Aunt Fang's face stiffened slightly, and she almost lost her smile. "A humble family, who are you insulting?"
She glanced at Shen Chang beside her, and seeing that he was pursing his lips and not saying a word, she forced a smile and said, "What the young lady says is true."
Upon hearing Shen Tangning's words, Shen Chang immediately suppressed his dissatisfaction. If he refuted her, wouldn't that mean he didn't love her that much?
Madam Shen will give him a hard time again, so it's better to avoid trouble.
In an attempt to build rapport, Shen Chang chatted with Chi Yan for a while, but he soon realized that they didn't see eye to eye and a word was too much.
Chi Yan's eccentric personality often left him speechless.
Shen Chang remained silent for a moment, then stood up and invited, "I have many calligraphy and paintings in my study. I heard you also have an interest in this. Shall we go and appreciate them together?"
Chi Yan glanced at Shen Tangning, and her lips curved slightly: "Go."
As Shen Tangning watched Chi Yan leave, before she could even turn around, she heard Aunt Fang slowly say, "The young master has a good temperament; he listens to the eldest young lady in everything."
Xiwei wanted to marry Chi Jingyu, but she disagreed from the beginning. Not to mention that the Lady of the Marquis was not easy to get along with, she herself was a concubine and naturally knew how difficult it was to be someone's concubine.
Chi Yan was handpicked by her; although he was a playboy, he came from a wealthy family!
That Madam Chi is a kind-hearted woman. If she had listened to me and married into the family, her life wouldn't have been too bad. Now, she's stuck in this limbo, which is really annoying.
Shen Tangning was indeed clever; even in dire straits, she could find a way out. Aunt Fang felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.
Shen Tangning glanced at her and chuckled: "It's fine for Aunt to say such things in front of me, but husband and wife should be considerate of each other and discuss things together to have a happy life. Aunt's words make it sound like I'm being unreasonable and domineering."
Chi Yan was willing to give her face, and she wouldn't embarrass him in public.
Most men care a lot about their image, so if you hear this from a different person, they might overthink it.
Aunt Fang paused, then smiled calmly, "Miss is indeed very thoughtful. I misspoke."
Shen Tangning remained noncommittal and stood up: "My mother and I have some private matters to discuss. Please make yourself at home, Aunt."
...
Chi Yan followed Shen Chang to the study, feeling a sense of wonder, since only Chi Jingyu had been qualified to enter his father-in-law's study before.
Several valuable paintings and calligraphies hung on the wall, and an imperial gift of Chengni inkstone was placed on the table. Chi Yan raised an eyebrow.
Shen Chang took down the treasured painting. Although he thought it was a waste to let a playboy like Chi Yan appraise it, he still had to put on a show.
Shen Chang spread the painting out on the table and beckoned Chi Yan over: "Why don't you take a look?"
Chi Yan examined him for a few moments, his expression suddenly becoming somewhat intriguing.
Shen Chang's eyebrows twitched, thinking that he was showing his weakness: "Don't you also like collecting calligraphy and paintings? Don't you have any opinions?"
Chi Yan looked up at him, hesitating as if to speak: "Father-in-law, are you sure you want me to give my opinion?"
Shen Chang raised an eyebrow: "Speak freely."
Chi Yan thought to herself, "You're the one who told me to say this."
So he calmly said, "It's fake."
Shen Chang's pupils contracted slightly, as if he had misheard: "What did you say?" He looked at the calligraphy and painting in front of Chi Yan in disbelief, "You're saying this painting is fake?!"
“No, that’s not it.” Before the other person could breathe a sigh of relief, Chi Yan kindly pointed it out to him, “This one, this one, and that one are all fake.”
Shen Chang: "..."
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