Chapter 75 The Struggle
“If my husband wants the ‘Shen Family Dyeing Manual’, I will have no objection.”
Turning to look at Hua Nanzhi, she smiled gently, her smile as soft and clear as morning dew.
Hua Nanzhi already disliked Xie Qi, and now, hearing Shen Yuanzhu's words, which implied that Xie Qi was even considering interfering in the Xie family's business, she couldn't help but feel displeased.
"This is an agreement between the two families. Are you going to go back on your word?"
"The marriage between the Xie and Chen families was my parents' last wish, and Yuanzhu will naturally not go back on her word."
"But I really can't make a decision. After all, as my sister-in-law said, my husband won't take over the Xie family business in the future. The 'Shen Family Dyeing Manual' is the culmination of a century of hard work by my Shen family ancestors, and now I..."
With a slight frown, Shen Yuanzhu looked troubled: "I really can't make up my mind."
Hua Nanzhi glanced coldly at Jiang Wansu, making Jiang Wansu grit her teeth in hatred.
Upon hearing this, Xie Sanniang snorted coldly: "Then tell me, how can we exchange the dyeing manual with the Xie family?"
“Grandmother, Yuanzhu has thought it over. Yuanzhu wants to ask Mother. If Mother agrees, I will take out the dyeing manual and exchange it with the Xie family.”
On the surface, she had no need for the "Xie Family Farming and Weaving Picture," so the Xie family was in the open while she was in the shadows. The Xie family was passive and naturally had to be led by the nose by her.
"Your mother has been dead for so many years, how can you still agree?"
Xie San Niang didn't speak, but Zheng Shu jumped out.
Jiang Wansu clenched her fist and gently comforted her, "Yuanzhu, don't talk nonsense."
Shen Yuanzhu ignored her and said to Zheng Shu, "I've thought it over. After returning to Qianxiang Courtyard today, I will bathe and burn incense every day, praying for my mother to appear in my dreams..."
"joke."
With a snap, Xie Sanniang raised her cane and slammed it heavily on the ground.
Seeing this, Shen Yuanzhu was puzzled.
Xie San Niang and Hua Nan Zhi's attitude towards her was really strange.
The two families haven't even exchanged their farming and weaving charts and dyeing manuals yet. Even if she doesn't like the two of them, she shouldn't be acting so disdainfully.
Shen Yuanzhu looked at Xie Qi, puzzled.
The only explanation is that Xie San Niang and Hua Nan Zhi hated Xie Qi to the extreme, and she also had the idea of wanting Xie Qi to compete for the Xie family's property.
This action likely offended the two of them.
A smile slowly crept onto Shen Yuanzhu's face.
Originally, she only wanted to use Xie Qi's name to delay the exchange of dyeing manuals, but now...
She insisted on getting Xie Qi involved in the Xie family's business.
If anyone's to blame, it's Xie San Niang and Hua Nan Zhi for tricking her into marriage.
Shen Yuanzhu looked at Xie Qi and suddenly said, "Husband, I'm scared."
Before Xie Qi could think it through, he stepped forward and shielded the person behind him.
Watching the two of them sing in harmony, Hua Nanzhi and Xie Sanniang exchanged a glance.
I underestimated Shen Yuanzhu in the past; I didn't know that she was so young yet had so many thoughts.
Xie San Niang's eyes were filled with anger, but Hua Nan Zhi's thoughts were much more complicated.
The reason she agreed to Xie Xuchuan's annulment of the engagement was because she felt that although Shen Yuanzhu had the dyeing manual, she was weak and cowardly and could not help Xuchuan much.
Furthermore, as long as Shen Yuanzhu marries into the Xie family, this dyeing record will ultimately belong to Xu Chuan.
It's not worth being manipulated by the Jiang Hong and Ye Yunyi families for the sake of a single Shen Yuan Pearl, or even risking our reputations.
If only she had known earlier that Shen Yuanzhu would be so advantageous...
Hua Nanzhi clutched her handkerchief, forcing herself to clear her chaotic thoughts.
Xie Shan, who had been sitting in a high position without saying a word, suddenly spoke up: "Xie Qi's wife, you might as well tell me directly, what do you want in return for handing over the dyeing manual?"
