Chapter 105 Stupid and Unaware

Upon hearing Shan Mingyuan say that Elder Liu of Xuanzong wanted to take Shan Yurou as his goddaughter, Shanxi frowned instantly.

"Which Elder Liu is blind?" Shanxi asked mercilessly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shan Yurou's face turned deathly pale. Her gaze towards Shanxi was like a poisoned arrow, full of resentment and hatred, as if Shanxi were her mortal enemy: "You bitch, what do you mean by that?"

Taking her in as a goddaughter means you're blind?

She also said that the Seventh Prince was blind to have fallen for such a good-for-nothing as Shanxi!

And they even gave her so many betrothal gifts!

The thought that the mountain of priceless betrothal gifts would all go to Shanxi made Shan Yurou's eyes burn with fury. She stared at Shanxi with a look that seemed to want to tear him to pieces.

"It means exactly what it says." Sun-hee said indifferently, his eyes full of mockery and contempt as he looked down at Sun-yu-rou, like a high-ranking king looking down at an ant.

When Shan Xi looked at her with such eyes, Shan Yuru felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, and her whole body felt uncomfortable, as if countless ants were crawling on her body.

She desperately wanted to rush up to him and gouge out Shanxi's eyes with her fingers to vent her anger.

"So what if I lose? I'm still a thousand times better than a piece of trash like you!" Shan Yurou glared fiercely at Shanxi, gritting her teeth as if she wanted to devour Shanxi alive.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shan Mingyuan had a bad feeling and quickly covered Shan Yurou's mouth, afraid that she would say something outrageous and utter something irreversible, thus humiliating herself again.

Shan Yurou left early and was unaware of what happened next, but Shan Mingyuan saw everything clearly from beginning to end. He witnessed firsthand how Shan Xi won by virtue of her own strength.

In a true comparison, Shan Yu Rou is probably not even as good as one of Shan Xi's fingers.

"Father, Yu Rou and I apologize to you." Shan Mingyuan said, bowing respectfully to Old Master Shan, his tone sincere. "We were blinded by greed and did wrong before. We now know and regret it. Please forgive us this time."

“Father, Mingyuan is your own son-in-law,” Shanrou hurriedly chimed in, trying to appeal to the old master with familial affection.

Shanxi sneered and mocked, "You don't know you're wrong or regret it. You know you have nowhere else to go, so you've come to us out of desperation."

“If you win, will you come back? No, you will leave the family with your heads held high and start your own business.”

"Don't try to act all high and mighty, you're not worthy!"

Sunhee's words were full of sarcasm, and at the same time, they revealed her attitude.

Old Master Shan sat in the main seat, his face so gloomy it seemed to drip water. He remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, his voice low and authoritative: "The Shan family has always been based on integrity, yet you have done such a thing, almost plunging the entire family into utter ruin."

"Even if I am willing to forgive you, the ancestors and elders of the Shan family will not forgive you!"

Shan Mingyuan lowered his head, his forehead covered in cold sweat, and dared not breathe. He could only repeatedly reply, "Father, we were wrong. We were bewitched and blinded by greed. We hope you can give us a chance to start anew."

Shanrou hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Old Master Shan's sleeve, and said tearfully, "Father, please forgive us this time. We will never dare to do it again."

The thought of those hard days of eating coarse food and wild vegetables filled Shanrou's heart with fear and resistance.

The unpleasant feeling of swallowing coarse bran in her throat, the bland and tasteless food—just thinking about it made her feel uncomfortable all over.

She wanted to go home, back to the main family, to continue being the wealthy and privileged eldest daughter of the main family!

"Rou'er, don't forget, a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. Why do you still keep thinking about coming home?" Old Master Shan frowned in annoyance and forcefully pushed away Shan Rou's hand that was tightly holding his sleeve.

"You were the one who swore back then that even if we had to eat coarse food, you would stay with Shanmingyuan. What, you've already changed your mind so soon?"

"Now that I have finally granted your wish and you can be together, isn't that a good thing?"

Without giving Shan Rou any chance to defend herself, Old Master Shan turned his gaze directly to Shan Mingyuan, his eyes revealing an undeniable sternness, and said, "Shan Mingyuan, I'll give you three days. You must make up for the money in full within three days."

Upon hearing Old Master Shan's words, Shan Mingyuan trembled violently, and his face instantly turned ashen.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing the resolute look in Old Master Shan's eyes, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and could only nod weakly, saying in a trembling voice, "Father, don't worry, I will definitely make up for the money within three days."

When Shanrou heard the deadline, a hint of panic and despair flashed in her eyes.

She knew in her heart that, given their current situation, raising that amount of money within three days was virtually impossible.

Let alone raising the money, she can barely afford her daily expenses, let alone repay the kindness of the Shan family for raising her over the past ten years!

Before Shan Mingyuan could ask Shan Rou for help, he saw Shan Rou hiding far away: "I don't have any money. Whoever caused the trouble should deal with it themselves!"

She hadn't forgotten what Shan Yurou had told her.

An adopted daughter is an adopted daughter; no matter how close you are to her, you can never truly love her!

A bunch of heartless ingrates!

"Xiao Chen, see the guests out!" Old Master Shan ordered with a smug look on his face.

Although Old Master Chen didn't want to pay any attention to them, he was, after all, the steward of the Shan family, so he respectfully saw the two off as Old Master Shan had instructed.

As soon as she left the Shan residence, Shan Yurou seemed to have her mouth unsealed, and began to curse loudly: "You slut! You're just a piece of trash, and you really think you're the head of the family!"

"Enough! Don't you think you're shameful enough?" Shan Mingyuan looked at Shan Yurou with utter disgust.

They're so stupid they don't even realize it!

This is incredible!

Shan Mingyuan grew angrier as he spoke, pointing his finger at Shan Yurou, almost poking her face: "Do you know how Junchao won? Do you know that you lost to them, but Shanxi won back!"

"She is now not only a meritorious official of the Shan family, but also a meritorious official of the entire dynasty! And you, you are still smug and complacent, thinking that Shan Xi is not good enough for you in any way!"

"But unfortunately, the very person you desperately wanted to curry favor with, Xuanzong, who was also your last hope, was personally rejected by Shanxi!"

"They don't even take Xuanzong seriously. Besides, do you think you still have a chance to become Elder Liu's goddaughter after the Xuanzong Sect Master saw your performance that day?"

"You're utterly hopeless!" Shan Mingyuan was furious. After saying that, he flung his sleeves, turned around, and refused to look at Shan Yuru again!