After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1137 Sincerity
Haijiao finally figured out the whole thing at this time.

Yes! Zhang Yingfeng must have heard that Prince Kang's palace was interested in doing business in Northwest wine, glassware and other "local products". Knowing that this was a profitable business with no losses, she did not want to miss it. She took out her own dowry and pretended to spend all her money to prepare a dowry for her sister-in-law. Naturally, her husband Wu Ke was deeply moved and respected her even more from then on. When Wu Ke got a share of the Northwest "local products" business from Prince Kang, she would have a chance to get a piece of the pie!
Even if that share was small, it was still a steady and generous income. Before long, she would be able to pay back all the money she had spent on her sister-in-law's dowry, and then it would be pure profit.

Even if Wu Ke didn't share the profits from this business with her in the end, he wouldn't have wasted her money and not paid it back. He would have paid off the debt anyway.

And if she spends the dowry money on her younger aunt, Wu Qiong will also remember the kindness of her as a sister-in-law. When she becomes the Princess Kang in the future, she will definitely be close to her, take good care of her, and will never forget her in any way that benefits her.

In this way, Zhang Yingfeng's dowry money was worth it! She would never suffer a loss!
After Hai Jiao figured it out, he couldn't help but sigh, "Although I guessed that Zhang must have some plan, I never thought she would be so calculating. Wu Ke is even worse than me. He still thinks Zhang is a rare virtuous wife in the world and wants to repay her with everything he has!" As he said this, he couldn't help but worry, "How should I remind him? Although I am just an outsider and I can't alienate relatives, but seeing him being played around by his wife like this, I really can't bear it."

Haitang smiled and said, "Brother, why worry about this? What can Zhang Yingfeng do with her schemes? Has she done any harm to Wu Ke and Wu Qiong?"

Haijiao thought about it and felt that the Wu brothers and sisters had indeed not suffered any harm at present. Wu Ke thought that his marriage was happy and he had married a virtuous wife, and Wu Qiong's dowry was even more generous, so they had not suffered any loss. However, according to Wu Ke's current thinking, once King Kang asked him to invest in the new industry, he would most likely include his wife's share, which was not a small amount of money...

Haitang comforted her brother, saying, "Zhang Yingfeng took the money only to keep it for her own use. She is the mistress of the Cheng'en Marquis's house and is in charge of the household expenses. She can withdraw any money she wants from the account. Is there anything that requires private money? She is just a daughter of the side branch of the Zhang family. She is not on good terms with the main branch of the Zhang family. Even her dowry was deducted, and she often suffers from it in daily life. It is impossible for her to move the Wu family's property back and benefit the Zhang family.

"In this case, her private money can only be used for herself and to support her widowed mother. But her mother has been taken to the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion. As long as she can find a reason to keep her mother for a long time, is she still afraid of not being able to provide her mother with a rich life? Therefore, her private money is probably just kept in the bottom of the box, just in case, and may be spent on herself, her mother, and her future children in the future. But Wu Ke is willing to support his mother-in-law now, and will use his family property to support his wife and children. What difference does it make whether Zhang Yingfeng keeps the money herself or puts it into the public account of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion?"

Haitang felt that Zhang Yingfeng had been living a hard life with her widowed mother since she lost her father. She was bullied by the Zhang family's legitimate branch and even her marriage was taken advantage of by them. She wanted to save more money for herself, probably because she felt insecure. Now Wu Ke treated her very well and trusted her very much. He directly handed over the financial power and was willing to support her widowed mother. After spending a long time together, as long as Wu Ke did not fall in love with someone else, Zhang Yingfeng would gradually feel safe and naturally would no longer think about saving money for herself.

Haitang and her brother carefully analyzed Zhang Yingfeng's thoughts. Although Haijiao could understand, he still found it hard to accept: "Wu Ke trusted her so much and really regarded her as a good wife, but she had so many selfish calculations and didn't trust Wu Ke. She really couldn't bear Wu Ke's sincerity!"

However, Haijiao still listened to his younger sister's words and promised not to say anything in front of Wu Ke. But he will pay close attention to Zhang Yingfeng's future actions. If she just wants to save some private money to be filial to her widowed mother and to make it easier to raise children in the future, he will not say anything; but if she harms the Wu family for the benefit of the Zhang family, or does something that will make Wu Ke sad, he will never help her hide it! Even if Wu Ke will be sad at that time, he will make things clear to Wu Ke. Temporary pain is nothing, it is better than having the family business calculated by the person next to you!
The Wu family has gone through so many hardships to have the situation they have today, and they cannot be ruined by a certain daughter-in-law!

Haitang tried her best to persuade Haijiao to calm down and feel less worried. Seeing that he still had some resentment on his face, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother is treating Wu Ke more sincerely now. Unlike before, when he only cared about Wu Ke for a short while but didn't really value him." Haijiao used to scheme against Wu Ke, but now he was standing up for Wu Ke because his wife had selfish motives.

Hai Jiao said a little embarrassedly, "You can't say that. I wasn't that close to him before. We were just fellow disciples. Now I often visit him. He never forgets to give me a share of the benefits. King Kang wanted to get him and Xiao Jin to do the Northwest local products business together, and he also proposed to give me a share. He treats me so sincerely, and I am not a cold-hearted person. How can I not remember his kindness?"

Haitang smiled and said nothing more, only asking: "Will you really be included in the new industry of the Kangwang Mansion? To be honest, this business is worth doing. We all know how to make wine, and it won't be difficult to transport it from the northwest. Glassware is more troublesome, but now glass is produced in large quantities, and those caravans have gradually mastered the transportation method that can reduce losses during the journey. If the Kangwang Mansion is willing to learn from them, it will also benefit greatly. The king of Kang will not have to worry about the source of goods, the manpower for transporting goods, the smart and capable shopkeepers and clerks, and he will not have to worry about someone in the capital making trouble for his industry.

"As long as he does this business, he will make money. This is a good business that is guaranteed to make money. He is willing to share the profits with the Wu family because the Wu family is his closest relative and in-laws; he is willing to share the profits with Brother Jin because he remembers the kindness of Brother Jin who once rescued him and the face of Queen Mother Xu in the palace; Brother and he are not close friends, but he is willing to include you in the profit, which is rare. Are you really going to give up such a good opportunity?"

Hai Jiao himself had his own ideas about the wine and glassware business in the northwest, so how could he be willing to give up such a good opportunity? However, he also had concerns in his heart: "I am not getting a share for nothing, I need to pay the capital. King Kang has limited capital, the Wu family still has foreign debts, and you know Xiao Jin's family background. Even if the Luo family and Jiyuan have money, I can't take advantage of them. I must pay this capital. But I don't have that much money on hand. If I ask Grandpa to come forward, I'm afraid Grandpa will not be willing to be associated with the royal family, after all, he is an official from outside..."

Haitang raised her index finger and said, "How difficult is that? I know how much money our family has. You just need to ask grandpa or grandma to borrow some money. As long as you return the money to grandpa and grandma in the future, even with interest, no one can say anything. But what you do with the borrowed money is none of grandpa's business. As long as you don't worry about your career being affected, borrowing money is the simplest and most direct way!"