Although he was very unhappy in his heart, he still smiled and said, "Brother Ye is the legitimate son of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. Who would dare to compete with him for the family property? The old man is worrying too much."

Seeing that Yuan Wenchun was still using the backyard tricks to shirk responsibility, Wang Yue said unhappily, "Brother Yuan, you can't say that. Some people even mess up their own brother's wedding. They are brothers. Not to mention that Mr. Bai has such a big fortune. I think there are countless people who are jealous. It's right for the old man to be more cautious."

When he said this, he was not only mocking Yuan Wenchun, but also reminding Mr. Bai that if he wanted to get things done, he should cut the Gordian knot. If he kept procrastinating, Yuan Wenchun might just quit and run away.

Mr. Bai was able to start from scratch and become a wealthy man in Yangzhou, so he certainly understood what Wang Yue meant.

He looked at Wang Yue gratefully, and already had a plan in mind, so he asked happily, "Your last name is Wang, are you from the Wang family in Suzhou?"

Wang Yue was not surprised that Mr. Bai guessed that he had done so, so he smiled and said, "Yes, my father originally wanted to visit you, but my cousin is about to pay her marriage, so he decided to visit you a few days later."

After confirming Wang Yue's identity, Mr. Bai coughed several times in succession. After catching his breath, he said decisively, "Since you and Brother Ye are friends, then I will sell my Bai family's business to your Wang family. I am relieved about those servants. I think the Wang family will definitely not treat them unfairly."

Wang Yue nodded and said solemnly, "Grandpa, I have already informed my father before I came here, and he may be here soon. But the Bai family's business is too big for our Wang family to take over."

Mr. Bai waved his hand nonchalantly and said generously, "I still trust your Suzhou Wang family. As long as your father writes an IOU, I can transfer all the Bai family's assets to you. You and Brother Ye are friends, so why should I worry that you won't pay me back?"

Although Wang Yue knew there was something fishy about these words, he still didn't expect Mr. Bai to be so decisive, which made him feel good about him.

He smiled and said, "If I write an IOU, then I will suffer a great loss. I am also a big businessman. Come and see how much this thing in my hand is worth?"

As he said this, he took out a piece of incense that he had prepared long ago and produced by his own family.

No matter in which world, businessmen need a backer. Wang Yue felt that he must find a backer for the Wang family so that they could have stability.

After all, the uncle who is entitled to be worshipped in the Taimiao will probably be betrayed by his aunt soon. By that time, the Wang family will become a prey to others.

Looking at the entire TV series, the Gu family is one of those long-lasting large families with a very strong background, making it very suitable to be a backer.

Mr. Bai didn't know about Wang Yue's plan, or he felt that Wang Yue was too young to have such a deep plan.

He took the soap with trembling hands, looked at it carefully, and said solemnly, "Is this for bathing or washing clothes?"

Wang Yue gave Mr. Bai a thumbs up and said solemnly, "This is for bathing and washing clothes. It is much better than those on the market. It does not hurt the skin, has a good cleaning effect, and leaves a fragrance."

Mr. Bai thought quickly and immediately determined the value of this thing. He asked with some doubt, "What are you going to do with this? Are you going to start a business with the Bai family? But I'm afraid my body won't be able to do it, and Brother Ye isn't suitable for doing business either."

Wang Yue looked at Mr. Bai and said very seriously, "To be honest with you, Mr. Bai, Gu Tingye and I hit it off right away. We became sworn brothers before we came here, so I won't treat you as an outsider.

I took out this soap because I was going to start a business with my second brother. He doesn't need to get involved. He just needs to wait for the dividends at the end of the year."

Gu Tingye didn't expect Wang Yue to give him so much face. He lost to him, and being his younger brother turned into a relationship they had known each other for a long time. This also made him even more convinced.

When he saw Mr. Bai looking at him, he nodded and said, "Grandpa, what my elder brother said is true. Not only did my elder brother become a scholar at such a young age, he is also skilled in archery and horse riding. Even I am not as good as him."

After listening to Gu Tingye's explanation, Mr. Bai couldn't help but laughed heartily, but after laughing, he burst into coughing rapidly again.

But everyone could understand that Mr. Bai was really happy at the moment.

