amaotonovel Chapter 147 Severing Ties
Chapter 147 Severing Ties
Everyone in the room stared at Qiao Qingshu in astonishment.
Boss Wang looked Qiao Qingshu up and down, and then smiled.
"Young lady, you're quite the talker for your age."
Mr. Yang also thought it was cola.
“Miss Qiao, if it were really that easy, why would your third uncle have called us all together to discuss this matter? Do you think it's as simple as buying hair ornaments and rouge?”
Qiao Jiye gave Qiao Qingshu a deep look, and tried to smooth things over.
“My niece is still young and may not understand the difficulties involved. Please don’t take offense, Brother Wang and Brother Yang.”
Qiao Hesong, who had been sitting to the side, said with deep eyes,
"Sister Shu'er, what do you think?"
Qiao Qingshu and her younger brother exchanged a smile, and she said slowly,
"The Qiao family is indeed powerless in the capital now, but my maternal grandfather's Bai family is still quite influential. In addition, there is my future husband's family, the Xiao family of the Duke's Mansion. With these two families leading the way, it is not difficult to find a few more families to recommend us."
Mr. Yang and Mr. Wang were taken aback and looked at each other.
Because they had business dealings with Qiao Jiye, they assumed that Qiao Jiye's family was not particularly wealthy.
Now, after hearing what Qiao Qingshu said, I immediately realized that Qiao Qingshu was the legitimate daughter of the Qiao family of the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion!
In the teahouses and restaurants of the capital, the story of the eldest daughter of the Qiao family has become legendary.
It's not that her own family background is particularly impressive, but rather that her husband's family and maternal grandparents' family are so powerful.
Most importantly, this girl is the adopted daughter of Consort Xiande!
The two men, who had been sitting, finally sat up and bowed to Qiao Qingshu in great fear.
"Oh dear! Miss Qiao, we were so blind to our distinguished guests! How rude of us!"
Qiao Jiye was also confused. He returned to the capital mainly to inquire about Qiao Jizhou and Old Madam Qiao.
He hadn't made any deliberate inquiries about his niece, but after being quietly introduced by Brother Wang and Brother Yang, Qiao Jiye was quite surprised.
He began to re-examine his niece.
She even felt a little puzzled. Why would her niece, with her noble and privileged status, be willing to stoop down and help her third uncle, whom she had never met before?
Qiao Qingshu waved her hand, showing no arrogance or haughtiness whatsoever, but instead speaking with great humility.
"They're all empty titles, not worth mentioning."
Turning to Qiao Jiye, he said,
"Third Uncle, if the Xiao and Bai families recommend him, Song-ge'er will definitely have this opportunity."
Qiao Jiye, however, was wary and took two steps back, her brows furrowing.
"Why...why are you so kind as to help me? Your old lady would love to drive my whole family out of the capital."
Qiao Qingshu smiled and said,
"Third Uncle, don't be in a hurry. I'm helping Brother Hesong, but there are conditions."
Qiao Jiye narrowed his eyes; he knew this niece wasn't really trying to help him.
Exchanging conditions would seem reasonable.
Although he was unhappy, he was still curious about what his niece wanted to offer in exchange.
He asked,
"You said."
Qiao Qingshu smiled slightly and said casually,
"Actually, it's not difficult. What I want is for my third uncle to sever ties with the Qiao family and go to the government office to get it notarized."
Everyone was taken aback.
"I knew the Qiao family had no good members," Qiao Jiye slammed his fist on the table in anger, shouting furiously.
"I've been gone for over ten years, and I, Qiao Jiye, have never taken a single penny from your Qiao family! You've gone too far! I was wondering why you were so kind as to help my son; it turns out you were waiting for me here!"
"Your old lady is really something! Not only is she paralyzed, but she's also managed to train an even more capable successor! Qiao Qingshu, let me tell you, no way! Keep dreaming!"
Qiao Qingshu remained calm and composed in the face of her furious third uncle, simply saying...
"Third Uncle, you did not enjoy the honor of the Qiao family, so you do not have to bear the disaster of the Qiao family either."
These words were very grating to Qiao Jiye's ears. He thought his niece was implying that he was not worthy of being a member of the Qiao family!
Enraged, he picked up the teapot on the table and smashed it to pieces.
Everyone in the room was furious and couldn't understand the unspoken message in Qiao Qingshu's words.
Only Qiao Hesong, who had been sitting upright to the side, blinked slightly, understanding the situation.
Qiao Qingshu knew that her younger brother was intelligent, and her eyes met Qiao Hesong's for a few seconds.
Qiao and Song nodded to her.
Intelligent people can convey their meaning without saying a word, and they don't have to worry about the other person misunderstanding.
Before Qiao Jiye could unleash a torrent of abuse, Qiao Qingshu wisely left.
The room was left in chaos as Boss Yang and Boss Wang stepped forward to stop Qiao Jiye from continuing to smash things in his anger.
After a long while, everyone calmed Qiao Jiye down, and the two bosses took their leave.
After Qiao and Song closed the door, they turned to their father and said,
"Father, let's do as Qiao Qingshu says."
Qiao Jiye's usually taciturn mother, Madam Xu, now sobbed softly.
"If that's the case, then your father has been completely kicked out of the family. He's a legitimate heir of the Qiao family!"
Xu and her son left back then out of necessity. Back then, Old Madam Qiao targeted them at every turn, and Xu and Qiao Jiye were almost poisoned to death by Old Madam Qiao.
Back then, the mother was vulnerable and the son was young. If they hadn't left the Qiao family sooner, perhaps they would already be two lonely graves by now.
Now that his son has become successful and amassed a fortune, he originally intended to use the opportunity of sending his grandson to school to return to the Qiao family.
Now, to demand that she sever ties with the Qiao family is truly too cruel to the Xu family, who have endured a lifetime of humiliation and injustice.
When Qiao Jiye's little daughter, Qiao Churan, saw her grandmother crying so hard, she immediately rushed into her grandmother's arms and wiped away her tears with her little hands.
Qiao Jiye's wife, Chang, also had a deep frown on her face.
"The Qiao family is bullying us too much! We can't let them have their way!"
Qiao Jiye also gritted his teeth and angrily rebuked,
"Yes! We can't let them have their way!"
At this moment, Qiao Hesong smiled and shook his head, saying...
“No, Father, you have to sever ties with the Qiao family.”
Qiao Jiye was puzzled.
“You spineless child! Without the Qiao family’s help, your father will find another way for you to get into Wanqing Academy.”
Qiao and Song laughed.
“Father, I can tell that Qiao Qingshu and Old Madam Qiao are clearly not on the same page. It might not be a bad thing for her to make you sever ties with the Qiao family.”
Mrs. Xu wiped away her tears and said,
"Good grandson, your father didn't receive any help from the Qiao family in the early years. If we sever ties with the Qiao family again, what rightfully belongs to your father..."
Qiao and Song interrupted their grandmother,
"Grandma, you're confused. As long as Old Madam Qiao is alive, the Qiao family's fortune will never fall into my father's hands. My father didn't enjoy the Qiao family's good fortune in the first ten years or so, so why do you think he will be able to enjoy it in the future?"