I'm Jealous Of Myself Everyday (QT)

Chapter 22: I'm Jealous of Myself Every Day

Hearing the sound outside, Changqing knocked on the door. "Madam, are you up? An elder is coming to visit today, so we should go early."

Wei Ye responded, and Chang Qing brought in the water, then quickly closed the door and went out.

Wealthy families often have servants to help them with dressing and washing, but because of Wei Ye's special status, neither maids nor servants are allowed to get close to him.

After tidying up, Wei Ye walked to the door, then turned back to look into the house. He sighed softly and muttered to himself, "I always wanted to live in a big house by myself. Now that it's actually come true, why does it feel so empty?"

Xie Wenxiu was slightly taken aback. In the past, in order to take care of him, Wei Ye had always slept on the tatami mat in the outer room, and only after his death did he move into this bed.

Those beautiful phoenix eyes looked downcast. By the time Xie Wenxiu realized what was happening, he had already followed Wei Ye out the door.

The Xie family has deep roots in Ancheng, and many of their uncles and cousins have come today, all of them quite old, filling the hall. Wei Ye entered a little later, and a group of people looked over, their heavy gazes quite intimidating.

"A mere junior member of the inner quarters, yet you expect us to wait for you?" These are the collateral relatives who relied on Xie Wenxiu for their livelihood when he was alive, yet now they dare to act arrogantly.

"Fourth Uncle, please don't take offense. It's all my fault for keeping vigil too late last night." Wei Ye smiled neither humbly nor arrogantly. He hadn't seen these people before, and it took him some time to get acquainted with the butler before entering.

The man waved his hand impatiently, "I won't bother with such trivial matters. The shopkeepers are all outside; let's call them in first and discuss important business."

Wei Ye's smile faded slightly. "I thought you elders had come for a funeral, but it turns out you haven't."

"Let's finish discussing the important matters first, and then we'll naturally go and offer incense to our nephew."

"Reconciling accounts at the beginning of each month is a rule that was established long ago, and there's no reason to suddenly change it."

There were many people, and they were all talking at once, taking advantage of their age.

Seeing that Wei Ye didn't call out to anyone, someone said directly, "I'll be frank. Now that our nephew is gone, and the second and third sons have been away from home for many years, your branch of the family has no one to hold the reins. Why not hand over the family seal and redistribute the Xie family's business?"

"Yes, we can't just let everyone's years of hard work go to waste. So many guys are waiting to make a living."

Their arrival was so orderly, it's clear it was premeditated.

A bunch of scoundrels taking advantage of the chaos!

Xie Wenxiu's face darkened. But there was nothing he could do but look at Wei Ye. Unexpectedly, the man he thought was naive and inexperienced was not panicked at all.

Wei Ye sat down in the main seat, picked up his teacup, and blew on the tea leaves. "You all have such impatient tempers. Why don't you have a cup of tea to cool down? Someone, please refill the teacups for the elders."

The butler hurriedly called for servants to come up, and in just a moment, the other party's aggressive momentum was subtly broken. Xie Wenxiu discovered that he had unexpectedly mastered negotiation skills without any formal instruction.