The one who will bring ruin to the family

  Doing business? Making money? Humph! The money I made in my previous life was all used to dress up my enemies, this life, I won't be so foolish again. Father's illness only needs to be taken to the countryside villa, and resting is enough.

  Today, this old woman tacitly agreed to the carefully prepared words she had for herself, slightly revealing her intention to do business. However, she also wanted to save face. That's why she would only stand out and intercept when her family members were about to bring it up.

  Xie Wenjing smiled. In this life, what she wanted was the downfall of the Xie family and the downfall of the Zhao family. If they didn't fall, her engagement would never be lifted!

  That old woman from the Zhao family is indeed a money-grabber. In her previous life, she was infertile and wouldn't have been wanted by any wealthy family, but she insisted on marrying into the Zhao family with a banner of absolute loyalty. Not only did she bring wealth to the Zhao family, but also fame.

  In this life, when she learned that the Xie family had fallen and sold their ancestral home, I don't know if she would still be willing to marry me, a poor man with no dowry.

  It's absolutely impossible! Xie Wenjing is all too familiar with that selfish and mercenary former mother-in-law.

  Two uncles were engaged in grain business, but it was just an ordinary operation. The shop in Hangzhou only had two rooms.

  My maternal grandfather was originally a trusted vanguard under General Shangguan, but General Shangguan was suspected of embezzling military rations and was dismissed for investigation. As a result, it was indeed found that he had embezzled 150,000 taels of silver from the military rations.

  His Majesty remembered his past merits and merely removed him from office and fined him 100,000 taels of silver.

  My great-grandfather was also implicated and not only had to pay a fine of 20,000 yuan but was also ordered to retire from public life.

  So, his maternal grandfather opened a rice shop in his hometown and operated it with two uncles. After operating in Hangzhou for several years, the business was not bad, and they were considered a small wealthy family in Hangzhou.

  Every time the two uncles came to Yangzhou, they would prepare gifts for themselves and also prepare some pocket money. Although it couldn't compare with the generosity of wealthy families, for an ordinary family, their uncle's gift was considered a big deal.

  After a while, Grandmother left and Third Uncle Xie Chengjin arrived with Third Aunt, Yuan Lihong, and cousin Xie Wenting.

  Xie Wenjing saw her third uncle and aunt again, as well as this cousin, and her heart was also surging.

  Third Uncle is now a Xiucai Gongming, Third Aunt is also the eldest daughter of a Yangzhou family, and cousin Xie Wenting is even more elegant and refined in temperament. Third Uncle also has an eldest son, Xie Wenfeng, who didn't come today.

  That generation's Third Uncle and Third Aunt, not yet forty, were already white-haired and wrinkled, just like sixty-year-old elderly people. Even that old woman looked younger than Third Aunt.

  That generation's Xie Wenfeng was suspected of cheating in a provincial examination, his reputation was damaged, and he could not bear the pressure and killed himself. That generation's cousin Xie Wenting married into a scholarly family with mental illness and was tortured to death.

  That generation of themselves, only pitied them, felt sorry for them that they couldn't get the heavens' sympathy. Now I just know, all these were plotted by that old woman.

  This life, I must be on guard against myself, and never let that old woman poison Third Uncle and our whole family again.

  "Wenjing, this is what your third aunt bought for you - bird's nest and ginseng. Look at how thin you've become these past few days! You need to get better soon. Your mother has been worried sick about your father for the past two years, you can't not take care of yourself!"

  Third Aunt looked at Xie Wenjing, who had lost weight, with a heart full of tenderness and pity. This child, Wenjing, has not had an easy time these past two years. His uncle's body is so weak, he could go at any moment, fortunately his mother pitied him and gave him good medicine, which managed to sustain him for two years. If he really did pass away, it would be a true hardship for Uncle's two children.

  "Thank you, Third Uncle and Third Aunt, I'm fine now, these good medicines are for Third Aunt to take herself!"

  Xie Wenjing saw that San Shu was still so young, and she really didn't dare to think that in less than ten years, San Shu had become as old as an old woman.

  "Good boy, Third Aunt is fine, doesn't need these things. But you, must take care of yourself, can't worry your mother again. Your mother still needs to take care of your father."

  Xie Wenjing's eyes were slightly moist, no matter how much money she made in her past life, Third Uncle and Third Aunt didn't use a single cent. After their younger brother and sister died, they lived like zombies too.

  Third Uncle, Third Aunt, in this life, I must protect you well and never let you send off the young with white hair again, never let our younger siblings die young.

  "Wenjing, listen to your third aunt's words, take good care of yourself, you taking care of yourself is actually helping your mother!"

  Third Uncle was also very fond of this niece and had even thought that if Big Brother really couldn't hold on, he would become the father of Big Brother's two children.

  Xie Wenjing nodded, her eyes reddening as she put away the good medicine given by Third Uncle and Third Aunt. It's also good to keep it for herself, find an opportunity to exchange it for money, and store it up. After the Xie family falls, they will need this money.

  Third Uncle and Third Aunt left after a while, but Cousin stayed behind to chat with Xie Wenjing.

  "Sister, I heard that tomorrow, Brother Zhao will come to see you!" It was still the nine-year-old cousin, who looked like a little elf, with sparkling eyes staring at Xie Wenjing.

  Zhao Qiusheng?

  In that life, she was only his nominal wife and had never received any care or tenderness from him. His eyes were all on that frail cousin of his, Pei Yezhu.

  No, when he needs money, his eyes have their own.

  Unexpectedly, after rebirth, I will see this seemingly refined and elegant person, who is actually a hypocrite with a heart like his grandfather's, being unfaithful and disloyal. Can someone who hooks up with their fiancée's cousin during the engagement period be considered a gentleman?

  Bah! All of them are hypocritical petty people.

  "Who told you he's coming tomorrow?" Xie Wenyin asked quietly, suppressing her own resentment.

  "It was my cousin who told me, so it must be true. My cousin definitely heard it from our grandmother." The younger sister was very certain.

  "I understand, thank you Wenting."

  Xie Wenjing looked at the little girl in front of her, such a pure child, and that old woman took revenge on her grandmother and ruthlessly arranged for her to be married to the second son of Yangzhou Tongpan.

  Everyone thought that the grandmother had found a good husband for her niece, and that she had married up. But who would have known that the second son of the county magistrate was actually mentally ill? The niece suffered in the county magistrate's household for two years before dying, her body emaciated to the bone, with eyes that refused to close even in death.

  "Sister, will you make a braid for Brother Zhao tonight?" Xie Wenting asked with a silly smile.

  I want to give him a bundle of poisonous medicine and poison this treacherous scoundrel to death!

  "Sister, you should rest well and take care of your body, then you won't have to carry a purse anymore!" Xie Wenting smiled and tapped Xie Wanting's forehead, although she was young, she understood a lot!

  "Huh? You take a good rest, elder sister. I'm going back to practice calligraphy with mom!" Xie Wenting said, waving her hand at Xie Wenjing before turning around and running off.

  Xie Wenjing's mouth twitched slightly, and she used taking a break as an excuse, unwilling to embroider a purse for that man. But wasn't he driving her away?

  I really didn't expect it, but Wen Ting is such a sensitive and considerate child.

  The news that the Zhao family is coming tomorrow, Grandma has not sent anyone to formally notify herself until now, just to make herself unprepared, so that the Zhao family can have a grudge against her since she was a child.

  It's alright then, that family, in their past life, I had served them wholeheartedly for seven years, but not a single person from the Zhao family appreciated my efforts.