Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Shen Qingjiang and Qin Qimei both looked at Shen Chuning with dissatisfaction.

They blamed Shen Chuning for making the already unpopular third house even worse off.

Shen Chuning pretended to be afraid and leaned towards Shen Huaizhong, calling him "Grandfather" in a low voice.

Shen Huaizhong glared back, "What are those looks from the two of you? You'll scare the child to death again."

Shen Huaizhong grabbed Shen Chuning's hand and asked, "Xiaojiu, do you really want to break off the relationship? How about asking your parents to write a letter of guarantee for you? Ask them to promise to support you in everything they do in the future."

But when Shen Huaizhong said this, he probably didn't even believe it himself.

Shen Chuning bit her lip tightly. "Grandfather, people's hearts are always biased. Even if a biased heart appears to be straightened out under your pressure, I'm afraid deep down they will only hate An Ning even more."

"Then can we think of a compromise? You are the only daughter in our Shen family. Even if we drive your father out, we can't drive you out." Shen Huaizhong glanced at Shen Qingjiang.

When Shen Jingwan heard what Shen Huaizhong said, her face turned pale and blue. She didn't expect that it had been almost a year since she returned to the Shen family, but she still hadn't been recognized by her grandfather. In her grandfather's eyes, she was still just an outsider.

After all, Shen Huaizhong is the head of the Shen family, and Shen Jingwan has been thinking about how to please Shen Huaizhong.

She went to deliver the food she made to Shen Huaizhong, but was stopped by Shen Zong's housekeeper before she even entered the study. However, Shen Chuning could clearly enter and leave Shen Huaizhong's study freely.

She also made shoes, socks and knee pads by herself, but she was never able to give them away.

Even when he met Shen Huaizhong at home and greeted him, Shen Huaizhong just nodded and left in a hurry.

Shen Huaizhong's words "the only daughter of the Shen family" made Shen Jingwan jealous to the point of going crazy. She wished that Shen Chuning would write the letter of severance and send it to the government immediately.

"Dad, what are you saying? Why is there only one girl, Aning? Don't we have Wan'er? What's the use of such a rebellious girl? What's more, she wouldn't have come into being without me. You actually want to kick your son out of the house just because you are unhappy with her?" Shen Qingjiang muttered in a low voice.

Shen Huaizhong grabbed the water cup on the table and smashed it on Shen Qingjiang's head. "Shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll write you a letter of severance."

"Dad, are you okay?" Shen Jingwan wiped the tea leaves off Shen Qingjiang's forehead with a handkerchief.

At this time, the second son, Shen Qinghe, spoke up, "Dad, I have a compromise. Let Xiaojiu be adopted into our second branch. This way, Xiaojiu can get rid of the third son and his wife, but she won't leave the Shen family. To the outside world, she'll still be the ninth daughter of the Shen family. This way, she'll have both inner and outer dignity."

"No."

"No."

"No."

Shen Huaizhong, Old Madam Shen, and Third Madam Shen spoke at the same time.

Mrs. Shen San said anxiously, "Her second uncle has a good plan. Knowing that An Ning is favored, he wants to adopt her. I only have this one daughter. If you adopt her away, won't that be like asking for my life?"

"I want your life. You cheated An Ning, but you didn't treat Xiao Jiu as your own daughter." Seeing that the third son's wife was still thinking about interests at this time, Shen Qinghe couldn't help but start to confront her.

"It's fine if you want to adopt Aning. You have many sons anyway. You can exchange your son for Aning. Doesn't your wife like Aning? In this way, Aning will belong to your second branch, and I will have a successor." Mrs. Shen San felt that it was feasible as she spoke, and nodded repeatedly.

Old Madam Shen stopped her, saying, "Xiao Jiu cannot be adopted into the second house. Do you know how big the difference is between a family with a Duke's mansion and a family with a merchant family?"

Although Old Madam Shen said on the surface that she wanted to find a simple family for Shen Chuning, that was just to coax her. Deep down, she still wanted Shen Chuning to enter the royal family and not disgrace the fate that Master Lechen of the Daxiangguo Temple had given to the girl from the Shen family.

Since it is a phoenix destiny, the configuration in all aspects must be top-notch.

Shen Huaizhong glanced at Old Madam Shen, frowned, and said, "Adoption is usually from a side branch to a childless main family. How can they adopt their brother's only legitimate daughter to you? Besides, shouldn't you discuss such a big thing as adopting a child with your wife?"

Shen Qinghe answered respectfully, "Shuxuan really likes Xiaojiu very much. Xiaojiu spends more time in the second room than in the third room. Shuxuan has said more than once that it would be great if Xiaojiu was from our second room. The three children below also think Xiaojiu is good."

After Shen Qinghe finished answering Shen Huaizhong's question, he cautiously asked Shen Chuning, "Would it be okay for Xiaojiu to go home with Second Uncle and be his daughter?"

Before Shen Chuning could reply, she was interrupted by Shen Qinghai, "Second child, your parents haven't agreed yet, why are you asking the child's opinion directly? How should the child answer? Will he offend his grandparents, or you?"

"Mother, have you considered adopting the eldest son? The Zhou family is a military family, and having a general in the family is no worse than the Duke's family. Moreover, the eldest son has five sons, and the eighth son is the youngest. If the eighth son is adopted by the third brother, the third brother will also have an heir."

"Brother, why are you still snatching people away?" Shen Qinghe said dissatisfiedly, pulling Shen Qinghai's sleeve.

Shen Qinghai threw him away and said, "Talk properly, don't pull and tug at me. What are you trying to learn?"

"Then I'll go tell Cheng Bo later that his father doesn't want him anymore." Shen Qinghe retaliated, "Actually, there's no need to go through so much trouble. Doesn't the third brother have a daughter? Since the third brother and his wife are so partial to that daughter, why not just register the child under the name of the third brother's wife? That way, the third brother's wife will have a child, Xiao Jiu will be free, and the concubine's daughter will have the status of a legitimate daughter. It's a great way to kill three birds with one stone."

After hearing what her second son said, Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up. She adopted Shen Chuning to the eldest wife, and Shen Chuning's status was not lowered. She then registered Shen Jingwan under the name of the third son's wife. Shen Jingwan was nominally the granddaughter of the Duke's Mansion. In this way, the Shen family had two legitimate daughters, and it was not impossible for the Shen family to have two phoenixes.

"Second brother, this idea is good. What do you and your wife think?" asked Old Lady Shen with a smile.

"Daughter-in-law...daughter-in-law still wants Brother Bai." Mrs. Shen said cautiously.

"Mother, even you look down on Wan'er? Wan'er's admiration for you is not something you like at all?" Shen Jingwan knelt in front of Mrs. Shen San, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and her words were full of grievance.

"It doesn't matter even if mother looks down on Wan'er. Master Ziyuan said that Wan'er is destined to have a brother. Aunt will be able to get pregnant again soon, and it will definitely be a boy. In this way, father's biological child can be registered under mother's name." Shen Jingwan had long forgotten that Aunt Xue had to drink the contraceptive soup, so there was no chance for her to get pregnant again.

Madam Shen San thought that Master Ziyuan had indeed said that Shen Jingwan was destined to have a brother. If Shen Jingwan remembered her name, then she would be able to give birth to a son and there would be no need for adoption.

"I want to register Wan'er under my name." Mrs. Shen San said.

Shen Huaizhong asked Shen Chuning, "Xiaojiu, do you want to be adopted into your uncle's family? Do you want to go to the first or second house?"