Volume 1: Mission in Danger Chapter 60 Pay Attention
When Ye Youyu returned to the study, Ma was already there. All the servants had been driven away, leaving only Miss Ye Er and a trusted maid named Cuiping.
As soon as he saw Ye Youyu, a pair of eyes stabbed at him like knives, as if they wanted to dig two holes in Ye Youyu's body.
"You slut, have you had enough?"
Ma pointed at Ye Youyu and started to curse: "You approach men whenever you see one. Are you planning to go over and throw yourself at the Wu family puppy because he looks good?"
This insult was so vicious that if Mrs. Xu were here and heard her daughter being insulted like this, she would probably cry and hit her head against the pillar.
Ye Youyu's eyes also turned red. No matter how smart she was, she was still an unmarried girl after all. She walked over, knelt at Ye Dalin's feet, lowered her head and said nothing.
Ye Dalin was also quite dissatisfied with Ye Youyu's tactlessness just now. Fortunately, he was in a good mood at the moment. He snorted and said, "Alright, alright." He lifted Mingyuejue under the light and turned it towards the light. The more he looked, the more relieved he felt: "The last worry is gone. No matter what happens in the Wu family tomorrow, it has nothing to do with our family."
Ma asked, "How do we deal with this?"
Ye Dalin smiled and said, "After all, it is a good piece of jade. It's just that it is associated with the Wu family, which is not a good omen. After the autumn harvest, find someone whose background is unknown and sell it to him." Then he handed it to Ma.
While accepting the marriage, Ma scolded Wu Chengjian for delaying Haocai for two or three years. When Ye Haocai reached the age to get married, and the Wu family was on the rise, Ye Dalin had already made up his mind, and they talked for another half a year before getting engaged. Unexpectedly, Wu Chengjian kept dragging the marriage out with various reasons, so today, Miss Ye is actually a little "overage" to get married.
Ma supported her daughter and took her trusted maid Cuiping back home. Along the way, they were discussing how to find a suitable husband.
When only the father and daughter were left in the study, Ye Dalin raised his leg and kicked Ye Youyu so hard that his internal organs seemed to turn upside down and he fell to the ground.
Ye Dalin cursed, "You tactless loser, didn't you see your father's expression? You still went up to him! Are you really bewitched by that kid surnamed Wu?"
This kick made Ye Youyu feel cold all over. The chill in her heart was ten times worse than the pain in her chest. She originally thought that even if her father didn't treat her as well as Ye Haocai, he still loved her. She didn't expect him to treat her like this. She almost lost hope for a moment, but when she thought of her helpless mother, she cried out in her heart: "Youyu, you have to cheer up, cheer up, you still have to jump out of the fire pit, and you still have to let your mother live a good life."
Ye Dalin said coldly: "Why don't you speak?"
Ye Youyu struggled to get up and said, "Dad, do you think that...that Wu Chengjian is really just a playboy?" His chest hurt as he said these two words.
Ye Dalin frowned and said, "This kid is very bad!"
Ye Youyu said: "He is just bad, not stupid, right?"
Ye Dalin said: "Of course he is not stupid. If he was really stupid, I would not have agreed to marry Haocai to him. This boy is not serious and does not pay attention to the work."
Ye Youyu said, "When we met outside the study just now, he looked like he was taking the opportunity to tease my daughter."
Ye Dalin cursed, "This bastard!" and then cursed Ye Youyu, "And then you let this playboy make your heart flutter?"
Ye Youyu said: "Dad, I didn't let him touch me at that time!"
Ye Dalin thought about it and it seemed to be true.
Ye Youyu said, "The engagement had not been cancelled yet, so my daughter was his sister-in-law. Father, the investment will be made tomorrow, right? The Wu family is about to face a disaster, right? If it was the Ye family that was about to face a disaster, Father, would you still have the heart to do such a stupid thing?"
After all, she couldn't bring herself to say something like teasing her sister-in-law.
Ye Dalin was stunned by what his daughter said.
Ye Youyu added, "Even if Wu Chengjian is really such a stubborn person, what about Mr. Wu? Has he ever been humble since he entered the family? My daughter came late, but tonight, when I was serving the Madam and listening to the servants' words, I didn't feel that Mr. Wu really regarded our Ye family as the last straw to save our family. When he talked to Dad, he was even a little aggressive . He didn't seem to be asking for help, but seemed to force you to make a decision. When they exchanged the Sun and Moon Rings at the end, neither of them hesitated at all. I looked at Mr. Wu's expression carefully. He was sad, but not miserable and desperate. Dad, if the Wu family was really at the end of its rope, would Mr. Wu act like this?"
After all, Ye Dalin was a man who had earned his huge fortune on his own. He shouted halfway through listening, "Something is wrong!" He recalled the scene after Wu Guoying and his son came in. The more he thought about it, the more strange it seemed to him. He only hated himself for being blinded by greed and not seeing through it.
