Chapter 916 Let the family handle it
Although Sheng Yanran is only the granddaughter of the second branch of the Sheng family, she is still considered a daughter of the Sheng family. Who would dare to lay a hand on her?
Sheng Yanran tried to cover it up, but Shen Lu had already seen it.
She decided to just give up and say, "My mom."
Shen Lu's expression turned even uglier: "Your mother slapped you in the face?"
She had previously seen that although Xiao Biyu favored her son and often ordered her daughter to come to the eldest son's house to freeload, she never expected that the other party would actually fight with her daughter.
Yanran is already more sensible and obedient than many other people's daughters.
She is clearly the daughter of the Sheng family, lacking nothing, and has every right to be willful.
However, under Xiao Biyu's suppression, Shen Lu even sensed that this former only daughter of the Sheng family was somewhat inferior and timid.
That was hidden beneath her gentle and magnanimous exterior.
It was also caused by his biological mother, Xiao Biyu.
No one treats their own daughter like that.
Shen Lu suspected that Xiao Biyu harbored jealousy towards her daughter.
She had to fight for everything she needed since she was a child, but her daughter was born into the Sheng family and never lacked anything.
Although she wasn't the eldest son's granddaughter, the old man treated this grandniece quite well.
In addition, all her uncles and aunts had sons, and she was the only daughter. Her two aunts treated her like their own daughter.
So if Sheng Yanran didn't have such a troublesome biological mother, she would probably have had a smooth and successful life.
Xiao Biyu clearly didn't think that way; she was jealous that her daughter could so easily obtain something she had worked hard for her whole life but could never achieve.
The difficulties he faced with his daughter were subtle and unnoticed, buried in the little things of daily life.
Shen Lu was genuinely angry this time. Sheng Yanran is such a grown woman, and to be slapped in the face by her own mother must be incredibly painful for her.
Sheng Yanran gave a bitter smile, her eyes still glistening with tears.
Xiao Biyu acted without warning, venting her dissatisfaction with life and the setbacks she had suffered at her parents' and in-laws' homes on her daughter.
“My mom saw me having dinner with Hong Yiyao.”
"She didn't know Hong Yiyao's identity and just thought I deliberately dated a disabled boyfriend to annoy her."
Sheng Yanran felt that Hong Yiyao was the one who suffered an undeserved misfortune, being dragged into this mess and getting scolded by her mother for half an hour.
Her mother accused her of deliberately going against her, finding a useless boyfriend, and saying she wanted to starve with such a man in the future.
He also said that he did not understand her good intentions. Although she had introduced her daughter to a divorced man, with his qualifications, her daughter would definitely become an official's wife in the future.
Isn't this better than marrying a cripple?
Xiao Biyu thought that the man she chose was outstanding, and that his family were all officials.
Then she could completely use her daughter's relationship to gain an advantage over the first wife.
It's said that the common people can't fight against officials, but didn't the second wife's family also cross social classes thanks to their son-in-law?
The second wife has always lived at the mercy of the first wife; for whom is she doing this?
Her whole family treated her like a wolf, but she was clearly only thinking of her family!
The fact that the first wife's side is doing everything they can to obstruct the second wife's advancement is simply because they want to prevent her from climbing the social ladder.
The Sheng family?
None of us had that thought. Our whole family was loving and harmonious, except for Xiao Biyu, who was causing trouble within the household.
"Didn't you tell her who Hong Yiyao is?"
Shen Lu thought of Xiao Biyu's character. If she knew Hong Yiyao's identity, she would probably not only come to apologize, but also keep trying to match her daughter with him.
Even if the other person can't stand up for the rest of their life, Xiao Biyu still sees it as a good marriage.
Sacrificing her daughter's happiness would bring happiness to everyone, making it a perfect deal for Xiao Biyu.
"I didn't say." Sheng Yanran knew that if she had, Hong Yiyao would never have a peaceful day again.
They're just her classmates, they don't owe her anything, there's no need to drag Hong Yiyao into this.
She had suffered an undeserved misfortune this time, and she didn't know how to apologize to the person involved.
Shen Lu looked at Hong Yiyao.
Hong Yiyao immediately said, "I only got scolded, it's not like I'll lose anything, it's okay."
"But..." He looked at Sheng Yanran's face with concern, and there was a box of ointment in his hand.
"Yanran's face needs some treatment, otherwise it will probably get more and more swollen."
Hong Yiyao simply couldn't understand Sheng Yanran's mother; he couldn't fathom how she could bring herself to harm her daughter.
"Let me help Sister Yanran apply the medicine." Shen Lu took the ointment from her.
She noticed Hong Yiyao's concern for Sheng Yanran and wondered if she had arrived at the wrong time.
Shen Lu's touch wasn't heavy, but it wasn't light either. When she was applying the medicine, Sheng Yanran tried her best to endure the pain, but tears still involuntarily streamed down her face.
Sometimes she even wished she didn't have a mother, that it would be nice to live with only her younger brother.
Otherwise, with a mother who is trying so hard to ruin her relationship with her brother, they might end up becoming enemies in the future.
"Does it still hurt?" Hong Yiyao felt sorry for Sheng Yanran as he watched from the side and handed her a tissue.
He wanted to wipe away Sheng Yanran's tears himself, but he was afraid of being too forward with the beauty.
"It doesn't hurt anymore, this medicine works well." Sheng Yanran forced a smile.
However, this medicine is indeed effective; after applying it, half of my face felt cool.
Shen Lu glanced at the two of them.
The interaction is fine, but...
How to put it? She felt that there was a faint ambiguity flowing between Sheng Yanran and Hong Yiyao.
"What about your mother? If you go back, will she get angry again?"
Hong Yiyao was very worried about Sheng Yanran.
With a mother like that, her life won't be easy.
"No." Sheng Yanran knew her mother well. "She would only apologize to me and say that everything was for my own good."
"Are you going to persuade you to go on a blind date with that divorced man again?" Hong Yiyao suppressed his anger.
How could there be a mother who pushes her daughter into a fire pit?
If that man is really as good as she says, why did he divorce his wife?
After his wife divorced him, she went abroad. It's hard to say that it wasn't because his family in the south pressured him so much that he couldn't make a living in China.
"Me...?" Sheng Yanran couldn't defend herself, because Xiao Biyu was just that kind of person.
"Sister Yanran, why don't you go back to the old house for a few days? Your aunt shouldn't cause trouble there."
“Even if she really makes a scene, Grandpa can keep her in check.”
When the old man gets angry, it's no joke. This time, he might actually make Xiao Biyu and Sheng Mingqiao divorce.
She so enjoys finding divorced men for her daughter.
After she gets divorced, she will naturally have the opportunity to marry a man like that.
She will soon experience the advantages of this kind of man herself.
"No way." Sheng Yanran shook her head.
"I can't keep troubling Grandpa."
"This time, I will go home and let Grandpa and Dad handle it."
Sheng Yanran had no intention of hiding this matter from her mother.
Because Hong Yiyao is also involved.
Hong Yiyao suffered an undeserved misfortune this time.
He himself can disregard it.
But she couldn't ignore it.
It's impossible to get her mother to apologize, so we can only get her father to come.
