Chapter 199 Ugly
Upon hearing this, Hua Nanzhi's body went limp and she slumped into the chair.
Looking at Xie San Niang's memorial tablet in the mourning hall, she couldn't help but shed tears.
Thinking of all the things Xie San Niang had told her before she died, Hua Nanzhi felt both hatred and helplessness.
Xie Jingyuan was also shocked by how things had turned out. His mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't say anything in the end.
His status and position left him with no right to criticize anyone. He lowered his eyelids, looked up at his mother's coffin again, and some thoughts that he had never dared to think about before arose in his heart.
Xie Jingyuan stood inside Yujin Hall, gazing towards the direction of Zhiyun Pavilion, his lips pursed in silence.
The only problem now is his newlywed wife.
He ultimately needs to settle things properly before he can...
Xie Jingyuan sighed, finally making up his mind to prepare for his future.
Xie Chengzhi got what he wanted, and his previous heart-wrenching expression vanished. While the others were grieving, he felt a surge of joy, which he forcibly suppressed.
“Since you have spoken, then it is settled. It is getting late, so go back to your rooms and rest. I will come back tomorrow to hand over the accounts and tokens to you and your sister-in-law.”
After saying that, Xie Chengzhi pulled Zheng Shu out of the courtyard.
Zheng Shu said, "You should take Xie Boyu now and hand over your mother's private seal and the warehouse key to you."
Why wait until tomorrow for anything?
Xie Chengzhi said, "The boss isn't like me, changing his mind every day. Even a rabbit will bite when cornered; we have to give him a chance to breathe."
"Hmph, I'm afraid that once this day is over, Hua Nanzhi will whisper sweet nothings in his ear and make him regret it."
No, it won't.
Xie Chengzhi put his hands in his sleeves and said to Zheng Shu, "When you go back later, get me some cloth and make me a few new clothes."
Why make new clothes?
"Now that I'm in charge of the Xie family, I naturally need to dress more elegantly. Haven't you heard the saying, 'Respect the clothes before the person'?"
Zheng Shu muttered, "They haven't even brought the money home yet, and they're already taking it out of the house."
"You ignorant woman, I am now the head of the Xie family. In the future, I can take as much as I want."
Xie Chengzhi raised his arm and wiped his nose, saying in a hoarse voice, "Although Xie Boyu said he entrusted the business to me, it won't be long before he finds an excuse to swindle me out of money."
"The Xie family is a mess right now. No one can turn things around. We might as well take this opportunity to make a fortune and enrich our own shops in the future."
Over the years, he actually managed to pull up a shop from his home, but Xie Boyu found out about it.
But it doesn't matter, Xie Boyu is timid by nature and can't do anything, he can only give a few warnings.
As he spoke, Xie Chengzhi was plotting in his mind how to deal with the Xie family.
The most valuable thing in the Xie family is not the looms or the dyeing workshop, but the craftsmen in the dyeing workshop.
As long as we have those craftsmen under our control, why should we be afraid that he cannot make a comeback?
"Give me more silver, and I'll go to the weaving and dyeing workshop tomorrow to visit the artisans."
Although Zheng Shu was unwilling, she understood the principle that you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub, so she reluctantly nodded in agreement.
Xie Chengzhi left Yujintang, and Xie Boyu slid slowly to the ground along Xie Sanniang's coffin.
Since there was nothing more to say, Xie Jingyuan naturally didn't want to be in the way, so he left and gave Yujintang to Xie Boyu and his family of three.
Hua Nanzhi looked at Xie Boyu, who looked dejected, and gritted her teeth in disappointment, refusing to say a word.
Xie Xuchuan was very worried and said to Xie Boyu, "Father, what if Second Uncle takes over the family business and doesn't want to return it to us in the future?"
Xie Boyu's eyes were vacant, and after a long while he finally spoke softly: "If your second uncle really has the ability to manage the household, what's wrong with the Xie family taking charge for him?"
