Chapter 9 Giving Up

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu fell silent.

Her room was filled with many trinkets, all of which Xie Xuchuan had given her over the years.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't sad, but she had already foreseen this outcome.

However, they never expected that Xie Xuchuan would change his mind before they could even get married.

Shen Yuanzhu touched her chest, which had been throbbing for a moment, and shook her head, muttering, "If he insists, then so be it."

"That's it? What do you mean, 'that's it'?"

Ling'er's eyes widened in horror.

Luo said, "Naturally, it's about marriage."

Wiping the crumbs from Shen Yuanzhu's lips, Madam Luo sighed, "His pregnancy with another woman before marriage already shows that this child is of questionable character."

"Not to mention that even taking Jiang Wansu as a mistress would be an extremely absurd thing."

"What's more, Young Master Xie wants to send that bastard child to Miss's name? Such blatant humiliation of our Miss is no befitting a good person."

And aside from other matters, Xie Xuchuan had to come up with this whole "adoption of a legitimate heir" thing.

How many years has her wife been depressed because of Shen Yanhuai?

Xie Xuchuan is not even married yet, and he's already using this kind of thing to hurt the young lady's feelings...

Mrs. Luo clenched her palms, her heart filled with anger.

Shen Yuanzhu nodded in agreement.

Her parents were very loving back then, but her father eventually took a concubine.

Not only did she have a son, Shen Yanhuai, with her concubine, but she also had a child, Shen Yuanqiong, with that concubine while her mother was in confinement.

If Shen Yanhuai was a thorn in her mother's side, then Shen Yuanqiong was a thorn in her mother's heart.

It was after Shen Yuanqiong was born that her mother began preparing her dowry, secretly leaving behind the Xiecui Workshop.

Even loving couples can end up with nothing but suspicion and regret, so her mother taught her from a young age that only gold and silver would never betray her.

If you hold onto your gold and silver, you'll always have a way out.

Seeing that Shen Yuanzhu was lost in thought, Luo said again, "The Xie family may seem to be at its peak right now, but in reality, there are hidden dangers."

"Xie Xuchuan, as the eldest grandson of the main branch, has a twin brother that almost no one has ever seen, which is unusual in itself."

"When Madam arranged the engagement between Miss and Young Master Xie, she said that there must be something unusual about Xie Qi."

"The eldest son's family has a hidden story, while the second son of the Xie family is like a spendthrift playboy from a storybook. He jumps around in the Chamber of Commerce, trying to show off, and is notoriously difficult to deal with."

"Xie Jingyuan from the third branch is a good and promising man, but it's a pity that he was born into the third branch and is destined not to inherit the Xie family business."

Xie Xuchuan's father, Xie Boyu, was rather mediocre as the eldest son of the family.

Xie Boyu could only maintain the status quo, but he couldn't expand and develop the Xie family's legacy.

It would be better if Xie Jingyuan took over the Xie family, but unfortunately he is still young and the Xie family has no rule of dividing the family.

When Xie Jingyuan gets married and has children, I wonder if he will still be able to tolerate his mediocre elder brother holding power in the Xie family and suppressing him for the rest of his life.

"Xie Boyu herself is mediocre, and her son is equally clueless. An incapable head of the household..."

Luo shook his head: "The Xie family will definitely face turmoil within ten years."

After Shen's mother passed away, it was Luo who taught Shen Yuanzhu. Although Luo was only a wet nurse, she had a long-term vision and was insightful about the ways of the world.

Shen Yuanzhu became very intelligent under her teaching.

Shen Yuanzhu had already thought of Luo's words before she even met Xie Xuchuan.

She rested her chin on her hand, looking rather unenthusiastic: "If Xie Xuchuan insists on taking that child as his legitimate son, then our marriage will have to be called off."

"The second and third branches of the Xie family are eyeing him covetously, yet he has sown such a huge hidden danger for himself, which shows that this person is truly..."

With her eyes downcast, Shen Yuanzhu was sullen. She swallowed the word "stupid" and replaced it with "naive".

She married into the Xie family in order to leverage their influence and develop the Xie Cui Fang business.

Having feelings for Xie Xuchuan would be the icing on the cake for this marriage. Even without those feelings, she could still become the legitimate granddaughter-in-law of the Xie family and obtain the Xie family's farming and weaving chart.

It's unbearable that Xie Xuchuan, of all people, had designs on her money and property.

Seeing Shen Yuanzhu and Luo Shi's unhurried demeanor, Ling'er slapped her thigh: "You two make it sound so easy, but the marriage agreement between the Xie and Shen families isn't something that can be so easily broken off."