Xie Wanyun nodded listlessly. "I didn't mean to do this. I'm really sorry."
"Then, you won't compensate us for our losses at all?" Old Madam Qin took a deep breath and held on.
Xie Wanyun spread his hands and said helplessly, "Business is always a game of chance. How can there be a guaranteed profit? I explained this to the two ladies that day. It was the old lady who insisted on investing, and I couldn't possibly refuse you. Besides, I've lost my own money too. My losses are even greater than yours. Where can I get compensation?"
Madam Qin's eyes were red as she said in a hoarse voice, "So much money, thousands of taels of silver, just disappeared like that?"
Xie Wanyun nodded heavily with a look of regret on his face. "I don't want to do that either."
When Old Madam Qin finally confirmed the bad news, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"Old lady!" Wei, Liu Mama and others who were standing by rushed over to help her up, pinching her Ren Zhong acupoint. Wei was busy massaging her chest. Wei Mingyue didn't know what to do, so she shouted to the servants to call a doctor, and she pretended to pour water.
Xie Wanyun thought to herself that these two were truly as close as mother and daughter. Even their fainting postures were exactly the same.
Seeing that everyone was frantically surrounding the old lady, he stood up and left.
After all this hustle and bustle, Old Madam Qin finally recovered. Her eyes were blank and she muttered, "It's over. I lost."
Wei sighed. She had been frightened and exhausted. She told Madam Liu to take good care of her and returned to her room with Wei Mingyue.
The more Wei thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't help but lash out at Wei Mingyue. "Look at you! I told you to follow Xie Wanyun closely to get information, but you didn't take anything to heart. If you had paid closer attention to this matter, it wouldn't have gotten like this! You're just resting on your laurels, aren't you?"
Wei Mingyue felt a little guilty, but she couldn't afford to lose her dignity. If she did, she would appear to be in the wrong. So she started complaining. "Aunt! You're really wronging me! I'm so busy every day. My cousin's wife has so many businesses, and I have so much to look after. I don't have any free time at all. You asked me to go check out the restaurant, but honestly, I don't have the time. Who knew it would be so coincidental that we'd encounter such hot weather this time?"
Seeing her quibbling, Wei was so angry that her head hurt.
Wei Mingyue was beginning to realize it a little late. During those few days, Xie Wanyun always sent her far away and arranged so many things for her that she had no free time at all.
And Xie Wanyun didn't bring her along on this business trip. Could it be?
Wei Mingyue couldn't help but feel a wave of fear. But she had no basis for this, so she could only speculate in her mind, not dare to speak out loud. Regardless, she hadn't suffered any loss, so it was best to keep her mouth shut. Offending Xie Wanyun, the God of Wealth, would do her no good.
Wei Mingyue made up her mind and just pretended to be stupid and aggrieved.
Wei was helpless and could only sulk. She had recovered somewhat these days and felt more energetic, but the thought of losing so much money was unbearable.
I have to ask Xie Wanyun for an explanation, right? Thousands of taels of silver, thrown into the water, would make a sound, yet they just vanished like that?
Over the next few days, she left early and returned late, constantly keeping an eye on Xie Wanyun's whereabouts. This staring revealed something wrong.
Logically speaking, after losing such a large sum of money, Xie Wanyun, no matter how wealthy she was, wouldn't have been completely unconcerned, right? Yet, she remained completely unfazed, doing her usual routine without a single change. Furthermore, she seemed even more energetic, and her business flourished.
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