didn't my brother-in-law say that he wanted to hook up with the Lu family? The Lu family is not comparable to the Zhang family."
"It's not that easy. She's a daughter of a wealthy family. It's not easy to deceive her. Besides, my brother-in-law hasn't passed the imperial examination yet."
"That's true, but my brother-in-law is going to take the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official in the future. How can an ordinary woman like Zhang Cuixiu be worthy of him? On the other hand, I have a cousin from my mother's side who is beautiful and has a good personality..."
"In that case, I have a cousin who is also suitable..."
It is better to keep the wealth within the family than to let it flow into other people's fields. When the interests of the bride's family are involved, the two sisters-in-law, who originally had a good relationship, suddenly became wary of each other.
The third sister-in-law of the Liu family, who had been silent, rolled her eyes and took this matter to heart.
That afternoon, the third sister-in-law of the Liu family secretly returned to her parents' home and told her parents about this matter.
Nowadays, everyone is in awe of scholars, especially the rumor that Liu Shumin is the incarnation of Wenquxing, which was made to sound magical by the Liu family. Naturally, Liu Sansao's parents were very interested when they heard it, and they immediately found their brother-in-law to talk about it.
A few days later, the eldest and second sisters-in-law of the Liu family also took action.
Then, the whole Liu family became lively.
If one family has a son, three families will ask for him, even though... Liu Shumin is still a student now.
Zhang Cuixiu, who returned home, had no idea that someone had already been thinking about her brother Min. Now she was thinking about how to help her lover.
But when Zhang Cuixiu was asked to take out the silver, she had nothing to offer.
After all, the financial power of the Zhang family is in the hands of Zhang, who is also a profit-seeking person.
Zhang was willing to give the money before because she also felt that Lu Mingyue was stupid and gullible, and thought this was a profitable business. If she knew it was a bottomless pit, she would probably be the first one to stand up and ask Liu Shumin to pay back the money.
Family members know their own affairs, so Zhang Cuixiu not only did not dare to let her mother know about this, she even had to tell her mother that everything was going well.
After returning to Zhang's house, Zhang Cuixiu threw the letter on the dressing table. She was very upset, especially when she thought of Mingyue's current attitude towards her, her face became even more resentful and indignant.
Lu Mingyue said that she treated her as a good sister, but in fact she treated her like a maid. Just like this time, she clearly said that she wanted to lend some clothes and jewelry to her snobbish aunt, but Lu Mingyue actually refused her.
Moreover, Lu Mingyue is becoming more and more cold towards her. She doesn't know which bitch whispered in Lu Mingyue's ears.
As Zhang Cuixiu was thinking, her eyes fell on the hairpins and step-shaking ornaments in her dressing box.
Suddenly, an idea struck her.
By the way, she can sell her jewelry to help Brother Min.
Anyway, these jewellery were all brought back from the Lu family and coaxed from Lu Mingyue, so it can be considered a no-cost business.
Besides, Lu Mingyue has so many jewelry. I can just sell these and then borrow from her.
And as long as Brother Min can take down Lu Mingyue in the future, what good things will she want
With this thought in mind, Zhang Cuixiu's originally reluctant gaze gradually became firm.
She is the one who truly cares about Brother Min!
This book got a terrible rating, alas!
(End of this chapter)