Chapter 97 - 96 Compromise
Lady Xu, although not explicitly stating that Ye Zi gave the stall to Qi Cheng because she looked down on Lady Han, preventing her from getting involved, did make her meaning clear in her words. Even if Ye Zi looked down on Lady Han, Lady Han couldn’t afford to offend Ye Zi either, as she also had children. At the very least, Sanshun and Qi Jiaer got along well, and as of now, Sanshun was Qi Jiaer’s favorite playmate. Perhaps one day, for the sake of Qi Jia, Ye Zi might take care of Sanshun.
Everyone knew that Lady Han and Ye Xinyan were at odds, but Lady Han was not willing to bear the blame and stubbornly said, "Let’s not talk about things that are so far in the future. Who knows what will happen later? Who dares to guarantee that the path for the second branch of the Qi family will always be smooth? Elder Sister, are you trying to placate me, so that you can let go of the rice tofu stall and give it to Qi Cheng alone?"
After countering Lady Xu, Lady Han then said to Qi Yougui, "Father, our family has always been living tightly; you can’t just favor your eldest son and eldest grandson whenever there’s a slight advantage to be had. When you assigned Chengzi to work for the Second Uncle’s family, my Dagen and Shunzi, as well as the others, weren’t idle either; they were all busy with our own family’s affairs."
Seeing Lady Han relentless and making a fuss with his parents, Qi Dagen found it utterly unreasonable and blurted out, "Enough, it’s always you making a fuss. The rice tofu is the Second Uncle’s business; does he need to consult your opinion on who he wants to give it to?"
Lady Wang frowned tightly, although Lady Han was always trying to outdo others, her words weren’t completely unreasonable. Now things were tricky, as their old man and Qi Younian were only worried about the third family’s involvement in the ownership of the breakfast stall; they did not expect that the third family wouldn’t even be aware of the issue before their own family began to argue about it.
Qi Yougui sighed silently and said to Dagen, "Alright, stop scolding your wife. It was I who assigned Chengzi to help your Second Uncle’s family with some heavy work. I will make the decision today; we won’t care who Ye Zi wants to give the rice tofu stall to anymore, let’s consider it a business for the grandchildren of our main family. When we separate the families in the future, all the grandchildren will have a share."
Lady Han was still unhappy, as it would be unfair for Qi Cheng and his wife to manage all the family business. But she was silenced by a fierce glare from Qi Dagen and didn’t dare to speak, although her expression remained indignant.
Qi Yougui paid no attention to Lady Han’s discontent and continued, "Younian’s family will no longer be involved in the rice tofu business. Just having Chengzi and his wife won’t be enough to handle it, so let Shunzi and Chengzi from Dagen’s family take over in the future."