Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

With this money, he will be able to rise to a high position, and when the time comes, officials who want to curry his favor will line up in a long queue, and he will be able to stand up straight and breathe a sigh of relief.

But now... I'm just short of eight thousand taels!

Ye Chongde felt so aggrieved that he almost vomited blood.

"Okay, you go down first." Old Mrs. Ye waved her hand and sent the accountant away.

After the man left, she sighed, "Wangshu, even if mother took out all her private money, it would still not be enough to raise the eight thousand taels."

Ye Chongde's eyes darkened. He knew this.

"If there is still money in this mansion..." Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, "Su's."

How could he have missed the Su family? The Su family was a big business family. Most of the good places in the capital were filled with people with the surname Su, and they all had the best food and clothing.

Usually, I see Su holding a night-shining pearl as big as an egg. She is so rich. Wouldn't it be great if I could borrow some money from her? Ye Chongde made a little calculation in his mind.

The custom in the capital is that the husband's family usually gives money to the wife's family, and the wife's family pays money in return. This is the first time I've heard of this.

Ye Chongde's face was tangled, and he hesitated for a long time. But there was no time to lose, and he could not care about face. He had to get Su to pay the money as soon as possible.

So Ye Chongde hurried to Zijinyuan.

……

"Dad, does he have something to ask Mom?" Ye Yunzi was shocked. It was really rare that Ye Chongde took the initiative to step into Zijin Courtyard.

The two strong men blocked the door like two mountains, refusing to let Ye Chongde take a step forward.

These two strong men were specially arranged by Su Yongyu, who was afraid that the Su family would be bullied again, so he gave a death order: once there is any disturbance, even if the master of the Ye Mansion comes, they must be stopped without mercy.

The two of them kept Su Yongyu's instructions in mind and stood guard like two door gods, refusing to give an inch.

"You are so bold that you even dare to stop the master of my Ye Mansion? I can't even enter the territory of the Ye Mansion. This is outrageous." Ye Chongde was so angry that he was shaking.

The two strong men remained silent, like a solid wall of steel, and refused to give in.

Ye Chongde clenched his fists, and had no choice but to soften his tone: "How about this, you two go in and report, and say I want to see Su."

The two strong men looked at each other and nodded slightly, and one of them went in to convey the message.

Ye Chongde paced back and forth outside the courtyard gate. As the head of the family, he couldn't even enter his own Zi Jin Courtyard. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and his face became increasingly gloomy.

Soon, the strong man came out and said, "Madam, please come in."

Ye Chongde snorted and walked in. Two sturdy men followed closely behind him with alert eyes, as if warning him that if he did anything wrong, they would immediately pack him up and throw him out.

Ye Chongde's expression became more and more ugly. He stepped into the front hall and burst out directly: "Su, you are so ostentatious! How dare you let someone stop me."

Su sat on the chair, her face slightly pale.

Hearing Ye Chongde’s roar, the sturdy man guarding behind was about to step forward and “invite” him to leave.

Ye Chongde's face sternly suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, and said, "I have nothing else to do this time. You give me 10,000 taels of silver."

Ten thousand taels is not a small amount.

Su raised her eyes and looked straight at Ye Chongde.

Ye Chongde said coldly: "You have a few days to prepare this ten thousand taels. I need it urgently. As a member of the Ye family and my wife, it is only natural for you to do this."

And in the side room, next to the secret door.

Ye Yunzi was listening quietly to the noise in the front hall. When she heard what Ye Chongde said, she couldn't help but sneer.

"Ten thousand taels..." At first glance, I thought this number was the nickname of someone's pet. He could take it as he pleased, obviously treating my mother as an ATM. On the other hand, Su Shi was indeed well-off.

The pearl necklaces, precious porcelain, and famous paintings and calligraphy that she brought as a dowry were worth at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels in total, not to mention about 30,000 taels in cash.

However, she usually kept a low profile and never showed off her wealth, so few people in the mansion knew that she had hidden such a large sum of money.

Although he had money, it was not easy for Su to readily give Ye Chongde 10,000 taels.

Not to mention how Ye Chongde treated the mother and daughter in the past, just the arrogance in his attitude when asking for money at this moment was as if he was a master ordering his servant around, and there was no sign of respect for his lady at all.

Ye Yunzi secretly clenched her fists, with a hint of coldness in her eyes. Yu Shu, who was standing by, couldn't hide her surprise. The master was clearly trying to empty the lady's purse.

Ye Yunzi pondered for a moment and whispered something to Yu Shu. Yu Shu understood and immediately ran out to do the work.

Not long after, Yu Shu returned to the hall with hot tea. While pouring tea for Ye Chongde and Su, she took the opportunity to put down the teacups and whispered something in Su's ear. After hearing this, Su's expression changed slightly, then he lowered his eyes and nodded silently.

……

After a brief pause, Su took a sip of tea and said slowly: "I can give you this ten thousand taels of silver."

"really?"

"But I need some time to prepare."

"How long? The matter is urgent and cannot be delayed." Ye Chongde frowned, as if the silver was already in his pocket, and if he couldn't take it out, he would have to blame Su for not being straightforward enough.

Su hesitated slightly and uttered a word: "Seven days."

"Seven days...Okay, I want to see the silver in seven days."

Ye Chongde stood up suddenly and walked out with big strides.

The hall returned to silence, and Su's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.

Normally, Ye Chongde didn't care about them mother and daughter. Last time, he concluded that it was Ye Yunzi who pushed someone into the water based on the one-sided statement of the third aunt. He was so biased that he disappointed people time and time again. Now he was asking for a huge amount of money.

No matter how good-tempered Su was, he couldn't withstand such continuous blows.

"I'm so angry that my lungs are about to explode."

"Mom!" Ye Yunzi gently pushed aside the bead curtain and floated out like a breeze.

"Mom, this money must not fall into Dad's hands." Ye Yunzi moved aside and sat elegantly on the yellow pear wood chair, as if even the chair was telling an ancient story.

She lowered her voice so that each word sounded like a whisper in her ear.

Just now, she asked her personal maid Yu Shu to pass a message to her mother Su, asking her to pretend to agree to Ye Chongde's request for money, and then delay it for seven days.

If you really want to raise money, you can exchange it for glittering silver at a money shop in half a day.

However, Ye Yunzi was planning a big drama in her heart, and she would never allow Ye Chongde to succeed so easily.

Su's brows were twisted into knots. What she was worried about was not the ten thousand taels of silver, but the motives of Ye Chongde.

Ye Chongde owed her, and even more so his daughter Ye Yunzi. He favored the Third Aunt and Ye Ziru. When the truth about the Third Aunt falling into the water came to light, he kept silent about it and continued to mock Ye Yunzi.

Su didn't know that Ye Yunzi's heart had already turned cold as ice and she no longer had any hope for her father.