As the saying goes, good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles! The incident at the gate of Qiluoxuan quickly spread.
Not only were the shops in the west of the city talking about this, but by the afternoon, the shops in the east, south and north of the city were all talking about it.
Liu Wanyun's words are an encouragement to women, but a naked challenge to men.
Challenge the authority of their superiors!
Although the last part was a compliment to the men of the Shen family, to other men, Mr. Shen's behavior was abnormal and treasonous.
What's more, he didn't have this idea at all, it was forced upon him!
When Mr. Shen heard this, he was drinking tea and listening to opera in Wangyue Pavilion with several other officials.
The other few people used jokes to ridicule Mr. Shen.
"The Shen family is really open-minded. Several of their wives are actually out in charge of things."
"Mr. Shen is indeed a man of great ambition. His thinking is different from ours, and he always does things that go against common sense."
Shen Changfu's face instantly turned ashen. He suppressed his anger and forced a smile, "Don't believe these rumors, they're not that exaggerated. When people gossip, they tend to exaggerate!"
Afterwards, he stopped drinking tea and listening to the opera, and found an excuse to leave in a hurry.
Shen Changfu thought that Mrs. Shen's decision to manage her silk shop herself was just a temporary temper. He let her do it for a few days. Naturally, she would find that it was not an easy task, and the shop would have to be handed back to him by then.
Who knew she would make such a big fuss about it!
When the person he sent out to gather information came back and said that there were three young ladies accompanying them, he knew that it must have been instigated by his daughter-in-law!
He wanted to send someone to call back the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and other three people immediately, but then he thought that doing so would make people laugh at him, so he turned around and looked for his three sons, and the four men returned home early.
After listening to their father's narration and thoughts on the matter, Shen Chaodong and the other two looked at each other in frustration, but each of them had their own plans in mind.
Without waiting for dinner time, Mr. Shen summoned everyone in the family to Heshun Hall.
In the past, he had always been pleasant and easy to talk to, but this time, his face was sullen and he acted arrogant, yet he had a certain aura of authority without even getting angry.
He spun the walnuts in his hand with a crackling sound, and was in no hurry to speak. He glanced coldly at everyone present.
Mrs. Shen remained calm and sat steadily beside him.
Aunt Sun and Aunt Zhao below were both terrified, not understanding what had happened. They had actually made the master so angry!
Liu, Guan, and Zhang glanced at each other, all looking cautious. Liu Wanyun even secretly tugged at Shen Chaodong's sleeve, glancing at him with watery eyes.
The men around them used their eyes to reassure them and told them not to worry.
After a while, Mr. Shen finally spoke.
"The news of Qiluoxuan's opening today has spread throughout the city. Do you know what outsiders say about our Shen family?"
Madam Shen said calmly, "I don't know! Business is so good, I'm so busy, I don't have time to inquire!"
Liu Wanyun, who was sitting below, could hardly suppress the smile on her face. She looked at her aunt with admiration and almost gave her a thumbs up.
Mr. Shen's cold face was obviously filled with anger.
"How can you dress like that and go to the shop to make things happen? It's just nonsense! Where do you put the Shen family's reputation?"
"I don't quite understand what you're saying, Master! What's wrong with us? Are we bothering anyone by dressing nicely? Or are we out there trying to seduce someone?"
In the past, Madam Shen would not have dared to challenge Master Shen so confidently. But now, with the support of her three daughters-in-law, she dared to speak out what she thought.
"You...you are totally unreasonable. Do you think you are reasonable? Is this how you, a woman from a good family, should act?"
Mr. Shen slammed the walnut in his hand on the table and glared at Mrs. Shen with a frown.
Then, he turned his stern gaze towards the group below, "And you three, you're so unruly every day, always thinking about running away!"
Liu Wanyun was waiting for him to pass the words to her before she could speak.
She first lowered her head and pinched her thigh, then raised her head again, tears in her eyes and a pitiful expression on her face.
"Aunt, don't be angry. This is all Wanyun's fault. Under the circumstances at that time, I don't know whose silk shop it was that deliberately came to make trouble, saying all kinds of unpleasant things, criticizing Aunt and us. Although I don't have much ability, since I married into the Shen family, I am naturally a member of the Shen family. How can I let others slander my own family..."
"That's why...that's why I said that. I just...I didn't want anyone to bully our Shen family for nothing. After all, I come from a humble family, so it doesn't matter if I say something rude. They can understand..."
As Liu Wanyun said this, she felt disgusted with herself in her heart. Ever since she traveled through time, she had become the person she hated the most before. She was gossiping all day long and pretending to be weak to please men. It was so frustrating!
But there is no way around it. This is not the era we live in. Women nowadays have a lower status than men. They don't have the ability to confront men head-on and can only get what they want in a roundabout way.
Liu Wanyun's attitude of showing weakness, her aggrieved look, and her flattering words made Mr. Shen feel much more at ease.
Guan Xiaoyu, standing aside, had a calm expression on her face. She said calmly, "Sister-in-law is talking about those men outside. If they are anxious, it means they are guilty. Why don't the people in the Shen family have the same thoughts? I don't know what they are anxious about."
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