The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 1215 - 1035, Lesson_2

Chapter 1215: Chapter 1035, Lesson_2

It wasn’t until the end of August that Li Chenzhi agreed to meet Feng Liangji.

However, the location was not the Li Residence, but the Li Family’s textile factory outside the city.

At this moment, Feng Liangji had no energy left to quibble over this detail; after being given the cold shoulder for more than twenty days, he was just glad that Li Chenzhi was willing to meet him.

Feng Liangji was led into the textile factory.

Looking at the scale of the Li Family’s textile factory, Feng Liangji felt envious. The military uniforms for the soldiers of Xiliang were produced by the Li Family, surely earning them a hefty sum of silver each year.

Moreover, the quality of the cotton grown in Xiliang was very high, and the cotton fabric produced was popular in many places. The Li Family’s silk and satin store in Zhongzhou sold this locally produced cotton fabric, and the sales were exceptionally good.

The Feng Family also wanted to order cotton fabric from the Li Family, but unfortunately, they were directly refused by his father-in-law.

Thinking of this, Feng Liangji’s heart skipped a beat, suddenly realizing that the Li Family’s dissatisfaction with him had actually run very deep.

"Third Uncle!"

Seeing Li Chenzhi coming out from the workshop, Feng Liangji quickly reigned in his emotions, hastened his steps, and greeted him with a bow and a forced smile.

Li Chenzhi gave him an indifferent look and continued to talk with the butler about this year’s cotton purchase.

Seeing that Li Chenzhi was ignoring him, Feng Liangji, though infuriated inside, did not dare to interrupt at this time, but only cautiously stood by.

After Li Chenzhi finished giving his instructions and gestured for the butler to leave, he then turned his gaze to Feng Liangji.

Feng Liangji was just about to say a few words to ease the tension, when he heard Li Chenzhi’s blunt questioning.

"I hear you’ve taken another wife outside?"

Feng Liangji’s face froze, seeing the unpleasant expression on Li Chenzhi’s face, he quickly denied: "Third Uncle, what are you talking about? My only wife is Zixuan."

Li Chenzhi let out a cold laugh: "Is that so? However, as far as I know, during your business travels, there’s always a ’Madam Feng’ accompanying you."

Feng Liangji’s heart lurched, realizing that Li Chenzhi was referring to Sun Jiayue.

The fact that Sun Jiayue introduced herself as Madam outside was indeed his fault, but he did so to make conducting business more convenient.

While traveling for business, interacting with others was inevitable; he could meet with male clients, but for the female clients, it had to be Jiayue. Presenting a concubine as the host would sound unseemly, so he tacitly allowed Jiayue to refer to herself as Madam Feng.

Feng Liangji tried to explain: "Uncle, there seems to be a misunderstanding..."

Li Chenzhi cut him off directly: "Misunderstanding? Your concubine seems quite pleased with herself, directly claiming to be Madam Feng in front of the Princess Consort of Wei Yuan. If it hadn’t been for the Princess Consort telling me about this, our family would still be in the dark because of you."

"Feng Liangji, ask yourself, how much has the Li Family done for you since you married Zixuan? And yet you treat Zixuan in such a way, it’s utterly outrageous!"

"In the past, for Zixuan and your four children, as long as you didn’t go too far, we would turn a blind eye. But now you’ve crossed the line, blatantly passing off a concubine as your wife outside. Do you not consider Zixuan your wife anymore, do you not have the Li Family in your eyes at all?"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Feng Liangji had the intention to defend himself a few words, but Li Chenzhi didn’t give him the chance.

Li Chenzhi looked at Feng Liangji coldly: "Feng Liangji, you’ve certainly got guts. Even my Li Family wouldn’t dare to act recklessly under the name of the Prince Residence, and yet you’ve had the audacity to call yourself a relative of the Wei Yuan Prince Residence upon arriving in Bamu Town. Who gave you that right?"

With that, he scoffed.

"You’ve come to seek my help, I know why, but I’m sorry, I can’t help you. Even the Yan Family doesn’t dare to casually exploit the Prince Residence’s name, let alone you!"

"You should go back. This time, even if my father and my second uncle came, it would be of no use."

Watching Li Chenzhi storm off with a flick of his sleeves, Feng Liangji chased after him for a couple of steps but then stopped.

He knew that his endeavor to do business in Xiliang was over.

Previously when he had displeased the Li Family, they had only imposed some restrictions on the Feng Family’s business dealings, but this time he had offended the Princess Consort of Weiyuan, a figure capable of uprooting the Feng Family entirely from Xiliang.

Suddenly, Feng Liangji’s expression shook. The rapid expansion of the Feng Family’s business in the south was also due to the protection from Yan Family’s Fourth Master. If the Princess Consort sent a letter to the Fourth Master of the Yan Family...

Feng Liangji dared not continue the thought, hastily making his exit.

The business in Xiliang was gone, so be it, it hadn’t even started yet, but if the business in the south was lost, it would truly harm the very sinews and bones of the Feng Family.

Seeing Feng Liangji somewhat panicky and at a loss, the young servant couldn’t help but remind him, "Sir, you needn’t worry too much. Considering Madam and the young miss and master, the Princess Consort and the Li Family wouldn’t do anything extreme."

Indeed, these words calmed Feng Liangji down. Yes, although the Li Family had been dissatisfied with him over the years, they had not done anything too excessive, and wasn’t it because of his wife and children?

...

After Feng Liangji returned to Bamu Town, seeing Sun Jiayue somehow made him inexplicably irritable, an irritation that peaked when he had no choice but to seek buyers for the silk he had transported over.

This trip to Xiliang, he had been confident and content, determined to establish a firm foothold, so he had brought a considerable amount of silk.

To sell the silk, he had no choice but to lower the price.

This batch of goods had been funded by the main branch of the family, and when he returned, he would have to make up the difference in price. Not only had he not earned any silver, but he also had to additionally compensate for the losses, which was incredibly frustrating to think about.

Sun Jiayue’s mood had also been poor during this time. Being born into a merchant family, she understood more than anyone that profit was what merchants valued most. If it was because of her that the Feng Family suffered a loss, then no matter how much she tried to ingratiate herself, she would not be favored.

"How come Li Zixuan is so fortunate!"

Having an uncle who is the Minister of Revenue was one thing, but now she also had a cousin who was the Princess Consort supporting her.

After dealing with the goods, Feng Liangji left Xiliang with a depleted spirit, accompanied by Sun Jiayue.

Back in Zhongzhou, when Feng Lao Ye (Feng Family’s patriarch) heard about their woes in Xiliang, he severely berated Feng Liangji, and in the end, he even had to use the family’s silver to make up for the main branch’s losses.

"From now on, when you leave, you are not to bring Sun Family along."

Feng Liangji nodded. Even if his father hadn’t said anything, he wouldn’t bring her along again.

Some lessons are learned well enough the first time.

Feng Lao Ye sighed looking at his son, "These years it’s also my fault for not managing you well. Take good care of your wife’s family from now on. As for the Sun Family, you should reduce your visits there, and it’s also best to limit your dealings with them."

If the Li Family really took serious action, it would be more than enough for the Feng Family to deal with.

The Li Family’s support for the Feng Family was in consideration of his daughter-in-law and grandchildren. If his son couldn’t even manage that, then they should not expect any further assistance from the Li Family.