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364: Eating from the inside out

The atmosphere in the room was very depressing. People from the Shen family and the Qian family sat together. The expressions on each other's faces were not very good. They looked at each other with awkwardness.

Mr. Qian had already asked someone to serve him some good tea, but he didn't touch his own cup of tea. He was now wondering how things had come to this point. It was clearly his son and the two children of the Shen family who went to the temple and encountered robbers. His son was now seriously injured and lying in bed, so why was he forced to get married? Although Shen Zhu was a candidate for his daughter-in-law that he had no objection to, under such circumstances, he was forced to accept her in this way. The little admiration he had for Shen Zhu had almost disappeared.

Mrs. Qian had always looked down on Shen Zhu, and now she looked down on her even more. She thought that the Shen family was just taking advantage of her misfortune. If it weren't for the fact that Su Zhi had just treated her son's injury and was not their family's benefactor and business partner, she really wanted to kick this family out. She didn't care about face at all.

"Mr. Qian, Mrs. Qian, what happened today is a disaster for both of our families. Fortunately, we have our daughter-in-law Zi'an. Her medicine has saved Mr. Qian from danger, right? This is a happy event."

Shen Zhang spoke first, and she first brought up Su Zhi, saying to the Qian family that they owed a great favor to the Shen family. She thought the Qian family would not dare to be too rude to them.

Mr. Qian nodded and said, "We will remember the kindness of the Shen family lady."

Mrs. Qian also nodded in the direction of Su Zhi. She really didn't like the people in the Shen family now, but Shen Zian and Su Zhi were special, and it was all because they saved Qian Guang.

Su Zhi smiled and returned the greeting.

However, Su Zhi was somewhat dissatisfied with Shen Zhang's words, thinking that she seemed to want to drag her into it. They had seen the quarrel just now when they forced Qian Guang to take responsibility. Su Zhi really didn't want to get involved in this matter. She didn't want to be an accomplice who forced Qian Guang to marry Shen Zhu.

Shen Zhang saw that Madam Qian was so polite to Su Zhi. But she was cold to them just now. It seemed that the conversation of her old man just now irritated the people of the Qian family. She felt very helpless about Shen Youfu's inability to accomplish anything but always causing trouble. She wondered why she married such an unreasonable man. Not only did she become a stepmother, but she also had to spend a lot of effort to make sure that no one could find fault with her. She also had to please this man, help him live a good life, and make their Shen family glorious. It was really tiring.

Shen Youfu was unaware that the woman he had been married to for many years and whom he cared for was now belittling him in her heart. He was only thinking about Shen Zhu and that his daughter had been taken advantage of by someone else, so he had to let Qian Guang marry his daughter. They had always thought that Shen Zhu and Qian Guang were a good match. They had always wanted to bring the two together, but Qian Guang seemed to have no interest in Shen Zhu. Now they finally had such an opportunity. Even if it was not an opportunity brought about by good things, he had to make it happen!

"Mr. Qian, Mrs. Qian, you all know the truth. Your son saw my daughter Zhu'er's body! My daughter is not a frivolous woman. You, the Qian family, must give an explanation for this matter!"

Shen Youfu said that he usually had the final say at home. Although he would not be too rude in front of the villagers in Hebian Village, he was not a soft persimmon either. Now he showed that kind of power towards the Qian couple. He thought he was in the right now. He didn't need to put on a good face for them. As for the fact that they were farmers and the Qian family was a wealthy family. He had no idea that he should be weaker. In his mind, Shen Zian was rich now, no worse than the Qian family, and Shen Ziju had a better chance of passing the imperial examination than Qian Guang. He would also be a higher official in the future than Qian Guang. Now Qian Guang was seriously injured. It was estimated that he could not go to Beijing this time, so the Qian family would be inferior to the Shen family.

Although Shen Youfu has no money and is just an old man in the countryside, he is very confident in front of the Qian family.

Mrs. Qian said with an unhappy face: "You can't say that. My Guang'er saved Miss Shen. How can you take advantage of this to rob? My Guang'er is still lying in bed with serious injuries. You are too much. My Guang'er is a good friend of your son and takes good care of him."

Shen Zhang said: "It is right to save people, but saving people does not mean you can see my daughter Zhu'er's body. Since you have seen it, you must take responsibility. My daughter Zhu'er is both talented and beautiful, and marrying her to your son will definitely not disgrace him. Besides, Mr. Qian's life was saved by our daughter-in-law Zi'an. For this life-saving grace, he cannot be irresponsible to my daughter Zhu'er!"

Su Zhi thought that this matter had really come down to her.

"It's my duty to save people. Mr. Qian and Young Master Qian have always taken good care of us. It's a very easy thing for me to send him some medicine I made myself. I don't dare to ask for anything in return."

