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Chapter 206 Why do you call her mother?
(Girls' Literature)
When Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang saw Shen Zian and Su Zhi coming in, they were both not stupid and immediately understood Shen Ziju's intention. Hope appeared in their eyes again.
Shen Zhang went over and grabbed Su Zhi's hand, crying as she spoke.
"Daughter-in-law Zi'an, look at me, I almost forgot about you. You are so capable, can you cure your sister Zhu'er? Look how pitiful she is. Someone is trying to harm her. You must find a way to cure her. Our Shen family can't be so unlucky!"
Su Zhi's hand was in pain from being grabbed by Shen Zhang. She thought Shen Zhang was always calm, but this time she was really anxious. Thinking of Shen Zian's dislike for this stepmother, she felt a little happy that she was so uncomfortable with her. She thought, old fox, you finally get anxious, right? She didn't want to cure Shen Zhu anymore.
"Mom, please let me go first. My hand hurts." Su Zhi gave a comforting smile, but that smile looked painful no matter how you looked at it.
When Shen Zi'an heard this, he immediately walked over and rescued Su Zhi's hand from Shen Zhang's hand. He was not very happy when he saw that there was a red mark on the white hand. However, although he felt that Shen Zhang was scheming, he had never caught Shen Zhang doing anything wrong. Now Shen Zhang was just concerned that Shen Zhu had hurt Su Zhi, so he could not be angry.
"Mother, if my wife can cure Zhu'er, she will do it naturally. You don't need to be so strong."
When Shen Zhang heard this, she immediately took out her handkerchief and began to wipe her tears, saying, "Zi'an, Zi'an's wife, I was too anxious, please don't take it to heart."
"Old Four! What are you talking about? How can you talk to your mother like that? Even if she's not your biological mother, she raised you from childhood to adulthood! She has done you no wrong over the years, don't be so sullen every day, as if she owes you something! Don't forget, when your mother passed away, she told you to call her mother, and to be filial to her and treat her as your biological mother! Do you treat her like your biological mother now? You ungrateful bastard!"
Shen Youfu's bad temper exploded. He couldn't bear to see Shen Zhang shed tears. He chose Shen Zhang and married her. She gave birth to his children and they had been together for so many years. He had become an old man, but Shen Zhang was still charming. He cared more about her. But he couldn't bear to see Shen Zian being mad at her.
In Shen Youfu's mind, Shen Zhang was a virtuous daughter-in-law. She was too kind to Shen Zian, a son who did not crawl out of her belly. Otherwise, how could Shen Zian's biological mother entrust Shen Zian to her in front of so many people before she died? And she even allowed Shen Zian to call her mother? This made him feel that Shen Zhang was a virtuous wife picked out of thousands!
Shen Youfu was the first one to be displeased with Shen Zian's treatment of Shen Zhang.
Su Zhi's eyes twitched, thinking that this father-in-law was really something. Shen Zian didn't say anything, so why did he scold Shen Zian like that? Really. People say that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. This stepmother can act, but this biological father really looks like a stepfather. Besides, there are outsiders outside, why is he yelling about this for no reason?
Shen Zian clenched his fists, his face was gloomy. What Shen Youfu said was that before his mother died, she told him in front of many people that he should treat Shen Zhangshi as his own mother. She also asked Shen Zhangshi to take care of him. He didn't quite understand when he was young, but when he grew up, he gradually understood that it was because his mother loved him and was afraid that Shen Zhangshi would treat him badly, so she did that. And Shen Zhangshi, no matter what she did in private over the years, treated him as well as her own son on the surface. She gained a reputation as a virtuous person in the village. And he also followed his mother's last wish and called Shen Zhangshi "mother", but in his heart he didn't regard Shen Zhangshi as his mother.
Su Zhi held Shen Zian's hand and felt sympathy for him.
Shen Zhang and Shen Ziju also went over to pull Shen Youfu and told him to stop shouting, as now was not the time to make a noise.
Shen Youfu snorted and said, "Forget it this time. Don't treat your mother like this in the future! Wife Zi'an, why don't you go and see Zhu'er and cure her!"
Su Zhi thought to herself, "You said I could cure it, so I did. Do you think I'm a miracle doctor?" Of course, she was not a miracle doctor, but she had magical powers and could cure many kinds of rare and difficult diseases. However, she didn't want to pretend to be a miracle doctor here!
Shen Zhang said to Su Zhi, "Daughter-in-law Zi'an, just do your best. Mother believes that you will do your best. Zhu'er became the Rain Queen, which is the glory of our Shen family. You did your best at that time. Now seeing her being harmed like this, you feel very sad, right? Even if mother begs you."
Shen Ziju supported Shen Zhang and said, "Mother, Fourth Sister-in-law will definitely do her best."
Su Zhi was too lazy to watch them use both soft and hard tactics here. She walked to Shen Zhu and checked her. These days, because she learned how to feel the pulse from Doctor Huang, she looked like a doctor. The Shen family looked at her hopefully, hoping that she would turn around and say that she could cure Shen Zhu's illness. Shen Zhu also covered half of her face with her sleeve and stared at Su Zhi nervously.