"Could it be... Could it be that Old Wu has deceived everyone? Could it be that the Wu family can still turn things around?"
No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't think of any other way for the Wu family to turn things around. Even if they got back the batch of tea leaves from their family, it would be useless now.
Ye Dalin said: "But this is not possible, this is impossible! Third sister, what else do you think they can do?"
Ye Youyu said, "Grandpa Wu worked with my father to build his kingdom. If even my father can't figure it out, how experienced can a daughter be? Can she understand his situation? But judging from what happened tonight, I'm afraid the Wu family still has a backup plan."
Ye Dalin sat down and thought about it, but no matter how he calculated, he felt that the Wu family had no chance - he had already exhausted all the calculations on the victory or defeat of the Wu family a few days ago. Otherwise, how could he easily sever the alliance between Wu and Ye and turn to the relatively unfamiliar Mr. Cai.
But what my daughter said just now does make sense.
The battle in the business world is always treacherous and unpredictable, not to mention that the Thirteen Hongs were the imperial merchants, mixed with officialdom and even imperial power. This made it even more dangerous. There were cliffs everywhere, and if you were not careful you would find yourself in a mountain of swords or a frying pan of oil.
Therefore, although Ye Dalin couldn't understand why the Wu family could be like this, he didn't dare to take it lightly.
Seeing his daughter still kneeling on the ground, he felt a little guilty, but he would not say it out loud. He just said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Dad." Ye Youyu held her stomach and stood up despite the pain.
Ye Dalin said coldly: "So you sent them out today because you think the Wu family can still rise again?"
Ye Youyu said, "I am from the Ye family, not the Wu family. Whether the Wu family is rich or poor, what does it have to do with me? But Dad always teaches my brothers and sisters that in the business world, it is important to leave a way out for others. So I follow Dad's teachings and don't want to go to such lengths on this insignificant detail."
Although Ye Dalin was mean and ungrateful, he was able to gain a foothold in the Thirteenth Bank, and he still followed some business rules. Otherwise, his business would not be so big. The reason why he was rude tonight was that the two sides had already officially fallen out, and secondly, he saw that the Wu family was doomed to die. For a person who might be confiscated and exterminated after tomorrow, wouldn't it be a waste to show a good face to him? After calculating this, his mean nature was fully revealed.
Ye Youyu took out the Sun Ring stained with her own blood and said, "Father, this is the Sun Ring that my daughter saved. Master Wu forgot to take it back."
When Ye Dalin was about to take it, Ye Youyu withdrew her hand and said, "Father, please leave this sun ring with your daughter for now."
Ye Dalin frowned when he heard this.
Ye Youyu said, "Since this sun ring has already been returned to the Wu family, if it is returned to Dad without any status and people know about it, things will be hard to explain. It is better to leave it in my daughter's hands. It will be best if no one knows about it. If there is any gossip, I can just find a reason to put it on my daughter. When the Wu family's affairs are settled, then Dad will decide how to deal with it. Before that, Dad will pretend that he doesn't know about this matter."
Ye Dalin nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave it with you first."
He watched Ye Youyu walk out of the study room, and suddenly felt a pity in his heart. It was a pity why this daughter was born out of wedlock, and it was a pity why she was a daughter. If Ye Youyu was a son, how great it would be!
Wu Guoying and his son returned to the Wu family. They didn't say anything, but seeing Wu Guoying go back to the backyard without saying a word and looking at his expression, the servants of the Wu family hiding in the dark guessed the result.
Wu Liu told Lian Qiao, and Lian Qiao told Cai Qiaozhu, who remained silent.
Ye Dalin's reputation for being mean was even worse than that of Cai the Merchant General in the Thirteen Hongs - as the Merchant General, Cai Shiwen had to consider his status, but it was not the case with Ye Dalin. Everything depended on interests and calculations, so Cai Qiaozhu felt that the possibility was slim from the beginning. However, she did not dissuade Wu Guoying and his son because she was still hoping for a chance in her heart. But now, this "what if" has not happened.
She walked gently to the bedside, listened to her husband's unsteady breathing, held his increasingly thin hand tightly, and thought to herself: "If that day really comes, I will close the door and die with you in this room. It's just a pity for my Guang..."
In the backyard of the Wu residence, when Aunt Yang came out after helping Wu Guoying to sleep, the second young master of the Wu family hurried forward and asked, "How is it?"
"Your father didn't say anything." Aunt Yang was a little anxious: "Second official, what should we do? If the Wu family really goes bankrupt, what should we do?"
Wu Chenggou said anxiously: "Don't make a fuss, I'm trying to find a solution, right?"
However, he didn't know whether the methods he could think of would be useful.
