"How do you want us to pay you back?" Ren Yaohua looked at Old Lady Ren and said coldly.
After Ren Yaohua said this, Old Lady Ren and the First Lady fell silent.
Old Madam Ren remained silent as she considered whether it would be worthwhile to ask the Third Branch to repay the Ren family's debt of gratitude for their upbringing, and how she should make her demands. The Ren family was declining, Old Master Ren was gone, and Ren Shimin was unwilling to return. If she could use this opportunity to help the Ren family regain its strength, it wouldn't be a bad idea.
Mrs. Ren was hesitant. In fact, in the long run, the Ren family should not give up Ren Shimin's side at this time. Now the Ren family is the head of their eldest branch, but the Ren family really needs someone to give them a hand.
Looking at Old Lady Ren with a calculating look in her eyes, Ren Yaohua felt more and more disheartened towards the Ren family and her grandmother. She had only tried to test them, but she didn't expect that Old Lady Ren really had no affection for them at all, and her heart and eyes were full of exploitation and profit.
Ren Yaoqi hadn't originally intended to let Old Lady Ren take the initiative, but she didn't say anything when Ren Yaohua asked. No matter how much she resented the Ren family, they had indeed been grateful to them for raising them, and no one could deny that. So, while she didn't initially stop the Han family's revenge, she also had no intention of truly destroying the entire Ren family. However, if Old Lady Ren tried to take advantage of this opportunity to demand too much, she would likely be disappointed. The help she wanted for the Ren family might not be what Old Lady Ren wanted.
After an unknown amount of time, Old Lady Ren finally figured it out. She looked at Ren Yaoqi with a shrewd gaze, "Back then, to rescue your grandfather from prison, we paid out 1.5 million taels of silver. Now that we've paid, there's no reason to take it back. However, the 60% profit tax we've been paying for ten consecutive years... is really unaffordable for the Ren family in their current situation. I wonder if we can waive that for now?"
Everyone present was stunned when they heard this and couldn't help but look at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi smiled instead: "Old lady, this money was paid by the Ren family to the government. You should ask the government officials whether you can be exempted from paying it."
Old Madam Ren curled her lips. "Don't all officials in Yanbei obey the orders of the Yanbei Palace? You can go back and ask the prince and princess or the second young master Xiao for help. What's so difficult about that?"
Ren Yaohua sneered, "Why don't you just poke a hole in the sky and let her fix it for you? That would be much easier."
Old Madam Ren snorted coldly and didn't bother with Ren Yaohua. She just looked at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi sighed and shook his head: "Not to mention me, even the princess can't interfere in Yanbei's political affairs. You are making things difficult for me."
Old Lady Ren saw that Ren Yaoqi didn't seem to be lying. She felt a little disappointed, but she hadn't really expected the government to exempt the Ren family from paying 60% of their profits. She was just testing the waters.
After thinking about it, Mrs. Ren said, "Since we can't exempt everything, then 30% should be okay, right?"
Ren Yaoqi still shook his head: "I said, I can't interfere in Yanbei's political affairs."
Ren Yaoqi understood this better than anyone. Even if she could, she couldn't do it. Once she started, her family would be unable to leave the Ren family. Old Madam Ren would never let someone as "useful" as her go. Old Madam Ren definitely knew how to push her to the limit, and Ren Yaoqi didn't want to experience it.
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