All the Protagonists I’ve Scummed Came To Me For Revenge Chapter 30: Abandoned Daughter of a Rich Family (11)
She said this as if she really knew nothing. She said it to annoy Xiao Wenjin, to make her think about the past and stop talking about this topic.
The age difference is too much; Xiao Wenjin isn’t Ye Yueru. She refuses to believe it; she’ll never admit she’s Xia Yu. What can she do?
Do you really think I traveled directly from seven years ago to this place?
What a joke, she’s never even seen my face.
“It is indeed very good.” Xiao Wenjin lied through her teeth: “Just like you and your sister, this old friend of mine also treats me like a sister.”
“Oh,” Xia Yu smiled, and said, “And what about your old friend?”
“Dead.”
“No wonder Patriarch Xiao is paying so much attention to me. It turns out she’s watching me to reminisce about her deceased friend.” Xia Yu said, “But Patriarch Xiao, you should recognize who I am. After all, I am not your deceased friend, and I have no interest in inheriting the feelings you left for your deceased friend.”
Being mistaken for someone else is a very uncomfortable thing; it would be strange if you could have a good attitude.
Although Xiao Wenjin did not admit her mistake.
“People always have to learn to look forward. Isn’t it better to let the dead return to dust?” Xia Yu glanced at Xiao Wenjin, whose expression remained unchanged, and continued, “I also have an old friend, with whom I had a very special relationship. After she died, I buried her.”
“Everyone needs to find something to live for.”
“What Miss Xia said makes some sense.” Xiao Wenjin didn’t argue with her, but just smiled and said, “But I still can’t believe she died like that.”
Why was no body found?
Xiao Wenjin turned to look at her and said, “Because I always felt that she would come back to me one day.”
Xia Yu chuckled: “Isn’t this good? Shouldn’t you be happy? Did you do something to offend her, that’s why you have that expression?”
“No, that’s not it,” Xiao Wenjin said. “I didn’t do anything to wrong her. It’s just that Miss Xia said earlier that it’s better to bury the dead. What’s the meaning?”
Xia Yu gave Xiao Wenjin a deep look. Xiao Wenjin smiled at her. After they exchanged a glance, Xia Yu said, “The dead should indeed be buried, that’s reasonable. But what does it mean for Patriarch Xiao to look at me like this?”
She crossed her arms, gave a cold laugh, and said, “You don’t think I crawled out of a grave, do you?”
Xiao Wenjin laughed: “Miss Xia is joking. How could I think that?”
“Is this all you wanted to say?” Xia Yu said impatiently. “Others may fear or respect the Xiao family of Yunzhou, but I am not afraid of the Xiao family of Yunzhou.”
At worst, you can find a secluded mountain forest to hide in, or simply play ‘wilderness survival’ and live in seclusion on the spot.
She doesn’t have much time left anyway, so it’s good to live happily and enjoy life. If conditions don’t allow it, she doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with being a ‘wild person’.
She doesn’t need to live her whole life in this world; she has more than one life. So what if she offended the Xiao family of Yunzhou?
“Miss Xia, please don’t be agitated,” Xiao Wenjin said. “Then shall we go to the tea room and sit down?”
“What exactly does Patriarch Xiao want to discuss with me?”
“It’s about Piaoxiang Tower,” Xiao Wenjin said. “Many people in the Xiao family are envious of your Piaoxiang Tower, Miss Xia. Although I can help you keep quiet, there are quite a few people who secretly disobey. I can only restrain a portion of them.”
“So, what does Patriarch Xiao intend to do?”
“It’s freezing outside, Miss Xia, why don’t you come inside and we can talk in detail?”
Xia Yu had no idea what she was up to, so she silently followed her into a room. There was a stove in the room, the temperature was just right, and hot tea had already been brewed there.
“Sit.”
“Please speak frankly, Patriarch Xiao.”
“Young people shouldn’t be so impulsive,” Xiao Wenjin said slowly. “Sometimes, taking things a little slower is a good approach.”
“Are you implying that I took too big a step and pulled too far?”
“Miss Xia is too kind.” Xiao Wenjin took a sip of tea and said, “Miss Xia, you should know that the Xiao family has been divided into two factions. You saw the assassins I encountered when I returned from my pilgrimage to Le’an Temple. Our Xiao family is not a monolithic entity, so I can only restrain the people on our side from causing trouble for Piaoxiang Tower. The other faction will listen on the surface, but they will definitely have a lot of underhanded tricks up their sleeves.”
So what are you going to say?
“You can’t keep Piaoxianglou, so why don’t you sell it to me?”
Xia Yu smiled, her eyes half-closed as she looked at Xiao Wenjin, and said, “What a clever plan, what a clever plan! Waiting for the right time to reap the rewards, that’s just the usual style of the Xiao family of Yunzhou.””One hundred thousand taels of silver.”
Xia Yu was stunned when she heard the number. One hundred thousand taels of silver was indeed a lot. She could only keep it for one or two years. No matter how much she squandered it, she could not spend all of it.
She could earn 100,000 taels, but it would take a long time. However, she wasn’t alone; Xin’er was with her, and she had to think about how to save Xin’er.
She left, ending everything, but what about Xin’er? Can she protect Piaoxiang Tower and all that money by herself?
Xia Yu was tempted, not because of the 100,000 taels of silver, but because the matter gave her an idea for a solution.
