Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 343 Gambling

“It’s no use even if you know, you can’t learn her tricks at all,” Lin Mengyu chimed in from the side.

Li Shu felt embarrassed, and her enthusiasm waned.

The old woman scoffed, "What can't we learn? At most, our master can invest a little less money, but we can still share in the profits." What she said was exactly what Guan Shi was thinking.

Huang Wanwan sneered, "She took the money to the casino and bet that Daqi could beat the Chu-Yan allied forces. Would you dare to gamble with her?"

"???"

The old woman glanced at Li Shu subconsciously, wondering how she should respond to that.

Li Shu pursed her lips. "If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to come up with a ridiculous reason to joke about it..." She didn't believe that Liu Yuechu would take the money to gamble.

"This is no joke." Liu Yuechu gave Huajiao a wink, and Huajiao went inside and took out the pawnshop receipts.

The document, written in black and white, also bears the fingerprints of the person who signed the contract. It clearly states a wager of 20,000 taels, betting on the Great Qi to win.

"Twenty thousand taels! Oh dear, that's more money than you could spend in several lifetimes!" The old woman was heartbroken when she saw it, as if a knife had cut her flesh off!

Li Shu was also dumbfounded. "You, you really are... The Liu family still has more money. All these years you've been causing trouble, your family's wealth is still greater than ours. Lord Yuan is also soft-hearted and can't control your willfulness at all." She felt particularly bitter.

Twenty thousand taels of silver, just like that, gone down the drain?

If it were her, let alone 20,000 taels, even if she spent 20 taels to fool around, Wei Gongming would scold her for not knowing how to manage a household and for being greedy for money. It's true that comparing people can be infuriating.

Liu Yuechu shook her head. "This is the last of the Liu family's money. I'm just taking a gamble. If I win, I can earn ten times that amount and get two hundred thousand taels. If I lose... the war has already been lost, and who knows what troubles will arise in the future. Holding onto this money will be of no use."

She was truly speaking from the heart.

Li Shu could tell, but she really didn't dare to follow suit.

The old woman felt awkward, thinking that Liu Yuechu was sick.

The conversation fell into an awkward silence, and Lin Mengyu took the opportunity to ask Huang Wanwan some gossip.

Since it involved the Huang family's private affairs, Liu Yuechu asked Gu Yu to take their maids and servants to the garden for some tea and snacks, and to rest for a while.

Actually, the people they really wanted to get rid of were the few people around Li Shu. The attendants around Huang Wanwan and Lin Mengyu were already familiar faces to the Liu family.

Although Guan had instructed them not to leave Li Shu's side for even a moment, they couldn't resist the urge to choose from the thirty gifts prepared by the mansion when Gu Yu mentioned them.

Li Shu let out a long, heavy sigh.

She hadn't felt this free in a long time.

But after that long sigh, she was afraid that some people would mock her. But when she looked at them again, they were all talking about how Huang Wanwan would settle down with her illegitimate siblings and how she would divide the family property.

Nobody was watching her at all...

After eating and drinking for a while, Li Shu took the lead and led her maids and servants back home.

She still wanted to go back to the Zhenning Marquis's residence to celebrate New Year's Eve, even though she didn't want to go back at all.

Lin Mengyu and Huang Wanwan saw her to the door and then chatted for a long time.

Seeing Li Shu board the carriage, the carriage moved forward.

Lin Mengyu's mouth drooped down. "Brother Chengyue still doesn't want to forgive her. He didn't even come."

"Does she deserve forgiveness?" Huang Wanwan's heart had long since softened.

Because of a man, she almost ruined her brother's future. In her opinion, it was the best thing for the Li family that Li Shu was no longer recognized by them.

Lin Mengyu had nothing to say, because Huang Wanwan's attitude was more objective.

She and Li Shu grew up together, and she still felt it was a pity.

But when the two returned to Yuanchu Pavilion, Li Chengyue was in the courtyard, teasing Huang Yan with a smile.

