Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 308 A Good Man Sees a Doctor
"This……"

Sheng Changquan was somewhat speechless.

"I'm not saying I'm satisfied or not."

After thinking for a moment, Sheng Changquan forced an explanation: "The main thing is that I never thought that the other party would have such feelings for my sister."

"Actually, like my older sister, I never expected this to happen!"

Sheng Changquan's expression remained uneasy; he was frowning.

"Oh?"

"is it?"

Pinlan was somewhat suspicious, feeling that Sheng Changquan wasn't telling the truth.

"Oh, right!"

Pinlan decided not to dwell on it and simply asked cheerfully, "Brother Changquan, let me ask you a question: do you really think this He Hongwen is a good person?"

"If, I mean if!"

Pinlan repeatedly emphasized the word "if," and then hypothesized, "If we exclude all other factors and just talk about He Hongwen as a person, what do you think?"

"Is he a good match for Minglan?"

After asking this question, Pinlan stared intently at Sheng Changquan, her face full of curiosity.

Not only Pinlan, but Minglan, who was standing next to her, was also curious and wanted to hear Sheng Changquan's opinion on the matter.

"Brother Hongwen?"

Sheng Changquan silently repeated the sentence in his heart, then thought about it carefully. After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "If we ignore everything else and just talk about him as a person..."

"fall……"

"That's... not a bad choice for my sister."

Although I don't want to say this, to be fair, He Hongwen is actually a pretty good guy.

Putting everything else aside, just look at his personality; he's an extremely gentle person, and in the future, he'll definitely be a loving husband.

"This guy seems like a perfect match for girls!"

Thinking of this, Sheng Changquan suddenly felt a jolt!
"no!"

"We can't say too much to him, otherwise we'll raise my sister's expectations too high, what should we do?"

Because of Qi Heng's situation, Sheng Changquan now only hopes that his older sister can have a smooth marriage in the future, and that she can succeed on the first try and find a suitable husband.

Moreover, He Hongwen is a good person, but his family situation is somewhat complicated, and it might be difficult to resolve further.

Upon realizing this, Sheng Changquan worried that Minglan might actually develop expectations of He Hongwen because of his words, so he quickly brought up another question, his purpose being to prevent Minglan and the others from actually taking a liking to this guy He Hongwen.

"However, you probably don't know this."

"The situation with the He family is rather complicated; it's hard to say!"

Sheng Changquan glanced at the two women beside him and said this deliberately.

"Huh? What's the problem?"

Pinlan asked the question on Minglan's behalf.

Sheng Changquan didn't speak, but glanced at Minglan briefly before continuing, "Actually, the overall situation of the He family is quite good!"

"A loving father and filial son, with many children and grandchildren, they are truly a perfect family."

"but!"

"It's just that Brother Hongwen's family is in a bad situation, there's some trouble."

Although it's inappropriate to gossip about others behind their backs, Sheng Changquan was never a righteous and noble gentleman; his politeness was just a persona he deliberately created.

For the sake of my sister's happiness, if we don't sow discord between them now, when will we ever get another chance?

Thinking of this, Sheng Changquan became even more enthusiastic.

“Brother Hongwen is the third son of the He family, that is, the lineage left by the youngest son of Old Madam He.”

Because Sheng Changquan had frequent dealings with the He family of Baishitan, he was very clear about their situation, especially that of He Hongwen.

"However, you may not know that Brother Hongwen's background is actually quite tragic."

Sheng Changquan explained He Hongwen's family situation in detail: "Only his mother, Madam Cao, is still alive in his family. His uncle, He, died young, when Hongwen was still a child."

"Moreover, Madam Cao's health has always been poor; she has been bedridden for many years and is unable to do anything."

"Therefore, it was because my grandparents raised me that my brother Hongwen was taken in by their side."

Of course, while Sheng Changquan said this, he was somewhat skeptical in his heart.

For Pinlan, He Hongwen might indeed be somewhat pitiful, as he couldn't grow up under the care of both parents. But for Minglan and her siblings, especially Minglan, he was already extremely good!

