I really revised Chapter 114.

Chapter 114 I Really Changed Everything

Manman was overjoyed to see Lu Zhao. She quickly stepped out of Meng Huaiyan's arms and sweetly called out to Lu Zhao, "Uncle Lu!"

Meng Huaiyan felt uneasy ever since Lu Zhao appeared, especially after seeing Shen Tang chatting happily with Lu Zhao, completely absorbed in the conversation.

Even Manman's attitude towards him was more affectionate than towards her own father...

Meng Huaiyan glanced at him with some displeasure, then quickly lowered his head, concealing the coldness in his eyes.

When he looked up again, Meng Huaiyan's expression had returned to normal, showing no sign of anything amiss.

Meng Huaiyan gave Lu Zhaoyang a forced smile: "Lu, you're such a good father. You seem to be quite popular with the children."

Lu Zhao felt something was off about what he was saying, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Yet, the man's expression seemed genuinely praising him.

Lu Zhao suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and smiled, "It's alright, it's just that Cong-ge'er lost his mother at a young age and is quite attached to me."

Meng Huaiyan chuckled twice and then remained silent.

The group slowly walked towards home. After walking a few steps, Cong Ge'er didn't want to walk anymore and said to Lu Zhao, "Father, I want to ride on your shoulders."

"Okay!" Lu Zhao replied happily, and lifted Cong Ge'er up and put him on his neck.

Manman's eyes flashed with envy at the sight, then she looked up at Meng Huaiyan, fiddling with her fingers but saying nothing.

Meng Huaiyan's heart suddenly ached, and then he picked Manman up and put her on his shoulders.

"Hahahaha." Manman burst into laughter instantly, and excitedly said to Congge, "Brother Congcong, look, I'm even taller than you!"

Upon hearing this, Congge quickly straightened up, making him taller than Manman again.

Full of resentment, the two children also straightened up a bit, and they competed in height, their laughter filling the air the whole way.

As Shen Tang watched Meng Huaiyan's retreating figure, a certain part of her heart suddenly felt a little sore.

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Meng Huaiyan has finished his official business in Jiangnan, and his other subordinates have already returned to the capital. Shen Tang is in Nancheng, and he certainly won't be leaving for the time being.

Meng Huaiyan wrote a memorial requesting leave and sent it to the capital by fast horse.

In recent years, Meng Huaiyan has been working tirelessly day and night on official business, rarely taking a break.

The emperor had only wanted Meng Huaiyan to relax in Jiangnan, so when he saw Meng Huaiyan's request for leave, he agreed without hesitation.

With no more official duties to attend to, Meng Huaiyan had plenty of free time and spent all his time following Shen Tang around.

For the first few days, Shen Tang felt fine, but after a few days, she started to get annoyed with him.

Before, only Manman bothered her, but now there's Meng Huaiyan too, making Shen Tang extremely annoyed.

The father and daughter sometimes get along very well, but when it comes to her, Manman starts to dislike him. Sometimes she clings to him and won't let go, crying and making a scene to prevent Meng Huaiyan from touching her.

Meng Huaiyan didn't like to compete with children, so he would only ask Manman for favors when she was asleep.

Shen Tang was exhausted after a long day. He had to soothe the little one and then the older one. He was very irritable and sometimes couldn't help but yell at him.

When Meng Huaiyan saw her yelling at him, he wasn't angry. He just looked at her pitifully with his eyes that were very similar to Manman's, as if he was about to cry.

Having perfectly imitated the mannerisms of the imitator, Shen Tang felt stuck in a rage, unable to vent her anger.

Shen Tang said helplessly, "Why don't you find something to do? It's too boring for you to be so idle all day."

Meng Huaiyan's eyes lit up immediately: "Then I'll go to the shop with you."

Shen Tang sternly refused: "No way!"

With Meng Huaiyan's cold and intimidating demeanor, customers would probably be scared away, so how could she do business?

