Chapter 420 Tang Gang's Big Mouth
When Xin An returned to the house at night and saw that the lights were off in Tang Mo's room, he felt very disappointed again. He sat down lazily in a daze, feeling very listless.
Cuiping came into the room to talk to her, and Xin An poured out all the messy thoughts in his mind to her. Cuiping said, "Everyone has their own difficulties. People who give birth to sons will also feel that their sons will forget their parents after they get married, and they will listen to their daughters-in-law in everything."
"It's OK if you meet a good daughter-in-law, but if you meet a troublemaker, the whole family will be in turmoil, and the son will also be alienated from you. It's not uncommon for a man to stop communicating with his parents because of his daughter-in-law."
"It can be seen that having a son or a daughter has its own troubles and happy moments. Madam, please don't think too much."
Xin An felt much better. "I'm just very upset. The things I think about are not good. The more I think about it, the more upset I feel."
Cui Ping smiled and told her, "That's because the young lady is thinking about the second young master. She feels uncomfortable but doesn't want to show it, so she is in a state of instability."
"Is there?"
"have."
Cui Ping asked, "Young Madam, didn't you feel a little distracted after the Second Young Master left?"
Xin An felt that he was fine. "I have so many things to do, how could I be distracted?"
"You went to watch the fish, talked with the young lady of the Xin family, went to see the Marquis, and then went to see the old master of the Xin family. You wanted to keep yourself busy because when you are busy you will have no time to think about the Second Young Master. But the more you suppressed your thoughts, the more you saw that the lights in the Second Young Master's room next door were off. Didn't your heart churn violently?"
Cuiping almost saw through her. Xin An held her face in her hands and regretted not going back with her.
"As expected, girls are extroverts. Why did my mother give birth to me?"
Cuiping smiled and stood up to help her make the bed. "Have a good sleep, and you won't be thinking about it so much in two or three days. Time flies by so fast. When you return to the capital next month and think back on this, you will regret not spending more time with Madam Xin."
Xin An walked towards the bed and lay down on it. Cui Ping covered her with a blanket. The sound of raindrops dripping from outside came in. "It's raining. Auntie, go and have a rest too."
"Okay, Madam, don't think about it anymore, otherwise the Second Young Master won't be able to sleep tonight."
Cuiping smiled and lowered the bed curtain for her. Xinan pulled the quilt to cover her head and laughed for a long time.
In fact, she was the one who couldn't sleep. She slept next to him when Tang Mo was around, but she felt particularly lonely tonight. She turned over and lamented, "I am becoming more and more pretentious."
The rain was getting heavier, but Tang Gang's yard was still brightly lit. Xin Kuan sat opposite him and said, "The request made by the Marquis is reasonable, but the Zhou family is not just trying to climb up. If they were just pursuing power and status, they would have encountered opportunities over the years."
The condition that Tang Gang was willing to support the Zhou family was that the Zhou family members would serve him in the future, especially those who entered officialdom. He could support and protect them, but they had to work for him and be loyal not only to him, but also to the Marquis' Mansion. He almost said that he was paving the way for Tang Rong.
Tang Gang lowered his eyes and played with his beads. "The Zhou family does not have a rich family business, and they are unwilling to be loyal to me. I can't find a reason to help them."
If he was someone worthy of loyalty, Xin Kuan would be willing to persuade them even if the Zhou family was unwilling, but it was obvious that Tang Gang was not one.
He wanted Xin Kuan to increase his respect for the Marquis's Mansion and wanted the Zhou family to follow his lead. In Xin Kuan's eyes, this deal was not worthwhile. "I know the Zhou family's temperament well. Scholars are all a bit proud. I took this for granted. The Marquis's request is reasonable."
"It's a pity that the Zhou family may not be able to bear the Marquis's kindness. What a pity."
Tang Gang raised his eyes and chuckled, "If someone is unwilling to be used by me, I will not want to see them in the court. It is indeed a pity."
Xin Kuan stood up calmly, with a regretful smile, "Everything is determined by fate. If this is the case, then we can only rely on their luck. My Lord, please rest early and let this matter go."
Xin Kuan bowed, turned and left. The person waiting outside came forward with an umbrella. The master and servant left quickly. Wang, who had listened to the whole process in the house, did not say anything, but her eyes darkened.
Xin An was awakened by Chun Yang from his drowsy sleep. Xin Kuan came here directly in the rain. Seeing that he did not look very good, Xin An guessed that the conversation was not going well.
"But is that too much to ask?"
Xin Kuan drank a glass of water to suppress his anger. "He is too greedy. He wants us to pay 200,000 taels of silver to the Marquis' Mansion every year and to use the Zhou family for his own use. I tell you, even if he wants to do this, I will not agree to it."
"He wanted to use the money of my Xin family and the people of the Zhou family to pave the way for that bastard Tang Rong. How could he think of that?"
Xin Kuan was really angry. It was said that businessmen were cunning, but businessmen always put profit first. He had never seen anyone as shameless as him. "As long as those who want to be officials know the way, they can get the opportunity with a few thousand taels. Besides, the Zhou family is not the kind of people who will do anything to achieve their goals."
With two hundred thousand taels, whose door in the capital could he not knock on?
Those people do things for the benefit of others and will never talk about loyalty.
Loyalty is the most unreliable thing.
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He looked at Xin An and said, "If I give this silver to my son-in-law, can he get this done?"
Xin An nodded confidently, "Not every household in the capital is rich, most of them look good, it's not too difficult, it just takes more trouble and money, and he also needs to find someone to do the work."
But Tang Mo would definitely be willing.
"Tang Yaoming's father from the Tang family's second uncle's house knew about it. It was your son-in-law who helped to arrange it. Speaking of which, my father-in-law didn't even want to help his own nephew. We thought too much about asking him to deal with the Zhou family's affairs."
Xin Kuan also regretted looking for him, saying that Tang Gang still threatened him with words. Xin An said, "Then find someone with greater power to suppress him. The Xu family is very suitable."
Xin Kuan chuckled and said that the Xu family was indeed good. Not only did they open up the Northwest Salt Road for them, but they also actively helped with subsequent issues. Although they also had to pay a price, the rewards were obviously higher.
"In your dream, did you dream about what happened later? Who was in that seat?"
Although Xin Kuan thought the dream was too absurd and magical, he couldn't help but believe it. Xin An didn't hide it from him and said it was the second prince. "If it weren't for me, I wouldn't have been in frequent contact with the Xu family. I know myself, and I don't have the ability to get involved in such a thing."
Xin breathed a sigh of relief, "The cooperation between the Xin family and the Xu family has been made clear in front of the emperor, so they can cooperate more closely."
When the old marquis was in power, he would send people to the Huaijiang River every year to improve the relationship between the two families. But when it came to Tang Gang, he only wanted benefits without any effort and treated the Xin family as his slaves.
In comparison, the Xu family has a more positive attitude. They not only want benefits, but also want to contribute.
Xin An agreed. From a business perspective alone, the Xu family was more reliable.
"Dad, you don't have to worry about offending him. Everyone knows that the Tang and Xin families are one family, and the affairs of the charity hall have been handed over to the Xin and Yao families. My father-in-law values his reputation, so he can't do anything even if he's unhappy."
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