Chapter 371 - 159: Can He Really Be So Shameless?

Back then, she refused to heed advice and insisted on marrying down, going against her eldest brother for this.

In order not to let her brother, sister-in-law, and friends look down on Shang Yu, she repeatedly warned him after marriage that unless the Shang Family faced an existential crisis, he must never ask her brother for anything.

He clearly agreed and repeatedly promised that unless absolutely necessary, he would never seek her brother’s help.

How laughable that she believed him, even thinking he was truly capable, which was how the Shang Family could evolve from an ordinary wealthy family into a top merchant clan within a few short years.

Because of this, she even thought she had good judgment, choosing a very capable man, and felt smug for a long time.

But little did she know, all of this was her eldest brother’s doing.

He broke his promise and secretly wrote to her brother for help many times.

Ha, how foolish she was!

Isn’t it so?

Otherwise, how could she have believed back then when he claimed he wanted to marry her out of love and not for her brother’s power?

"It’s nothing~"

Yun Chuchu came back to her senses, shook her head awkwardly, and said choked with emotion, "Big brother, if in the future he writes to you again asking for help, please ignore him."

Her brother holds great power and respectable status now, but he also has many enemies.

In the shadows, who knows how many eyes are watching him, wanting to bring him down.

Since he receives court salaries, he works for the court and the Emperor; how could he use his position for family convenience?

If someone seized this as leverage, who knows how much trouble it would cause her brother.

The likes of the Shang Family are not worth her brother bearing such a risk.

Yun Chuchu’s heart was filled with shame and guilt, wishing she had never met Shang Yu.

Hearing this, Yun Zheng couldn’t help but feel a surge of resentment arise.

"You think I want to help him? Wasn’t it you who wouldn’t listen back then and insisted on marrying into such a family."

"He wrote to me several times complaining about having business difficulties, saying he couldn’t even afford to buy you decent clothes or jewelry."

"And said you were unwell, that he couldn’t afford your medicine; if I didn’t help him, should I just watch you lack food and medicine and die from illness?"

That damn bastard, using the money he earned through my help, didn’t hesitate to buy medicine for Chuchu, but who would’ve thought that the medicine was all poison.

Not only did it ruin Chuchu’s health, but before too long, it would kill her completely.

Building his fortune with my help, and then harming my sister—truly audacious beyond measure, a thousand deaths wouldn’t quell the hatred in my heart.

Upon hearing this, Yun Chuchu’s lips trembled, her expression of utmost embarrassment.

How could Shang Yu be so shameless?

She brought such a bountiful dowry, even if she did nothing, it would last a lifetime.

And the dowry was all personally prepared by her brother and sister-in-law. He knew all this, so how could he possibly have the gall to feign poverty to her brother?

Using her as an excuse to feign poverty to her brother?

"Big brother, I’m sorry, it’s my fault, I’ve caused you trouble, but Shang Yu is deceiving you; the Shang Family is not nearly as destitute as he claims, he’s just overly ambitious, wanting to use your influence to grow the Shang Family."

"Please, big brother, don’t pay any more heed to him in the future."

He is undeserving!!!

Yun Chuchu’s heart was heavily burdened, her eyes reddened as she lowered her head to admit her fault.

She actually didn’t need to say these things, after hearing Yun Wanqing’s thoughts, how could Yun Zheng continue to help that bastard?

Now, he wished he could skin that guy alive himself.

But before that, he wanted to make this guy truly understand what despair meant.

"Yun Chuchu, I’ll ask you solemnly once more, if I now make the decision for you to divorce him, would you be willing?"

He kept a stern face, looking at her with a heavy gaze.

Divorce?

Yun Chuchu was taken aback; since the day she got married, no matter how painful her marriage was, she never thought of divorce.

How easy could divorce be?

Not only would she be ridiculed by the world, but it would also affect her brother’s family and Ah Zhan’s reputation.

"Big brother, it’s not that I’m unwilling to divorce, just..."

"Enough, no more words."

Before she could finish, Yun Zheng waved a hand to interrupt, "As long as you are willing, there are no buts, I know what to do."

Hearing this, an unease instinctively surfaced in Yun Chuchu’s heart.

"Big brother, what do you intend to do?"

"Don’t worry about too much; you focus on taking care of your health. I’m warning you, if anything happens to you, I will wipe out the entire Shang Family."

As he finished, a fierce glance flashed quickly across his eyes, Yun Chuchu was slightly taken aback, a surge of unspeakable emotion rushing into her heart.

"Big brother..."

She threw herself into Yun Zheng’s arms, burst into sorrowful tears, crying as if she were releasing all the grievances of these years.

Yun Zheng hadn’t expected her to cry so much, feeling utterly helpless, his eyes pleading for help from Lady Yun and Yun Zhan beside him.

Yun Zhan remained indifferent, while Lady Yun smiled softly.

Cry, cry, after the tears, you should pull yourself together. Perhaps, Chuchu really can harden her heart and sever ties with that Shang person.

It seems necessary for Chuchu and Ningning to spend more time together in the coming days.

Watching over Chuchu, when Ningning gets bored, she will surely reveal more plots that haven’t been mentioned.

