Chapter 151 - Chapter 151: This Person Really Is (2/2)

“What’s this?” Su Wenyue asked Han Yu with a questioning look instead of opening it.

“This is all of my property. It’s what I saved before, plus the silver I earned from hunting in the mountains before leaving home. I gave Father and Mother ten silver coins for household expenses, and some were used for rent and social interactions. The rest is all here, and now it’s all in your hands, Wife. Use the silver from here if you need to buy anything, and don’t touch your dowry.”

“You’re handing over the whole financial reins to me!” Hearing Han Yu say this, Su Wenyue smiled and took the box, opening it to see quite a lot of silver inside. She counted nearly two hundred taels—Han Yu’s savings were not bad, being able to save up so much silver just by hunting.

However, Su Wenyue had no intention of using this silver to prepare the gift. The imperial court had not yet fallen into chaos, and she remembered the currency reform was supposed to happen around New Year’s. With the currency not devalued, money was still very valuable and could buy a lot. She needed to be thrifty and couldn’t just spend it all carelessly.

“How about I send an embroidery screen to the county magistrate’s wife? I’ve embroidered quite a bit recently, and some haven’t even been sold yet. There’s a decent craftsman in the Su Family’s store. I will have Xiao Xi take the design over, draw up a pattern, and get the carpenter to mount it according to my wishes. An exquisitely-made embroidery screen is worth several dozen taels of silver at least, not to mention my embroidery is top-notch—better than the embroiderers at home. This way I save money, and the gift will be dignified. Let’s do it this way.”

Su Wenyue talked to herself, already deciding on the gift for the county magistrate’s wife and planning to handle future gifts in the same manner.

“Husband, what do you think? This idea is really good, isn’t it?” Su Wenyue felt proud of her great idea but then noticed that Han Yu was daydreaming.

Han Yu had indeed spaced out. He had thought all along that his wife’s intense dedication to embroidery was because she liked it, but only now did he realize she was doing it to earn silver. A delicate Miss working so hard for silver, if not for this home, what else could it be for? His heart shook again.

“Husband, what are you thinking? Tell me quickly, is my idea good or not?” Su Wenyue, dissatisfied with his daydreaming, shook him forcefully a few times, looking for praise.

“Of course, it’s good. My wife is the smartest. But from now on, you’re not allowed to embroider so hard. Even if I’m not the most capable, I, Han Yu, will not let my wife wear herself out earning silver. Providing for the family is for me to worry about. All you need to do is live happily. When our child is born, just take good care of the child. Don’t fret about anything else; I’m here.” Han Yu said half coaxingly and half commandingly.

Su Wenyue, upon hearing Han Yu, realized she had said too much. Yet she wasn’t as noble as he imagined. Earning silver was both a joy and a way to have something to fall back on. Of course, she had no intention of correcting this beautiful misunderstanding, letting Han Yu continue to believe it, as men value you more when they know what you have put in.

“Did you hear that? If I see you disobeying, you know there will be a penalty. Remember the rules I set for you, hm?” Han Yu, thinking his wife hadn’t agreed, naturally resorted to some tactics. His words carried an obvious threat, yet with an undertone of something else.

Su Wenyue, listening to Han Yu, recalled those so-called rules and punishments and turned shyly red, hitting him a few times with her fists in frustration. This man, really!

“You’re a bad man! A big bully!”