Zhou Muzhi's face grew uglier the more he thought about it. He felt like he'd been tricked. He pushed Ye Xiyan away, still feeling unsatisfied. He said coldly, "What did you say when I asked you to marry me? What did your Ye family say? You said you'd support me in my studies, and you said you'd give me fifty taels of silver every month after we got married. But where's the money? I was so sincere to you, and your whole family lied to me."

I would like to ask Ye Xiyan, does this sound familiar to you?

Ye Xiyan was shocked and looked at Zhou Muzhi in disbelief.

After Zhou Muzhi vented his anger, he calmed down. After all, he couldn't offend the Ye family. Even if the ship was broken, there were still three boxes of nails. He immediately calmed down and said, "Xi Yan, I've been under too much pressure from studying recently. I... don't know what my future holds. I lost my temper with you. I'm sorry..."

This was the Zhou Muzhi she was familiar with. Hypocrisy could deceive, and she really couldn't get used to the Zhou Muzhi who showed his true face.

Ye Xiyan burst into tears and said, "I don't blame you."

"Xiyan, I will be kind to you in the future."

"I understand, Muzhi, you must get into high school. As long as you pass, everything will be fine for us," Ye Xiyan felt very aggrieved.

Zhou Muzhi knew this and couldn't help but ask, "What if I don't win?"

Ye Xiyan was speechless for a moment. She carefully considered for a moment and asked, "If the Ye family goes bankrupt, will you divorce me?"

"No," Zhou Muzhi said without hesitation.

Are you kidding? If I divorce him, all the money I spent will be wasted. I won't be able to continue spending money to marry him again, unless he graduates from high school or Zhao Taohua changes her mind.

"Thank you, Muzhi."

The two were moved and reached an agreement.

"Then you can come to the Ye family again tomorrow."

“…Tsu.”

…

This side of Hexi Village.

Zhao Taohua had received the news that Tianxiangfang had been squeezed out by Mudanfang and could no longer afford the rent. This was something that Zhao Taohua had not expected.

However, after receiving news from Qiu Sanniang, I learned that although the Ye family seemed to be doing well, it had actually started to go downhill four or five months ago.

To sum it up in one sentence, he is rich but unkind, and his descendants are unfilial. Mr. Ye is a person who cares more and more about ostentation as he gets older, especially after he took in Concubine Meng and opened Tianxiangfang, he made more money. He always felt that it was his vision and ability.

But she had no idea that Aunt Meng's craftsmanship was also stolen from others, and stolen things must be returned after all.

These people made their money by luck, and now they are losing it bit by bit by relying on their own strength. Their house was not a big building to begin with, and it had never collapsed.

The word "gambling" is enough to ruin everything.

When Zhao Taohua appeared, it was more like she was standing in front of a dilapidated house and gently stretched out a finger without even using much strength.

They fell.

"Tell Sanniang to open a peony shop. No matter what happens with the Yuan family, the purchase price will never change. I'm a bit busy these days and won't be in the county for the time being, but I will continue to supply goods as usual."

Zhao Taohua said this to the person who came to deliver the message.

The Peony House was just the beginning. What Zhao Taohua was facing now was the Yuan family's business in Zuozhou Prefecture, which was a vast ocean.

After the deed is settled.

Zhao Taohua planned to do something drastic and decisive. She first went to Song Lizheng and bought a large piece of land outside the village. Since they were now considered to be "officials colluding with businessmen", the price was naturally fair.

She plans to contact Foreman Lin to build a large factory on this land.