You're the Younger Generation, What Can You Decide?

That's incredibly arrogant.

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "We're all family, right? So, can I interfere in your family's affairs?"

Old Madam Zhou coughed and said:

"You're a junior, what right do you have to interfere?"

Anyway, I can manage your family's affairs, but you can't manage mine.

"Bring your parents out here, I'm not going to discuss this with you."

Zhou Wanwan was too lazy to pay them any more attention.

She was hungry.

The maids below began serving the dishes. Today's lunch was quite sumptuous, with braised prawns, steamed grouper, stir-fried scallops, and braised blue crabs, all smelling delicious.

Several kinds of wild game were also laid out on the table: braised wild rabbit, stewed pheasant, and smoked wild sparrow breast. The meat was tender and the aroma filled the whole room.

The vegetarian dishes are also exquisite and appetizing, including stir-fried tender shepherd's purse, cold wild green salad, taro balls stewed in a sweet and fresh soup, as well as refreshing bamboo shoots and seasonal fresh mushrooms, with both meat and vegetables available.

Feng Wancai and Yang Hongmei were dumbfounded when they saw the dishes.

They're just country folk; they've never seen so many different dishes before.

Old Madam Zhou was different; she was used to eating at the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, so she didn't find these dishes particularly special.

She glanced at the dishes and said, "Compared to the food in the palace, it's still a bit lacking. Oh well, let's just eat whatever we have!"

She wanted to bring Yang Hongmei and Feng Wancai to the table, but was stopped by someone.

A dozen or so guards immediately took them into custody.

Zhou Wanwan looked at Old Madam Zhou and said, "It's really too ordinary, so please just take a look and don't bother eating it."

Soon the eldest princess, Liu Su'e, Zhou Fusheng arrived.

Zhou Fusheng, seeing today's dishes, remarked, "Wanwan is home, this meal is especially lavish."

Liu Su'e glanced at him and said, "It's not like the food isn't plentiful just because I'm not home Wanwan."

Zhou Fusheng chuckled and said, "Let's eat, let's eat."

Old Madam Zhou shouted from the side, "Zhou Fusheng, are you blind? Can't you see I'm right here? Make them let me go right now!"

Zhou Fusheng sighed and said, "I've already told you, we can't make any decisions about this family, why don't you believe me?"

He shook his head and sat down.

Yang Hongmei was furious. "Let us go right now! How can you do this? We came here for a blind date, not to be humiliated!"

Old Madam Zhou said loudly:

"If you don't let us go, I'll start living here with them today."

I refuse to believe you can do anything to us.

Zhou Wanwan took a sip of the shepherd's purse soup, and exclaimed, "This tastes absolutely amazing!"

This shepherd's purse was grown in our own greenhouse, and it has already grown several times this year.

She peeled a few more prawns, which tasted very delicious.

The Old Scholar Tree nearby said, "These seafood items were just brought back from the sea; they're very fresh!"

Zhou Wanwan nodded; it was indeed quite novel.

The three people beside them watched them eat until all the dishes were removed from the table.

Zhou Wanwan then had them released and said, "Old Madam Zhou, we'd rather keep to ourselves. Why are you always watching our family? Can't we just live a peaceful life?"

Old Madam Zhou snorted and said:

Do you still want a good life?

With how you treated me today, you can forget about having a good life.

I'm planning to move in today. It's my son's house, why can't I stay here?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:

"Okay, it's fine if you want to move in, but you'll have to pay rent."

Of course, we only have two side halls available for us to stay in right now. If you can accept that, then accept it; if not, then forget it.

50 taels of silver a year.

Old Madam Zhou was furious. "You're asking for the moon! 50 taels of silver a year? Is your dilapidated house even worth that?"

Zhou Wanwan continued:

"It'll cost 50 taels of silver per person. If you're willing to do it, you can pay the silver upfront."

"If you don't pay, forget it, leave now."

Old Madam Zhou gritted her teeth and said, "Pay! It's just 50 taels of silver!"

She paid 1,000 taels at once, for 20 people.

That evening, they saw the Zhou Family members follow them again.

Zhou Wanwan counted and said, "Wow! There are already more than 30."

Old Madam Zhou rolled her eyes and said, "Those servants count too?"

"Why not? I don't care anyway. You can come and stay if you want. 32 people, 50 taels each, that's 1600 taels in total, not a penny less."

Old Madam Zhou gritted her teeth and stamped her foot. She knew she couldn't catch a wolf without risking her cub; she had no choice but to accept it.

Having received 1600 taels of silver, Zhou Wanwan said:

"Go, take them to the back courtyard. There's a small door there; you can use that to come and go from now on. No need to thank me."

I specifically asked them to open this door today, and there's a small kitchen over there.

It's very convenient, but please don't come this way unless it's absolutely necessary; it's not good to disturb us.

Zhou Wanwan did a very good job as a landlord.

They got all the facilities set up in one go.

Old Madam Zhou frowned and said, "I paid 1600 taels of silver, and you're not even providing food?"

Zhou Wanwan said speechlessly, "Of course, who rents out a house and provides room and board? Alright, that's settled then!"

A maidservant led them to a side courtyard, which had six rooms and looked very ordinary.

No one cleaned inside; dust was everywhere.

Zhou Fuyu nearby, said, "Mother, this place is so shabby! We might as well just stay at an inn! Why did we have to stay here?"

Old Madam Zhou frowned and said:

"You don't know anything! Do you even know how much money that little girl won yesterday?"

I heard it's tens of millions of taels! Can she spend it all by herself?

Yang Hongmei and Feng Wancai were both dumbfounded.

Yang Hongmei asked, "You're saying a little girl could win tens of millions of taels of silver in one night? How is that possible?"

Old Madam Zhou nodded and said:

"What's impossible? How could I possibly be kept in the dark about what's going on outside?"

I'm with the Empress Dowager all day long now, how could I not know what's going on outside?

This little girl is really something else. Even the Empress Dowager said she didn't know what kind of incredible luck she had.

Do you know why I called Feng Wancai here?

If Feng Wancai really marries Zhou Wanwan, he'll be getting an incredible bargain.

Yang Hongmei said with a disdainful look, "So what if he has a little money? What's so great about that?"

"How much money? That's tens of millions of taels!"

"And Zhou Wanwan has many shops and estates in Beijing, that's all money." Old Madam Zhou became more and more excited as she spoke.

Yang Hongmei swallowed hard and said, "Is this brat really that rich? I can't tell at all!"

Old Madam Zhou sighed and said:

So why did I bring you here?

We still need to find a way to improve our relationship with their family and gradually change their mindset.

Feng Wancai said:

Even if their family is rich, that's their business. What does it have to do with a little girl like her?

"We can't possibly give all those assets to this little girl as her dowry, can we?"