Chapter 2614 Father-in-law and Son-in-law
Lord Tang was very envious. He always felt that their fortune was a bit too good.
Not to mention Bai Erlang and Bai Shan, who already have a wealthy family background, even Zhou Man seems to be very rich now.
He knew that the shop they opened in the East Market was very profitable, as evidenced by the taxes paid to the county government every month.
Thinking of this, Lord Tang was about to remind Bai Shan when he heard a clang outside, followed by a loud cry of grief, "Madam——"
Lord Tang was startled, and Manbao, who was drinking tea from a cup outside the screen, also trembled his hand. Then he immediately put down the cup and turned around and ran out, fearing that there was some emergency.
Bai Shan, Lord Tang and others didn't even have time to put on their shoes, and ran out with their shoes dragging.
As soon as he went out, he saw Manbao leaning on the railing of the stairs looking down. Bai Shan ran up and asked repeatedly, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Did he choke or suffer from some acute illness?
Manbao made a "hush" sound and continued to lie on the railing and look down.
Bai Shan also looked down and saw a familiar middle-aged man standing below. He was protecting a young woman behind him, and a young man was kneeling in front of him.
Tang He popped his head out from above and asked quietly, "Who is this?"
Bai Shan lowered his voice and asked, "Is it Mr. Mei and his daughter?"
Manbao nodded.
She hesitated for a moment, thinking it was not a good idea to watch the gossip of acquaintances like this, but she saw that all the railings on the second floor were crowded with people, and even several heads were poking in from outside the lobby door, including the guests in the lobby, all staring curiously at the young man and the Mei father and daughter who were kneeling on the ground.
Manbao frowned and pulled Baishan, motioning him to go and see.
Bai Shan thought for a moment, then turned and went downstairs. He interrupted the young man who was crying and clinging to Mr. Mei's clothes, and said with a smile, "Mr. Mei, I didn't expect to see you here. I have booked a private room upstairs. Would you be so kind as to offer me a glass of wine?"
Mr. Mei, whose face was livid, saw that Bai Shan's expression had eased a little, and he quickly returned the greeting, "It's you, Lord Bai. You are too polite, Lord Bai."
After saying that, she broke free from the young man's hand, took Mei Niang's hand and was about to go upstairs with Bai Shan.
Seeing this, the young man rushed forward and tried to hug Madam Mei's legs. Mr. Mei reacted quickly and subconsciously kicked the man away.
The young man was kicked away and fell directly on the table behind him. Originally, only a chair was broken, but now the table was also broken.
Seeing this, Mrs. Mei took a step forward worriedly, but was grabbed by Mr. Mei.
Bai Shan saw the annoyance on Mr. Mei's face and was just beginning to feel curious. Suddenly, the young man, who had slammed his head on the table, got up and, still kneeling on the ground, took two steps forward and grabbed the corner of Mr. Mei's clothes, shouting, "Father-in-law, father-in-law, I'm sincere to my wife. Please don't separate us. I don't care that she can't get pregnant. I really do. I swear to heaven, please don't separate us."
The onlookers' eyes suddenly lit up. This was a big news and they all stared at them.
Seeing that Mr. Mei's face was ashen and his fists were clenched, Bai Shan immediately went forward to help the young man. As he squatted down, he looked up at the stairs and winked at Bai Erlang and Yin Huo, asking them to come down and help.
Bai Erlang and Yin Huo immediately ran down.
Manbao wanted to go too, but was stopped by Lord Tang, who whispered, "Don't go."
Although Lord Tang didn't know who Mr. Mei and his daughter were, he knew from their accent that they were not from the capital. Mrs. Mei had a faint smell of medicine on her body and her complexion did not look very healthy.
Zhou Man only knows a limited number of outsiders, and most of them are patients.
The young man roared again. Zhou Man's going down only confirmed that Mrs. Mei was ill, which was not a good thing for the father and son of the Mei family. Instead, he dragged himself into it.
It’s not as convenient as Bai Shan and the others.
Manbao continued to lie on the railing and watch.
Bai Erlang and Yin or Liu Huan went down to help the young man up, and each of them comforted him, "Brother, don't cry, let's talk it over."
"Mr. Mei is not an unreasonable person. Why do you have to force Mr. Mei like this?"
"Brother, why don't you go upstairs and freshen up so we can sit down and talk."
The young man was completely blind and didn't recognize them at all, but the four people were warm and friendly to him, as if they were very familiar people.
Bai Shan even called over the waiter from Jiufulou and sighed, "The broken things will be charged to me. Please send a pot of sour plum soup and a plate of snacks to the disturbed guests as our apology."
The guy quickly agreed.
The young man had a hunch that something was wrong and was about to break free from the three people's hands to speak, but Bai Erlang and Liu Huan each supported him as they walked upstairs. "Come on, let's talk upstairs. Is there anything you can't talk about peacefully?"
Yin Huo said, "I know you care about Mr. and Mrs. Mei, but it wouldn't be nice to have you standing there all the time, right?"
Everyone surrounded them and was about to go upstairs. The young man couldn't break free, and finally, with a fierce look on his face, he struggled to break free from Bai Erlang and Liu Huan's hands, then knelt heavily on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Father-in-law, please promise me first that I really can't leave my wife."
Mr. Mei, who had been keeping his lips tightly pursed, looked back at him from the stairs. He looked down at him for a moment, and when he saw Bai Shan standing below shaking his head slightly, he sighed and said, "I know what's on your mind. Although you're marrying into my Mei family, you've always wanted a child to inherit the Fang family. Unfortunately, my daughter is in poor health, and I don't want her to delay you. Now that you've divorced, the money I've given you is enough for you to marry again and have children. You can have a child then. Why bother yourself in my Mei family?"
When everyone heard this, they looked at the young man with something strange in their eyes.
Seeing him kneeling, tears streaming down his face, and opening his mouth to speak, Mr. Mei released his grip on Madam Mei's hand and stepped forward to support him. Bending over, he whispered in his ear, "Go ahead and make a scene, but I'm not from the capital. I'll leave once Madam Mei is cured. There's no point in you ruining the reputation of my father and me."
"But I can make it impossible for you to move a single step in the capital. How much money did you bring with you to the capital this time? You've been in and out of Jiufulou so many times. Do you have enough money to return to Jiangnan?"
The young man shuddered and couldn't help but look at the four young men standing beside him.
Bai Shan and the others immediately looked up at the sky, then turned their heads to look upstairs, but didn't look at him, as if they didn't hear Mr. Mei's threatening words.
The young man's lips trembled and he was speechless for a long time. Instead, he saw the clothes worn by the four people, especially the beautiful jade hanging around their waists. None of them were ordinary items, and it was obvious that they came from wealthy families.
He felt as if his mouth was filled with bitter bile. The disparity in their status made it difficult for him to reject Mr. Mei's dominance.
This was what he had always wanted from Mr. Mei, but even though he and Mrs. Mei had been married for many years, he was still wary of him.
In the final analysis, isn't it because they were unable to give birth to a child?
If they had a child named Mei...
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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