Rebirth of an Abandoned Woman

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Chapter 16: Calculations

"Second Aunt..." Sang Wan's face was stiff, but like Shi Fengju's situation not long before, it would've been rude to vigorously shake off the hands that were holding on to hers. As such, she was dragged first into the house.

From corners of her eyes, she glanced in the direction of Shi Fengju, as if praying, and gave him a bitter smile. Having experienced it already, Shi Fengju immediately avoided the affectionate eyes of Sang Pingliang and looked at Sang Wan. He pursed his lips as if wanting to laugh, but held back and gave Sang Wan a few nods.

"Come, come, come! Sit, sit!" Sang Pingliang urged Shi Fengju and Sang Wan in as he warmly greeted them and, at the same time, pushed Sang Hong abruptly to the side. Fortunately, Sang Hong was accustomed to the way the old couple behaved and did not pursue the matter. Quietly, he followed behind.

"Cousin-in-law, Sister Ah San, have some tea!" Once seated, Sang Yan shyly served the tea. There were, however, only two cups of tea on the platter.

Seeing so, Liu Ya hastily received the cups and handed one to Shi Fengju and the other to Sang Wan.

Sang Wan's eyes gently swept over the room and found her older brother sitting in a corner of the room, beside a small bench. Sang Wan's anger boiled; their actions may not have been overly meaningful, but what did they take her for?

"Take this to Brother Sang Hong; I'm not thirsty. Have Brother Sang Hong also come and have a seat here!" Sang Wan said gently, as she cast a glance at Liu Ya.

"Yes Ma'am!" Liu Ya answered crisply before turning and heading towards Sang Hong.

Sang Pingliang and Li Shi exchanged glances with one another. As if gaining enlightenment, they suddenly remembered that Sang Hong had also come together with Shi Fengju and Sang Wan!

"You careless lass. How could you forget about your cousin Sang Hong? Quickly pour a cup of tea for him!" Sang Pingliang glared at his daughter before turning to smile at Sang Hong. "Come, come, come my eldest nephew, have a seat! You, ah, we're a family so why do you still need your uncle to invite you to have a seat here? Quickly come!"

"No, no need!" Sang Hong hurriedly stood up and frantically waved the invitation away. Hearing how Sang Pingliang had crafted those words, Sang Hong felt a little guilty, as if he'd rejected the kindness of his uncle and hurt his uncle's feelings.

"Uh, anyway, I'll be returning first. Enjoy your chat, keke! Second uncle, second aunt, come over to our house later for lunch. It's a rare occasion for Ah Wan to return, so let us gather together to enjoy!" Sang Hong smiled as he bid farewell.

"That's true, that's true! We're a family! Well, you go your way first. We'll head over there later." Sang Pingliang smiled affectionately and nodded.

Sang Hong glanced at Shi Fengju and nodded before leaving, but not without the feeling that he was abandoning the scene and fleeing back home.

"Come, Ah Wan, let us go into my room and have our heart to heart conversation! Second Aunt has many words she'd like to speak to you with! It has been a long time since your younger sister had seen you, so she too might also want to speak with you!" Li Shi smiled as she dragged Sang Wan up.

Sang Wan could somehow foresee what the vile woman wanted to say. It would be nothing more than inquiring about the wealth of the Shi family, her treatment in the Shi family, imploring her to never forget her second aunt, to remember them, so on and so forth. Those words, Sang Wan wanted to hear nothing of them! Hearing so would only make her feel disgusted.

"It seems that the time isn't early anymore. Sister-in-law might have already prepared the lunch already. It would be best if we have our lunch first. It isn't too late for those words to wait until after the meal. But we shouldn't make older brother and sister-in-law wait!" Sang Wan said softly.