Chapter 222 Fallacies
Xie Chengzhi tumbled into Xuanji Courtyard, and Shen Yuanzhu and Xie Qi stepped back together, making room for him.
"Big brother, your little brother has been scammed..."
With snot and tears streaming down his face, Xie Chengzhi said, "That damned Yun Zheng said he wanted to open a shop with me and asked me to transfer all the craftsman contracts of the Xie family to him. In this way, the Xie family's property will eventually end up in the hands of the Xie family."
"I was young and naive, and I was deceived by him."
Xie Chengzhi knelt on the ground and crawled two steps to Xie Boyu's feet: "It was originally agreed that we would first transfer the craftsmen's indentures to Jixia Manor, and then the two of us would privately write a contract to transfer the people back..."
“But these past two days when I went to him to process the marriage certificate in the city, he kept making excuses and refused to do so.”
"After he kept making excuses, I realized something was wrong. When I asked him today, that damn Yun Zheng actually crossed his arms and told me that he never intended to transfer the craftsmanship to me."
"In this episode at Xia Village, he's been eyeing the craftsmen of my Xie family. He wants to undermine the foundation of my Xie family and sever our family's lineage, brother!"
Xie Chengzhi cried and wailed, pulling at Xie Boyu's legs and sobbing uncontrollably.
Shen Yuanzhu watched from the side, not at all surprised.
Xie Qi remained unmoved, and the couple stood silently to the side.
Xie Chengzhi continued, "Brother, let's go to the government and sue him. Let's make Yun Zheng bankrupt and get all the craftsmen from our Xie family back..."
Xie Boyu looked at Xie Chengzhi, who was wailing in despair, and after a long while, he could only sigh.
Seeing that none of the three people in front of him spoke, Xie Chengzhi said, "Brother, the foundation of my Xie family has been destroyed by that man surnamed Yun. Aren't you worried?"
"You need to think of something quickly! We can't just stand by and watch our family tradition die out like this!"
"When you made that agreement with Yun Zheng in private, didn't you ever think about this day coming to an end?"
Xie Boyu's voice was hoarse: "You were blinded by greed. The first thing you did after getting the seal of the family business was to collude with outsiders to carry out a secret operation. Xie Chengzhi, when you betrayed your family, didn't you ever think that it was a trap?"
"The day Yunzheng came to our door, you said you opened a shop with him. Don't you ever think about where outsiders get the kindness to give you money to open a shop?"
"You're too greedy, obsessed with holding onto the family business, yet you can't even see through this little trap..."
These past few days, he has been pondering this repeatedly in his mind, and combined with Xie Jingyuan's reaction on the day Yun Zheng came to demand the person, he fears that Jingyuan had already noticed something was wrong at that time.
But the contract had already been signed, and everything was settled; there was nothing they could do about it.
Besides making sure the artisans left behind their weaving and dyeing techniques, the rest of the task was to find ways to appease the artisans who did not have indentures.
But when they arrived at the dyeing and weaving workshop, they discovered that in just ten days, Xie Chengzhi had turned the Xie family upside down.
He actually drove away most of the embroiderers and dyers.
Xie Boyu's heart sank as she thought about it.
Xie Chengzhi couldn't stand such words.
Upon hearing this, he hurriedly said, "Brother, are you blaming me?"
"The Xie family is in trouble right now. Instead of hurrying up and snatching our people back from that dog surnamed Yun, you're blaming me here."
"Are you really my older brother?"
Xie Chengzhi got up from the ground, rolled up his sleeves: "If it weren't for the fact that you and I have held on to the family business all these years, would I have had the idea of dealing with outsiders?"
"If you weren't treating me like a thief, would I be in such a hurry to transfer the Xie family's things out?"
"Before your mother died, she asked you to take good care of the family and handed over all the family property to you. Is this how you manage the household?"
Xie Chengzhi, a grown man, howled so loudly that the entire Xie family courtyard shook.
"Now you know to blame me, and you even say that I colluded with outsiders. If you had the insight to see that outsiders were unreliable, why didn't you give me a word of advice?"
"If Yunzheng comes to my door that day, and you give me a hint, I might still have a way out."
“When things went wrong, you blame me. But why don’t you think about it? If you hadn’t been so careless and failed to manage the family business properly, handing over the seal to me, would I have been deceived by outsiders?”
Xie Chengzhi pointed at Xie Boyu's nose and kept accusing him: "You've been waiting for this day for a long time, haven't you? You know there are a lot of people outside with bad intentions, watching me fall down, so you can use your big money to teach me a lesson like you are now."
Xie Chengzhi put his hands on his hips and said, "Mother's last words were that the Xie family's business would always belong to the eldest branch of the Xie family. I managed it for you for a while, and although I was deceived, shouldn't you step up and take charge now and stand up for the Xie family?"
"Then Yun Zheng... are you just going to watch him tear out the heart and lungs of my Xie family, and pull out the tendons and bones of my Xie family?"
Xie Chengzhi said, "Xie Boyu, you've been a coward your whole life. It's time to stand up for the Xie family!"
"Second Brother."
Xie Boyu was so angry that he trembled like a leaf, and his face turned ashen.
As soon as Xie Jingyuan entered the courtyard, he sternly stopped Xie Chengzhi.
“You’ve already signed the contract with Yunzheng. Even if you take it to the authorities, you won’t win this case. Why are you blaming your brother?”
"Don't forget, the reason we've reached this point is because of your cunning schemes. The only difference is that you thought you were the mantis, while Yun Zheng was the oriole."
Xie Jingyuan stepped forward to support Xie Boyu, his face dark: "You know to come home and complain when you suffer a loss outside. If you're so capable, why don't you go to Jixia Manor and cause trouble for that Yun fellow?"
"Third brother, what do you mean?"
Xie Chengzhi said, "Think about it carefully, can this really be blamed on me alone? If Father hadn't burned down the warehouse and machine room and caused Mother's death, would the Xie family be where we are today?"
"If my elder brother weren't so stupid, unable to run a business, and managing the household in such a mess, why would I have put my mind to the outside world and found an outsider to work with to make a living?"
"Don't you guys ever think about whose problem this is at its root?"
Shen Yuanzhu listened, her eyes wide open.
She had no idea that one could live like this.
Xie Chengzhi is wicked, but he's incredibly smooth-talking. Even under these circumstances, he managed to come up with some twisted logic.
Xie Jingyuan, supporting Xie Boyu, frowned and said, "Stop making trouble here."
He looked at Xie Chengzhi and said, word by word, "Second brother, everyone in the Xie family knows what kind of person you are."
"If Yunzheng had even the slightest chance of winning, you would have gotten entangled with him."
"Now, when you go home, you cry and scream, throw a tantrum, because you know there's no way to change the situation, and you can't get those craftsmen's contracts back."
"So, what's the meaning of you insisting on pinning the blame for squandering the family fortune on your eldest brother?"
For the first time, Xie Jingyuan also lost his temper: "Even if you don't want to admit it, you are a sinner of the Xie family. Don't try to shift the blame onto others."
"Stop talking nonsense."
Xie Chengzhi said, "Why is there no way?"
He pointed at Xie Qi, who was standing to the side, and said sternly, "Isn't the solution right here?"
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