Chapter 76 Pity Him

Xie Qi couldn't help but raise his hand and rub the tip of his ear.

Before getting married, he thought about what his life would be like after marriage.

He had considered that Shen Yuanzhu would feel resentful if she married him, and that she might even ignore, neglect, or even hate and despise him like the other members of the Xie family because of her love for Xie Xuchuan.

He never imagined that Shen Yuanzhu was such a protective person.

Despite her delicate appearance, she secured an opportunity for him to get involved in the Xie family business on the very first day of their wedding.

In just one day, she realized his difficult situation in the Xie family.

Was she standing up for him because she couldn't bear to do it?

Xie Qi has very handsome features, and his eyes usually carry a sharp and scrutinizing quality, but today they are softened.

He said, "No, I have never been involved in anything related to the Xie family..."

He habitually swallows all injustices and never speaks of them to others.

But today, he suddenly felt like confiding some of his grievances to his new wife.

The cold stares and malice he had swallowed over the years had coalesced within him into a ferocious beast, its gaping maw always wide open, yearning to devour everything in the world.

But today, the behemoth lies dormant in the depths of my heart.

He just wanted to show her his soft tail and beg her to cherish him a little more.

Unconsciously, Xie Qi softened his voice: "The Xie family, inside and out, never let me get involved in anything."

The sudden show of weakness caught Shen Yuanzhu off guard for a moment.

She looked at Xie Qi with a puzzled expression, then said to Hua Nanzhi, "Mother, since my husband has never been involved in the Xie family's business, how can you be so sure that he is mediocre?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Qi turned his face away, a faint blush appearing at the corners of his eyes, a shyness he didn't want others to see.

He used to have to work hard for every bite of food and every sip of water, and for the first time, he realized what it felt like to have someone stand up for him.

He knew the Xie family wouldn't give him anything. He had hated and resented them, but he never thought of asking them for anything.

No matter how difficult it was for Jixia Manor to operate, Xie Qi never set his sights on the Xie family.

Because he knew that with the willpower to compete with Xie Xuchuan, he could build a considerable business empire, so he never cared about what the Xie family could offer.

But things are different now. Shen Yuanzhu wants him to compete, so why not let him compete?

"The Xie family has produced many talented people, so why would they need one more?"

Xie Qi looked at Shen Yuanzhu, his eyelids slightly closed: "Besides, what do you, a newlywed, need to worry about regarding the family's property? The dyeing manual is your dowry, and your family won't insist on taking it."

"My Xie family has been a prominent clan for centuries. Even if we aspire to become imperial merchants, we will not rely on the power of other clans. You should carefully preserve the Shen family's dyeing genealogy."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu suppressed her laughter.

Xie Qi is indeed not a fool.

Some things, when you ask for them, are completely different from things that are forced upon you by others.

Shen Yuanzhu said, "I see. Then let it be."

Xie San Niang watched coldly and snorted, "You two are really good at playing the game of cat and mouse."

Xie Shan said, "What he said is wrong? Xie Qi is a member of the Xie family by blood. Why can't he participate in the Xie family's business? Now that he has married a girl from the Shen family, if the Xie family is unwilling to give him a chance to gain experience, I can give him a sum of money."

"Let Xie Qi take the dyeing manual of the Shen family girl and go out to make his way in the world."

Xie Shan's silence only fueled Xie San Niang's anger.

“You’re going to give him a sum of money? Don’t forget, when you married into my Xie family, all you had was a pair of worn-out straw sandals.”

"You got to where you are today by relying on my influence, and now you dare to act tough in front of me? Who gave you the guts?"

Xie Shan's temper flared up: "If you're so capable, then live off the Xie family's things for the rest of your life. Don't even think about coveting the Shen family's inheritance. If you don't want to give Xie Qi any benefit, then don't even think about his things."

However, simply by marrying into the Xie family, the Shen family's dyeing manual became Xie Qi's property...

Shen Yuanzhu dusted off her sleeves, thinking to herself that the Xie family's greed was truly inherited from the same lineage.

