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Chapter 412 - 401 Your Only Option Is Death (2)
Chapter 412 - 401 Your Only Option Is Death (2)
Chapter 412: Chapter 401 Your Only Option Is Death (2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhang Qun nodded and said, “Yup, I’m serious.”
“Then, what about Xia Chenglan?”
“I’m here. She’s not going to do anything to you.”
“Okay. Then, split the clan.”
Xia Chenglan said that she had money just now, so Madam Zhangli was thinking she wouldn’t need to use the money she had saved to seek treatment.
After being chased out of the Xia clan, the Zhang clan split up.
In order to get rid of Madam Zhangli who was a burden to them, the second and third sons very generously agreed to give Zhang Qun most of the farmlands.
By the time they were done splitting up the properties in the clan, the sky had turned bright.
The second and third sons of the Zhang clan had left, while Xia Chenglan was still waiting at the door of the Xia clan.
When the gates opened, she charged into the house again.
Xia Chengzhu wanted to chase her out, but Xia Chenglan sneered, “If you dare to chase me out now, I will let everyone know about the ugly secrets of the Xia clan. Let’s see how you’re going to continue being the chief of the Xia clan when that happens!”
Xia Chengzhu’s expression turned dark. “Try me!”
“Don’t think that I’m not prepared. I dare to step into this door because I’m not afraid of you trying to kill me. If I die, you won’t be able to stay alive as well. Murderers have to pay with their own lives. I’m sure you don’t want to give away the fruits of your labor, right?”
“You think I don’t dare to kill you?”
“You should know better than me how dad died, right?”
Xia Chenglan was actually just bluffing when she said that to Xia Chengzhu. She didn’t realize that she had accidentally uncovered the truth.
Xia Chengzhu was shocked. The thought of killing Xia Chenglan immediately rose up in his heart.
“If you didn’t come back with those Zhang clan people, do you think he would have died from anger? Xia Chenglan, I don’t blame you for being ignorant because you grew up in the countryside. But I can’t believe that you can continue to be so shortsighted even after returning to the Xia clan. You even did something as stupid as running away with an outsider. You are beyond saving. You don’t belong in the Xia clan. Now, get out!”
“Okay, great! If you dare to chase me out of the Xia can today, you can expect to see me at the front door of the governing bureau banging on the drums and seeking justice. I’ll ask them to open up dad’s coffin to check his body!”
Xia Chenglan learned this tactic from Zhao Chuchu. She remembered Zhao Chuchu saying that after her parents were killed, the government bureau investigated the case and found the murderer.
Xia Chenglan didn’t actually care about how Xia Songquan died.
She had no feelings for Xia Songquan at all. She definitely wasn’t sad because of his death. She simply wanted the Xia clan’s properties.
However, her statement happened to attack the secret that Xia Chengzhu was most afraid of letting others know.
“Xia Chenglan, are you done?” Xia Chengzhu didn’t dare to force Xia Chenglan anymore. He was afraid that she might really go to the government bureau and make a big fuss. If she did that, the rest of the Xia clan would probably follow suit. If he was unable to suppress the noise, his deeds might actually get exposed.
“This is the Xia clan. From the day that you decided to run away, you no longer belong to the Xia clan. You became a member of the Zhang clan. I can give you a bit more money because we are siblings, but you can forget about anything more than that!”
“The Xia clan were salt merchants. I don’t know how much money we had. All I know is that the Xia clan is extremely rich. I’m not going to let this go if you try to dismiss me like a beggar. I’m not a greedy person. All I’m asking from you is to make up for my dowry. I don’t think that’s too much to ask for, right?”
Xia Chengzhu glared at Xia Chenglan, but Xia Chenglan wasn’t afraid at all.
At this point, she knew she wouldn’t be able to get anything substantial out of the Xia clan, so she decided she was going to take whatever she could.
The Zhang clan had disbanded. If she could get a large sum of money from the Xia clan, she would be able to live a good life in the future.
“You ran away. There’s no dowry for that!”
“Then, I’ll tell everyone that the Xia clan chased me out because you despised me for having grown up in the countryside.”
“You…”
“Our father wouldn’t be able to rest in peace in the afterlife that way. Do you think he’ll come back to haunt you?”
Xia Chengzhu clenched his teeth.
He was vicious and fierce, but he wasn’t intelligent.
Otherwise, he should have been able to deal with Xia Chenglan a long time ago given how foolish she was.
Lu Ming stood aside and watched. He didn’t say a thing and simply let the two siblings quarrel.
“Uncle Ming, what do you think?” Xia Chengzhu finally remembered the presence of Lu Ming and decided to ask for his opinion.
“Based on tradition, girls need a dowry when they get married. But Chenglan…”
Lu Ming stopped his sentence midway.
“You can speak your mind.”
“Okay. I think Chenglan should be given the dowry because that’s what she should have gotten. She was very young and innocent back then. She was swindled by an outsider because she didn’t know how evil people could be. Now, even her children have grown up. Sir, you don’t have many siblings. Just treat it as a way to appreciate your sister.”
Lu Ming knew how Xia Songquan died as well.
But he wasn’t going to expose Xia Chengzhu because he had his own plans.