Over the next few days, Fu Man'er heard bits and pieces of news about the Qi family.

For example, Qi Shi actually spent money to get Zhao Yuzhi out of prison.

Originally, Zhao Yuzhi would have been released after two or three months in prison for her crimes, making it much easier for her to spend money.

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However, as soon as Zhao Yuzhi came out, she headed to the Qi residence. The servants of the Qi residence were on the young master's orders to send the Zhao family's daughter back to Tawang Village.

Naturally, they wouldn't let Zhao Yuzhi go to the Qi residence. So, one wanted to go, and the other wouldn't let her, and I heard it caused quite a commotion.

When Steward Chen learned of this, he rushed over. Zhao Yuzhi was like a madwoman, hitting and cursing the servant while shouting that she would never leave Qi Shi.

"Yuzhi." Manager Chen grabbed Zhao Yuzhi, who was throwing a tantrum.

"Cousin." Zhao Yuzhi looked at Steward Chen as if he were her lifeline. "Cousin, you've come at the right time. Quick, take me to see Qi Shi."

As she spoke, she grabbed Steward Chen and tried to leave, but the servants, who had been beaten several times, still dutifully stood in front of Zhao Yuzhi.

“Miss Zhao, our boss said he will take you back to Tawang Village.”

"No, I'm not going back, I want to find Qi Shi!" Zhao Yuzhi cried out in anguish. Manager Chen quickly grabbed her and pulled her aside.

"Yuzhi, what exactly happened? What is your relationship with Qi Shi?"

Even if he was slow to realize it, he could tell from Zhao Yuzhi's words that his relationship with Zhao Yuzhi was not as simple as it had been said before.

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Why Qi Shi was willing to spend a lot of money to rescue Zhao Yuzhi from prison was a mystery to Manager Chen.

“Cousin.” Zhao Yuzhi gripped Manager Chen’s hand tightly. “I came to Yunzhen because of Qi Shi. How could he just tell me to go back like that?”

"What did you say?" Manager Chen could hardly believe what he was hearing. Wasn't Zhao Yuzhi coming to Yun Town to visit his grandmother?

Zhao Yuzhi knew that she had gone too far with her words. "Cousin, Qi Shi and I are from the same village. We... we like each other."

With each word she spoke, Manager Chen was more shocked. After a while, Manager Chen asked seriously.

"That day, you lied to the master?"

Manager Chen clearly remembered that Zhao Yuzhi said that day that she saw Qi Shi had become successful and wanted to ask him for some money.

But now that she and Qi Shi are in love, Manager Chen can't help but start to doubt Zhao Yuzhi's previous actions.

Zhao Yuzhi was unaware that Manager Chen had already thought of this, and she was still crying and begging Manager Chen.

"Cousin, please help me. Help me stop those people. I want to see Qi Shi."

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Once she sees Qi Shi, she won't need to go back to Tawang Village.

Manager Chen's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he shook off Zhao Yuzhi's hand that was holding him.

“Zhao Yuzhi, tell me the truth. Did the Qi family ask you to tamper with the cloth shop?”

After thinking it over, he concluded that even if Zhao Yuzhi had a strong temper, she wouldn't dare to be so bold unless someone was instructing her or something had made her do it willingly.

"Cousin, what are you saying?" Zhao Yuzhi's eyes flickered, and she became uneasy.

"I already said that I was just acting out of spite, it has nothing to do with the Qi family."

Once that suspicion was formed, Manager Chen found Zhao Yuzhi's words unbelievable and was about to ask her a few more questions.

"Young Master," a servant called out.

Manager Chen and Zhao Yuzhi turned around and looked.

"Brother Qi Shi!" Zhao Yuzhi was very happy to see Qi Shi coming over. She ignored Manager Chen and ran towards Qi Shi.

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Manager Chen looked at Qi Shi and nodded to him, "Young Master Qi."

Qi Shi nodded slightly, "Manager Chen."

"Brother Qi Shi, are you here to take me back to the Qi residence?" Zhao Yuzhi asked impatiently, her eyes filled with expectation as she looked at Qi Shi.

Before Qi Shi could answer, Steward Chen scolded, "Yu Zhi, stop fooling around, go home with your cousin."

No matter what, Qi Shi is still an outsider. How can Zhao Yuzhi, a young woman, go home with someone? If word gets back, how will Zhao Yuzhi ever get married?

"Manager Chen," Qi Shi said softly, "Since Yuzhi wants to go to the Qi residence, let her go for a few days. After she has been there, I will send her home."

Zhao Yuzhi was overjoyed; she knew Qi Shi would definitely take her back.

