Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 519 - 196 Borrow Money_2

Yuehuan received the pouch, her heart filled with gratitude as she looked at the stack of small denominations of silver notes, including ten and twenty taels. She urgently needed money this time because Hong Mei’s brother had gotten into trouble that required a substantial amount of cash, and she did not have enough. This was a rare opportunity, the best time to win over Hong Mei. Once Hong Mei was on her side, Yuehuan’s actions would be much easier; otherwise, she’d have to keep a watchful eye on those around her, like now, preventing her from achieving anything. It was this situation that led her to decide to take a risk.

Yuehuan placed a fifty-tael silver note on the table, and said to Hong Mei, "Just tell me whether it was Madam or Maternal Auntie’s people, and I can help you." Hong Mei’s younger brother had accidentally killed a Good Citizen, and the deceased’s family was demanding sixty taels of silver plus funeral expenses. If they couldn’t pay, he would be taken to the officials, landing him in jail.

Hong Mei had no alternatives and pleaded with Yuehuan. Now, Yuehuan was the only one who could help her. No longer reserved, Hong Mei said, "Maternal Auntie only ordered me to look after you well."

Yuehuan thought to herself, just as expected, her movements were completely monitored by Maternal Auntie. Yuehuan said coldly, "Maternal Auntie just instructed you to look after me, didn’t she ask you to report everything about me to her?" It seemed Maternal Aunt Su wanted to control her.

Hong Mei trusted her, after all, Maternal Aunt Su was Yuehuan’s own mother and would not harm Yuehuan. Hong Mei said, "Maternal Auntie is just concerned about you. Miss, Maternal Auntie would never harm you."

Yuehuan sneered; she was not Maternal Aunt Su’s biological daughter, so whether she would harm her was debatable. "From now on, whether it’s Madam or Maternal Auntie, without my permission, you are not allowed to reveal anything about me to them."

Startled, Hong Mei had never thought the Miss would even be wary of Maternal Auntie. In the past, she might have hesitated, but with the current critical situation and the fact that Yuehuan was indeed the daughter of Maternal Auntie, she wouldn’t have other intentions. Thus, without much consideration, Hong Mei directly complied, "Alright."

Yuehuan couldn’t fully trust Hong Mei over this incident, but she believed that after this event Hong Mei wouldn’t dare to casually disclose her matters again, "As long as you do nothing behind my back, I won’t mistreat you." Yuehuan was not confident about letting Hong Mei know about her interactions with Yueyao, but for other matters, she could still rely on Hong Mei to handle them.

Yuehuan then gave Hong Mei the hundred taels of silver notes.

Hong Mei, holding the silver notes, did not suspect anything. She assumed that this money was from the Old Madam as a dowry for the Miss. The transaction of transferring the money to Lady Mo was something even her personal maids were unaware of. It wasn’t something honorable, so naturally, Yuehuan wouldn’t speak of it.

Yuehuan felt quite moved; she now understood why Yueyao dared to confront Lady Mo directly—it was truly satisfying to have your uncle’s backing and to be able to use money to facilitate things.

Yuehuan held the stack of silver notes, hoping that Yueyao would sell the recipe book soon and give her the money upon her return, so that her financial situation would truly ease. Having decided to take advantage of this, Yuehuan resolved not to engage in any money-making activities until she was an adult, and to focus on her studies.

During this visit to Ma’s Mansion, Yueyao brought three large horse carts of things, even startling Lady Mo with the scale.

With a cold expression, Lady Mo thought to herself, this girl appeared to be planning to leave the Lian family. She muttered, "That’s wishful thinking."

Ruo Lan warmly welcomed Yueyao’s stay at Ma’s Mansion. The secret recipe Yueyao had given her had made her a tidy profit. Now, the fabric shop was bustling, bringing in large revenues each month, making her life exceedingly comfortable. Many people had even approached her proposing business partnerships, all of whom she had declined.

