Yan Yaohui had been working frantically for a long time and decided to let the matter drop and let it go.
Who knew that the next day, the matter would not only not cool down, but would instead trend on social media again because of Yan Qiao's elegant and lovely grandmother.
She swore she never intended to incite people to swear; she only posted a few cartoon illustrations of Shi Yuehua drawn by Ying Tiantian.
The elegant and lovely old lady, coupled with her tendency to trend on social media, made this set of photos popular.
Many netizens also called on the old lady to open a Weibo account, even if it's just to post some daily updates.
But Shi Yuehua only replied to Yan Qiao with one sentence: "There's too much gossip online, Grandma won't get involved."
Yan Qiao replied to everyone with this sentence, expressing her gratitude for everyone's love, but the noisy internet is not suitable for an old lady.
However, she will release some vlogs later, and Shi Yuehua may appear in them, so everyone can look forward to it.
Consider this a small advertisement for the career I'm going to pursue in the future.
Yan Qiao's fans were very supportive, continuously tagging the official account of Yan's company online, reminding them why they hadn't apologized yet.
So far, they have chosen to ignore the issue and haven't offered a single apology.
Looking at the online trends, Yan Qiao sighed inwardly, feeling grateful that she hadn't gone astray growing up in the Yan family; truly, a good bamboo shoot emerged from a bad bamboo.
Yan Shu brewed her a cup of red date and goji berry tea and placed it in front of her.
What are you thinking about?
"I'm wondering if we should really send Yuan Mengchun to jail."
Yan Shu shook her head. "What your grandmother means is that, after all this commotion, the Yan family has already suffered."
That's enough. There's no need to send him to jail, after all, he's already quite old.
If Yuan Mengchun really goes to jail, the online criticism might turn against Yan Qiao, which would backfire.
Yan Qiao chuckled, "Then we'll settle this privately. I've already thought of the terms for our negotiation."
Since we can make demands of the Yan family, we must strike decisively and hit their sore spot so that they will never dare to provoke us again.
The online situation escalated, and some people even dug up the villa area where the Yan family lived, waiting at the gate for them to come out. This made Yan Yaohui act like a coward, not daring to step out of his house at all.
Chen Lan nags about Yan Qiao every day at home, calling her an ingrate, until Yan Yaohui is sick of hearing it.
"Enough already! I've told you to be nicer to people before, but you wouldn't listen. Now you're reaping what you sowed! And all that stuff online, wasn't it all your fault!"
Chen Lan grabbed a cup and threw it, but Yan Yaohui dodged in time. The cup hit the wall and shattered on the floor.
He flew into a rage, shouting, "Are you serious?! You're trying to murder your husband?!"
Chen Lan's forehead veins were bulging, and in just two days, many wrinkles had appeared at the corners of her eyes.
"How dare you say those things to me? When I called you, which woman were you in bed with? If you had answered the phone, I wouldn't have made that wrong decision in my panic! What am I supposed to do? Watch your mother go to jail? Yan Yaohui, do you have any conscience? Then let your mother go to jail, it's not like she's my mother!"
When the missed phone call was mentioned, Yan Yaohui's tone softened; he was indeed feeling guilty about it.
"Alright, alright, it was my fault. Now we should work together and figure out a way to get through this difficult time."
Yan Yaoyao bit her lip. "I think to get through this, you guys need to apologize first. Grandma hasn't said a word yet, is she really planning to go to jail?"
Yan Yaohui said with dissatisfaction, "What kind of attitude is this? She is your grandmother, an old woman. No matter how big the mistake is, you can't make her come out and apologize."
Yuan Mengchun is notoriously stubborn, and she is unlikely to apologize.
Chen Lan nudged Yan Yaoyao, "Go and beg Shen Zhou again, ask him to ask the old master of the Shen family to help. As long as the old master is willing to step in, this matter can be put to rest."
Old Master Shen still had some face in front of Yan Shu.
Yan Yaoyao said reluctantly, "I'm not going. Aunt Zhou kicked me out. It's so embarrassing. She won't agree to it."
