Marrying a powerful man: The third master is wild and untamable

Chapter 33 Didn’t your brother-in-law come back with you?

"It's so pitiful," Mrs. Fu held Shen Xiuwan's little hand and pressed her eyes with a handkerchief, "I've already sent someone to buy the ticket for the nearest train, and also sent someone to notify Jincheng. You can go directly to the train later. Stop and join him."

Shen Xiuwan lowered his head, his mind buzzing, and he couldn't hear her words clearly.

Mrs. Fu saw that she was wearing a half-worn lapel woolen coat. She frowned and said, "It's so easy to go back home. What does it look like dressed like this? Your in-laws will think that our family has treated you badly. Lingzhi, go and get the third young lady." Get that white fox fur coat from the closet."

Mrs. Fu took out another wad of money and stuffed it into Shen Xiuwan's hand: "This is five hundred yuan. You can take it back and give it to your mother to support your family. It's a little bit of kindness from our family to your family. I wanted to buy some specialties for you to take back. It’s a pity that time is too tight and it’s too late.”

She originally wanted to send two experienced women to accompany Shen Xiuwan back to her parents' home, but Shen Xiuwan held Mei Xiang's hand and refused to let go, so she had to let Mei Xiang accompany her back to the south.

Unexpectedly, when the master and the servant arrived at the station, they waited left and right, but they didn't see Fu Jincheng.

When the train was about to leave, Mei Xiang did not dare to look at Xiuwan's face and said sarcastically: "Maybe something has tripped the third master, young lady, let's get on the train first? Maybe he will arrive soon."

The tears on Shen Xiuwan's face had dried, and she was wringing her hands, unable to express her feelings.

She took one last look at the station door and nodded silently.

The moment she stepped onto the train, an impulse quietly arose in her heart.

She never wanted to return to Yanjing.

She never wants to see Jincheng again!
  The train moved very slowly and did not arrive in Suzhou until the next morning.

Shen Xiuwan did not expect that the person who came to pick her up was Shen Yaozu.

My mother was in poor health and gave birth to only one daughter, while my aunt gave birth to a son and a daughter. Shen Yaozu was her aunt's son and was slightly one year younger than her. My father bought a separate house and shop for my aunt outside, and the two families rarely met each other. She and Shen Yaozu were not familiar with each other.

Shen Xiuwan guessed that her father was sad about her grandfather's death and had no time to take care of herself, so she sent Shen Yaozu to pick her up. After all, he was already eighteen years old and at a sensible age.

People are always like this. Even if relatives from two families don't interact with each other normally, when an elder in the family dies, they seem to be extra united.

Shen Yaozu didn't come here by rickshaw, he specially rented a luxurious car.

He helped Mei Xiang carry the luggage into the car, and then looked around: "Sister, brother-in-law didn't come back with you?"

Shen Xiuwan looked at his expectant eyes and realized that he was coming for Jincheng.

This car must have been rented for Jincheng.

The aunt has always wanted Jincheng to find a job for Shen Yaozu in the presidential palace.

Shen Yaozu scratched his head: "Dad said that every time you send a letter home, you say that you have a good relationship with your brother-in-law. Why doesn't he accompany you home when grandpa is gone?"

Shen Xiuwan felt like there was cotton stuffed in her throat and couldn't answer.

Mei Xiang observed the words, immediately raised her chin proudly, and said wisely: "The third master was caught up in matters in the yamen. It is a very important national matter, so he cannot accompany the third young lady home. Our wife has spoken, If your in-laws have any shortage, just send a telegram to Yanjing, and our Fu family will take care of it!"

Shen Yaozu was doubtful and had no choice but to start the car.

The ancestral home of the Shen family is located in an old alley in the south of the city.

The car couldn't drive in, so it stopped at the entrance of the alley.

As soon as Shen Xiuwan got out of the car, a large number of relatives and friends came to greet her, all clamoring to take a look at the new uncle from Yanjing.

His father, Shen Zhongyun, was squatting on the stone bridge in mourning. While smoking a cigarette, he boasted to his relatives about how prominent the Fu family was and what kind of young talent his son-in-law Fu Jincheng was. He threatened that his daughter could marry Fu Jincheng, that’s the smoke coming out of the ancestral grave.

