Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 112
Chapter 112 Get What You Want
Mammy Shen waved his hand and stabbed his cane straight into the bluestone slab, shaking it twice.
Old Madam Qiao’s expression was very ugly.
Qiao Jinwen hurriedly pulled on Qiao Yunxi’s sleeve. “Qiao Qiao, stop talking nonsense. It’s up to you to make grandmother angry.”
He was clearly helping Qiao Yunxi, but he was actually warning her.
Qiao Yunxi wanted Old Madame Qiao’s approval the most. Shut up now. Perhaps Old Madame Qiao would praise her. Most importantly, Fourth Fang would get what he wanted.
Qiao Yunxi, on the other hand, stared at Old Madam Qiao unblinkingly.
Old Madame Qiao gritted her teeth and said, “That was indeed the rule set by your grandfather, but we, Qiao Family, have never let an eleven-year-old child or a girl make the decision. Today’s matter is settled. Your fourth uncle will come forward to deal with the Chamber of Commerce.”
“Then Qiao Qiao can only look for the Patriarch and ask her father to come back.”
“Scoundrel, you can’t see Qiao Family, can you? Let your father come back, how much time will it take, how much business will it take!”
Qiao Xi also admitted defeat, “I just hope that the Qiao family is good, that’s why Qiao Qiao insists on following the rules. Otherwise, if it gets out in the future, the Qiao family will really become a joke!”
“Scoundrel!” Old Qiao was so angry that she was unable to speak clearly.
Was this like moving a rock to smash his foot?
If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have called everyone over and let Fourth directly compete for the position of Guild Leader. After the matter was completed, I would have told Boss that I wouldn’t have caused so much trouble.
“Qiao Qiao, do you know what you’re doing?” Fourth Master Qiao suddenly asked.
Qiao Xi nodded, “Fourth Uncle, Qiao Qiao knows what she is doing. Qiao Qiao did not intentionally go against you. Qiao Qiao only completed her father’s instructions before she left.” Father handed the sub-seal to Qiao Qiao, hoping that Qiao Qiao could help him guard the Qiao family while he was away. “Qiao Qiao is incompetent, but Qiao Qiao is a member of the Qiao family, the daughter of the first wife of the eldest wife. She has responsibilities on her body and cannot back down!”
Her righteous tone, coupled with her serious little face, was really like that.
“What Qiao Qiao means …” Fourth Master Qiao asked tactfully, not even changing his tone.
However, Qiao Yunxi could feel the killing intent on Fourth Master Qiao’s body.
She was a martial arts practitioner and was the most sensitive to this type of aura.
‘”Fourth Uncle, don’t be angry. Qiao Qiao only wants to fulfill her duties. This was given by her father before he left. Qiao Qiao is stupid and doesn’t know how to adapt. Please forgive her and the elders for saying something wrong.”
Fourth Master Qiao harrumphed heavily, “Qiao Qiao, let’s be clear.”
Fourth Master Qiao followed a gentle and elegant path. Whether it was to the family, outsiders, or even servants, they were all pleasant to look at. From the moment Qiao Yunxi remembered, he was even more considerate and kind to her. Not to mention his harsh tone, even his sword-brows had never frowned at her.
Qiao Yunxi succeeded in arousing Fourth Master Qiao’s anger, and he was unwilling to continue acting.
“Fourth Uncle, Qiao Qiao doesn’t want to do anything. She just wants to perform her duties.”
“Duties, what responsibilities do you have?” Old Madame Qiao said frivolously.
“Seal.”
The two light words struck everyone’s hearts heavily.
Awkward, unfair, jealous, theatrical, mixed emotions.
“So?” Old Madame Qiao asked.