“If she won’t help, then go beg Chen Zhou! Kneel down or kowtow, it’s better than our family going bankrupt! Yao Yao, if we go bankrupt, this big house will be mortgaged and taken back by the bank, and you’ll have to go back to that slum. Are you really willing to do that? Think about it carefully. If you want to control a man, you first need to have leverage. You’ve always done that very well.”
Yan Yaoyao bit her lip. She used to be Shen Zhou's savior.
Where are the bargaining chips now?
In her anxiety, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered something.
She now knew who the savior Shen Zhou had been searching for was.
When Shen Zhou came to inquire about Yan Qiao earlier, she noticed something amiss and guessed something.
"Then I'll try again."
Chen Lan laughed, put her arm around her and said, "Mom knew you could do it, go on."
With a feeling of unease, Yan Yaoyao called Chen Zhou.
His first words were: "I know who your savior is. If you help me just once, I'll tell you."
After a moment of silence, Chen Zhou said, "The Yan family brought this upon themselves; I cannot help them."
“Brother Shenzhou, all I need is for you to ask the old man to intercede on my behalf. Yan Shu will definitely forgive him for Grandpa Shen’s sake.”
After a moment's deliberation, Chen Zhou wondered, "Is this what you call agreeing to forgive? It's using the old man to pressure someone into forcing them to forgive!"
He said, "Yaoyao, you haven't apologized yet, and you're already asking my grandfather to pressure Aunt Yan Shu. Aren't you afraid this will backfire?"
Yan Yaoyao bit her lip. "Do you think she'll forgive us just because we apologize? You know how aggressive Yan Qiao is. I'm innocent in this matter. What my grandmother did shouldn't be attributed to us."
After hesitating for a while, Shen Zhou finally gave in and agreed.
After a moment's consideration, he lowered his voice slightly: "I will ask Grandpa for help, but I hope you will keep your word. If you break your promise, I will make you pay the price."
Yan Yaoyao's heart skipped a beat, and she looked flustered: "Of course I wouldn't lie to you."
Shen Zhou felt a little uneasy, unsure of how to bring it up with the old man.
He himself wasn't confident that he could get the old man to agree.
After explaining the situation, Old Master Shen looked at Shen Wu.
"how do you say."
Shen Wu said, "This matter really shouldn't have been blown out of proportion, after all, it has damaged Grandpa Yan's reputation. But in the end, it was Ms. Chen Lan who provoked this whole thing. She initially wanted to divert public attention, but unexpectedly, she reaped the consequences. She was extremely foolish."
Chen Lan was, after all, Shen Zhou's future mother-in-law, yet she was scolded like this by Shen Wu, so Shen Zhou's expression was not very pleasant.
"Big brother..."
Shen Wu interrupted him calmly: "If they had come to apologize in person from the beginning, there would still have been a chance to salvage the situation. Now that things have come to this point, not only do they not apologize, but they also want Grandpa to step in and pressure them. Does our Shen family think we are the kind of people who aid and abet evil? Therefore, I do not recommend getting involved in this matter."
Shen Zhou's expression changed drastically. "The Yan family is related to us by marriage. Are you expecting me to just sit idly by? Grandpa, is it that the Yan family isn't important enough, or that I'm not important enough to you? If it were the Xu family today..."
Xu Ran chuckled. "Chen Zhou, don't drag our Xu family into this. Make it clear, our family would never do such a despicable thing. If you're wrong, admit it. If you admit it, then be punished. Is that so difficult?"
She couldn't stand the Yan family's ways at all.
Shen Zhou pleaded in his heart, "Grandpa, I've come to you for help. Considering that Yao Yao and I are already engaged, I don't need you to put in a good word for me. I just beg you to put in a good word for me."
Shen Wu snorted coldly, "Shen Zhou, don't bring up the engagement. You both know what's going on between you and Yan Yaoyao. Let me ask you one more question: what bargaining chips did Yan Yaoyao offer you in exchange for this deal?"
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