Chapter 24 Slap
"Mother, that's not how it is."
Xie Xuchuan said, "It has nothing to do with Wansu, nor is it her who is harassing me..."
"Could it be that you're the one pestering her?"
"yes."
Xie Xuchuan lowered his head to the ground.
He gripped the blue bricks on the ground tightly with both hands, pleading, "Mother, it is I who have wronged Wansu. It was all my idea. I owe her, and I must repay her."
"Mother, please help me, I really have no other choice."
His voice was full of exhaustion, and the sobs he couldn't hide made Hua Nanzhi feel sorry for him.
"Tell your mother, what exactly happened?"
Cui Yulin's death was like a heavy stone pressing on Xie Xuchuan's heart, causing him unbearable pain every time he thought about it.
Throughout his life, he was met with a strict father and a loving mother.
His betrothed since childhood was gentle, beautiful, and from a wealthy family.
Her grandparents also doted on her, and the biggest setback she had ever encountered was that she wasn't close enough to her twin brother.
Everything had gone too smoothly for Xie Xuchuan, leaving him completely defenseless when faced with this situation.
He couldn't sleep all night, feeling fear and remorse.
Having returned from Huizhou for many days, he dared not see Yu Lin's father, much less tell him that Cui Yu Lin had perished.
Xie Xuchuan thought that only after Wansu and her unborn child were settled would he have the face to apologize to him.
Xie Xuchuan never imagined that all of this would be so difficult.
He knew that neither his grandmother nor his mother would tolerate the mixing of the Xie family bloodline.
After a long while, Xie Xuchuan pressed his head to the ground and mumbled, "It was me, it was because I was drunk... I owe her, Mother, please grant my request."
"you!"
Hua Nanzhi grabbed the teapot from the table and smashed it on the ground: "How can you face Yuanzhu? Yuanzhu treated you so well, and this is how you repay her?"
"I didn't want to, I really didn't want to."
The injustice that no one understood made Xie Xuchuan inexplicably anxious. He said recklessly, "Yuanzhu agreed. Yuanzhu agreed to take Wansu's child back to the Xie family."
"if only……"
"Just what?"
"As long as the Xie family stops using the Shen family's dyeing recipe."
"you……"
Hua Nanzhi was so angry at Xie Xuchuan that she fell backward: "Is that consent? That's just rejecting something impossible."
“Mother! Yuanzhu has finally relented. As long as you agree, this matter will not be complicated again.”
“How could I possibly agree? Even if I did, your grandmother and the entire Xie family would not agree.”
Clutching her chest, Hua Nanzhi said, "Xu Chuan, are you out of your mind? You are the eldest grandson of the Xie family, that's true, but do you really think you are more important than the Shen family's genealogy?"
"Before you went to Huizhou, there were already rumors that the Imperial Textile Commissioner Jiang You had offended a nobleman in the palace, and it was uncertain whether he would be able to continue to oversee the Textile Bureau this year."
"Without Jiang You, the Jiang family is nothing. You want to exchange Jiang Wansu for the Shen family's dyeing manual?"
"If word gets out, the Xie family will just think you've lost your mind."
Don't be fooled by the seemingly harmonious Xie family now. If the Shen family's dyeing records were to be lost in his hands, the second branch of the family would immediately jump out and say that Xie Xuchuan is incompetent and unable to take over the Xie family's business.
Given Xie San Niang's doting affection for Xie Jing Yuan, it's truly hard to say who will inherit this family business in the future.
Seeing her son kneeling helplessly on the ground, Hua Nanzhi's heart softened: "Xu Chuan, listen to your mother. I will help you with Wan Su's matter. Whatever she wants, I can make it up to her."
"If she insists on giving birth, her mother can settle her down outside, but she will never bring her back to the Xie family."
"Does Mother mean to make Wansu a concubine?"
Xie Xuchuan shook his head: "Mother, how can we humiliate Wansu like this?"
"Otherwise what? If we bring her back and Yuanzhu refuses to take the Shen family's dyeing register, what if the Xie family's assets end up in his house?"
"Industry, industry, why do you all keep referring to the Xie family's industry?"
Xie Xuchuan stood up, his eyes blazing with fury as he glared at Hua Nanzhi: "Is industry that important? Is the Shen family's dyeing manual that important?"
"Of course it's important. How many years did the Xie family spend building the reputation of Xie Family Brocade? Now they're only one step away from becoming a royal merchant."
"With the Shen family's dyeing manual, the Xie family can dye rare pure colors such as crimson and magenta. Do you know what this means for the Xie family?"
"Chuan'er, listen to your mother. Leave this matter to your mother. Your mother will not let this affect your relationship with Yuanzhu."
The constant mention of industries and dyeing techniques filled Xie Xuchuan with resentment.
He began to doubt whether there was any real affection between him and Shen Yuanzhu.
Is the reason why his grandmother and mother treat him so well is simply because he is engaged to Shen Yuanzhu and can obtain the dyeing manual, which would benefit the Xie family?
For some reason, Xie Xuchuan thought of Xie Qi.
"If I don't marry Yuanzhu, will you treat me the same way you treated Xie Qi? Xie Qi, a being whose name is superfluous, how can you be so cruel?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Hua Nanzhi slapped Xie Xuchuan across the face.
Xie Xuchuan covered his face, looking dazed.
After a long silence, Hua Nanzhi said, "In short, this is impossible. Don't mention it again, and don't go to Yuanzhu's side again..."
"Mother, I must let Wansu and her unborn child enter the Xie family."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xie Xuchuan remained calm, it was unclear whether the slap had brought him to his senses or made him even more insane.
Xie Xuchuan said, "Mother, please go and tell Yuanzhu that the Xie family agrees to all her demands. As long as the marriage agreement remains unchanged, I have a way to get Yuanzhu to produce another dyeing manual after she marries into the family."
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