Chapter 170: Negotiation
Xia Ruwan got out of the carriage and stood calmly in front of Liu.
"What do you want to say?"
"Ruwan, I am your aunt..."
"Yes, I recognize you."
"Ruwan, Chengzong is not Tang Jizu's child, but your father's child! He is your biological brother."
"So what?"
Xia Ruwan was very calm from beginning to end, as if she was listening to someone else's story.
Liu looked at Xia Ruwan's expression, as if she saw the cousin she was afraid of. At this moment, she finally understood that the mother and daughter had known about their situation for a long time, and they just used this method to punish them and torture them so that they would never have the possibility to fight for the family property again.
"Ruwan, I don't want anything, I just ask you to take Chengzong back, okay? Tell your mother that this child is her own. I beg you to give your brother a chance to live!"
Xia Ruwan looked at the little boy hiding behind a tree not far away, looking at her with a pair of wolf-like eyes, and said coldly: "I am not a Bodhisattva, so I cannot fulfill your wish. In fact, sparing your lives is the last bit of mercy my mother has left for you because your mother treated her well."
Xia Ruwan leaned close to Liu and said in a low voice, "You are alive only because of that thin blood relationship. If I were you, I would take your son and behave yourself, and don't cause any more trouble. Otherwise, my patience will run out before my mother's."
"Ruwan..." Liu looked at the cold and emotionless Xia Ruwan in front of her with horror. "I took care of you. You loved me the most. Have you forgotten?"
"I couldn't write well, so my mother spanked me on the palm of my hand. You took me out to play secretly, and said that girls didn't need to write so many words, and that women without talent were virtuous. I didn't want to use an abacus, so my mother punished me by making me kneel down. You asked my father to pester my mother, and then took me out to watch a play. I was young and ignorant at that time, and I hated my mother's ruthlessness and liked your gentleness. I have been running around outside these years and have seen many examples of flattery killing. Aunt, you had already hooked up with my father back then, and then you made up your mind to raise me into a waste and let your children inherit the family property, right? I didn't understand when my mother forced me to travel, but now I understand and I won't be fooled."
Liu looked pale.
"Aunt, cherish the last bit of reluctance my mother left you. Although I am young, I am not the little fool who was at your mercy. Instead of looking for me, you might as well go to my father and ask him if he is willing to leave the Xia family and start your own business with you and your son. However, I heard that you and the farmhand have already consummated your marriage. It's strange to say that my father has been very fond of this Tang Jizu recently!"
Liu's body softened and she sat on the ground.
She looked at the girl in front of her with fear. The trembling feeling was just like the night on her wedding night when she was pinned down by the drugged and mad Tang Jizu.
"You and your mother are both evil spirits. You are both so scary."
"I like this description. Compared to being schemed against and dying without knowing how, becoming an unjust ghost, I prefer to be an evil ghost who takes other people's lives." Xia Ruwan got on the carriage.
Shu Hui snorted coldly, got on the carriage, and said to the driver, "Uncle Ma, let's go. If she stops me again, I'll whip her."
After Qin Huiyin sent Xia Ruwan away, she thought of the key Song Ruize gave her, and went out with the key.
As soon as I walked out of the door, I saw a woman walking unsteadily like a wandering soul. A little boy followed behind the woman, and when he saw Qin Huiyin, his eyes were full of viciousness.
Qin Huiyin: “…”
Who did she offend?
She remembered that this little boy was Xia Ruwan's half brother, the illegitimate son of Liu and Mr. Xia. Needless to say, this dishevelled wandering ghost was Liu.
Qin Huiyin didn't take it seriously. She waited until they were far away before walking towards Song Ruize's residence.
When she stepped into Song Ruize's courtyard again, she saw that the whole yard was planted with beautiful flowers and fruit trees. The house had also been simply renovated, and the dead leaves that originally covered it had been cleared away.
She pushed the door open and saw that the room had been cleaned.
When they lived in the Song family, Song Ruize had one room, she had one room, and Song Liehu and Li Taohua had one room. Compared with the Tang family, the Song family was really spacious.
Qin Huiyin took a quick look, locked the door and left.
A few days later, Qin Huiyin went to the city. Li Taohua took Tang Luwu and her brother to set up a stall to do business. Qin Huiyin went to the restaurant to find Xia Ruwan and signed a cooperation agreement with her.
In order to make this contract more binding, it was stamped by the county government and filed with the government.
Since the two of them have decided to cooperate, the next step is to divide the work. Qin Huiyin gave the design drawings that had been drawn long ago to Xia Ruwan for her to decide. She drew five versions of the design drawings, and Xia Ruwan could choose from them. If Xia Ruwan had a better plan, she could also negotiate with the other party.
Xia Ruwan was also a straightforward person and immediately picked out a version. Then, the two of them went to choose a store.
"We have quite a few stores in the Xia family, but the ones with good locations are doing pretty well. If they were to be closed and replaced with something else, I would have no problem with that, but that would be a problem for my mother. These are the stores I can use. I'll take you to see them one by one before you make a decision."
"Ruwan..."
As soon as she walked out of the restaurant, she saw a good-looking middle-aged man walking over with a smile. He greeted Xia Ruwan and said, "It's good that you are still here. Dad was just about to come look for you."
Xia Ruwan smiled faintly: "Dad, I'm just about to go out for a while, is there anything you need?"
——If you have nothing to do, please give way.
Master Xia's eyes stayed on Qin Huiyin: "Ruwan made some friends right after she came back? That's right. You're so young and you've been busy with business all day long. You don't even know how to relax."
"I don't manage it. My mother has a hard time doing it alone."
——After all, she married a useless and disgusting man.
Boss Xia called the young man behind him and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Boss Zhao from Beijing. Boss Zhao is in the silk business, and his business is all over the country."
Boss Zhao said modestly: "It's not that big, it's just a small business."
"Boss Zhao has ordered a batch of silk from us. I plan to treat Boss Zhao to dinner at our restaurant. Ruwan, you should stay and keep him company for a while. It's a good opportunity for Boss Zhao to teach you how to do business." Mr. Xia said with a smile.
"I have something else to do, so I won't keep you company." Xia Ruwan's patience ran out, and she pulled Qin Huiyin behind her, "Let's go."
Qin Huiyin turned around and saw the disgusted expression on Master Xia's face that he had not had time to retract. When he noticed her gaze, his ferocious old face regained its kind look.
Four words emerged in her mind: jackals, tigers and leopards.
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