Shen Chu's family had three genius older brothers: one was cold and celibate, the second was sharp-tongued and cunning, and the third had a sky-high IQ. Only Shen Chu was a little fool. He trie...
Sheep dung eggs
The atmosphere was a little bit tense.
As a result, they all felt helpless after being interrupted.
Shen Chu curled up on the sofa with her feet up, grinning ingratiatingly: "So what does uncle do for a living?"
Xiang Xinghe also smiled at Shen Chu and gave a simple answer: "My uncle is a documentary filmmaker."
Oh, a documentary!
The little fat boy blinked, showing some interest.
He didn't know his uncle did this before.
Filming a documentary abroad?
But it was not a good idea to ask more questions at this moment, so I just nodded to show that I understood.
After that, Xiang Xinghe looked at Su Luoyue, then at Shen Mingzhou and Shen Songguo, and took the initiative to say: "I respect the child's wishes, and it will take some time before I leave the country, so he can think about it carefully."
"Besides, I also want to spend more time with Chuchu."
Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou couldn't help but look at each other.
Of course, they noticed Chen Chu's closeness to Xiang Xinghe, that natural kinship. Just from this point of view, they had no reason to refuse. Moreover, it was a bit unexpected for Xiang Xinghe to say so.
This is also the greatest respect given to them, and it is also a rare concession.
It seems that they are on the same page about their children.
Su Luoyue couldn't help but soften her tone: "Sure, that's no problem."
"If you don't mind, you can also live with the baby directly."
Xiang Xinghe shook his head: "No, I have a place to live here, but if possible, can I pick up these two children from school? And... when I have free time, I want to take them to some places."
The last place his sister lived.
And, he always takes his little nephew to pay homage to his sister.
Su Luoyue, Shen Mingzhou and others could naturally think of these, and of course there was no reason for them to refuse.
So that's how it was settled.
During this period, Shen Songguo had not spoken a word, but at this moment he suddenly spoke:
"Come to the old house to look after the children in the future."
"dad?"
"You all should come back and live with the children."
Shen Songguo sighed: "I'm old, this house is too big, it's a waste for me to live alone."
"You and... Luo Yue both move back."
Shen Songguo looked at the couple, then at the children: "Of course, it depends on your own wishes."
"If you don't want to..."
"Sure, Dad."
Su Luoyue spoke before Shen Mingzhou.
"We can all move back if we want."
Shen Mingzhou glanced at Su Luoyue, reached out and held the other's hand, silently expressing his gratitude.
In fact, he felt a little sad when Shen Songguo said that he was old just now, but the reason he moved out at that time was because Shen Songguo had a lot of opinions about Su Luoyue, so he couldn't take the initiative to agree to it.
But Shen Songguo said this now, does it mean that he has finally accepted his lover completely?
“Pah-Pah—”
A crisp slap suddenly sounded.
Chen Chu clapped his chubby hands: "Great, then I can have more time to practice my instrument!"
"Musical instrument?"
Xiang Xinghe was somewhat interested: "What instrument is Chuchu learning?"
"Suona!"
The little fat boy was very proud: "Uncle, I will play it for you!"
"Goodbye—"
"Some other time, baby!"
Shen Chu: “…”
Hate!
Since we have decided to move back, we have to go back and pack more luggage.
But this is something that cannot be rushed.
They are still staying at the old house today, and tomorrow is the weekend, so they can go back together.
Xiang Xinghe was still invited to stay for one night, and he just happened to be reluctant to stay with Shen Chu for just a short while, so he agreed. After the chat, he held Shen Chu and strolled in the back garden of the old house.
Originally, Shen Chu wanted to get down and walk by himself, but Xiang Xinghe didn't let him.
Oh, my uncle likes me too much——
"You walk slowly on your short legs."
Shen Chu: “…”
Uncle, if you say that, then I don’t want to be friends with you anymore!
Xiang Xinghe not only said this, but also raised his arm to weigh Shen Chu: "It's quite heavy, solid."
The little fat boy narrowed his eyes instantly, thought for a moment, and suddenly laughed, "Yes, uncle, last time brother Jian Xing carried me for two or three steps, he was so tired that he was panting. He is not as strong as uncle."
When Xiang Xinghe heard Shen Chu mention the word "Jian Xing", the smile on his face froze, and he looked at Shen Chu helplessly.
"On purpose?"
The little fat baby smiled and asked, "Uncle, what do you think?"
The baby is so innocent.
"Uncle, did you and Brother Jian Xing know each other before?"
"Yeah, we knew each other in high school."
Chen Chu uttered an oooh and pinched the hair behind Xiang Xinghe's ear: "It's been a long time."
"Yeah, it's been a long time."
As Xiang Xinghe spoke, he couldn't help but look a little melancholy.
