Chapter 180 - I’ll Buy Them Myself (1/2)

Chapter 180: I’ll Buy Them Myself

Ren Zhixian felt that it was beneath his dignity to deal with money in person. Seeing Cui Bao bring the box over, he waved his hand and said with a look that showed that he did not care, “Count how much there is!”

“Yes, Lord!” Cui Bao’s eyes glimmered. Matters like counting money were her favourite task. Even though it was not her money, it still gave her a gratifying feeling as she counted!

“Lord, there is a total of eighty six silvers and four coppers!” Cui Bao quickly and efficiently counted the money and hid a few silvers when Ren Zhixian was not looking before reporting with a smile.

“Just this little!” Ren Zhixian, who was resting on the couch with his eyes closed, opened his eyes as he questioned her in disbelief, “Did you really count properly?”

Cui Bao’s heart raced. She was afraid that he might have found out about the silvers she had hidden and she quickly nodded anxiously, “Yes, this servant has counted properly. There is only so much. If Lord doesn’t believe me, then Lord can count again!”

“Alright, Alright!” Ren Zhixian waved his hand impatiently. Eighty six silvers, this little amount of money would not even be enough for him to foot the bill in a restaurant in the past, so what could he do with such a small sum of money?

Ren Zhixian got up and rushed back into another room. He forcefully pushed open the door, letting a gust of cold air in, which shocked Shi Yumei who was lost in her thoughts. Recognizing that it was him, she spoke with a bad temperament, “What’s wrong with you! You almost scared me to death! There’s only that much money left, and I did not keep any of it! You can do whatever you want with it!”

Ren Zhixian was stumped and could not even question her. He had wanted to ask Shi Yumei if Wang Shi had given her any private allowance. A mother wouldn’t be stingy, right? Surely there should be at least a few hundred silvers, right? But after giving it much thought, he felt that he could not lower his dignity in order to ask. His gaze swept across the furniture in the house, and just by his eyes, he could tell that the decorations and furniture were expensive. After all, he was born from a rich household to begin with. He could just sell a few and get a sum of money! But this was just as hard to bring up.

He had a character to uphold!

“Where’s Cui Zhu?” Ren Zhixian asked as he did not see her anywhere.

Shi Yumei replied coldly, “I wanted to be alone, so I asked her to leave!”

Ren Zhixian snorted and sat down as he said coldly, “You’re right. We are lodging in your parent’s home so we should be more tactful and not cause them trouble!”

Shi Yumei brightened up, thinking that he had thought things through, but before she could speak, Ren Zhixian continued, “So I have decided to sell Cui Zhu away! That way, we will have one less person to feed and can save some rations for the Shi Household!”

“What!” Shi Yumei flared up and stood up to shout, “I dare you!”

“Why wouldn’t I dare!” Ren Zhixian also became angry and he stood up while sneering at her, “She is mine, and also a servant. Do I not have the power to sell her?”

“You!” Shi Yumei’s heart shook coldly as she stared at Ren Zhixian in disbelief. She thought that he had sorted out his thoughts, but she was wrong! He was clearly doing this on purpose!

He knew that her relationship with Cui Zhu was the best, so he said so purposely in order to aggravate her.

Shi Yumei was feeling aggrieved. She was so considerate towards him; she took care of him, empathized with him, and took care of matters that he could not be bothered to handle, but this was what she received in return.

“Don’t you dare!” Shi Yumei gritted her teeth and said, “Cui Zhu is a servant who follows me, you have no right to sell her! If you want to sell someone, sell your Cui Bao!”

Ren Zhixian sneered, “Your servant who follows you? Even you belong to the Ren family, let alone a servant! I will call for the middleman to come over right now, let’s see what you can do about it!”

Shi Yumei said angrily, “Alright then! You can try and see if I, the eldest daughter of the Shi family, do not give my approval, who will dare to take my people away!”

Ren Zhixian was taken aback and he glared at Shi Yumei gloomily, “Shi Yumei, don’t you cross the line! I, Ren Zhixian, will not be trampled by you forever! Don’t think that you and your family are amazing just because of some stinky money!”

“I have nothing to talk to you about!” Shi Yumei was too angry to get any angrier, “Our Shi family has never looked down on you. It was you who wanted to think of it that way, don’t force it on us!”

“Is that so?” Ren Zhixian sneered, “Food handed out in contempt and you still want me to be deeply grateful? So everything is my fault! Hmph! And you, if “your” Shi family is so great, then don’t ever think about stepping foot in our Ren family forever!” Ren Zhixian kicked over a chair beside him and walked away.

Shi Yumei stared blankly within the empty house. It was undoubtedly warm like spring, but she felt shivers through her body.

Ren Zhixian placed the silver he had in a cloth and kept it with him. He then ordered Cui Bao to retrieve and put on his cloak as he walked out of the Shi household in a fit of pique.

He did not believe that he would not be able to survive without the Shi family! In this huge Qingzhou city, would he not be able to buy a few cheap yet fitting gifts?

Ren Zhixian roamed the streets for a long while, gazing at the passing crowds, the big hanging crimson lanterns decorated with colored ribbons to give off a festive feel, the shops on both sides of the street with years of history, and started to feel miserable from the bottom of his heart. He suddenly felt discouraged and dejected.