CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 35: SHEN FAMILY COUPLE

Shen Man’s face changed abruptly at Mrs. Lu’s biting comment.

She replaced Shen Xiang as Lu Zhenqing’s wife. This matter wasn’t glamorous, but now, with Mrs. Lu bringing it up publicly, she only felt Mrs. Lu was humiliating her!

"Mom, no matter what, I am the daughter-in-law your son chose, and Ah Chuan is my son. I haven’t heard of any family where such matters are arranged by the grandparents, bypassing the parents!" Shen Man intended to argue with Mrs. Lu, speaking confrontationally.

Mrs. Lu frowned unhappily, laughed slowly, and said, "Just because you haven’t heard of it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. It only means you’re ignorant and inexperienced."

After speaking, Mrs. Lu didn’t give Shen Man a chance to retort, waved her hand dismissively, "Go away quickly! Don’t be an eyesore to me, old lady. On such a joyous day, seeing you, a troublesome piece of work, is unlucky!"

Shen Man was so angry her mouth twitched, but Mrs. Lu didn’t give her a single glance.

Shen Man knew that arguing further would only be self-defeating, so she left in anger.

As soon as Shen Man left, Mrs. Lu’s expression turned from gloomy to cheerful, smiling at Xia Mian, "Mianmian, don’t mind her, just think of her as spewing nonsense! Just a foster daughter from the Shen Family, relying on Shen Family couple’s kindness to usurp the title of Shen Family’s daughter, took away our Ah Chuan’s mother’s affection, and stole our Ah Chuan’s foolish father... If it wasn’t for my husband suddenly passing away and me being hospitalized due to grief, I would never have allowed such a disgrace into our Lu Family!"

Mrs. Lu got angry talking about it; her scoundrel son was truly fearless under her favoritism! Just after his father passed away and his mother was lying in the hospital, he immediately married his sister-in-law...

Seeing Mrs. Lu’s indignant appearance, Xia Mian laughed, gently held Mrs. Lu’s hand to comfort her, "Grandma, I have eyes to see, and a brain to think, I won’t be led by the nose."

Only then did Mrs. Lu relax a little.

Lu Zechuan is not old, but due to the influence of his parents’ failed marriage, he always remains uninterested in matters of love between men and women, maintaining vigilance and an inexplicable hostility towards females who approach him.

Fortunately, now Lu Zechuan finally got it, and with difficulty, brought home a sweet and adorable girl. If Shen Man scared her away, she would definitely peel the skin off that woman!

"Old Mrs. Lu, happy birthday! This is the birthday gift we prepared for you!" Someone came over, smiled, and greeted Mrs. Lu.

Xia Mian looked up and saw an elderly couple of similar age to Mrs. Lu. Despite their age, they carried themselves with dignity and grace.

Mrs. Lu smiled at them, "You’re very kind, it’s unnecessary!"

The woman smiled and then suddenly showed a dark expression, silently pushing a gift box, "Old Mrs. Lu, please don’t mind our foolishness. Back then, when Ah Xiang suddenly passed away, it was more painful for us than anyone, but Zhen Ting is a good son-in-law..."

"Don’t say anymore," Mrs. Lu frowned, "On such a joyous day, don’t bring me bad luck!"

Because they favored Lu Zhenqing, after the unexpected death of their eldest daughter, they rushed to give their second daughter to the former son-in-law?

Such ridiculous things can only be done by these two!

"Shen Man was spoiled by us since childhood. If there is anything in the Lu Family that displeases you, please tolerate it, older sister!" Old Mrs. Shen smiled, albeit a somewhat forced smile.

After Shen Xiang passed away, they poured all their love into their adopted daughter Shen Man, naturally not wanting Shen Man to be treated unfairly in the Lu Family.

Mrs. Lu felt even more uncomfortable, waving at Old Mrs. Shen, "Alright, I’m quite old now, won’t stoop to argue with a youngster."

Mrs. Lu looked visibly weary, "I’m tired, won’t accompany you much longer. Enjoy yourselves and have fun, do whatever you like!"

Speaking, Mrs. Lu waved to Xia Mian, "Mianmian, come back with grandma."

Xia Mian stood up and assisted Mrs. Lu.

Only then did Old Mrs. Shen’s gaze fall on Xia Mian.

Recently, Lu Zechuan has been getting close to a girl, and Shen Man has already mentioned it to them.

Lu Zechuan is the only blood left behind by their biological daughter, so naturally, they are always concerned about his lifelong matters.

Probably affected by Shen Man’s earlier comments, the old couple found Xia Mian unpleasant.

So young and yet so scheming, not even married into the Lu Family, yet managed to charm the old ones in the Lu Family quite well.

"Older sister, who is this girl?" Old Mrs. Shen asked, knowingly.

"Oh, Mianmian! She’s my granddaughter-in-law!" Mrs. Lu proudly introduced her to Old Mrs. Shen.

With a smug look, as if Xia Mian brought her great honor.

Old Mrs. Shen’s face darkened, "Older sister, Ah Chuan is just twenty years old, it’s too early for marriage discussions."

"I didn’t ask them to discuss marriage! Young people can date for a few years, can’t they?" Old Mrs. Lu stood up, glanced back at the Shen’s elder for a moment, "You couldn’t even manage your children’s affairs properly, don’t meddle with your grandchildren’s. You’re quite old, why not just quietly wait for your end?"

After saying this, Old Mrs. Lu no longer looked at the Shen couple.

Xia Mian helped Mrs. Lu upstairs, and when she reached the staircase, she sensed something and turned to look.

She saw something seemed to be wriggling on the Shen couple’s foreheads.

Xia Mian squinted, a flash of insight seemed to cross her mind.

The Shen couple didn’t appear to be difficult people to deal with; why did they have such animosity toward her?

Xia Mian helped Mrs. Lu upstairs. At the entrance of the hall, a tall figure watched her figure disappear around the corner, slowly picking up a glass of red wine from a tray and sipping it leisurely.

"Is it her?" Master Xie walked over with a questioning tone, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

He and Dai Ying were fellow disciples, and over the years, he had made a name for himself in the affluent circles in Beijing with his skills.

But, just now, Dai Ying mentioned she encountered someone.

Someone who perplexed her.

"Yes, I can’t read her," Dai Ying squinted, "I couldn’t even see when she cast a spell or performed magic, and my target fell into the trap."

Master Xie sneered, "What a coincidence, my target seems to dislike her too."

After a pause, Master Xie said in a low voice, "How about a collaboration?"