Chapter 324: Punish the Liao Family

Chapter 324

The Liao Family Patriarch waved his hand grandly, and several servants came forward, about to free the trussed-up carriage driver.

Jiang Chengyuan stood unmoving, while Jiang Chengfeng crouched down to sweep their legs, and the servants dropped like scallions.

The uninvited guests bode ill, the uninvited guests bode ill.

The Liao Family Patriarch's face drooped, but he didn't dare offend the Jiang Family, so he could only squeeze out a smile and say, "Let's talk nicely, no need for violence."

"Liao Sir also knows we can't use violence." Jiang Chengyuan finally spoke, "Then why have you repeatedly used despicable means against the Jiuzhen Store?"

The Liao Family Patriarch's heart thudded.

He and Jiang Chengyuan were not that close. After all, the Liao Family had married upwards into the Jiang Family. But with Mrs. Liao's mediation, they addressed each other affectionately whenever they met. Jiang Chengyuan would also respectfully call him "Uncle".

Yet now, for the sake of the Jiuzhen Store, he actually addressed him as "Liao Sir".

The Liao Family Patriarch was angry and annoyed, and also a little panicked. "Chengyuan, I'm your uncle. This is your mother's maiden family."

But this uncle, this clan, had replaced his sister and left the Jiang Family's main branch shattered and scarred.

Jiang Chengyuan didn't know who came up with the idea or who the ringleader was.

He couldn't resent Mrs. Liao. He could only resent the Liao Family.

Old grudges and new hatred surged up. Don't blame him for being ruthless.

The next day.

Issues like tax evasion, short weighing, missing inventory and so on were discovered in two Liao shops. They were immediately seized on site. Even the shopkeepers and servants were detained at the Fengjing Government to await investigation and trial.

No matter how gentle the top family's young masters appeared, when they struck, it was always thunderous fury, swift and precise.

The Liao Family lost thousands of taels of silver. Several Liao women with tears ran to seek out Mrs. Liao.

Then they were stopped at the Jiang Family gates.

The gatekeeper coldly said, "The Lady is in poor health recently and cannot see guests. Esteemed ladies, please leave."

"Fifth Brother, earlier you told us to wait and see. Did you discover something we don't know?" Jiang Sheng questioned first.

"Little Five always understands Fengjing well. He must know something we don't." Xu Mo raised a brow.

"Little Five, how could you hide things from me?" Wen Zhiyun looked at him reproachfully.

Chang Yan was extremely vexed.

He had just guessed after all. The incidents outside the Jiuzhen Store seemed unrelated, but if someone helped behind the scenes, everything became logical.

The lychee carriage had also dodged the collision, adding weight to his speculation.

Not until the Liao Family’s misfortune did Chang Yan know he had guessed right.

"The Liao and Jiang Families are in-laws. Old Lady Jiang doesn't want the Liao Family's lychees but wants Second Brother to deliver them to her door. This shows she is dissatisfied with the Liao Family." He analyzed slowly. "And little sister is the Jiang Family’s main daughter. So it must be the Jiang Family protecting you behind the scenes."

Furthermore, the Jiang Family’s status far exceeded the Liao Family’s. Just by exerting some effort, the Jiangs could make the Liaos cower.

"Thanks to little sister's radiance, Second Brother's lychee business should have no troubles." Chang Yan spread his hands. "But the Jiang Family didn't touch the Liao Family’s foundation. They merely severed the family ties. This means Second Brother still has to work hard for the business himself."

But it was enough.

When the news that several Liao women had eaten dirt outside the Jiang Family gates spread, everyone knew that the Liao’s backup was shaky.

It was a pity that with Mrs. Liao between them, the in-law relationship was too strong for the Liao Family to completely collapse.

"It would be great if we could strip them of all their backups." Zheng Ruqian lamented. "The Liao people are too nasty. I have no qualms about competing with them. It’d be even better if we could seize all their lychee business."

"It's not impossible." Xu Mo suddenly spoke up.

Chang Yan and him exchanged a glance and smiled at the same time.

"What are you laughing about?" Zheng Ruqian asked impatiently. “Don’t keep me hanging, say it out.”

Xu Mo just smiled without replying.

Chang Yan wore an inscrutable expression.

But both their gazes fell on the household’s littlest sister: Jiang Sheng.