Chapter 83 I Want to Separate

After leaving Liu Yueru's yard, Ruan Qingzhou was so angry that he wanted to go home, but was stopped by Ruan Qinghuan.

"Sister, my cousin did something like this, are you still going to let her go?"

Ruan Qinghuan certainly didn't think about how vicious such a calculation was. She was really angry at the moment. Although the relationship between the two had been unharmonious since childhood, Ruan Qinghuan didn't expect that she would go to such an extent.

"It's not that I wanted to let her go, but I didn't want to alarm my grandmother."

Recently, my grandmother has been physically and mentally disturbed because of the quarrel between the mother and daughter of the second wife. I heard from my mother that she has even hired a doctor. If this matter becomes a big deal, other things can be dealt with easily. But my grandmother is old, and if something happens to her... it would be too not worth it.

Ruan Qingzhou's fists were clenched so hard that they made a clattering sound. What his sister said was true. Thinking of his grandmother, he had to suppress his anger in his heart, turned around and went back to the shop in a depressed mood.

After his brother left, Ruan Qinghuan also turned around and walked out. He An winked at Jiang Ming and followed him.

It was already dark when they returned to the prime minister's residence. Ruan Qinghuan and He An went straight back to Songtao Courtyard. As soon as she entered the door, she turned around and threw herself into He An's arms without saying a word, burying her head in his broad chest.

It’s not that she was sad or fragile, she just wanted to lean on him.

He'an didn't say much and hugged her. The shadows of the two of them were reflected on the window. Xia Lian, who came to help her wash up, saw this and turned around to go to the bathroom with the basin.

After a while, she let out a long sigh, and He An finally spoke: "No matter what you want to do, I will be behind you."

Ruan Qinghuan looked up at him and said, "I want to split up the family."

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In the main hall of the Ruan Mansion, all the Ruan family members gathered. The old lady sat at the head of the table, looking a little tired. She scanned everyone with her slightly cloudy eyes. She felt emotional and somewhat hesitant.

But when I thought about what my granddaughter said, it did make some sense, so I thought about hearing everyone's opinions.

Zheng Qiaohui originally thought that today's fight was about discussing her daughter's marriage, but unexpectedly, Ruan Qinghuan proposed to divide the family right away. This was completely beyond her expectations.

"What?" She stood up suddenly as if struck by thunder, and refused without thinking: "I don't agree. Why do we have to separate the family?"

Then he looked at Ruan Chengfu and said, "Brother, for so many years, our second branch has made contributions to this family. You are now proposing to split up the family. It is obvious that you want to get rid of the donkey. The Ruan family's property is in your hands. If our second branch leaves, how will we live?"

Ruan Chengfu looked embarrassed and subconsciously looked at his daughter, but heard his wife speak: "Don't worry, sister-in-law. After the division of the family, we will naturally not treat you badly. The house in the west of the city and the two shops with good business are enough for your family to live on."

"That won't work either. Anyway, I don't agree." Zheng Qiaohui's face turned pale with anger. Without the reputation of the Ruan family as a wealthy merchant, what difference would there be between them and the ordinary people in Beijing? Besides, how big a presence could two shops have?

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Tears welled up quickly. Zheng Qiaohui fell at the old lady's feet with a pitiful look on her face. "Mom, we are your own flesh and blood. Why are you so partial? Chenglin is already old, but you want to kick us out of the house. How could you bear to leave Xiaorou and Qingchi behind?"

When talking about her grandchildren, the old lady looked a little moved and sighed deeply.

But what Zheng Qiaohui has done over the years is really hard to forgive. The old lady closed her eyes and watched how Qinghuan would deal with it.

Ruan Qingzhou was impatient: "Aunt, in my opinion, with your current wealth, you should not look down on two shops. Why do you have to act like you have suffered a great injustice?"

Thinking about how the second branch had played many tricks on his mother and sister over the years, Ruan Qingzhou stood on his sister's side unconditionally. Since she proposed to divide the family, then this family must be divided.

