The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 383 - 393: The Big Red Envelope Has Arrived

Chapter 383: Chapter 393: The Big Red Envelope Has Arrived

"Disgusting!" Gu Youyou puffed her cheeks and said, "I think you’re deliberately not telling me, then using me up, just to discard me easily! Jin Yan, could it be that you look down on me for being a village girl?"

"How could that be?" Jin Zijin laughed, then said earnestly, "I never expected Youyou to be so talented. You’re proficient in everything, from playing the guqin to painting. Youyou, I feel like I’ve found a treasure."

...

At sunrise, Gu Youyou rubbed her groggy eyes and sat up from the bed. It was empty beside her, the person already gone.

She sighed and said, "You really do get up at dawn every day, without fail!"

She had thought that since he went to bed late last night, he might sleep in a little.

After she was dressed, Xiaoying had already brought her breakfast over.

Porridge, side dishes, and pancake with side stuffing.

"Thank you so much, Miss Xiaoying!" Gu Youyou said sweetly.

Xiaoying stepped back and stood aside. Hearing this, she looked up, her voice filled with humility and fear, "Doctor Gu, this is what I should do."

"Hmm!"

Gu Youyou hummed in acknowledgment and started eating with her chopsticks, not arguing further.

She was a maid in the Marquis Residence, and she was a guest; she wasn’t her own maid. Expressing thanks was just basic respect and courtesy.

"Where has Jin Zijin gone?" Gu Youyou asked after finishing her meal.

Xiaoying looked up and replied, "Young Master Jin went out early in the morning. He said he was going to the master’s place and told you to wait for him in the yard before he takes you home. He also instructed me not to disturb Doctor Gu. Young Master Jin is really good to you."

Lately, he had indeed been treating her well, and Gu Youyou happily agreed.

"Oh right!" Xiaoying hurriedly took out a red envelope and handed it to Gu Youyou, saying, "This was something the old Madam had Sister Ashu bring over this morning, saying that it was your winnings from last night."

Gu Youyou’s eyes lit up. Her big red envelope had arrived!

She glanced at Xiaoying, but maintained her composure and did not immediately open it, instead solemnly tucking it into her bosom.

"When the old Madam’s head maid brought something over, why didn’t you wake me?"

Xiaoying replied with a sense of grievance, "Young Master Jin instructed that..."

Oh, right. Jin Zijin had said not to wake her up.

Gu Youyou sneaked back into her room and saw that the old Madam’s gift was indeed generous: five silver notes, each worth a thousand taels of silver.

According to the rate at which silver is exchanged for rice, does that mean these five thousand taels of silver are worth five million?

Yes, that’s how a real wealthy person would do it.

Wondering about the real estate prices in the center of Lingnan City, she pondered if they were similar to those in the big northern cities. With this five million, she could only buy a small apartment at best. The courtyard of the Bun Shop next door wasn’t small at all, and if the permanent property rights and the land were sold together, that five million was far from enough.

...

The garden in the Marquis Residence was clad in silver-white, offering a unique sight. Gu Youyou heard laughing and shouting in the yard outside and thought it might be some young ladies and maids playing with snowmen or having snowball fights. However, upon closer listening, it was not just that; there were also men’s voices.

In this yard, the men who could play merrily with the young girls were only two or three at most. Gu Youyou hurriedly moved closer to join in the excitement.

Wow, it’s Yue Rujing. Curious indeed, how could he also be up this early? She had thought he’d sleep until at least lunchtime after staying up late last night.

Carried by curiosity, Gu Youyou followed the direction of the sounds to see for herself.

It didn’t sound far, but she still had to wind her way around the long corridors and Shuixie, taking quite a while to get there.

In an Octagonal Pavilion ahead, Yue Rujing was sitting in the center, dressed in white. His attire, covered in Yin Shuang, starkly contrasted with his colorful sisters and maids, drawing the eye to him despite oneself.