“If he cannot, then there is no reason for him to hold onto the rights and refuse to return them.”
Hearing this, Hua Nanzhi couldn't help but sneer: "You put a mouse in a rice jar and expect it to help you earn back a full jar of new rice? Xie Boyu, can't you use your brain?"
"What else?"
Xie Boyu slammed his fist on the ground: "Are we just going to let him keep making a scene like this? Would it be better if he just tore our family apart and caused it to fall apart?"
"Although I have given the business to him now, I have managed to keep this family together. I have fulfilled my mother's last wish of not separating the family."
After saying that, Xie Boyu seemed to be deceiving himself, muttering softly, "We're all of Xie family blood, he won't just watch the Xie family be destroyed. No matter how outrageous the second son is, he still has his limits..."
Hua Nanzhi's eyes were full of sarcasm upon hearing this, while Xie Xuchuan lowered his eyes and remained silent, his heart filled with unease...
For a moment, they were unsure of what the future held.
After watching the excitement, Shen Yuanzhu and Xie Qi slowly returned to Qianxiang Courtyard.
The Xie family is finished. She wondered to herself if she could take advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters.
There was nothing she needed from the Xie family, except for their long-standing clientele, which she had long coveted.
Those people were either longtime friends of Xie San Niang, or Xie San Niang herself had arranged them back then.
Those who had established personal relationships and business ties with the Xie family would not abandon their cooperation with the Xie family just because Xie San Niang had passed away. On the contrary, they would support the younger generation of their old friends at this time.
If it weren't for Xie Chengzhi's power struggle, these uncles and elders would have treated Xie Boyu with courtesy and offered their full support to help the Xie family recover.
But now Xie Chengzhi has taken over...
Shen Yuanzhu blinked.
If she were to spread the word that Xie San Niang was angered to death by her unfilial son Xie Cheng Zhi, and that he had caused a scene at the mourning hall in an attempt to desecrate Xie San Niang's body in order to force the eldest son's family to relinquish power...
I wonder what Xie San Niang's old friends and acquaintances will think.
She'll have Luo Bai handle this tomorrow, and also find an opportunity to visit and talk to those people.
Hmm...
Shen Yuanzhu frowned, trying hard to recall the old friends of Xie San Niang that Xie Xuchuan had mentioned to her before.
She remembered several of the more famous ones clearly, but she didn't want to let any of them go.
Xie Qi led Shen Yuanzhu by the hand toward Qianxiang Courtyard. Shen Yuanzhu remained silent the whole way, silently calculating in her mind.
Meanwhile, Xie Qi was pondering how to annex the Xie family.
He wanted both the craftsmen and the techniques of the Xie family.
The two remained silent all the way back to Qianxiang Courtyard. Only when they saw the lights in the courtyard did they both smile and, as if they had just woken up, they linked arms and walked in hand in hand.
The three members of the Luo family were still enjoying the cool air in the courtyard when they saw Shen Yuanzhu return. They asked her with curiosity what had happened at Yujintang.
When she heard Shen Yuanzhu recount how Xie Chengzhi nearly overturned Xie San Niang's coffin by banging his head against it, Luo Shi let out a long sigh.
As a mother herself, she couldn't help but feel moved upon hearing such a story.
After chatting with a few people for a while, Shen Yuanzhu brought up the fact that the new house had been prepared.
"Nanny, here are the keys and address for the new house. If there are any small things to come and go in the next few days, you can arrange for someone to move them in."
Ling'er was very young, and she was overjoyed to hear that she would be living in a new house.
Luo said, "The Xie family is a mess. It's better to leave quickly to avoid being implicated in the future."
Shen Yuanzhu nodded; she thought so too.
Xie Qi listened from the side, and gradually a plan began to form in his mind—this was the plan…
He lightly touched his fingertips, his eyes revealing a sharp glint.
It looks rather ugly.
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