Chapter 245 Dream on
Xie Qi gave a soft "hmm," realizing that he had been careless.
If he had known earlier that Yuanzhu was in Shangjing, he should have washed up and changed into nice clothes before coming.
At least he doesn't look as disheveled and undignified as he does now.
The thought of Yuanzhu seeing him in such an unpleasant state made Xie Qi anxious.
Shen Yuanzhu heard him making rustling noises, but she didn't know what he was doing.
Pushing open the door, Yun Zheng and Wei Hu stood on the veranda like quails. When they saw her come out, the two of them first pushed and shoved each other, and then they smiled awkwardly.
Shen Yuanzhu snorted, "Have you finished going over the statements?"
Wei Hu took a step back, and Yun Zheng could only smile wryly and step forward: "Um... Madam, has the master told you everything?"
Shen Yuanzhu crossed her arms and said with a smile, "Xie Qi said those ideas were all yours."
"Uh-huh?"
Seeing that things were not going well, Wei Hu shrank back two steps.
Shen Yuanzhu: "Stop."
Wei Hu pointed to himself, looking completely innocent.
"Madam, I don't know anything. I just do odd jobs in our house. As you know, all I have is brute strength. At most, I can only do things like chopping wood and boiling water."
"As for anything else, such as the affairs of this village or that ward, I know absolutely nothing about it."
Wei Hu had a long face. He was still young and had a chubby face. At this moment, his face was all scrunched up, like a pleated bun that hadn't been properly shaped.
The lady was good to him and to his master, and Wei Hu didn't want to upset her.
Although his master saved his life, men are rough and their minds are not as delicate as women's.
In the past, when he and Xie Qi lived in Jiu Cai Ju, they could only make do.
But things were different after he had a wife. Only after having a wife did he realize what it was like to have a family.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Hu gritted his teeth and said, "Madam, if you divorce your master, I will follow you."
This way, it will be good for protecting the lady's home, otherwise others might covet her.
His master will understand.
Thinking this, Wei Hu nodded blankly.
"..."
For some reason, Chen Yuanzhu became even angrier.
When Yun Zheng gave her the money, saying it was to compensate for the losses of Xie Cui Fang, she had already guessed that Xie Qi was the owner behind Ji Xia Zhuang.
In the past, I hadn't thought about many things in this way, like a blind spot under the lamp. But after making a guess, everything became logical.
At first, she was naturally angry, but after a bumpy journey of more than ten days, that anger gradually dissipated.
Seeing Xie Qi today, she was angry because the other party had tormented her to such an extent, and even...
So what if he's the manager of Jixia Manor?
They dare to do things they don't dare to admit!
Shen Yuanzhu gritted her teeth and looked at Yun Zheng again. Yun Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Madam, I..."
Xie Qi has taken all the blame upon himself. Should he admit it or not?
Yun Zheng looked conflicted. After thinking for a while, he smiled obsequiously and said weakly, "Madam, if... if you and our master really... really do that, I will follow you too."
"Wei Hu!"
A voice came from inside the house, and Wei Hu was so frightened that he ran inside in a flash.
Yun Zheng thought for a moment, then said with a serious expression, "Madam, Eunuch Yuan has arrived and taken care of the master all the way. Someone in our family should step forward to thank him."
"I'll go and let my father-in-law know I'm safe and sound, and I'll be back in a little while."
Shen Yuanzhu glared at him: "Go ahead, Mother Luo has prepared a gift, go and give it to your father-in-law."
"Alright, I know what to do."
After saying that, Yun Zheng ran downstairs.
Shen Yuanzhu stood on the second-floor veranda watching his back, and couldn't help but snort and laugh in anger.
One or two...
She stood on the veranda with her arms crossed, waiting for Xie Qi.
A short while later, Wei Hu came out and saw that Shen Yuanzhu was still on the corridor. He walked over with a simple and honest look and said, "Madam, you are a woman. Do you know of any products that are holy grail products for removing scars and beautifying the skin?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu was so angry that she could only laugh helplessly for what seemed like the umpteenth time.
After a long while, she finally said, "Alright, alright, go and go play with Ling'er and your wet nurse."
"That...that ointment..."
"I'll find one for him."
Wei Hu grinned, gave a simple, honest smile, nodded, and ran out.
After waiting for quite a while, Xie Qi finally pushed open the door and came out.
He was wearing a moon-white robe, his hair was neatly combed, and he had jade pendants at his waist and jade hairpins on his head. He was completely different from the person he had been just now.
Although he still looked somewhat haggard, he had indeed regained about 80% of his former dashing appearance.
Upon seeing Shen Yuanzhu, Xie Qi smiled, his eyes gentle and his face beautiful.
“Yuanzhu…”
Upon seeing her, Xie Qi couldn't help but want to stick close to her.
As soon as he approached, Shen Yuanzhu extended a finger and pressed it against his shoulder.
"Let's go back inside and talk."
"It's good to go back to the house."
He nodded and obediently went inside.
Sitting in the room, Xie Qi looked at Shen Yuanzhu, and the joy in his eyes seemed to materialize and slowly flow out.
He couldn't help but press himself against his wife and tried several times to take her hand.
But when he looked down and saw his ten fingers wrapped up like radishes, he reluctantly pulled them back.
But this doesn't stop him from liking Yuanzhu.
Xie Qi leaned forward and gently kissed her lips.
Only when he was breathing heavily did Shen Yuanzhu push him away.
"Xie Qi, you..."
Xie Qi lowered his head and said frankly, "Yuanzhu, I know what you want to ask. Jixia Manor is indeed my property. I know I have done many wrong things, but I will not do them again in the future."
"When I was with the Xie family, all I wanted was to trample them underfoot and make them regret not treating me well."
"But after I learned the truth, I realized that the hatred that had troubled me for so many years never existed in the first place."
"Yuanzhu, all I want now is to be with you, to live a good life together. We'll water the flowers and plant the grass every day, and when we have children, we'll teach them to read and write."
"So Yuanzhu, Jixia Manor is not important. If you don't want me to be the owner of Jixia Manor, then I am not."
"If you want it, I can give you the whole Jixia Manor. If you don't want it, I'll give it to Yunzheng or Eunuch Yuan."
"So Yuanzhu, don't be angry because of the mistakes I made before. I can make up for what I owe, even if it's ten times or a hundred times."
"As long as... you don't ignore me."
After speaking, Xie Qi lowered his head and gently rested his head on Shen Yuanzhu's shoulder.
He inhaled the comforting scent and murmured softly, "Yuanzhu, I was wrong."
"..."
Seeing his expression, Shen Yuanzhu didn't know whether to hit him or scold him.
After a long while, she said, "You can keep Jixia Manor for yourself."
Xie Qi tilted his head back and gently kissed her cheek: "Don't you want it?"
"don't want."
She pushed away the person who was clinging to her like a leech, and scoffed, "You want me to work hard to support you? Dream on."
Besides, she doesn't want a son-in-law who lives with her family.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yuanzhu said, "You run your Jixia Manor well, and I'll run my Xiecui Workshop. But there's a problem right now..."
"What's the problem?"
Shen Yuanzhu glanced at him: "Let's not mention our marriage to anyone else yet..."
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