When the knife pierced her own body, Madam Shen felt the pain.
Although she was reluctant to part with the money, she didn't want to ruin her reputation in her later years, so she quickly said to Shen Cang, "Alright, alright, quickly give her the money and tell her to leave."
Shen Cang was deeply shocked.
He exclaimed in astonishment, "Are you crazy? That's a whole three hundred taels of silver!"
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Old Madam Shen was also anxious. "Are we just going to let her go outside and make a scene? Do you want me to die? I'm your mother! Do you think my later years aren't worth a mere three hundred taels of silver?"
"It's all your fault, and you're still throwing a tantrum?" Shen Cang couldn't help but complain, "If you hadn't done such a shameful thing back then, we wouldn't be at their mercy now!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen was struck dumb.
Is he even speaking human language?
"Fine, fine, now that you're all grown up, you're starting to look down on me. I haven't even looked down on you yet!"
"If it weren't for supporting you, would I have done that?"
Shen Cang, however, was unmoved and retorted, "Alright, alright, I think it's your own wicked intentions that led you to try and seduce men. Don't blame it all on me now!"
Snap!
Madam Shen was furious and slapped Shen Cang hard across the face.
He was so angry his hands were shaking.
But with her current physique, she didn't have much strength. Not only did she fail to hurt Shen Cang, she almost fell over herself.
“What a misfortune for my family…” She sat down on the ground and cried out in despair, “How could I have given birth to such a heartless beast? What sins have I committed?”
The more she acted this way, the calmer Shen Cang became.
He was reluctant to part with the money, but he also didn't want such a shameful thing to be spread. So he turned to Li Zhenzhu and tried to make a final effort to "win the best of both worlds": "Madam, the money from selling the land belongs to both of us."
"Say something too."
If Li Zhenzhu turns a blind eye today, he dares to take the risk and make sure Jiang Wan can't speak!
Meeting Shen Cang's expectant gaze, Li Zhenzhu smacked her lips twice, and finally asked with a pious expression, "Does your father know about your mother keeping a lover?"
Shen Cang: "..."
He closed his eyes tightly and suddenly found himself somewhat amused.
What am I expecting?
Can a dog spit out ivory?
Jiang Wan was overjoyed upon hearing this.
However, Madam Shen's blood and qi reversed, and her vision went black.
Gritting his teeth, Shen Cang opened his eyes again, his anger completely replaced by indifference. He looked at Jiang Wan and said, word by word, "You can tell whoever you want, but I won't give you a single penny!"
Jiang Wan: "You..."
Madam Shen was equally incredulous: "You...you're willing to risk your life rather than part with your money? Aren't you afraid of becoming a laughingstock?"
"How many times have I made a fool of myself?" He's come to terms with it now. So what if his reputation is bad? When he goes out to eat, will the restaurants refuse to let him?
Money talks!
As long as he has money and lives comfortably, what does it matter if others look down on him?
Even when he had a good reputation, no one ever gave him food for free.
Shen Cang was completely at peace with himself. He told Madam Shen, "You reap what you sow. Since you did such a promiscuous thing back then, don't be afraid of what people say now."
"You, you, you..."
Old Madam Shen pointed at Shen Cang, her eyes wide open.
Shen Qiyin thought she would die of anger.
I didn't want to, I just felt dizzy.
This reminded her of Xianglan's comment about Huo Chenzhou: "That old lady has a really thick skin."
The meal ultimately ended on a sour note.
When Shen Qiyin left Zhuijintang, Li Zhenzhu came out almost right after her.
When she stopped him, he thought she had something to say, but she turned out to be explaining her sudden table-flipping incident at the dinner table: "I did that not because I like you."
"It's just because I ate your melon seeds, so I'm taking this opportunity to return the favor."
Shen Qiyin blinked: "Oh."
"You don't believe me?"
"No, no, I believe you." Shen Qiyin said frankly, "Because I feel that you are quite similar to me, neither of us are kind-hearted people."
"..."
You've achieved your goal of making her believe you, but why aren't you happy?
The two walked out of Zhuijin Hall in silence, the only sound being the crunching of their feet on the snow.
In the depths of winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and darkness falls early.
The serene moonlight scattered down, illuminating a pool of shimmering silver on the ground.
Li Zhenzhu suddenly spoke up: "By the way, where did you buy those melon seeds? They're really delicious." She had never tasted them anywhere else.
Shen Xiyin said, "How could it not taste good? After all, it's something from the palace."
"It wasn't bought; my senior brother cooked it himself." It's just that the recipe for the seasonings was something Xiao Yan got from the imperial chef.
"Do you have any left? Could you give me some?"
"No." The refusal was very decisive.
"I won't take it for free!" Li Zhenzhu thought she had misunderstood and thought she was trying to freeload, so she quickly explained, "I'll pay you with silver. How much do you want?"
"Not for sale."
Why?
"You don't care about me anyway."
Li Zhenzhu: "..." Tsk, so petty.
The next day.
Just as Shen Qiyin got up, Xianglan said that Jia Lan had run back to seek refuge, saying that his mother was missing!
Shen Qiyin was not surprised at all by this.
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