“I can’t cure this.”
Su Zhi turned around and said that after what happened just now, she was more certain that she didn't want to cure Shen Zhu's disease. Although Shen Zhu couldn't become the Rain Queen, and the girls in the Shen family couldn't get any glory from her, it wasn't a big deal. As long as they were good, their parents had a good reputation and a rich family, why would they worry about not having a good in-law family in the future? Moreover, she felt that Shen Zian was very likely to pass the imperial examination and become an official in the future. It would be even easier for a niece who was an official to marry!
Then, it really didn't matter whether Shen Zhu became the Rain Queen or not. She didn't like Shen Zhu that much in the first place. She helped her become the Rain Queen only because her elder and second sisters-in-law came to her house to ask for help. She also thought about it again and again before helping. And now Shen Zhu is in trouble here, which has nothing to do with her at all. She won't care anymore. If she cares again, she will get herself involved. And she is sure that if she cures Shen Zhu in one go, if they think her "medical skills" are good for them in the future, they will push her out without hesitation. She is not that stupid.
When Shen Zhu heard Su Zhi's words, she was stunned and then started crying.
Shen Youfu's eyes almost popped out of his head, and he said angrily: "Zi'an's wife! You can even cure yourself, and even remove a scar as big as Zi Ju's! How come you can't cure Zhu'er?! You don't want to cure her! You see Zhu'er has become the Rain Lady, and you don't want her to have a good reputation! You black-hearted vicious woman! Hurry up and cure her!"
"Dad! I still call you dad! If you say that again, don't acknowledge me as your daughter-in-law. I am a vicious woman anyway!"
Su Zhi was also angry. She knew that Shen Youfu had a bad temper and liked to scold people, but his scolding was too unreasonable. He was just like a mad dog. It was really unreasonable!
Shen Zian was also very angry. Since the other person was his father, he couldn't do anything. He was so angry that he kicked a chair beside him and broke it into pieces. Then he pulled Su Zhi out.
Before Shen Zhang could feel sad and hopeless, she was stunned by what she saw. She immediately pulled Shen Youfu to persuade him, and asked Shen Ziju to pull Shen Zian and Su Zhi. She also felt that Su Zhi didn't want to be devoted, and she was angry, but she couldn't show it, so she thought she must keep Su Zhi.
Shen Ziju hurriedly stopped Shen Zian and Su Zhi, and kept bowing to them.
"Fourth brother, fourth brother, don't be angry with dad. You know what kind of temper dad has. He is also anxious. Fourth sister-in-law, I'm here to give you a gift as compensation. Don't be angry."
Su Zhi ignored him and just stood beside Shen Zian, turning her face away.
Shen Zian said, "Fifth brother, your fourth sister-in-law only knows some prescriptions. She can't cure all diseases. My sister's disease is too strange. As you said, she might have been harmed by someone. Then it's not a disease. Your fourth sister-in-law can't cure it. You insist on her to cure it. Are you going to force her to death? If she can't cure it, she will become a vicious woman. This is simply too unbearable. He is our father. He has a bad temper. We can't make trouble. Can we just leave? Get out of the way. If you block me again, don't blame me for hitting you."
At this time, they were all standing next to the screen. They were talking inside, and people outside could naturally hear it. They also understood that someone had been invited to treat Shen Zhu, and it was the woman who came in. They were all very curious. Then when they heard the woman say that the disease could not be cured, they all thought it was normal. So when they heard Shen Youfu's scolding, they all felt that there was something wrong with Yu Niangniang's father. After all, the doctor said that the disease could not be cured, so how could he force a country woman like this?
In their eyes, Su Zhi was young, a village woman, and it was a big deal for her to be able to treat illnesses. At most, she knew only the basics. How could she be better than a doctor?
Now seeing this situation, several people came over to help and persuade them.
Shen Zhu kept crying. She wanted to come over, but was afraid that others would see her face, so she could only keep begging Su Zhi to save her. She now placed all her hopes on Su Zhi, just like a drowning person putting all his hopes on a straw.
Su Zhi still said that she couldn't cure it. In fact, she now realized that the rash that suddenly appeared on Shen Zhu's body might only be temporary and would heal soon. She didn't need to do anything at all. If the condition really got serious by then, it wouldn't be too late for her to help. Now, she was gritting her teeth and refusing to give in!
When several people saw this situation, one of them said, "It seems that Lady Rain is going to be replaced."
Shen Zhang became anxious when she heard this and said, "Sir, it's unlucky to change Lady Yu, right? You should think of another way."
The manager frowned and said, "It's about to start, what else can we do? What's unlucky about changing people? It's better than letting such a Rain Lady go up. If that happens, Rain Lady will be angry. Have you forgotten that Rain Lady got into trouble halfway through, causing us to suffer a disaster! Now it's better to change people before it even starts."