Chapter 333 Elder Shang's Wild Idea
This day, when it was time to take Shang Shaoyan's pulse, Ye Shengge arrived at the Shang family. Elder Shang's eyes lit up as he watched the beautiful girl walking in from outside the window.
He tottered off the bed and stood by Shang Shaoyan's door, not daring to enter. Instead, he called Ming Hui out.
Seeing the situation at the door, Shang Shaoyan immediately gave Ye Shengge a look. With Elder Fan and Elder Dang as shields, Ye Shengge quickly took Shang Shaoyan's pulse and then stepped aside.
"Is that girl the daughter of those two doctors?"
Ming Hui nodded doubtfully. This old man hadn't spoken for days, why was he suddenly curious about Miss Ye today?
"Yes, she's a girl from the village."
"Did this girl come every time Shaoyan was examined before?"
"Yes, Miss Ye also studies medicine."
Elder Shang clapped his hands together, a somewhat stiff smile on his face.
"Then, does Shaoyan have feelings for this girl?"
Ming Hui suddenly understood, and his lips tightened considerably.
"I don't know, I haven't noticed."
"How can you not know? This girl is so beautiful, and she can get close to Shaoyan. Isn't that a sign of interest?"
Shang Shaoyan was previously known as a woman-repellent. He remembered the relationship between his parents and believed that only when he met someone he truly loved could he get close to her, leaving no room for any woman to take advantage. This was also why his parents loved each other their whole lives, but his mother's health was poor, and she left them for heaven too early.
Ming Hui frowned, what was this old man planning now? Was he trying to anger his young master to death?
"Old man, what are you trying to do? Young Master Shang's health is not in a state to be thinking about these things."
Elder Shang didn't care about the impatience in Ming Hui's tone and continued in a low voice.
"What do you know? Shaoyan's health is already like this, and who knows how long he can last. If he meets someone he likes, it would be best to marry her quickly. With the company of someone he loves, who knows, he might even have a child, and the eldest branch wouldn't be without an heir."
Ming Hui instantly wanted to cover the old man's mouth. This person was speaking nonsense without regard for his life. He and Young Master Shang wanted to live for a few more years!
Bah! They would all live to a ripe old age, but if Young Master Zi heard the old man's plan, he would chop them all up.
"My dear old man, please stop matchmaking so carelessly. Focus on your grandson. Perhaps the doctor inside can cure Young Master Shang."
Elder Shang sighed with guilt and shook his head.
"They said it can't be cured anymore? I feel guilty. I just want to do something for Shaoyan in his final moments."
If you did nothing, that would be the best for Young Master Shang.
"Tell Ming Hui to get the medicine from home later, and we'll be leaving now."
Shang Shaoyan didn't want Ye Shengge to stay any longer; there were troubles at home.
"Alright, thank you for your hard work. Don't mind the people outside."
Ye Shengge didn't care about other people's affairs. She followed her two masters out with her medicine box.
Elder Shang had a clear view of Ye Shengge. He hadn't expected that up close, this girl was breathtakingly beautiful. Even he, an old man, felt momentarily captivated. He refused to believe his grandson had no feelings for her. Men liked good-looking women.
"Little girl, don't go yet."
Hearing his grandfather's voice, Shang Shaoyan scrambled out of bed.
Ye Shengge also stopped with a smile and watched the old man, who seemed to want to say something. Even though she wasn't at the scene that day, she had already heard the gossip from her two masters about the lively events.
"Is there something you need, sir?"
"Grandpa, what are you doing?"
Seeing his grandson so agitated, Elder Shang became even more convinced. His grandson definitely had feelings for this girl. As long as his grandson liked her, he wouldn't mind that she was from the countryside.
If Ye Shengge knew what the old man was thinking, she would have exploded. She really appreciated their consideration!
"Shengge, you should go back first."
"Okay."
"Hey, don't leave, I haven't finished speaking."
"What is it you want to say to me? Do you even know her to be talking to her like this?"
Ye Shengge left briskly. Shang Shaoyan's outward respect had vanished, and disgust was written all over his face.
Elder Shang turned and saw the expression on his grandson's face. He was surprised, hurt, guilty, and in pain. These emotions made him lose his spirit again.
"I just wanted to find a wife you like."
"Heh, I should really thank you. If you like someone, you marry them. I don't want to be like you. You married whoever you liked, regardless of whether your children were doing well, as long as you were comfortable."
Elder Shang said nothing more. He hunched his back and returned to his room to lie down.
Shang Shaoyan felt a knot of anger in his chest and didn't say anything more before returning to his room.
"What did the old man say to you just now?"
Ming Hui dared not hide anything. He was afraid the old man would do something foolish. He recounted everything truthfully.
Shang Shaoyan was truly angered. He did like Ye Shengge, but it was only like, not to the point of obsession. He would never snatch someone else's girlfriend, and besides, he couldn't even if he wanted to.
His grandfather was caring about him now, wanting to fulfill his own desire to marry someone he liked and thus let go of that old witch? Dream on. That old witch wouldn't need him to lift a finger; his father and his three siblings would have flayed her alive.
"Keep an eye on him. Send a telegram to my father immediately and have Shang Laoliu come and drag him away. I can't stand looking at him, why is he lingering here?"
Lingering here? To beg for mercy on his behalf? To save the old witch's life?
Ming Pei'er was taken away that day and didn't even get to go home. Aunt Shang directly threw her into the police station. Elder Shang even threw out a pile of evidence, insisting on a fair trial, and threatening to chop off anyone's hand who interfered.
Third Master Shang kindly sent people to notify the old witch's three children. Two daughters were fine; they were already married and could only inquire about the situation. Only Shang Laoliu was anxious. His stable position in the Shang family was due to his mother. Now that his mother was in trouble and his grandfather was absent, what should he do?
Shang Laoliu usually just loafed around at work, and his friends were all like-minded idlers. When he needed help, he realized he was nothing without the Shang family. To be precise, he was nothing without his mother. No one was willing to confront Elder Shang and the Shang family's eldest brothers for him.
Third Master Shang even threw out the old man's address, telling him to go find him, and preferably do something that would get him sent in too.
Shang Laoliu had nowhere to turn for help. He even shamelessly begged Shang Laoda and the others, but he couldn't even get a meeting. He could only angrily board the train to Chuncheng.
Zi Yisheng's people in Mingcheng immediately destroyed the hidden laboratory of the Baili family. There were over twenty lab personnel inside.
Only Ah Liang and Ah Hong returned to Mingcheng this time. One was responsible for dealing with the lab personnel, and the other led people to search for the hidden assets of the Baili family. Although it wasn't everything, taking them down was better than nothing.