After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 179: Got the Item

Chapter 179: Chapter 179: Got the Item

Shi Yaoguang’s behavior had repeatedly shocked the old Master Quan’s worldview.

Thus, when he heard the request Shi Yaoguang made, he didn’t feel surprised at all.

He cast a sidelong glance at Quan Jinbei, who was silent and indulging Shi Yaoguang’s whims, and sighed with a compromising expression, "Since you want to pick for yourself, then it’s up to you."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yaoguang immediately made her demands without any reservations.

"Since you’ve said so, Dad, I won’t be shy."

Shi Yaoguang listed the items she wanted in one go, "My mother-in-law left behind quite a few antiques, right? Among them, the ’Flying Swallow with Horse’ is not bad, and there’s also an antique brooch from a certain dynasty’s empress, along with the Hope Ruby, the full set of Bay Pearl jewelry, and..." she continued.

Listening to her list off a string of items as if money were no object, everyone present was stunned.

Because Shi Yaoguang acted so entitled, it took a while for the old Master Quan to react, looking at Shi Yaoguang with suppressed rage, "Is this what you picked for yourself as a meeting gift?"

Shi Yaoguang shook her head, with a sly and charming smile, she reminded, "This is what I’m picking for myself, the meeting gift from my mother-in-law."

She said seriously, "Before she passed, she stored her belongings with you, likely so that one day you would hand them over to me."

"Besides, not all of the things I asked for can be counted as meeting gifts."

She counted carefully on her fingers, "I only need one as a meeting gift, then there’s the betrothal gift. Quan Jinbei is my mother-in-law’s only son, and when he marries, she certainly wouldn’t be stingy. Most of her private savings would serve as the betrothal gift for me."

"The small part left over would be gifts my mother-in-law gave me because she found them to my liking."

After saying this, she laughed shyly, "It’s said that one shouldn’t decline the elders’ generosity. I was originally embarrassed to take these things, but my mother-in-law was so good to me, how could I not accept?"

Looking at her distressed expression, anyone who didn’t know better might really think she felt troubled over it.

Those who knew the truth were stunned by her shamelessness.

Such brazenness they had never seen before.

The old Master Quan watched her, silenced for a good while.

Shi Yaoguang blinked her eyes, moved close to Quan Jinbei, and grumbled discontentedly, clutching his arm, "Hubby, why isn’t Dad reacting at all? He couldn’t be petty and planning to withhold the things Mom left for me, could he?"

As she said this, her brows furrowed, "That won’t do. You’re Mom’s only son. Mom’s things are all left for you! And you’re Dad’s only legitimate son, most of his belongings are also yours."

"Unless—" Shi Yaoguang deliberately drew out her words, "Unless Dad has other plans, deliberately withholding the things Mom left to keep them all ready for a princess lost outside."

After casting a meaningful glance at Shi Yiqing, she switched topics smoothly, "Hmm, I seem to have gone off on a tangent."

"Not all who wander are lost," she mused.

Listening to her words caused the old Master Quan to jolt, and he reflexively shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about?!"

"Nonsense? Is it?" Shi Yaoguang had an innocent look on her face, "I am just logically analyzing the situation. After all, my mother-in-law scrimped and saved for our little family for so long, yet you, dear sir, have been obstructing, unwilling to hand over what my mother-in-law left for me. Doesn’t this say it all?"

Having finished, Shi Yaoguang then seemed to remember something belatedly, looking uncertainly at Quan Jinbei, "Hubby, did I say something wrong?"

Quan Jinbei nodded with mock seriousness, "You must have misunderstood Dad."

"If it’s something left by Mom for me, how could Dad possibly not give it to you?"

His words seemed to suggest Shi Yaoguang had misspoken, but in reality, he was urging the old Master Quan to make a stand.

Left with no other option, the old Master Quan reluctantly said, "The third one is right, whatever is meant for you, even if you don’t ask, I will give it to you."

Shi Yaoguang immediately broke into a joyful smile, "Really? Thank you, Dad."

Quan Jinbei followed up, "Thanks, Dad."

The cornered old Master Quan: "..."

Shi Yaoguang, regardless of his awkward expression, urged, "I really want to see the things grandmother left behind now, especially the set of Emperor green jade headdress. Since it’s going to be ours sooner or later, Dad, why not bring them out early so I can feast my eyes on them?"

Quan Jinbei also chimed in, "Yeah, Dad, I’d like to see the things Mom left behind too."

Old Master Quan, suppressing a bout of frustration, instructed the butler to open the safe and fetch the items.

The butler, upon hearing this, was somewhat surprised.

Having been by the old Master’s side for such a long time, he certainly knew what the old Master had in mind.

Those items, the old Master had originally intended to leave them all to the fourth young master.

Unexpectedly, they were now all given to the third lady.

The butler mulled it over in his heart, secretly thinking that the third lady was the formidable character.

Before long, the antiques and jewels Shi Yaoguang had named were laid out one by one in the living room.

Before the butler took out these items, a team of well-trained bodyguards barged in.

This act startled Old Master Quan as well, fearing they were up to more shenanigans.

The answer turned out to be...

Shi Yaoguang said the items were too precious, and that in ordinary times she wouldn’t even catch a glimpse of a single piece, let alone truly possess them.

As such, she had to ensure the safety of these items.

That was true, but...

Those bodyguards were clearly prepared in advance; otherwise, they couldn’t have appeared in such a short time.

Old Master Quan noticed that when these bodyguards showed up, Quan Jinbei was also somewhat astonished.

Clearly, he was unaware that these men would come.

Thus, the matter became even more intriguing.

How could Shi Yaoguang be so certain that the old Master would definitely give her everything, having called for the bodyguards without Quan Jinbei’s knowledge?

Not to mention the old Master and the others, even Quan Jinbei himself couldn’t figure it out.

In fact, he had another question.

The items that Shi Yaoguang had asked from the old Master, he had never told her about them.

Of course, it was not that he was guarding against her.

But rather...

He simply didn’t know about this matter.

His mother had passed away early, and though she had made arrangements for him in advance, there was no way everything could be taken care of in such haste.

Therefore, he had no idea about the existence of this batch of antiques and jewels.

Old Master Quan thought these were items he had told Shi Yaoguang about, but this was also the first time he was hearing of them.

In front of the old Master, Quan Jinbei naturally wouldn’t expose Shi Yaoguang, but he thought to himself that he would surely "interrogate severely" when they got back.

Shi Yaoguang, on the other hand, displayed an air of arrogance from favoritism, commanding the bodyguards to transport the items to Quan Mansion while also asking the old Master for another meeting gift.