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Chapter 244 Taking the Opportunity to Take Advantage
Chapter 244 Taking the Opportunity to Take Advantage
Xia Mo smiled gently and sat down in the head of the family's seat with grace and poise, as if she were not the one who had been flustered and short of breath just moments before.
The head of the You family gave Xia Mo a wry smile and said, "I've come here to discuss something with you, head of the Xia family."
The head of the You family maintained a charming smile, but his hands, hidden in his sleeves, were clenched into fists, his nails digging into his flesh, and his veins bulging.
"Oh, please speak," Xia Mo imitated Yu Niangzi's habit, her fingers, half-hidden in her sleeve, flicking lightly.
This is a small, unconscious action that Yu Niangzi would do when she was nervous, something she probably didn't even realize herself.
Xia Mo knew this because she had read Yu Niangzi's memories through her divine sense, and incidentally, she had also read Yu Niangzi's habits. She then intentionally imitated them, so naturally, she acted exactly the same.
The head of the You family is someone who likes to assign value to everyone around him. Naturally, he would remember Yu Niangzi's value as well. Moreover, since the live streaming system has allowed him to seize Yu Niangzi's luck, he will observe her even more carefully.
“Your cotton and linen cloth, one bolt, only sells for three hundred coins, which benefits the people, but…” The head of the You family smiled bitterly and said, “It also causes us cloth merchants a lot of pain.”
The head of the You family knew that Lady Yu was soft-hearted, so he deliberately pretended to be helpless.
He said, "My cloth shop employs twelve workers, and my embroidery shop employs over two hundred embroiderers and other women. But right now, not a single bolt of cloth has been sold. I'm afraid...sigh..."
When Lady Yu saw the distressed look on the head of the You family, she felt an overwhelming pang of heartache and would yield without any reason.
In late summer, imitating Lady Yu, one would naturally have to imitate this aspect as well, but...
Upon hearing the difficulties raised by the You family head, Xia Mo revealed a complex mix of emotions, including heartache and distress.
The head of the You family said, "It's not just the You family embroidery shop that's in this situation. There are also the Zhao family cloth shop, the Wang family cloth shop, the Shi family cloth shop... and other cloth merchants. Their situation is similar to mine. Alas... if our cloth shops... disappear, tens of thousands of people will lose their jobs and wages. Each of them has their own small family to support. Alas... if they lose their jobs and their families suffer misfortunes... that number could reach hundreds of thousands. Alas..."
Xia Mo sneered inwardly, but on her face, she looked anxious and uneasy.
"Patriarch Xia, do you think you could raise the value of each bolt of cloth?" Patriarch You asked again after explaining his difficulties.
Xia Mo frowned, looking uneasily at Huangfu Qian, who was disguised.
However, based on the personality displayed by the Xia family head, the You family head became even more certain that this was Yu Niang!
But he couldn't understand why Yu Niang had changed so drastically!
Huangfu Qian's face remained cold, his eyes unmoved. His sharp lips parted, uttering icy, emotionless words: "What does the failure of those cloth merchants have to do with us?"
The words of Huang Gongzi, played by Huangfu Qian, are more in line with the behavior of most businessmen today.
Patriarch You immediately looked at Xia Mo and said, "Patriarch Xia, you also manage so many people. If they... lose their jobs and their income, can you imagine what would happen?"
The head of the You family believed that Xia Mo was Yu Niangzi, but he would not directly acknowledge her as Yu Niangzi. Instead, he would act based on his understanding of Yu Niangzi.
Xia Mo tried her best to look heartbroken as she looked at Huangfu Qian.
"I said no, and that means no," Huangfu Qian's sharp lips parted, making a domineering declaration.
When the head of the You family saw the commotion and heard Huangfu Qian's words, most of the wavering in his eyes disappeared. He knew that Yu Niangzi's heart was now entirely with this unknown young master Huang.
When Yu Niangzi was with him, she always prioritized his words. Therefore, it is in line with Yu Niangzi's personality that she now prioritizes Huang Gongzi's words.
What troubled the You family head was whether Yu Niang had no feelings for him anymore?
Xia Mo adopted a gentle demeanor and softly coaxed Huangfu Qian, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."
The head of the You family realized that he had to get Young Master Huang away before he could achieve his goal. He stood up and said, "This matter is something I, You, have been asking of others. It is also because I am worried that hundreds of thousands of people will lose their income as a result."
“Yes,” Xia Mo continued, feigning a soft heart as she looked at Huangfu Qian.
Huangfu Qian stared intently at Xia Mo with a cold expression.
Xia Mo immediately replied, "Don't worry, you are my husband now, so I naturally put you first."
The principle of "respecting one's husband is paramount" is something most women in this dynasty are expected to uphold. This is especially true in the prefecture of Haozhou. Therefore, the way Xia Mo portrays Yu Niangzi, and her actions are guided by Huangfu Qian, is consistent with Yu Niangzi's own personality.
“Sigh…” Patriarch You sighed, stood up and said, “I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first. After all… the cloth shop may be dissolved, so we need to make arrangements first and not let them suddenly lose their income.”
Before leaving, the head of the You family still put on a hypocritical act, pretending to be a kind person.
The head of the You family thought he understood Yu Niangzi's personality very well and that she would definitely fall for his tricks!
Xia Mo watched the head of the You family leave the main hall, then eagerly walked to Huangfu Qian's side, took Huangfu Qian's hand, and said, "Don't be angry. You know my temperament. I'm soft-hearted and can't stand hearing about wives and children being torn apart."
Xia Mo used Yu Niangzi's gentle voice to give a general performance, still calmly speaking to the You family head who was walking out.
Although the master of the You family had left, he deliberately let the fake flies fly into the small hall to observe Xia Mo and Huangfu Qian's every word and action.
Tsk.
The head of the You family trusted the live streaming system too much, thinking that Xia Mo and Huangfu Qian would never discover that the fake flies were actually a kind of surveillance device.
“You…” Huangfu Qian deliberately feigned anger and helplessness.
With his strong senses, he naturally felt being watched and cooperated by performing some simple acts.
At the end of summer, mimicking how Lady Yu coaxed the head of the You family, she gently and softly called to Huangfu Qian, "My lord, don't be angry... I didn't mean it..."
The sound of Xia Mo directly imitates Yu Niangzi.
At this moment, the voice that the You family head heard from the split-screen live broadcast room was the voice of Lady Yu.
Huangfu Qian stared intently at Xia Mo, knowing that the voice was Xia Mo imitating Yu Niangzi's voice, but he still wanted to look at Xia Mo to make sure that it was her.
From a perspective where the fake flies couldn't be detected by the real surveillance cameras, Xia Mo gave Huangfu Qian a mischievous and playful smile.
Huangfu Qian: "..."
As soon as Xia Mo showed that expression, he already had a guess, and sure enough...
The next second, Xia Mo sat directly in Huangfu Qian's arms, cupped Huangfu Qian's face, and looked at him with loving eyes.
As the head of the You family watched Xia Mo and Huangfu Qian interact, he thought about how Xia Mo's true identity was Yu Niangzi, his wife, and now... sitting in the arms of another young man, his heart pounded.
Xia Mo deliberately made these little moves so that the You family head could see them.