Farmhouse Green Plum

The Chen father and son were busy until midnight before finally returning. Madam Chen rushed forward, "Master, you're finally back? How are Yunhai's remains?"

Mr. Chen rubbed his face wearily. "It's alright. Luckily, trees were planted on the grave when I was buried. The shade from the trees prevented it from getting too much sun."

As he spoke, he secretly winked at Chen Yunze.

Under the scorching summer sun, the tree was not a towering giant, and the cypress tree's canopy was not large, so the shade it could provide was limited.

In addition to the problem of sun exposure, there were also multiple fractures on the skeleton.

There's no need to let your wife know these details; they'll only make her angry and upset too.

Even so, Madam Chen was still heartbroken and kept wiping away tears. "It is my fault as Yunhai's mother. I failed to notice it in time back then, and now I have misjudged people and found him such a wife, who has disturbed his peace even in the underworld."

Master Chen sighed and comforted her, "Madam, this is not your fault. Among the women whose birth charts are compatible, only she is decent in appearance and ability, barely worthy of Yunhai..."

Chen Yunze looked at his crying mother without saying a word. He had disagreed with his parents' idea from the beginning. The family business had finally been cleaned up, and the relationship with the main family was gradually improving.

Using a living person for a ghost marriage in such a situation would be a losing proposition if discovered and reported to the authorities.

But he had no right to advise her. His mother had been negligent because he was ignorant and caused trouble every day, making his mother constantly clean up his messes. That's why she didn't notice his older brother's strange behavior.

He made an excuse to go back to his room to change and wash up, and then left.

Under Mr. Chen's gentle comforting words, Madam Chen's sadness finally lessened, turning into anger towards Luo Yanxing: "You heartless little whore, one day I'll teach you a lesson."

Master, quickly think of a way to get rid of that little harlot! I don't want to live under the same roof with her even a day longer, and I certainly don't want my Chen family to have such a barbaric daughter-in-law. You have no idea, today she…”

Listening to her accusations, Mr. Chen felt his head buzzing. "Madam, she's in a bad mood right now. Why are you provoking her?"

For now, let's go along with her and let her vent her anger. Since she's willing to become Yunze's wife even without reporting it to the authorities, it means she still has feelings for him. Once she's calmed down and her anger has subsided, they can live happily together again.

"Who would want to live a peaceful and happy life with her..."

As soon as Chen Yunze stepped into the courtyard, he saw a large group of servants gathered on the blue brick path, all craning their necks and standing on tiptoe, their eyes fixed on the tightly closed diamond-shaped door. Every now and then, two or three heads would huddle together and whisper something.

His personal servant hurriedly stepped forward and scolded, "What are you all doing gathered here? Can't you see the young master has returned? Hurry up and come serve him!"

Everyone turned around at the sound and bowed. The head maid stepped forward and replied humbly, "Young master, the young mistress is waiting for you inside."

Chen Yunze's heart tightened, and his gaze fell on the tightly closed carved door. Inside, the candlelight flickered, casting a shadowy figure.

He pursed his lips, let out a long breath, and resignedly walked into the house.

Now that things have come to this point, he has to face it whether he likes it or not.

Worried that the two would have a heated argument and cause a scene that would make the servants laugh, the servant sent everyone out after he went inside and personally guarded the door.

Inside the room, Luo Yanxing leaned against the desk, turned to look at Chen Yunze who had entered, and seeing that he remained silent, asked, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Chen Yunze opened his mouth, but only managed to utter three words: "I'm sorry."

“Heh,” Luo Yanxing sneered, looking directly into his eyes, “You haven’t answered that question yet.”

"Which question?"

"Did you never intend to marry me in the first place?"

Chen Yunze was taken aback. He thought his silence that morning was already an answer. "I... marriage is a major life event. It's all about parents' wishes and matchmakers' words. Whether I want to or not is not important."

"What a lame excuse! You're kidding me!" Luo Yanxing couldn't help but spit out.

Her eyes reddened, but she desperately held back her tears: "Since you never intended to marry me, why didn't you say so sooner? Why have you been so kind and caring towards me all these years? It's not like I, Luo Yanxing, am determined to marry you!"

She practically yelled the last sentence.

She was a straightforward and outspoken person, and Chen Yunze had never seen her like this before. He felt both guilty and heartbroken.

He said bitterly, "I truly like you, but my Chen family needs a powerful in-law."

When my relatives came before, you saw how they treated me. No matter how open and honest I was with them, they looked down on me and our branch of the family from the bottom of their hearts!

Back in Chengdu, if we hadn't been separated from our main family, Du Heng wouldn't have dared to treat my brother like that!

Luo Yanxing felt a pang of pain in his heart. In the end, he also looked down on her background and social status.

Back then, when she saw the Chen family members treating Chen Yunze with disrespect, she was very indignant and felt sorry for Chen Yunze who was always trying to win their favor.

When asked why, Chen Yunze refused to say, only saying that they were originally one family and that if they could return to their original family and leverage their connections and reputation, their business would be better and easier to run.

"Now that things have come to this, I will not hide it from you. My great-grandmother was originally my great-grandfather's concubine. However, because my great-grandfather was too biased towards her and my grandfather, she was regarded as a thorn in the side by my stepmother."

Later, my great-grandfather died unexpectedly. Before the family could be divided, the direct descendants kicked my great-grandmother and grandfather out, leaving them with nothing but their belongings.

My great-grandmother had no choice but to take my grandfather back to their hometown, Qingshui County, and use the little money they had left to buy a house and settle down...

“You don’t need to say anything more,” Luo Yanxing closed his eyes and turned around. “I don’t want to see you, and I don’t want to continue working with you. You’re out of the Shu brocade business.”

The warm yellow candlelight flickered, casting her shadow long and thin, making her appear extremely slender and frail on the window paper.

Chen Yunze looked at it for a while before saying in a low voice, "Okay, a batch of cosmetics is about to arrive in Yuzhou. I will set off tomorrow to pick up the goods."

Luo Yanxing pulled out a piece of paper from the table, spread it out, picked up a pen, turned around and handed it to him, "Write down the contract."

Chen Yunze looked at the pen, then at her, "Although I, Chen, may act ruthlessly, I am a man of my word, and I will never go back on my promises!"

Luo Yanxing said coldly, "I don't believe you."

Chen Yunze pursed his lips tightly, took the pen from his hand, turned around and walked to the desk. He quickly and neatly wrote down the contract for the transfer of the workshop, and then handed it to Luo Yanxing.

Luo Yanxing did not accept the offer, but instead said, "Press your fingerprint."

Chen Yunze was so angry and frustrated that he didn't even bother to get the inkpad. Instead, he bit his finger and pressed it hard onto the contract.