Su Zhi said it softly, but her meaning was very clear. She would not let the Qian family agree to Shen Zhu and Qian Guang's marriage because of her. The Qian family didn't need to mind her at all.

Shen Ziju also said: "Qian Guang saved Zhu'er, but he hasn't woken up yet. We have to wait for him to explain what happened this time before deciding the outcome."

Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian looked at Shen Zian and Su Zhi with even higher regard, thinking that this couple was really different from the old couple of the Shen family. They were worthy of being the family that could summon the holy beast. No wonder so many magical things happened to them. They had good character and would not go against their conscience just to favor their family.

Shen Youfu glared at Shen Zian and Su Zhi and said, "Are you two betraying your family? Are you going to watch your sister being taken advantage of?!"

Shen Zian said, "If you hadn't said anything, no one would have known about this. Qian Guang saved Zhu'er, and he did a good deed. Is it possible that he would be punished for doing a good deed? Is there any justice in this world? As for whether Zhu'er was taken advantage of, it's not up to her to decide alone. We need to ask others."

Shen Zhang was also a little angry when she heard this, but she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she looked at Shen Zi'an and the others with some sadness and said, "Zi'an, are you saying that Zhu'er lied? She is an innocent girl, how can you joke about her reputation? You are her brother! Even if she doesn't have the same mother as you, she has called you fourth brother since she was a child. You can't say that to her now. How do you want me to feel? How have I treated you over the years? Tell me yourself! Poor Zhu'er, it's all because of me, her stepmother, that she got into trouble!"

"You rebellious son! Look how you've upset your mother! And why don't you apologize?"

After hearing what Shen Zhang said and seeing Shen Zhang wiping her tears with a handkerchief, Shen Youfu immediately scolded Shen Zian. He felt that Shen Zian was going too far. He did not trust his sister and made Shen Zhang, who treated him like her own son, so sad. He really did not take them seriously.

Su Zhi thought that Shen Zhang was still so good at talking, and Shen Youfu was still so biased. She held Shen Zian's hand tightly. She thought that Shen Zian did not say anything wrong at all. He just talked about how to deal with this matter from an outsider's perspective. It was really pitiful that he was blamed just because he did not stand on Shen Zhu's side.

Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian thought at the same time: No wonder Shen Zian is not like this couple, it turns out that their relationship is not good at all, it is the kind of situation where there is a stepmother and there is a stepfather, and this stepmother is also a face-saving person. The Qian couple are all discerning people, and now they are dissatisfied with the Shen couple, so naturally they are not fooled by Shen Zhang's acting skills.

Shen Zian said stubbornly: "Is it like Zhu'er said, that we should ask Zi Ju and Qian Guang to come and tell us? They were both there at the time, right? And they also had servants with them, right?"

Mrs. Qian quickly asked the maid to call the servant who had gone with her over and asked him what happened. Under everyone's gaze, the two servants said that they were standing aside and did not see clearly whether Shen Zhu's clothes were in disarray. The reason she changed her clothes was because they were soaked.

"Did you hear that? They were the ones who rescued the person. They didn't see what happened to your daughter. How can you say that my Guang'er saw it?" Mrs. Qian said. She always believed that her son was innocent. He saved a person, but ended up like this. It seems that he is not worthy of being a good person!

"This is a servant of your Qian family. Maybe they have been given instructions by you. Don't trust their words. Even Qian Guang's words could be lies."

Shen Youfu said as he stared at the two kids with a fierce look in his eyes.

The two young men stepped back because of the stare. Although they didn't see Shen Zhu's body, they knew that Shen Zhu was indeed a little disheveled at the time, and she was also panicked when facing her young master. It seemed that she was seen. But they knew that their wives didn't like Shen Zhu, so they naturally wouldn't tell the truth.

At this time, someone came in and said, "Mr. Shen is here."

Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang stood up immediately. Shen Ziju had woken up, which was good news.

Shen Leju walked in. He had changed into a suit that was a little too big for Qian Guang, which made him look elegant, but he looked a little thin and his face was pale. As soon as he came in, he bowed to Shen Zhang and Shen Youfu and said, "I'm sorry to have worried you, Dad and Mom. I'm fine. I just didn't take good care of my sister. Please forgive me."

Shen Zhang immediately went over to hold his hand and said, "Zi Ju, I'm glad you're okay. That's not something you can control. Don't think too much. Get well soon."

Shen Ziju nodded, looked to the side and found Su Zhi was there too. He thought to himself, how great it was to see her again.

Today is a big closure. I should have updated more, but because it is Mother's Day, I went to accompany my mother to climb the mountain. I came back exhausted. I will update the current story first. It has been two months since I last updated it. Now I only update once. I am really sorry for the interruption. I will stay up late to write two more chapters for this story. You can read it tomorrow.

(Lishu Literature)