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Seeing the change in Madam Xie's expression, Jiang Yuyue knew that she was hesitant. However, Jiang Yuyue had made thorough preparations before coming, so she certainly had a way to deal with this situation.

However, there are always gains and losses.

Jiang Yuyue continued, "Granddaughter-in-law has seen them all. Our family's shops are in excellent locations and have a great reputation. It's just that they've passed through our hands, so they don't make much money. If Grandmother is willing to step in and fire them, and let Granddaughter-in-law manage those shops, Granddaughter-in-law can guarantee that there will be at least three thousand taels of revenue in the first month."

Three thousand taels?

Madam Xie was tempted. These shops only brought in a few hundred taels of silver each month. If she could really earn three thousand taels in one go, she wouldn't be afraid of offending anyone.

Are you sure you're confident?

"I dare not boast in front of my grandmother."

Jiang Yuyue continued to increase the bait, "And three thousand taels is only the income for the first month. If we continue to operate, it is not impossible for the revenue to double in the future."

The more Madam Xie heard this, the more tempted she became. After all, the amount Jiang Yuyue proposed was indeed very attractive, and besides, the Xie family needed a large sum of money recently.

There has been no news about Xie Longqing's reinstatement. Although he prides himself on being upright, how can he get by without spending some money at a time like this?

As an elderly woman, Madam Xie was naturally worried about her son. However, she recently learned that Prince Ning, Song Yunming, would be coming to Jiangnan in a few days.

You should know that Prince Ning is a popular candidate for Crown Prince and has a high probability of becoming the Crown Prince in the future. Moreover, it is said that Prince Ning has always loved collecting expensive and rare antiques. If they spend some money to give Prince Ning something that catches his eye, wouldn't Xie Longqing's return to the capital be just a matter of a word from Prince Ning?

Therefore, based on these considerations, Madam Xie finally made a decision and looked at Granny Sun beside her, "Go and call the people from the first and second branches of the family."

When the First Madam and the Second Madam were summoned to the courtyard, just by looking at Old Madam Xie's unfriendly face, they knew that nothing good was going to happen today.

"See for yourselves!"

With a stern face, Madam Xie slammed her hand on the booklet on the table. Granny Sun stepped forward and handed the booklet to the First Madam and the Second Madam in turn to look at it. They immediately knew why they had been summoned here today.

"Your family members are all wonderful!"

Old Madam Xie's tone was sharp, and her eyes swept over the two of them like knives, "Over the years, you have embezzled tens of thousands of taels of silver from my Xie family. Do you dare to say that you knew nothing about these things?!"

"If Yue'er hadn't sorted out the account books today, I don't know how much longer I would have been deceived!"

To say that he was completely unaware of it would be a lie.

These underhanded dealings were tacitly understood by the eldest and second wives. After all, the revenue from the Xie family's shops would only end up in the hands of Old Madam Xie, and wouldn't have much to do with them. But giving benefits to their own family members was different. They helped their relatives take over the management of the shops, and naturally a portion of the monthly income would end up in their own pockets.

"Mother, your daughter-in-law knows nothing about these things!"

Although everyone knew perfectly well what was going on, they still had to say what needed to be said. Madam Xie defended herself, saying, "My daughter-in-law has always been diligent for our family. How could we possibly condone such a thing?!"

"That's it!"

Madam Xie also chimed in, a rare instance of the two sisters-in-law standing on the same side.

"You know our family's situation right now, we're practically starving, how could we possibly side with outsiders!"

Madam Xie gave a cold laugh, too lazy to bother arguing with them at this moment.

"Whether you know it or not is no longer important. I called you here today only to tell you one thing: you relatives from your maternal family no longer need to manage the shop for the Xie family. From now on, the shop will be managed entirely by Yue'er!"

Upon hearing this, the First Madam and the Second Madam exchanged bewildered glances. They hadn't expected that Jiang Yuyue would not only take over the management of the household but also hand over the shops to her.

"Mother, you mustn't!"

Madam Xie panicked and quickly knelt down on the ground, pleading, "Those relatives from my maternal family have managed the shop for us all these years. Even if they haven't done anything particularly meritorious, they have certainly worked hard. Now that they're being dismissed, how are you going to explain this to your daughter-in-law? She won't be able to hold her head up when she returns home!"

"Merit? Hard work?"

Madam Xie's tone was cold, "It's as if our Xie family hasn't paid them their monthly wages. Leaving aside the wages, don't you know how much money they've embezzled over the years? And you're here to plead for them?!"

"My mind is made up, you don't need to try to persuade me anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Xie collapsed to the ground.

Originally, these relatives of hers relied on her marrying a good husband and were able to make huge profits from the Xie family's shops, so they flattered her a lot. But if she makes such a fuss now, wouldn't it be clear that she has no say in the Xie family and expose the Xie family's current predicament?

Seeing the First Madam in such a disheveled state, Jiang Yuyue, as the daughter-in-law, naturally had to put on an act.

She got up and helped her up from the ground, whispering to comfort her, "Mother, don't be angry. I can't persuade Grandmother that she's determined to do things her own way. But you shouldn't say anything more. If Grandmother gets angry and demands that they return all the money they've given us over the years, wouldn't that make things even more complicated?"

Hearing this, the First Madam could only grit her teeth and accept the current outcome. Although she hated Jiang Yuyue for exposing these things, it was too late to say anything now.

"Both of you may leave."

Looking at her two useless daughters-in-law, Madam Xie was furious. She never expected that the biggest parasite was in her own home, which really made her very angry.

After the First Madam and the Second Madam left in a daze, Old Madam Xie brought up the matter of dismissing those relatives again.

"Moon, although I have decided to dismiss them, who do you think would be the best person to handle this matter?"

Although Madam Xie had appeared stern and impartial just now, she still wanted to save face for her daughter-in-law. "It's probably not appropriate for your mother and aunt to speak to them personally. Your father is even less willing to do so. As for Erlang... let's not mention him."

Seeing that things were going smoothly as she had expected, Jiang Yuyue volunteered to take on this seemingly unprofitable task.

"Grandmother, if you trust me, please leave this matter to your granddaughter-in-law."

Jiang Yuyue said, "My granddaughter-in-law is pregnant now. Even if they are indignant, they have to consider my health and dare not do anything reckless. Besides, I am a newlywed and my relationship with them is not as close as my mother and aunt. I have no reservations about what they are reluctant to say."