Chapter 263 The Shen Family Rebellion

Chapter 263 The Shen Family Rebellion

Shen family

Old Madam Shen sat in the main hall with a gloomy face, and beside her stood Cui Liu, her personal maid. The old lady's eyes swept over the people sitting below, her heart filled with anger.

"Now that our family has been hit by such a disaster, none of you are thinking about how to overcome the difficulties together, but are only concerned with putting money into your own pockets. How disgraceful!" The old lady slammed the table hard, her voice trembling.

Uncle Shen Mingchen was sitting on the left. He was wearing a brocade robe and frowned. "Mother, you can't say that. My private treasury was robbed, and I have to think about my wife and children." As he spoke, he glanced at his wife Liu beside him.

Liu quickly agreed, "Yes, old lady. We don't want this to happen, but we have to go on with our lives." She twisted the handkerchief in her hands, with a hint of guilt in her eyes.

Second Master Shen Mingfeng sat on the right and snorted coldly: "Big brother and sister-in-law are good at talking. You didn't show any mercy when you were withdrawing funds from the store!"

Shen Mingchen glared at Shen Mingfeng and said, "Second brother, what are you talking about? Didn't you take more supplies from the farm?"

"I did that for the livelihood of my family!" Shen Mingfeng stood up suddenly, "Brother, didn't you guys eat the fruits and vegetables I brought back? But brother, you embezzled the store's funds, and none of us even saw a penny!"

The old lady watched her two sons quarreling, her chest rising and falling with anger: "Shut up! Do you still have me as your mother in your eyes?"

Everyone suddenly quieted down, but the dissatisfaction on their faces was still obvious.

"From today on, all household expenses must be re-planned, and no one is allowed to embezzle money without permission." The old lady said sternly.

"Mother, how can this be possible?" Liu couldn't help but say, "Our expenses are already high. How can we survive if this happens?"

"Live? Now it's a question of whether the Shen family can survive!" The old lady glared at Liu, "If the Shen family collapses, none of you will have a good life."

Seeing that the old lady was angry, Shen Mingchen quickly smiled and said, "Mother, don't be angry. This is not something that the situation forces us to do."

The old lady glared at him: "Forced by the situation? I think you are just greedy!"

Shen Mingfeng stood up and pointed at Shen Mingchen and said, "Brother, don't play innocent. If you weren't greedy, would it be like this?"

Shen Mingchen saw that his second brother had been causing trouble for him again and again today, so he didn't intend to indulge him anymore. He rushed over and was about to attack him: "Who do you say is greedy?"

Everyone quickly pulled the two apart, and the hall was in chaos.

The old lady covered her chest and shouted, "Stop it!"

However, no one listened to her. Shen Mingchen and Shen Mingfeng continued to blame each other, and the ladies also fanned the flames.

"That's enough!" The old lady was furious. "I'm not dead yet, and you are so lawless!"

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Shen Mingchen was silent for a moment, then said, "Mother, don't be angry. We sons know we were wrong. It's just that we are short of money, so we are inevitably a little lacking in confidence and a little impatient!"

The old lady sighed and said, "I also know your difficulties, but now we can only tighten our belts together."

At this time, Second Master's wife, Mrs. Su, said sarcastically, "Old Madam, you say it easily. Isn't your own private vault empty? Why don't you save some money?"

The old lady was so angry that she trembled all over and pointed her finger at Su: "You...you rebellious daughter-in-law! How dare you talk to me like that!"

Su Shi had no intention of backing down: "Isn't what I said right? We all have no money, why should we listen to you?"

“How dare you!” The old lady yelled angrily. She lost her breath, leaned back, and fainted.

"Old lady!" Cui Liu exclaimed and hurried forward to support the old lady.

"Mother!"

"Old lady!"

Shen Mingchen and others panicked and rushed over.

"What should I do?" Liu turned pale with fright.

Shen Mingchen was also panicking: "It's all your fault, second sister-in-law. If you hadn't talked back to mother, mother wouldn't be so angry!"

Seeing that his eldest brother and his wife wanted to put all the blame on their second wife, Shen Mingfeng shouted, "Brother, stop slandering us! It was you who first withdrew the store funds, and that's why mother is so angry!!"

Su was obviously frightened, and cried, "What should we do? If anything happens to the old lady, we will all be responsible."

Seeing that these few people could not be relied upon, the housekeeper quickly pointed to someone and said, "Go and get the doctor!"

The doctor came in a hurry, and after making a diagnosis, he shook his head: "The old lady was so angry that she...died."

This news was like a bolt from the blue, leaving everyone in the Shen family stunned.

After a while, Shen Mingchen was the first to react: "What should I do?"

Shen Mingfeng sat down on the chair: "It's over, it's over, it's all over now."

Su rolled her eyes and said, "Now that things have come to this, let's quickly discuss the family property."

Liu had worn the mask of virtue for too long. Even though she wanted to divide the family property very much, she still glared at Su and said, "The old lady's body is still warm, and you are thinking about the family property. Do you still have a conscience?"

"Hmph, how much is conscience worth? If we don't divide the family property now, we will get nothing when the government intervenes!" Su said.

Shen Mingfeng hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Madam, what you said makes sense."

Shen Mingchen stood up and said, "No, my mother just passed away. It's not right to divide the family property now."

"What's unreasonable? Do you want us all to starve to death?" Shen Mingfeng said.

So, the four of them started arguing again, refusing to give in to each other.

"This house belongs to me!" Shen Mingchen shouted.

"Why? I have a share too!" Shen Mingfeng said.

"And we have to divide those shops equally!" Su said.

"No, we have to take more. After all, we are the eldest son and his wife!" Liu retorted.

The quarrel became more and more intense, and people even started fighting over the house deeds and land deeds.

At this time, the housekeeper came in with a group of servants and said, "My dear masters, it is not a good idea for you to continue making trouble like this. Why don't you take care of the old lady's funeral first, and then discuss the family property."

"Get out! You have none of your business here!" Shen Mingchen kicked the butler away.

The butler shook his head helplessly: "My dear masters, you will suffer retribution for doing this."

"Retribution? Humph, I'm not afraid!" Shen Mingchen said.

The four of them continued to fight over the family property, and the entire Shen family became a mess.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the door.

"Oh no! Oh no! The government is coming!" a servant shouted.

Everyone was so frightened that they stopped.

The official came in and saw the chaotic scene, frowning: "What's going on?"

Shen Mingchen quickly apologized with a smile: "Sir, this, this is a small conflict at home."

"A small conflict? I think it's a big problem! Someone reported that your two families made your mother die because of a little money. Everyone, follow us!" the officer said sternly.

"Sir, we..." Shen Mingfeng stuttered and was unable to speak.

"Come here, take them all away!" the officer gave an order.

All members of the Shen family were taken to the government office, and what awaits them is an unwarranted imprisonment!

There is no way, money is a tempting thing, and they are not the only ones who are eyeing the remaining wealth in their family!