Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 295 A Pact to Raise a Son
It was obvious that Old Mrs. Sheng was going to test her grandson.

"grandmother!"

Sheng Changquan immediately stood up, bowed to Old Madam Sheng, and said respectfully, "Actually, I think this matter..."

"Ugh!"

"Wait a moment!"

"Ok?"

Sheng Changquan had just opened his mouth when he was suddenly interrupted by Old Madam Sheng.

"Quan'er, why don't you sit down and talk?"

Seeing Sheng Changquan stand up and bow formally, Old Madam Sheng couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

She raised her white eyebrows, blocking his way with a look of disdain, and said, "There are no outsiders in this house, just the three of us, grandmother and grandson. You can just sit here and talk properly."

"Don't make things up. Don't imitate your second brother Changbai. He had no choice but to change!"

"Don't end up like him, making me and your mother so tired. Just looking at him makes me feel choked up!"

"Uh……"

Upon hearing Old Madam Sheng's evaluation of Sheng Changbai, Sheng Changquan was speechless.

Originally, he thought that Old Madam Sheng liked Sheng Changbai's upright and proper nature the most, but he did not expect that she would also feel the same as Madam Wang, that Sheng Changbai's every move was exhausting to watch!

"Yes, Grandmother!"

Sheng Changquan smiled helplessly, and in the end, he complied and sat back down.

"whee……"

Minglan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but smile: "Grandmother, I thought you admired Second Brother the most!"

"I never expected that you, like Madam, would dislike Second Brother's temperament!"

Minglan laughed like a fat squirrel who had stolen some pine nuts, giggling incessantly.

"nonsense!"

"Then how can this be considered disdain?"

Grandma Sheng denied it, but pretended to be angry and said, "I'm just worried about Bai'er. I'm afraid that his wife will feel uncomfortable if he always has such a serious face?"

"If Chaoyun isn't used to it, I'm afraid the young couple's life won't be easy from now on!"

Although Old Madam Sheng said that, Minglan noticed that there was actually a smile on the corner of her mouth.

It seems that the old lady is quite at ease with the relationship between her second brother and sister-in-law.

"Yes~"

"grandmother!"

Minglan didn't argue, but just squinted her eyes and smiled happily at Old Madam Sheng, her face beaming.

In fact, the reason why Minglan was happy was very simple. It was not only because Sheng Changquan had returned, but also because of today's events—which had completely exposed Shulan's affair to everyone.

In particular, the old lady already knew about Shulan's situation.

Now that things have come to this point, the matter between Shulan and the Sun family will inevitably be resolved.

Even if Sheng Wei and the Li family wanted to hide it, they couldn't.

Presumably, Shulan can finally find relief!

"Humph!"

Seeing Minglan "admit defeat," Old Madam Sheng snorted triumphantly like a child, as if she had won a great victory.

After joking around with Minglan and her granddaughter for a while, Grandma Sheng refocused her attention on business. She turned to Sheng Changquan on the other side, raised her chin slightly, and gestured for him to continue what they had been saying.

"grandmother!"

Sheng Changquan sat in his seat, carefully considered his words, and then slowly said, "Actually, I think you have made yourself very clear today."

"Resolving the Sun family issue is really not difficult!"

"Oh? What do you say?"

Grandma Sheng smiled, a hint of satisfaction flashing in her eyes.

"Quan'er, are you confident you can resolve this matter?"

"Ok!"

Seeing that Old Madam Sheng seemed to intend to entrust Shulan's matter to him, Sheng Changquan did not refuse.

After all, he was the one who started the Shulan affair, so it was best for him to end it. Moreover, Sheng Changquan had his own ulterior motives. He planned to use this to demonstrate his abilities so that Old Madam Sheng would support him in the future and stop Sheng Hong from making any unnecessary "schemes" against him.

Indeed, at this moment, Sheng Changquan had already vaguely anticipated what might happen after he returned to Bianliang. Putting aside everything else, his father, Sheng Hong, was definitely planning something for his life.

Therefore, if he wants to become a "rebellious son" with his own opinions, he still needs a powerful backer.

And the best backer is obviously Old Madam Sheng.

"Grandmother, if this matter were to be handled entirely by your grandson, then I dare to boast that I can resolve it within seven days!"

