Beijing, Shen family.

"Dad, if we trick Xiaoze into coming back like this, he'll definitely be angry. He'll hate me, his aunt, to death!" Shen Huishu looked at her father, who was still in the mood to drink tea, and felt extremely worried.

Her father and nephew had a conflict, and she, as their daughter and aunt, was caught in the middle, not pleasing either side.

Grandpa Shen squinted and leisurely took a sip of tea, then slowly said, "What's the rush? Just don't let him know I was faking it. Let me tell you, when Xiaoze comes back, you absolutely mustn't let it slip."

A few days ago, Grandpa Shen suddenly received a letter from his grandson Song Ze, saying that he had found a girlfriend in the countryside and that he had already decided on the girl and wanted to marry her in the future.

When Grandpa Shen finished reading the letter, he was almost furious. What did Song Ze say when he went to the countryside? He said that he was going to the countryside to contribute to the country and wanted to train himself.

He also felt that young people should endure more hardship, which is why he did not oppose Song Ze going to the countryside.

After only half a year in the countryside, he was told he'd found true love there? Was this brat going there to be an educated youth or to go on a blind date?

Shen Huishu thought of her eldest nephew's bad temper, and now that he finally had a girl he liked, she really couldn't bear to ruin it.

Frowning, he looked at Shen Jing and advised, "Dad, Xiao Ze is a grown man now. It's perfectly normal for him to like a girl. Why are you stopping him?"

"If I don't stop him, am I supposed to let him end up like your sister, finding a heartless bastard? Do you really think that country girl truly likes Xiaoze?"

"Bullshit! She just wants to snag a rich husband because she sees our Xiaoze eating and dressing well. It's just that Xiaoze is too naive to see through it," Old Master Shen said angrily, his beard almost standing on end.

He had no prejudice against people from the countryside; otherwise, he wouldn't have let his eldest daughter marry Song Feng, a poor boy from the countryside.

But as it turns out, he misjudged the situation and let his daughter marry such an ungrateful scoundrel.

She went through a lot of hardship to give birth to his daughter's child, ruining her health. After her daughter's death, Song Feng immediately married his current wife. Perhaps the two of them were already having an affair while their daughter was still alive.

If it weren't for the fact that his grandson had already lost his mother and he didn't want him to become an orphan, he would have killed Song Feng.

When Shen Huixian heard her father mention her deceased older sister, a trace of sadness flashed across her eyes.

Her sister was such a confident and flamboyant person back then, with talent that many boys couldn't match. But in college, she fell head over heels in love with Song Feng and gave up the opportunity to stay at the university as a teacher for him, willingly becoming a housewife.

At this moment, Shen Huixian couldn't help but wonder if her eldest nephew had inherited his mother's love-obsessed mindset, which was truly undesirable.

When Song Ze returned home, travel-worn, he saw his grandfather lying on the bed, his face pale.

Song Ze's eyes instantly reddened, and his voice choked with emotion: "Grandpa, I'm back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Grandpa Shen opened his eyes at the opportune moment and weakly beckoned to Song Ze: "Xiao Ze, come here quickly and let Grandpa take a look."

Song Ze rushed to his grandfather's bedside, his face full of panic: "Grandpa, why aren't you going to the hospital? Come on, I'll take you to the hospital right now."

In Song Ze's mind, what kind of person would not go to the hospital when they are sick? Either the illness is not serious, or the hospital cannot cure the illness.

Song Ze thought of the telegram his aunt had sent him and immediately realized it was the latter, which made him extremely flustered.

Shen Huishu, who was watching quietly from the side, felt a pang of conscience. Look how upset her nephew was, how could her father keep up the act?

Although that's what she thought in her heart, she still had to cooperate with her father's performance, otherwise her father would beat her up.

Shen Huishu composed herself and forced a look of grief:

“Xiao Ze, your aunt has already taken your grandfather to the hospital. He stayed there for a few days, but he's being stubborn and insists on coming back. He says he'd rather die at home.”

Upon hearing this, Song Ze finally couldn't hold back his tears any longer and they slid down his cheeks: "Auntie, what illness does Grandpa have? Why did it suddenly become so serious?"

“It’s just that he’s getting old and his organs aren’t doing so well. Plus, your grandfather has high blood pressure, so he suddenly fell ill after just a little bit of stimulation,” Shen Huishu said, giving the excuse she had prepared beforehand.

Upon hearing the words "stimulated," Song Ze asked, somewhat puzzled, "Stimulated? Who stimulated Grandpa?"

This question hit the nail on the head. Shen Huishu hesitated, thinking about what her father had told her, unsure whether to repeat it.

This led Song Ze to misunderstand: "Auntie, did my dad do something to upset Grandpa again?"

The last time the old man was this angry was when Song Feng forced Song Ze to go to the countryside. Although Song Ze was being raised by the old man, his household registration was still with the Song family.

Song Ze has three younger half-siblings. With four children in a family, it's inevitable that one child will need to go to the countryside.

Song Feng, using the excuse that Song Ze was his elder brother, secretly went to the educated youth office to register him for a rural quota.

When Grandpa Shen found out, he was furious. It was true that Song Feng had four children, but his daughter only had one son, Song Ze.

In short, in Old Master Shen's mind, Song Ze was an only child and not one of the educated youth sent to the countryside.

However, the name has already been reported to the educated youth office, so it will be difficult to cancel it.

Grandpa Shen wanted to use his connections to help Song Ze get his name removed, but Song Ze stopped him.

With the current tense situation, his grandfather had finally retired and could enjoy his retirement at home. He didn't want his grandfather to take any more risks for his sake, so he simply told his grandfather that he had always wanted to go to the countryside to train himself.

This time, Grandpa Shen agreed very readily. There are two different concepts: his grandson being forced to go to the countryside and his grandson going to the countryside voluntarily. He strongly agrees with the latter. Young people need to experience more.

In the end, the matter was finally settled. Of course, Song Ze didn't let his father off easy either, swindling a large sum of money from him.

Seeing her nephew's face growing increasingly dark, Shen Huishu knew he must have gone astray. Forgetting about it anymore, she blurted out everything her father had told her:

"Xiaoze, actually your grandfather is so angry because he saw the letter you sent back. He heard that you found a girlfriend in the countryside and are planning to marry her. Isn't that a bit too impulsive?"

Upon hearing this, Song Ze froze. He knew his grandfather might object to him being with Qingqing, but he didn't expect his grandfather's reaction to be so strong.