Chapter 273 Shivering
Xie Qi looked at Xie Chengzhi, losing his patience: "You keep pestering me every day just because of the contract you signed with Yun Zheng back then?"
"Look at what you're saying! An older brother coming to see his younger brother, what do you mean by 'entanglement'?"
Seeing the carriage right in front of him, Xie Chengzhi was even faster than Xie Qi, and he flipped over and ran up.
"Hurry up and get in the car, Fourth Brother. What are you still standing there for? I haven't seen Yuanzhu in a long time. Let's go home and see her together."
As Xie Chengzhi spoke, he patted the soft cushions on the carriage: "This material is quite nice. Is it from your shop? Get some for your second brother later, so he can go and curry favor with Miss Chunyan."
"You don't know, ever since the Xie family..."
He raised his hand and ran it across his neck, clicking his tongue and saying, "She's never seen me again. That little slut, when I have money, I'll dump it all on her head until she's crying for her parents."
Seeing Xie Chengzhi sitting in his carriage, Xie Qi was so annoyed that he reached out and pulled the man off the carriage.
"Yuanzhu doesn't want to see you. You should go find your lovers instead."
After pulling the man off the carriage, Xie Qi told the driver to hurry home.
Yuanzhu caught a bit of a cold today and didn't go to the shop. He still had to go to the pastry shop on the outskirts of town to buy white sugar cake for Yuanzhu. If he went too late, it would delay his return home.
The carriage sped along the road, and when Xie Qi returned home, the white sugar cake in his arms was still warm.
As soon as she pushed open the door to the courtyard, she saw Xie Chengzhi sitting in the courtyard, with Yuanzhu holding a cup of hot tea beside him, looking tired.
What are you doing here?
Xie Qi stepped forward, pulled Shen Yuanzhu up, and touched her face.
"You already have a cold, why are you coming out into the yard to catch a chill?"
Xie Chengzhi said, "Hey, I haven't seen my sister-in-law in a long time, so I came to check on her. As her older brother, I can't just kick her out of the house, can I?"
"However, Yuanzhu does look unwell. Should I ask Second Brother to find Doctor Yan for you?"
Xie Qi ignored him, and simply put his arm around Shen Yuanzhu to shield her from the wind, intending to escort her into the house.
After taking a few steps, Shen Yuanzhu suddenly stopped and turned to look at Xie Chengzhi.
She said, "Second Master, although he used to be a bit of a rogue, he wasn't this shameless as he is now. Today you said that you not only went to Jixia Manor but also chased him all the way home. Did you encounter any difficulties?"
"What difficulties are there..."
Xie Chengzhi chuckled: "Isn't it because Xie Qi tricked me out of... oh no, he transferred a group of craftsmen away from me, leaving me penniless and short of money?"
"I'm usually idle, having lost both my livelihood and the money to frequent brothels. Since I'm free anyway, I came to visit my younger brother and sister-in-law."
"Hey, you two don't need to worry about me. Just go about your business. I can take care of myself. You don't need to worry."
After saying that, Xie Chengzhi swaggered into the house as if it were his own home.
Xie Qi was about to step forward when he saw this, but Shen Yuanzhu stopped him.
"He said he had nothing to do and that he was short of money. He was threatening to stay here and not leave unless we gave him some benefits."
"We can't outdo him in his shamelessness, so let him be. Let's see how long he can keep up this one-man show."
Although Shen Yuanzhu was young, she had seen many scoundrels. The more angry and irritable you were with such people, the more they would jump around and make a scene.
If ignored, he loses interest in dancing and gives up.
Xie Qi pursed his lips, clearly unable to contain himself.
Especially when Xie Chengzhi was about to step into the house...
He stepped forward, ready to knock the person away, but Shen Yuanzhu pulled him aside.
Xie Qi heard a splash, and a basin of water was poured out of the room.
The basin of water was poured over Xie Chengzhi's face, soaking him completely.
"Oh dear, Second Master! How could you be so blind! You actually dared to come near my old woman's foot-washing water."
"Washing feet..."
Upon hearing this, Xie Chengzhi immediately looked up at Madam Luo.
Upon realizing that Luo was so old and yet so robust and aged, he felt his stomach rumbling uncontrollably.
"Hmm..."
He bent over to vomit, but Wei Hu grabbed him by the arms and threw him out.
Xie Chengzhi had just steadied himself when he heard a loud bang behind him as the door slammed shut.
"Those things that deserve a terrible death."
He spat a few times, unable to resist the urge to vomit, and turned back to the Xie family.
Ever since he divided the Xie family's old house in two and separated the family, his life has been really not good.
Before the family was divided, the public treasury would take care of all the food, clothing, housing and transportation for each of them.
No matter how late he comes home, no matter if he has angered the old lady, there will always be a hot meal waiting for him when he gets home.
While it's not possible to eat whatever you want, it does offer a variety of meats and vegetables, and is visually appealing, fragrant, and delicious.
Now, things have gotten much better. After he partitioned off his own yard, everything in the house has been handed over to Zheng Shu to manage.
His wife, I don't know where she found those coarse chaff and rotten vegetables, cooked them for him every day.
That lump of stuff would be disgusting even to pigs and dogs, let alone him.
So after the family split up and no one was there to take care of him, he completely let loose. The food at home was terrible, and his wife was ugly, so he moved into a brothel. He even hired a prostitute there and indulged in pleasure every day.
Those days of blissful bliss must have been incredibly happy.
Before, things were better. He had money, and the prostitutes would call him "Second Master" with sweet voices and soft waists. They would fight tooth and nail to get him to stay overnight.
Unfortunately, he didn't enjoy this carefree life for more than three months before he squandered all the wealth he had obtained from Xie Boyu.
Left with no other choice, he could only continue eating the meager meals prepared by his wife.
Thinking of Zheng Shu's face, Xie Chengzhi curled his lip, his face full of disgust.
"Second Master is back."
Xie Chengzhi looked up and saw that it was an old, deaf man, which made him even angrier.
All the young and pretty girls in the house were sent away by Zheng Shu, leaving only withered old men and fierce old women.
Xie Chengzhi strode into the house with a stern face.
As soon as he entered, he smelled a strong odor of meat.
"Zheng Shu, Zheng Shu..."
Xie Chengzhi pushed the door open forcefully and saw Zheng Shu eating with Xie Lurong and Xie Yingshou inside. He took a few steps forward and glanced at the dishes on the table.
The table was covered in dried vegetables, which were even greener than his face.
"I can smell the roast duck from Zuixianglou..."
Zheng Shu scoffed, "I can even smell the vixen's stench."
She looked up and glanced at Xie Chengzhi sideways: "Oh, which lover did you go bathing with? It's not even spring yet, and you're already getting horny and acting all seductive."
"You're all soaked, don't you feel cold?"
Mentioning this, Xie Chengzhi's mind conjured up Luo's face again, and looking at the table full of pig swill, he couldn't help but vomit.
Zheng Shu let out a yell and dragged Xie Lurong and Xie Yingshou out, which angered Xie Chengzhi so much that he kicked over the table.
Vegetable paste was scattered all over the ground. Xie Chengzhi squinted, then suddenly lowered his head...
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