Chapter 98 She is still a child, do you think it is appropriate?

When Shen Xubai came back, he was carrying several valuable gift boxes.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw three people staring at him.

He put the things aside calmly and explained in a gentle voice: "Mom, Dad, something happened at the company and delayed us for a while."

Shen Yixiao glanced at him and said, "What are you bringing back? Can't you just transfer the money directly?"

Chen Xubai rolled up his sleeves politely and respectfully: "That's different. Is there anything else I need to do?"

Shen Yixiao made room for him: "The finale dish is yours."

The kitchen became bustling with activity. Shen Zhongting washed a plate of fruit and stuffed it into Wen Xianyun's arms. "The boys are back. Go sit here and rest for a while."

"But I haven't finished cooking that dish yet..."

"I'll help you." Shen Yixiao quickly replied, half pushing and half chasing Wen Xianyun out of the kitchen, and moved a stool for her to sit on. "Ms. Wen, just wait for dinner."

Wen Xianyun threw a grape into his mouth: "Don't think I don't know your little tricks. Just forget it if you don't let me do it."

The three men were busy in the kitchen. Shen Zhongting talked to Shen Xubai about the Shen family's affairs. Shen Yixiao looked at the gurgling water, his mind slightly focused.

Cen Wan also went home for the New Year and didn't say when she would be back. Isn't it a bit too hasty for him to call her tomorrow to urge her to come back?

At the New Year's Eve dinner for the family of four, Shen Zhongting took out the wine he had treasured for a long time, but Shen Yixiao only poured three cups.

Wen Xianyun: "I want to drink too!"

"I know," Shen Yixiao handed her the smallest cup, "This is yours. I have to drive back soon, so I won't drink tonight."

"Are you going back tonight?" Wen Xianyun frowned and looked at him. Shen Yixiao returned to the old house quite often, but he only stayed at home for a few days throughout the year.

In previous years, we would stay here for at least three to five days during the Chinese New Year.

She was about to speak when something suddenly occurred to her: "Didn't the little girl go home for the New Year?"

Shen Yixiao was very frugal with words: "Yes."

Wen Xianyun was about to say something when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Shen Xubai sitting beside him. He was the more anxious one.

"Xu Bai, how was your last meeting with Miss Gu? I heard that Mrs. Gu was very satisfied with you."

Shen Xubai put down his chopsticks and looked up at her: "I have already made it clear to Miss Gu that we are not suitable."

"Inappropriate?" Wen Xianyun pressed, "What's inappropriate?"

"I've seen Miss Gu's photos. She's young, pretty, cute, and adorable. She looks very pleasing."

Shen Xubai sighed helplessly: "How old is she? How old is your son?"

Wen Xianyun: "Miss Gu is twenty-two, and you...will be thirty in the first half of next year."

Shen Xubai: "She's still a child, do you think it's appropriate?"

Wen Xianyun was speechless for a moment: "Seven or eight years old isn't that old..."

Shen Zhongting nodded: "Children raised by the Gu family, at least their character is fine."

His elegant profile revealed a hint of coldness under the light. Shen Xubai said in a calm but firm tone: "I know how to handle this matter. Please don't make things more complicated."

Wen Xianyun knew Shen Xubai's personality, and she couldn't persuade him to do what he had decided, and she didn't want to cause any unpleasantness during the New Year.

"Okay, okay, if you don't like it, then don't like it. I won't get involved, but besides work, you should also pay attention to your own affairs."

"Among all these girls, isn't there one you like? I don't have too many requirements, just a clean background and good character..."

Shen Yixiao listened to Wen Xianyun's mumbling, looking as if it had nothing to do with him. He took a crab and peeled it slowly, with the words "gloating" almost written on his face.

Wen Xianyun said he was tired, took a sip of red wine, and looked at this and that.

Parents of other families worry about their sons who spend their days drinking and partying and not working properly, but her two sons don't have those problems. One is so righteous that he becomes evil, and the other is so foolish that he becomes evil, which also worries her.

