Chapter 168 - 167: Put Away Your Thoughts
This remark not only made several people blush, but even Chen Ming also blushed.
Granny Chen was almost furious to death. She sternly shouted, "How insolent, how could a young maiden speak such daring words, it’s really..." She compressed her fury and comforted, "Rest assured, I have thought well of all these matters, and will surely give you a good status to prevent you from being wronged." She pointed at Aunt Tang and said, "This is Aunt Tang, although not your father’s legal wife, she is a concubine of high status, second only to the wife. We can tell others that you are her biological daughter, a twin of Hui’er, it’s just that you were weak and sick when you were born and had to be sent to a nunnery for foster care. Your health has improved, so we brought you back home. You should get along well with Hui’er in the future, as sisters should be close."
Chen Afu understood Granny Chen’s plan clearly, which only infuriated her more. "You think I’m a fool. I look completely different from Miss Chen; even if someone were blind, they wouldn’t mistake us for twins." She said in realization, "Ah, I see, you’re afraid of The Chus and want to tempt me out with wealth and power. Given the stark differences in appearance between Miss Chen and me, you definitely won’t take me back to the Mansion, but confine me to a different residence. There, you would be able to manipulate me as you please. Leave such a good home to suffer with you? Only if I were out of my mind."
Granny Chen indeed planned to use this excuse to move Chen Afu to another residence.
Initially, she never thought that Tang Garden would be so protective of Chen Afu, which led her to get Junior Officer Zhao to take those actions. It wasn’t until Junior Officer Zhao reported back on Manager Luo and the local officials’ words that she realized even within her son’s jurisdiction, she still couldn’t compete with Tang Garden, and her son couldn’t compete with The Chus, and so she abandoned her previous plans.
However, she really didn’t want Mrs. Wang’s daughter to get too close with The Chus. She was always afraid that The Chus would find out what she had done before. Besides, she still harbored the wish that if Chen Afu made any trouble, the deal might be ruined.
Especially after hearing that Chen Afu looked very much like her son, she became even less willing for Chen Afu to strut around with that face. She would be a living narrative, who knows how others might concoct stories about her son and herself.
She thought, she couldn’t force her, could she? Alright, she would make Chen Afu want to leave Tang Garden voluntarily and follow her home. Tang Garden wouldn’t be able to do anything about it then. In her mind, a country girl would definitely be impatient to follow her once she heard about her biological father’s wealth and status.
Of course, she wouldn’t really welcome that girl into her own home. As Chen Afu had reasoned, Chen Afu and Chen Yuhui looked far too different. She only intended to have Chen Afu stay in another residence...