Chapter 11 Disappointment
"Silly Ling'er."
Seeing Ling'er cry, Shen Yuanzhu's eyes also reddened.
She was just a young girl who had come of age, and it would be a lie to say that she had no worries about the change in her engagement. But Shen Yuanzhu had a longer-term vision.
“If I were only concerned with love, I would definitely be troubled, but I am different from ordinary people.”
Shen Yuanzhu pursed her lips, her round eyes clear and bright, without a trace of confusion or lingering affection.
"Old Mrs. Xie likes me, and Mrs. Xie likes me, not because of Xie Xuchuan, but because of the dyeing manual I have."
"This is my bargaining chip in dealing with the Xie family."
"The engagement cannot be broken, but no matter who in the Xie family marries me, no matter how uncomfortable they are, they must respect me and treat me well."
"As long as I don't reveal the entire dyeing manual to the Xie family, they won't dare to do anything to me."
Madam Luo stroked Ling'er's long hair and gently coaxed, "Changing the marriage contract isn't a simple matter. We'll have to see if Xie Xuchuan can come to his senses in the next few days."
"If he insists on going down this path to the bitter end, then it's not up to Miss to say change him; I have plenty of ways to make the Xie family make that request first."
"If the Xie family speaks first, then the Xie family is the one who broke the marriage agreement. After the young lady enters the family, they will only coax and respect her."
Looking at Shen Yuanzhu, Madam Luo said, "Actually, this old servant has long felt that Xie Xuchuan is not suitable for Miss. Xie Boyu is mediocre, so how outstanding can his son be?"
"The reason I've acknowledged him all these years is simply because I see that he still has some sincerity towards Miss."
"But only today did I realize how cheap this sincerity is."
"He seems to treat Miss well, but who knows how he treats Jiang Wansu in places that are not visible?"
"Now that they have a child, I don't know when these two got together."
Luo's face was solemn, and his tone was full of resentment.
"You've thought Young Master Xie wasn't suitable all along?" Ling'er blinked. "Then who do you think is suitable?"
"Ask these questions..."
"Xie Jingyuan."
Shen Yuanzhu interrupted Madam Luo: "My brother-in-law has dealt with Xie Jingyuan in Xiecuifang and said he is a business prodigy."
No one knew that Xiecuifang was her business, and naturally no one could have imagined that this rising star, Xiecuifang, was the private property of the eldest daughter of the Shen family.
Xie Cui Fang had collaborated with both the Xie and Shen families, so Luo Qing was no stranger to Xie Jingyuan.
Thinking of Xie Jingyuan, Shen Yuanzhu tapped her chin with her fingertip, lowered her eyes and pondered: "The Xie family's business is only handed over to the eldest son. Xie Boyu is mediocre, but Xie Jingyuan has the means. In time, his ambition will not be suppressed."
“If we get married, I can use this opportunity to instigate him to withdraw from the Xie family’s businesses and hand over part of the Xie Cui Fang business to him.”
"Although the Xie family has an ancestral rule of not dividing the family, the people are not united, and it won't be long before a drama of brothers fighting breaks out. At that time, I will..."
Before Shen Yuanzhu could finish speaking, Ling'er hurriedly pinched her mouth shut in fright.
"Miss!"
Ling'er blushed with anxiety: "You...you...if this gets out, I'll be drowned in a pig cage! How could that be allowed!"
Luo was also startled by the appearance of the pearl.
She did indeed favor Xie Jingyuan more, but how could she dare to say it so openly?
Luo patted her chest and said, “Miss, you can’t say that. You are good in every way, but you’re obsessed with money and won’t care about anything else.”
"You absolutely must not say that again."
If someone overhears a niece-in-law having designs on her fiancé's third uncle, she should immediately kill herself to atone for her sins to her deceased wife.
Shen Yuanzhu's lips moved slightly, and seeing Ling'er and Luo Shi's heartbroken expressions, she let out two soft sobs.
"Miss, I can let go, but you can't keep talking nonsense."
Shen Yuanzhu nodded and agreed.
This incident terrified Luo Shi and Ling'er so much that they dared not utter another word about it.
The silence between the two made Shen Yuanzhu feel inexplicably stifled.
She hid under the covers and cried silently for a long time before going to bed that night, finally falling into a deep sleep from exhaustion.
Unable to sleep all night, Shen Yuanzhu woke up a little late the next day.
Half-asleep, I saw Ling'er trembling with anger as she lifted the gauze curtain.
"Miss!"
Seeing her get up, Ling'er exclaimed, "Miss, Xie Xuchuan sent a visiting card home! It's not for you, it's for Ye Yunyi!"
"He... he's a scoundrel. He must have seen that Miss disagreed, so he wanted to find Ye Yunyi and Shen Yanhuai and have those two force you to take your bastard son back to the Xie family."
"He is really... really going too far!"
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