Besides, Meng Huaiyan got so angry last time just because she smiled at a man. If he went there, given his personality, who knows what trouble he might cause.

He had mentioned it before, but Shen Tang hadn't agreed. He didn't expect it to be brought up again tonight.

Upon hearing Shen Tang's stern rejection, Meng Huaiyan's eyes instantly filled with grievance: "You're disgusted with me, aren't you?"

Shen Tang looked at him without saying a word, thinking to herself, "So you know you're disliked too."

Seeing that Shen Tang didn't speak, Meng Huaiyan was even more heartbroken: "You're busy with the shop's business during the day, and when you get home at night you're with Manman, you don't even look at me."

“We haven’t seen each other for five years. Manman is by your side every day. I just want you to spend more time with me. What’s wrong with that?”

Meng Huaiyan got more and more excited as he spoke, his words filled with accusations against Shen Tang, as if Shen Tang were a scumbag who took advantage of him and then abandoned him.

"Now you think I'm annoying..."

Shen Tang was speechless: "Manman is just a child, what are you comparing yourself to her for?"

Meng Huaiyan paused for a moment, then said, "Then you should be fair. You spend the night with Manman, and the daytime with me."

After hearing this, Shen Tang was completely speechless.

Before Meng Huaiyan could say anything more, Shen Tang immediately spoke up and scolded him, "Shut up!"

"......"

Seeing that Meng Huaiyan had finally shut up, Shen Tang breathed a sigh of relief and closed her eyes to sleep.

Unexpectedly, the next day Meng Huaiyan started nagging her again, as if he wouldn't give up until she agreed.

Shen Tang was driven crazy by him. She yelled at him a few times, and he quieted down for a while, but then he came again.

Why has Meng Huaiyan become so childish lately?!

Shen Tang couldn't take it anymore after being tormented by him: "Go, go, I promise I'll go, okay!"

"But don't give me the cold shoulder in the shop, and don't cause trouble, understand?"

When Meng Huaiyan saw that she had agreed, a satisfied smile finally appeared on his face: "Don't worry, I definitely won't cause you any trouble."

You'd better be!

Shen Tang was initially worried, but Meng Huaiyan's performance surprised her.

He actually listened to her obediently, didn't cause any trouble, and didn't give her the cold shoulder.

As Shen Tang watched Meng Huaiyan's increasingly skilled packing techniques, she felt a sense of unreality.

The powerful and feared Chief Minister Meng had actually humbled himself and worked as a servant in her tiny shop...

I doubt anyone in the capital would believe this.

That day, the man Meng Huaiyan had seen before came to the shop again. As soon as Shen Tang saw his brow, she couldn't help but jump and subconsciously looked in Meng Huaiyan's direction.

As soon as the man entered the shop, Meng Huaiyan noticed him, and the slight upturn of his lips instantly froze.

Then, noticing Shen Tang's gaze, she quickly put on a fake smile and asked him, "What would you like to order?"

The man had been delayed by something and hadn't come for several days. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, there was another man at Boss Shen's shop.

He looked puzzled and was about to speak when Meng Huaiyan quickly added another sentence.

“I am Boss Shen’s husband. Just tell me what you want. There’s no need to bother Boss Shen.”

Upon hearing this, the man looked back and forth between Shen Tang and his face several times in disbelief, then lowered his head as if somewhat saddened and casually mentioned the name of a pastry.

Meng Huaiyan packed up the pastries and then personally escorted him to the door. Where Shen Tang couldn't see, he gave him a warning and fierce look.

The man was frightened by his gaze and hurriedly fled in a flustered manner, looking somewhat guilty.

Seeing that he had finally left, Meng Huaiyan composed himself, turned around with a gentle smile, walked to Shen Tang's side, and said to her in a somewhat ingratiating tone.

"See, I told you I wouldn't cause you any trouble."

"I really have changed everything."

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