Sheng Changquan thought about it and made a decision.

"Huh? Little brother, are you really sure you can do it?"

Before Old Madam Sheng could speak, Minglan, standing beside her, looked worried.

She was unaware of Sheng Changquan's intentions, but seeing that the elders in the family all felt that the matter was troublesome, she thought that Sheng Changquan was just a junior and how dare he speak like that.
This inevitably made her feel somewhat worried.

"Ming'er, don't interrupt!"

Grandma Sheng didn't think Sheng Changquan was just boasting. She waved her hand to stop Minglan, silencing her from saying what she was about to say.

"Quan'er, since that's the case, then I'll leave this matter to you to handle!"

Grandma Sheng turned to look at Sheng Changquan and said solemnly, "I hope you can give us a satisfactory answer!"

"Yes, Grandmother!"

Sheng Changquan didn't seem to care at all; he simply asked a question in a low voice.

"However, Grandmother, may I mobilize personnel from both manpower departments?"

After all, this was a rather important and difficult matter, so Sheng Changquan naturally hoped to mobilize more resources.

"hehe!"

You can rest assured about that!

"You are free to use the personnel from both government offices as you see fit!"

Grandma Sheng nodded with a smile, immediately giving Sheng Changquan the assurance he wanted most.

However, before Sheng Changquan could even smile, Old Madam Sheng continued, "But!"

"Quan'er, I need you to resolve Shulan's matter within three days!"

"Instead of seven days!"

Not only that, but Grandma Sheng added, "Furthermore, there are two requirements for this matter that you must meet."

"Firstly, Shulan must receive a divorce agreement written by Scholar Sun himself, not a letter of separation!"

"You should know this as well."

Sheng Changquan nodded, indicating that he understood.

"And secondly," Old Madam Sheng's expression turned serious, "you must also ensure that the Sheng family's reputation is not affected by this matter, and absolutely cannot allow the bad reputation of our family abusing our power to spread!"

"We even have to make sure the Sun family can't say anything bad about our family afterwards!"

Grandma Sheng smiled with a hint of teasing: "Well? Quan'er, can you do this?"

"This...Grandmother, isn't what you're saying a bit too difficult?"

While Sheng Changquan was still deep in thought, Minglan began to speak up for her younger brother.

"Grandmother, aren't you making things difficult for my brother with this second point?"

According to Old Madam Sheng, it meant that Sheng Changquan had to please the Sun family so that they wouldn't speak ill of his family afterwards, which was indeed quite difficult.

After all, Minglan knew how difficult the Sun family mother and son were to deal with. "Besides, Grandmother, the time limit you gave was so short, how could my brother possibly finish it all at once!"

Hearing the harsh conditions set by Old Madam Sheng, Minglan naturally felt that Sheng Changquan was unable to meet them. That's why she spoke up for Sheng Changquan, hoping to negotiate some more lenient terms for him.

At the very least, it will take some time.

Unfortunately, neither Sheng Changquan nor Old Madam Sheng paid any attention to Minglan's words.

"Hehe, Ming'er, don't be in such a hurry!"

Grandma Sheng didn't answer, but waved to Minglan and said with a smile, "Let's see what Quan'er has to say first?"

"how?"

Grandma Sheng looked at Sheng Changquan across from her and asked with great anticipation, "Quan'er, what's your decision?"

"Do you have the guts to do it?"

There seemed to be something unreadable in Old Mrs. Sheng's eyes.

Sheng Changquan raised his head, slowly glanced at Old Madam Sheng, and then said slowly, "Grandmother, what should we say about Sister Shulan's dowry?"

Upon hearing Sheng Changquan's question, a smile immediately appeared in Old Madam Sheng's eyes.

It's settled then; Sheng Changquan should have agreed to this matter!
"Hehe, then naturally we should follow your great-grandmother's advice and discard them all!"

"Of course!"

To give Sheng Changquan some leeway, the old lady added, "That was only when there was absolutely no other way!"

"Well……"

"In that case, I, your grandson, agree to this!"

A hint of confidence flashed across Sheng Changquan's face, but he nodded in agreement.

……

the other side.

Dongfu.

After Old Madam Sheng and the others left, the eldest old lady immediately returned to her own courtyard. At the same time, she dismissed all the servants, leaving herself alone in the room, as if she was thinking about something.