Zhuang Ruolan had too many tasks, so she directly let Cai Yun accompany Yueyao to Begonia Garden.

Xiang Wei’s expression was peculiar as she whispered to Yueyao, "Don’t you think your cousin-in-law is too enthusiastic?" Xiang Wei found it strange that a cousin would come to stay for so long with such grandeur, and even if a cousin-in-law’s heart was wide, it wouldn’t normally account for such enthusiasm. Zhuang Ruolan seemed particularly pleased about Yueyao moving into Ma’s Mansion. This was somewhat unusual and made Xiang Wei cautious.

Yueyao smiled and said, "Don’t worry, my cousin-in-law is very fond of me. She treats me as if I were her own sister. She wouldn’t harm me." The business matters were only known between her and her cousin-in-law, and there was no need to tell anyone else.

Xiang Wei skeptically glanced at Yueyao. She discovered that Yueyao had many secrets, secrets with Fourth Miss Yuehuan, secrets with Zhuang Ruolan, who knew what other secrets there were.

Xiang Wei was just suspicious; her curiosity was not strong. She saw Zhuang Ruolan’s abnormal behavior, so she warned Yueyao. Since Yueyao was sure that the other party had no malicious intentions, naturally, she would not ask further.

Yueyao had lunch with Ruolan. After lunch, they walked in the courtyard for a while. When it was time for Yueyao to go back to Begonia Garden, Zhuang Ruolan handed her a stack of silver notes.

Upon seeing the silver notes, Yueyao asked, "Cousin-in-law, is this the money from selling that cookbook?" Her share of the profits had been given to her not long ago, and even if it were her share, it couldn’t possibly be this much.

Zhuang Ruolan, with a smile, said, "I sold all the recipes for 55,000 taels of silver. This price is a bit low, but the buyer assured us of not revealing our information. It’s not appropriate to let others know about this, as it would bring trouble to you, so this method was the most prudential." These were cuisines that no one else had tasted, and could be considered exclusive. If sold separately, the price would definitely be better. However, Zhuang Ruolan considered that unlike dyeing materials, once it became known that she was selling these recipes, there would certainly be an investigation. If it indeed traced back to Yueyao, it would be a big problem, as Yueyao couldn’t even cook, let alone create so many dishes.

Zhuang Ruolan prioritized safety and preferred to sell for less to ensure security. She had prepared from the beginning to sell the cookbook to Hongfu Restaurant. Hongfu Restaurant had the best reputation in the Capital City, and having obtained such a great deal, they naturally would not betray them.

Indeed, as Zhuang Ruolan had anticipated, Hongfu Restaurant, confirming that these recipes were currently unavailable and that the dishes made were extremely delicious, was willing to pay a high price. Of course, the prerequisite was that the cookbook could only be sold to Hongfu Restaurant and not fall into the hands of a second party.

Zhuang Ruolan naturally agreed, as selling exclusively was the only way to make money. What they wanted was money, not a reputation for cooking. Zhuang Ruolan even suggested that Hongfu Restaurant could claim that they had developed these dishes on their own.

Businessmen seek the maximum profit, and the greater the chefs’ fame in the restaurant, the better for them. Thus, the benefits Zhuang Ruolan offered were naturally not pushed aside. So when the new dishes became popular with the patrons, they claimed they were developed by the restaurant’s master chef.

Hongfu Restaurant introduced new dishes every now and then, and the business had never been better, allowing the restaurant to make a large profit again.

Yueyao accepted the silver notes and smiled, "Cousin-in-law, you thought this through very thoroughly. Getting so much silver is already enough." Yuehuan must be laughing even in her sleep to have received so much money.

Yueyao thought of this and couldn’t help but laugh. Yuehuan came from the future, had a broad perspective, and wouldn’t lose her sense over this amount of money. Moreover, Yuehuan had control over many things from the future; making money was not a difficult task for her.

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