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Chapter 948: 231: A heartless and ungrateful wretch!
"Outsider?" Zhao Shuyue looked up at Liu Qinian, her face showing a trace of indignation, "Yangyang is not an outsider!"
Had it not been for Ni Yang, she would have died long ago.
In Zhao Shuyue’s heart, Ni Yang was definitely not an outsider; Ni Yang held a much more important place than the entire Liu Qinian family!
Upon hearing this, Liu Qinian naturally felt uncomfortable.
Not an outsider?
What was Ni Yang, if not an outsider?
Could that girl Ni Yang possibly be more important than their whole family?
Bear in mind, their family was Zhao Shuyue’s only kin in this world!
What on earth was Zhao Shuyue thinking?
What was Ni Yang, anyway?
Suppressing the anger within, Liu Qinian forced a smile and said, "My point is, after all, Ni Yang bears the surname Ni, she’s an outsider; giving our family heirloom to her seems a bit inappropriate..."
Zhao Shuyue replied, "Yangyang is like my own granddaughter, possessions can’t be carried with us in life or death, and I have a connection with Yangyang, so giving them to her couldn’t be more fitting."
Her own granddaughter?
Liu Ru’s face contorted with anger upon hearing this.
She had treated Zhao Shuyue so well, yet Zhao Shuyue gave her nothing; that bracelet should have been hers!
By what right did Ni Yang steal what was hers?
Could this cursed old hag not tell her own kin from outsiders anymore?
With these words, Liu Qinian’s expression changed subtly, and he said in a roundabout manner, "Still, an outsider is an outsider..."
Zhao Shuyue responded with a smile, "Outsider or not, in my heart, Yangyang is one of our own." Sometimes blood relatives are not as close as those outside the family! Besides, I now have no other relatives.
According to Zhao Shuyue’s words, was Liu Ru less significant than Ni Yang, an outsider?
She would rather give the bracelet to Ni Yang than to Liu Ru!
But that bracelet was the Liu Family’s heirloom!
Zhao Shuyue had married into the family sixty years ago; she was a member of the Liu Family. How could she give something from the Liu Family to an outsider?
Did she even consider her husband anymore in her heart?
Liu Qinian almost couldn’t contain his anger, but he still tried to control his emotions.
The current situation deemed the gold mine and the treasure map more important!
He couldn’t afford to fall out with Zhao Shuyue.
The former Zhao Shuyue had been understanding, knowledgeable, and dignified; why had she become like this now?
She was just a stubborn, reclusive, peculiar old woman!
She deserved to have been a widow for so many years!
It was karma!
Liu Qinian steered away from the subject, "Shuyue, you’re getting on in years, and it’s not good to be without someone to look after you. If you don’t wish to come back with us for the time being, why not let Xiaoru stay with you? She may be young, but she has a filial heart and will surely take good care of you."
Ni Yang mustn’t continue to be close to Zhao Shuyue!
Otherwise, their family’s treasure map would one day be swindled away by Ni Yang!
He needed to have Liu Ru step in first, to act preemptively and win the heart!
Liu Ru promptly clung to Zhao Shuyue’s arm, "Yes, yes, let me stay to take care of you. Rest assured, I promise to be obedient, to honor you better than my own mother, and not to make you angry."
"No need," Zhao Shuyue waved her hand, "I am very healthy and can look after myself. Plus, Yangyang visits me often, I will be fine."
Ni Yang!
Again, Ni Yang!
Why couldn’t she just leave them alone?
Jiu Wentang narrowed his eyes, smiling, "Sister, it’s not good to trouble someone else so much. Let Xiaoru stay and take care of you. She gets along with you, and if you’re willing, Haoshan and I have discussed it — we can go through the adoption process in the next few days."
After Liu Ru became Zhao Shuyue’s daughter in the eyes of the law, she would naturally inherit everything from Zhao Shuyue.
Zhao Shuyue had no children of her own in this life, and when the time came, Liu Ru would be her sole heir!
Ni Yang would have to stand aside!
Jiu Wentang’s calculations were resounding like a burst of rapid-fire.
Zhao Shuyue shook her head, "I appreciate your sentiment, but at my age, what do I need a daughter for? Besides, that child Yangyang is like my own granddaughter to me, having a daughter or not doesn’t matter." She didn’t count on a daughter to see her through old age and to provide for her end-of-life care.
Zhao Shuyue’s every other sentence involved Ni Yang, and Jiu Wentang was taken aback, having not expected this reaction from her, much less her refusal.