"Aren't you just trying to provoke me into getting Xie Qi involved in the family business?"

Xie San Niang turned her head and looked coldly at Xie Qi: "Fine, I'll give you a chance."

Upon hearing this, Hua Nanzhi and Jiang Wansu's expressions immediately darkened.

Hua Nanzhi clenched her fists tightly, her face ashen.

She stared intently at Xie Boyu, her eyes blazing with anger.

Xie Boyu lowered his head, avoiding the sharpness in her eyes.

Over the years, Hua Nanzhi has gone to great lengths to prevent Xie Qi from showing any talent, even going so far as to spoil him, all in order to prevent Xie Qi from ever turning the tables and vying for Xu Chuan's possessions.

She thought she had broken Xie Qi's sharp edges into dust, but she never expected that he would marry Shen Yuanzhu, and all her years of hard work would be in vain.

Jiang Wansu's expression was also not good.

Xie Qi and Xie Xuchuan are twins. If Xie Qi gets involved in the Xie family's business and has Shen Yuanzhu's dyeing manual as a backer, how can she compete with Shen Yuanzhu?

Everything belonging to the Xie family, including the "Shen Family Dyeing Manual," should belong to Xie Xuchuan and her.

Jiang Wansu's hands trembled violently, but she dared not say a word at this moment.

She hated Xie Xuchuan for being incompetent, unable to even handle a proper court audience, causing trouble at every turn, and allowing Xie Qi and Shen Yuanzhu to take advantage of the situation...

Xie Boyu pretended to be dead, keeping his eyes down and his mind at ease, as if everything that had happened had nothing to do with him.

Xie Chengzhi was happy to have Xie Qi involved.

Firstly, the Xie family needed the dyeing recipe for Shen Yuanzhu; secondly, the family favored Xie Xuchuan and Xie Jingyuan.

His second wife was always at a disadvantage, and now that Xie Qi had come in, he stirred up the water in the pond even more, making it easier for him to fish in the middle.

Of all the members of the Xie family, the only one who was happy for Xie Qi was probably Xie Jingyuan.

The room was filled with people of different minds, each harboring their own secrets.

"The eldest son's."

"Mother."

Hua Nanzhi lowered her eyes, concealing all her emotions deep within her heart.

"I remember there was a batch of red silk from three years ago in the warehouse?"

Hua Nanzhi was taken aback, but then she understood what Xie Sanniang meant.

There was indeed a batch of red silk stored in the Xie family's warehouse. It was a batch that the Xie family had tested after collecting dyeing recipes from various places in earlier years.

When the red silk was first dyed, the color was perfect and dazzling.

The Xie family had sold some before, but who knew that the dyeing formula they found couldn't fix the color, and it would fade as soon as it was washed.

Therefore, all these red silks were stored away in the warehouse.

There is indeed a batch of red silk left in the warehouse.

After thinking for a moment, Hua Nanzhi said, "Mother, do you want to give this batch of red silk to Xie Qi so that he can sell it?"

Xie San Niang snorted coldly: "Yes, this batch of red silk will be given to Xie Qi. If he can sell all of this red silk, I will consider him to have some business acumen. Why not give him a chance then?"

Red silk is already special, and there is little demand for it on a daily basis. Moreover, this batch has fading defects, making it even more difficult to sell.

But what Hua Nanzhi wanted was to prevent Xie Qi from making a comeback and to ensure that Xie Xuchuan could not gain any more glory.

After thinking for a moment, Hua Nanzhi said, "Mother, how about we not take the money from the sale of this batch of red silk into the family coffers? We can use it as a wedding gift for Xie Qi and Yuanzhu."

Not only does this save on the allowance, but the money from the sale doesn't go into the public treasury, so naturally, the family's money can't be used for re-dyeing or other businesses.

If Xie Qiruo accepts this batch of goods but can't sell them, he can forget about ever taking over the family business again. As for Shen Yuanzhu's dyeing recipe, he'll have to hand it over whether he wants to or not.