Chapter 414: The Shopkeepers of Every Store at An Family Winehouse (1)_1
Lin Yuan stared at Meng Liangdong with exasperation, as if he were iron unwilling to turn to steel, then walked up to Xie Zhiyuan. Lifting her head, she said with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile, "Young Master Xie, you just mentioned that Sister Mo took a fancy to Mr. Meng’s silver. Hehe, I’d like to ask you something. Mr. Meng is just an accountant at my Rice Flower Fragrance establishment, so how did he become the wealthy big boss you mentioned? If we’re talking about real wealth, that should refer to me as the boss, shouldn’t it? Everyone agrees, don’t they?"
"Yes!" The voices at the door belonged to Mo Sanniang’s old acquaintances, loud enough to rival the bustle of a busy street.
Grateful, Lin Yuan glanced at everyone and added, "So, when you said Sister Mo was vain and fickle, seeking to transfer her affections because of greed, that really makes no sense at all!"
Xie Zhiyuan was rendered speechless by this twelve-year-old girl pressing him into a corner; red-faced and furious, he burst out, "You, who do you think you are? To teach me a lesson! Be careful, be careful, or I’ll go to the yamen and have someone arrest you!"
Lin Yuan chuckled, "Arrest me? May I ask, Young Master Xie, what crime have I committed? Theft? Or have I taken someone’s cloth and never paid with silver?"
Xie Zhiyuan was stumped by Lin Yuan’s pointed question. Why did his mother’s image spring to mind when she mentioned taking cloth and not paying with silver?
"Oh yes, if there really is someone to be arrested, I think I could go to the yamen and say something. A man like Young Master Xie, nearly married, but still presses a girl every other day to become your little concubine – does that count as breaking the law? After all, Sister Mo did not agree! Yet, oh dear, Sister Mo did not consent, and then you came to slander her reputation! What should be done about that?"
With Lin Yuan’s words, the crowd at the door boiled over again. So, that was Xie Zhiyuan’s plot! He didn’t want to marry her but still wanted to coerce her into becoming his little concubine, and when she was unwilling, he resorted to malicious slander! A complete scoundrel!
Xie Zhiyuan looked helplessly around at the people who were pointing and jeering at him, then at Mo Sanniang’s disappointed and contemptuous gaze, his face finally unable to hide his disgrace.