Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 371 - 215 Cleanup_2

Chapter 371: Chapter 215 Cleanup_2

Qian Sangui had always harbored such suspicions deep down. But he dared not dwell on them; every time the thought surfaced, he quickly suppressed it. He kept reminding himself, "No, that can’t be. They are my own father, my own brother and sister-in-law." Now that his granddaughter had bluntly spoken the unspeakable, it still pained him enough to bring a reddening to his eyes.

Lady Wu, grinding her teeth in anger, cursed, "Heartless! We’ve been open-hearted to them. Not to mention that both families have lived well thanks to us, even Auntie Die was able to divorce Yang Laokou and find a new life with the Old Yu Family, living like a young lady. How can they be so ungrateful? To do such a vile thing. And my father-in-law, he should know just how filial the head of the family has been. How can he be so cruel as to ignore your health and make such a fuss?"

Qian Yixiu snorted coldly, "No matter what the era, the strong are revered. Yet, the Old Qian Family has got it all backwards. It’s been the grandfather who has indulged them too much before. It’s about time they were woken up..."

That evening, they sent for Wan Dazhong and his son, as well as Qian Manxia, to come over for dinner. In the end, only Wan Dazhong and Qian Manxia showed up, explaining Wan Erniu had gone to the county town to sell hides and would be staying a couple of days at a friend’s place.

The youngest aunt’s belly was now noticeably swollen, and she herself had become much more plump. Seeing Qian Yixiu, she spoke with reddened eyes, "Those people have gone too far, aggravating my father’s illness once again."

During the meal, they discussed methods of dealing with the first and second households.

First of all, they intended to cut off the economic sources of the first and second households, to show them who their breadwinners were.

They would tell Shopkeeper Cui that Wuxi Tea Building was to stop collaborating with Old Brother Snack House. Xiaxia’s Fragrant Pie House would offer a thirty percent discount on pastries for three consecutive months. Right now, the third household had an abundance of money, and they were ready to fill this gap. They also planned to insinuate to Qian Sigui that if he wanted to continue living well, he should find a way to make the Old Brother Snack House in the provincial city "lose money". Qian Sigui was shrewd and had a good relationship with Qian Sangui, so he knew exactly how to handle such a "favorable" and helpful task.

The second step was to ruin the reputation of Lady Wang, the instigator. Lady Wu, together with the eloquent Lady Wei, would take care of this task.

They gathered the gifts originally prepared for the first and second households: half-packages of pastries for one family, half-packages of sugar or a few silk flowers for another, enough to cover most of the village. Apart from families like Old Fan’s House whom they had very poor relations with, everyone else was included. These items from Capital City were highly coveted by these villagers.

Lady Wu and Lady Wei would go around and talk to these people. After their visits, nearly the entire Huaxi Village would know of Lady Wang’s character. She liked to act kind and wise, didn’t she? They aimed to rip off her mask of hypocrisy.

The third step was to halt all collaborations between Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop and Old Yu Family’s business and insinuate that Lady Wang lacked morals and sought to harm others for wealth; the Yu family had merely been caught in the crossfire. In the future, the third household would not only cease any business dealings with the Yu family but also would not lend any help to the family’s third son who aspired to be a Graduate. Whether or not Qian Mandie intended to pass the message to Lady Wang, she had to bear the consequences of her actions. It also served to show Lady Wang more clearly who had enabled Qian Mandie to live a good life.

The fourth step was to let Old man Qian know that if he dared to enrage Qian Sangui to death, the third household, even at the risk of being labeled unfilial, would not let these perpetrators get a single child. Furthermore, they would suffer even more severe lessons. All that was needed was for Steward Wong, using the influence of the Duke Mansion, Song Mansion, and Master County Magistrate, to intimidate and scold the old master. Steward Wong was particularly skilled at such tasks, and they would increase his rewards substantially.

Most of these ideas were put forth by the siblings, Qian Yeejin and Qian Yixiu. Wan Dazhong was reluctant to interject, Qian Sangui lacked the energy, and the three women were of little use.

Qian Sangui still felt some reluctance, saying, "Wouldn’t this make them hate us even more?"

Qian Yeejin replied, "Father, didn’t they try to harm us to death before, even though they bore no hatred towards us?"

Wan Dazhong looked at Qian Yeejin approvingly, thinking he was smart, decisive, and acted like a prince.

Qian Sangui clenched his teeth and said, "Alright then, they deserve a lesson. If all else fails, I’ll just give more silver for my parents’ eldercare. They want to push me to death, let’s see who ends up worse off in the end."

After dinner, Qian Yixiu was led by Cheng Yue on her left and Qian Yijin on her right as they returned to Wangjiang Building. Monkey Sister, holding hands with Monkey Brother, spotted Qian Yixiu returning and immediately let go of Monkey Brother’s hand to climb into Qian Yixiu’s embrace.