Once inside, Chen Laowu became a bit bolder. "What did the man surnamed Xie say?"

Taking the opportunity, Sun Miao'er looked around the layout of the workshop and replied, "Last night, I went with my manager to see Wei Laoba in a residential alley in the east of the city. He gave our manager a batch of new goods, which are now in the warehouse. Wei Laoba told our manager that we can ask the Wei family for a huge sum of money for this batch of goods. If the Wei family is willing to give 10,000 taels, then your 2,500 taels will naturally be no problem."

Upon hearing that it was 10,000 taels, Chen Laowu was first shocked. He had never seen so much silver in his half-life. He then wavered and said with ill intent, "If your manager wants 10,000 taels but only gives me 2,500 taels, wouldn't I be a sucker? No, add another 1,000."

As expected, greed knows no bounds, and there are all sorts of birds in a big forest. Chen Laowu is a man who only cares about money. It's a wonder he's worked for the Wei family for so many years. He must have embezzled quite a bit of money. Wei Rongchang, out of consideration for their past relationship, turned a blind eye. In the end, he raised a tiger that would eventually become his own enemy.

Sun Miao'er was busy dealing with him, so she quickly agreed and said with a smile, "No problem, no problem. If this matter can be accomplished, any amount of silver is fine. Isn't the Wei family's money now equivalent to our manager's and yours?"

Chen Laowu suddenly said seriously, "I have worked for the Wei family for so many years and I know Wei Rongchang's character best. We still need to be careful and make sure your manager is thorough in his work, so as not to let any flaws be seen."

"Of course, Master Chen, don't worry. By the way, my boss asked me to ask when the new batch of goods will be available?" It must be more than two batches. Now that they have mastered the core of counterfeiting, they will continue to produce batch after batch until they have emptied the Wei family's coffers.

"We're rushing to finish it," Chen Laowu said.

"May I take a look?"

Chen Laowu led Sun Miao'er into the workshop, where there were only two or three spinning girls, all of whom were old women with gray hair, probably hired on the spot.

Sun Miao'er examined the cloth being woven on the spinning wheel. Sure enough, it was one of the few types of fabric unique to the Wei family. These were the same types of fabric that Chen Laowu used to be responsible for when he worked for the Wei family.

This was the fabric that caused the Wei family's spinning girls a headache after Chen Laowu left the Wei family.

However, these old women wove extremely crudely. Much of the raw silk wrapped around them was broken silk left over from the extraction of cocoons, tied together with knots. No wonder they couldn't weave anything good.

According to Chen Laowu, the delivery date for the third batch of goods is set for three days later.

She sent two letters to the Wei family, and Wei Rongchang replied, saying that the warehouse had been checked and there was nothing unusual. It seems that he ultimately did not suspect his own family.

The final step was to have Wei Rongchang come to see him three days later.

"Miss Sun, what exactly are you up to?" Wei Rongchang had been investigating in the mansion for several days but hadn't come up with a clue, while Sun Miao'er confidently assured him that she had found the person behind it all.

Sun Miao'er tapped her abacus, knowing that in a few days, Pingting Cloth Shop would be hers. She kept everyone in suspense, saying, "Boss Wei will come with me tonight and you'll find out."

The man surnamed Xie was locked in the warehouse for several days. Sun Miao'er did not deprive him of any food or drink, so he did not lose weight. However, he was in constant fear of being killed to silence him, so he could not sleep well and looked extremely haggard.

"Xie Pinggui!" Upon seeing the man surnamed Xie, Wei Rongchang rushed forward, grabbed his collar, and looked as if he wanted to tear him apart alive.

When Xie saw Wei Rongchang, he was both surprised and frightened. He turned to run away, but there was nowhere to go. He could only beg for mercy, "Oh dear, what wind blew Master Wei here? Please spare me. I was just greedy for a little money. Why cut off my livelihood?"

"You're greedy for a little money, and you think you can extort it from me? You've got a good plan!" Wei Rongchang was furious. He threw Xie Pinggui to the ground and then kicked him twice more.

He continued cursing, "You and Chen Laowu conspired to deceive me, didn't you? Let me tell you, none of you will escape!"

It's not just Chen Laowu, there's also your younger brother, but Wei Rongchang hasn't thought about it yet.

When the appointed time arrived, Sun Miao'er escorted Xie Pinggui to the house. It was the same old man opening the door, the same courtyard, and the goods were all prepared and placed in the yard.

When Wei Rongchang saw the goods bearing the Wei family's seal, he almost couldn't contain himself, but Fu Yuchi held him back.

"Manager Xie, please go in." Sun Miao'er released Xie Pinggui's hand, gesturing for him to enter.

Xie Pinggui didn't dare to say a word, but opened the door. Before he could go in, a dark figure rushed ahead of him.

Wei Rongchang rushed into the house and saw his younger brother, Wei Rongzheng, sitting inside. He angrily shouted, "Wei Rongzheng!"

Wei Rongzheng was so frightened that he fell off the stool, speechless for a long time, before finally stammering, "Big...Big Brother?"

Sun Miao'er stood at the door and heard the commotion inside. Now it was Wei's business.

Wei Rongchang dragged Wei Rongzheng out from under the table and punched him twice. "What kind of outrageous thing have you done! The Wei family is gone, do you think you'll have a peaceful life?"

Wei Rongzheng was being beaten with his head tilted to the side, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. His face, which bore a striking resemblance to Wei Rongchang, was filled with defiance.

Wei Rongchang punched five or six times, but he was still not satisfied. What could he do? This was his own younger brother. Although he didn't like the children born to his concubines, he had never mistreated them. He always provided them with the best food, clothing, and daily necessities.

His actions now are truly disheartening, especially since Wei Rongzheng is the old man's favorite.

"I refuse to accept this!" Wei Rongzheng shouted with all his might, "Why is it that just because your mother is the legal wife, only you can inherit the Wei family? Are we not worthy? You think the old man only pretends to love me, but he never intended to hand over the Wei family to us! I believe I am no worse than you."

"Since that's what you think, then I'll give you a good talking-to." Wei Rongchang released his grip, sweating profusely and feeling a bit dizzy. "A few days ago, Miss Sun wrote to me, asking me to check the warehouse. The manager only mentioned that you had come a few times. I never suspected you! Because you're my brother, because your surname is Wei!"

“你说你不比我差，那我告诉你，我知道自己姓什么，活了三十多年，我从未做过任何一件对不起魏家的事情，你呢，你知不知道，魏家不光是我的，也是老爷子和几代人的心血，一万两，亏你开得了口！”

魏荣征被说得哑口无言，他从来只觉得不公，哪怕到这一刻，他还是不认为自己比魏荣昌差在哪里，就因为是妾生子，所以活该只配一事无成的活着？?