readytorunbook Chapter 366: Falling out, marriage cancelled
Chapter 366: Falling out, marriage cancelled
"Do you really think I'm stupid and rich, and you can fool me at will? I heard every word you said clearly, but today I'm grateful that you spoke your true feelings, otherwise, I don't know when I can see your true face."
"Mrs. Shen, my mother didn't mean that, please don't misunderstand!"
"Oh? Misunderstanding? Did she misunderstand me and say that I'm stupid and rich? Or did she misunderstand me and say that I'm dumb? Or did she make friends with me just because of the influence of the Duke's Mansion?!"
"This..." The mother and son of the Pei family were speechless.
"Mrs. Shen..." Pei Zongzheng wanted to say something else but was interrupted by Chen Shuhua.
"You shut up too! You said my daughter is not worthy of you, and being a concubine is too high for you, right? You don't even look at your own status, and you have the nerve to look down on my daughter. If it weren't for the many years of friendship between you and your mother when you were young, you wouldn't even be worthy of being a servant to my Nianran!" Chen Shuhua said calmly: "Since you despise this marriage so much, then I will cancel it! From today on, if you dare to try to get involved with me in the Pei Mansion, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Mrs. Shen, no! Although I don't like Shen Nianran, Youran and I are in love with each other. You can't break us up like this!" Pei Zongzheng became anxious when he heard the engagement was cancelled. If the engagement was cancelled, then there would be no hope for him and Youran at all.
"Mr. Pei, please be careful with your words! If you continue to destroy the reputation of our young lady from the Shangshu Mansion, we will meet you in the government office!" Chen Shuhua said bluntly.
"Chen Shuhua! We have been sisters for so many years, how can you be so heartless!"
"Feelings? You're talking about feelings! People like you don't deserve it. Even a dog has feelings. But vampires like you only want to rely on others to gain benefits. Once something goes against you, you can sell them out at any time!"
"This is all your fault. Why do you have to be better than me in everything? How am I inferior to you?" Mrs. Pei saw that there was no way to reverse the situation, so she simply gave up pretending and just went for broke.
"You're not pretending now?"
"Why should I pretend? Just cancel it! What's the big deal? Without this marriage, won't our Earl's Mansion be able to change? Humph! Who would care about your daughter, a bastard who was found from nowhere, a wild girl raised in the countryside!" Mrs. Pei scolded like a shrew.
"Mom, no! I want to marry Youran!" Pei Zongzheng begged.
"Look at what you have achieved. There are so many noble ladies in the capital, and you can't choose enough. Why do you have to fall in love with that vixen Shen Youran?!" Mrs. Pei looked at her son with disappointment.
"You Ran is not a vixen! It's all that bitch Shen Nianran's fault. If she hadn't come back suddenly, bullied You Ran, and occupied You Ran's position, maybe we would have become friends long ago!" Pei Zongzheng said unconvinced, looking at Yao Qingnian provocatively.
"Bang!" Yao Qingnian punched him directly in the face.
"You bitch! How dare you hit me!"
“You insulted me and my mother in the street and ruined our reputation, calling us bitches and vixens. Beating you is the least I can do.” Yao Qingnian clenched his fists so hard that they made a clattering sound.
"You, you uneducated vicious woman! You beat my son in the street! I won't let you go, just wait and see! Let's go, son!" Mrs. Pei was shaking with anger.
"It's not that easy to leave." Chen Shuhua asked Yuzhu to stop them.
"What? Do you want to hit me again?" Pei Zongzheng yelled at them, covering his painful face.
"Oh, such a humble request, then I must fulfill your wish." Yao Qingnian punched him in the face again.
"This is a rebellion. Is there no law left? They're beating people in the street!" Mrs. Pei sobbed in pain when she saw her son's bruised face.
"You can yell a little louder. We're afraid that the people in the capital city won't be able to hear us." The mother and daughter just watched quietly.
"Don't go too far! You don't let us go and you beat us. What do you want to do?" Mrs. Pei supported her son and wanted to continue shouting loudly, but was confused by Chen Shuhua's next words.
"Of course it's a settlement."
"Settling accounts? What accounts do we have to settle?" Mrs. Pei was so angry that she laughed.
"That's a lot. Don't leave in a hurry. Let's settle it carefully. Yuzhu, go get the receipt that Madam Pei wrote to me for borrowing money. I need to settle accounts with her today." Chen Shuhua simply asked someone to find two chairs nearby, and she and Yao Qingnian sat down. They were not in a hurry and just waited for Yuzhu to get the receipt.
The people nearby were attracted and looked at them with some confusion.
"What's going on? Why are you sitting on the street?"
"Aren't these the wife of the Shangshu Mansion and the wife of the Earl's Mansion? They are good sisters. Why do I feel that this situation is not right?"
"It seems that Master Pei was beaten. It looks like there will be something interesting to watch."
As more and more people gathered around, Mrs. Pei became more and more nervous.
After a while, Yuzhu brought all the IOUs over: "Madam, I have brought all of them."
"Okay, today in front of everyone, I want to settle accounts with Mrs. Pei and make it over. Forget about the things I gave her over the years, which were all thrown away. But let's be clear, it's only natural to pay back debts. Don't you agree?" Chen Shuhua clapped the stack of IOUs in her hands.
"Of course!" the people echoed.
"As everyone knows, Mrs. Pei from the Earl's Mansion is my close friend. Over the years, I have always treated her as a family member. We even verbally agreed that we would become in-laws, but today she said that my daughter is not worthy of Mr. Pei, so the marriage is called off and the two families will have no relationship in the future. This is one of the things." Chen Shuhua said lightly.
"What? A young lady from the Shangshu Mansion is not worthy of Master Pei? Are you kidding? It's true that he is not worthy of Miss Shen. Miss Shen is a legitimate young lady from the Shangshu Mansion, and her grandfather is from the Duke's Mansion. Her status and position are obvious."
"That's right. Master Pei didn't even inherit the title. The Earl's Mansion is now just an empty shell, supported entirely by the few connections of the deceased Earl Pei. How dare you say that others are not worthy of him?"
"You don't know, right? Mr. Pei likes to brag and talk big all day long. Do you believe what he says?"
The people pointed and talked at Mrs. Pei and her son.
Mrs. Pei had never been humiliated like this before, and she quickly retorted, "Don't listen to her nonsense, it's clearly the girl from the Shangshu Mansion who behaved improperly, and we should cancel it if we want!"