Chapter 147 Pleading for Mercy
At this moment, Sheng An was very annoyed. After realizing that Li Daya was not suitable to stay in Sheng Garden, she decided to find an opportunity to get rid of her.
Who would have thought that in just a few days, Li Daya would cause such a mess, setting her sights on her father-in-law.
If her father-in-law hadn't been an upright man who had no interest in women, she might have had another stepmother-in-law.
Sheng An grew angrier the more she thought about it, but she suppressed her anger and apologized to Xu Chenglin, "Father, I misjudged people and let this kind of person in. Don't worry, I'll have someone send her to the brokerage tomorrow."
Previously, I thought Li Daya hadn't done anything too outrageous and was prepared to let her pay to redeem herself. But now that Li Daya has done something like this, I should just let her go back to where she came from.
"It's that woman's evil intentions, it has nothing to do with you."
Xu Chenglin didn't blame his daughter-in-law. Instead, he comforted her, saying, "You're so busy every day that you don't have time to keep an eye on a maid. But we still need to find someone to do the work. Find someone like Granny Sun. She's older and easier to manage."
Too young is no good, what if she gets interested in his son?
We still need to find older women. It doesn't matter if they're not as nimble as young people; we can just find a couple more, and it won't cost much.
Seeing that her father-in-law was traumatized by Li Daya, Sheng An felt even more guilty: "I will listen to Father and personally go to the brokerage to pick out two reliable ones."
Xu Chenglin wasn't feeling well, and started to feel sleepy after saying a few words.
Sheng An didn't disturb them any longer and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
The food is prepared in advance in the main kitchen; it just needs to be heated in a pot before eating.
Just as the steam from the pot began to rise, Xu Jinnian returned.
Sheng An couldn't hold back and complained to him about the "good deed" Li Daya had done: "I thought she was just a bit gossipy and liked to take advantage of others, but I didn't expect her to be so ambitious, actually thinking about becoming your stepmother!"
Xu Jinnian wasn't too angry. He pinched her puffed-up cheeks and said, "It's not like we didn't let her get her way. Don't be angry."
Sheng An snorted, "It's because Father didn't make a mistake that he didn't succeed, otherwise I would have been furious to death."
As she spoke, she realized something was amiss and quickly explained, "It's not that I don't want Dad to find a partner, it's that he can't find a partner with such a wicked heart, otherwise our family will never have peace."
These are Sheng An's honest thoughts.
She deeply respected her father-in-law, Xu Chenglin, and often worried that he would be lonely without a wife.
"An'an, you don't need to explain, I understand."
Xu Jinnian held Sheng An's hand, a smile in his eyes: "Dad is a person who hates trouble. He never thought about finding a partner when he was young, and he still won't find one now that he's this age."
Sheng An asked suspiciously, "Are you sure?"
Xu Jinnian nodded: "I'm sure. When I was little, I tried to persuade my father to find someone more than once, and many matchmakers came to propose marriage, but my father never wavered."
Sheng An crossed his legs and propped his chin up, guessing, "Is there a girl in Father's heart that he can't forget, and that's why he's never married?"
The power of the "white moonlight" is still quite great. Although most men are very realistic and having a "white moonlight" doesn't stop them from getting married and having children, or from being fickle, there are also those who remain chaste for their "white moonlight."
Xu Jinnian said helplessly, "Don't think nonsense, there's no such thing."
He had guessed the same thing before, and after several attempts, he was certain that his father had no interest in getting married and having children.
Even when he was adopted, it wasn't out of a desire to have someone to rely on in old age. Because of this, my aunt has complained more than once that my father is more like a monk than a monk.
Later, when he grew up, he came to understand his father.
Xu Jinnian held Sheng An's hand and kissed it: "If I hadn't met An'an, I would have thought that getting married and having children was a meaningless thing."
Sheng An was surprised by his words and asked in astonishment, "Don't you men value carrying on the family line and yearn for the days when your wives and children are by your side?"
Xu Jinnian shook his head, his deep voice carrying a hint of nonchalance: "Life is only a short ten years or so. Carrying on the family line is just an obsession. Once you see through it, you'll find it's all meaningless..."
Sheng An listened quietly, then suddenly realized that she still knew too little about men.
Thinking of what he had just said, she couldn't help but ask, "If you hadn't met me, would you have never gotten married and had children?"
Xu Jinnian shook his head, his expression solemn: "There is no 'if,' it can only be you."
Sheng An hummed in response, "Even without me, you would meet another girl who makes you feel that getting married and having children is meaningful."
Xu Jin smiled and kissed her lips: "If not, then so be it. An'an is my destined wife."
Sheng An hummed: "You're not wrong, it's really fate that we can become husband and wife."
The couple were deeply in love when Li Daya, who had been chased away, ran back to her residence and slammed the door shut, startling Granny Sun, who was sewing shoe soles.
Seeing Li Daya's pale face, Granny Sun thought for a moment but ultimately didn't ask, and buried herself in sewing shoe soles.
Seeing that she was unmoved, Li Daya rushed forward in anger, snatched the shoe sole, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it hard: "You embroider this rubbish every day to please others, do you think you're so good at being a good person!"
Granny Sun stared at her intently, without moving.
Li Daya felt a chill run down her spine from the stare. She paused in her stomping motion, slowly moved her shoe away, and dared not continue stomping.
Grandma Sun ignored it, bent down to pick up the shoes, gently patted away the dust with her age-spotted hands, and then carefully wiped them with a clean handkerchief.
Seeing this, Li Daya was on the verge of losing control of her emotions again.
But the thought of the punishment she would face finally brought her to a sliver of clarity. She immediately put on a sorrowful expression, grabbed Granny Sun's hand, and pleaded:
"Aunt Sun, you have some standing with your master, could you please plead with him not to send me away?"
Granny Sun's expression changed, and she pulled her hand away: "What did you do?"
Li Daya avoided eye contact, somewhat afraid to meet her gaze: "I...I just made a small mistake."
Granny Sun didn't believe her and immediately saw through her lie: "The master is not a harsh person. He wouldn't send you away for such a small mistake."
Having been in Shengyuan for several months, they had made mistakes, but as long as it wasn't intentional, their master wouldn't hold it against them.
Even last time, when the calligraphy and painting were served and the soup spilled on the guest, the master only punished him by confiscating ten days' worth of his monthly salary, but instead compensated the guest with a new set of clothes and two jars of glutinous rice wine.
Seeing that she could no longer hide it from Granny Sun, Li Daya stammered, "Master was sick and no one was there to take care of him, so I... I took it upon myself to go to the small building, but the master found out and kicked me out."
At this point, her face showed immense frustration.
I observed her for half a month before the New Year. She always returned to the small building after dark, but she went back early today and I even saw what she did with my own eyes.
Otherwise, she would still have a chance to defend herself.
Granny Sun stared intently at her, and seeing that she still wasn't telling the truth, her expression turned cold: "You meant well, but even if you acted on your own initiative, the master will only scold you a few times. If you sincerely admit your mistake, the master won't kick you out."
Li Daya panicked, sweating profusely despite the cold weather: "Aunt Sun, it was Master who ordered the mistress to send me away. As a junior, the mistress will definitely listen to Master. Please, please help me!"
Granny Sun was more clear-headed than ever before, and slowly shook her head: "This old woman can't help you."
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