flstandardbreds Chapter 174: Instigating Mr. Xie to Take a Concubine
Chapter 174: Instigating Mr. Xie to Take a Concubine
It’s not that Shen Nanzhi hated Jiang Chen very much. After all, she had never liked this man, so she couldn’t say she hated him.
The one who liked him at first was the kind and simple girl of the original owner, not her.
But he let down such a good girl and indirectly killed her, so she had to avenge the original owner.
Besides, Jiang Chen is a scholar after all and has some talent. If he becomes successful, he will take revenge on me instead, so I cannot keep this enemy.
Never underestimate anyone who is hostile to you. Shen Nanzhi had seen countless examples of this in his previous life. The president was poisoned by the cleaner in his dry-cleaned clothes, the factory security guard set fire to the warehouse, and so on. Never underestimate anyone who is hostile to you.
Therefore, Shen Nanzhi’s principle is that those who are hostile to him must either be completely reformed or completely destroyed.
Persuasion is the job of a Bodhisattva, she is not good at it, so it is better to destroy.
Shen Nanzhi's generosity made Mr. Xie even more ashamed, and he insisted on keeping the gift: "If Miss Shen doesn't accept it, you are looking down on me, Xie."
Having said that, Shen Nanzhi accepted it reluctantly, just considering it as the tuition fee that Mr. Xie paid for teaching his daughter.
Shen Huai'en asked someone to arrange and count the items and put them into the warehouse. After Shen Nanzhi collected the items, he reminded Master Xie, "Master Xie, you are also a wealthy and prestigious official, why do you only have legitimate children and no illegitimate children?"
Shen Huai'en glanced at her, wondering what bad intentions the girl had.
Mr. Xie always felt a little awkward talking about his family affairs with a girl, but it was not difficult to talk about it when she asked, so he said: "My wife and I have known each other since we were young. Our two families have a good relationship, so we naturally got married when we grew up. I have a deep affection for my wife, and I don't want to have any concubines to disturb our relationship."
Shen Nanzhi admired: "It is rare to find a man as loyal and righteous as Mr. Xie. What's even rarer is that you have never forgotten your original intention even after becoming rich and powerful, and have always been so good to your wife and children.
My ex-husband was so poor that he had to eat his wife's dowry, but he still did not forget to take the neighbor's girl back home as a concubine. Just based on Mr. Xie's loyal character, people admire him. "
"No, no, it's my duty. My wife may be a bit spoiled, but she's not a bad person."
Mr. Xie felt a little guilty when he said this. His wife even wanted to find someone to ruin Miss Shen. His face was a little gloomy, as if he saw his wife clearly for the first time.
Shen Nanzhi added: "However, Mr. Xie, your daughter is willful and unruly, and your son is mediocre, is it also because of your wife's doting?
Those born out of wedlock to concubines and those born out of wedlock to legitimate wives have no sense of crisis and do not have to try too hard. Anyway, there is no one to compete with them, so they naturally have no sense of fear and can act more willfully.
If Master Xie really wants his family to repent, it would be better to bring back a concubine, not to really favor a concubine, so that Mrs. Xie will know that she is afraid and will naturally listen to you and restrain her children. For the sake of her children to become better, Master Xie should be a little more ruthless. "
"Bring back a concubine?"
Mr. Xie was a little hesitant, Shen Nanzhi said: "It's not true, I just want to scare your wife. And Mr. Xie, look at the child of the Song family, he is also the only son, what kind of person has he been raised to be?
If this continues, after Master Xie dies, Young Master Xie will be in charge of the family, and he will be defrauded of all the family property. After all, my ex-husband is still lurking by his side.
He has cheated Master Xie out of his money many times. Master Xie was fooled by him. Who wouldn't say it's strange that Master Xie is so simple-minded? "
Mr. Xie's face was ashamed and helpless: "Miss Shen is right. That Jiang really took my son for a fool. I asked the accountant to control his money, but he asked Madam for private money. What can he do with it? It was all taken away by Jiang."
Shen Nanzhi said no more. Now let Mr. Xie investigate it himself. If he said too much, he would be suspected of instigating the fun.
Although she did have such thoughts.
Finally, he returned the favor by sending Mr. Xie an invitation: "I trust Mr. Xie, but others may not understand. Mr. Yuan does not tolerate any injustice. I can help you this time, but I can't say for sure next time.
Besides, a man should cultivate himself, manage his family and bring peace to the world. If he can't manage his family well, it is also a sign of incompetence. Mr. Xie's family business, which he has worked so hard to build, must not end up in an embarrassing situation where no one inherits it."
Mr. Xie was very grateful and said goodbye. Shen Huai'en personally saw him out.
When he came back again, he saw her sitting with her legs crossed and looking smug, and he couldn't help but let out a helpless smile, "How can you persuade someone to take a concubine? Only you can come up with such a mean idea."
Shen Nanzhi was worried that no one would show off to her, and Shen Huai'en was a good listener. "Things in this world never go as planned. A good girl meets a scumbag, a good man meets a troublemaker, it's rare to have both.
Mr. Xie is just too kind. The family he raised doesn't know how to cherish him. I am doing this for the good of their family. If Mr. Xie grows up in the future, he will thank me no matter what."