In fact, this is very easy to understand. Mr. Bai originally thought that after his death, his only legitimate grandson would probably have no one to rely on.

However, he did not expect that his grandson Hongfu Qitian, who only came to see him for the last time, unexpectedly became his sworn brother.

A scholar of twelve or thirteen years old has a bright future!

Seeing that the old man was so happy, Gu Tingye hurried to calm him down. After the old man's breathing stabilized, he continued, "I really don't understand business, but I also know the principle of slow and steady growth. Grandpa, just make the decision."

Mr. Bai patted Gu Tingye's hand, then smiled and said to Wang Yue, "In this case, how about I invest all of the Bai family's assets and take 30% of the profits of this thing?"

Wang Yue knew very well that if Xiangzhao was managed slowly by the Wang family themselves, they would definitely be able to earn more in the future.

However, if he could take over the Bai family, Wang Yue's network and business routes would be greatly expanded, and he would be able to raise funds even faster.

Although it may seem like a loss in the long run, it is actually an advantage in the short run and is worth cooperating with.

Besides, it was just a soap business. He also knew other skills. Using soap to bind his relationship with the Gu family was a win-win situation with no harm.

So, he said very straightforwardly, "Just do as the old man says."

Seeing that Wang Yue agreed so readily, Mr. Bai was even happier and immediately asked the butler to go and get the various contract documents.

Old Man Wang arrived quickly. When he received the news from his son, he hurried to the Bai family.

After listening to Wang Yue's narration, Old Man Wang wrote down the contract on the spot and began to count the various contract documents of the Bai family.

The whole process changed very quickly, and Yuan Wenchun, who was dragged in as a middleman, could only sign his name foolishly.

He had to sign because the Wang family's eldest grandfather's shared imperial temple was too powerful, and the Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion was too powerful to offend them as a son of an earl.

Of course, he alone was not important enough to be the middleman, so when Old Man Wang arrived, he specially invited the owner of the Lotus Manor, a famous scholar in Yangzhou, and the abbot of the Chanliu Temple.

The whole process was handled very quickly. On the next day, Old Man Wang had officially taken over the Bai family's business.

Such a big move here certainly couldn't be hidden from the other members of the Bai family. They had long been looking forward to Mr. Bai's death so that they could come and take over the family property.

However, when they hurriedly arrived at the Bai family compound, they found that it had been renamed the Wang family compound. As for the whereabouts of Mr. Bai, they had no idea.

In fact, after Mr. Bai had dealt with all the matters, he felt that since the compound was to be left to the Wang family, it would not be appropriate for him to die here.

So he took a sedan chair at night and went to the villa near Chanliu Temple, preparing to ask Chanliu Temple to perform a ritual after his death and bury him quickly.

Of course, the grandson Gu Tingye also went with them, but Wang Yue inexplicably had another home in Yangzhou.

But even though he finally moved out of the Sheng family, he still couldn't escape Changbai's harassment. Before his sister got married, this guy was almost ready to live in the Wang family.

Chapter 164: The geese with betrothal gifts flew away!

Wang Family Courtyard (formerly Bai Family Courtyard), guest room

Yuan Wenchun returned to the guest room, feeling angrier and angrier. He had signed the contract himself, and if anything went wrong with the contract, he would be responsible.

He had heard something about the Gu family. Madam Qin had such a good reputation in Kyoto, which showed that her methods were very ordinary.

He is now helping Gu Tingye to seize the Bai family's wealth, which has offended Madam Qin. Their family will have a harder time in the future.

So, after the servants left, Yuan Wenchun said to Mrs. Yuan in anger, "This little beast from the Wang family is really calculating. With those Yangzhou celebrities here, he even dragged me in as the middleman. Is he afraid that the playboy Gu Tingye will have something to hold against him because of the Bai family's affairs, so he deliberately asked me, a Tokyo person, to get involved?"

Mrs. Yuan is the niece of the eldest lady of the Yuan family. She has always been somewhat respectable in the Yuan family. She and Yuan Wenchun grew up together and have a very good relationship.

She knew Yuan Wenchun's character, and seeing that Yuan Wenshao was angry, she also said with a common hatred, "Husband, since the Wang family has disregarded their dignity and deliberately plotted against you, if we don't fight back, won't they look down on us?"

