Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Liu Dawang poured himself a small bowl of wine, took a sip, and urged everyone to eat quickly. Everyone praised Liu Ruyun's cooking skills.

"Cousin, your cooking skills are so good. Practice a few more signature dishes at home first, and then open a big restaurant in the future. Be the female owner of the restaurant, and everyone will call you 'Owner'. In the future, expand the restaurant from the county to the prefectural city, and then to the capital."

"Okay, thank you for your kind words. I will practice hard and try to become the boss you mentioned."

"April, you really dare to dream!"

"Of course you have to dare to dream! If you don't even dare to dream, what are you going to do? You won't even know what you're going to do. As long as you don't violate the laws and regulations, dare to dream and dare to act. Who knows, you might just succeed one day!"

"April, I admire you. I want to be like you, daring to think and act." Liu Siyue gave Ruxue a thumbs up.

Ru Xue also imitated her and gave a thumbs up. "What does giving a thumbs up mean?"

This means you are being praised: You are great, you are amazing, you are awesome.

Do you understand?

"I understand. This person is really nice; they're simpler than just talking."

After dinner, the dishes on the table were cleared away. Liu Siyue told them to quickly wash the dishes so he could have some snacks. She had already prepared everything in advance, all packed in oil paper bags: melon seeds, peanuts, rice crusts, fried beans, candied fruit, pastries, and candies. She put them all into bowls and plates and set the table full.

As soon as these things were placed on the table, the two little ones' eyes lit up. "Wow~ so much delicious food!"

Liu Dawang, Feng Yuzhen, and Liu Ruyun felt a pang of heartache looking at all these things, but they were genuinely happy. They had bought things in April and shared them with everyone without holding back. They had never celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with such a sense of ritual before.

Liu Siyue said with a smile, "Today is a day for family reunion. When people are together, the moon is even rounder. Tonight, our family will eat, chat, and admire the moon and stars."

"Cousin, what's so special about the moon and stars? We see them all the time."

"The moon tonight is different. It signifies reunion and happiness, and it also carries people's longing for their families and gratitude for the harvest, hoping for favorable weather and full granaries every year."

Liu Siyue gazed at the round moon in the sky, lost in thought. She wondered if her mother was also looking at the moon and missing her at that moment. She wished that her longing for her mother could be conveyed to her through the moonlight. She hoped that her mother would be healthy, safe, and live a long life. She also hoped that one day she could travel back in time to be with her mother, who cherished her like a precious jewel, so that she would no longer be lonely.

She was looking up at the moon, and everyone else was looking with her when a clear voice broke the silence, "Cousin, you're looking so intently, what are you seeing? We're not seeing anything."

Liu Siyue snapped out of her reverie, "I saw the Moon Goddess Chang'e in the Moon Palace, and I also saw the laurel tree."

They looked at the moon again, but they couldn't see anything.

Liu Siyue laughed heartily, "The fairies in the moon palace are in your minds. Now I'm going to pay everyone's wages. The money from selling the medicinal herbs at home is all thanks to everyone's hard work, and everyone should get paid."

From now on, everyone in our family who participates in labor will receive wages, and those who perform exceptionally well will be rewarded.

Liu Siyue took out 30 taels of silver and gave it to Liu Ruyun first. "Cousin, keep this 30 taels of silver with you as daily household expenses. It will be convenient for you to take it whenever you need it."

From now on, all household expenses will be covered by you. We need to keep a household account book, recording all the money we earn and spend, so that it's not a mess and everyone is aware of the situation.

From now on, I'll manage the money at home, and you'll manage the accounts. Cousin, you need to learn how to keep accounts quickly; I'll teach you when I have time.

Each person was paid 50 coins per day for going up the mountain to collect herbs. We went up the mountain 12 times and each person was paid 600 coins. My second uncle went up the mountain 11 times and was paid 550 coins.

The two younger children, seeing that they were doing accounts, lost all interest and ran to their room with their wages.

"Your calculation is definitely correct, so let's just record it according to your calculation. We don't know how to calculate it either."

"We sold the medicinal herbs for 150 taels and 800 cash, and the Ganoderma lucidum for 600 taels, for a total of 750 taels and 800 cash. Subtracting the 101 taels and 840 cash we spent, we have 648 taels and 960 cash, which is all the money we have at home."

Liu Ruyun immediately objected, "In April, I disagree with the calculation method. I have no objection to including the 150 taels from selling medicinal herbs in the family's money, but the 600 taels from selling Ganoderma lucidum should not be included in the family's money. That should be counted as yours alone, since it was something you risked your life to obtain."

Liu Dawang and Feng Yuzhen chimed in, "Yun'er is right. You'll have many expenses once you start your own household. This money should rightfully belong to you. Do you want to say anything else? Otherwise, we'll get angry."

"We are so content with how well our family is doing now, all thanks to you."

"Alright, I'll keep the 600 taels for myself. I'll start keeping accounts from today onwards."

Once the accounts were settled, everyone began to enjoy the moon and have fun.