“Grandmother, the sub-chapter is in Qiao Qiao’s hands, should be Qiao Qiao to manage the business of the Chamber of Commerce, fourth uncle love Qiao Qiao, on behalf of Qiao Qiao, but outsiders know, thought fourth uncle took advantage of father’s absence, secretly did this, will think that we Qiao Family between a few rooms is not peaceful. Qiao Qiao also proceeded from the overall situation, so she couldn’t allow her fourth uncle to be troubled by gossip like Qiao Qiao was a few days ago. “Yes, Qiao Qiao is a daughter who hasn’t left the pavilion, but Qiao Qiao’s most important identity is the daughter of the Qiao family’s first wife. If she sits in this position, she has to shoulder the responsibility.”
Fourth master Qiao was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Rumors!
Haha, he actually used rumors to cover his mouth.
“So, Qiao Qiao’s idea is that Qiao Qiao from the Chamber of Commerce will come forward. Of course, as Grandmother said, Fourth Uncle has always assisted his father in handling the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce and is familiar with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. Qiao Qiao also wishes to ask Fourth Uncle to take care of Qiao Qiao at the Chamber of Commerce.”
How?
Naturally, he was assisting from the side.
Therefore, Fourth Master Qiao had been fighting for a long time and was still a handyman.
“Qiao Qiao …”
“Grandmother,” Qiao Yi said in surprise, “there is some truth in Qiao Qiao’s words. Whoever has the seal can exercise the authority of the Patriarch in the absence of the Patriarch. This is a rule set by Grandfather. Uncle is not in Jincheng. It’s fine if he doesn’t arrange it. Our family is discussing it, but since he made the arrangements, he naturally followed his arrangements. Eldest Uncle was the Patriarch, and he had the most say. Moreover, Qiao Qiao thought very carefully. The second seal is in her hands. If she is not allowed to exercise her rights, if outsiders find out about it in the future, they will misunderstand my father. As the saying goes, no rules, no radius. Since the Qiao Family has such rules, we, as members of the Qiao Family, have to follow the rules. Otherwise, if outsiders find out, what integrity does our Qiao Family have in doing business? “Father is the most familiar with the matters in the Chamber of Commerce. If Father were to look after Qiao Qiao, nothing would happen.”
Old Madame Qiao was unwilling, but her most important grandson had spoken. Naturally, she could not brush her grandson’s face. She could only say, “Brother Yi said yes, that’s all.”
“Thank you, grandmother.” Qiao Yunxi’s words made Matriarch Qiao blush with anger.
…
This wasn’t Qiao Xi’s first time at the Chamber of Commerce, but it was her first time using Qiao Xingbang’s name.
Everyone in the circle knew how dirty the rooms of the Qiao Family were, but that was their family’s business, so no one had warned Qiao Xingbang because they had offended others too much.
Gu Jingshu and Qiao Yunxi couldn’t stand on their own, so they couldn’t blame anyone else.
Therefore, when they saw that Qiao Yunxi was actually replacing Qiao Xingbang to handle the business of the Chamber of Commerce, they couldn’t figure out the situation.
Old Madam Qiao was willing to let a girl represent Qiao Family?
Although Qiao Xi was the daughter of the first wife of the eldest wife, it was easy for her to stop Qiao Xi because of Old Madam Qiao’s strength and the minds of the others. She didn’t expect that she would be so straightforward this time.
Thinking about it, the Qiao Clan has been in a state of disorder lately. People with good eyesight can see what’s going on at a glance. The Qiao Clan’s people really want to make Qiao Xi anxious. Qiao Xingbang will directly split up the Qiao Clan. The other rooms of the Qiao Clan will not be able to think of anything.
Therefore, both greed and desire had to be measured.
Qiao Yunxi was here today to show his face and familiarize himself with the atmosphere of the Chamber of Commerce.
Members of the Chamber of Commerce usually meet once a month. They generally talk about the situation of the Chamber of Commerce and the trend of business development in Kam Shing. At the same time, they also think about how to restrain the development of foreign merchants.
Of course, some internal conflicts will be dealt with, such as excessive competition and exclusion between peers, as well as some disputes over business cooperation.
These were all matters that Fourth Master Qiao was involved in. Qiao Yunxi was not interested in these matters, nor would she compete with Fourth Master Qiao. All she wanted was to help Qiao Xingbang take the position of Guild Leader. She could not let Fourth Master plan eldest branch’s things.
