In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1101 - 1095 Design

Chapter 1101: Chapter 1095 Design

Albeit there was a nagging mother-in-law always whispering complaints that made life difficult, she enjoyed a few days of comfort.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Qin-Li happened to be fond of creating drama!

Qin Yu was a good man, and Qin Yueshi, having endured hardship for many years, had long mastered the art of blind obedience. Despite living frugally, she was no stranger to scolding. However, Qin Yueshi was determined not to use the rewards from His Majesty and the Empress for personal matters, steadfastly choosing to grit her teeth for the sake of her three sons’ futures. In addition, the servants of the East Mansion had been utterly depleted by Qin Hao, leaving only an old gatekeeper—all others had been sold off long ago.

It was bearable for the first few days, but as time went on, Mrs. Qin-Li’s once vibrant face drooped longer and longer, and her ability to indirectly scold others by pointing at one thing and cursing another improved by the day.

"The mother-in-law is very dissatisfied with the lack of maidservants to serve her, yet our East Mansion still owes a considerable amount of silver, with no money to squander. But it’s a different story with the West Mansion..."

Qin Yueshi smiled with great contentment.

As soon as Qin Xiao separated from the family, he eagerly bought a dozen young maidservants to the mansion, even hiring many additional servants. No one could blame him, though; after all, Qin Xiao was a shopkeeper by nature. Ever since he arrived in the Capital City, he had discreetly taken over two shops. Now that he was independent, life naturally became more glamorous.

This unsettled Mrs. Qin-Li!

Why should I still endure hardships in the East Mansion and not even have someone to serve tea, while you enjoy a luxurious life in the West Mansion with so many servants around? That’s unacceptable!

After forbearing for a few days, Mrs. Qin-Li finally could bear it no longer and stormed over to the West Mansion. She scolded Qin Xiao, pointing at his nose, and refused to leave once she stayed there!

Qin Xiao was seething with anger but dared not provoke his own mother; he could only reluctantly provide for her with good food and drink.

On the contrary, Qin Yueshi felt like she was blossoming with joy!

With the absence of the overbearing critic, she felt like she was living the life of an immortal.

This was precisely the reason she became interested upon hearing about the family rules of the Zhang Family.

"A family of good deeds like the Zhang Family must surely raise well-mannered children. I just don’t know if the Zhang Family would approve of our Shuang’er."

It was no surprise that Qin Yueshi had such worries.

Qin Yu, although currently serving in the Ministry of Works, held only a minor sixth-rank official position that was indeed a real vacancy. However, compared to a commanding officer of the imperial guards, the difference was more than slight.

"Whether the Zhang Family approves is one thing, but whether you want such a son-in-law is another matter."

Su Pan’er became interested in the second son of the Zhang Family after learning about their family rule: "If they are willing, then everyone will be overjoyed. If not... Well, if they aren’t interested, we can simply have His Majesty issue a decree and directly arrange the marriage. It can still result in a beautiful union."

To put Su Pan’er’s words simply, it meant that as long as Shuang’er and Qin Yueshi were interested, regardless of whether Zhang Zhongding was willing, he would have to marry Shuang’er!

"Is that... really okay?"

Qin Yueshi broke out in a sweat, hesitated for a moment, and with gritted teeth said, "Could Third Brother’s wife grant me a few days to consider? Let me consult with his uncle before returning with an answer."

Qin Yueshi dared not make a decision without consulting Qin Yu; Su Pan’er naturally understood.

"No problem, discuss it thoroughly and let me know."

After Mrs. Qin-Yue had given a thousand thanks and left the palace, she hurried back to her residence to look for Qin Yu, only to find out that Qin Yu had not returned at all. Mrs. Qin-Yue pondered the situation and could no longer sit still, so she sent Qin Hui out of the house to look for him.

As for Qin Yu’s role at the Ministry of Works as a supervisor of the warehouse, it couldn’t really be described as satisfactory. Qin Yu had spent only a few days in schooling and had long since returned whatever big characters he had learned to the teacher. Now that he was appointed to the Ministry of Works, he was basically doing odd jobs. Fortunately, he knew his capabilities and generally wouldn’t get involved in affairs easily.

Qin Yi naturally understood this and had intentionally arranged a position for him at the Ministry of Works. He even went so far as to call the deputy minister over for repeated exhortations, with both overt and covert implications that the deputy minister should give him more consideration.

The deputy minister was not a fool; it was blatantly obvious that Qin Yu was there just for a meal ticket, so he naturally took good care of him and specifically arranged this position for him. To put it simply, it was akin to being a gatekeeper for the Ministry.

But once he was in the Ministry, he inevitably couldn’t escape the vortex of worldly affairs.

There were always those so-called pillars of the state who couldn’t stand to see Qin Yu getting a free ride and didn’t miss a chance to throw obstacles in his way, both openly and subtly.

Even with the protection of the deputy minister, he still suffered quite a bit.

For instance, today, he had been busy in the warehouse all day long before dragging his weary body out of the Ministry. Just as he stepped through the gate, a few colleagues dragged him off to go drinking.

Qin Yu was not good with words and, being pulled along by several colleagues and feeling rather dizzy, sat down with everyone, only to realize they had entered a brothel.

His face immediately changed color, "Gentlemen, I’ve just remembered there is an urgent matter at home, so I will take my leave first. I shall leave now, gentlemen. Please enjoy your meal and drinks." After speaking, he tried to get up and leave.

But he was stopped by the others, "Why the hurry, Lord Qin? Whether you leave now or later, you’ve already stepped through this door. If you leave now, are you implying that you don’t consider us your brothers?"

"No, no, that’s not it, I just, I just..."

Qin Yu hesitated, unable to articulate a response.

"Stop with the ’just’ already, come and take a seat."

A colleague pulled him back to his original seat and then signaled to the old bustard with a look, "Mother, hurry up. Look at our Lord Qin here, he’s about to leave because there’s no beautiful girl for him. Quickly summon the girls, let our Lord Qin pick to his heart’s content."

"Aiyo, Lord Qin, that’s not the right thing to say."

The old bustard nodded so faintly it was nearly imperceptible and immediately latched onto Qin Yu’s shoulder, gently massaging it, "Our wine here is famous throughout the Great Zhou, the best of the best. Our girls are one in a million beauties. If you don’t believe me, Lord Qin, just wait and see. You’ll definitely be satisfied!"

"It’s not like that, I didn’t mean that... I really didn’t mean that..." Qin Yu tried to stand up, but the old bustard’s hands gently massaging his shoulder made it impossible for him to rise.

"Exactly, especially our top girl, she’s really beautiful. Lord Qin, make sure you take a good look later on."

A few colleagues started a commotion, laughing loudly.

Qin Yu was cornered by their words, unable to advance or retreat.

In a short while, Qin Yu had been filled with alcohol by a few of the girls and was reeling drunkenly, leaning this way and that, constantly calling out for more drink, truly in a sorry state.

Seeing that things were just about right, the colleagues signaled to each other with nods, and then two girls approached, supporting Qin Yu from both sides and leading him out the door towards a nearby room.

"Don’t rush, Lord Qin! We’ll go to that room over there and continue drinking slowly, playing finger-guessing games leisurely."