The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 604: Pei Yuan Gets Married (4)_1

"What else do we do? Isn’t the current business making plenty of money!?" Fang Li asked anxiously.

"I haven’t thought of the specifics yet," Pei Qin shrugged. It was time to start planning big after all the small endeavors.

Old Scholar Fang inquired, "How much silver will we need then?"

"The more the better," Pei Qin replied to him.

Old Scholar Fang nodded, he now had a rough idea in his mind.

Fang Li was still anxious, "With such a lucrative opportunity, you keep it so tightly secret that not a whisper gets out. To this day, we only make that little bit of silver, and soon our income won’t cover our expenses! You won’t even let us invest!"

"With thousands of taels of silver as capital, how can you invest?" Pei Qian replied bluntly.

Since the proposal, Fang Li found Pei Qian even more disagreeable, "If we don’t have more, can’t we invest less? With less investment, we’ll just take a smaller share of the profits!"

"Hundreds of taels of silver aren’t even enough for other people’s meals; what use have they for your little bit of silver? To help you distribute profits for nothing!? The partners wouldn’t even be willing!" Pei Qian retorted with a scoff.

Fang Li glared angrily, wanting to scold her.

Lady Yu gave him a secret stern look, and so did Grandma Fang. A business requiring thousands of taels of silver just to start, even if they were given the chance, they wouldn’t have the money to invest. What were they even thinking about!

Fang Li took a deep breath and asked again, "You didn’t have much money before either, but still managed to invest."

"We invested with our skills! My eldest sister provided the methods, they implemented them, and we only got a share of the profits after they made money," Pei Qian said, giving him a scornful look. As if silver was so easy to earn! Without the ability, they still dream of swallowing an elephant!

If they wanted to invest in something else, their hundred taels of silver wouldn’t be enough for a share. Old Scholar Fang said with a smile, "Then let’s save diligently in these next few years!" He had always disdained acquiring wealth through dishonest means, believing that a gentleman has his own way of making money. Since Qinqin had given them a heads-up, it must be a secure business opportunity, and he understood she was reaching out to help them.

Now that the talk had turned to business and making money, nobody felt that Pei Yuan’s dowry was overly generous. It was clear they could afford such a dowry for Pei Yuan because she and her brother had money.

Women always worry more; Lady Yu and Grandma Fang, even Lady Ruan, all repeatedly cautioned Pei Yuan not to let her in-laws swindle her out of her dowry.

Pei Yuan responded affirmatively to their advice. The Zhao family didn’t seem like the sort to cheat their daughter-in-law out of her dowry, and she wouldn’t let anyone swindle her belongings either.

Upon leaving, Lady Ruan sighed inwardly, feeling it was a pity. If only her nephew from her maternal side had been chosen, marrying Pei Yuan would have been great. They could live comfortably for life without working a day.

When the Zhao family saw the list of the dowry, they were shocked too. They had felt sixty-six taels of silver for the betrothal gift was a bit much, but they hadn’t expected Pei Qin to give Pei Yuan such an ample dowry.

Seeing their surprised expressions, Pei Qian hummed with pride on one side but also complained inwardly. If they had just secretly given the dowry to her second elder sister without the Zhao family knowing, they couldn’t have calculated it, could they?

Listing the dowry so openly was Xiao Yong’s idea. With this glaring list in hand, whatever amount of property was listed, that was the amount. The Zhao family had better not harbor any ideas, but even if they did, they would have to hold back. Quietly giving Pei Yuan a pile of assets, if swindled, would be indiscernible.

Pei Qin also felt this was the right approach, so she blatantly drew up the dowry list for the Zhao family.

Madam Zhao blushed with pride, feeling that her daughter-in-law’s dowry was so generous that it also reflected well on their family. Yet, their betrothal gift by comparison was indeed lacking; she thought that after her daughter-in-law married into the family, they could slowly make up for it. She promptly asked for a master chef to come and guide them, to add several more elaborate dishes, making sure the banquet was splendid. They increased the standards in all areas, once over.

On the day of Pei Yuan’s wedding, Lady Yu and Grandma Fang stayed behind. Now orphaned, the siblings needed an elder to teach them the affairs of the bridal chamber.