Shen Yaozu pushed away the crowd and shouted: "My brother-in-law is not here, please stop arguing and get out of the way!"

When they heard Fu Jincheng didn't come, the crowd suddenly fell silent.

Some relatives with ill intentions glanced at each other, and then looked at Shen Zhongyun with a hint of ridicule.

An old man on crutches sighed: "Qi Dafei, when girl Wan got married, he never came to our Shen family to pick her up. Now that the old man is mourning, he doesn't come to kowtow. It shows that he doesn't take our Shen family seriously. Here..."

Shen Zhongyun immediately darkened his face. Returning to his ancestral home, Shen Zhongyun reluctantly comforted his relatives and friends before calling Shen Xiuwan upstairs.

There were two charcoal fires burning in the room.

Mother He Biqing's eyes were red, and she held Shen Xiuwan's hand tightly: "Good boy, good boy... Our Awan has grown taller, and is much whiter and more beautiful than before..."

Aunt Sun and her younger sister Shen Yanyan were sitting next to her. Mother and daughter never took their eyes away from Shen Xiuwan's white fox fur coat.

Shen Yanyan said with envy: "This leather goods on my sister's body is really nice. Does it cost a lot of money? Did my brother-in-law give it to you? What is Yanjing City like? Do all the ladies there wear leather goods like this?"

Aunt Sun smiled and said: "Sister, your sister has never worn such fine leather goods. Can you lend her some for two days?"

Shen Zhongyun waved his hand to signal the mother and daughter to shut up, and asked: "Girl Wan, I have sent messages to my relatives, friends and neighbors to let them see our uncle, but why doesn't he come back with you? Where do you want me to put my face?!"

Shen Yanyan interrupted: "My sister and my brother-in-law must have been quarreling. Sister, you are so stupid. You married into the Fu family. If I could marry into such a wealthy family, I would definitely serve my brother-in-law well. If I could be a young mistress, I am willing to die!"

In fact, she and her aunt had this idea three years ago, to snatch Shen Xiuwan's marriage and marry her to Yanjing in her place. Unfortunately, Shen Yanyan was too young at the time to implement this plan.

Shen Xiuwan secretly thought that this so-called young mistress was not comfortable at all.

Jincheng doesn't love her.

She shouldn't love this man anymore.

She wants a divorce.

"Girl Wan!" Seeing that she remained silent, Shen Zhongyun increased his tone angrily, "Because of this marriage, our family's business has been going smoothly in the past two years. Please hold on to me and don't annoy my uncle! Otherwise, you Don’t enter this house!”

Shen Xiuwan felt aggrieved.

She really wanted to ask her father whether it was Jincheng who was more important, or her daughter, who was more important.

But facing her father's haggard and wrinkled face, she couldn't say anything.

Dad is old.

Shen Xiuwan went to the main room where the coffin was placed and kowtowed three times to her grandfather.

He Biqing held her hand and wiped her tears: "The night before the old man left, Baba looked at the door of the room. At that time, he could no longer speak, and he was babbling with his mouth open. I listened carefully for a moment, as if he was Call your name. The old man is thinking of you!"

Shen Xiuwan's tears could no longer stop.

She knelt in front of the coffin and cried hard, regretting that she could not take her grandfather to Yanjing to see the Great Wall in this life, and regretting that she did not see her grandfather's last face before his death.

The sorrowful cries moved everyone present.

In the afternoon, He Biqing pulled Shen Xiuwan into the room and secretly gave her a box.

Inside the box were my grandfather’s will and the title deed of the embroidery shop.

He Biqing whispered: "Your grandfather left the embroidery hall to you."

Shen Xiuwan was surprised: "Dad and Aunt Sun know?"

"The old man asked several clan elders to notarize the will. Of course they know about it."

"Then...then they are willing?"

"Although you are a daughter, you are not marrying an ordinary man. You are marrying the young master of the Fu family! With the support of my uncle, your aunt and Shen Yaozu will not dare to compete with you!"

"But," He Biqing lowered her voice again, "Tell mom honestly, what happened to you and my uncle?"

(End of this chapter)