Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 168 - 167: Put Away Your Thoughts

Chapter 168: Chapter 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...

Granny Chen never dreamed that she would be outwitted by this wretched girl, who led her to reveal all her plans. What’s more surprising was that this girl was so fierce, not attracted by wealth and status at all, and her words cut like knives, enough to infuriate anyone to death.

This damn brat, even if her son discovered the truth and wanted to bring her back to the Mansion in the future, seeing her every day would infuriate her to death.

Aunt Tang and Chen Yuhui also shared this concern. If Chen Afu entered The Chens’ Mansion, their lives would become a nightmare.

Granny Chen had made up her mind, but she still said, "Afu, don’t let your pride ruin your own future. Come home with me, become the precious daughter of a governor, and you will have a good marital prospect in the future, dedicating yourself to a life of wealth and prosperity." Then she waved her hand, and the maid behind her put the box she had been holding in front of Chen Ming. Upon opening it, it was neatly filled with rows of silver ingots.

Granny Chen also said, "Chen Ming, thank you for raising my granddaughter to adulthood. This 100 taels of silver is our goodwill, you can use it to buy some lands, so your family won’t have to worry about livelihood."

Chen Ming shook his head and said, "I don’t want your silver. Afu is the daughter that Juan gave birth for me, I like this daughter, and it is my duty to raise her. Regardless of who Afu will be with in the future, she will always be my own daughter in my heart, a daughter that cannot be replaced by any amount of silver." His voice choked up towards the end.

Chen Afu tugged his sleeve and said, "Dad, of course I’m your daughter. In this world, I only have one dad, and that is you." She looked up at Granny Chen and said, "Granny Chen, just give up your little scheme. If I really go with you, whether to the Mansion or to live in another house, even if you don’t kill me, these two will." She pointed at Aunt Tang and Chen Yuhui who were glaring at her furiously, "Look at them, they are already wishing they could kill me with a glare, let alone if I am at their mercy. If three people in a house want me dead, do you think I dare to go back?"

After a pause, she continued, "Oh, I made a mistake just now, you won’t let me die, you will sell me to someone who can promote your son or make you rich, to make me wish I were dead... Really, you’ve thought of everything good. Just like when you bought my mother back to help you work and raise your son, and when she was no longer of use, you kicked her out. Then you clung to The Tangs; once you got money from them, you kicked them aside and started hanging on to the official, Mr. Jiang... Granny Chen, you may be from the country, but you are quite the schemer. However, I will not be your pawn. Hear me out, with that duck brain of yours, you have no means to manipulate me."

Granny Chen swayed in fury, pointing at Chen Afu and cursing, "You unfilial girl, you, you, you’ve done evil!"

Chen Afu rolled her eyes and her face took on a triumphant look as she continued, "Granny Chen, I advise you, be smart and stop provoking self-provocation. I’m not as simple as my mother, for you to manipulate at will. Now, neither I nor my mother are at your mercy, because our backing is stronger than yours. If you hadn’t done evil at the beginning, water wouldn’t mix with oil, my mother wouldn’t talk about all the evil things you did with The Tangs, and no one would be bothered about your trifling affairs. But you insisted on being suspicious and harmful, you have brought this on yourself, sabotaging your own future. I wonder if your son has returned from the Capital City yet. It is said that someone has already prepared to go and thank him personally for the great concern you have for Tang Garden. They are even planning a special trip to the Capital City to meet your son-in-law, Mr. Jiang, in person and thank you for having such a long arm..."

Granny Chen was both furious and scared. Furious that the girl was rude and hateful, yet she was unable to control her. What scared her was that if someone really made these issues known to her son or son-in-law, her son and daughter-in-law would definitely turn against her. She felt dizzy, her face paled, and her body swayed again.

She trembled as she pointed at Chen Afu and cursed, "You defiance of heaven and reason, you unworthy girl, as such rebellion and disrespect, heaven will take you sooner or later."