Chapter 97: Breaking the Situation
When Qi Huaijing heard her mention the method to break the impasse, he subconsciously touched her soft and flat belly.
"Are you... pregnant? If we really had a child right now, it would be more useful than money!"
Without waiting for Chen Tang to answer, he immediately turned over and stood up.
"Were we too reckless this morning? Are you feeling any pain? I should have restrained myself earlier. Wait, I'll get someone to call a doctor..."
He stood up to leave, but Shen Tang grabbed his hand and shook his head.
"Huai Jing, this is a great way to break the impasse. But unfortunately... I just had my period more than ten days ago, have you forgotten? I'm really not pregnant."
Qi Huaijing stopped, sighed slightly, and couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
"…It's okay. It's okay."
At first, he wanted to wait until the couple had a child before coming to the Yue family in Beijing to see his grandfather. One reason was to delay until his cousin got engaged and married, and the other was to make the old man soft-hearted, so that Chen Tang, the granddaughter-in-law, would naturally suffer less grievances.
Who knew that the old man was still the wisest? They met unexpectedly outside the city gate, but he was just soft-hearted for a moment and ended up in the current situation.
The deficit of one hundred thousand taels of silver had been delayed again and again, and sooner or later these five shops in Beijing would have to close down in his hands.
To be honest, he thought to himself that he was too arrogant. He had said casually in the old man's study, "I don't lack money to spend"...
Now, his grandfather has made him experience the feeling of being short of money!
As early as last night, he had thought of this idea - if the couple could have a child now, the old man who loves children so much would be so moved when he saw his great-grandchildren, and he would lose miserably...
What a pity, why am I so useless!
...I have grown up in vain.
He was still thinking about it in his mind, and Chen Tang continued to talk about his thoughts.
"... I think this is the old man's idea. Since you have invested so much money in the cargo, as long as the customer can pay for the goods, whether it is the shopkeeper Sun who pays the money or the old man... as long as the money is in hand, the shop will have cash flow, and the current problem will naturally be solved, right?"
Qi Huaijing lay on her legs again, casually tracing the curve of her face, speaking in a lazy tone.
"Tang'er, you don't want me to go to the old man's shop to collect the debt, do you? That thief old man is very cunning! He informed all the shop managers under him early on, and he refused to pay a penny... These past few days, as soon as I got home, I went to his study and made a scene in front of him, but he turned a blind eye and only replied to me with two words - no money."
Shen Tang shook his head and shook his shoulders again.
"Don't interrupt me. Just go ahead and tell me, right?"
"Yes. But although it is natural to pay back debts, we cannot sue the government. Business is business, government is government, private is private, and public is public... If I really file a lawsuit and bring them to court, not to mention the Yue family, even if I return to Guangling City, my mother will use a big stick to drive me... us! All! out of the house. By then, my brother will really have to rely on you to teach and support me in the countryside..."
Chen Tang only gave the beginning of the story, and when he saw that he was talking a lot more, he simply folded his hands over his chest and tilted his head.
"Hmph, forget it! I won't say anything more... What shop? I really want to try teaching and writing in the countryside to earn some money and support my handsome son at home."
Qi Huaijing smiled, and when he saw her acting coquettishly and throwing a tantrum, he forgot about the important things in his mind. He couldn't help but smell the sweet fragrance on her neck and ears, and whispered quietly.
"Come on, dear sister, tell me. Your handsome young man is very expensive to raise. The little money the female teacher earns from teaching is probably not enough to cover the expenses of the young man... Such a handsome young man is so good at seducing people. Sooner or later, he will be seduced by the young lady next door..."
Chen Tang originally wanted to talk about serious matters, but when he heard him talking nonsense again, he couldn't help but laugh heartily, and simply followed his willfulness.
"Oh! Then I won't say anything more! One day, I will sneak into that mansion and become a little maid. During the day, I will spread paper and grind ink for the silly young master in the study... When night comes, I will sneak into the backyard and secretly seduce the handsome husband that the young lady is going to marry..."
Qi Huaijing found it very amusing and couldn't help laughing. He grabbed her waist, pulled her into his arms, and started to make trouble again.
"Will you tell me or not? If you don't, I will let you, a scoundrel little servant, have a taste of who is more powerful!"
Chen Tang was tickled by his rubbing and laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe, pretending to ask for help.
"No~ Silly young master, help me~ Miss, help me~ Master and Madam, help me... He and I, well... We are not innocent, but we are not wronged either..."
The two of them had been arguing for a long time. Seeing that his ugly thing had been made into a hideous state again, Chen Tang quickly put on his clothes, pushed him away, and thought about his business again.
"What were I talking about just now?"
"You said that the two of us are not innocent..."
"Pooh!"
Chen Tang smiled and scolded him, "Oh, by the way, I said, as long as you can get this money, this game will naturally break."
He lay on the edge of the narrow couch, barely holding on.
"One hundred thousand taels, where can I get such a large sum of money?"
In fact, the old man asked him to choose one of the two.
The couple discussed for half a day, as if they had forgotten that Yue Lingshu existed in the world. They were only thinking about where to get the money and didn't even think of another way out.
Chen Tang stroked his eyebrows with his fingertips, with a tender smile in his eyes.
"But right now, there happens to be a large sum of money that is neither in the shop nor in the capital, but it is definitely the Yue family's money. Moreover, as long as you come forward, you will most likely be able to get it..."
She applied a little force with her fingertips, and Qi Huaijing leaned back slightly, and with a "thump", he finally fell off the narrow couch.
He ignored the pain, turned over and stood up, looking at Chen Tang's bright smile, his brows relaxed.
"…Northwest ancestral home, cousin Lingyun!"
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