Shen Chu glanced at Xiang Xinghe and said, "Why did uncle seem to have a quarrel with brother Jian Xing before?"
"Is it possible that my uncle and Brother Jian Xing have a bad relationship?"
Xiang Xinghe felt somewhat helpless and flicked Shen Chu's forehead with his finger.
"You're so curious."
"whee."
The little fat boy stuck out his tongue and grinned at Xiang Xinghe, not looking like a stranger to him at all.
Xiang Xinghe looked at him with some emotion and inexplicable complexity in his eyes.
"It turns out that not all so-called 'rich families' are the same."
"Hmm? Uncle, what are you talking about?"
Shen Chu didn’t hear it clearly.
"nothing."
Xiang Xinghe shook his head and rubbed Shen Chu's little head: "You were raised very well by them, I am very grateful."
So the more grateful I am, the more complicated my feelings become.
The more he discovered that Shen Chu was well taken care of, the more hesitant and hesitant he became.
But there is no need to think so much about it. At least he still has some time to spend with Shen Chu in the country.
No matter what the outcome will be.
Su Luoyue was the lead actor in Xu Ronghua's movie. Xiang Xinghe had collaborated with Xu Ronghua and also had to help with the filming. The progress of the movie could not be delayed for too long, and both of them had to go to work the next day, so they left together.
Shen Mingzhou is usually busy and doesn't have time every weekend. For example, this weekend, he still has to work hard.
So the only ones who went back together were a few kids, plus Uncle Zhou who went along to help or something.
However, it is not necessary to move everything back to the old house at once, which is not realistic. We still have to focus on the most important things first, and the rest of the things can be packed up bit by bit and then slowly moved back to the old house.
In addition, the servants working for the Shen family will also go to the old house with them. They can’t let them lose their jobs for no reason.
If they all move there, the old house will probably be short of staff.
But not all people will pass.
For example, those who stay in the annex building...
The owner's plan to move did cause quite a stir.
Moving to the old house is good, but it is not good if you don’t have your own share. Even if you leave with a lot of extra money, it is definitely not as good as having a stable job that earns money.
But Zhou Bo came along just to deal with this kind of thing.
After all, he has been a butler for so many years, so he still has some means of appeasing people.
But, it's a little difficult.
They are Zhu Fangzhen and her son who live in the annex building.
It was impossible to take the mother and son to the old house together, but it was also impossible to just send them away like that.
In addition, the rooms in the main house also need to be cleaned regularly, and it will take a while to move everything out, so it's not just Zhu Fangzhen and her son, there will be a small number of people who will stay behind to do the work, so this is the only way to do it for now.
At this moment, Uncle Zhou and several children came home.
But not long after Shen Yi entered the room, he rushed out angrily.
"Who touched my guitar?! The strings are all broken!"
It was a birthday present that Shen Chu and Xie Shiming had given him yesterday, and had someone send it back early. But when Shen Yi came back today, he found that the strings on the guitar were broken, even though they were still fine when he tried to play it yesterday!
"If I had known that we were going to move back to the old house, I wouldn't have asked someone to send it back yesterday."
Shen Yi was quite depressed, and not just depressed, he was also very angry.
Anyone who has just received a dream gift and then found it was damaged would probably be very upset. Besides, he loved this wooden guitar very much and it was of great significance to him, so he was immediately furious when he saw it just now.
Unable to bear it any longer, he asked Uncle Zhou to ask the person who had delivered the items yesterday.
Zhou Bo came back after asking and said:
"Master Xiaoyi, we were short of manpower for yesterday's birthday party, so the other party sent some things over and placed them in the living room, waiting for others to deliver them to your room. However, most of the people in the main house went to the old house to help yesterday, so..."
Having said that, Zhou Bo paused and couldn't help but look at Xie Shiming.
"Uncle Zhou, so what?" Shen Chu took the initiative to ask.
Uncle Zhou then continued, "So the people who came to help pack up the two young masters' birthday presents came from the annex building... I asked other people and found out that Ms. Zhu Fangzhen also came with her son."
"The one who packed the gifts and brought them to the two young masters' rooms was Ms. Zhu Fangzhen."
Finally, the person involved was called over.
Xie Junze also followed along.
After listening to what Uncle Zhou said, Zhu Fangzhen looked at the wooden guitar placed on the coffee table. It was exquisitely carved, with fine workmanship and perfect details, but one of its strings was broken. Her face looked a little unhappy.
She knew better than anyone that this wooden guitar was the one her son had held and played with, and it was also the one her son had brought into the room.
I wasn't with her at the time, so she didn't know...
But it was obvious that the person who broke the strings of the wooden guitar was probably no one else except her son.
But Zhu Fangzhen has always spoiled her children and is not willing to admit it now.
What's more, isn't it just a broken string?
