In front of his beloved, Shen Cang could not admit that he was short of money. He could only put on a brave face and try to make up for it, saying, "...I'll give it to you when I get home. I left in a hurry and didn't bring that much with me."

Shen Qiyin pointed to the bag of silver in Jiang Wan's hand: "I think there's quite a lot."

Jiang Wan's eyelashes trembled, and her hand holding the money bag unconsciously tightened.

Shen Cang's face also turned extremely ugly: "I have already given away that silver, how can I take it back!"

“But I clearly heard Aunt Wan say that she doesn’t want your money, and I happen to need the money right now. If you stop her from giving me the money, won’t people think she’s a greedy and materialistic woman?”

"this……"

Shen Cang was speechless for a moment.

Jiang Wan's focus, however, completely strayed. Somewhat uncertainly, she asked Shen Qiyin, "What...what did you call me just now?"

“Aunt Wan.” Shen Qiyin stepped forward with a friendly smile and walked up to Jiang Wan. “I just heard Father call you ‘Wan Niang’. I guessed that your name contains the character ‘Wan’, so I called you that.”

“Since you have followed Father, you can’t stay outside forever. Sooner or later you will have to come into the manor. As a junior, it is only right that I call you ‘Aunt Wan’.”

Perhaps not expecting Shen Qiyin to treat her this way, Jiang Wan was momentarily confused.

She subconsciously looked at Shen Cang, only to see that he was just as bewildered as she was.

Shen Qiyin explained, "Aunt Wan doesn't know, but I'm the kind of person who responds better to gentleness than force. Just now, my father came up and threatened me with violence, which made me unhappy and caused me to act stubborn."

“But you haven’t provoked me or offended me, and you even give me money to spend, so I have no reason to go against you.”

Now that things had come to this, how could Jiang Wan possibly hold onto the money? She had no choice but to bite the bullet and give it to Shen Qiyin, while still managing to say all the right things: "Since this is our first meeting, I should have prepared a gift for you, but it was all too rushed, and I didn't have time to prepare one..."

"It's alright, it's alright." Shen Qiyin waved her hand, appearing easygoing, but then added, "Aunt Wan, just remember to make it up next time."

Shen Cang felt humiliated and scolded, "Don't be rude!"

Shen Qiyin, however, had a matter-of-fact expression on her face: "Father, what are you saying? How have I been rude? I treat Aunt Wan as family, that's why I haven't been distant with her."

"Otherwise, if anyone asks in the future, I'll just say that when I first met Aunt Wan, she gave me a bag of silver, and that silver was given to her by my father. Does that sound nice?"

Shen Cang was speechless, his beard bristling and eyes wide with anger, but he didn't know how to retort.

Jiang Wan, however, said amiably, "...Qi Yin is absolutely right, I will definitely remember to make it up next time."

"I just didn't expect that we would meet under such circumstances. You are a junior, and I shouldn't be telling you these things, but please don't misunderstand the relationship between your father and me."

“Aunt Wan, there’s no need to say anything more.” She didn’t have the time to listen to her weave a “deliberate affair story” into a “heart-wrenching and tragic love drama.”

"How can I, a junior, have the right to comment on the past between our elders? As long as you and Father are happy."

Upon hearing Shen Qiyin's words, Jiang Wan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

She thought to herself, there are rumors outside that the second young lady of the Shen family has amazing medical skills. She hadn't taken it seriously before, but now she believed it without a doubt.

It seems she was only interested in medicine and knew nothing else.

Others would surely worry about their mother's position if they saw her father take a mistress, but she was quite the opposite, getting along intimately with her mistress. It's clear she's foolish.

However, her face was exceptionally beautiful.

I'll find her a good family as soon as I enter the manor, so that I can pave the way for her son, Zhang'er.

Jiang Wan looked at Shen Qiyin with a gaze that was all too familiar to her, because that was how the Shen family had looked at her when they were plotting against her.

What was that Marquis of Wu'an saying again...?

Not all eggs in one basket should go into the same basket.

fine.

This way, when the basket arrives, she can be sure that all the eggs will break, instead of having to crush them one by one.

When leaving the alley where Jiang Wan lived, Shen Cang deliberately walked with Shen Qiyin.

He repeatedly probed and reminded her along the way, fearing that she might let something slip in front of Madam Shen and the others, thus disrupting his plans.

Shen Qiyin originally didn't intend to pay any attention to him, but he took the initiative to approach her, so she simply didn't hold back. She bought whatever she saw along the way, including food, toys, and other necessities.

She didn't touch a single penny of her own money, but she spent all the money that Shen Cang had left.

But he can't go without money; he can't go to see Jiang Wan empty-handed tomorrow.

Therefore, after returning to the manor that day, Shen Cang went to see Madam Shen immediately.

The latter was initially secretly relieved, thinking that ever since those two little hussies left the mansion, the first thing the master would do upon returning was to come to him. However, he was disappointed to find that, just like the previous times, the master was only coming to ask him for money.

"Master, lately..." Madam Shen poured him a cup of tea, glancing at his expression, and said cautiously, "Why are you spending so much?"

Shen Cang was displeased upon hearing this: "What? You're starting to interfere with me now?"

"no……"

"What's wrong with me spending a little money? It's money I earned myself!"

"My lord, please calm down. That's not what I meant." Fearing that Chen Cang would be displeased, Madam Chen quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, my lord, didn't I ask my father's old friend to help me with a business? We've already seen the first return on our investment!"

"That's perfect, give me a lot more this time."

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