Chapter 75 Grandparental Love

When Shan Rou arrived at the main house, she could see from afar that the Shan family's gate was crowded with people, as lively as a market.

Either a servant from one household would rush over to present a visiting card, or a steward from another household would come with a beaming smile to deliver a gift.

The flow of people at the entrance was like a babbling brook, continuous and unbroken, giving the impression of prosperity and flourishing.

As Shanrou watched this scene, she raised her chin high, her eyes filled with smugness, as if this bustling and prosperous scene was all her doing.

She swaggered toward the gate, her posture extremely arrogant, as if the entire Shan family was her domain.

However, just as she reached the door, she was stopped by a servant.

The servants of the Shan family were all old and very familiar with the people in the mansion. They knew without even looking up that the person who came was Shan Rou.

Even so, they still followed the rules and immediately stopped her.

Upon seeing this, Shan Rou's eyes narrowed with anger, then widened in fury: "How dare you! You dare block my way? You don't want to live anymore!"

Upon closer inspection, she realized that the man was not a new servant, but an old man from the Shan family who had served in the household for many years and should have recognized her.

Upon seeing this, Shanrou's brows furrowed instantly, her face filled with anger: "Are you crazy? How dare you block my way? Don't you recognize me?"

The servant was neither servile nor arrogant, bowing slightly, his tone calm yet resolute: "Miss, there are many affairs in the manor today. The old master instructed that unless there is something important, you should not return for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Shanrou flew into a rage. She took a step forward, pointed her finger at the servant's nose, and shrieked, "You damned dog of a servant, how dare you use the old master to intimidate me! I'm going in today, let's see who dares to stop me!"

With that, Shanrou made a fierce attempt to barge inside!

At this moment, some of the people who came to visit or give gifts began to cast strange glances at them.

Shanrou noticed those gazes, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across her face, but it was quickly replaced by anger. She raised her hand, as if to hit the servant.

Just then, Old Master Chen heard the commotion and quickly walked over.

Seeing that Shanrou was about to make a move, Old Master Chen quickly stepped forward to stop her, frowning as he said, "Miss, what are you doing?"

When Shanrou saw Old Master Chen, her anger intensified. She glared at him and shouted, "This dog of a servant dares to stop me? This is my home. I can come back whenever I want, but he dares to prevent me from going home?"

Shan Rou was so angry that she was trembling all over, and her mouth was almost crooked from anger.

She had been pampered since childhood and always had the final say in the household. She had never suffered such humiliation before, and felt a surge of resentment welling up inside her.

"This is Little Yellow Flower's order. If you're angry, take it out on Little Yellow Flower. Why make things difficult for a servant?" Old Master Chen said with an unfriendly expression.

However, Shanrou wouldn't listen to any of this. She forcefully shook off Old Master Chen's hand and rushed towards the door.

Seeing this, the servants rushed forward to stop them, and in an instant, chaos erupted at the entrance.

Amidst the chaos, a dignified voice rang out: "What's going on here? Such a disturbance is utterly unacceptable!"

The sound was like a thunderclap, instantly silencing the scene.

Everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound, and saw Old Master Shan with a stern face and steady steps slowly walking out of the mansion.

He stood tall and straight, exuding an aura of authority that commanded respect.

Upon seeing that it was Shan Rou, Old Master Shan's face turned cold, and his eyes revealed a sense of authority: "What are you doing now?"

When Shanrou saw Old Master Shan, her heart tightened, but she still stubbornly said, "Father, look at these servants, they have no manners at all, daring to stop me. You must teach them a lesson and let me vent my anger!"

Old Master Shan gave Shan Rou a cold look and said, "I was the one who ordered them to stop you. If you have nothing else to do, you can go back now."

Shanrou never expected that the one who ordered her to stop would be her own father. Her expression froze instantly, as if she had been frozen in place.

"Why? Dad, this is where I've lived since I was a child, it's my home!" Shanrou stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief, and a hint of hurt welled up in her eyes, as if her gaze was telling a story of deep grievance.

"You've caused chaos as soon as you came back, making the head of the household very upset. I'm also fed up with it. Anyway, you're married now and have your own house. If you don't have anything to do, just stay where you are. Why are you running back here causing trouble?" After all, she was his own daughter, so even though Old Master Shan was angry, he couldn't bring himself to speak too harshly.

Upon hearing this, Shanrou felt a surge of grievance welling up inside her, like a flood bursting its banks, and her eyes gradually reddened.

With a sob in her voice, she said, "Father, I haven't seen you in so long. I just wanted to come and see you. Why are you so heartless?"

Old Master Shan snorted coldly and said, "You've come to see me? I'm afraid you have another purpose. If I let you in today, I'm afraid you'll cause chaos in this mansion again."

Upon hearing this, Shanrou's eyes welled up with tears: "Father, how could you wrong me like this?"

"My feelings for you are as clear as day and night; I have no other motives whatsoever!"

"But you, as soon as Shanxi came, you protected her in every way, and you didn't even care about me, your daughter!"

Shanrou didn't understand. Was it really because of the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren that the old man favored Shanxi far more than himself?

"Shanxi is now the head of the family, you should use a respectful title for her!" Old Master Shan corrected him irritably.

"Even if she becomes the head of the family, she's still my daughter!" Shanrou insisted. "Fine, you can't let me in, but go and call Shanxi here and tell her I need to see her!"

"I just don't believe it! I was her mother, I carried her for ten months and gave birth to her with such difficulty, how dare she..." Before she could finish speaking, Old Master Shan interrupted her sharply: "Shut up!"

Old Master Shan frowned and said sternly, "You carried her for ten months, but did you fulfill any of your responsibilities as a mother to Shanxi?"

"She suffered so much injustice, yet you protect that illegitimate daughter born to a mistress, while ignoring Shanxi!"

"Also, do you know her...?"

The words that Old Master Shan was about to utter were swallowed back down.

If he weren't worried about ruining his grandmother's plans, he would have loved to pry open Shan Rou's eyes and let her see for herself what kind of devil the man beside her was!

Shanrou was both anxious and angry. She stomped her foot and shouted, "You're biased! You're biased! You're just being biased!"

Seeing the gate right there, yet unable to enter, Shanrou was both angry and anxious: "Fine! I'll compromise one more step! As long as Shanxi has the Alchemist Guild give me the forbidden medicine, I won't go in!"

What?

Grandpa Chen, who was standing to the side, quickly held his chin, afraid that Shan Rou would scare it off!