Chapter 1901: How's the Pan Family Doing? (Patreon)

Chapter 1901: How's the Pan Family Doing?

Shu Yu and Grandma Lu stared at Lu Sanzhu in unison. The latter was robbed of the chance to speak by the three younger ones, which left him quite annoyed.

Suddenly hearing their admiration for him, Lu Sanzhu raised his chin, looking rather smug.

However, Grandma Lu didn't hesitate to smack him on the head. "You unruly brat! If you want to climb up and down like a monkey and engage in petty activities, that's fine, but Ah Rui, Er Niu, they're all scholars, and they'll need to take the imperial examination in the future. You've led them astray. Do you still remember how a respectable elder should act?"

Da Bao, who was eating on the side, "...," was relieved that he had no intention of taking the imperial examination. It was a close call.

Lu Sanzhu hopped around, avoiding her smacks, "What's wrong with taking the imperial examination? Ah Yun is a scholar too. He often climbs over walls. Why don't you say anything about him?"

"Ah Yun climbs walls for legitimate reasons. You went eavesdropping. Can those two actions be compared?"

"I also climbed for legitimate reasons. If we didn't climb the wall, how would we know what scheming the Pan family was up to? What if they have some malicious intentions? What if Aunt's six hundred taels of silver can't be retrieved?"

Lu Sanzhu was always ready for a quarrel and often used whoever was present as a shield.

This time, however, Grandma Lu actually stopped and listened. Regardless of everything else, the matter of Fang Caixia six hundred taels of silver was indeed important.

Grandma Lu gave a cold snort and sat on a stool. "Fine, tell us. What's happening at the Pān family?"

Lu Sanzhu grumbled to himself. He really felt that his mother was becoming more unreasonable as she got older. Unfortunately, he was always the most lively and least favored one, and whenever his mother was dissatisfied, she would latch onto him and scold him. He truly had it tough.

Wiping away some imaginary tears in his heart, Lu Sanzhu sat as far away from Grandma Lu as possible and described the situation at the Pan family's residence in great detail.

The Pan family felt quite unlucky, especially the eldest son of the Pan family. He knew nothing and yet had to clean up the mess left by his sister and brother-in-law.

But Eldest Master Pan suspected that his father knew about it. When he went to ask his father, he received a confirmation.

Eldest Master Pan instantly exploded. He had been bombarded by wave after wave of turmoil at the county office and had to handle the inquiries from his family when he returned home. In the end, he discovered that his father had known all along but chose to keep silent.

If his father had informed him of everything before he went to the county office, he wouldn't have been caught off guard. With the truth in hand, he could have found other ways to sever his sister's connection with the Chen Bing and prevent her from being implicated.

He could have stopped Chen He from revealing the truth that he wasn't Chen Bing's son.

Now, everything was ruined.

Eldest Master Pan was so furious that he argued with his father. The father hadn't anticipated that the situation would spiral out of control like this. He felt uneasy upon hearing about it and ended up fainting after arguing with his eldest son.

The Pan family was once again in chaos.

If Eldest Master Pan was like this, the rest of the family members were even more restless. The street outside their home was blocked by neighbors and bystanders, making them too afraid to go outside.

After listening for a while, Grandma Lu couldn't help but furrow her brow. "Why is it always about the Pan family's troubles? What about Chen He and Chen Qiu, the siblings?"

"Chen Qiu did return to the Pan family, while Chen He initially went somewhere and only came back late."

Suddenly, Shu Yu spoke up, "I know where he went."