Xie Shan was much younger than Xie San Niang, looking no more than fifty years old, but he had half a head of white hair and deep ravines between his brows, showing that he was a thoughtful and contemplative person.
But Xie Shan was much more decisive than the women of the Xie family.
He asked bluntly, and Shen Yuanzhu answered bluntly in return.
She bowed to Xie Shan and said solemnly, "Grandfather, it's not that Yuanzhu is unwilling to hand over the dyeing manual, but rather that the two families had an agreement that the farming and weaving chart and the dyeing manual would be inherited by the bloodline of both families."
"Therefore, this dyeing recipe should either be given to Xie Qi or to our two children."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qi looked at Shen Yuanzhu with some surprise.
He had never been valued so much in his entire life.
He clenched his fingertips tightly, and only when he felt a sharp pain did his emotions calm down a little.
"This won't work."
Before Xie Shan could speak, Xie Chengzhi jumped out: "The Xie family is waiting for the dyeing manual to produce the correct color brocade so that they can compete for the position of imperial merchant. If we wait for your and Xie Qi's child to inherit the dyeing manual, how long will that take?"
"And even if you two have a child, according to the Xie family rules, it's not his turn to inherit."
"I see. Then I don't need the Xie family's farming and weaving chart."
Shen Yuanzhu muttered loudly, "Actually, I didn't want any farming and weaving charts in the first place, and I don't even know what those farming and weaving charts are."
"That won't do. You can do without the farming and weaving chart, but you have to hand over the dyeing manual."
Xie Chengzhi said shamelessly, "This was agreed upon by both families back then..."
"I have not violated the agreement between the two families..."
Xie Qi shielded Shen Yuanzhu behind him and said coldly, "Don't force people to do things against their will."
"Hey, what do you mean by forcing someone to do something they can't?"
Xie Shan looked at Xie Qi and suddenly spoke up: "Since you don't want to hand over the dyeing manual to the Xie family, then hand it over to Xie Qi."
"No, I disagree."
Xie Qi holding the dyeing manual displeased Xie San Niang even more than Chen Yuan Zhu holding it.
If the dyeing manual falls into Xie Qi's hands, Xie Qi will definitely use the manual to blackmail him and interfere with the Xie family's business.
Even if he doesn't get any of the family property in the end, Xie San Niang doesn't want him to touch anything of the Xie family.
"If you don't agree, then so be it. Let Xie Qi's wife keep the dyeing recipe and leave it for their child."
After Xie Shan finished speaking, he prepared to get up and leave.
Xie Boyu said, "Father, please wait."
After saying that, he went to persuade Xie San Niang: "Mother, what Xie Qi's wife said makes sense."
The reason things have come to this is because the Xie family was in the wrong. If her fiancé had an affair before marriage and was forced to break off the engagement and remarry, he would not have handed over the affair record without any complaints.
It would be fine if they didn't hand over the dyeing recipe, but if they forced Shen Yuanzhu to give them a recipe of dubious authenticity, the Xie family would be in big trouble.
Hua Nanzhi thought the same as Xie Boyu. After a moment of thought, she said, "Yuanzhu, this dyeing recipe belongs to your Shen family, so the decision is naturally yours."
"The dyeing manual could naturally be handed over to Xie Qi, but Xie Qi's ambitions lie elsewhere, so having the dyeing manual would be of no use to him."
"Why not hand over the dyeing manual to the Xie family? If the Xie family becomes a royal merchant, wouldn't your status as a Xie family woman rise accordingly?"
Shen Yuanzhu ignored Hua Nanzhi's coaxing and instead turned to Xie Qi: "My husband's ambitions lie elsewhere? Does he not want to do business?"
Before Xie Qi could speak, Hua Nanzhi quickly turned cold and said, "The way of business is unpredictable and treacherous. How can just an ordinary person wade into such muddy waters?"
"Without a sharp and discerning mind, how can one navigate the business world with ease?"
“For an incompetent person, losing money is a minor matter; if they do something that makes enemies, they might drag down their entire family.”
Seeing the disgust in Hua Nanzhi's eyes, Shen Yuanzhu exclaimed, "Husband, could it be that you ruined the Xie family's business before, which is why Mother is saying this?"
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