The Road to Becoming a Son-in-Law

Chapter 300: Good Intentions Lead to Bad Results

Chapter 300: Good Intentions Lead to Bad Results

As Chen Qin watched the Grand Elder's retreating figure, her expression grew increasingly sarcastic, and she wasn't worried that the Grand Elder might suddenly turn around and see her.

Her father was becoming increasingly heartless, actually trying to take the jade pendant back from her? Did he really think she was that stupid?

After leaving Chen Qin's courtyard, the Grand Elder calmed down. He originally planned to go straight back to his own courtyard, but after thinking it over, he turned around and went to Chen Wan's courtyard.

Chen Wan's courtyard was unusually quiet. The First Elder frowned as he looked at the group of servants kneeling on the ground in Chen Wan's courtyard and said, "Where is the Second Miss? And why are you all kneeling here?"

The servant replied respectfully, "Miss is in her room. Because she is unhappy, we servants wanted to kneel here to cheer her up."

Fearing the elder would misunderstand, the servant added, "It wasn't Miss who made us kneel as punishment."

The Grand Elder didn't care why the servants were kneeling there; he had only asked casually. After learning that Chen Wan was in her room, the Grand Elder ignored the servants and walked towards Chen Wan's room.

Chen Wan's expression flickered when she heard footsteps outside.

The servants in the courtyard had been ordered to kneel there, and they certainly wouldn't dare to move around until they received an order from him to get up. Since the footsteps weren't those of the First Madam, it could only be those of the First Elder.

After figuring it out, tears instantly welled up in Chen Wan's eyes, and her expression changed from hatred to tears. She buried her face in the table and started crying, her voice just loud enough for the Grand Elder who was outside the door to hear.

When the elder heard Chen Wan crying, he disregarded everything else, pushed open the half-closed door and went in. Once inside, he saw Chen Wan lying on the table, her shoulders still trembling from crying, looking incredibly pitiful.

Unlike Chen Qin, Chen Wan was considered by the Grand Elder to be his most beloved daughter. Seeing Chen Wan crying so pitifully, he asked with heartache, "Wan'er, what's wrong?"

"Father." Chen Wan seemed to only then notice the Grand Elder, and raised her head, intending to kneel down on the ground.

The elder quickly supported Chen Wan's arm and said with heartache, "Wan'er, tell your father quickly, who bullied you? Why are you crying so hard?"

“No one bullied my daughter,” Chen Wan said between sobs. “My daughter just feels guilty and feels very sorry for her father, which is why she keeps crying.”

Upon hearing this, the Grand Elder became even more puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Today's events are all my fault. It is my daughter who made her father lose face in front of Young Master He and my sister."

"It's just that... I was really just worried that my sister would embarrass me, and I was also afraid that my sister would be deceived by bad people, so I told you. I didn't expect that my good intentions would backfire. But no matter what, I was wrong, and I should apologize to you."

The elder did come today to settle scores with Chen Wan, but after seeing Chen Wan cry, he forgot his original purpose. Now, after hearing Chen Wan's words, although he remembered why he came, he couldn't bear to blame Chen Wan anymore.

After all, Chen Wan was doing it for Chen Qin's own good. The biggest mistake Chen Wan made was that she did good but ended up doing bad things. Thinking of this, the Grand Elder could no longer bear to blame Chen Wan.

Seeing that the Grand Elder remained silent, Chen Wan cried even harder and said, "Father, are you still blaming your daughter?"

“No,” the First Elder said. “I know that Wan’er is not to blame for this. If anyone is at fault, it is your sister.”

“If your sister hadn’t told us everything beforehand, you wouldn’t have misunderstood the relationship between your sister and Young Master He, and I wouldn’t have lost face in front of Young Master He so badly. In the end, it’s your sister’s fault, and it has nothing to do with you.”

“But…” Chen Wan said with a face full of self-reproach, “Although this was my sister’s fault, I also feel that I did something wrong.”

"It must be because my sister doesn't like me, so she deliberately made me misunderstand the relationship between my sister and Young Master He, causing Father to lose face in front of Young Master He."

It would have been better if Chen Wan hadn't said anything. After Chen Wan spoke, the Grand Elder felt even more that Chen Qin was in the wrong. Moreover, he had just been severely scolded by Chen Qin before coming to Chen Wan's place.

At this moment, she wished she had never given birth to Chen Qin, her daughter. Not only was she a good-for-nothing, but she was also a good-for-nothing who only knew how to cause trouble for her all day long, and she couldn't bring her any shame.

However, considering the benefits Chen Qin could bring him after marrying into the Prince's mansion, the First Elder suppressed his disgust for Chen Qin, knowing that now was not the time to completely break off relations.

The Grand Elder, thinking of something else, hesitated before speaking, "Wan'er, regarding this confinement..."

Before the elder could finish speaking, Chen Wan knew what he wanted to say. So, before the elder could finish his sentence, Chen Wan said, "Father, I have no complaints about this confinement."

"The confinement was ordered by Young Master He, and Father cannot make the decision. Although I know that Father loves me dearly, I must keep you confined this time. Otherwise, if Young Master He finds out, he will be even more dissatisfied with Father."

"So, Father, there's no need to mention the confinement this time."

Chen Wan knew that the Grand Elder must have told her about being put in solitary confinement by Zhang Yajun. Rather than letting the Grand Elder say it, she thought it was better to tell him herself. This would not only save face, but also make the Grand Elder feel guilty.

As Chen Wan expected, after she finished speaking, the Grand Elder looked at her with even greater satisfaction.

As expected, Chen Wan is different from Chen Qin. Not only does she consider her own needs in everything she does, but she also doesn't cause trouble for herself like Chen Qin does.

But I still have to say what needs to be said: "Your father is sorry."

Chen Wan took the elder's arm and said, "If possible, I hope to continue practicing my skills during my confinement."

“That’s natural,” the elder said.

Even if Chen Wan doesn't say it herself, he won't let her relax.

"Father is so good. I knew that fathers love their daughters the most."

The two shared a tender moment as father and daughter for a while before the Grand Elder left.

Not long after the Grand Elder left, the First Madam, who had been keeping an eye on the Grand Elder's movements, hurriedly came to find Chen Wan.

After the Grand Elder, Chen Wan's tears stopped. When she saw the First Madam, she was not flustered. The First Madam asked, "What did your father say to you just now?"

Chen Wan obediently told the First Madam about her conversation with the First Elder. After listening, the First Madam nodded in satisfaction, "That's how it should be."

However, the First Madam was still puzzled, "Didn't you say before that person was Chen Qin's lover? How did he become her fiancé?"

There were too many people around at the time, so she couldn't ask. Now that it was just her and Chen Wan, she voiced her doubts: "What exactly is going on?"

Upon hearing the First Madam's question, Chen Wan's face was immediately filled with resentment.