Chapter 276 Conflict: Disputes among relatives
"Don't worry about it. No matter what happens, Mom will never abandon you!"
Because she had her daughter late in life, Grandma Nan always spoiled and doted on Nan Lan.
That's why Nan Lan never takes the initiative to talk things out with Gu Huaikun when they have conflicts. She always keeps a haughty attitude and expects Gu Huaikun to take the initiative to admit his mistakes. But how many men are willing to lower themselves and apologize to a woman? Especially a man like Gu Huaikun who has been raised from childhood to be the family's workaholic.
Putting aside his proud background, his pride as a man would never allow him to take the initiative to admit his mistakes. Moreover, Gu Huaikun never felt that he needed to apologize to anyone in social situations.
It can be said that a large part of Nan Lan's problems in her marriage were caused by being spoiled by Old Madam Nan. The Gu family is a wealthy family, but the Nan family is also a wealthy family that has been passed down for centuries in Linghai. Does a woman from such a family need to apologize to others?
"Mom, are you hiding something from me?"
Amei has a keen sense of things. From Old Mrs. Nan's evasive eyes and angry tone, she could clearly sense that something big must have happened in the Nan family. Otherwise, given Nan Chengyuan's filial piety, it would be impossible for him to move out of the Nan family with his wife and child, leaving only his over eighty-year-old mother at home.
"Lanlan, don't worry about all that. But your sister-in-law is whispering in your brother's ear again, trying to get me to stop interfering with you! Humph, the Nan family's money should naturally go to the Nan family. It's too much for an outsider like her to want to control the Nan family!"
Grandma Nan believed from the bottom of her heart that it was all Nan Chengyuan's daughter-in-law's fault, but she didn't think at all that she would make Nan Chengyuan and Nan Ze think anything of her endlessly giving money to Nan Lan.
Amei patted Grandma Nan's arm, her face still beaming with smiles. She gently comforted Grandma Nan, and sure enough, a smile finally appeared on Grandma Nan's face.
She was so old and didn't have much time left to live. To hear Xiao Lanlan call her "Mom" again before she died made Grandma Nan feel that all the money and time she had spent over the years had not been in vain.
"Lanlan, can you stay with Mom for a few more days this time you're back? Mom has so much to tell you."
"Mom, don't worry. I promise I'll spend as much time as I can with you this time, until you hate me!"
Amei hugged Grandma Nan and said sweetly. If it weren't for that way of addressing her, people who didn't know the situation would think that it was a granddaughter hugging her grandmother and acting cute!
"Silly girl, as long as you stay by my side, I'll never get tired of it, no matter how long it takes!"
Grandma Nan patted Amei's arm and said happily.
"Aze, go in and apologize to Grandma later, okay?"
Nan Chengyuan led Nan Ze and A Rong towards the hall while giving them instructions. When they arrived, they saw Old Madam Nan embracing an excessively beautiful girl, with a satisfied and comforting smile on her face that he had never seen before.
"Mom, we've come to see you."
Nan Chengyuan put down what he was holding and said softly. Amei, who was sitting on the sofa, glanced at Nan Chengyuan and couldn't help but snort.
Although she was married, she was still considered a member of the Nan family. But now, after spending just a little money, the three of them angrily moved out. It's really despicable.
"Weren't you moving out? Why are you back? You can't bear to part with your property, can you?"
Grandma Nan's words were very harsh. Arong frowned and looked at her silent husband and son. Finally, she couldn't hold back anymore.
"Mom, you're wrong about that. We came to see you out of kindness, and not only do you not appreciate it, you even accuse us of having ulterior motives. Everything in the Nan family is in your hands. You can give the Nan family to whomever you want in the future. We won't blame you if you don't give us anything!"
"I knew it was you, a woman from a humble background, who stirred up trouble between my son and grandson! It was all because of you that they wanted to check my accounts and the company's accounts! You can't marry a woman from a humble background! She's too short-sighted!"
Grandma Nan never liked Arong, feeling that she was not from a wealthy family enough. However, Nan Chengyuan liked her anyway. Back when Grandpa Nan was still alive, her opposition was completely useless.
"Mom, let's keep things separate. Why are you dragging Arong into this again? Moving out was my own idea! But Arong is right about one thing: our family will never covet any of the Nan family's assets. After you pass away, you can give the Nan family property to whomever you want, and I won't have any complaints!"
This was absolutely Nan Chengyuan's honest opinion, but it was interpreted completely differently by Old Madam Nan and Amei.
"Hmph, don't think that just because you say such things I'll think you're filial. Aren't you just trying to force me to hand over the Nan family's assets to you as soon as possible?"
Grandma Nan glared at him angrily, while Amei patted her back to soothe her.
"Brother, this is wrong of you. Mom is so old, can't you be more considerate of her in everything? Why do you have to drag the whole family into this and isolate Mom? Don't you know how heartbroken she will be?"
When Amei called him "brother," Nan Chengyuan was stunned. He only had one sister, Nan Lan, but the woman in front of him was too young. She looked a few years younger than Aze. How could such a person be his sister?
"Who are you?"
"Brother, besides your sister calling you 'brother,' does anyone else call you that?"
Amei stood up, smiled at Nan Chengyuan, and then looked at Arong, but quickly turned her gaze to Nanze.
"Is this my nephew? It's been over ten years since I last saw him, he's grown into a big boy!"
Nanze grew up abroad and Nanlan rarely saw him, so even she didn't have much of an impression of this nephew.
"You're the Aunt Lan that Grandma always talks about?"
"Hmm, doesn't it look like it?"
He really couldn't believe that the person in front of him was his aunt, because she was so young and attractive!
"Is she Mingxia's cousin's mother?"
"Oh? You've met Xiaxia before?"
This was also a direct admission that she was Gu Mingxia's mother. Nan Ze couldn't believe it at all. Gu Mingxia was over thirty years old, yet she had a mother who looked like she was seventeen or eighteen years old. This was too surprising!
"Oh no! This is incredible! You look even younger than my cousin Mingxia! It's amazing!"
Nan Chengyuan ignored Nan Ze's fuss and instead looked Amei up and down. Suddenly, his face hardened, and he said sternly.
"Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in impersonating my sister? And why did you swindle so much money from the old lady?"
A barrage of questions was thrown at her, but Nanlan didn't even blink.
"Brother, how could you doubt me like this? I'm your dearest sister, and you're treating me like this?"
"You say you're my sister, but what proof do you have? Just this face that does resemble her a little? Let me tell you, there are far too many people in this world who look alike. If every one of them claimed to be my sister, wouldn't the Nan family be the ones getting ripped off?"
"Since you don't believe me when I say so, how about this? You should believe this now!"
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