After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 8: Potatoes?

"What? Has Mother lost her mind? Everyone in the capital knows what kind of person Xu Ze is. How could Mother have betrothed you to him! I'm going to ask her right now how could she treat you like this!" Brother Liu was furious.

How could Xu Ze, that spoiled brat, be worthy of his beautiful and talented sister!

Brother Liu reached out and stopped his younger brother, "Second brother, don't be impulsive! Father will definitely not agree!"

Brother Liu also frowned, wondering how his mother could make such an absurd decision.

"Brother, how could you stop me! How could Mother do this?" Brother Liu really wanted to rush up and question his mother.

"Second brother, little sister, don't worry. I'm sure Father won't agree to Mother's decision either," Brother Liu said helplessly, but still tried to comfort his younger brother and sister.

If my second brother were to rush up and confront his mother, it would be a huge loss of face for the Marquis of Wu'an's family, and it would also affect my second brother.

Clearly, Liu Mingyue knew that family scandals shouldn't be aired in public, so she quickly tried to persuade her second brother, "Second brother, eldest brother is right. Father will definitely not agree!"

At this moment, in Xu's room, Marquis Wu'an, Liu Zhou, was also furious.

"Foolish! How can Xu Ze be a suitable match for Mingyue!" Liu Zhou thought his wife had summoned him for some important matter to discuss, but to his surprise, Madam Xu immediately brought up Liu Mingyue's marriage.

"How can Ze Ge'er not be a good match! He's such a good person, with a great figure, good looks, and a good family background. How can he not be a good match for Liu Mingyue!"

"He's good? Go ask around the whole capital. Everyone knows Xu Ze is a playboy who frequents brothels and theaters. How can someone like that be worthy of Mingyue! Madam Xu, I respect you as my wife. I can tolerate your bias towards your own family, but this is not negotiable!"

"That's because Zege'er is still young. He'll definitely change for the better once he gets married!" Xu Shi stubbornly insisted.

"Still young? Wu Quan is a year younger than him! Who does he think he is!"

Hearing her husband look down on her nephew from her own family, Xu was so angry that she couldn't speak.

"This won't do, there's no room for discussion. If I find out how you forced Mingyue, you can forget about being the Lady of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion!" With that, she turned and left.

"He threatened me! He actually threatened me for the sake of an ingrate!" Xu was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent it.

When Granny Qin saw that her mistress was trembling with anger, she quickly helped her sit down.

"Madam, the Marquis doesn't know the truth! If he did, he would definitely agree with what you did!"

Granny Qin didn't understand why her mistress, knowing full well that her daughter wasn't her biological child, didn't tell the Marquis or search for her own daughter.

Xu dared not. Thinking of what had happened back then, she held back and didn't say anything.

Marquis Wu'an went straight to find his daughter after leaving the room, as he had always known that his wife disliked their daughter.

He also understood that she might dislike Mingyue because she suffered severe bleeding during the birth of her daughter and could no longer have children.

But to everyone's surprise, Ms. Xu made such an outrageous suggestion.

He sighed and saw the three children in the hall.

"Dad, how is it? You didn't agree to Mom's suggestion, did you? I don't want Xu Ze as my brother-in-law. He's not good enough for my sister!" Liu Erge saw his father first and immediately rushed over to ask him a series of questions.

"Alright, alright, you've asked so many questions, which one should I answer?" Marquis Wu'an shook his head; his second son still couldn't shake off his impulsive nature.

"Then tell me first, you didn't agree to Mother's suggestion, did you?" Brother Liu was eager to know the answer.

Marquis Wu'an sat down leisurely, picked up a cup of tea, and said, "Of course not!"

"That's good, that's good!" Brother Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Mingyue and her elder brother felt the same way, saying, "Father, I knew you wouldn't agree!"

"You already know, why are you still asking!" Marquis Wu'an was at his wit's end with his lively second son.

"Mingyue, don't worry! I've already told your mother that this marriage won't work out. Xu Ze is simply not a suitable match, and I, your father, will carefully choose your husband!"

If his wife hadn't mentioned it, Marquis Wu'an wouldn't have noticed that his youngest daughter had reached marriageable age.

Although he rejected Xu's suggestion, he did remind Marquis Wu'an that it was time to choose a husband for his daughter.

"Father!" When this topic came up, Liu Mingyue couldn't help but shyly scold her father.

Just as Liu Mingyue's family was enjoying their time together, Old Mrs. Liu was anxiously waiting for a message from her youngest son.

Ever since she entrusted the task of finding sweet potatoes and corn to her youngest son, she has been unable to put her mind at ease.

She didn't know if the things in the storybooks would actually exist in reality, yet she longed for them to. Even the slightest possibility would be enough for them to turn their lives around.

"Mother, Mother, I'm back!" Liu Yuanxi, the youngest son of Old Lady Liu, rushed in, not even having time to drink some water or catch his breath.

Hearing the noise, Old Lady Liu rushed out and quickly grabbed him, asking, "How did it go? Did you find those two things?"

Liu Yuanxi quickly took a breath and answered her mother's question, "No!"

Grandma Liu let go of her hand with a look of disappointment. Was it really because she was being too demanding?

"However, I found something called 'sweet potato.' A merchant who runs a ship told me about it, but he said it seems to be poisonous," Liu Yuanxi said hesitantly.

"Where? Where? Let me see!"

Liu Yuanxi quickly put down the basket on his back, which was half full of potatoes.

"Third son, what did that businessman say?" Old Mrs. Liu asked her youngest son carefully.

"I asked around for a long time, but no one had ever heard of sweet potatoes or corn. Later, when I was preparing to come back, a boat captain asked me if I wanted sweet potatoes, saying that his crew members had all been poisoned and sick from eating them. He said if I wanted them, I could give him 5 coins and take them all."

Did he say where it came from?

"He said he rescued a foreign businessman, and the foreign businessman gave it to him, saying it was edible. As a result, his crew members all got poisoned after eating it. He also said that if he ever saw that foreign businessman again, he would definitely cause him trouble."

Liu Yuanxi explained everything in detail, but after listening, Old Lady Liu was still unsure.

She looked at the yellowish-brown things with some green sprouts in her hand, wondering if this was what she was looking for. She had never heard that sweet potatoes were poisonous!

"Mother, what do we do?"

Grandma Liu was also a bit at a loss. "Let's leave it for now and ask someone else."

Although Liu Yuanxi didn't know why his mother wanted him to find "sweet potatoes and corn," he became suspicious of her suggestion to ask others.

He bet no one in Liujiazhuang knew what "sweet potato" was, so who was his mother asking when she said to ask others?