After resting for a few hours at the guesthouse, around eight o'clock in the morning, the couple went out, found a breakfast stall, and ordered congee, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and pickled radishes.

The stall was right on the street, with people coming and going and quite a few customers. Before I had even finished my breakfast, I had heard a lot of stories.

For example, in City Y, the Sheng family, the Lan family, and the Ling family are in a tripartite balance of power.

First, the matriarch of the Sheng family, who had been gone for more than ten years, returned and took over most of the family's finances. This put the second wife and her three children in dire straits. Meanwhile, the head of the Sheng family, wanting his two legitimate sons to inherit the family business, paid little attention to these people and spent his days indulging in the outside world.

Second, the daughter of the Lan family patriarch and matriarch, who had been abroad for many years, returned with her husband and children. And this son-in-law of the Lan family turned out to be the twin brother of the matriarch of the Sheng family. When the family faced hardship, the siblings were forced to separate, and this twin brother was said to have illegally immigrated abroad with smugglers. Now, he has become the husband of the Lan family's sole heir.

Third, the Ling family has truly fallen on hard times. They were severely cheated by their business rivals and only managed to pay off all their debts after selling all their belongings. Currently, the only thing left untouched is the Ling family's ancestral home.

Fourth, the second young master of the Sheng family fell in love with the youngest granddaughter of the Ling family patriarch, and even resorted to forceful means to coerce her into marriage.

Other matters were of little concern to Gao Dan and his wife, but they were quite interested in these four major events.

The person everyone is talking about who was favored by the second young master of the Sheng family must be Ling Yuanyuan. But at the train station, I didn't see a trace of affection for Yuanyuan in the second young master's eyes. He was more calculating than anything else!

But Gao Dan had already made it clear at the train station that it was up to Ling Yuanyuan to choose. Whether she accepted it or not would represent two completely different lives.

The two of them took notes of all the conversation as if they were watching a play, before paying for breakfast and leaving.

However, just as the two were about to go out to find partners, they were stopped by several people who suddenly appeared:

"Are you Mr. and Mrs. Gao?"

Forehead?

You know each other?

"Who are you?" Gao Dan reached out and pulled his wife behind him, asking calmly.

The visitors all laughed: "Don't be nervous, esteemed guests. Our mistress sent us to invite you."

Our wife's husband's surname is Sheng!

The Sheng family?

So, was it the legal wife or the concubine?

But since they've already provided all the information, we might as well go and check it out. We won't know what kind of monsters or demons they are until the very end!

"Alright, let's go!"

When the two stepped into the gates of the legendary Sheng family, the top boss of Y City, they were truly shocked by the extravagance inside.

The old house looks rather plain and ordinary from the outside, but inside the gate, it's a completely different world.

If I'm not mistaken, the shimmering substance on those stone statues must be gold dust, right?

The Sheng family home was quite large. From the entrance gate to the main house, we passed through the garden and the corridor before finally arriving.

When Ye Wanying saw the noblewoman sitting in the jewel-encrusted chair inside, her eyes trembled and she blinked several times.

"Aunt Qing?" he asked incredulously.

Upon hearing this, the person in the chair laughed and stood up, walking over to them: "What's wrong, little girl? Don't you recognize your auntie?"