“Jingchuan’s family, I have prepared the money you requested.”
With her sister-in-law present, Qiu couldn't bring herself to mention the IOU. After handing the silver to Shen Yunsheng, she wore an embarrassed smile.
Shen Yunsheng looked at the money pouch and saw that there were indeed fifteen taels of silver inside, and it was all in loose silver.
Fearing that Shen Yunsheng might let something slip, Qiu lowered her voice and said, "Jingchuan's family, I've already given you the money. You have to keep your word."
"Don't worry, Auntie, I keep my word."
Knowing that Qiu wanted an IOU, Shen Yunsheng took five taels of silver and then put the IOU in her money bag, returning it to Qiu along with the money.
“Jingchuan’s family, why...why don’t you accept the money?”
When Qiu saw that Shen Yunsheng did not want the remaining ten taels of silver, she was immediately stunned.
"Second Aunt, I appreciate your kindness, but I'm afraid I might live to take it, but not to spend it."
"Jingchuan's wife, I kindly gave you this silver, what do you mean by this?!" Qiu Shi couldn't help but fly into a rage. These ten taels of silver were all embroidered by her stitch by stitch, and this wretched girl dared to disgust her.
"Second Aunt, don't misunderstand. I'm afraid that if I take your money, the old lady will send people to hunt me down." Shen Yunsheng grinned mischievously. This show has only just begun.
“Jingchuan’s family, you…you must have misunderstood. Although your grandmother is unreasonable and domineering, she wouldn’t stoop to murder for money.”
“She harmed me several times while I was unconscious. In fact, I should thank her. If she hadn’t held onto my neck and wouldn’t let go, I wouldn’t have had the will to live.”
No sooner had Shen Yunsheng finished speaking than Madam Luo took over the conversation.
“Sister-in-law, Jingchuan’s family didn’t lie to you. The day Steward Zhou came to collect the debt, the old lady really wanted to strangle Jingchuan’s family. I tried to stop her, and she hit me a few times with a stick.”
Qiu was stunned. To kill someone in broad daylight was a crime punishable by imprisonment. Her mother-in-law was too audacious. If she were Shen Yunsheng, she would also hate the old lady to the bone.
Shen Yunsheng looked at Qiu Shi meaningfully: "Second Aunt, for the sake of being a woman, I advise you to leave yourself a way out. Don't wait until my second uncle passes the imperial examination and the old lady kicks you out."
Qiu Shi had been the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the old lady for over twenty years, so of course she knew that the old lady was no good. Since Shen Yunsheng didn't want the money, she would save it to prevent the old lady from taking it away.
"Jingchuan's family, are you sure you don't want the money?"
"Are you sure you don't want it? My second uncle needs money to take the provincial examination, so you should leave it for him as travel expenses."
After receiving an affirmative answer, Qiu immediately showed a gentle smile.
“Jingchuan’s family, you’re going on a long trip, so I won’t keep you any longer.”
Before Qiu finished speaking, she left the bedroom.
Shen Yunsheng locked the bedroom door and left with his mother-in-law.
After they had gone far away, Qiu Shi ran to the old lady's bedroom and reported, "Mother! Jingchuan's family doesn't want the money anymore. She has already left the Xiao family with her sister-in-law."
"Why...why didn't you stop them?"
Upon hearing this, Granny Yang hurriedly ran outside, and Qiu Shi, seeing her mother-in-law run far away, quickly chased after her.
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