Chapter 96 - 95 Strive for the Best
Lady Wang stood at the doorway and called Qi Dazhu and Qi Cheng inside with a loud voice.
Qi Yougui relayed Qi Younian’s thoughts to the two men and, without waiting for Dazhu to snap out of his stunned state, asked Qi Cheng, "Your second great-uncle said you and your wife can already manage the rice tofu stall on your own. What do you think? Can you do it or not?"
"It should... be doable," Qi Cheng had already been shocked by his grandfather’s words. Was his second great-uncle implying that he wanted to transfer the rice tofu stand to him? Not just to help out for a wage, but to actually give him the business?
"Either you can or you can’t, what’s this ’should be doable’?" Qi Yougui, who was already troubled and annoyed for having gained such a large property for nothing, pressed him for an answer.
Qi Cheng quickly nodded, "Definitely doable, definitely doable. For several days now, Ye Zi and Nanny Jin have let my wife and me do the work; they only look after the trivial tasks."
Lady Wang and Qi Yougui exchanged glances. So, their second brother and his niece had already thought about giving the stall to Chengzi?
Qi Yougui shared his worries with Lady Wang, "I always feel that if we just take over the second branch’s business outright, the third branch will surely kick up a fuss. You know how Third Brother is, pathetic and shameless in his complaints; it would be bothersome. Besides, as the elder brother, it wouldn’t be right for me to enjoy the good life and ignore Third Brother’s family having to scrape by, would it?"
Lady Wang scoffed, "Just because you’re the elder brother, you think you don’t deserve to have a say? When our parents divided the house and land, it was said to be an even split, but in reality, they favored the third branch. If he can’t manage his own life, who is there to blame? Ye Zi may be sharp-tongued on a daily basis, but she wasn’t wrong on this count. If you want to support your siblings, it also depends on what kind of people those siblings are."