Granny Lü's words made Zhao Juan's heart skip a beat, but then she thought about it again and a glimmer of hope rekindled: Yaozu! Yes, there's still Yaozu!
In her memory, Chen Yaozu had always had a good impression of Zhao Juan, but they weren't very close.
However, after she became Zhao Juan, she had money and naturally wouldn't mistreat her son. With her always ready to help, Chen Yaozu treated her like his own mother and was very filial.
She had lived in the Chen family for over ten years and knew all too well how much her son meant to Granny Lü and Chen Danian. As long as Chen Yaozu asked, she was sure she could stay!
Thinking of this, Zhao Juan, while holding the door open, looked at Chen Yaozu:
"Yaozu, please help me! Please beg your father to take back the divorce papers and not send me away!"
Chen Yaozu looked at Zhao Juan, but there was no emotion in his eyes. He didn't say anything, but stepped forward and, holding a rolling pin, viciously smashed it on the back of Zhao Juan's hand that was gripping the door.
Zhao Juan winced in pain and instinctively let go of her hand. Before she could even cry out in pain, the door slammed shut in front of her!
"Bring glory to your ancestors!"
Chen Yaozu closed the door, turned away indifferently, and didn't bother to listen to another word from the people outside.
He used to curry favor with Zhao Juan because she could bring him benefits.
But her father said that the Zhao family would not only be unable to bring them any benefits in the future, but would also implicate them. Knowing this, how could Chen Yaozu plead for her?
On the contrary, he wished Zhao Juan would disappear as soon as possible and stop shouting at the door. Otherwise, she would really make the Chen family lose face, and how could he face people in the future!
Zhao Juan saw the cold expression on Chen Yaozu's face through the crack in the door, and her heart grew colder and colder. No matter how much she pleaded, the door of the Chen family's house was never opened again.
The onlookers hurled insults at the Chen family's tightly closed gate, their words expressing both condemnation of Chen Danian and sympathy for Zhao Juan.
That was all. After they finished cursing and felt better, they all went home, and none of them showed any interest in Zhao Juan.
At this moment, the sun was setting, and the lingering heat of the sun was still exerting its power. The air was still filled with a sultry atmosphere, but Zhao Juan felt ice-cold all over.
A chill seemed to rise in her heart, and she shivered as she watched the sky gradually darken. Despair and fear overwhelmed Zhao Juan like a tidal wave.
The Zhao family is gone, and the Chen family is kicking her out... Where can she go?
She wandered aimlessly through the streets, everything that was once familiar now felt strange and indifferent. Those who had once fawned over her now avoided her like the plague.
With nowhere else to turn, Zhao Juan suddenly had a thought: the Gan family.
Yes, she still has the Gan family to go to!
Although she had been disrespectful to the Gan family before, they were, after all, her biological parents and brothers. Surely they wouldn't really abandon her to her death?
Thinking of this, Zhao Juan seemed to have grasped the last straw. She supported her exhausted body and walked unsteadily toward the dock.
Fifteen minutes later, she arrived at the entrance of Ganli's eatery.
Looking up, I saw that the restaurant's signboard was covered with red silk. It seemed that the "Food is Heaven" signboard had been taken down and replaced with the golden signboard bestowed by the emperor.
Zhao Juan felt a mix of emotions.
She thought she would live a second life, transforming from a haggard old woman into a fair-skinned and beautiful rich heiress. She thought she could live a life of luxury from then on, but who knew that in just a few dozen days, she would end up in such a state.
No, she's in an even worse state now than before!
And look at my family, whom I used to look down on from the bottom of my heart, now their lives are getting better and better, and they've even gained the emperor's favor. It's true that fortunes change...
Zhao Juan took a deep breath, suppressing her jealousy and resentment, and comforted herself: Fortunately, the Gan family is now prosperous and will surely have the resources to help her!
She knew the Gan family too well; they were all soft-hearted, otherwise they wouldn't have let her run rampant for so long.
Even if they don't believe she is the real Ganli, given their soft-hearted nature, they shouldn't turn her away just because she has nowhere else to go.
With that thought in mind, Zhao Juan composed herself and stepped forward to knock on the door of the restaurant.
Night had fallen, and the aroma of food wafted from the candlelit eatery.
Gan Li, Gan Tian, and Gan Mingyi sat around the table preparing to eat.
The tables and chairs were already set up. They had come here today to set up and clean the restaurant, but they were busy until the afternoon. Gan Li was too lazy to run back and forth, so she just told the others to go back on their own.
Gan Mingyi was worried about his younger sister and niece, so he decided to stay as well. After picking Gan Tian up from school in the afternoon, he returned to the restaurant and started a fire to cook.
The three of them had just picked up their bowls and chopsticks, and before they could even start eating, they heard a knocking sound at the door.
They didn't know anyone in town, and the restaurants were closed. So, the person knocking on the door at this hour couldn't possibly be someone coming to eat, could they?
Gan Mingyi immediately became alert and asked in a gruff voice, "Who is it?"
As he spoke, he put down his chopsticks and casually picked up a stick as thick as his wrist, hiding behind the door.
"Second brother, it's me, Zhao Juan."
A woman's faint voice came from outside the door.
Gan Mingyi paused for a moment, then turned to look at Gan Li, asking with his eyes whether she should open the door.
Gan Li had already heard about the Zhao family's affairs. Now that Zhao Juan was not at the Chen family's house at night but had come here, she thought about it carefully and guessed Zhao Juan's purpose.
She hesitated for a moment, then said to Gan Mingyi, "Let her in."
Although Gan Mingyi was unwilling, he still opened the door.
As soon as Zhao Juan entered the door, she knelt down in front of Gan Li, crying, and pleaded:
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