Xu Hanzhong knocked away Xu Hankao’s hand and, seeing Yu Yi enter, called “Mother” and came to support her. Yu Yi was not comfortable with such physical contact, but as the mother of these two young men, she endured their support to the chair, feeling relieved only after sitting down.
Xu Hanxiao retorted, “If there are no personal motives, why is big brother holding onto that batch of silk and not giving it away? Hanxiao needs to deliver goods early tomorrow morning, and outsiders don’t know the reason behind this. They will only say that the Xu family does business without integrity. Isn’t big brother deliberately trying to make the Xu family lose face?”
Yu Rong, with a gentle temperament, was unwilling to see arguments. She mustered the courage to softly persuade, “Hanxiao, purchasing and delivering goods are handled by subordinates. Big brother might not know that the silk batch hasn’t been sent to the shop and isn’t intentionally withholding it.”
Xu Hanxiao continued, “Even if big brother didn’t know before, he knows now. If he truly isn’t intentionally withholding the silk, shouldn’t he send it over?”
Xu Hanzhong hesitated. If it were just between brothers, he would have remained stubborn. However, with his mother present, even though Hanxiao had taken his business, these were still Xu family’s affairs. If he insisted on withholding the silk, he would be in the wrong. But agreeing to give it to Hanxiao was also unpalatable to him.
On the surface, she was persuading Hanxiao to back down, but she was actually maneuvering against Hanzhong. She glared fiercely at Yu Rong and said, “Second sister-in-law, stop pretending. Isn’t it you who instigated the second brother to steal Hanzhong’s business?”
Yu Rong’s face turned bright red, overwhelmed with grievance and unable to say a word.
