Chapter 169: Request for Property
The next day, for the first time ever, Mrs. Shen did not cook in the small kitchen in her yard. Instead, she asked someone to prepare a large table of dishes and invited the whole family to gather together for dinner.
Shen Ning had already guessed something, and sure enough, when the meal was almost over, the old lady took out a emerald green bracelet and called Shen Ning to her side with a loving look in her eyes.
"Our Ningning has been wronged these days since we came back."
As if she were a loving grandmother from an ordinary family, Madam Shen took Shen Ning's hand and put the jade bracelet on her: "The engagement with the Xie family is cancelled, and my Ning Ning is so beautiful that she will definitely have a better marriage in the future... Don't be afraid, grandma will make the decision for you."
Chen Ning looked at the imperial green jade bracelet on her wrist and thought to herself, this old lady has invested a lot of money, there will definitely be some sequel later.
She deliberately showed an expression of being flattered: "Grandma, this is too valuable. My granddaughter can't accept it."
"Take good care of what your grandmother gave you."
Madam Shen pretended to be angry and said, "You are my grandmother's granddaughter. If I don't give this dowry to you, who else should I give it to?"
Next to him, Xie Yunqing looked at the old lady's expression and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
This is the first time she has seen the old lady be so generous in all these years. What is her plan?
Sure enough, not long after Shen Ning accepted the bracelet, dinner was over and the maid brought digestive soup, when Mrs. Shen spoke slowly.
"Now that Ningning is home, I will treat her as an unmarried girl. All future dowries will be given priority to Ningning. Just like that bracelet, there is only one, and it belongs to Ningning. I will not bear any grudge against it."
Shen Nian lowered her head obediently: “Granddaughter saves it.”
Then, the old lady changed the subject: "But she is still a young girl after all. It is not good to show up in public all day to do business. It will not be good for her future marriage. If it gets out, people will say that an unmarried girl is running private property there, and her reputation will be bad in the future..."
Xie Yunqing's heart sank immediately.
The next moment, the old lady said, "If Ningning still recognizes me as her grandmother and is willing to listen to her, then I will make the decision and transfer your property to Zhonggong. Your mother will be the one in charge of the family, and all this will be your dowry in the future. This way, your reputation will also be protected."
Xie Yunqing was full of sneer.
If Shen Ning had not already told her about the possible situation, Xie Yunqing would have already started cursing.
No wonder this old guy suddenly became so generous and gave Ningning a bracelet. It seemed like he was setting her up.
She used that broken bracelet to act like she was the ancestor of her family, and then asked Dana's family to pressure Chen Ning to get her daughter's private property... How shameless!
Xie Yunqing remembered Shen Ning's instructions, his face was cold but he forced himself not to say anything.
Beside him, Shen Xiuhe glanced at his wife, then said to Shen Ning in a gentle voice: "Your grandmother loves you and cares about you, but it is natural for you to make the decision about your things. If you don't want to rush your private property into the family, your family will not force you."
Shen Ning almost couldn't help wanting to laugh.
What a great scholar! His words were so flawless: Your grandmother loves you so much that she gave you such a precious bracelet. She also wanted your private property to be added to the Zhonggong Palace out of your own consideration. But if you ignore family affection and only covet money, there is nothing others can do about it. No one will force you.
With such a mindset, it is no wonder that his career has been smooth sailing over the years.
Pressing Xie Yunqing's tightly clenched hand, Shen Ning smiled and declined: "Although my mother is still in charge, the family business is already quite a lot, and my mother can't take care of it all. I will still have to step forward when the time comes. I am born to be a hard worker and cannot avoid being idle... So, grandma, don't worry about your granddaughter."
"That's easy."
The old lady didn't give Shen Ning a chance to shirk her responsibility and shouted outside, "Su Rong, come in."
Xie Yunqing's body suddenly stiffened, and the hatred and disgust in his eyes almost turned into reality.
Xue Surong!
That mistress was coming in and out of the Shen family so openly, but she had been deceived like a fool by these people in front of her all these years!
