In her previous life, Shen Qiyin endured extreme torture to beg the eunuch Qin Li to save her imprisoned father. After being tortured into a cripple, her family abandoned her to fend for herself on...
As expected, after hearing Madam Shen's purpose, Shen Qiyin remained calm and said indifferently, "Didn't my mother always teach me that family members shouldn't be so petty?"
“I was unwilling to give the consultation fee to my grandmother that day, but you said that money is just an external thing, something you can't take with you when you die, so there's no need to be attached to it.”
"They also said that their grandmother was an elder and that they should be filial to her."
"Why are you being so petty now?"
Madam Shen: "I..."
Shen Qiyin: "Have you started to become attached to material possessions?"
"Could it be that you no longer want to be filial to your grandmother?"
Shen Qiyin's words were like needles hidden in cotton, leaving Madam Shen speechless. She felt her face burning and wished she could rush out the door right then and there.
She admitted that she was being a bit out of touch with reality that day, but she was, after all, her mother, and how could she let herself be humiliated like that!
Madam Shen was not very happy.
She had no choice but to suppress her temper and coax her gently because she needed her help: "...It was all my fault before. I never knew your grandmother would be so unreasonable!"
"She even swallowed her daughter-in-law's dowry; she really has no shame."
“Yin’er, you must help your mother this time.” Perhaps fearing that Shen Qiyin would not be moved, Madam Shen emphasized, “I want an explanation, not for myself, but for you.”
Shen Qiyin raised an eyebrow: "For me?"
"Yes, it's all for you." Madam Shen explained earnestly, "Think about it, my dowry was all meant for you in the future, but now your grandmother has taken so much of it, so naturally there will be less for you in the future."
"If you find a way to get that dowry back, it may seem like you're helping me, but it's actually beneficial to yourself."
"Think about it carefully, doesn't that make sense?"
Shen Qiyin gazed at her intently, her smile carrying a deeper meaning: "Mother is right, that is indeed the truth."
Madam Shen was overjoyed: "So, you're willing to help me?!"
"Mother, what are you saying? According to what you just said, isn't Yin'er helping herself?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Madam Shen nodded repeatedly. "Tell me quickly, what should I do?"
No rush.
After saying this, Shen Qiyin got up and went into the inner room.
Madam Shen looked on expectantly, her heart filled with doubt.
Just as she was about to get up and go inside to check on things, Shen Qiyin finally came out.
She held a piece of paper in her hand, covered with ink dots, seemingly filled with writing.
She handed it to Madam Shen: "Take a look at this first."
Madam Shen accepted it hesitantly.
Shen Qiyin then placed the inkpad in front of her, her voice revealing neither joy nor anger, and said, "If you have no objections, please press your handprint on it."
Madam Shen took a closer look and immediately became furious!
She slammed the paper on the table with a "bang," glared at me angrily, and said, "I'm still alive and well, and you're already in a hurry to prepare my will?"