At least, he had his grandparents protecting him and the rules of the He family to keep him in check, unlike Minglan and the others in the Sheng family, where their mother was absent, their father did not love them, and there was no distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, leading to endless trouble.

Most importantly, Sheng Hong and Old Madam Sheng are not biological mother and son, so there are some things that even Old Madam Sheng cannot interfere with.

"This……"

"He Hongwen is indeed having a tough time!"

really!

Pinlan's face genuinely showed a hint of sympathy.

"However, although his home is somewhat desolate, I think it's alright!"

Pinlan changed the subject, revealing a different meaning.

"Although it's somewhat inappropriate, but!"

"If that's the case, then if someone marries into their family in the future, wouldn't they be able to take charge of the household without having to serve their parents-in-law?"

Pinlan's thoughts jumped around incredibly fast. Just a moment ago she was overflowing with sympathy, but in the blink of an eye, she changed her mind and immediately thought of something good.

"Then He Hongwen's wife will have a much easier time!"

Upon hearing this, Minglan and her brother immediately rolled their eyes, clearly showing their disdain for Pinlan.

However, they understood what Pinlan meant, knowing that she was referring to the condition of He Hongwen's parents—one had passed away, and the other was bedridden; neither of them was "capable of fighting."

That means that from the very beginning, the new bride of the He family no longer had a mountain to lift her up and could directly manage their own little family. As long as the young couple put their efforts into the same goal, their lives would be incredibly happy!
It's important to understand that the biggest challenge for a new bride is figuring out how to integrate into her husband's family, especially how to "escape" her mother-in-law's clutches.

Like Shulan, she couldn't escape this calamity!
"Humph!"

Seeing the identical expressions of disgust on Minglan and her brother's faces, Pinlan immediately became unhappy.

"Hurrah!"

What do you two mean by this?

Because Pinlan and Sheng Changquan were not very familiar with each other, although she was resentful, she only dared to "take action" against Minglan.

She reached out angrily and pulled Minglan close, then roughly rubbed her delicate little face, saying indignantly, "You little brat, I'm doing this for your own good, why are you reacting like this?"

"Moreover, you and your brother Changquan both despise me!"

Pinlan grew increasingly angry as she spoke, and exclaimed in annoyance, "You two really are siblings, even your expressions of disgust are exactly the same!"

"I'm so angry!" "Oh! Sister Pinlan, I was wrong!"

"I was really wrong!"

"Sister Pinlan, stop fooling around!"

"..."

After being angrily rubbed on the head by Pinlan, Minglan couldn't take it anymore and hurriedly begged for mercy and admitted defeat.

"Hehe, Sister Pinlan, that's not necessarily true."

Sheng Changquan ignored the sisters' playful fight and said meaningfully, "Sometimes, the people who are most easily overlooked are the most troublesome!"

Because this matter involved some of He Hongwen's privacy, and Sheng Changquan was not quite sure of the specific reasons, he did not say it outright in front of Pinlan. He only vaguely mentioned it as a reminder.

"is it?"

While joking with Minglan, Pinlan retorted, "However, I do think the He family is quite good."

"Could it be that He Hongwen's mother, Madam Cao, is a troublesome person?"

Pinlan didn't believe that a bedridden woman could be that difficult: "Besides, even if the other party is not simple, with Old Madam He around, what can she do?"

"hey-hey!"

At this point, Pinlan suddenly turned her head with a "mischievous" look and smiled at Minglan opposite her, saying, "However, I think Old Madam He really likes Minglan!"

"With her here, there's nothing to worry about!"

"Could it be that Madam Cao would dare to go against her mother-in-law?"

Pinlan smiled broadly and explained her reasons.

However, although Pinlan's plan did make some sense, Minglan did not take it seriously. On the contrary, she trusted Sheng Changquan's judgment more and vaguely guessed the unspoken meaning in his words.

It seems there might be something wrong with He Hongwen's family.

"Alright, Brother Hongwen is here!"