“Piaoxianglou will probably earn this much money in less than ten years. Is Patriarch Xiao taking advantage of my lack of backing?”
“But Miss Xia, you don’t have the ability to protect Piaoxiang Tower, do you?”
Xia Yu’s expression changed repeatedly.
Xiao Wenjin seized the opportunity to say, “If Miss Xia thinks the money is too little, we can discuss it further.”
Xia Yu sneered, “What a clever scheme.”
“Miss Xia, please feel free to make any requests you may have.”
The Piaxiang Tower holds too many business opportunities, and the Xiao family seems determined to acquire it, but it’s unclear how much of what Xiao Wenjin said is true.
“You want Piaoxianglou? Sure.”
Xia Yu remained silent for a long time before finally gritting her teeth and saying, “But you must grant me a few requests.”
“Please speak, Miss Xia.”
“I want a promise from the Xiao family of Yunzhou, and for them to protect my sister and me.”
Xiao Wenjin nodded: “Of course.”
Seeing that she agreed, Xia Yu smiled and said, “Let Xin’er marry Xiao Tianci.”
She had met Xiao Tianci many times, and he was indeed a good man. If she could let Xin’er be with him, she would have no more worries.
“Xiao Tianci is the next head of the Xiao family. Miss Xia, isn’t your plan a bit too clever?”
“As long as you can get Xiao Tianci to agree to marry Xin’er, I will hand over Piaoxiang Tower without paying 100,000 taels of silver.”
“But as far as I know, your sister doesn’t like Tianci, right?”
Xia Yu smiled and said, “So you’ll have to figure something out. Once this is done, Piaoxianglou will be yours.”
Xia Yu already had ten thousand taels of silver on her, so she wasn’t short of money. The purpose of opening Piaoxiang Tower was to make money, and as long as she had enough, she didn’t care whether she gave it to others or not.
She had been thinking about Xin’er all along, but upon closer reflection, if Xin’er married Xiao Tianci, then in the end, Piaoxianglou would still belong to Xin’er.
“Miss Xia insists on doing it this way.”
“These are the requirements. If you can meet them, Piaoxianglou is yours; if not, then I will sell it.” Xia Yu smiled and said, “I’ve heard that the prominent families in Yangzhou and the Southwest are also very interested. If I’m willing to sell, they would probably be happy to buy it.”
Xiao Wenjin smiled enigmatically: “Miss Xia, aren’t you afraid you won’t be able to leave the Xiao family’s gates today?”
“I was prepared when I came.” Xia Yu snorted coldly and said, “How could I not know the filth of your great families? I had already instructed the people in Piaoxiang Tower before I came that if I did not return today, Piaoxiang Tower would belong to the Wang family of Yangzhou tomorrow.”
Xiao Wenjin praised, “Excellent method.”
“Patriarch Xiao, there’s no need to probe any further. Just tell me whether it will succeed or not.”
“I can agree to this on behalf of Tianci, but you made this important decision for your sister without informing her first. Will she be happy?”
“I will speak to my sister,” Xia Yu said. “If Xiao Tianci is incompetent, it is the fault of your Xiao family. If my sister ultimately does not like Xiao Tianci, then I hope the Xiao family of Yunzhou can protect her for the rest of her life.”
“Miss Xia is such a great older sister, tsk, don’t you ever think about yourself?”
“Me? I don’t care about any of that. Does Patriarch Xiao think anyone can threaten me?”
“That’s true.”
Xia Yu stood up and said, “Let’s leave it at that. You should talk to Xiao Tianci about this as soon as possible.”
“Xia Yu”.
Xia Yu was startled when she heard her name and almost couldn’t help but turn to look at her. Her eyes flickered, and she said unhappily, “I told you not to treat me like anyone else!”
“I am not your old friend. All your old friends are dead. Do you think they can crawl out of their graves?” she said with great displeasure. “Patriarch Xiao, my name is Xia Ran. Don’t get it wrong.”
“Could Miss Xia Ran explain the birthmark on your hand?”
She did see it that day!
Xia Yu was in a state of confusion, but she said, “Birthmark? What birthmark? You mean the mark on my hand? That’s a real pity. It’s not a birthmark. It’s just a mark left after a scar heals.”
“Xia Yu, I’ve already sent people to look for some of the things you left behind back then.” Xiao Wenjin said with a smile, “Whether you are Xia Yu or not, we’ll know naturally when the things arrive.”
“You unreasonable bastard!” Xia Yuwen said angrily, “Since you insist that I am acquainted with you, why waste your breath telling me so much?”
“Because I wasn’t sure at first.” Xiao Wenjin got up and walked towards her, looking at her with a smile on her lips: “But just now, I was 80% sure. Xia Yu, do you know? The way you squint when you’re angry, and the way you touch your hand, are exactly the same as they were seven years ago.”
“Xiao Wenjin, are you insane?!”
Xia Yu angrily slapped her hand away, glanced at her with disgust, and snapped, “What do you mean by touching me like that? Don’t think that just because you’re the head of the Xiao family I won’t dare to do anything to you! Playing with me again and again, it’s quite amusing!”
“I told you you’ve mistaken me for someone else!”
“Give me your hand.”
“You’re absolutely unreasonable!”
Xia Yu turned and left. Xiao Wenjin did not stop her, but narrowed her eyes again as she watched her departing figure.
Xia Yu, could it be you?
If it really is you, the change in you is truly remarkable, haha. Does someone like you have such a tender side?
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