"Brother Li, you're here? You didn't see me just now..." Lin Mengyu greeted him and then pointed outside.

But she realized what she was saying only halfway through her sentence.

Li Chengyue may have arrived long ago, but he has been hiding and doesn't want to see Li Shu.

“It’s enough that I saw it, there’s nothing more to say.” Li Chengyue said frankly, “It’s New Year’s Eve, just for good luck, I won’t make any prophecies.”

Huang Wanwan: "..."

Why don't you just say you can't swear in public?

However, Li Chengyue's attitude did surprise her. After all, they were sisters from the same mother. It seemed that he could not erase the rift in his heart regarding Li Shu's marriage to Wei Gongming.

Liu Yuechu understood Li Chengyue very well. She pointed at Huang Yan and said with a smile, "Brother Li has just taken a liking to Brother Yan and wants to take him as an apprentice. I wonder if you, as his older sister, would be willing?"

Huang Yan has always been surrounded by women, which is why she is gentle and weak.

Although everyone praised him for being well-behaved, he was ultimately a boy, and he couldn't grow up with a woman; otherwise, he would surely become a troublemaker.

Huang Wanwan instantly understood what she meant, and her eyes lit up. "Of course, thank you, Brother Li!"

"Shouldn't we at least ask this little guy what he thinks?" Li Chengyue looked down at Huang Yan, "Is he willing to come with me to learn how to manufacture weapons?"

Huang Yan's big eyes blinked, "What are weapons?" he asked in a childish voice, like a little kid.

Li Chengyue never considered explaining this to a child. He couldn't very well say it was for killing people, could he?

"Weapons may be dangerous, but they are meant to protect your sister. With them, you can use them to stand up for your sister and punish evildoers if anyone bullies her, and no one will dare to bully her again," Liu Yuechu explained with a smile.

Huang Yan's eyes lit up. He looked at Huang Wanwan and immediately nodded, "I'll protect my sister, and I'll protect you too." He then buried his head in Liu Yuechu's arms, snuggling against her softly.

Liu Yuechu's heart melted, and she held him in her arms, unwilling to let go.

Just then, Yuan Cuo walked in, grabbed Huang Yan by the collar and lifted him up, saying, "You must never grow up in front of women, otherwise you'll just be a gigolo!"

"Who are you talking about? Aren't you the same?" Huang Wanwan felt sorry for her younger brother. Although she knew that Yuan Cuo was right, she was unwilling to admit defeat.

Li Chengyue laughed and said, "He may have a fair complexion, but he's ruthless at heart. He's even connected to the royal bloodline, and no one could have guessed it!"

"It just so happens that this very person ended up as a son-in-law in the Liu family." Lu Bingyang also followed in; he came to talk to Li Chengyue about the state of the Ministry of Works' weaponry.

The Lu family army is still in Huaizhou, on standby at all times. Lu Bingyang has also been extremely busy these days.

Yuan Cuo was very proud, "It's because the Liu family is worthy of me becoming their son-in-law; it would be impossible for anyone else."

"I don't care whether you're a son-in-law or not, what's with your family betting money on gambling?" Lu Bingyang was very puzzled.

But if it were someone else, he would definitely think he was a fool.

But the person who did this was Liu Yuechu.

He had to press on and ask carefully to figure out if he should follow suit.

Li Chengyue was also very generous, saying, "I'll just follow whatever you do, and maybe I can earn enough money to get married in one go!"

"Have you forgotten that there's a war going on at the border, and we're the ones getting attacked?" Huang Wanwan couldn't help but interject.

"What if they launch a desperate counterattack?" Liu Musheng also rushed over...

More and more people gathered in the courtyard, and the lunch feast was prepared, so the servants simply set it up inside Yuanchu Pavilion.

Everyone sat down in a cheerful atmosphere, chatting animatedly.

Meanwhile, Li Shu had already returned to the Zhenning Marquis's residence. She mentioned that Liu Yuechu had placed a bet, betting that Da Qi would win.

Wei Gongming's expression changed drastically. "Has she really gone mad?!"