Sheng Changquan whispered a reminder.

Just then, before Minglan could fully understand the matter, she suddenly heard Sheng Changquan speak from the front.

"Haha, Brother Shi, you've arrived!"

"Younger brother!"

Upon hearing Sheng Changquan's words, both Pinlan and Minglan looked ahead at the same time.

Not far away, He Hongwen was walking towards them, led by a servant of the Sheng family.

……

lobby.

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Grandma He's expression shifted, as if she had guessed something: "Older sister, could it be that someone in your family wants me to take a look?"

Because of Sheng Changquan's presence, what Old Madam He said was not directed at Old Madam Sheng, but rather at the First Old Madam.

Because she knew that if anyone in the Sheng family was feeling unwell, they would naturally call Sheng Changquan to diagnose and treat them.

Grandma He was quite confident in Sheng Changquan's medical skills.

"Yes, this is my home!"

When she saw Old Madam He looking at her, the old lady immediately smiled, but in reality, she secretly changed her expression to hide her previous gloomy look.

Because Old Madam He had been focused on Minglan, she hadn't noticed the expression on the eldest old lady's face at that moment.

Therefore, the old lady's sudden change in demeanor managed to deceive Old Madam He.

However, Old Mrs. He was unaware of this, but Old Mrs. Sheng was.

After all, she was the one in charge the whole time.

However, Old Madam Sheng did not speak about this situation, but a hint of a smile was hidden in her eyes, as if she had expected something.

"My family's situation, sigh..."

The old lady paused, then let out a long sigh.

"Oh! Big sister, what's going on?"

Upon seeing this scene, Old Mrs. He's expression immediately became much more serious. From the tone of the old lady's voice, she sensed that something unspeakable had probably happened in the other family.

"Ugh!"

"Young lady of the He family, I won't hide it from you anymore!"

The old lady sighed again, and with a sullen face recounted Shulan's situation. Then she pleaded, "Although my Shulan has already divorced that beast, this child can't live like this forever."

"So, the old woman thought she should ask someone to take a look and see whose problem it was!"

The most criticized aspect of Shulan's affair with the Sun family was the issue of having children.

Regarding this matter, the old lady, with her rich life experience, did not, like those outsiders, attribute all the problems to Shulan.

After all, sometimes the problem might lie with the man.

However, because of the state of the world, women are generally weaker than men. Therefore, if a woman has no children, the problem is more likely to befall her. Over time, this has created the impression that people have.

However, the old lady disagreed. On the one hand, she didn't want Shulan to bear this accusation and wanted to find out the truth so that Shulan's marriage would be smoother in the future.

After all, the purpose of marriage is to continue the family line. If outsiders think that Shulan is incapable of bearing children, then she will naturally not be able to find a good family to marry into in the future.

On the other hand, there's the old lady's little scheme.

If it is confirmed that Shulan is innocent, then the Sun family is in for a good show!

After all, Sun Zhigao's new concubine, Meiniang, is pregnant!
If this infertility problem wasn't caused by Shulan, then what happened next...?

Hehe, it goes without saying.

"I see!"

After hearing this explanation, Grandma He immediately understood and realized what the eldest lady was thinking.

However, she had some doubts in her heart.

It seems like this doesn't require her to come for a special consultation, right?
After all, she knew Sheng Changquan's medical skills very well, so why would she have specifically invited him over?

Is it possible that Sheng Changquan cannot make a move?
So, with a sense of doubt, Old Mrs. He couldn't help but look at Old Mrs. Sheng beside her, conveying the message with her eyes, as if asking her why she was like this.

Grandma Sheng smiled slightly and remained silent, only blinking her eyes discreetly and changing her expression playfully.

"Uh?"

Grandma He was taken aback, and then could only smile helplessly.

It seems that Old Madam Sheng has other ideas.

"In that case, let Miss Shulan come inside with me so this old woman can have a good look at her!"

Grandma He did not refuse; instead, she readily agreed and instructed Shulan to follow behind her so that she could properly diagnose the condition.

(End of this chapter)