Chapter 21 I thought Shan Yurou was your biological daughter

Seeing that his life was about to be lost, the steward knelt down with a thud, grabbed the old master's legs with both hands, and cried out, "Master, spare my life! Master, spare my life!"

"It was the son-in-law who instructed him. He said that there was no one in the ancestral hall, so why bother to make offerings and sacrifices every day? It would just be a waste of money."

"And...and also said that Miss Yu Rou is the glory of the Shan family, and the Shan family must give her the best things."

"I...I only misappropriated some money, but I never spent it on myself. Sir, you can see that everything I did was for the benefit of the community!"

The housekeeper was truly panicked. He not only cried his heart out, but also confessed to all his misdeeds over the years.

He truly had no selfish motives whatsoever; he served his master wholeheartedly, and when he misappropriated money, it was only to make the family better off.

Hearing this, the already furious old man became even angrier: "You worthless wretch!"

"So what if she's gentle and kind? Why should she deserve the best from my Shan family?"

"The best things from my family should be given to Grandma!"

The old man's chest heaved violently with anger.

If it weren't for Old Master Chen telling him, he would still be completely in the dark.

"I already had someone check the accounts for you. Take a look, look at your so-called illegitimate daughter... oh no, her father is a live-in son-in-law, she doesn't even qualify as an illegitimate daughter." Old Master Chen said, casually throwing the accounts in front of Old Master Shan.

When the old master took the account book, he saw that the steward had indeed not lied. It clearly recorded that he had not shown favoritism to him, but rather misappropriated some expenses. For example, the expenses that were originally intended for offerings were diverted to Shan Yurou's account, while the things that should have belonged to Shan Xi were pitifully small, even less than Shan Mingyuan's daily expenses!

"No wonder! The expenditure on offerings has become zero. What else could these offerings be but the leftovers that Shan Yurou ate!" She was so angry that her vision blurred and she almost fainted.

Seeing this, Old Master Chen hurriedly reached out and helped Old Master Shan up, saying, "Little Yellow Flower, you're a full twelve years younger than me, you can't go before me, can you?"

"Uncle Chen, don't worry, I won't leave!" Old Master Shan slammed his cane down, making a series of thuds, and forced himself to stand firm. He gritted his teeth and said, "These villains haven't been dealt with yet, how can I bear to leave?"

Old Master Shan stared intently at the three stewards, his mind already conjuring up all sorts of tortures.

"Master, I did it all for the sake of the Shan family! I did it all for the sake of the Shan family!" The steward clung tightly to Old Master Shan's trouser leg, pleading desperately.

He doesn't want to die, he doesn't want to die!

Besides, he didn't think he had done anything wrong. He was clearly considering things from the perspective of the benevolent family, and he was always thinking of the master!

"For the sake of the Shan family?" Old Master Shan sneered, looking at the breakfast on the table, and then thinking of what was on Shanxi's table. "If it weren't for the paternity test, I would have thought Shan Yuru was your biological daughter!"

In the past, the differential treatment could be attributed to ignorance of the truth, but now that everyone knows Shan Yurou is a fake, the housekeeper still treats her differently.

Furthermore, if the steward acts so recklessly and bullies Shanxi at will, wouldn't the other members of the Shanxi family look down on her even less?

Old Master Chen couldn't stand it anymore and exposed them, saying, "Stop making excuses here. Even poor families know to offer the best to their ancestors first. They only dare to eat after their ancestors have eaten. But you, you offer the leftovers to your ancestors. What kind of behavior is that!"

"Furthermore, how dare you make such a major decision on your own? What? Do you think you're the master of this charitable mansion?"

Old Master Chen's words were like a wake-up call, making Old Master Shan realize something was wrong!

yes!

Even if it's for the good of the family, he should have reported to me first, instead of making decisions on his own!

"You don't respect me at all!" Old Master Shan was so angry that he was trembling all over.

Even at this point, the butler is still making excuses and hasn't even realized his mistake!

The butler never expected that Old Master Chen would be fanning the flames from the sidelines. He was instantly enraged and roared like a wild beast, "Get out of here! This is Shanfu, not a place for your Chen family to run wild!"

"Pah! Do you think I want to stay here?" Old Master Chen glared at him with disdain, as if he were something dirty. "You shameless bastard, you gave the young lady clothes that Shan Yurou had worn and discarded. You are utterly heartless and wicked!"

He had just noticed that Shan Yuru's clothes looked so similar to his mistress's, and then he remembered that the account book showed zero for Shanxi's expenses, such as clothes and shoes.

It is clear that not only were there problems with the offerings, but the treatment of Shanxi after returning to his home was also drastically different, with favoritism reaching an outrageous level!

"You beast! You abuse my own granddaughter like this, and you still have the nerve to say it's for my sake!" Old Master Shan was so angry he almost spat out blood.

He kicked the butler hard with all his might.

The butler was kicked so hard that he flew three meters away like a kite with a broken string.

He collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at Shanxi beside him. When he thought back to the sharp and sarcastic words that Shan Yurou had said when Shanxi was found, he was momentarily dazed and lost in thought.

At that time, the master said with a face full of guilt that he had mistreated Miss Shanxi for so many years and that he must make it up to her. He wholeheartedly agreed.

Just as he was about to take the money to buy clothes for Miss Shanxi, Miss Yu Rou said that she had many new clothes that she hadn't had time to wear yet. She was no longer the true daughter of the Shanxi family, so she wasn't qualified to wear those clothes. She could just give them to Shanxi to wear, which would save her the waiting time for sewing.

He felt that what Miss Yu Rou said made no problem, and this would save the Shan family some money, so he agreed without really thinking it through.

And then...

The butler recalled everything that had happened before, and then thought about how he hadn't spent a single cent on Shanxi's account so far, and for a moment he felt like the sky had fallen!

"Master, I was wrong, I was wrong! It was all those two, father and daughter, who instigated me!" The steward used all his strength to frantically kowtow, each kowtow filled with deep remorse.

In just a few moments, blood appeared on his forehead, flowing down his cheeks along with his tears.

He regretted it!

He truly regretted it!

"Ha... You listen to others just because they instigate you? If someone were to say something serious or trivial, would you kill Little Yellow Flower? You brainless thing!" Old Master Chen cursed with disgust!

He felt unlucky here, especially with those two shameless lumps next to him, which made his eyes hurt.

"Miss, it smells terrible here, let's go." Old Master Chen said, opening his umbrella as if protecting a precious treasure, and escorted Shanxi away.