My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 150 Dividing the Money

"Dad, you're not really planning to take this money back, are you?"

"So what!" Wei Liangzhe said matter-of-factly.

This made Wei Dongning laugh in exasperation: "Dad, a person's character is reflected in their gambling etiquette!"

“Why bother arguing so much with my own daughter?” Wei Liangzhe waved his hand dismissively and began to play the emotional card: “You know how strict your mother is with my money. It’s really not easy for your father to save up this little bit of silver.”

"You have to accept the consequences of your bet."

She's his own child, after all. Wei Liangzhe knows her character quite well.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally forced himself to agree to a 20/80 split, despite the heartache.

"Four six."

"Three sevens, that's the most I can do. Your dad only has these two coins in his pocket!"

"Deal!" Wei Dongning stopped arguing with him.

The main concern was that Wei Liangzhe might disregard the father-daughter relationship and take all the money back, leaving him with nothing.

He untied the purse hanging from his waist and poured out all the silver inside.

Then, under Wei Liangzhe's watchful eye, he divided the silver into three parts and seven parts, pushing the larger portion in front of him: "Happy cooperation, old man."

After carefully putting away her share of the money, Wei Dongning continued earnestly to Wei Liangzhe, "Father, we can't afford to gamble with our lives. You should never get involved in this kind of thing again."

Wei Liangzhe looked at the silver he had brought back as if it were some lost treasure that had been found again.

If it weren't for the fact that there were other people present, he would have loved to hug and kiss all that silver.

After stuffing the silver into his purse, Wei Liangzhe revealed the most relaxed smile he had shown in days: "Alright, your father knows what's going on. Now, remember to come home and visit often."

Then, with his hands behind his back, he quickly left the Gu residence.

It's no exaggeration to say that Wei Dongning could even see the joy in his hair.

Xiao Wu seemed to have triggered some keyword, and the classic song "Come Home Often" played on repeat in Wei Dongning's mind several times.

Wei Dongning finally stopped playing the player when she got annoyed by the nagging: "Ningbao, I thought you would argue your case and keep all that money."

"Does your father never hide money from his family?" Wei Dongning pretended to be mature and imitated Wei Liangzhe's earlier manner, putting her hands behind her back and staring at the tightly closed door not far away: "This is all my strategy. You don't understand, do you? After dividing the accounts this way, my father has something on me."

This statement could only fool a system as naive as Xiao Wu.

If Gu Peiyan were beside her now, she would definitely see through the fact that she had never mentioned her father.

Sure enough, Xiao Wu nodded blankly: "So that's how it is. Ningbao, you're really smart."

Wei Dongning tried her best to purse her lips to keep from laughing out loud.

Thankfully, Xiao Wu is just a system, not a real person.

Otherwise, if you get sold out, you might even help the person counting the money.

Gu Song was pulled away by Gu Peiyan, who thought that Gu Peiyan really had something to discuss with him.

He led me into his study, we discussed a random topic for a while, and then he took me to play chess.

"Is this the idea you two came up with?" Gu Song placed a piece on the chessboard. "I'm not going to fight that roughneck."

Gu Peiyan chuckled softly, her grip on the black stone lasting for a long time without letting it fall: "A Ning definitely doesn't want you to see how your father-in-law talks to her."

Gu Song snorted coldly and defined Wei Liangzhe as: "Hmph, an old sore loser."

Gu Peiyan was momentarily at a loss for what to say.

Because of Gu Song's words, he indirectly insulted himself as well.

After all, they were born in the same year.

Receiving the signal from Qian Rong standing at the door, knowing that his father-in-law had finished talking with A Ning and left, Gu Peiyan subtly lost the game of chess: "Father's strength is as good as ever."

Then, under Gu Song's suspicious gaze, she got up and left.

Gu Song was left alone in the study, studying the chess game he had just played.

Gu Peiyan initially thought she would find Wei Dongning in the room, her face full of hurt after losing the money.

To my surprise, when I saw her, she didn't look too disappointed. Instead, she had a smile on her lips that seemed to indicate she had gotten the better deal.

"Is there some good news?" Gu Peiyan sat down next to her. "Let me guess, is your father-in-law's money still in your hands?"

"Guess again."

"What were the final splits?"

Wei Dongning's eyes lit up when she saw that he had guessed so quickly: "Three seven. Mine is three. It's really hard to squeeze some money out of my dad."

"That's really impressive," Gu Peiyan said sincerely.

If anyone else had said those three words, Wei Dongning would have felt that he was implying something about her.

Wei Liangzhe got his savings back, and even his steps home were light and easy.

He seemed so relaxed that even Bai Suyun felt something was off. When he pushed the door open, she walked up to him and looked him up and down.

Make sure he doesn't have any suspicious signs. "Why are you so late today? Judging by your expression, something good must have happened?"

Wei Liangzhe dared not reveal his secret stash of money, and chuckled as he looked at her, saying, "The Emperor kept me here for a chat after court."

Bai Suyun expressed doubt about what he said.

After all, in her memory, even if the emperor had given him some reward, he had never been this happy when he returned.

Therefore, he looked suspiciously at the servant who had been following Wei Liangzhe, frowned and asked, "Is it really as the Marquis said?"

Before returning to the mansion, the servant had already rehearsed his story with Wei Liangzhe.

Based on Wei Liangzhe's answer, he added, "Before returning to his residence, the Marquis also stopped by the Gu residence to visit the Third Miss."

"The Gu residence?"

"Yes, Madam. The Marquis said he was worried that what happened yesterday would make things difficult for the Third Miss in her husband's family, so he had to go and check on her to put his mind at ease."

The servant recited the prepared lines without any emotion.

If Wei Dongning and Xiao Wu heard this, they would definitely praise him as a true genius.

Seeing that Bai Suyun still seemed a little confused, Wei Liangzhe put his arm around her shoulder and led her into the room: "How is Qiu Ci today?"

From an angle she couldn't see, he waved to the servant who was assisting him, signaling him to leave first.

Bai Suyun knew he wouldn't lie to her about such a small matter as where they were going, so she turned a blind eye to what he had just said.

Anyway, her only requirement for him was that he not develop bad habits like gambling or smoking.

She sat down in the chair following his touch, and answered her question calmly: "I just came back from her room. I used the medicine you gave me, and she's much better now. However, the imperial physician suggested that she should rest for a few more days."

"That's good. I told you my medicine works well, but none of you believed me yesterday."

Bai Suyun responded as if coaxing a child: "Alright, alright, we were wrong. The Emperor isn't angry because you dragged the Third Prince to the training ground yesterday, is he?"

"No, he wouldn't be upset over such a small matter." Wei Liangzhe massaged her shoulders. "His Majesty has other matters to discuss with me."