Quick Transmigration : Breaking Couple Every World - Chapter 73
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Madam Su blinked. “You want to get married again?”
Su Zhe knew that he couldn’t let Jiang Lina hear his next words, so he hurriedly and gently said to Jiang Lina, “You must also be tired from the journey. I’ll ask the maid to take you back to your room to rest. I’ll accompany you later.”
Jiang Lina nodded, but she looked at the Su family’s old house with disgust in her eyes. “Hurry up. I’m not used to staying here.”
Su Zhe nodded. “Okay, I know.” Then he had the maid lead Jiang Lina to her room.
After Jiang Lina left, Su Zhe walked to Madam Su’s side and said, “Mother, Lina is a very good movie actress. Do you know ‘The Story of Meishan’? Lina was the main lead. My wedding with Lina can’t be too shabby, and Lina also doesn’t want to live in the current house, so I’m going to sell the house to make some money and buy a new house.”
Su Zhe had said a lot, but Madam Su only heard one thing: asking for money!
Madam Su couldn’t help but burst into tears. She took Su Zhe’s hand and went to the study. “Come with me.”
When she got to the study, Su Zhe looked at the pile of ledgers in front of him and frowned. “Mother, what do you mean by this?” What he hated the most was doing business, especially looking at ledgers.
“Since Xianglan left, the family business has suffered a disastrous decline, and now it’s not enough to make ends meet. The money that can be taken out of the family’s account is only 12,800 yuan. Your father is still ill, and Bao’er gets sick so easily. You…” Madam Su said sadly.
[12,800 yuan is equal to 1,936 USD]
In the past, she was very supportive of her son’s ignorance of common affairs and how he devoted himself to studying. At that time, these mundane affairs had been taken care of, and there was no need for her son to bother. Her son was a Wenquxing; he should study hard and not get stained by mundane affairs. Even if Su Zhe didn’t make a penny and spent money like flowing water, Madam Su didn’t feel that anything was wrong. The entire Su family belonged to her son—what was wrong with her son’s spending some money!
[Chinese myths and legends regard Wenquxing (文曲星) as the constellation in charge of writing and examinations. Those who are good at writing and serve as high-ranking officials in the imperial court are often claimed as Wenquxing descending to the world]
But now, with this situation at home, Madam Su knew how ridiculous her previous thoughts had been.
“A-Zhe, your father is old, and Bao’er is still young. Now this family has to rely on you to support it. You have to think of a way out! If you take that money to get married, what will happen to your father and me? What will happen to Bao’er? Besides, the money will be spent one day, so what will we do at that time?” Madam Su said tearfully.
Su Zhe fell into the chair and couldn’t believe his ears. How could the family have gotten to this point? He’d never been worried about money since he was a child. Whether he attended school or studied abroad, as long as he wanted to, there was nothing that could not be done. Now he’d been told that the family had no money. What about the wedding he’d promised Lina? What about the house?
“A-Zhe!” Seeing that Su Zhe hadn’t said a word, Madam Su’s face was pale, and she couldn’t help but worry, fearing that she’d been too straightforward and scared her son.
“Mom, how did the family get to this point?” Su Zhe looked at Madam Su blankly. “If I don’t have money, what should I do?”
“People’s hearts are changeable. Your father used to be healthy, and Xianglan was smart. Later, when your father got old and Xianglan left, those people started to deceive us from top to bottom. In short, it’s hard to explain! A-Zhe, if you want to get married, mother doesn’t object. But you have to find someone like Xianglan—a mistress who can take care of the internal and external affairs! Otherwise, what will happen to the young and old in our family? Or else, we will all follow you to Peiping, alright?” said Madam Su.
Thinking of this possibility, Su Zhe shivered inexplicably. Lina would not agree.
“What does mother mean?” Su Zhe asked.
“My meaning is that you should marry a concubine.” This was what Madam Su had been thinking about for a long time.
“Marry a concubine?” Jiang Lina said in surprise. “Su Zhe, are you crazy?”
Su Zhe quickly persuaded, “Lina, listen to me. My parents are old and still have a small child. The family needs someone to take care of them. We can’t let them go to Peiping with us, right? So I have to marry a second wife to take care of the family for me. Don’t worry, she’ll only stay in the old house and never appear in front of you.”
Jiang Lina was convinced by Su Zhe. It was true that she liked him, but as for Su Zhe’s parents, she was not mentally prepared to live with them.
“These are your words—she’ll only live in the old house and won’t appear in front of me!” Jiang Lina reiterated.
“I swear!” Su Zhe immediately said.
“Okay!” Jiang Lina agreed.
“How about this—you go back to Peiping first. When I finish my business here, I’ll immediately go back to Peiping, and then we’ll get married. The wedding and the house, I promise you. I will fulfill my promise,” Su Zhe said softly, hugging Jiang Lina.
Jiang Lina buried her head in his chest. “Darling, I hate to leave you.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll go back soon.” Su Zhe thought very simply; the main reason was that the scene that his mother had described to him was too beautiful. Not only could marrying a second wife with a generous dowry allow the Su family to tide over its immediate difficulties, but he could also have someone take care of his parents and the young child in their hometown, so that he could be free of distractions. It would satisfy both parties, so why not?
