The man who smashed the table smiled obsequiously in agreement.
"Yes, yes, yes, the old lady is willing to take you back, which means she acknowledges your status as her grandson. Once you're at the Cui residence, your future is limitless."
How can this pastry shop compare to a prestigious family like the Cui family? Young master, you can't possibly be unable to weigh the pros and cons, can you?"
Four men, one after another, put on a show, trying to persuade He Yusheng with their family background and appealing to his emotions and reason.
After all, no one wants to be unwilling to climb higher.
Who would want to be a peasant, a laborer, stuck in the town with no hope of ever getting ahead?
Especially someone like this young master, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, must be devastated to see him in such a state now.
He should be extremely grateful to the Cui family for offering to take him back and live with them.
"Alright, pay back the money you owe, and get out of here. Stop wasting your breath. He's not leaving with you." Anle showed no respect to the four men and rudely told them to leave.
The people from Anding were still standing at the back door of the shop, not having gone out.
He would naturally be happy if the matter could be resolved without having to go to the authorities.
“Go back and tell your matriarch how the Cui family treated me when I first entered their home.”
They forced me to work in the stables, cleaning the latrines, and not only humiliated me, but also kicked me out of the mansion, claiming that the Cui family had nothing to do with me, that my mother was just a concubine's daughter, and that she was not a mistress of the Cui family at all, but only a half-slave.
"Since I've already made that statement, what's said is said, and there's no going back. From that day on, I, He Yusheng, have nothing to do with the Cui family anymore. Don't come looking for me again." He Yusheng said resolutely, showing no intention of having any further involvement or connection with the Cui family.
Anle nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, you have backbone."
They kicked them out and humiliated them so much back then, and now they're coming to pick them up again. It's hard to say what the real story is behind all this.
In short, they definitely didn't bring the person back out of genuine goodwill; anyone with eyes can see that.
However, she had no intention of finding out why they had come to pick him up. In any case, she didn't plan to let He Yusheng join that kind of trashy family again, so there was no need to find out the reason.
After much persuasion from the four men, who talked themselves hoarse, the woman was determined to stay at the Paradise Dessert Shop and refused to go back. They could tell from her that she was determined to stay.
Knowing it was pointless to say anything, he stopped trying to persuade her and slunk away from Paradise Dessert Shop, returning to the Cui family to report.
"What? We can't bring them back?" Madam Zhou, the matriarch of the Cui family, narrowed her eyes, her wrinkles deepening, and her whole face darkened.
Hmph, this little brat has grown wings and thinks he can survive without the Cui family. It's clear he's got a lot of money in his hands from the He family, otherwise he wouldn't be so determined to have no entanglement with the Cui family.
"Madam, what do you think of this matter concerning Young Master He—" The butler stood behind the screen, bowing and licking his lips, cautiously inquiring about the meaning behind the screen.
The old lady's attitude kept changing, making it hard for him to guess what she was thinking. Did she value this young master He, or did she not take him seriously at all?
Because when they came before, they didn't treat people like human beings at all, but rather like rough servants.
Although he was told to be firm and put on airs, he noticed that Young Master He's demeanor was quite assertive as well.
To be able to say something like that clearly shows they don't intend to be on good terms with the Cui family. How ruthless their words are!
“Go pick him up again and tell him that if he comes back, I will allow his grandmother’s grave to be moved into the Cui family’s cemetery.”
The old butler was startled and looked up. Wow, this is quite a huge undertaking. In order to bring this young master He back, they actually agreed to something like this.
Young Master He's grandmother was nothing more than a concubine.
Who buries a concubine in the ancestral grave?
Why would this old lady say something like that? What exactly does she want from Young Master He?
As for being after money, he didn't think that young master He had any assets. If young master He really had assets, he wouldn't have been driven to desperation by debt collectors and taken in by Paradise Dessert Shop. He certainly wouldn't have ended up working as a lowly laborer there.
Holding onto the wealth, buying a house, and living a carefree life—wouldn't that be wonderful?
Why torture yourself like this? Why make things difficult for yourself?
However, since the old lady had spoken, the servants below him had no choice but to listen and do whatever their master said.
If you do what your master tells you to do, you can't go wrong.
Seeing how much the old lady valued this young master He, the butler personally went to Paradise Dessert Shop this time, intending to persuade him with reason and emotion to bring him back.
However, given the enormous expense the old lady has invested, he reckons she'll definitely be able to bring the person back.
As Zhou intended, the housekeeper relayed the message to He Yusheng. He Yusheng paused in his dishwashing, turned his head to look at the housekeeper who was following him into the kitchen, and looked somewhat impatient.
"What I mean is, those people didn't pass on the message?"
"Huh?" The old butler was stunned, he hadn't expected He Yusheng to react like this at all.
"Well... I have said it, but young master, you must think it over carefully. Moving into the ancestral grave is a major event that not every concubine can enjoy."
He Yusheng looked mocking and scoffed.
"Once a person dies, they're just a pile of bones. What difference does it make where they're buried?"
He glanced at the old butler, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "Or is your Cui family's ancestral grave some kind of sacred place? Moving someone into your Cui family's ancestral grave will make them live?"
The old butler's face turned red. He didn't know whether to speak or not. He couldn't help but curse under his breath, "This kid is a complete scoundrel."
He can treat such a serious matter as a joke with such nonchalance.
Finally, the old butler, exasperated, flung his sleeves and turned to leave.
He can't persuade this young master to come back. If the old lady has the ability, she should come and invite him herself.
Back at the manor, the old steward relayed He Yusheng's exact words, and the old lady, Madam Zhou, turned completely ashen-faced.
"As expected, the children raised in this vulgar merchant family are ill-mannered; they can even utter such nonsense."
Zhou's granddaughter, Cui Zhiling, who was sitting on her knees, covered her mouth, her body trembling slightly as she suppressed a laugh.
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