It's not hard to guess how the Shen family knew the contents of Grandma Lu's will. They're all in this circle, so who doesn't have connections?
As for Lu's father and mother, they naturally knew about their mother's will. They were very clear that the moment the paternity test came out, Lu Wantang had completely lost his inheritance rights. Not to mention, after their 20th birthday party, Mr. Lu met with them and made it clear that the inheritance belonged to Su Yu.
Just wait for Su Yu to pass the exam, or get married before she turns 25, and then give it to her. Lu Wantang has nothing to do with it. And judging from Mr. Lu's attitude towards Lu Wantang and Su Yu, even if Lu Wantang marries into the Shen family, Mr. Lu will not give Lu Wantang anything.
In the end, Lu Wantang's dowry had to come from them. After raising her for 20 years, they didn't mind giving Lu Wantang a dowry, but would the Shen family accept an adopted daughter who had no inheritance and was not Lu's biological daughter?
The answer is obvious: they definitely mind. Even if they finally compromise and agree to the marriage of their two children, the Shen family will still feel uncomfortable. Marrying someone like this would be better than marrying into another family, which would bring more benefits.
So, the Lu family could only put on a show. They sang for Old Master Lu, for Su Yu, and for the Shen family. They sang about how much they cared about Lu Wantang, and how Su Yu wouldn't get the support of the head of the family even if she took the inheritance. They also hoped to make Old Master Lu soften his heart and give Lu Wantang a little dowry.
Who knew that even though Su Yu and Mr. Lu threw their seductive glances at a blind man, neither of them responded.
This reason is not mentioned in the original novel, but judging from the development of the original novel and the fact that Su Yu's reputation is completely ruined, it is obvious who will receive the inheritance. After all, Lu Wantang happily married into the Shen family, and Shen's parents also welcomed their new bride with smiles.
On the other hand, Su Yu was disliked by the Lu family, attacked by Lu Zifeng and Shen Zhou, and ended up in a miserable state. It didn't look like he was inheriting a huge inheritance at all.
Haha, designing a biological daughter to support the adopted daughter, isn’t that really vicious?
Li Xi couldn't understand the Lu family's train of thought, nor did she want to. After complaining to Su Yu for a few words, she let it go. What concerned her was the timing of the Shen family's marriage proposal. It couldn't just be because the Shen family's daughter could inherit the estate as soon as she turned 20.
After all, the Lu family is a mess right now. According to the conditions set by Grandma Lu, no one can take out the inheritance for the time being. Besides, engagement is not marriage, so the exception condition is not met.
This is what Li Xi was talking about with Assistant Jiang.
She had asked Luo Jingxuan before. The Lu family was Luo Jingxuan's maternal family after all, so he knew something. For example, although it seemed that Lu's father was in charge of the Lu family now, it was actually the old man who was controlling it behind the scenes. Not to mention big things like opening branches and investing in new projects, even small things like appointing senior staff had to go through the hands of old man Lu.
For example, in his quest for power, Father Lu was incredibly aggressive and cultivated a number of confidants. In fact, even Old Master Lu knew that many of Father Lu's so-called "confidants" were actually his own people. Old Master Lu was also aware of Father Lu's shameful actions, but they didn't have much of an impact, so he didn't bother to intervene.
But he was not very clear about the internal situation of the Lu family. He knew about Grandma Lu's inheritance, but he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, it had nothing to do with him, and he didn't think about getting a share of the Lu family's money.
As for why his relationship with the Lu family was so strained, he didn't say, and Li Xi didn't bother to ask. In fact, Li Xi was already flattered that Luo Jingxuan could talk to her about the Lu family. You know, every time Luo Jingxuan saw Su Yu, he never gave her a special look, nor did he have any intention of recognizing her as a relative. He simply treated her as Li Xi's friend.
Li Xi asked tentatively, hoping Luo Jingxuan would tell her about the Shen family. Unexpectedly, Luo Jingxuan talked about the Lu family. She didn't know if he was interested in them for business purposes or because they were his in-laws.
Li Xi didn't ask any more questions, instead telling him about the Shen family's suspicious circumstances. He explained some of the Shen family's recent business developments and analyzed Shen's latest financial report, stating that the problem wasn't serious. He didn't know why the marriage proposal was being made at this time.
Seeing that Li Xi was so interested, he instructed Assistant Jiang to pay attention to the developments of the Shen family.
It was only then that Li Xi realized that although the original novel portrayed Luo Jingxuan as Shen Zhou's mortal enemy, lifelong rival, and villainous boss, in reality, Luo Jingxuan didn't take Shen Zhou or the Shen family seriously at all, and never paid special attention to the Shen family's developments.
There is only one main focus, no special treatment.
Li Xi was thinking, if she said to Luo Jingxuan, "Some people say that you and Shen Zhou are sworn enemies." Luo Jingxuan would definitely look at her coldly, say expressionlessly, "Oh." Then turn around and leave.
What should I do? It feels a bit exciting.
Tui! Why are you knocking your nose again? Stop, stop.
Luo Jingxuan didn't take Shen Zhou seriously. At most, he paid attention to the dynamics of the Shen family. However, the Shen family had not made any big moves recently, so he didn't know the reason why the Shen family proposed a marriage. So he threw the problem to Assistant Jiang and asked Assistant Jiang to investigate.
Assistant Jiang searched for days but couldn't find the specific cause. However, he did find a lot of gossip, most of which was about Shen Zhou's sister, Shen Yanran. As I've mentioned before, Shen Yanran was a rising star in the entertainment industry, selling the image of a pure, innocent young lady, known for her talent and beauty, knowledgeable and well-mannered, discerning right from wrong, and kind and humble. In short, her fans always liked to attribute her to very beautiful things.
But having read the original novel, Li Xi knew exactly what kind of person Shen Yanran was. She was a rich lady, yes, but she was not pure at all, and she had no knowledge of etiquette or the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Kindness and humility were completely incompatible with her.
As far as Li Xi knew, she had once pursued a top student in high school, using money, power, and influence to pressure him into a relationship. However, the top student was only focused on studying and looked down on the arrogant and domineering Shen Yanran. He repeatedly rejected Shen Yanran's advances in public.
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