But both Su Zhe and Madam Su had subconsciously taken it for granted. Other people weren’t stupid. If ordinary girls had a generous dowry, they could marry someone of the right household and be the first wife. Why bother to come to your house to be the second wife? Most of the people who were willing to be a second wife for others were from poor families, which did not meet the mother-son pair’s requirements.
Therefore, Su Zhe stayed in Qingxi for almost a month, and a second wife was still slow in coming.
This was somewhat unacceptable to Madam Su and Su Zhe.
Whether it was Madam Su or Su Zhe, they both had high self-esteem. From Madam Su’s point of view, her son was a Wenquxing, handsome and elegant. He’d said that he wanted to marry a second wife, so many people must have heard the news. Nowadays, there were many people who moved with the wind, but not many who met her requirements.
Of course, there were also women with rich dowries who admired Su Zhe’s talent and wanted to marry as the second wife of the Su family. But they were either too old, domineering, or had an average appearance. These did not meet Madam Su’s requirements.
Su Zhe also didn’t want to feel wronged for marrying such a woman. In his opinion, it was already a good thing that he was willing to give someone the status of second wife. If he lowered his requirements, he’d be too aggrieved.
But he’d made such a huge sacrifice, and yet the result was not satisfactory. This made Su Zhe very dissatisfied.
“Mother, I’m going back to Peiping!” Su Zhe didn’t want to stay any longer. Those people didn’t know the goods—there was something wrong with their eyes! He didn’t want to be humiliated anymore.
Madam Su held him back. “A-Zhe, wait a little longer. Think about this family, think about your wedding. Otherwise, let’s lower the standards!”
“What do you mean?” Su Zhe frowned.
“Just now, Matchmaker Chen came over and told me that the family’s dowry is this number!” Madam Su made a gesture.
“One hundred thousand!” Su Zhe’s eyes widened.
Madam Su nodded.
Su Zhe smiled reservedly.
“There’s only one thing. That woman is older than you. She was married before, but her husband died,” Madam Su said.
Su Zhe’s eyes widened when he heard this. “No! I don’t agree.”
“Listen to me! That woman is very shrewd and capable. After her husband’s death, she was the one who took care of the property left by her husband. She promised to marry into our family as the second wife because of the fear of incurring gossip. Those relatives from her husband’s family coveted her family business. She said that she’d marry you just to borrow our name, but in return, she will take care of this family,” Madam Su said after thinking and thinking. “And she also promised to give our family an extra 10,000 yuan as long as she enters the door.”
Su Zhe hesitated.
After thinking for a long time, he agreed.
When Su Zhe saw the woman who was willing to marry into his family with a dowry of 100,000, he almost regretted it on the spot. He almost regretted it for no other reason than the fact that the burly woman named Shengnan stood almost twice as big as Su Zhe when they stood together. It also looked very indescribable.
Su Zhe didn’t believe that someone was willing to marry such a woman.
Only later did he find out that Wang Shengnan was the only child of her family. At first, she’d married with all her family’s property. After her husband died, among the relatives who coveted her family’s property, she was able to retire with all of it.
Both parties were satisfied.
So, the wedding was soon held.
Su Zhe bowed expressionlessly and entered the bridal chamber. He just wanted to make it clear to Wang Shengnan that he was just a couple with her in name and would not have a relationship with her, but Wang Shengnan dragged him to bed.
Then he was subdued all the way.
Afterwards, the phoenix was turned upside-down overnight.
In the morning, Wang Shengnan looked disgusted. What was the use of being good-looking if it turned out to be as worthless as a limp fish? Not useful.
Su Zhe’s face was innocent, and he sat on the bed in despair, looking at Wang Shengnan as if he had seen a ghost.
That afternoon, Su Zhe ran away in a hurry. Of course, he didn’t forget to bring the promised money. However, because Wang Shengnan was dissatisfied with Su Zhe’s performance, she only gave him 5,000 yuan.
He swore that he would never come back.
Wang Shengnan had no problem with Su Zhe’s escaping behavior.
Wang Shengnan quickly took over the Su family’s internal and external affairs. She was very good at doing business. The Su family’s remaining shops were brought back to life in her hands, and the accounts quickly gained a surplus. Because of Wang Shengnan’s relationship, the Su family gradually returned to its former state. The cost of food and clothing for the two elders of the Su family was the same as before, if not better.
Even Bao’er’s health was much better, and Wang Shengnan even asked a teacher to teach him how to read.
Wang Shengnan did what a mistress should do.
But Madam Su was not happy.
It was true that the Su family shops had come back to life and started to make money, but the money was all in Wang Shengnan’s hands. Madam Su didn’t even see a penny. Originally, the family had had to send money to Su Zhe every month, but after Wang Shengnan came, she first denied this.
Madam Su asked her for the reason, and Wang Shengnan calculated the account for her. Su Zhe was a teacher at a middle school. How much his salary was, how much the cost of living in Peiping was—the abacus crackled away, and Madam Su’s head hurt.
The conclusion was that Su Zhe’s salary was fully enough for his life in Peiping. If it wasn’t enough, that was his own problem. It was already good for the family not to ask him for money; how could he still have the nerve to ask the family for money? If he didn’t have enough money, let him come back and get it for himself.
Madam Su told this to Su Zhe. But how could Su Zhe agree? In addition to the wedding and the house, he still had some of the money he’d taken away. For a short time, he didn’t have to worry about money. So, don’t think about his going back!
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