Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade

Qian Sangui had always harbored such suspicions deep down. But he dared not dwell on them; every time the thought surfaced, he quickly suppressed it. He kept reminding himself, "No, that can’t be. They are my own father, my own brother and sister-in-law." Now that his granddaughter had bluntly spoken the unspeakable, it still pained him enough to bring a reddening to his eyes.

Lady Wu, grinding her teeth in anger, cursed, "Heartless! We’ve been open-hearted to them. Not to mention that both families have lived well thanks to us, even Auntie Die was able to divorce Yang Laokou and find a new life with the Old Yu Family, living like a young lady. How can they be so ungrateful? To do such a vile thing. And my father-in-law, he should know just how filial the head of the family has been. How can he be so cruel as to ignore your health and make such a fuss?"

Qian Yixiu snorted coldly, "No matter what the era, the strong are revered. Yet, the Old Qian Family has got it all backwards. It’s been the grandfather who has indulged them too much before. It’s about time they were woken up..."

That evening, they sent for Wan Dazhong and his son, as well as Qian Manxia, to come over for dinner. In the end, only Wan Dazhong and Qian Manxia showed up, explaining Wan Erniu had gone to the county town to sell hides and would be staying a couple of days at a friend’s place.

The youngest aunt’s belly was now noticeably swollen, and she herself had become much more plump. Seeing Qian Yixiu, she spoke with reddened eyes, "Those people have gone too far, aggravating my father’s illness once again."

During the meal, they discussed methods of dealing with the first and second households.

First of all, they intended to cut off the economic sources of the first and second households, to show them who their breadwinners were.

They would tell Shopkeeper Cui that Wuxi Tea Building was to stop collaborating with Old Brother Snack House. Xiaxia’s Fragrant Pie House would offer a thirty percent discount on pastries for three consecutive months. Right now, the third household had an abundance of money, and they were ready to fill this gap. They also planned to insinuate to Qian Sigui that if he wanted to continue living well, he should find a way to make the Old Brother Snack House in the provincial city "lose money". Qian Sigui was shrewd and had a good relationship with Qian Sangui, so he knew exactly how to handle such a "favorable" and helpful task.

The second step was to ruin the reputation of Lady Wang, the instigator. Lady Wu, together with the eloquent Lady Wei, would take care of this task.