Zhao Juan was caught off guard by Gan Mingyi's barrage of questions and almost lost her balance. She instinctively took a few steps back, her face as pale as paper, her eyes darting around uncertainly, and she stammered:
"I...I was back then...I..."
Seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Old Lady Gan's eyes. She sighed and slowly said:
“Over the years, although our Gan family has not been wealthy, we have never wronged anyone, and we have never wronged my daughter. If you really are Ali, why would you refuse to acknowledge us?”
Gan Mingli snorted coldly, "My little sister is definitely not that kind of selfish person. When we were little, if she got a piece of candy that was only the size of her thumb, she would share it with us two brothers, one bite each. How could she refuse to acknowledge us?"
Upon hearing these words, Zhao Juan's face flushed crimson, and she stammered, unable to utter a word.
Old Man Gan's face turned completely cold as he looked at her.
"We understand that you want to save your father, but you shouldn't have treated the Gan family like fools! If that's all you wanted to say, we've heard it all."
We can also tell you that your father, Master Zhao, has only himself to blame for his current predicament! Ali will never help you, and I will never force my daughter to save someone for the sake of an outsider!
Having said that, he was too lazy to listen to Zhao Juan any further. He took two steps forward, pushed Zhao Juan aside from the doorway, opened the door, and gestured for her to enter.
"Miss Zhao, please leave!"
Zhao Juan's face was flushed, like a boiled shrimp. She looked at Old Man Gan, with a thousand words she wanted to say, but then she saw the curious gaze of Steward Zhao in the courtyard...
She gritted her teeth and walked out.
"Miss, how did it go? What did you say to them?" Butler Zhao asked as he approached.
After what just happened, how could Zhao Juan dare to tell the truth? Even the Gan family elders, who doted on their daughter, didn't believe her, let alone anyone else!
Zhao Juan felt a natural fear of the Zhao family and dared not speak the truth.
Zhao Juan, afraid that the housekeeper would notice something amiss, forced herself to remain calm and glared at him: "What can I say? Of course, I'm begging them to find a way to save my father!"
"Did they agree?" Butler Zhao asked hurriedly.
Old Gan's voice came from behind: "Our temple is too small to accommodate big shots like you. You'd better leave now!"
"So you know the result now?" Zhao Juan said angrily, "Let's go!"
Butler Zhao: "..."
Zhao Juan ignored him and stormed out.
Chen Yaozu felt humiliated after being humiliated and didn't want to stay any longer, so he followed Zhao Juan out.
Seeing this, Steward Zhao could only offer a few perfunctory words. When no one paid him any attention, he slunk out the door.
The door had barely stepped out when it slammed shut behind him, nearly catching Butler Zhao's heel.
Looking at the tightly closed gate of the Gan family home, he felt that even his last glimmer of hope had been extinguished.
What should we do next?
Does this mean we can only rely on the young lady from now on?
Thinking about Zhao Juan's performance just now, Butler Zhao felt that his future was bleak.
Inside the Gan family compound, although the Zhao family had been driven out, the expressions on the faces of the elderly Gan couple and the brothers Gan Mingli and Gan Mingyi remained unchanged.
Old Man Gan gave his two sons a deep look and said, "Come inside with me!"
Gan Mingyi stepped into the house first, followed by Gan Mingli. Seeing her husband's preoccupied expression, Zhao was quite curious: "What did Miss Zhao say? Why do you all look like this?"
Gan Mingli thought of what Zhao Juan had just said, and didn't dare to reveal it, but couldn't help saying, "Wife, I'm sorry for many things in the past!"
This abrupt apology left Zhao even more confused. She wanted to ask more questions, but Gan Mingyi had already followed the elderly couple into the house, and the four of them closed the door to talk.
Zhao looked at the tightly closed door, struggled internally for a while, but ultimately resisted the urge to eavesdrop.
Well, if it's something she's meant to know, she'll find out sooner or later. And if it's something she shouldn't know, hearing about it will only cause her more trouble!
She came to terms with it and stopped worrying about it. She sent her two children inside to rest, and then took advantage of the free time to clean the yard.
Inside the house.
Old Man Gan sat on the bed, glanced at his two sons, and said in a deep voice:
"You all heard what Zhao Juan said just now. Do you... have any thoughts on it?"
After a moment of silence, Gan Mingyi spoke first:
"You really believe Zhao Juan's lies? She just wants us to force Xiaomei to save that Zhao guy, so she made up those stories to fool us!"
Although that's what he said, his gaze was somewhat unfocused, clearly indicating that he wasn't speaking from the heart.
Gan Mingli sighed with a complicated expression: "These are all my closest relatives, so I'll just say what I think... Actually, I do somewhat believe what Zhao Juan said—"
"Big brother, your little sister has been so good to us since she came home. You've already forgotten her after listening to a couple of lies from Zhao Juan?"
Gan Mingyi stared at his elder brother in disbelief.
"Xiao Er, what are you saying! Your eldest brother is honest and kind, how could he be the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for him?" Old Mrs. Gan interrupted her youngest son when she saw that he had gone too far.
Then he added, "Listen to what your older brother has to say first!"
Old Gan nodded in agreement: "That's right, boss, tell me what you think."
Gan Mingyi could only sit down again, but his tense back revealed his current mood.
Gan Mingli spoke again, but this time to Gan Mingyi:
"Am I the kind of heartless person? I've seen and appreciated all the kindness my little sister has shown me and our family these past few days. That's why I find it strange!"
Since my younger sister got sick, although she recovered, she seemed like a different person. Before she got sick, she was well-behaved and cute. Although she had a bit of a temper, she was very good to her family.
After she fell ill, she wanted to possess and use everything in the house; to put it bluntly, she was selfish and self-serving. Today, when I saw Zhao Juan, if it weren't for her different appearance, I would almost have thought it was my younger sister standing in front of me!
Gan Mingyi's words came from the bottom of his heart. He wasn't ignorant of anything, but he felt guilty because he thought that his younger sister's condition was somewhat related to them, so he always tolerated her without principle.
The rest of the Gan family shared the same thoughts.
In fact, how could they not see Gan Li's change? It would be understandable if she had a change of heart after the divorce, which led to her drastic personality change.
Temperament may change, but vision cannot! Whether it's popsicles or braised pork, these are not things that the original Ganli should know, but she can make them and come up with so many ways to make money!
Is this something you can master once you figure it out?
Before anyone pointed it out, they could deceive themselves and pretend they didn't see it. But now that someone has exposed it, they can no longer play dumb.
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