Zhao Yuzhi's ancestral craftsmanship clearly only helped one cloth shop, but for some reason, many cloth shops under Xuanhe Cloth Workshop knew about it.

Some craftsmen even asked the manager when the owner would buy the craft, and then the manager would come to ask Fuman'er.

Fu Man'er's original words were: "Miss Zhao said that this is a unique craft passed down in her family, and it has been passed down for more than ten generations, so this craft is very precious."

"This precious craft cannot be measured by money in Xuanhe Cloth Workshop. Of course, we must let Miss Zhao continue to pass it down."

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The manager thought about it for a moment and realized that this meant they wouldn't spend money to buy the skill.

"This skill sounds truly remarkable, why don't you want it?" Xu Yi asked after the manager left.

It's lunchtime for the two of them. Since their engagement, they've become increasingly inseparable. Except for not leaving home together in the morning, they eat lunch together and return home together in the evening.

Fu Man'er sipped the soup and said, "I don't want it." There are many traditional crafts in Xuanhe Cloth Shop, but she had gone to great lengths to find them.

For some reason, Fu Man'er always felt something was off about things that came to her unsolicited, so she didn't want them.

Xu Yi washed his hands and peeled shrimp for the little girl, saying as he did so, "I might be a bit busy these next couple of days. I'll have someone take you home tonight."

The peeled shrimp was handed to her, and Fu Man'er took it directly with her mouth open. Only after swallowing the shrimp did she ask a question.

"Are you busy with Qi family matters?"

"You've heard about it too?" It hadn't been long since it happened, and Xu Yi hadn't expected her to find out so quickly.

Fu Man'er chuckled, "No matter what, the Qi family is our Xuanhe Cloth Shop's biggest competitor, so it's only right that I pay more attention to them."

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So she was quite surprised when she learned that the Qi family had run into trouble. "Isn't the Qi family in complete chaos now?"

The Qi family was also a relatively large cloth merchant in Yun Town. Previously, they were not very conspicuous because of the Chu family's influence. However, when the Chu family just fell into decline, the Qi family suddenly emerged with lightning speed.

If it weren't for Madam Ru's support backing, Xuanhe Cloth Shop probably wouldn't be able to surpass the Qi family now.

Who could have imagined that the newly emerging head of the Qi family would fall off a cliff on his way to burn incense and pray to Buddha, and all three members of the family perished?

"No, the Qi family has another son born out of wedlock." Xu Yi said, handing the little girl another shrimp.

"A son born of a concubine? I've never heard of him before." In business, Fu Man'er always believed in knowing her enemy and herself to win every battle, so she had done some research on the Qi family, but she had never heard of this son born of a concubine.

"I only just found out about this myself. That illegitimate son was raised in Tawang Village or Wangta Village on the outskirts of the city." Xu Yi had only heard someone mention this place from afar, so he didn't remember it very clearly.

“It’s Tawang Village,” Fu Man’er corrected.

"How did you know?" Xu Yi looked at her in surprise. This village was far from Yun Town, located on the border. If he hadn't heard about it from someone this time, Xu Yi wouldn't have known.

"Because a cousin of Manager Chen from Tawang Village came to visit." That's why she knew about this place as soon as Xu Yi mentioned it.

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"His cousin hasn't left yet?" Xu Yi's expression turned slightly displeased when he mentioned his cousin.

It was because of this cousin that Wang Jingjing was unhappy, and then Wang Jingjing would come to find Fu Man'er. What was originally a sweet lunch time for the two of them turned into a strange meal for three.

As for why it was strange, it was because Xu Yi often had a cold face. Wang Jingjing was afraid of him, but she also had a lot of bitterness she wanted to tell Fu Man'er.

As a close friend, Fu Man'er had repeatedly ignored Xu Yi and Wang Jingjing's whispered conversations while their heads were close together.

No matter how much Xu Yi wanted to be close to Fu Man'er, he couldn't just sit head-to-head with them like a woman.

Therefore, he had some feelings towards this cousin from the Chen family whom he had never met.

"It should be soon." Fu Man'er was actually guessing. Manager Chen had recently gone to the surrounding towns and wouldn't be back for at least ten days or half a month. It was impossible for Zhao Yuzhi to still be staying at the Chen family.

Xu Yi thought to himself that it was better to leave early. They couldn't go together in the evening anyway, and the only time he could spend with Man'er was lunch. He couldn't let Wang Jingjing ruin it any further.

I thought that the day before, but the next day I really didn't have time to spend with Fu Man'er. However, this time the culprit wasn't Wang Jingjing.

However, something serious happened at the Qi family's place, so Xu Yi had no choice but to go there.

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The investigation into the fall of the Qi family of three has not yet been completed, and now the Qi family's illegitimate son has gotten into trouble.

This time, they were poisoned, right there in the restaurant owned by the Xu family.

When Xu Yi arrived, the Qi family's illegitimate son had already been carried to the clinic, and the constables from the government office had surrounded the Xu family's restaurant, preventing anyone inside from leaving.

The restaurant manager saw Xu Yi and hurriedly went up to explain, "Young Master, we don't know where the poison came from. It was the same food. Everyone else was fine after eating it, but only the young master of the Qi family had a problem."

The situation was terrifying; the illegitimate son of the Qi family lay down stiffly, foaming at the mouth.

"Gather everyone in the restaurant; the constables will be here to question them later."

In the event of such an incident, the county government would have dedicated personnel to handle the case, while Xu Yi's guards would only provide assistance from the sidelines.

While the people in the restaurant were being questioned one by one, a guard came over and told Xu Yi:

"The illegitimate son of the Qi family has been rescued and is still awake."