When the Gan brothers heard Chen Danian's purpose, they felt that he was extremely shameless. However, thinking of how much their sister had valued him in the past, they did not dare to speak easily, but instead looked at Gan Li nervously.
Only after hearing Gan Li hurl insults at Chen Danian without holding back did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Gan Mingli was already furious with Chen Danian's shameless words, and now he could no longer hold back, and started cursing at Chen Danian:
"Where did this bastard come from, spouting nonsense here! You want to live off a woman, and you're blaming my sister for not earning money for you sooner so you could live a good life? Bah! How can your skin be thicker than a city wall!"
Gan Mingyi was so angry that he jumped up and down, pointing at Chen Danian's nose and cursing:
"When you abandoned your wife and daughter to climb the social ladder, why didn't you have a second thought? Now that my sister is making money, you want to cling to her? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Gan Tian stood aside, looking at Chen Danian's greedy and shameless face, feeling a wave of nausea. She never imagined she would have such a father, someone who would abandon all sense of shame for money.
The Gan brothers spoke one after another, their voices booming like thunder, instantly attracting the attention of many passersby.
"Oh dear, isn't this Scholar Chen? What's he doing arguing with someone here?"
"The person he was arguing with was Manager Gan; the two were husband and wife before."
"Didn't we hear that Scholar Chen got together with a widow and they divorced a few days ago? Why are they here looking for Manager Gan again now?"
"Didn't you hear what Manager Gan's brother said? He's trying to freeload off me!"
Chen Danian felt his scalp tingle and his face turn red from the sarcastic comments around him.
But when he thought of the ice-making method that could make him a fortune, he gritted his teeth, stood there with a stiff upper lip, and kept comforting himself: It's okay, once I get the method and make a lot of money, let's see who dares to gossip!
Gan Li saw Chen Danian's greedy appearance, and her eyes lit up with an idea.
She looked at Chen Danian and asked slowly, "You want the method to make ice?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Danian felt a surge of joy, sensing a hint of relenting in her words—he knew that this haggard woman still had feelings for him!
He nodded vigorously, "That's right! As long as you tell me how to make ice, I'll forgive and forget what happened before! We can still be husband and wife."
"Being husband and wife is out of the question." Gan Li sneered and said coldly, "I don't want to pick up trash. However, I can tell you this method, but you have to agree to three conditions."
"What are the conditions?" Chen Danian asked hurriedly.
"Little sister!"
"Mother!"
Upon hearing this, the Gan brothers and Gan Tian became anxious and tried to stop Gan Li.
Gan Mingyi said, "Little sister, you mustn't do anything foolish!"
"That's right, Chen Danian is a scoundrel who only knows how to live off women. Can you trust his words? What if you give him the prescription and then go back on his word after agreeing to your terms?"
Gan Tian also said, "Mother, I don't want to go back to that home!"
These days, her mother is gentle and loving towards her. Although she lives in a thatched hut, she feels as if she is living the life of an immortal!
Thinking back to her time in the Chen family, it was like living in hell! If she went back, her mother would turn back into the same person... Gan Tian's face was filled with fear.
Gan Tian also stepped forward to persuade her, "Mother, don't believe his nonsense, he's just trying to deceive you!"
Gan Li patted Gan Tian's hand to reassure her, then looked at Chen Danian and asked, "So? Do you agree or not?"
Gan Mingyi saw through the situation, grabbed Gan Mingli who was about to step forward to dissuade him, shook his head at him, and signaled him to calm down.
Although Gan Mingli was completely confused, he obediently kept quiet.
Overwhelmed with joy, and knowing that Gan Li had always been obedient to him and doted on Chen Yaozu, Chen Danian couldn't possibly suspect any trickery. Without thinking it through, he hastily agreed.
"Okay! I promise you! Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
He figured she was just asking to go back to the Chen family and was just trying to act tough. Considering the ice-making recipe, he decided to give in to her this once.
Gan Li looked at Chen Danian's greedy and greedy appearance and sneered inwardly.
She held up one finger and slowly said, "First, you must admit in front of everyone that you abandoned your wife and daughter, had an affair with a widow, and apologize to me!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Danian hesitated. If he agreed, how would he ever face anyone in town again?
"What? You don't want to?"
Gan Li raised an eyebrow, looking at Chen Danian with a half-smile:
"Then forget it. Originally, I wanted to give you this ice-making method because my son is still with you, so that you could earn some money too, and Yaozu wouldn't have to suffer."
I never imagined you were just making empty promises. Even if I gave you this method, you wouldn't treat Yaozu well!
"No! No! I promise! I promise, okay?" Chen Danian, thinking of the mountains of gold and silver, immediately forgot all about saving face and hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Gan Li raised an eyebrow and said to him, "Then let's begin."
Chen Danian felt many eyes on him and felt extremely embarrassed. But then he thought, a true man can bend and stretch. Once he gets the ice-making method and makes a lot of money, who will care about this reputation?
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and said loudly in front of everyone:
"I, Chen Danian, hereby admit that I abandoned Ganli and Gantian and got together with Zhao Juan. I have wronged them, mother and daughter!"
The story had already spread throughout the town, and the onlookers had heard about it, but hearing him say it himself still shocked them with his shamelessness, and they all mocked him:
"Tsk tsk tsk, I originally thought this matter was exaggerated, but I didn't expect it to be true! You can know a person's face but not their heart. I never thought that Scholar Chen was such a person!"
"That's right! Abandoning one's wife and daughter for a widow is a disgrace to scholars!"
"She's not just a widow, she's a rich widow! Hahaha, I never thought scholars would be so fond of living off women! All their knowledge of propriety, morality, and shame has gone to waste!"
Hearing the whispers around him, Chen Danian felt his face burning with shame. He gritted his teeth, suppressing his embarrassment and indignation, and said to Gan Li:
"I've done as you said. Can I have the ice-making method now?"
"What's the rush? There are still two conditions," Gan Li said calmly, holding up two fingers. "As for the second condition..."
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