Liu Ronghua didn't speak. Shen Zhijing had seen through her thoughts, but she couldn't admit it.
"No …" Liu Ronghua shook her head.
Shen Zhijing didn't have the patience to listen to her explanation. She interrupted her and said, "But have you ever thought that the Qi family definitely doesn't know Ruan Danchen's identity yet? They don't know that she slept with Qi Chenglin on my behalf. They also don't know that you have been a mistress in the Shen family and have no status. It's because they don't know that the Qi family accepted her. "
"Yes, the Qi family no longer values family status. But even if they don't ask for a match, they need a clean family background. If they know that Ruan Danchen's mother was my father's mistress from the beginning and sold her daughter to become a mistress in the Shen family. Do you think they would allow Ruan Danchen to be with Qi Chenglin when her family background is so unclear? "
Liu Ronghua's expression changed. Her pupils rolled in her eyes and her gaze changed again and again.
"At that time, Ruan Danchen will still have nothing and you will also have nothing. Even if you are unwilling to be a mistress in the Shen family, as long as you don't want to leave, you can only be a mistress for the rest of your life. I know you have always been unwilling to be a mistress in the Shen family. " Shen Zhijing pursed her lips and said coldly, "Liu Ronghua, I can tell you clearly that as long as I am here, you won't get a status in the Shen family."
Liu Ronghua trembled and grabbed the front of her clothes with both hands. Her lips trembled and she said in a low voice, "I didn't expect you to hate me so much."
"I don't hate you. After all, my father only met you after my mother passed away. How can I hate you? I just look down on you. How can someone like you be my stepmother? "Shen Zhijing said coldly with disdain.
"But this time, your chance has come." Shen Zhijing said, "Because of your awkward identity in the Shen family, once the Qi family knows, they will never accept Ruan Danchen. But as long as you become the legitimate Mrs. Shen, even if Ruan Danchen is not my father's biological daughter, she will still be a person with a background, not the daughter of a mistress. Even if she is the stepdaughter of the Shen family, at least with her identity, the Qi family will be satisfied. "
Liu Ronghua did not speak. She knew that Shen Zhijing's analysis was correct.
"So, this is a cycle. It's a win-win situation for us. As long as Ruan Danchen agrees to return to the Shen family, Qi Chenglin will lift all the restrictions on the Shen family. In the future, the Shen family and the Qi family will become in-laws and cooperate with each other. The day Ruan Danchen moves into the Shen family is the day my father gives you the status. Now that you have the status, the Qi family will naturally not mind Ruan Danchen's identity, and she can also smoothly marry Qi Chenglin. "
Shen Zhijing slowly analyzed.
Just now in the study, Shen Jialiang had told Shen Zhijing that as long as Ruan Danchen lived in the Shen family, with Ruan Danchen's ability, she would be the opponent of her and Shen Jialiang. There was no need for Shen Jialiang to make a move. She, Shen Zhijing, could control Ruan Danchen to death. At that time, wouldn't the Shen family have whatever they wanted?
With the Qi Family as her in-laws, she would be able to find a powerful family to marry. It was even possible for her to marry into one of the Eight Great Families.
After so many years, she was now 31 years old, but she was still single.
It wasn't that she didn't want to marry. Because of what happened seven years ago, she was dumped by Qi Chenglin. Everyone knew that no one in a well-matched family was willing to marry her. And no one in a small family was willing to marry into the Shen family. After all, the unequal status meant that they would be restricted by the Shen family in the future. That being the case, it was better to find a well-matched family so that everyone would be comfortable.
And how could Shen Zhijing fancy an ordinary family? Not to mention an ordinary family, even if it was a small family, even if the small family was willing, she would not be willing.
She couldn't achieve a high position nor a low position, and as a result, she had been dragged to this age.
But in fact, the main reason why Shen Zhijing was willing to agree was not because of Shen Jialiang's words, but because she had the idea to separate Ruan Danchen and Qi Chenglin.
As long as Ruan Danchen was brought to the Shen family, it would be easy.
Even if Qi Chenglin always looked down on her, she couldn't let Ruan Danchen take advantage of her.
Shen Zhijing looked at Liu Ronghua's changing expression and snorted softly. She curled her lips and said, "Otherwise, even if the Qi family doesn't know Ruan Danchen's background, I don't mind telling the Qi family and letting them know that when the time comes, Ruan Danchen still has nothing, you are destined to spend the rest of your life in the Shen garden!"
Liu Ronghua trembled, bit her lip, and looked at Shen Jialiang with tears in her eyes.
Even if she was already 47 years old, she looked only 35 or 36 years old. She was delicate and her eyes were tearful. It really made people feel sorry for her.
"Jialiang." Liu Ronghua took a trembling breath and said in a trembling voice, "We have been together for so many years, is this the only value I have in your eyes? So many years of feelings are not worth it for you to marry me. Only by using my daughter to exchange for benefits for the Shen family can you marry me? Can the feelings between us only be measured by this tangible value? "
"I have been with you since I was in my early thirties, and I was only brought here to live when I was in my forties, but I have never been recognized by you and your family. I don't care about these. I tell myself that I love you, even if I don't have a title. I know how much you value Zhenghong and Zhijing, so I have never thought of having another child with you since I was with you. When I was in my thirties, I didn't think about it when I was young. Now that I am almost fifty, it is impossible. I have spent all my youth on you. Don't you know how important it is for a woman to be able to have a child with the man she loves? "
"But so many years have passed, and you have never mentioned marrying me. You just let me stay in the Shen family with such an awkward identity. No matter who it is, they can give me face." Liu Ronghua paused. She did not say this out of anger. In the Shen family, even Auntie Li, who had served for many years, always had a look of disdain on her face.
She did not hide her disdain at all. Although she did not say it clearly, Auntie Li's reaction showed that she looked down on her. Everything that she had today was exchanged by sacrificing her daughter.
"But now you want to use this as a condition. You want me to persuade Danchen to come back before you are willing to marry me. Jialiang, am I so unworthy of you marrying me? "Liu Ronghua said with tears in her eyes.
"Rong Hua, don't say that." Shen Jialiang sighed. His voice sounded extremely patient. "Although Ruan Danchen agreed to our conditions, the final result was not what we asked for. The child was born, but it was taken away by Qi Chenglin. Zhijing also could not marry Qi Chenglin. Instead, she has been single all these years until now. But even so, I still brought you here. If I really wanted to talk about conditions with you, in fact, because the purpose was not achieved, I could have kept you in that apartment and not brought you here. I also have feelings for you. After so many years, even if we don't have a title, I still treat you like my wife. "
"Rong Hua, tell me, during the years that you have been in the Shen family, have I ever looked for a woman outside? Has there ever been a woman who came here to threaten your position? Although you don't have that certificate, you already have the status of the Shen family's mistress. Don't the Furens that you usually associate with also look at you like this? Otherwise, why would they associate with you? The reason why I have never mentioned it is also because of my children. I also know that they have not accepted you in their hearts. I also don't want to destroy the peace of the family. Since the way we are now is good, I don't want to destroy it. "
Shen Jialiang sighed. "But this is an opportunity. Just now, I persuaded Zhijing for a long time and she also agreed. As long as you can do it this time, let Danchen come back to the Shen family and improve the relationship between the Shen family and the Qi family, I can marry you."
Liu Ronghua sniffled and stopped crying. But she still looked at Shen Jialiang with tearful eyes.
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