Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Doing All That Duty and Kindness Require
"Not at ease!"
Yuan Pandi sighed.
Ever since he saw the mountains and rivers of Beishan Village, his heart had been unsettled.
"Isn’t that the case?"
Yuan Zhaodi spread his hands, "Dad must also feel uneasy; his previous demeanor was just to put the family at ease."
"Alas..."
Yuan Pandi let out a long sigh, feeling increasingly guilty.
If it weren’t for his eldest son being so foolish, how could the whole family have ended up in this situation?
Even if Sanchuan City wasn’t suitable for settling down, they would have had time to deliberate instead of hastily moving away and leaving all their belongings in Sanchuan City to that unworthy son!
Thinking of his eldest son, Yuan Pandi’s mood worsened.
...
At this moment, as Yuan Pandi thought of his eldest son, Yuan Shougui, Yuan Shougui was also thinking about everyone in the Yuan Family.
Of course, the only feeling Yuan Shougui had now was remorse.
After the Yuan Family moved away from Shiqu Village, Yuan Shougui went to the Sheng Family Manor. When he told Sheng Xueyi that the family had moved away, Sheng Xueyi’s attitude towards Yuan Shougui took a drastic turn.
Yuan Shougui lost even the qualification to step into the Sheng Family Manor.
The gatekeeper, Mrs. Wu, dismissed him with just the phrase, "Men and women should keep a proper distance."
At that moment, Yuan Shougui finally confirmed his suspicion: Sheng Xueyi treated him differently because of the Yuan Family, not because of him personally.
The truth was cruel!
Yuan Shougui regretted not listening to advice.
He went to the Ba River Camp to ask his second and third uncles where the family had gone, but when Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi found out what Yuan Shougui had done, they didn’t even show their faces.
For a woman, not acknowledging his family—such a nephew they couldn’t afford.
Yuan Shougui lingered in the empty courtyard, wandering around like a lost soul, frequently sneaking out at midnight to circle the Sheng Manor.
His actions, of course, couldn’t be hidden from Sheng Xueyi.
However, Sheng Xueyi did not change her attitude towards Yuan Shougui.
A discarded pawn, wanting to regain value, must rise from the ashes.
The Yuan Family’s decisiveness in abandoning this eldest grandson let Sheng Xueyi catch a glimpse of how the Yuan Family once fought for Great Yin in their past life.
Such decisiveness alone made Sheng Xueyi admire them greatly.
And this spurred Sheng Xueyi to consider taking over the Yuan Family.
But before that, she had to pinpoint the Yuan Family’s location.
To achieve that, she relied on Yuan Shougui.
In Sheng Xueyi’s view, although the Yuan Family left decisively, this resoluteness meant that once they settled down, they would certainly think of Yuan Shougui. As long as they found Yuan Shougui had repented, they would eventually give him a chance.
As for whether Yuan Shougui would resent her if he returned to the Yuan Family?
Sheng Xueyi wasn’t worried at all.
In her eyes, Yuan Shougui was like a future sycophant; give him a little kindness, make up some excuse, and he’d willingly come back to her side.
Sheng Xueyi’s plans were clear as a bell, but she didn’t expect that Old Yuan had no intention of taking Yuan Shougui back.
In Old Yuan’s heart, Yuan Shougui was already a branch separated from the Yuan Family.
Because of this thinking, Old Yuan left the things they couldn’t take with them to Yuan Shougui.
House, land—although selling them hastily might not fetch a good price, they could still be sold for money.
But Old Yuan left it all to the eldest grandson.
What’s this called?
This is called going above and beyond!