Chapter 1595 - 1594: There’s Something Off About Old Lady Qu

Chapter 1595: Chapter 1594: There’s Something Off About Old Lady Qu

Chapter 1594: This Old Lady Qu is Suspicious

Ou Zhengren complained, "What are you talking about? Before today, we didn’t even imagine that half of our family’s shares belonged to elder aunt. We only knew about the year-end dividends based on shares, but didn’t realize that the dividends for these forty-three years were so substantial.

Moreover, Xuexue was brought back by my two children. If we really intended to harm her, why would we bring her back? If we really wanted her dead, we could have just sent someone to kill her in the mainland. That way, it would happen without anyone knowing, so what’s the point of making a fuss and inviting her back?"

Everyone who heard this felt that Ou Zhengren’s words made some sense.

However, while Ou Zhengren wouldn’t kill his elder sister, what about Old Lady Qu?

Step-parent relationships are seldom good. As the current wife of the Master, could she have a good relationship with the children left by the former wife?

Thinking back to how Old Lady Qu previously disallowed the search of her room, people’s gazes towards her suddenly changed.

Old Lady Qu rolled her eyes, "Why are you all looking at me? Are you suspecting that it’s me? The Ou Family business has always forbidden Ou Family women to participate, and the family property has never included shares for women. Otherwise, would Gu Weiwei need to demand half of the shares from the Ou Family when using her dowry?

Don’t talk about me doing this for my son. You men of the Ou Family should know, the son was taken away from the moment he was born. I am only a tool for childbirth. The son has always been instructed to keep away from me as his mother. Can I have any affection for him? Would I take such risks for my son to carry the charge of murder?

Lastly, I’d like to say, women have no status in the Ou Family. My maternal family doesn’t have money, so it’s impossible to bring much dowry. Thus, living in a wealthy family, there’s hardly any money around me.

It’s said that money can make ghosts turn mills, but without money, can I command anyone? If I can’t manipulate others, how can I, a mere woman of the inner chamber, go about killing someone?"

Everyone was stunned: indeed, the Ou Family once fell into decline, because of women. Hence, the subsequent Ou Family established a family rule that women of the Ou Family are not allowed to interfere in family affairs unless they bring in property upon marrying into the family. Otherwise, they can’t gain property management rights in the Ou Family.

They are merely tools for childbirth.

In fact, to prevent women from using their sons to manipulate the Ou Family, a son is taken away upon birth to be cared for by a wet nurse hired by the male elders of the Ou Family, raised by male elders from childhood.

Only when they give birth to daughters are they allowed to raise them themselves.

Therefore, the sons they give birth to virtually have no emotional connection with them.

Even if daughters have affection for them, the Ou Family’s property always belongs to the men, and daughters can have a dowry but not shares of the Ou Family.

Thus, even if Old Lady Qu killed Ou Xue, she wouldn’t gain any benefits!

Thinking of this, everyone was again confused.

Indeed, even if Ou Xue’s dividends over these forty-plus years went into Old Master Qu’s hands, Old Lady Qu still wouldn’t gain any advantage. Since there are no benefits, why would she kill someone?

Mengyu heard Old Lady Qu’s words and was secretly shocked. She truly didn’t expect that such a family like the Ou Family would still have such family rules in this era.

If that’s the case, no matter how wealthy the Ou Family is, the women remain poor. So what’s the difference between marrying into the Ou Family and marrying into a poor family? Perhaps just not worrying about food and clothing.

She suddenly felt sympathy for the women of the Ou Family.

However, she still didn’t let down her guard towards Old Lady Qu. Because she felt that this Old Lady Qu was suspicious!