Chapter 242 The Third Option
Zuo Shan groggily opened her eyes and found herself leaning against a sofa. Grandpa Evan, the old butler of the Xiao Bai family, was sitting in the chair opposite her, smiling at her.
“Miss Zuo, you’re awake! I’d like to speak with you on behalf of the head of the family.” His expression was kind, and his tone even kinder. If one ignored the strange fact that this was a room with only the two of them and no doors or windows, it would look like an ordinary chat.
Zuo Shan's first reaction was to look around for the baby, but she couldn't find him.
Then she went to look for Mao Li, Lele, and Xiao Bao, but couldn't find them either.
"Miss Zuo, there's no need to look anymore."
Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself: I have dual abilities of space and wood. This is my spatial domain, and no one else can enter except you and me.
"Please rest assured, I invited you into this space only to prevent outsiders from disturbing our conversation. I will release you immediately once we are finished."
His tone was gentle and kind, seemingly without any malice, but Zuo Shan felt a chill creep down his spine.
With such abilities, this old man could easily make her disappear without a trace, or even kidnap his baby, Ah Chen.
She took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, and said nonchalantly, "Mr. Evan, please speak your mind. I'm all ears!"
Evan couldn't help but complain: The head of the family insisted that he come here to play the villain, just so that he wouldn't have a direct conflict with his future granddaughter-in-law.
However, looking at the young woman in front of me, who neither panicked nor screamed or cried, I couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.
She's composed enough! Just based on that alone, even if she's mediocre in other aspects, she's barely qualified to be the matriarch of the Lan Dun family.
"That's right, the patriarch has already confirmed it through bloodline sensing. Young Master Chen is a direct descendant of the Lan Dun family."
You should know that a large family like ours cannot allow our bloodline to be scattered outside, so you currently have two choices in front of you.
First, I'll transfer you a large sum of money!
Believe me, this amount of money will far exceed your imagination. With this money, you can buy a nice house in any safe zone in the inner ten districts and live comfortably for the rest of your life.
You can even remarry, provided you sign a contract guaranteeing that you will never appear in front of Young Master Chen again and that you will forever forget that you are his biological mother.
Oh, I forgot to explain the contract to you.
This contract was created by a master of mental power. Once you sign it, he will create a mental bomb in your brain. If you violate any clause of the contract, your brain will explode into dust with a 'bang'!
After finishing this part, Evan deliberately paused for a moment, but seeing that Zuo Shan's face remained completely unmoved, he continued speaking.
"The second option is that you can stay by Young Master Chen's side indefinitely, provided that you sell yourself to the Lan Dun family and can only stay as a nanny."
Furthermore, your sister will also have to sell herself to the Lan Dun family; only in this way can your loyalty be guaranteed.
Zuo Shan's face turned from pale to dark. After a moment of silence, she spoke: "Isn't there a third option?"
She didn't want to abandon her child, much less sell herself into slavery, especially not with her younger sister.
“I’m sorry, Miss Zuo, the head of the family did not provide a third option,” Evan said apologetically.
"If I have a way to bring huge benefits to the Lan Dun family, I can offer it in exchange."
All I want is my child! I can even sign a contract to never remarry for life. When my child grows up, he can choose to leave me and return to his family whenever he wants, and I will never stop him.
"So...your patriarch, would you consider agreeing to my conditions?"
Left with no other choice, Zuo Shan had to reveal his trump card: his registration.
She analyzed that since it is a large family, the head of the family will usually prioritize the interests of the family.
No matter how talented Ah Chen is, he is still just an infant who has not yet grown up. Compared to the huge benefits that are within his grasp, the scales in the head of the family will surely tip in his favor.
Moreover, the baby will simply stay with him to be raised, so they won't lose anything.
You can take the benefits first, and then take the baby back when he/she grows up.
But all Zuo Shan wanted was for the baby to stay by her side until he was a teenager. Once he developed a resilient character, he would be able to take good care of himself even if they separated in the future.
"Please forgive my bluntness, Miss Zuo, but I'm afraid you don't have the ability to come up with the method you claim can bring huge profits," Evan said, still smiling.
“Look at this! As long as you give me enough land, even ordinary high-radiation soil, I guarantee I can grow a large number of medium-radiation wild vegetables, and at least one-tenth of them low-radiation wild vegetables.”
As Zuo Shan spoke, she took out dozens of fresh, low-radiation wild vegetable leaves that she had picked before leaving home from her spatial button. She had originally intended to use them as side dishes, but she had been busy barbecuing seafood these past few days, so she had temporarily stored them in her spatial button.
Evan was shocked when he saw the spatial button she took out!
This is the most treasured storage button from the young master's childhood; his favorite toys and gifts from his mother were hidden inside.
Later, as the young master grew up, he acquired more and larger spatial buttons, but this particular spatial button remained with him until now, unexpectedly, it has been given to Miss Zuo.
It seems that Miss Zuo holds a very high position in the young master's heart!
What shocked him even more was that every leaf of the vegetables that Miss Zuo casually picked out was so fresh that it seemed like water could drip out when you pinched them.
Evan was a knowledgeable old man and a wood-type ability user, so he could naturally discern the vitality contained in these leaves.
This was definitely picked no more than five days ago, completely different from those picked and stored during extremely hot weather.
This means that they grow in extremely cold weather.
Given Ms. Zuo's financial resources, she would probably find it difficult to build a high-end temperature-controlled greenhouse in a dilapidated place like District 48.
This indirectly proves that she did indeed have a method to make wild vegetables thrive in extremely cold weather.
So what Miss Zuo said is not an exaggeration at all; this is indeed a secret method that can bring huge benefits to the family.
Zuo Shan's heart was pounding as he said these words.
She was actually very worried that they would use even more despicable methods, such as soul-searching, to steal the secrets in her brain and then kill her to silence her.
However, through her time with Xiaobai, she felt that he was not a person without any bottom line. So, his closest grandfather should not be so vicious, right?
Otherwise, with his abilities, he could have simply taken the baby away instead of wasting so much breath arguing with her, Ah Chen's biological mother who was from a lowly background.
Although she spent half the night speculating about conspiracy theories, it was only the worst-case scenario. If this whole family were people without any moral compass, then she was destined to be sentenced to death from the day A-Chen was born.
"Please wait a moment, I'll go and deliver the message to the head of the family." Evan's smile became even warmer, and then his figure instantly disappeared from the room.
In this space of less than 20 square meters, only the left side remains.
Her mind was in turmoil. She had appeared in Evan's spatial domain without any preparation, so much so that her first thought was of Ah Chen, the helpless infant.
But at this moment, she thought of her other family members.
Mao Li, Lele, and Xiao Bao—each of them is her Achilles' heel, and what she possesses—whether power, wealth, or strength—is far too weak.
In this wasteland where the rule of law is weak, encountering a fourth or fifth-tier superhuman could result in the complete annihilation of an entire family.
Therefore, a direct confrontation is definitely not an option. She can only offer a life-saving bait as soon as possible. Once the other party accepts, it means that from now on she can only work hard for them.
But none of that matters. First, we need to secure custody of Achen. Once he's strong enough, we can teach the Lan Dun family how to behave properly.
That day would come sooner or later, Zuo Shan firmly believed.
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