"Qingzhou, I'm your aunt, how can you be so rude and talk to me like this?"

Ruan Qingzhou wanted to argue with her, but was interrupted by her sister: "Qingzhou, help grandma go back to Jingxin Pavilion to rest."

When Zheng Qiaohui saw the old lady was about to leave, she stepped forward to stop her, but was stopped by Ruan Qingzhou. She was now anxious and grabbed her husband Ruan Chenglin's collar and shouted, "What the hell are you talking about? Now that our mother is gone, who can make decisions for us?"

Ruan Chenglin's face turned pale: "I agree to split up the family."

"You agree to nothing. This family cannot be divided. What is the basis for division? We have lived here for nearly 20 years. Do you want us to leave just like that?" Zheng Qiaohui became more and more excited as she spoke: "Dream on."

Zhou Yunzhi was used to her daughter's shrewish look and turned away in annoyance. She didn't know why her daughter suddenly asked for a separation, but there must be a reason.

Seeing that she had almost made enough noise, Ruan Qinghuan took out a stack of documents from his sleeve and placed them on the high table.

There was a hint of guilt in her eyes when she looked at her second uncle, but there was nothing she could do. She did this not only because Ruan Xiaoyue hated her, but also because she didn't want to take any risks.

With Ruan Xiaoyue's personality, she might really betray the Ruan family by any means necessary because of her inexplicable hatred for herself and her desire to please Pei Chong.

Since the marriage between the Pei and Ruan families is a fact, let the second branch set up a separate household. From now on, the Pei family will only be the second uncle's in-laws and will have nothing to do with them.

He'an didn't say a word from beginning to end, but the moment Zheng Qiaohui glared at Ruan Qinghuan viciously, his eyes, as deep as a cold pond, suddenly turned cold.

Zheng Qiaohui looked at the list on the desk. Her personal seal was printed on the first page, and she immediately had a bad feeling.

Curious, Ruan Chengfu picked it up and flipped through it. When he saw the contents, his face, which originally had a trace of guilt, was suddenly filled with anger. He looked at the amount of money on the last note and found that it was as much as 20,000 taels. "Nonsense, I heard that recently, the accountant Su always said that there was a problem with the account. He asked Qingzhou to check it three times but it didn't match. It turned out that you guys secretly withdrew the money and embezzled it."

Ruan Chenglin had originally been somewhat resentful of his brother, but upon hearing this he immediately stood up and snatched the receipt. The private seal on it was indeed that of his wife Zheng Qiaohui, and his face immediately darkened, and he threw the receipt in her face: "What the hell is going on?"

After being caught, Zheng Qiaohui found it hard to justify herself. After hesitating for a long time, she passionately retorted: "What's the matter? Isn't it because you are incompetent?"

Ruan Chenglin's face turned pale when he heard this, and he raised his hand and slapped him.

This stunned Zheng Qiaohui. The man who had always been weak and non-confrontational, and would not even reply to a single sentence spoken out of ten, actually hit her?

Zheng Qiaohui was completely mad, and she yelled without caring about her image: "You have grown up, but you should use your ability. When Ruan Qinghuan got married, her family gave her 20,000 taels of silver as a dowry, but when it came to Xiaoyue, it became 5,000 taels. You, as a father, can swallow this anger, but I can't bear to see my daughter being wronged. I took the money, what else can I do?"

Seeing his wife's fearless attitude, Ruan Chenglin said, "I have told you many times, that is the 15,000 taels of dowry that Qinghuan's grandfather gave her."

Zheng Qiaohui said, "Pooh!" "This kind of nonsense can only fool a fool like you."

Ruan Qinghuan stood up, not wanting to waste time saying, "Second Aunt, if this matter is brought to the court, it will probably affect Xiaoyue and Xiaorou. Do you want me to sign the separation document or should I ask Jingzhao Prefecture to preside over the separation?"