She pretended to be busy and walked around the Chamber of Commerce. Qiao Xi finally met Li Ruicheng when she went out.
“Uncle.” Qiao Yunxi smiled and said hello.
“Qiao Qiao is here?” Li Ruicheng was a little surprised. He only thought that Qiao Yunxi had come to play with Fourth Master Qiao.
“Just as I was about to leave, Fourth Uncle stayed behind to handle matters. I’ll take a look around.”
“Do you have enough people with you?” Li Ruicheng said with concern, “How about letting Mu Yi and Mu Er follow?”
Mu Yi and Mu Er were the “resident” population of the Chamber of Commerce and were responsible for the safety of the Chamber of Commerce. The last time Qiao Yunxi followed Qiao Xingbang to the Chamber of Commerce, he took Mu Yi and Mu Er to the market.
Together, the two of them could barely survive a few rounds with Tang Yuan.
“There’s no need. I’ll just casually walk around and go back. I’m here with fourth uncle today to familiarize myself with the surroundings so that I don’t know anything when the selection starts.”
“Choice? What Qiao Qiao means is …”
Qiao Xi immediately became stupefied. “Before father left, he gave me the sub-seal. When he was not in Jincheng, I would exercise his power on his behalf.”
Li Ruicheng was quite surprised and couldn’t help but glance at Qiao Yunxi, “Is Qiao Qiao going to compete for the president?”
Qiao Xi smiled embarrassedly. “It’s to help father compete. Father is in the north of Sichuan, and he won’t be able to make it back for a while. Since the vice chapter is in Qiao Qiao’s hands, Qiao Qiao can only brave it.”
What she said was the truth, but Li Ruicheng had no choice but to think too much.
Back when Old Master Qiao was still alive, in order to temper Qiao Xingbang, he gave the seal to Qiao Xingbang early, letting him take over the family’s property and focus on nurturing him as the head of the family.
Later, after Old Master Qiao passed away, Qiao Xingbang officially became the Patriarch. The seal became an optional existence because there were no males in eldest branch, and Qiao Xingbang had no successors to be nurtured, so the seal was useless.
On several occasions, when Qiao Xingbang was patrolling the shop, the matriarch hinted that he should leave the badge behind. If there was something urgent to deal with, it would be better if someone took the place. Qiao Xingbang turned a deaf ear to it. For this reason, Old Madame Qiao did not find any less reason to compare notes between Qiao Yunxi and Gu Jingshu.
Now, Qiao Xingbang actually gave the sub-chapter to Qiao Yunxi!
Was he going to nurture her?
Li Ruicheng only found it funny.
Qiao Yunxi is already eleven years old, and he only started cultivating now. Isn’t it a little late?
What kind of insight could a little brat who couldn’t even read the books have?
However …
Li Ruicheng thought for a moment. Qiao Xi was the only child in Qiao Family’s house. Regardless of whether she was capable or not, most of the property in the long house was hers. As a dowry in the future, it was also a guarantee.
“If there’s anything that Qiao Qiao doesn’t understand, just come find uncle.” If he didn’t like Qiao Yunxi, it wouldn’t affect Li Ruicheng to say nice things.
“Uncle reminded Qiao Qiao,” Qiao Yunxi seemed to have thought of something and said to Li Rui Cheng, “Uncle, cousin Qian ‘Er Rui was admitted as a child student and invited friends and classmates to a banquet. Auntie borrowed Qiao Qiao’s boat. I wonder when she will return it.”
Li Ruicheng’s expression was awkward.
Qiao Linzi had brought back a lot of good stuff from her mother’s house over the years, especially from eldest branch.
At first, he felt embarrassed. After all, it was something from the Qiao Clan. Outsiders knew about it and thought that the Li Clan could not afford to raise a family. They insisted on Qiao Linzi pulling things out of her mother’s house. However, the things in the long room were all good things that ordinary people could not find. Whether it was keeping the door open or taking them out to greet them, it was all a matter of respect for Bai’er.