I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 472 The Father-in-Law Drags His Son-in-Law Down

He was certain that his nephew was insanely jealous when he saw the changes at Mingyue Manor.

Even if he doesn't ask for this place over, he'll definitely keep clamoring for his daughter to build him a place like this.

Not to mention the emperor's nephew was envious, he himself was envious too.

Gu Chenglin: "..."

Is this a case of his joy turning into sorrow?

There's a hidden meaning in what my father-in-law said.

He raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose. Knowing his cousin's personality, once he saw this, he would definitely ask his wife to get him one too.

As for the vineyards of the Royal Estate?

It seems I need to talk to my wife about this so she can be mentally prepared.

However… after glancing at the entire view below the mountain, he snorted inwardly.

Considering the inventory in the Ruyi Realm, it seems his wife has already guessed.

They tricked me...

After all, the area not far away was entirely royal property, and its size was about three times that of Mingyue Manor.

Suddenly realizing something, he looked up at the mountain opposite him, and then he finally understood.

When my wife told my cousin that she wanted the two mountains next to her, he hesitated and didn't agree, and quickly changed the subject.

Now it seems my cousin had a backup plan; no wonder his wife is so flamboyant!

Alright, let's get to it.

"Xiao Jin has sent someone over in the next day or two to clean up the estate in the south. If you want to clean up the imperial estate, have him send someone over to help."

In the northwest corner of the imperial estate is a half-built temporary palace of the late emperor, which has been idle for decades.

The emperor's cousin only started construction after the empress gave birth to the crown prince, but there was no expansion.

I heard it's still in the original area, but much smaller.

The remaining land was planted with grapes, and the winery was also located near the palace.

For five years, neither my father-in-law nor my cousin knew what was going on inside Mingyue Manor.

It seems he trusts his wife quite a bit.

For this reason alone, it wouldn't be bad to help my cousin tidy up the imperial estate.

Perfect timing! Didn't my wife say that after the Mid-Autumn Festival, we'd use this opportunity to recruit businesses nationwide?

In this way, the old houses in Beijing that have been renovated will have a place to go.

However, five years have passed, and not a single district has been completed. Lu Yunqing's cousin isn't very helpful.

Hua Yunshu wasn't here. If he had heard Gu Chenglin's words, he would definitely have said, "Come here."

In the capital, which district isn't twice the size of Ling'an County?

It took three years for the small county of Ling'an to complete the renovation of old houses. He took five years. Is that slow?

If all four districts work together, aren't the workers good enough?

Cang Nanxi shook his head and smiled: "He definitely has people, but they're not as easy to use as the people Xiao Jin has."

Gu Chenglin: "..."

What does this mean, father-in-law?

There's a lot more to those words than meets the eye. Is it what he really thinks?

It seems my wife will not only have to provide manpower, but also money and supplies; she's taking care of everything.

It seems that his father-in-law, who always sides with outsiders, has come to test his limits.

However, he couldn't draw a conclusion right now, but there was another matter to change the subject.

My wife hasn't sent anything to the border for two years.

"Father, Xiao Jin has prepared 20,000 catties of cotton, more than 300,000 cotton coats and quilts for the soldiers at Longhu Pass."

"Do you think we should have His Majesty's men deliver it, or send it to the Duke of Zhenguo's residence?"

When Cang Nanxi heard him say this, he knew that Cang Nanxi understood his test and did not pursue the matter further.

But as a member of the royal family, he could only help his nephew harm his own daughter.

“Yesterday, Master Jingkong sent a letter to your cousin, saying that there will be another snow disaster in the eastern part of Dongzhou this year.”

"Send that cotton to Dongzhou, and have Xiao Jin send some grain as well."

After pausing for a while, he added, "Just hand these things over to Long Yi and let them handle them themselves."

It would be best to let the emperor's nephew handle this; his own daughter and son-in-law should avoid getting involved if possible.

Their precious daughter is the royal family's trump card, and they want to keep her a secret as long as possible.

After hearing this, Gu Chenglin knew that his father-in-law did not want his wife to appear in public.

