Chapter 166 - 165 Grandmother
That old lady was indeed the same one Afu saw in the Jade Kirin Silver Tower in Dingzhou. The mother of Mr. Chen Shiying.
Two days ago, Afu had specifically sought out storekeeper Mr. Luo to discuss the Chen family’s affairs. Her justification being, to know the enemy, one must know oneself.
Manager Luo believed so too, hence he disclosed everything he knew about the Chen family without reservation.
Mr. Chen Shiying had a wife and two concubines. His wife, Mrs. Jiang, bore him a daughter and a son. The daughter, named Chen Yuqing, was thirteen years old. His son, Chen Yulan, was eleven and was Shiying’s only son. His concubine, Mrs. Tang, had a daughter named Chen Yuhui, while his other concubine Mrs. Lu gave birth to another daughter, seven-year-old, Chen Yuxia.
Before, Mrs. Tang’s father viewed Chen Shiying favorably so he approached Granny Chen’s cousin, who was none other than the present Junior Officer Zhao.
No one knew exactly what the Tang family and Zhao had told Granny Chen or how they forced Mrs. Wang. However, she consented to return to her parental home, from where, her stepmother forced her to marry within half a month. She not only agreed but proactively chose Chen Ming who was on his deathbed. Luckily, she chose Chen Ming since her family already had her next husband prepared and if nobody wanted Mrs. Wang, they would have sold her off to a foot dealer in Lingnan.
No one knows how much the Tang family and Mrs. Ding were given but the Zhao family purchased 200 acres of land, and he became the new Junior Officer. Mrs. Ding didn’t only buy ten acres of land, she also renovated her straw house into one with brick roofing.
When Mr. Chen Shiying returned to his hometown over half a month later and learned his mother had driven Mrs. Wang away and verbally arranged for him to marry into the Tang family, he protested fiercely. He went to Mrs. Wang’s house intending to bring her back, but she had already remarried by then. Chen Shiying didn’t dare to upset his mother, but he refused to marry Mrs. Tang. However, his mother threatened him with her life for him to marry her.