Shen Zhongting peeled a shrimp and put it on her plate. "They have their own ideas. Even if they want to be single for life, it's their own choice. Don't worry about it."

Wen Xianyun looked up at him, moved his lips, and wanted to say something but didn't. He picked up the shrimp and stuffed it into his mouth: "You are so careless."

Shen Yixiao pushed the peeled crab meat in front of her, as if to coax her, but his tone was rude:

"Ms. Wen, please cherish the present life. When you have a daughter-in-law, I will only peel the crab meat for my wife, and you will have nothing to do with it."

Wen Xianyun looked at him unhappily: "When you have a wife, I will even peel it for my daughter-in-law!"

Shen Yixiao raised his eyebrows: "I've made a note of it."

At the dinner table, everyone chatted with each other and the family celebrated the New Year in a lively atmosphere.

After dinner, Shen Yixiao sat in the living room with Wen Xianyun and Shen Zhongting for a while, then took out his phone and sent a message to Cen Wan: [Have you eaten yet? Will you be back after staying at home for a few days?]

He waited for almost half an hour but received no reply.

After staring at his phone for a long time with no incoming messages, he felt a little annoyed and took the fish food to go to the courtyard to feed the koi.

The courtyard was carefully maintained by Wen Xianyun. The potted plants were lush and green, and the koi in the pond were fat and lazy. They swam over slowly when they smelled the food.

Shen Yixiao watched the fish vying to jump out of the water, opening their ugly round mouths to eat, and sneered: "They are as fat as pigs and still eating. It's so ugly."

He was bored and kept throwing away handfuls of feed.

"If you feed them any more, they'll die of overeating."

Shen Xubai came out at some point and stood in the pond, looking at the koi in the water with him.

Shen Yixiao casually put the feed aside and said, "If you're too full, you can make braised fish."

Shen Xubai laughed: "Absent-minded, in a hurry to go back?"

Shen Yixiao: "Which eye did you see that with?"

The two brothers stood in the courtyard. They were not much different in height and build, but their temperaments were very different. One was noble and steady, the other was lazy and casual.

Suddenly, Shen Yixiao's phone vibrated twice. He took it out and looked at it, then glanced at Shen Xubai: "With so much money, what have you done to let me down?"

Shen Xubai's expression was gentle: "New Year's money."

Shen Yixiao is five years younger than Shen Xubai. He was born prematurely and was not in good health. He stayed in an incubator for a long time, so his family doted on him.

When he was a child, even if he asked for the stars in the sky, Wen Xianyun would pick them for him, and Shen Xubai also indulged him and would always think of his younger brother first when it came to anything.

So he developed such an arrogant and rebellious character since he was a child. As long as he wanted something, there was nothing he couldn't get.

As he grew older, he lost interest in the family business, but instead embraced other sports and hobbies: racing, skiing, bungee jumping, hiking, bartending—anything exciting, anything that wasn't a serious pursuit.

Shen Xubai started investing in stocks in high school and gave Shen Yixiao a substantial amount of New Year's money every year, a habit that continues to this day.

Shen Yixiao looked at the long string of numbers on his phone, stretched out his tone, and spoke in a lazy voice: "I'm not a child anymore."

Shen Xubai: "Then return it to me?"

Shen Yixiao: "You wish! I need to save money to get married."

Looking at his brother, who always looked down on others and called her "wife" all the time, and looked absent-minded, Shen Xubai couldn't help but feel curious: "I really want to see what kind of girl can make you keep thinking about her for so many years."

Shen Yixiao suddenly frowned and glanced at him warily: "Why, are you trying to steal my girl?"

Shen Xubai: "..."

Shen Yixiao: "I won't let you see her until you have a wife."

After all, they are brothers and their aesthetics are somewhat similar.

She is so pretty. If she causes a quarrel between the brothers, Ms. Wen will definitely be very angry. How will she get along in the Shen family in the future?

In just a few seconds, Shen Yixiao had already imagined a bloody family ethics drama in his mind.

Shen Xubai was speechless for once: "Bring the person back first and then worry about this."