This warmed my heart considerably. Over the years, my wife's family's warehouse in Ruyi Realm has been able to continuously produce many good things.

However, those things are no longer like they used to be; they don't appear immediately after being taken out.

Since that exquisite tower appeared, the intervals between them taking things out of the warehouse have become longer and longer.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to accumulate just over 300,000 military overcoats in the past two years.

Ruyi said that it was all related to the National Fortune Stele in the Linglong Tower Palace.

As the fortunes of the Eastern Kingdom rise to a certain level, it's highly likely that the wife's warehouse will no longer have a continuous supply of goods.

However, the refrigerator and freezer in the kitchen were not affected.

"That's no problem, we have plenty of grain stored here..."

As soon as Gu Chenglin said that, he knew things were going to go wrong.

There is indeed a lot of land in Ruyi Realm, and he has planted a lot of grain with Ruyi.

The grain they have stored up over the years is enough to feed the entire population of the Eastern Kingdom without any problem.

only……

Sure enough, the father-in-law's eyes changed, becoming ardent.

"Then give Long Yi more grain, preferably seeds, and have him send some to Jingzhou."

There was a pest infestation there this summer, and I heard it damaged a lot of crops, especially rice seedlings.

I heard that the insects snapped the crops in half with their large pincers, and the harvest was less than 10% complete.

That area is in the south, the weather is hotter, you…

Gu Chenglin...

Crayfish are also called an insect plague?

Did the people of Lingyun Pavilion not take any action?

He knew very well what his wife thought when she first heard the news.

He even went to Jingzhou specifically through the Ruyi Realm, using a teleportation bead to visit.

When I came back, I brought back quite a few crayfish, and now there are still quite a few being raised in the small ponds of Ruyi Realm.

Moreover, this crayfish has an extremely strong reproductive capacity in the Ruyi Realm.

Back then, my wife had Ruyi create many small ponds in her space so that she could cultivate fish fry for her brother-in-law's pond.

Many of the fish there were found by my wife in the sea near the border of the Southern Qiang Kingdom when she went there.

Before Gu Chenglin could speak, Cang Nanxi looked at him and said earnestly, "Chenglin, there are some things..."

Sometimes, I'd rather not tell Xiaojin than not tell her, don't you think?

Gu Chenglin...

What does my father-in-law mean by this?

A threat? Or is it to let him lie to his wife?

Not saying anything? That's definitely creating conflict between them.

That won't do. Ruyi has probably already told his wife about their conversation.

Could he not tell?

He believed that if he dared not to speak up, his wife would immediately leave home.

Or rather, the kind that they can't find.

……

He really does understand Ruyi.

Now, Ruyi has reported everything the two of them had said to Dongfang Jin.

Upon hearing Ruyi's message, Dongfang Jin bit her lower lip speechlessly.

Her adoptive father is really good at ruining his child.

My brother is in trouble. My mother said that my father took him to the secret service when he was young. The people there told him that women are tigers.

She even brainwashed her older brother, saying that women are fickle and that he should marry a male wife when he grows up.

He said that his wife wouldn't betray him or anything like that.

When my older brother went home and asked our mother, it amused everyone.

Moreover, at the time, they just thought those people were saying those things to amuse children.

It wasn't until her older brother brought his "sister-in-law" home that her mother and her adoptive father realized that her older brother was serious.

And so, now the cheapskate father has tricked the eldest brother into going to his fiefdom to secretly train people for the little prince.

They cheated their second brother and sister-in-law, not only transferring all their businesses to the Prince Dun's Mansion, but also causing them to give two of their children away to their eldest brother.

Those two idiots actually agreed, if it weren't for the fact that their second sister-in-law, Jun Qixian, was still holding onto her dowry.

That couple probably have no savings left.

Dongfang Jin smiled slyly. "Ruyi, send Gu Chenglin a Qiankun bag filled with seeds. Oh, and find one that holds a lot of rice seeds too."

Hehe, let's see if she doesn't scare him to death. Gu Chenglin will try to lie to her.