nycdaug Chapter 75 Reminder
Chapter 75 Reminder
Suddenly, Cui Fangshu remembered that she hadn't seen her daughter for many years since Xia Li was sent to another residence when she was a child. Every time before her daughter returned to the mansion, Xia Wanwan would find an excuse to take her on a long trip. Therefore, her bad impression of Xia Li came entirely from Xia Wanwan's hints.
Gradually, Cui Fangshu became increasingly disappointed in her biological daughter, while growing fonder of her adopted daughter, Xia Wanwan, who served her. Later, she grew to dislike and unwilling to see her daughter, who was seriously ill and had been sent to the countryside to recuperate.
Thinking about it, she really didn't deserve to be a mother...
Cui Fangshu looked at Xia Li, her feelings somewhat complicated: "Why did you... avoid me back then, causing me to misunderstand you?"
Xia Li thought to herself, "You've misunderstood me for more than just a day or two, and it's not like it's just one or two things." But she still pretended to be nonchalant: "At the time, I was afraid that my mother would be heartbroken if she found out that something was wrong with me, which would be bad for her recovery, so I avoided her."
Cui Fangshu held Xia Li tightly, her heart filled with a mix of emotions. She recalled how grateful Xia Li had been for saving her life, even gradually feeling that this adopted daughter was hundreds of times better than her own. She had even given Xia Wanwan the entire storeroom, including everything originally intended for Xia Li and her two sons, fearing she wouldn't have a good life in the future. But...but...
Her voice was hoarse, and she spoke with heartfelt tenderness for her daughter: "You've suffered so much."
Xia Li: "...It's not bitter." It's just acting, how could it be bitter?
Seeing that Cui Fangshu believed in Xia Li, the old doctor secretly wiped away a bead of sweat.
He's over a hundred years old, and he's been accepted a bribe one minute and threatened the next.
This is like a young woman getting married for the first time.
That's right. No sooner had Xia Li left than Yu Yang came to threaten him, saying that if the old Immortal Doctor didn't cooperate with Xia Li's performance, he would smash up his Immortal Doctor Valley.
Although the Immortal Healer Valley possessed superior martial arts skills, its greatest strength lay in saving countless lives and its extensive network of connections. He had nothing to fear from anyone. But then again, that young man came from the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, and the Imperial Preceptor was an immortal with unfathomable strength. Besides, if it weren't for the Imperial Preceptor's arrival, the people of the Azure Dragon Continent wouldn't even know what cultivation was!
Let alone the Immortal Doctor Valley, there is no force in this world that is not afraid of the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion!
Although he had already agreed to Xia Li's request.
Thinking of this, the immortal doctor felt a chill of fear and hurriedly took his leave.
Once she came to her senses, Xia Wanwan went berserk and roared at Xia Li, "What method did you use to make the Immortal Doctor lie for you?"
Xia Li shrugged: "How could someone like me, unloved by my parents, possibly impress a renowned immortal physician? If you weren't trying to take my 'Golden Jade Abundance,' I wouldn't have brought this up. If you ever dare to covet my things again, then..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but her eyes were full of threat.
Xia Wanwan didn't have time to pay attention to her threat, but in her heart she was thinking: It's over, everything is over.
All the preferential treatment the mother and daughter received at the Marquis of Beiliang's residence will likely be gone after today.
Although the Marquis's heart was won over by his mother, he still cared about his reputation. Cui Fangshu was in charge of the household affairs in the Marquis's mansion. Without Cui Fangshu, their lives would not be easy.
She needed to quickly go and discuss with her mother what to do next.
Thinking this, Xia Wanwan quickly got up and left without even a courtesy.
Such behavior displeased everyone, especially Cui Fangshu, who looked down on her daughter even more. Claiming credit for others' work and spreading rumors was utterly disgraceful, especially since her daughter was her husband's child with another man. If it weren't for the fact that she had already been recognized as the legitimate heir…
Xia Li didn't care what Cui Fangshu thought. She bluntly stated what she wanted: "Even when an outsider saved you, you gave away the Golden Jade Hall. Since Mother is so understanding, I also want to ask for a favor, so that I may have a Golden Jade Hall in the future..." Xia Li said meekly, but in her heart she thought, for the sake of this Golden Jade Hall, I might as well call her Mother. What's wrong with bowing my head again?
She's such a quick-witted and resourceful little devil.
Cui Fangshu understood that Xia Li was asking for the Golden Jade Hall, but the Golden Jade Hall originally belonged to her. She couldn't just give her daughter her daughter's own things as a favor, could she?
Therefore, Xia Li is demanding the right to dispose of Jin Yu Man Tang.
She sighed: "Alright, from now on, Jin Yu Man Tang will belong to you privately, and no one in the manor may ask for it."
"Thank you, Mother." Xia Li's tone was filled with indescribable melancholy. Cui Fangshu thought she was sad and felt guilty. Her daughter's own things had to be exchanged for her life-saving grace in order to be held in her hands.
In fact, this was exactly what Xia Li was disappointed about, but there was nothing she could do. Imperial law stipulated that property acquired by children belonged to their elders! Although parents generally wouldn't stoop so low as to covet their children's belongings, she couldn't resist the presence of a shameless adopted daughter and a clueless birth mother! She had to appease Cui Fangshu in order to get her things back.
Fortunately, now, the gold and jade are completely his own!
However, today's events also reminded her that she would have to fabricate a "boss" in the future.
Otherwise, the current situation would still be unavoidable.
Having resolved one issue, Xia Li went back to sleep in a good mood.
But clearly, she forgot that there was another powerful figure in the Northern Liang Marquis's mansion.
Chanyi Courtyard, Wen Chanyi's courtyard.
After recounting what had happened in the front hall, Xia Wanwan grabbed her mother's arm and pleaded, "Mother, what should we do?"
Wen Chanyi's eyes darted around, and she smiled, saying, "What are you afraid of? Have you forgotten whose mansion it really is?"
Xia Wanwan looked delighted: "Mother, you mean..."
Wen Chanyi nodded: "Once he speaks up, the Golden Jade Hall won't belong to Xia Li anymore. Mother will find a way to get your father to go to your place, and then you can just say that..."
……
It has to be said that Wen Chanyi is a capable person. Before a cup of tea could be brewed, Xia Deqing indeed arrived at Xia Wanwan's courtyard, asking with a concerned expression:
"I heard from your aunt that you and your mother had a fight?"
Xia Wanwan looked distressed: "No way! All I wanted was a shop, but my mother wouldn't agree..."
"Your mother loves you the most; what wouldn't she give you if you wanted it?"
Could it be...?
Thinking of a certain possibility, Xia Deqing's expression stiffened, and he tentatively asked, "What shop?"
"It's just that my dowry is too small, so I want to add some. I'd like to use the 'Golden Jade Hall' brand that my sister founded as part of my dowry. Father, will you agree?"
"no!"
Unexpectedly, Xia Deqing's expression changed upon hearing this, and he resolutely refused.
"Daddy~" Xia Wanwan called out in a sweet, coquettish voice, grabbing Xia Deqing's arm and pleading, "Good daddy, your daughter is about to marry into the Gu family. Being pregnant out of wedlock is already something to be scorned, and if I don't have anything to rely on, I'll be bullied by others!"