That night, Yun Chuchu and Shang Rong slept in the guest hall.

The next day, after breakfast, Lady Yun settled them in the already prepared Agarwood Garden.

In the days that followed, Yun Wanye went out every day, leaving early and returning late.

But Yun Wanyao reduced her outings, opting to stay in the mansion, holding Yun Wanqing and accompanying Yun Chuchu.

Yun Chuchu really liked Yun Wanqing. Although she was afraid of passing the illness to her and wouldn’t kiss or hold her, she always stayed by her side, gazing at her with fondness.

This made Shang Rong quite jealous, throwing fits multiple times.

For an entire afternoon, Yun Chuchu finally finished making a pair of small shoes and presented them to Yun Wanqing.

"Xiao Ningning, these are shoes your aunt made for you. Do you like them?"

Yun Wanqing lazily glanced over, and upon seeing the shoes, her eyes instantly lit up.

These weren’t ordinary shoes but made of brocade, with bean-green surfaces embroidered with pale pink flowers and butterflies, incredibly beautiful. Yun Wanqing loved them dearly.

[Wow, such beautiful little shoes, I love them, I love them so much.]

[Brocade! Not only does it look lavish, but it’s also incredibly comfortable to wear. How could I not like it?]

[Some people can’t afford such fabric in their lifetime, yet it’s used to make me shoes. The importance of being born into the right family.]

[Of course, my aunt’s craftsmanship is impeccable. The little flowers and butterflies are so vividly embroidered. If I could bring this back to the modern world, the national museum would fight over it for collection.]

Seeing how much she loved the little shoes, Yun Chuchu felt very happy, a faint smile curling at her lips.

But quickly, a trace of confusion flickered in her eyes.

By the way, Xiao Ningning seemed to say something about ’modern’ and ’national museum’ just now???

What are all these things?

Where exactly did she come from, why does she always mention such strange things?

"Boohoo, mother is hateful. Mother only made shoes for her and not for me. Does mother not love me anymore? I want them too, I want them too..."

Seeing Yun Chuchu actually made shoes for Yun Wanqing by hand, and they were more beautiful than any she had worn before, Shang Rong was immediately angered to tears, grabbing Yun Chuchu’s arm and shaking it.

Yun Chuchu looked at her with a headache.

"You have so many shoes already, what’s wrong with me making one pair for my sister?"

"But none of my shoes are as pretty as these. I want this pair, I want this pair."

She suddenly reached out to seize the little shoes, attempting to put them on her feet, a scene that stunned Yun Chuchu, Yun Wanyao, and Yun Wanqing.

"What are you doing? I made these for my sister; the shoes are too small for you."

Yun Chuchu snapped back to reality, angrily snatching the shoes back.

Being left without the shoes, Shang Rong cried heart-wrenchingly, reaching out with little fists to pound on Yun Chuchu.

"Give them to me, who allowed you to take my shoes, Auntie wasn’t wrong, you are indeed a bad woman, not loving me at all, preferring to make shoes for others rather than for me."

"If you don’t give me the shoes today, when I grow up, I won’t be filial to you, I’ll buy pretty clothes for Auntie and not for you, boohoo, bad woman..."

With a cracking sound, Yun Chuchu seemed to hear the sound of her own heart breaking.

Her lips parted slightly as she looked at Shang Rong with immense disappointment and heartache, her eyes inevitably starting to redden.

What does it feel like to have a relative stab you in the heart?

Yun Chuchu thought, no one could understand this feeling better than she did at this moment.

Yun Wanyao also didn’t expect that at such a young age, Shang Rong could say such hurtful words, she looked at Shang Rong with anger.

"Silence, your mother gave birth to you, nurtured you painstakingly, raising you this big, and now just over a pair of shoes, you’re calling your mother a bad woman, saying you’ll be filial to your aunt and not to your mother, Shang Rong, have you no conscience?"

"Hmph, not giving me shoes means she’s a bad woman..."

Shang Rong argued tearfully, not feeling any bit of wrong on her part, infuriating Yun Wanyao to the point she almost wanted to hit her.

She didn’t understand how her aunt, who was so well-educated and reasonable, could have given birth to such an ignorant daughter. Could it be because she had half the Shang family blood in her?

Returning later with Yun Wanye, she was still unaware of the heart voice incident where Shang Rong was swapped with Yun Wanqing. She instinctively felt that her aunt’s daughter shouldn’t be like this.

[Alas, when they’re not biological, they’re hard to raise well.]

[My aunt is virtuous and gentle, surely she wouldn’t treat her daughter poorly, especially when she’s her only child.]

[Yet inexplicably, this little girl shows no trace of gratitude, constantly outdone by that scheming concubine.]

[It goes to show how miraculous blood relations are, truly difficult to replace.]

[Feeling sorry for Aunt for a second, painstakingly raising someone else’s daughter, while her own was tormented and abused.]

[That’s not even the end of it; she’s harassed every day by an ungrateful child.]

[Oh, if only Aunt’s child hadn’t been swapped, her child certainly wouldn’t be so hurtful to her.]

Wait a minute, what did the little sister say?

Yun Wanyao’s pupils constricted...