Chapter 48: We still need to distinguish who is distant and who is close
On the second floor, in Mr. Chu’s room.
Although the old man was seriously ill and bedridden, he still knew everything that happened at home.
Of course, this also includes the theft case involving Chu Ci and Meng Yuxin.
Mr. Chu asked the housekeeper beside him: "What do you think of Chu Ci?"
The old butler has a thin figure, gray hair, regular features, a kind and amiable face, and is wearing a neat and decent suit. He looks like a gentleman and respectable. At first glance, he does not look like a butler, but more like a knowledgeable old scholar.
Although he is an old minister who has followed Mr. Chu for forty years, he is more trusted by Mr. Chu than any other child of the Chu family.
The old butler looks very gentlemanly and elegant. He doesn't talk much and will carry out Mr. Chu's orders unwaveringly.
"I dare not make any comments."
"It's okay, just speak directly, say whatever you want to say, there's no need to worry. Tell me, based on what you've seen from our interactions over the past week, what kind of person do you think she is? Is she worthy of a share of my inheritance?"
Mr. Chu insisted on listening to the old butler's opinion.
Now he has two sons and a daughter around him, all of whom want his inheritance. He doesn't want to listen to their opinions, but instead thinks the words of this old servant are worth listening to.
The old housekeeper thought for a moment and replied, "Miss Chuci looks a lot like the late old lady, but her personality is completely different from the late old lady. It is probably because of her past experiences that she is now like a bad girl and disobeys discipline. But if she is guided, she should be able to correct herself. After all, she is the descendant of the master and the old lady, so her foundation should not be bad."
"But I don't have time to watch her correct herself." Old Master Chu sighed.
He seemed to be regretting that he had not brought Chu Ci back earlier.
If Mr. Huo is unwilling to treat him, he will only have two months at most.
"Master, don't blame yourself. This is a matter of the Chu family scandal, and it was right for you to keep it secret."
Old Master Chu looked worried: "Yuheng and Qingyan may not be able to treat her well, but she is my granddaughter after all, and I have to think about her future."
When a dying man is about to speak, his words are good. Since Mr. Chu became seriously ill, he has recalled many things from the past, and his guilt and pity for his granddaughter Chu Ci have become increasingly obvious.
"Master, do you mean to leave a fortune to Miss Chuci?"
The old butler had followed Mr. Chu for many years and immediately understood what Mr. Chu meant.
Old Master Chu nodded: "Not only will I give it to her, I also plan to give her more, as a way for the Chu family to make up for her, and also for..."
Mr. Chu suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words.
It seemed like he remembered someone.
The old butler knew that Mr. Chu was thinking about that person again.
Ever since he became seriously ill, the master often thinks of that person.
Mr. Chu paused, then said to Old Guanjian, "Yuheng and Qingyan handled this theft improperly. Chu Ci's surname is Chu, and Meng Yuxin's surname is Meng. We still have to distinguish who is close and who is distant."
No matter what kind of bad girl Chu Ci is, she is the old man's biological granddaughter after all. No matter how much Meng Yuxin looks like a young lady, no matter how long she has been in the Chu family, and no matter how well she has been brought up, she has no blood relationship with the old man.
"I understand what the master means. I will find a chance to teach the second young master and the second mistress a lesson." The old butler understood what Mr. Chu was thinking.
(End of this chapter)
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