Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 177 Secret

When Li Shu entered the room, she only heard Liu Yuechu speaking and did not know that she was answering her father.

Li Shilang never expected his daughter to come, and to say such an unpleasant thing!

"Do you even know what you're saying? When did you become so ignorant, foolish, and intolerant of jealousy?! What sins did I commit in my past life to raise such a daughter!"

“Am I wrong? She booked the Guiyue Tower banquet just to show off her wealth. Even His Majesty thinks she is not good enough for Yuan Cuo and wants to arrange another marriage for him!” Li Shu looked at Minister Li, her heart filled with sorrow. “But I never thought that Father would one day be so swayed by money and even chat and laugh with her. You have truly disappointed your daughter!”

There was a "pop" sound!

Li Shu was slapped hard across the face!

Li Shilang was trembling with rage. Having navigated the treacherous waters of officialdom for many years, he had long since learned to conceal his emotions. But today, he was truly enraged by Li Shu to the point of inner turmoil. "Get out of here! Get out!"

Li Shu's tears fell again. She had been holding back her grievances all night and day at the Zhenning Marquis's residence and wanted to vent them. "Now you think I'm a disgrace, why did you give birth to me in the first place! I'm getting married soon and will have nothing to do with you anymore. Don't worry, no matter how wronged I am, I won't go home to cry. If you don't want to acknowledge me as your daughter, I don't want to acknowledge you as my father either!"

She cried and tried to leave, but Liu Yuechu raised her hand and stopped her.

Li Shu retorted angrily, "Why are you stopping me? Don't think you can bribe me with benefits. From the moment you broke your promise and refused to acknowledge the kite, I stopped considering you a friend!"

"You're overthinking it. I'd rather spend money feeding stray dogs than feed you, you ungrateful wretch." Liu Yuechu no longer held back, and her smile vanished. Her tone was as calm as water, yet chillingly sharp.

Li Shu froze. "What did you say? What gives you the right to say that about me?!"

"Just because you barged in and accused me of being greedy and of your father bowing down for money."

Liu Yuechu straightened her back and immediately started cursing. This was the first time she had ever been so angry at Li Shu for being so blind and hopeless!

"You despise my money-grubbing? You ate plenty of rice and flour sent by the Liu family during the snowstorm. You criticize your father? Ha, without Minister Li in charge, do you think Wei Gongming would have agreed to marry you?"

"Moreover, my uncle came here today not for himself, but for the future of these two poor students. He may be proud and have nothing, but he is willing to greet people with a smile for his students. This is an extremely noble sentiment. How can you say it in such an unpleasant way?"

"Back then, my uncle was dismissed from his post for no reason, wasn't it all because of you? You even disregarded your brother's efforts to stand up for you, and then complained that they were meddling in other people's business. What else can you be but an ingrate?"

"If you want to leave, no one will stop you. But I, Liu Yuechu, don't want a friend like you who has no conscience."

"But don't blame others for your own stupidity; no one wants to be dragged down by you... Goodbye!"

Liu Yuechu pushed Li Shu out the door and told the waiter at the door to ask her to leave.

Even if Li Shu wanted to turn around and argue, she wouldn't have the chance.

Li Shilang wiped his eyes with his sleeve. "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, brother." This was the first time he had lost his composure today, and Wei Tianxuan was sitting next to him.

Wei Tianxuan hadn't expected to see such a scene, and could only laugh awkwardly. "They're all precious daughters of their families, spoiled and pampered. Brother Li, don't be too sad. You have both a son and a daughter, which many people envy. It's better than me, an old bachelor..." He stopped there, then remembered that Li Chengyue was nowhere to be found.

Liu Yuechu had acted impulsively and started cursing in front of the man's own father, but she couldn't bear to see Li Shilang so heartbroken. She gave Yuan Cuo a look, asking if he wanted to reveal a few words about Li Chengyue.

Yuan Cuo understood her meaning and directly asked Wei Tianxuan to leave, "Brother Wei, I still need to ask you about something regarding the matter with the Mongols..."

Wei Tianxuan immediately got up and left, saying, "Let's go, let's talk over there." He was finally getting away from that awkward situation.

Li Shilang wiped away his tears and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now..."

A perfectly good drinking session was ruined, and he didn't want his messy family affairs to affect others.

Liu Yuechu dismissed the people around her and sat down next to Minister Li. "Brother Chengyue is doing very well in Chu. Uncle, you don't need to worry."

"Okay...what?! What did you say?" Vice Minister Li was halfway through his perfunctory reply when he suddenly froze. He turned to look at Liu Yuechu, afraid that he had misheard.

Liu Yuechu reiterated, "You heard me right, he went to the State of Chu and is doing border trade between the two countries, and he's doing very well..." She briefly mentioned Li Chengyue's state of mind and prospects when he left, "He never allowed me to talk about it, so I didn't rush to visit him. Perhaps he was hoping to make something of himself and return in triumph."

"But seeing you today... I feel I should still tell you that he is really doing very well, extremely well." Liu Yuechu repeated this sentence over and over again, because she felt a renewed sense of envy after reading Li Chengyue's letter. It seemed like a different world, one that she longed for.

Vice Minister Li trembled with excitement, "Is there any letter? Is there any letter from him?"

"Yes, wait while I send someone to get it." Liu Yuechu called out to Hou Lai, who immediately returned to the Liu residence to retrieve the letter.

……

When Li Shilang saw the box full of letters written by his son, he finally couldn't hold back his tears.

Liu Yuechu also left cautiously, leaving Minister Li alone to miss his son.

Yuan Cuo and Wei Tianxuan were already drinking merrily with the guests, while Liu Musheng sat to the side, listening to their discussions of the past and present, looking completely dazed.

"Why can't I understand a single word? Am I so uncultured? Should I find a tutor to read some books? I can't always be as irresponsible as those spoiled brats!"

Liu Yuechu was full of surprise. She didn't expect her older brother to have this awareness.

"You don't need to find a teacher; the poor students who work in the shops to earn money can teach you."

"You're underestimating me too much! I'm the eldest son of the Liu family, and a sixth-rank official with a sinecure. Who would you embarrass if I found a student to teach me!" Liu Musheng immediately became dissatisfied.

"Someone like you who can't even recite the Three Character Classic properly, what are you afraid of? I could teach you for three years." Huang Wanwan heard Liu Musheng complaining as soon as she entered the room and immediately retorted.

Upon seeing her, Liu Musheng immediately wanted to run away.

If he can't afford to offend them, he can at least avoid them.

"Where are you hiding? Sit down, I have something to tell you!" Huang Wanwan grabbed his collar and pulled him back, scaring Liu Musheng into quickly hiding three meters away. "Just stand there and talk, don't touch me, what kind of behavior is this?"

Huang Wanwan glared at him and got straight to the point, "Did you know that the Lu family has proposed marriage to the Lin family again?"