Si Jingde looked at Madam Xiao with a cold face, his tone slightly sarcastic: "Madam Xiao, I think you are crazy. Do you need to tell my family what kind of wife to marry? Or do you think that you are the elder of the Xiao family, so you can give orders to the Shen family and the Si family?
I have no right to interfere in my son's marriage. Who gave you the courage to arrange Han Ting's marriage and destroy his reputation outside? "
Wu Nianci was originally a typical Jiangnan woman, usually gentle and never loud with others, but today she was really angry: "Old lady, what you are doing is not to discredit Han Ting, but to destroy Shen Qingqing's reputation, you know? The Shen family and the Si family all know about this engagement, and our close families also know about it.
This is nothing more than an explanation, but Shen Qingqing, who is clearly an innocent girl, has been dragged into this vortex of rumors because of your fabrications. How do you expect these wealthy families to view Shen Qingqing? She is clearly a very obedient and sensible child, but you are driving her crazy and ruining her reputation.
Wu Nianci really thinks that Shen Qingqing is a good kid. From childhood to adulthood, she has never caused trouble and has always been a very well-behaved person. She is also very motivated in her studies. She is only 23 years old and is about to graduate from graduate school. She is considered a relatively young graduate student.
It shows how hard they work in their daily lives.
However, I happened to meet such a grandmother, and the love she gave was simply a shackle.
If it were any other adopted daughter, after knowing that the real daughter had such a fiancé, she would have probably found ways to go to the man's house and try to get together with the fiancé before the real daughter came back.
But Shen Qingqing didn't do that. Except for necessary gatherings between the two families, she never took the initiative to visit.
If Han Ting hadn't mentioned the rumor today, she would have almost forgotten about this child.
What a shame...
Shen Yaning tilted her head and looked at Shen Qingqing. Her appearance was not very stunning, nor was she as confident and outspoken as Sun Youyou, but her appearance was very attractive and became more and more beautiful the more she looked at it.
In addition, she did not have any crooked thoughts during the extreme tug-of-war between the two families, which is really rare.
Shen Yaning couldn't help but admire Shen Qingqing.
She almost ruined herself because of the so-called family affection, but she was able to live facing the sun.
However, Madam Xiao still felt that she was not wrong, and said with her neck stiff, "Then why don't you just let Young Master Si marry Qingqing? The age difference between the two is not big, and they are both talented and beautiful."
As soon as these words came out, Si Hanting immediately stood up and walked in front of Old Madam Xiao. He tried his best to restrain himself, but even if he gritted his teeth, he couldn't help but say: "Old Madam Xiao, I will not do it for Aunt Xiao's sake, but since you still don't know your fault, don't blame me for making the Xiao family a thing of the past."
Madam Xiao's heart was shocked, and her face turned pale in an instant. She hurriedly stopped him: "No, no, you can't do this!"
The Xiao family is now on the verge of collapse and relies entirely on the support of the Shen family. However, the Shen family has only given some funds, so that the Xiao family can barely hold on. But if the Si family takes action, the Shen family will inevitably withdraw its investment. What should they do then!
"It's okay. I'm showing respect for you by not taking action. But since you don't know how to repent, you have to pay something to make up for my loss."
Si Hanting has never been a kind person, he treats everyone the same.
No one can vote against it.
Xiao Qing'er looked at her mother and felt infinite regret. Why did she act so soft-hearted at the beginning? If she hadn't been so soft-hearted, she should have lived a very comfortable life in the past 20 years.
She knew her mother had sold her out, yet she was still soft-hearted and meddled in the family affairs. But now, it had become her turn to meddle in the Shen family's affairs.
This did not take into account her situation at all. Her mother had never changed over the years.
She was expecting too much.
"Mom, go back. Don't come to the Shen family again." Xiao Qing'er said coldly, "I have raised Qingqing with all my heart for 20 years. She is my child. I will not ignore her. But you... unless you are on the verge of death, I will not appear in front of you again. Don't come to the Shen family again."
"You...you unfilial daughter, you don't want to recognize me as your mother now, right?" Old Madam Xiao seemed to have not expected Xiao Qing'er to say this.
But what was wrong with her? She just wanted to do more for the Xiao family and Qingqing.
"If you really treat me as your daughter, you wouldn't make trouble at my daughter's family recognition party." Xiao Qing'er's cold questioning startled Old Madam Xiao.
The Si family felt quite awkward sitting there.
In order to resolve the issue quickly, Xiao Qing'er directly asked the housekeeper to take people to send Old Madam Xiao home.
Shen Qingqing's situation was a bit awkward if she stayed here.
Shen Yaning walked forward, took her hand, and asked her to sit with her: "Come sit with me, we are the only ones of the same age here, let's listen to what the elders have to say first."
The Shen family watched this scene and said nothing. After all, Shen Qingqing was innocent from beginning to end, but Old Madam Xiao always used her as a shield, which made the Shen family unhappy.
Shen Qingqing was a little surprised. Doesn’t she hate herself?
When she knew her sister had returned, she was very happy, so she hurried home to see her. However, she knew her position was awkward, so she left after not staying for long.
"You, don't you hate me?" Shen Qingqing asked softly, her voice so low that only the two of them could hear it.
Shen Yaning rarely shows kindness to outsiders, but she wanted to show kindness to Shen Qingqing. She shook her head: "I know you are innocent, you have your helplessness, this is not your fault, your family members are emotional, but it is not directed at you, don't take it to heart."
Shen Qingqing smiled with relief, she knew that Ningning understood her!
The feeling is indeed different.
"I don't take it to heart. I know my parents and brothers are very good to me. I don't need anything, so I'm very content. It's just that grandma... she's an old lady after all, so I can't say too much." If she gets angry and gets hurt, she, as her adopted granddaughter, might not be able to afford the compensation.
Shen Yaning: "That's fine."
The two of them were chatting in low voices, not listening to what the adults were talking about at all. Si Hanting's eyes were on Shen Yaning. He wondered if this girl was listening or not. He felt like she didn't hear anything.
"Old Shen, Qing'er, I'm helpless too. Our Han Ting has grown up now, and he seems to be a little... "
Si Hanting immediately stopped his mother from speaking: "Mom, you guys can take care of this matter."
Wu Nianci was stunned. Her son didn’t have this attitude a few days ago!
What happened today.
If he watched the arrangement in front of the Shen family, he would not be able to regret it later.
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