Chapter 322 - 316 Pretending to be Profound_1
"Doctor Jiang, your regret is of no use now, ’Little Yueyue’ is already the wife of a brute like me, and she will be my wife for the rest of her life, pining for her is pointless." Zhao Erhu spoke with acidity in his words, along with a bit of smugness.
Although Zhao Erhu had a strong dislike for Jiang Ziqi, it was very obvious how he felt about his wife, and only a fool would fail to see it. However, it was because of this straightforwardness and lack of deceit that Zhao Erhu would only feel a little harmless jealousy and not take any other action.
Zhao Erhu could tell that Jiang Ziqi was definitely a gentleman in this regard, at most just envying and being jealous that he had married such a good wife. That’s why he would only occasionally provoke him, rather than stoop to the despicable act of stealing another man’s wife, unlike that scholar named Jiang Wenshu. After all, his little wife had indeed had feelings for that man in the past, and despite reading the sage’s books, that scholar no longer understood even the most basic principles of propriety, integrity, and shame. His wife was already married to another man, and he was still thinking about how to steal her away, which was infuriating just to think about.
Jiang Ziqi retaliated with a few words to Zhao Erhu before pulling Lin Yue aside to talk about the wooden boxes, mainly wanting to ask if Lin Yue had any other designs or ideas, or if she had any thoughts on other business matters. Jiang Ziqi was aware of the business Lin Yue’s family was in, and it was he who had intended to facilitate Zhao Erhu’s deliveries to the Government Office. In Zhao Erhu’s household, due to limited manpower and resources, and without any connections, they could only use these things to generate a small profit. If these were in his hands, however, with the Jiang Family’s connections, they would become profitable assets. Even he thought they were good; so how could they not sell well?
However, these were not decisions that Lin Yue could make on her own, after all, Lin Yue was Zhao Erhu’s wife. Although Jiang Ziqi often joked around, when it came down to serious business, he would not be ambiguous and would call Zhao Erhu over to discuss things together. The two men’s attitudes towards business were surprisingly upright. Jiang Ziqi understood Zhao Erhu’s character and trusted Lin Yue even more, while Zhao Erhu also felt that Jiang Ziqi was trustworthy. The two of them got along well in their discussions, sidelining Lin Yue, who shook her head at their behavior.
"Big Brother Jiang, you’re also interested in doing business?" Lin Yue was somewhat surprised, feeling that Jiang Ziqi had changed a lot after not seeing him for several months, even his habits and preferences had changed. Although Jiang Ziqi’s consultation fees were high in the past, it was purely to keep the threshold high, and not because he lacked that bit of money.
Lin Yue really couldn’t see that Jiang Ziqi cared much about money or, rather, he didn’t regard it highly at all. He even considered the term ’vulgar’. Previously, when Jiang Ziqi saw how keen she was on earning silver, he had even mocked her for being blinded by money. However, just a few months had passed, and their roles seemed to have reversed. She was now ordered by Zhao Erhu to rest properly, putting the pursuit of making money aside temporarily, and leaving all household matters to Zhao Erhu. On the other hand, it was now Jiang Ziqi who thought of making money upon seeing a wooden box, tsk tsk, one had to say this change was very interesting.
As Jiang Ziqi saw the look and the expression on Lin Yue’s face, he knew what she was thinking and felt a little uncomfortable. What could he do? Only after taking over the family business did he realize that his Jiang family, such a large clan, not only had many mouths to feed but also those who depended on the Jiang family for survival, relied on their industry for support. The expenses and silver needed for various purposes, nothing didn’t require money, and one could never have too much silver. That was why he had ended up scurrying around for money today, but who told him he was the only heir to the Jiang family; there was no choice but to shoulder the responsibility.