“Madam, my confinement has been lifted, and I should be in charge of managing the household accounts.”
As soon as Aunt Zhao finished speaking, Chen Siyuan smiled.
All that fuss wasn't to annoy people; it turns out it was for this purpose.
“Grandmother, Aunt Zhao is in poor health. She must be exhausted from these account books. In my opinion, I should do all the hard work from now on. As for Aunt Zhao, she should take good care of herself and see if she can give birth to a big, healthy grandson for our Chen family.”
Chen Xin was also stunned. They had come today to reclaim the power of the Chen family's stewardship, but Chen Siyuan had actually seized the opportunity to use this as leverage.
What's even more infuriating is the meaning behind that last sentence?
Hearing this, Old Madam Chen laughed, "You, Zhao Shi is already this old, how can she still give birth to a son? But you two are both of marriageable age." Then she looked at Chen Luyang, "Tell me, which girl do you fancy? Grandmother will personally go and propose marriage."
"Grandmother!" Chen Luyang was speechless, not expecting the matter to have turned to him.
"Don't be shy. As the eldest son of the Chen family, how can I not carry on the Chen family line?"
“That’s right, my eldest brother is already twenty, Grandmother should keep a close eye on him.”
"You don't need to rush. Once your elder brother's matter is settled, I will marry you off to the Tao family," Old Madam Chen said with a smile.
As the three members of the Chen family, including the old lady and her grandson, were chatting animatedly, Aunt Zhao and Chen Xin's expressions turned ugly.
Despite all this commotion, the Tao family still hasn't called off the engagement and is even going to let Chen Siyuan into the family. And that despicable Chen Luyang, who stole his son's position as the legitimate heir.
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