Chapter 10 Old Master Chen Kneels to Acknowledge His Master
Old Master Chen was dressed in a simple, ancient robe, and his every move exuded the demeanor of an elder, making it clear that he was no ordinary person.
His silver hair was neatly tied back, and although it was gray, it exuded a sense of composure and perseverance after experiencing many hardships.
Despite being over two hundred years old, his figure remained as upright as a pine tree, and his robust health was in no way inferior to that of a young person.
Shanxiong stepped forward quickly and respectfully cupped his hands in greeting: "Old Master Chen, why did you come in person? I am truly flattered."
"Who are you?" Old Master Chen glared at Shan Xiong, who was blocking his way, with an unfriendly tone.
Shanxiong was taken aback, and quickly introduced himself: "I am Shanxiong who came to invite you. I also brought you a thousand-year-old ginseng."
"So it was you. Our Chen family has plenty of thousand-year-old ginseng. You sent a ginseng and said it was for my father. I thought it was a gift to my father." The Chen family head, who had rushed over from behind, said with a disdainful look.
What's so special about a thousand-year-old ginseng?
He took the extra to feed his dogs!
That's it? He still has the nerve to come to his father and ask for credit? He's shameless!
"What? Then... then if you didn't come because of me, then who could it be because of?" Shanxiong was dumbfounded.
He thought it was his ginseng that had worked, especially since he had just sent someone to the Chen residence that day…
"Of course, I invited him." Old Master Shan stepped forward slowly and reluctantly cupped his hands towards Old Master Chen.
Old Master Chen was thirty years older than him. When he was still a little kid, Old Master Chen was already working as a housekeeper behind his great-grandmother.
At that time, he naively thought that Old Master Chen was the steward of his family. It wasn't until his great-grandmother disappeared and the Chen family sent people to pick her up that he realized that this steward uncle was actually the head of the Chen family.
The dignified head of the Chen family had condescended to serve as the steward of Shan's family. Shan initially thought that Old Master Chen had ulterior motives and some kind of conspiracy. But gradually, he realized that Old Master Chen was not after Shan's family, but after Shan's great-grandmother.
"Little Yellow Flower, is what you said true? Miss is back? And...and she came looking for me?" Old Master Chen was very excited, his eyes sparkling with a long-lost excitement.
When his nickname was called out in public, the old man was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Of course, please come with me."
Shanxiong never expected that Old Master Chen was actually invited by his elder brother, and he immediately panicked.
He rushed to Old Master Chen's side and blocked his way: "Old Master Chen, my elder brother is ill and confused. Please don't believe what he says!"
He just boasted that as long as Shanxi could gain Old Master Chen's approval, he would acknowledge her as the head of the family. What would he do if Old Master Chen really acknowledged Shanxi with his elder brother's help?
Seeing that Old Master Chen did not react, Shan Xiong hurriedly said, "Old Master Chen, my elder brother has gone mad. He actually wants a good-for-nothing to take charge of the Shan family."
"We invited you here today because we hope you can help persuade them to stop. The foundation that our great-grandmother worked so hard to build back then can't be destroyed like this."
Those around him chimed in, "Yes, you've watched us grow up, you can't just stand by and watch the Shan family be ruined, can you?"
Why put a good-for-nothing in charge of a charitable organization?
Old Master Chen looked at Old Master Shan with a gloomy gaze.
Old Master Shan was speechless. However, he also knew that it would be useless for him to say anything more, so he might as well let Old Master Chen see for himself.
So he raised his palm and said to Shanxi, "Old Master Chen, this is the good-for-nothing they're talking about."
waste?
A virtuous family never produces useless people!
Grandpa Chen looked in the direction the old man was holding up with a puzzled expression. When he saw Shanxi, Grandpa Chen's pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had been struck by an invisible lightning bolt. His whole body trembled uncontrollably, and even the cane in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang".
Miss...?
That unique temperament, that aloof and indifferent gaze, she's clearly a young lady!
Although the face before him was not the familiar one from his memory, he would never mistake the aura emanating from it and the familiar gaze!
Without needing further guidance from the old master, Old Master Chen already understood; everything was answered.
The young lady left without saying goodbye, disappearing without a trace, but she left him a letter and a bottle of pills.
He firmly believed that the young lady could not have simply vanished into thin air. Now it seemed that something must have happened to her to force her to leave.
Seeing the shocked yet enlightened expression on Old Master Chen's face, the old man's lips curled up, and he chuckled as he touched his clean-shaven chin, saying proudly, "How about that? My judgment was pretty good, wasn't it?"
These blind fools, they started causing trouble just because Shan Yu Rou instigated them. Grandma was right not to choose them!
"Excellent, excellent, truly outstanding!" After praising him, Old Master Chen hurriedly ran towards Shanxi.
When he reached within two meters of Shanxi, Old Master Chen stopped and carefully examined her expression. Suddenly, as if he had made up his mind, he knelt down before Shanxi, his voice trembling with excitement: "Miss! This old servant, Chen, greets Miss!"
Everyone's pupils contracted, and they were stunned on the spot.
Even the head of the Chen family stared wide-eyed, looking incredulous!
"Didn't I tell you before, don't kneel like that?" Shanxi frowned slightly, her tone carrying a hint of disdain.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen hurriedly stood up, his face full of fear, and anxiously explained, "I was just too excited, too excited."
"Miss, it's so wonderful that you're back." Old Master Chen was so excited that he didn't know what to do, and tears streamed down his face.
Seeing the butler holding an umbrella at an angle, Old Master Chen quickly snatched the umbrella from his hand and held it for Shanxi, saying, "Miss, be careful not to get sunburned. Let's go inside and talk about it."
Seeing the group of kind-hearted people below, Old Master Chen seemed to have thought of something and changed his mind, saying, "It's not convenient inside, so let's go to the ancestral hall."
This proposal was highly praised by Shan Xi.
She nodded slightly: "To the ancestral hall."
Grandpa Chen held up an umbrella as he followed behind Shanxi.
Although there was some distance between them, the umbrella was held up perfectly, almost completely covering Shan Xi and preventing her from getting any sun.
"Sigh... it still has to be Old Master Chen." Old Master Shan shook his head helplessly as he watched this scene.
They're both butlers, so why are the ones he trained so clueless?
It has to be the Great Madam; she's so good at managing her subordinates!
Seeing that Shanxi and Old Master Chen were heading towards the ancestral hall, Shanxiong and the others were stunned.
no!
What just happened?
Why would the dignified patriarch of the Chen family kneel down before Shanxi?
And they're even taking over the housekeeper's job?
"Master Chen, has your patriarch gone mad as well?" Shan Xiong looked at the Master Chen with a strange expression.
The head of the Chen family glared fiercely at Shanxiong: "You're the one who's crazy! Your whole family is crazy!"
His old man runs faster than him, how could he be crazy?
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