After a long while, about fifteen minutes later, she finally called someone to summon Sheng Wei.

……

"Mother!"

Upon hearing the old lady's summons, Sheng Wei rushed over immediately. He pushed open the old lady's door, walked in quietly, and respectfully asked, "Did you call your son here because you have any instructions?"

"Huh? What?"

"Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?"

The old lady, holding her peach-shaped cane, sat quietly in the main seat of the room, looking at Sheng Wei with a gloomy expression.

Upon hearing his mother's unusual tone, Sheng Wei quickly looked up.

"this!"

Upon suddenly seeing his mother's posture, Sheng Wei immediately felt that something was wrong!

"This……"

"Could it be... that Mother is going to punish me?"

Sheng Wei and the old lady had relied on each other for many years and naturally understood each other's personalities very well. At this moment, seeing the old lady's attitude, Sheng Wei immediately understood its meaning.

He's probably going to get a beating.

"Mother, your son was wrong!"

At this moment, Sheng Wei knelt down and admitted his mistake without saying a word.

"wrong?"

The old lady still had a sullen face, looking at her son kneeling in front of her with great dissatisfaction and anger!
Do you really think you were wrong?

"Yes!"

"My son truly knows he was wrong!"

Sheng Wei quickly admitted his mistake and even kowtowed deeply to show his sincerity.

Actually, Sheng Wei spoke so frankly, but he didn't really think so in his heart.

Although he knew why the old lady was angry, he didn't really think he had done anything wrong. At most, he had misjudged people and lost a gamble.

The reason Sheng Wei readily admitted his mistake was because he was afraid that the old lady was too old and that her anger might cause her some bad consequences.

To be fair, Sheng Wei may have many bad qualities, but his filial piety is genuine.

However, his reaction did not satisfy Old Madam Sheng.

"you……"

"...You...you're really going to drive me crazy!"

No one knows a son better than his mother. Seeing Sheng Wei kneel down and admit his mistake so readily, the old lady naturally understood his true thoughts.

"Good! Good!"

"Since you've admitted your mistake, don't blame me for being heartless as your mother!"

Seeing that Sheng Wei was still clueless, the old lady finally couldn't help but take action. She gripped her cane tightly and swung it at Sheng Wei!
"Snapped!"

"Sigh~"

A gasp was heard!
Sheng Wei was used to a life of luxury, and this sudden touch of the cane immediately awakened his past memories.

"You...you...do you have anything else to say?"

The old lady was, after all, quite old, and this one movement inevitably made her a little breathless.

Of course, there was also the element of feeling sorry for his son and being unable to bring himself to do it.

"Mother, your son was truly wrong!"

Sheng Wei didn't say anything else, he just admitted his mistake.

"Okay, you admit your mistake!"

"Admit your mistake!"

After hearing this, the old lady no longer cared about holding back and launched a series of attacks!
"Pah! Pah..."

Several dull thuds immediately echoed inside the room.

……

Leaving aside the matter of Madam Sheng educating her son in the East Mansion, Sheng Changquan, after agreeing to the agreement with Old Madam Sheng, immediately prepared to take action.

After all, time was quite tight; there were only three days to resolve Shulan's matter, so Sheng Changquan inevitably had to hurry.

However, before doing this, Sheng Changquan had one more thing to do.

That means we have to go to the escort agency in Youyang City first and bring back that big, clumsy guy.

Of course, picking up people wasn't the main purpose; what Sheng Changquan really cared about was the goods being transported by the escort agency.

That contains a portion of what he gained over six years!
"Brother!"

Just as Sheng Changquan was walking out the door, Minglan appeared out of nowhere and caught up with him immediately, walking together on the street.

"Sister?"

Sheng Changquan turned around and saw Minglan, and couldn't help but look surprised.

"Sister, I'm going to pick up Changqing. Are you... coming with me?"

Seeing Minglan follow, Sheng Changquan was immediately surprised.

(The repeated parts at the beginning will be revised later, please check again tomorrow morning!) Many thanks to the generous donors: Shu Nuomi, Book Friend 20210422164944599, Moonlit Black Cat, Book Friend 20170923173046863, and Xi Yu for their donations! —Also, the dungeon will be completed as soon as possible…

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