Chapter 5 Congratulatory Gift
"no."
Xie Xuchuan shook his head: "There must be another way to do this."
His discussion with Yuanzhu about the adoption of his legitimate son, and his direct approach to Shen Yanhuai, bypassing Yuanzhu and having Shen Yanhuai force him to agree, are two completely different things.
He and Yuanzhu are going to be husband and wife in the future, and the two of them need to discuss everything together.
If he secretly made a deal with Shen Yanhuai and joined forces with Shen Yanhuai to coerce Yuanzhu, that would truly damage the foundation of their relationship.
Moreover, thanks to Shen's mother's careful planning, "The Xie Family Farming and Weaving Chart" and "The Shen Family Dyeing Manual" were not handed over to Shen Yanhuai for many years.
This is how Shen's mother, while ill, laid the foundation for Yuanzhu's future security and livelihood.
If he were to let his mother's hard work go to waste...
Xie Xuchuan clenched his itchy palms, not daring to think any further.
"It was my overstepping that led me to bring these things up."
Jiang Wansu stroked her belly, her smile sorrowful: "I shouldn't have shifted the responsibility for this child onto your shoulders. You've protected me since Yulin's death, which is already an immense favor."
"How can I repay kindness with enmity now? Actually, I couldn't hide my pregnancy for long anyway, so I might as well go home and tell my father the truth as soon as possible."
Wiping away her tears, Jiang Wansu said, "If Father is merciful, I can raise my child with Yulin openly and honestly. If Father does not allow it, Yulin and I can go to the Yellow Springs and become a ghost couple. That would be wonderful too."
Her slender, pale, and withered hand gently stroked her lower abdomen, with a hint of lingering affection and reluctance.
"I'm just sorry to Yu Lin and Uncle Cui, that the Cui family line has ended."
Hot tears fell to the ground, and Jiang Wansu murmured softly, "I'm unlucky. I shouldn't have fallen for you when you brought Yulin to see me..."
A few words were enough to turn Xie Xuchuan's face pale.
He was not unaware that Jiang Wansu was accusing him of introducing the two of them, but Xie Xuchuan dared not utter a word in defense.
What came to mind was the scene before he went to Huizhou, when Cui Yulin came to see him and told him about Wansu's pregnancy.
Upon learning that Jiang Wan was pregnant, Cui Yulin felt both worried and excited.
Xie Xuchuan was shocked and filled with resentment towards Cui Yulin.
If Cui Yulin were a responsible man, he shouldn't have allowed Jiang Wansu to become pregnant with his child without any official status, leaving him in this predicament.
But seeing his brother, with whom he had grown up, laughing and crying as he said he was going to be a father, Xie Xuchuan still couldn't bring himself to scold him.
"Xu Chuan, I want to marry Wan Su. You have no idea how much I want to bring her home."
Cui Yulin held his hand: "But I can't. Jiang Hong is a rich-loving, money-grubbing, and power-hungry person. He won't agree. How could he agree to my status?"
Xie Xuchuan said, "That's Wansu's father. You shouldn't talk about him like that."
With a soft sigh, Xie Xuchuan spoke again: "Uncle Jiang is just afraid that his daughter has entrusted herself to the wrong person."
"As long as you can achieve great things, I will ask my mother to propose marriage to the Jiang family. The Jiang family will give my mother some face."
"To achieve great things?"
Cui Yulin's eyes were bloodshot: "You can only speak so lightly because you have the Xie family behind you, but for ordinary people to make a name for themselves is as difficult as climbing to heaven."
“Besides, Wan Su doesn’t have time to wait for me to start from scratch. I can wait, but the child in her belly can’t.”
"I do have an idea."
Xie Xuchuan thought for a moment and said, "A cargo ship will be going to the West to barter in Liujiagang, Taicang in half a month. Nowadays, in our dynasty, from civil and military officials to ordinary people, everyone loves imported goods. A single imported bell can be exchanged for ten thousand taels of gold."
“I have some connections with the Liu family in Taicang. If you want to go, I can ask someone to send you onto the boat.”
“I will provide the principal as a wedding gift for you and Wansu.”
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