Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Changbai carried Hualan out of the house. Everyone in the Sheng family was anxiously looking forward to the day when Hualan would return. Even Lin Qinshuang was waiting anxiously.

Molan couldn't help but ask Lin Qinshuang: "Mother, don't you have a bad impression of my elder sister?"

Lin Qinshuang rolled her eyes at Molan in annoyance, "You, I did this for you!"

Molan was confused, but Lin Qinshuang felt sweet in her heart. This daughter always looked like she could see through people's hearts, but now there were things she didn't know.

Lin Qinshuang embraced Molan and explained, "I want you to marry into a wealthy family in the future. If Hualan can live well in the Zhongqin Marquis's mansion, I will definitely choose a similar wealthy family for you in the future. If she lives an average life, I will find you a scholar with a wealthy family."

"My daughter, I will always give you the best!"

Molan did not comment. She had indeed felt the meticulous love and care of Lin Qinshuang and Sheng Hong over the years. It was a pity that she did not feel much in her heart. Even though she was on good terms with Rulan and was working hard for Hualan, she just felt that it was what she should do, or it was best to do so.

When Hualan returned home after three days, she looked radiant and showed no sign of suffering. Moreover, Yuan Wenshao did not have the arrogance of a young master of an earl's mansion. Instead, he was very approachable and greeted his group of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law with a smile. Even if some of Rulan's questions seemed rude and sharp, he always responded to them.

Seeing this, not only Sheng Hong was relieved, but Wang Ruofu also felt that Yuan Wenshao was a good son-in-law. However, Hua Lan gave all the credit to her brothers and sisters behind their backs.

Hua Lan held Wang Ruofu's hand and said with emotion: "The master has a good character and is indeed kind and gentle, but he is very filial to his mother-in-law and will not tolerate others to neglect him in the slightest."

Wang Ruofu's heart was in suspense when she heard this. "If your mother-in-law makes things difficult for you in the future, your son-in-law may not stand up for you!"

Hua Lan chuckled and said, "It's true that the master may not stand up for me, but I'm not a pushover. Now the aunt at home thinks I'm a good person and is also in a good mood. That aunt can't stand my mother-in-law causing any trouble at home. This is all thanks to my two brothers and two sisters who worry about me."

Hualan felt that Yuan Wenshao did not really have no feelings for her at all. Moreover, even if he did not have any feelings at the moment, it would not be impossible to cultivate them in the future. In the past few days, she told Yuan Wenshao about Zhuang Xuejiu in her family, and also told him that she had been taught by Nanny Kong who was released from the palace before her marriage. As expected, no one in the Yuan family took advantage of her upbringing to make a fuss.

But there were some things she was undecided about, so she took this opportunity to quietly ask, "Mother, my younger brothers and sisters previously investigated and said that the Yuan family was poor, and they probably married me because I had a rich dowry. My mother-in-law has already mentioned that I should be the housekeeper, and I have already refused once as a newlywed. If she mentions it again, can I still refuse?"

Wang Ruofu already knew about this. After all, Molan and Rulan had persuaded her to go back and ask her mother for advice and mobilize the Wang family's connections.

She had also discussed Hualan's housekeeper affairs with Liu's mother, so now she said directly to Hualan: "You must tell your son-in-law about the details of your marriage. You can even take over the housekeeper's power temporarily, but you can't take over everything, and you can't add any dowry into it."

"If your son-in-law has any objections, just tell him directly that your dowry will be spent on your family in the future. If it is used to supplement the public funds, you will not get any property when the family is divided in the future. Your children and grandchildren will have to rely on you two to figure out a way."

At this point, Hua Lan's heated mind calmed down.

To be honest, she was also tempted by the possibility of managing the inner affairs of an earl's mansion, but the situation of the Yuan family meant that no matter what she did, it would be a thankless task. Although she felt a little vain because of her sister-in-law and mother-in-law, she also knew what was right and wrong.

Wang Ruofu advised again: "But all these are suggestions we outsiders came up with for your own good. In fact, you should talk to your son-in-law carefully. If he is interested in the title, you can make up for the two parts of the dowry, but you can only do that after the family is divided."

Divide the family? Hualan smiled bitterly. It was impossible to divide the family. Not to mention others, even her mother-in-law couldn't bear to part with her golden child.

Thinking of this, Hualan's mind became clearer. Her sister-in-law was the niece of her mother-in-law's family, and her uncle was her mother-in-law's eldest son. The three of them really wanted to snatch her dowry and distribute it among themselves. How could she dare to open that hole and fill in the dowry?

After Hualan went back, Yuan Wenshao really listened to his mother's words and persuaded Hualan to take over the management. Although Hualan already knew that Yuan Wenshao was a bit of a soft-hearted person, she still felt a little cold in her heart when she saw him saying with a pure face that he was doing it for her own good.

But Hualan was already surrounded by enemies and could no longer push her husband out, so she said earnestly to Yuan Wenshao: "When I was at home, I was the eldest daughter of the family. Although the Sheng family is only a small fifth-rank civil servant family, they do things in an orderly manner. As the eldest daughter, I have always been the best educated at home, and I am more than capable of managing our own small courtyard."

"But as the second son's wife, I cannot easily lay my hands on the family's stewardship. Of course, if the official is interested in the title, that's another matter."

Yuan Wenchun waved his hand quickly: "Since you refuse, forget it. Anyway, I have no other intentions towards the title of nobility in my family, so let's not get involved."

When they met the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin, Hualan still refused the job of housekeeper on the grounds that she was the second son's wife and it was not good to disrupt the relationship between the elders and the younger ones in the family. Yuan Wenshao also persuaded his mother that he had no intention of getting the title in the family, so she would not cause trouble for her elder brother.

Naturally, Earl Zhongqin looked up to Yuan Wenshao and was very satisfied with Hua Lan. After all, since ancient times, quarrels between brothers have been a taboo in the development of a family. It was indeed great that Yuan Wenshao and his wife had such insight.

After hearing this, Yuan Wenchun and his wife were very satisfied with Yuan Wenshao and Hualan. Even if Yuan Wenchun's wife was jealous of Hualan's dowry, she was blocked by Yuan Wenchun every time. After all, Yuan Wenchun had seen how powerful the younger brothers of the Sheng family were. Although she was jealous of her brother having such a powerful Yue family, she could consolidate her position as heir and would not regret marrying her cousin.

As for the fact that Lady Zhongqin's plan failed and Yuan Wenchun had other ideas, she could only suffer the consequences. Even if she tried to torture Hualan by setting rules, she could not outweigh the words of her elder sister-in-law Lady Shoushan. Therefore, Hualan's life in the House of Marquis Zhongqin soon became better. Lady Shoushan also took her out for a few times in person. She soon improved the situation and integrated into the circle of the House of Marquis Zhongqin.

On the Sheng family's side, Wang Ruofu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news. She was very glad that she had gone back to trouble her mother to make Hualan's life after marriage so easy.