Yuan Wenchun frowned and said helplessly, "I originally wanted to use Gu Tingye to cause trouble at the betrothal ceremony, but that guy has obviously been subdued by the Wang family kid. He is really a worthless thing. I have no one to use for the time being."

Mrs. Yuan thought about it and felt that it would be better to make her future sister-in-law make more mistakes with her mother-in-law so that she would have an excuse to take advantage of her.

So, she thought about it for a while, and then quickly said, "Da Lang, it's not easy to tamper with the betrothal gifts. After all, there is a gift list. Why don't we do something about the pair of wild geese?"

Yuan Wenchun didn't have any ideas, so he asked doubtfully, "How to do it?"

Mrs. Yuan massaged Yuan Wenchun's shoulders and said with a smile, "Children are interested in small animals. As long as we feed the geese well and tie them up loosely, when the Sheng family's children open the cage to take a look, the geese will surely fly away. Then, we can enjoy the fun."

Yuan Wenchun knew that the wild geese should not be fed too much, otherwise they would struggle violently and get injured, which would be unlucky. But now that they had been sent to Yangzhou, it was no longer their business.

Moreover, there will certainly be many children coming to watch the ceremony, and they will certainly be interested in the wild geese.

Sheng Hong even carried forward the Sheng family's tradition of favoring the concubine and killing the wife. Others might not dare to do anything to the wild geese, but the concubine's child might actually dare to open the cage.

Thinking of this, he made a decision and said, "Let's do as you say!"

……

The fifth year of Huangyou

Sheng family, the day of paying the betrothal gift.

Because Hualan was going to marry in Tokyo, the two families lived far away from each other, so although it was called a betrothal ceremony this time, it was actually also held together with the wedding.

When the auspicious day arrived, although Yuan Wenchun was very unhappy, he still had to go to deliver the betrothal gifts. However, this time he planned to do something bad and go to watch a show. He tied the ropes on the pair of wild geese very loosely as planned, and deliberately fed the geese some food to make them more energetic.

After the tied goose regained its strength, it rolled and struggled in the cage in a somewhat restless manner and tried to escape several times.

The child was already interested in wild geese, and this goose was rolling around in the cage, which soon attracted the child's attention.

Sheng Changfeng was just joining in the fun and had no intention of taking action, but he heard the servant of the Yuan family say proudly, "The wild goose was shot down by my second son himself as a gift for Naji, which shows my second son's sincerity.

My second son’s abilities are the best in Tokyo, and not everyone can compare to him.”

As he said this, he looked very proud, as if Yuan Wenshao had unrivaled martial arts skills, especially his skill in bending the bow and shooting wild geese, which was simply as if he were assisted by God.

Sheng Changfeng was very curious about whether the wild geese shot by bows and arrows would have any injuries, so he wanted to go and take a look.

But before he got close, the servant of the Yuan family impatiently drove him away, "What are you looking at, kid? It would be unlucky if the wild goose ran away. Go away!"

In the Sheng family, no servant would dare to say this to Chang Feng, not even Dong Rong who was beside Sheng Hong.

Therefore, this child, who was just ten years old, was stimulated decisively. He said with dissatisfaction, "Since it is a betrothal gift, it already belongs to our Sheng family. Why can't I see it?"

After being confronted, the servant of the Yuan family carefully looked at Sheng Changfeng. After making sure that he had not mistaken him, he said seriously, "Then let me tell you, the wild geese are here. If you let them fly away, it will have nothing to do with our Yuan family."

Sheng Changfeng had no idea that this was a ploy. He thought that the servant of the Yuan family was afraid of taking responsibility, so he said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I will never push the responsibility onto you."

After hearing what he said, the people from the Yuan family glanced at the people around watching the fun and turned away.

After he left, Sheng Changfeng went to the cage to check, but he couldn't see clearly through the cage, so he opened the cage and wanted to check the goose's wound.

What he didn't expect was that as soon as he opened the cage, his little hand was pecked by a wild goose.

He quickly retracted his hand in pain, but did not notice that the goose had run out of the cage. By the time he noticed it, the goose had already flown into the sky.

