Chapter 77 What to do if you don't admit it
Upon hearing this, Old Man Cen's eyes became fierce.
It seemed that Cen Yan was not involved at all, but every time she opened her mouth, the house would become noisy.
During these times when the first and third wives had quarrels, did she dare to say that she had not instigated them?
Old Man Cen understood what she meant, but he just didn't want to give her what she wanted.
But in the current situation, if he still doesn't say anything, she will definitely instigate the first and third wives to continue to quarrel, especially the third wife. With Cen Shuang's situation, who knows what trouble will come out of it again...
Especially a scandal like the cousin stealing the cousin's fiancé, if it were to get out, the Cen family would not be able to afford the loss of face!
After this incident, the Cen family has become a laughing stock in the village.
If a new scandal gets out, he will really lose all face!
After repeated consideration, although Old Man Cen still felt very reluctant, he finally said, "This time, I, as your grandfather, did not find out the facts and wronged you. This situation will never happen again in the future. In addition, Cen Shuang did something wrong, so she should bear the consequences and be punished. Just confinement is not enough. I will let the third house compensate you with silver. Five taels of silver, is this considered very sincere?"
"So my granddaughter's lifelong reputation is only worth five taels of silver?" Upon hearing this, Cen Yan couldn't help but sneer.
You want to defeat her with such a small amount of money?
With only five taels of silver, how could it be enough to return the engagement money to Wei Zan?
Wei Zan must have spent at least twenty-five taels of silver to get engaged to her, right?
What Old Man Cen did was simply selling his granddaughter...
"Five taels of silver is not a small amount. Your second branch can't even save its own private money. With these five taels of silver in your hands, you can always use it for emergencies. The most important thing in life is to know how to be content. Otherwise, you may end up with nothing!" Old Man Cen didn't want to let Cen Yan get her wish, so he stared at her gloomily and said with a warning.
"Five taels of silver is a lot, and our second branch doesn't have a penny of private money, but the problem is, Grandpa, anyone can come to the second branch to take things. My aunt-in-law can take away all the fruits I picked with great effort in the mountains for lunch without asking. My third aunt can even say that I stole those fruits from her third branch... If these situations don't change, then even if the five taels of silver falls into the hands of our second branch, we won't be able to keep them at all."
Cen Yan was not afraid of the pressure from Old Man Cen at all. She calmly said what others dared not say, "Grandpa, the Second Branch can refuse the money, but in this family, no one can treat the Second Branch like this in the future!"
Can’t you treat the second wife like this anymore?
Old Lady Cen had long been unwilling to listen to Cen Yan's conditions, and immediately glared at him fiercely: "You just got a few words from someone, and you still want compensation? I tell you, don't want the money. As for how the family treats the second wife, that's their freedom, you can't interfere! And the matter of you stealing the fruit from the third wife, that hasn't been concluded yet, and you, a junior, dare to slander your elders? Don't think I've forgotten about it!"
She didn't want to pay a penny in compensation, and she was even more unwilling to let the second branch escape the fate of being enslaved by the other branches of the old Cen family.
"Since grandma said the matter of stealing the fruits has not been concluded yet, I think we should call Third Aunt out for a confrontation now. It so happens that I picked some of those fruits when I went to the Forbidden Forest last time, and they have been kept well. They haven't gone bad at all. I just don't know if Third Aunt was able to buy any fruits at the market as she said she would?" Cen Yan was not at all surprised by Grandma Cen's harshness, and said immediately.
"Let's confront it! Sister Ying, go and call out your Third Aunt!" Old Mrs. Cen said confidently.
As early as the day when Yu went to the market, she saw the fruits that Yu bought.
At that time, Cen Ying said that the fruit she ate in the second house was exactly this kind of fruit.
Old Mrs. Cen believed in her daughter.
"Mom, I think we should just forget about it. Look at how much trouble the third room is making today. If we bring up the matter of stealing fruits again, I'm afraid there will be another mess." However, Cen Ying was reluctant to call Yu. As she spoke, she looked at Old Man Cen and said, "Dad, what do you think?"
"I think what Yingjie said makes sense. Let's just forget about the fruit stealing matter! You can give five taels of silver to Yu later, and let Yu pay another five taels of silver herself, a total of ten taels of silver, to compensate the second house. This is the compensation from the third house and us elders for the previous misunderstanding of Cen Yan!" said Old Man Cen.
"What? Doesn't this mean giving ten taels of silver to the second wife? I don't agree!" When Old Mrs. Cen heard that she was asked to pay the money again, she immediately refused in a dissatisfied voice.
“I don’t think so either.”
Cen Yan also said, but then changed the subject, "Since you said you'd give the money, then give it now, in case Third Aunt or Grandma doesn't acknowledge it later, who can I ask for the money? I'm really afraid that if I get upset, I'll reveal that Second Sister coveted my cousin's fiancé, and let the whole village laugh at our Cen family!"
"You dare!" Old Mrs. Cen immediately looked at him coldly.
"There's nothing to be afraid of in this kind of thing. After all, even a rabbit will bite when it's angry!"
"I think you want to die! Believe it or not, I will beat you to death right now!"
"Then go ahead, grandma. The Cen family has already made such a big fool of itself. How could one more life be a big deal?" Cen Yan sneered, leaving Old Lady Cen speechless.
"Second brother! Are you dead? How dare your daughter disobey me like this, and you just stand up and teach her a lesson!" Old Mrs. Cen couldn't argue with Cen Yan, and she didn't dare to do anything to her, so she had to ask her second son for help.
"Mom, my injuries haven't healed yet. I'm going back to the house to rest first." However, for the first time in his life, Cen Dahai did not obey the orders of Old Lady Cen. After saying this, he turned around and went into the house.
Seeing this, Li couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.
But she was concerned that her parents-in-law were still there, so she didn't dare to be too ostentatious. She could only try to suppress the corners of her mouth and said, "Then Dad and Mom, I'm going to take care of Brother Dahai."
After saying that, he went into the house.
Cen Yan was the only one left in the yard, still confronting Old Lady Cen.
Cen Ying and Old Man Cen, who were standing nearby, did not seem to be prepared to join in.
"Grandpa, wasting time like this is not a solution." Cen Yan urged.
"Old woman, go get five taels of silver now, and then go to Mrs. Yu to ask for another five taels of silver, and give it to Cen Yan!" After most of the day's commotion, Old Man Cen felt very tired.
He just wants to keep things quiet now.
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