Old Madam Shao cast a calm glance at them. "What? I'm not dead yet, and you're already trying to seize my family's fortune?"
Shao Zhengchang's face changed, and he felt flustered. He quickly explained, "Mom, you've misunderstood. How could I possibly seize your fortune? You're my own mother. I just feel you're favoring the second son. That's why I came to ask. If you don't want to say, I'll just take Xiao Jun and leave."
Despite his words, he didn't move his feet an inch.
"Hmph, you fool!"
Old Madam Shao shot him a look and snorted coldly. "When have I ever favored the second son?"
Shao Zhengchang put on a wronged expression. "You made your will at the dinner table, don't you remember?"
Old Madam Shao let out a cold laugh and said faintly, "That will was merely to get him to quickly settle the two million. It wasn't notarized. Besides, I'm still alive. As long as I want to change the will, that will will eventually become invalid."
Upon hearing this, Shao Zhengchang looked at Old Madam Shao with immense admiration.
At the dinner table, Old Madam Shao had shown such deep affection for the second son that it not only moved Shao Zhenggang but almost convinced Shao Zhengchang and Shao Jun.
Unexpectedly, it was all a ruse. Haha, Mother is indeed brilliant!
Shao Zhengchang immediately put on a smile and looked at Old Madam Shao, "Mom, you're truly amazing. Knowing how to trick him into doing things with a will, that's incredible."
Old Madam Shao let out a soft hum, and a hint of pride appeared on her aged face. "The second son is my child, of course I understand him. But don't you think about monopolizing all the benefits either. What belongs to the second son, don't covet it, do you hear me?"
As she spoke, Old Madam Shao's voice carried a warning tone.
Shao Zhengchang quickly nodded, "I understand, son understands."
"Stop lingering around me. Keep an eye on when the second son will make Xiao Xu give up pursuing the two million. Otherwise, if the police are called, this family shame will blow up."
Old Madam Shao reminded them with displeasure.
Shao Zhengchang and Shao Jun nodded repeatedly and withdrew.
On the way, Shao Jun said expectantly, "It seems we don't have to pay the two million, hahaha! Grandma really has her ways!"
Shao Zhengchang was also full of admiration. "Yes, during this time, get close to your second uncle. Don't forget, Shao Xu has more than just us eyeing her. Your third uncle and your aunt are counting on her."
"Understood, understood, Dad, you can rest assured!"
The father and son returned home happily.
...
Su Ding was unaware of the Shao family's affairs, her heart preoccupied with Xie Shanshan's situation.
Xie Shanshan was now at her wit's end, disfigured, severely injured, her father critically ill, and she had lost her job with no income.
If, as Bai Ruobing had said, Guo Tao found connections to settle the lawsuit.
He might very well trouble Xie Shanshan. At that time, without any power or influence, Xie Shanshan would face her doom.
This was not the outcome Su Ding wished to see.
In the afternoon, Su Ding left Ding Xia and went directly to the hospital.
When she arrived at Xie Shanshan's ward, Xie Shanshan's sister, Jiang Tian, was bowing her head and peeling fruit. Xie Shanshan was leaning against the hospital bed, lost in thought, looking somewhat dazed.
Upon seeing Su Ding approach, Xie Shanshan's vacant eyes suddenly showed emotion.
Guilt, unease, fear, complexity...
She opened her mouth, and only the syllable "Shao" emerged, her voice already hoarse.
Jiang Tian, who had been lost in her own world peeling fruit, suddenly noticed Xie Shanshan's unusual state and looked towards the doorway.
When Su Ding's figure appeared before her, she was so startled that she dropped the fruit in her hand.
"Ah."
Su Ding frowned, somewhat puzzled as to why Jiang Tian always had such a peculiar reaction upon seeing her.
Jiang Tian quickly lowered her head, seemingly afraid of others seeing her face.