When Wu Jingzhi entered Yan Qingqing's room and saw that the Li family was all there, the pressure on him increased even more.
He knelt down in front of Yan Qingqing with a thud and said, "Your son-in-law wishes you a Happy New Year, Mother-in-law."
Yan Qingqing put down the playing cards in her hand and snorted coldly, saying, "Young Master Wu, you must have chosen the wrong person to worship. I am not worthy of being your mother-in-law."
My daughter was almost tortured to death in your house, how dare you come here again and again?
"Or do you think the Li family is easy to bully and that you can't do anything to the Wu family?"
Although Li Xiang'an declared that Canghe Li Ji would refuse to cooperate with any merchants who wanted to work with the Wu family, Yan Qingqing believed that this would not cause any harm to the Wu family at all.
After all, Canghe Liji had only been established for a few years, while the Wu family had built their business over several generations.
Of course, this does not mean that Yan Qingqing has no way to deal with the Wu family.
She wouldn't blindly take action against the Wu family until she had properly resolved the relationship between Li Xinniang and the Wu family.
Upon hearing Yan Qingqing's words, Wu Jingzhi repeatedly said he dared not, and then sincerely said, "I know I didn't do a good enough job with Xinniang."
Because my attitude wasn't firm enough, my mother and the people in the household didn't take Xinniang seriously.
Because I wasn't firm enough in my stance, my mother kept trying to force people into my room.
Because I wasn't firm enough, Xinniang suffered a lot of grievances, and I failed to fulfill the promise I made when I proposed to her.
I won't defend myself; I know it's all my fault.
I know that my mother-in-law has never approved of me as her son-in-law.
I dare not ask my mother-in-law and Xinniang for forgiveness; I only want to ask them to give me another chance.
Even if my mother-in-law is very dissatisfied with me, she still begs me to give her son-in-law a chance to make amends, for the sake of Xinniang's unborn child.
Sure enough, Li Xinniang's eyes softened a little when she heard this. She could not care about the Wu family, and she could even not care about Wu Jingzhi, but she could not not care about the child in her belly.
How should she respond if her child asks about her father one day?
She didn't have her mother's extraordinary abilities, and the Wu family's wealth was originally earned by Wu Jingzhi, so it should belong to her children. Why should she let others benefit from it?
Li Xinniang's gaze grew more fervent as she thought about it, but she didn't want to forgive Wu Jingzhi so easily.
So she quietly reached out and tugged at Yan Qingqing's sleeve. After all, they had been mother and daughter for so long, and Yan Qingqing understood Li Xinniang.
In the end, she, as the mother, still had to be the bad guy.
So he sighed and said, "Alright, stop putting on an act for me."
"I don't want to hear what you say, I only want to see what you do."
Upon hearing this, Wu Jingzhi was overjoyed and quickly said, "Mother-in-law, please rest assured, I will go back and handle the Wu family's affairs right away."
Thank you so much, Mother-in-law, for giving me this opportunity. And thank you, Xinniang.
Upon hearing this, Yan Qingqing waved her hand and said, "Wu Jingzhi, don't misunderstand me. Even if you handle the Wu family's affairs well, our Xinniang may not forgive you."
"But you'll only be qualified to ask for our forgiveness after you've sorted out your Wu family's mess."
Wu Jingzhi's face fell again upon hearing this, but hope was better than no hope at all. In any case, the mess that Wu family had to deal with sooner or later.
He stood up, glanced at Li Xinniang, and said, "Xinniang, you and the child wait for me!"
After saying that, he walked out of Mingzhao Mansion with a resolute expression.
Li Xinniang breathed a sigh of relief after Wu Jingzhi left, and then knelt down in front of Yan Qingqing with a thud.
Yan Qingqing was startled; Li Xin's mother was pregnant.
So he quickly helped her up and said, "What are you doing? Get up, you're pregnant."
Li Xinniang stubbornly knelt on the ground and said, "Mother, please listen to me. I know that my insistence on marrying Wu Jingzhi has disappointed you."
I have disappointed you by not being able to establish a firm foothold in the Wu family.
If it weren't for this child, I would definitely have divorced Wu Jingzhi.
But now that I have this child, I have to make some plans for him.
Wu Jingzhi manages all the Wu family's businesses. I can't let them fall into other people's hands after I've suffered so much injustice. Those things should rightfully belong to my children.
Li Xinniang became more and more agitated as she spoke, and a hint of madness even flashed in her eyes.
Fearing that she might upset her further, Yan Qingqing quickly said, "Okay, okay, Mother knows, Mother understands your thoughts. Isn't this just sending Wu Jingzhi back to handle the Wu family's affairs?"
If he can handle it well, the child will naturally inherit the Wu family business. If he can't handle it well, I'll find a way to get it back for you, okay?
"The Wu family will not shortchange you and your child, not a single penny."
Yan Qingqing's words gradually calmed Li Xinniang down. The madness in her eyes faded, and after regaining her composure, she looked at Yan Qingqing and smiled, "Thank you, Mother. I knew you still loved me."
Yan Qingqing smiled helplessly, "Since you know your mother loves you, why don't you stand up quickly? Don't you find the ground cold?"
Yuan Huiniang and Li Yueniang, who were standing nearby, quickly helped Li Xinniang up.
Originally, only Yan Qingqing and Li Xiang'an knew that Li Xinniang had some mental problems, but now everyone in the Li family has noticed that Li Xinniang is acting strangely, although they all tacitly agree and have not said anything.
To ease the tension, Li Xiangkang said, "My older sister doesn't care about me anymore after she had her baby. I've been in Beijing for so long and she hasn't even made me a new set of clothes."
My sister-in-law still cares about me the most; she makes me several new outfits every season.
Yuan Huiniang laughed and scolded, "Fourth brother, you're getting more and more immature as you get older. Your eldest sister is pregnant and is already suffering from severe morning sickness."
"You, as her younger brother, not only do you not care about her, but you also demand that she make you new clothes."
Li Xiangkang chuckled twice and said to me, "I'm just afraid that once my older sister has a nephew, she won't care about me anymore."
Upon hearing this, Li Xinniang laughed and said, "Alright, Silang is right. I was indeed short-sighted."
The Imperial College will be open in a few days, so it's time to prepare two new outfits for my fourth brother.
Don't worry, your sister will definitely have your new clothes made before you enter the Imperial Academy.
Yuan Huiniang wanted to say something more, but Yan Qingqing stopped her with a look.
It would be good to have something to distract Li Xinniang. Besides, with so many people in the family and a dedicated embroiderer, she wouldn't be too tired.
Meanwhile, after Wu Jingzhi returned home, he instructed his steward to send people to invite Madam Wu, Master Wu, as well as his uncles and his father's illegitimate sons.
He wants to separate the family, to completely separate them.
After receiving Wu Jingzhi's message, the Wu family members finally arrived, albeit slowly.
They've gotten used to this kind of life where they don't have to work and still have money to spend.
When they all arrived, Wu Jingzhi announced that he wanted to divide the family business, which immediately shocked them. Not only did they disagree, but even Wu Jingzhi's own father, Wu Dongcheng, the nominal head of the Wu family, disagreed.
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