"Cousin, don't worry about me, go and do your work." Zhao Yuzhi even urged Steward Chen to leave.

Looking at Zhao Yuzhi, Steward Chen was filled with disappointment. "Young Master Qi, my cousin is used to being carefree at home and doesn't know the rules. I'm afraid she will cause trouble at the Qi residence. I'd better take her home."

He still had many questions he wanted to ask Zhao Yuzhi.

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"It's alright. I grew up with Yuzhi since I was a child, and I know her personality."

"Manager Chen, there's no need to worry. Let Yuzhi come to our mansion for a few days. When she's had her fill, I'll ask her family for her hand in marriage. We won't let her reputation be affected."

Qi Shi's words effectively shut down Manager Chen, leaving him with no suitable excuse to take Zhao Yuzhi away.

"Cousin, did you hear that? Don't worry about me anymore." Zhao Yuzhi was overjoyed, her lips curving upwards in uncontrollable smiles, and she even took the initiative to link arms with Qi Shi.

"Brother Qi Shi, let's go quickly."

She'd had enough of being in jail these past few days and wanted to take a good look at the Qi family's mansion.

I thought the backyard was beautiful from the beginning, but I wondered what the front would look like.

She'll be living with Brother Qi Shi from now on, so she'll have to keep a close eye on things.

Qi Shi glanced at her only once, then let Zhao Yuzhi lead him toward the carriage.

Steward Chen wanted to chase after him, but the servants of the Qi family stopped him, saying, "Steward Chen, our young master is going back to the manor."

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Left with no other option, Steward Chen could only watch helplessly as the carriage drove away.

No matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't resist Zhao Yuzhi's unwavering determination to follow Qi Shi.

When Fu Man'er heard this, she raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Didn't you say you were going to send Zhao Yuzhi back to Tawang Village? Why are you bringing her back to the Qi residence?"

"That girl, Yuzhi, keeps saying she wants to go to the Qi residence to find Qi Shi." Steward Chen felt that Zhao Yuzhi was as if she were bewitched by Qi Shi.

After complaining, he realized something and asked, "Master, how did you know that Young Master Qi was going to send Yuzhi back to Tawang Village?" He remembered that he hadn't had a chance to say it yet.

Fu Man'er didn't even blink; she had obviously overheard everything.

“Zhao Yuzhi made such a big fuss, and I only overheard a few words about it.”

Manager Chen had no doubts. He only learned about Fu Man'er's excellent information network after arriving at Xuanhe Cloth Shop. He realized that seemingly ordinary and unremarkable people could be her informants.

“Master, I feel there’s something amiss about what Yuzhi did before. We should remain wary of the Qi family’s cloth shop for the time being.”

It wasn't surprising that Steward Chen could connect the dots to Qi Jiafu Man'er, but Fu Man'er was still very pleased to hear that he was willing to share his guess.

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“I heard from Jingjing a few days ago that Young Master Qi has already subdued all the managers of the cloth shop, and now he is probably going to make some big moves.”

"We need to be more attentive during this period. From now on, in addition to the gatekeeper, two to three people will stay at the cloth shop every night."

"The wages are the same as during the day, and we eat and sleep in the cloth workshop to prevent anyone from tampering with it at night."

"Also, our people need to keep a close eye on things. Any new people coming in should stop for now, in case someone with ulterior motives sneaks in."

After listening, Manager Chen added, "I have already had all the managers compile the orders we have. Manager Wang and I will personally oversee the larger orders."

"I also told the managers of each cloth workshop to pay more attention, and we must not let what we already have in our hands flow out again."

Manager Chen was still thinking about how he would find a way to get back what the Qi family had taken from him, so as not to betray his employer's trust.

Fu Man'er felt quite at ease leaving the matter to Steward Chen.

As Steward Chen was leaving, Fu Man'er gave him one last instruction, "Take some time each day to visit Zhao Yuzhi at the Qi residence."

Manager Chen was very angry about Zhao Yuzhi's behavior today. He didn't even want to deal with his cousin anymore, feeling like he was just offering his warm face to someone who didn't reciprocate his feelings.

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Seeing his reluctance, Fu Man'er continued, "She's a young woman with nowhere to go in this Yun Town. If you visit her often, maybe one day she'll come home with you."

Manager Chen then agreed, "Thank you, boss. It's such a small matter, and you've gone to so much trouble."

Fu Man'er smiled, waved her hand casually, and then dismissed Steward Chen.

This is no small matter; if things go wrong, Steward Chen might never see Zhao Yuzhi again.