Sheng Changfeng was shocked when he saw this scene. He didn't expect that the goose, which was tied up well, could break free and fly away.

But before he could think about it, someone shouted in panic, "Sheng Jia Sanlang released Naji's wild goose~!"

Following the man's shout, many guests rushed over to check, and found that one of the cages was empty, and there was only a wild goose in the betrothal gift.

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. They had never thought that someone would let go of wild geese at a wedding.

Upon hearing the news, Sheng Hong, Yuan Wenchun, Wang Yue, Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye also came.

Yuan Wenchun took a look at the cage and asked in surprise, "Uncle, what do you mean by this? You actually let the wild geese we sent you fly away. How will my brother arrange the wedding and welcome the bride later?"

Don't underestimate the pair of wild geese. Najib will send the geese over when the time comes, and he will take the pair of geese away when he picks up the bride.

If a wild goose died during the process, the happy event would be extremely unlucky, not to mention if a wild goose was let go.

With this handle, the two families either have to cancel the engagement, or the woman who marries him will never be able to hold her head up again.

Sheng Hong was already very upset. His eldest brother-in-law was in Runzhou, which was separated from Yangzhou by the Yangtze River. However, he did not come in person because only the younger generation of the Yuan family came, which made him feel very embarrassed.

After hearing Yuan Wenchun's provocation, he didn't think much and kicked Chang Feng, saying in a cold voice, "Little beast, it's your eldest sister's big day, why are you trying to kill yourself?"

Chang Feng was originally frightened silly, but he woke up after being kicked. He lay on the ground and dared not get up. His white fur coat was stained with dust.

After hearing Sheng Hong's question, he reacted quickly and thought of the key point at once. He quickly explained, "Father, I just opened the cage, and I didn't expect the tied goose to fly away."

After hearing this, Yuan Wenchun said in dissatisfaction, "Sheng Sanlang, what you said is very interesting. You let the wild geese go, and you want to put the blame on our Yuan family?"

Sheng Hong is not stupid. He doesn't think Chang Feng dares to lie at this time. After all, there are so many eyes watching. Lying will not help at all and will leave a bad reputation.

In other words, the Yuan family deliberately loosened the rope, waiting for someone to open the cage.

However, he couldn't blame Yuan Wenchun. After all, even if the rope was loose, it wouldn't affect anything as long as the cage was still closed.

But now that the wild geese have flown away, what should I do? Is it really possible to cancel the engagement?

He can't afford to lose this person!

If any other daughter had married like this, he would have accepted it, but he still had some feelings for Hualan and really couldn't bear to see her suffer any injustice.

For a moment, Sheng Hong was in a dilemma.

Wang Yue saw that everyone was watching the fun and Sheng Hong was at a loss, so he pretended to be curious and asked, "Uncle, I heard that if one of the geese in a pair dies, the other will also commit suicide for love, which is why geese are used in weddings.

However, one of the wild geese sent by the Yuan family was still in the cage, so how come the other one ran away?

The geese they captured couldn't be a pair, right?"

After Wang Yue reminded him, Sheng Hong immediately asked suspiciously, "Nephew, what's going on? If they are really a pair of wild geese, the one that flew away should be circling in the sky. But look at the sky, where is the shadow of the wild geese?"

After hearing what Sheng Hong and Wang Yue said, everyone looked up at the sky. There was not a single cloud in the sky, let alone the shadow of wild geese.

Besides, this is Yangzhou City, Sheng Hong is the second in command and is about to be promoted, so everyone has to give him some face.

So, everyone was talking about it and accusing the Yuan family of being unkind. They didn't catch a bunch of geese to send, but just gave two at random. Isn't this fooling people?

Yuan Wenchun's face turned red as he listened to everyone's discussions. He didn't expect that the plan he had designed would backfire on his own family.

He couldn't help but glare at Wang Yue fiercely. He felt that this guy was here to annihilate him. It was this guy who ruined his previous plan to take advantage of Gu Tingye.

Seeing that Yuan Wenchun didn't say anything and was glaring at Wang Yue, Sheng Hong asked without mercy, "I don't think the Yuan family would not give a pair of gifts. I wonder if my nephew got the wrong one? Go and get the other one to make a pair."

Chapter 165: Cousin, what about us?

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