She was shaking with anger and almost wanted to overturn the table and die with these people...but she couldn't act impulsively.
Xie Yunqing knew that if he suddenly launched an attack now, the worst that would happen would be a break with these people.
However, keeping a concubine was not considered a crime in the Great Xuan Dynasty. By then, Shen Xiuhe's reputation would at most be damaged, and the most she could get was a divorce, and she would have to worry about fighting for the property.
In the end, the best outcome was that she took the property and left, but by then she had helped them and allowed them to take the opportunity to live with He Meimei's family. She had been deceived and blinded for twenty years, and in the end she was kicked out.
She just couldn't get over this.
The divorce must be amicable, but she can't just leave alone and let these people live happily together.
dream!
With Shen Ning's comfort, Xie Yunqing took a deep breath for a long time before he could barely suppress the hatred and resentment in his heart. He looked coldly at the old lady and the concubine opposite him: "What do you mean, mother?"
Madam Shen pulled Xue Surong to her side and said, "Ningning, you may not recognize me, but this is Shopkeeper Xue Surong. You should call her Auntie... Your Auntie Surong has been managing all of Grandmother's businesses, and she's managed everything flawlessly over the years."
After saying that, the old lady took Shen Ning's hand and patted it: "Good child, grandma loves you from the bottom of her heart and treats you as her dearest granddaughter. Everything is for your own good. In the future, when you are too busy to take care of the family business, you can hand it over to your aunt Su Rong. There will be no mistakes."
Shen Ning's face was full of embarrassment, as if she wanted to refuse but couldn't. She said helplessly and hesitantly: "But Aunt Su Rong has never touched those things of mine. I'm afraid it will be messy if I touch them directly."
After she finished speaking, she frowned, as if trying to delay, "It's not that my granddaughter doesn't want her private property confiscated, but I'm worried that if business is bad, I'll suffer unnecessary losses. Otherwise... let Aunt Su Rong come to my place and try to manage it for a while. If she can handle it, we can still discuss this later."
The old lady looked at Xue Surong, who looked confident. Old Madam Shen smiled and said, "Ningning is really thoughtful. It's settled then. Your aunt Surong will work for you for a month. If she can get the hang of it and make no mistakes in this month, you can rest assured and leave all the other responsibilities to her in the future."
Shen Ning lowered her head and responded reluctantly: "Okay."
Across from him, Chen Xiuhe lowered his eyes and sipped his tea, while Chen Nian glanced calmly at Chen Ning, who was full of anger and frustration but had no way to vent, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
Shen Ning's crude and brutal methods could only show off in front of her, but when she met her grandmother, who was experienced and careful and killed people with a soft knife, she was no match at all.
After the meal, Shen Ning supported Xie Yunqing and went back, while Shen Nian was kept by the old lady for some reason. It was obvious that the reason was to let her reunite with Xue Surong and her daughter.
Xie Yunqing grabbed Shen Ning's hand, shaking with anger: "Ning Ning, Ning Ning, you must not let them succeed, you must not."
Beside Chen Ning, Qiyue smiled and comforted Xie Yunqing: "Don't worry, Madam, the young lady has made arrangements. The people in charge of the manor and the store are the old people we brought with us, and they will let Xue Surong do her job well.
Chen Ning's meaning is very simple, that is, to find Xue Surong for everything, to ask Xue Surong to do everything, but not let her know anything. "
They'll do odd jobs that tire you out, but they won't let you do anything serious...
And not only that, Xiao Nanchen's people have already found out about the old lady and Xue Surong and told Shen Ning. There are naturally backup plans later, but we won't mention them for now.
Only then did Xie Yunqing let out a long sigh.
After suppressing her anger, she thought of something else: "Ningning, your aunt has returned from her outing with the Queen Mother. It happens that her birthday is in two days. We should go to the Xu family to celebrate. Mother has asked someone to make a new dress for you. Come with me to try it on..."
Shen Ning was helpless: “I already have enough clothes.”
Xie Yunqing pulled her back and said, "A girl can never have too many clothes and jewelry. Even mother feels it's not enough..."
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