Chapter 617: Tricking Lin Siyu (3)_1
"And then they dismissed the original wife?" Although she asked, Lin Yuan had already guessed the outcome for that woman.
Lady Jin nodded, "Yes, they did. But she’d been married for over twenty years, and her parents had already passed away. Her brothers took her in, but she was ultimately a burden to the family, and they became distant. Less than a month after she was sent back home, she hanged herself."
Lin Yuan sighed; such was the tragedy of women. Mrs. Liu listened in shock, her hands fumbling and dropping the pastries without even realizing it.
Lady Jin continued, "That Shopkeeper Chen, he later married a young and beautiful girl himself. It’s unclear whether his first wife really was behind the mischief, but none of his concubines got pregnant. However, within a year of this young girl’s marriage, she gave birth to a chubby baby boy! Shopkeeper Chen was over the moon, grinning from ear to ear to anyone he met."
Lin Yuan curled her lip; she had met Shopkeeper Chen, who wasn’t young at all. A son within a year? It’s still uncertain whether the child was actually his!
"So as it stands, the Chen family has no one capable of running the shop?"
Lady Jin nodded, "The son is still young, and that women comes from a humble family; apparently, she can’t even manage the daily household let alone run a shop."
In that case, it was only a matter of time before the Century-old Cake Shop was sold! Lin Yuan chuckled to herself, planning to send someone to probe the Chen family when she returned. With Shopkeeper Liu’s shrewdness, he would definitely be able to take over the Century-old Cake Shop. Considering the Chen family’s remaining widow and orphan, Lin Yuan wasn’t too concerned about the price.
Lady Jin had pointed out everything that needed to be brought up, knowing that this young lady had her own ideas, so she didn’t bring up the matter anymore.