"Yes, you're the best. Thank you for your hard work. The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is such an important occasion. Shouldn't you dress up nicely?"
Shen Nanzhi naturally understood social etiquette, "Of course, there is still one hundred taels of silver in the gift that Mr. Xie sent. This is windfall, we have to spend it.
Everyone who sees it gets a share. You haven’t had new clothes for a long time. Let’s go clothes shopping together.”
Shen Nanzhi went as soon as she said she would, and brought Shen Huai'en to Jinxiu Fang, where she was already a regular customer.
Yu Niang received her in person as usual, "Who is this handsome young man to you, Miss Shen? Is he your lover?"
Shen Nanzhi didn't blush, but Shen Huai'en felt embarrassed. He lowered his head with a red face and said, "I am the lady's housekeeper."
"Oh, a housekeeper, that's good. He has to take care of everything at home. He's indispensable everywhere inside and outside the house. This housekeeper is good."
Yu Niang's ambiguous smile made Shen Nanzhi speechless. Married women really dare to say anything. Even good words sounded unpleasant.
In fact, there are many examples of adultery between mistresses and housekeepers. After all, they live together day and night, and fall in love with each other over time. It is understandable that they can't help but break some ethical principles.
Thinking of this, she looked at Shen Huai'en with a somewhat abnormal look in her eyes. She quickly shook her head and drove away the colored waste materials: "My Huai'en is thin-skinned, don't laugh at him. Take your good materials and give him two new sets of clothes."
"Okay, Housekeeper Shen has a really good figure, like a clothes rack, I have to take out the best clothes."
Yu Niang was really not talking. She took out a row of new clothes, ranging from moon white to sky blue, and even a very bright purple-red color. Each piece was very exquisite.
This purple-red dress is very picky. If you don’t have a good-looking face, you can’t match the dress.
Shen Huai'en saw her eyes fall on the purple-red color, and quickly picked out a sky-blue one and a pure blue one, "Just these two, the rest are up to you to choose, shopkeeper, change into women's clothes."
"Ok."
Shopkeeper Yu was a little disappointed. Butler Shen looked good in a moon-white dress and must be very romantic.
Shen Nanzhi also wanted to see him wearing white and red, but he was so embarrassed that she had to give up.
There are more styles of women's clothing. This time, Shen Nanzhi chose a light red chiffon long skirt, which is bright and pretty, and makes people feel beautiful just by looking at it.
"Miss Shen's skin has become fairer. She will look good in this dress."
"Only because I'm white can I choose such a bright color. In fact, the light yellow, tender green, and peach pink are also good. I'm only eighteen years old. If I don't wear it at this age, do you think it's for people in their seventies or eighties?"
Shen Huai'en unconsciously showed some doting: "Girl is right, you deserve the best, buy them all."
Shen Nanzhi laughed, "Why are you acting like the master of the house? You talk as if you're paying for it. Hey, you don't know how expensive food and fuel are until you run the household. This is all I have. The weather is getting cold soon, and it's time to buy autumn and winter clothes. Don't buy more."
Shopkeeper Yu didn't try to persuade him much. He believed that good customers would stick around for a long time and would not be killed by a single blow.
"You are right, young lady. You are a good hand at making a living. Here are some purses and handkerchiefs for you. Pick out some to go with your clothes."
"Oh, look at Shopkeeper Yu, he really knows how to do business. I won't be polite then."
The clothes that Shen Nanzhi picked out were not cheap. In the end, she even selected one for Old Yuan. One hundred taels of silver was not enough, so she added some more. She only came out of Jinxiu Pavilion when her wallet was empty.
The feeling of having my wallet empty is really a mixture of pain and happiness. I only feel the pain when I go out. I sigh, "Look how much money other people make from clothing stores. I have emptied my wallet without realizing it. When I have money, I will definitely enter the clothing market and make my own money."
Shen Huai'en felt sorry for her now, because when she paid the bill just now, she was so generous, just like a client going to a brothel, not treating the money as money.
"It's hard for anyone to make money from you. With so many businesses running, can you handle it all?"
"I don't need to be in charge myself, so I can just hire someone. How can I be too busy? I can poach talents like Manager Yu and make money for me."
Shen Huai'en shook his head helplessly. You have even set your eyes on the shopkeeper. You are so greedy.
"Seeing you're so distressed, I'll treat you to a meal. Would it make you feel better if you eat something good?"
Shen Huai'en invited her to dinner, so Shen Nanzhi was of course happy, "Where did you get the money?"
Could it be that he embezzled his own money?
Shen Nanzhi expressed doubt, Shen Huai'en said: "You forgot that I have a monthly allowance, I can also copy books to buy, save some private money, enough to treat you to dinner."
The girl bought such expensive clothes for him, so it was only right to treat her to a meal. Shen Huai'en took people to the largest restaurant.
"Then I have to order more dishes and eat more. It's not easy. I can save some money for myself. Are men born to save money for themselves?"
Shen Nanzhi looked at him with suspicion. The future wife of this man should be careful. He was so good at saving money. What did he want to do?
Shen Huai'en: "..."
What does that suspicious look mean to you?
As soon as I entered the restaurant, I saw the waiter carrying a young man and throwing him out. "How can you eat without money? It's good enough that I don't beat you up. Get away from me and don't cause trouble!"