It’s not like we can’t find a new one. The Shen family is so rich, why do they have to keep harping on this kind of thing?
The more I think about it, the more resentful I feel.
In addition to the notice I received today, even if I can stay, my future salary will most likely be cut in half.
After all, there isn't much work to do here.
But what about her son's schooling? That would cost a lot of money!
Others are willing to reduce their salaries to stay, but can she do the same?
Why did they treat the mother and son like this? Are they trying to force them to leave?!
Zhu Fangzhen had already been dissatisfied for a long time. Now that she was called over for questioning, she had many thoughts at once, and she became more and more resistant, so she didn't want to take the initiative to say anything at this moment -
She really didn't want to admit it just like that.
But not admitting it doesn't mean you can get away with it.
"Ma'am, let's not talk about anything else. It's our Madam and Master's kindness to let you work here, but work is work. During working hours, you can take care of the children. After all, you are a single mother now, and we can understand that."
"But we have to do our job well, right?"
Compared to Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou, Zhou Bo has an easier way to speak when he wants to say something.
Moreover, when he asked other people before, they all expressed their dissatisfaction with Zhu Fangzhen, either openly or covertly.
Because even when Zhu Fangzhen went to the annex building, she kept hinting at her relationship with Xie Shiming, and she subtly showed an attitude of bossing people around, as if she was using her "status" to bully others.
It's bad enough that he is not active and serious at work on weekdays, but he is also always thinking about cheating. No wonder he makes so many people dissatisfied.
So when Zhou Bo was investigating before, almost all of them "vented" out at once, and no one even said a word to help.
This is also the reason why Zhou Bo finally called people over -
It always needs knocking.
After hearing these words, Zhu Fangzhen's face turned pale and blue.
The key is that it cannot be refuted.
Moreover, it would probably not be feasible for her to use her relationship with Xie Shiming to explain to Zhou Bo - after all, the old butler in front of her was not Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou, so Zhu Fangzhen was a little unsure.
So no matter how she pretends to be dumb, the other party will always find a way to deal with her.
"Why can't you admit this?"
At this time, Shen Yi finally couldn't help but speak, and glanced at Xie Junze: "If you didn't break it on purpose, wouldn't it be enough to just say sorry? If you touched someone else's things, you should at least say something, right?!"
"I didn't touch it!"
Xie Junze blushed and denied it: "I didn't break your things! You are bullying me!"
"You bullied me and my mother! You are a bunch of bad people!"
"Ozawa!"
Zhu Fangzhen quickly put her arms around Xie Junze's shoulders, as if she had finally found the point where she could exert force, and she looked aggrieved.
"Xiao Ze, stop talking. Just apologize to the young master. Be good and listen to me."
Anyway, she didn't see it, so maybe it wasn't her son who broke it.
My son just likes to play for a while, what can he do?
"Master Xiaoyi, our Xiaoze would never touch other people's things casually. He just wanted to help me out of kindness. After all, I have too many things to do in my daily life. He was worried about me and didn't want to interfere with my daily work..."
"I don't care about that. I just want to know how my guitar string broke."
Shen Yi was a little upset, and had been upset since yesterday's birthday party.
This happened today, and it happened to be the gift that Fatty and Ming gave him that had a problem, so he couldn't control his emotions, so he wanted to get to the bottom of it. But Zhou Bo had already investigated everything, and these two people still wanted to deny it? !
This was somewhat unbelievable to Shen Yi.
He wanted to get things clear and it would be fine if the other party sincerely apologized to him, but why did they keep talking about it?
"Master Xiaoyi, are you trying to force my son to admit it?"
"I asked him to apologize to you."
Facing Zhu Fangzhen's aggrieved expression of "being oppressed", Shen Yi couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"I......"
"Wow, are you investigating a case?"
At this time, Shen Chu clapped his hands, crawled along the sofa to sit next to Shen Yi, squeezed him, and then raised his head and asked: "Second brother, shouldn't the police come to investigate the case?"
"I know how to investigate a case!"
Little Fatty raised his hand: "The police will check fingerprints, and each of our fingerprints is different!"
"Also, the police will torture us to extract a confession. They will bring everyone here and interrogate them. If someone lies, will they be arrested?"
"Will I also be taken in for questioning? But I have an alibi."
Chen Yi held his forehead with his hand: "You also know 'alibi'?"
"I know! I know a lot more!"
Little Fatty put his hands on his hips and pointed at the wooden guitar on the coffee table: "If anyone has touched that guitar, the police can find out, right? If they are lying, they can also find out--"
Before he finished speaking, Xie Junze's face turned visibly pale.
After all, he was young and could not help being scared. After a few seconds, he turned around and grabbed Zhu Fangzhen's legs and started crying, shouting not to let the police arrest him. Although he didn't say anything else, it was too obvious who broke the guitar strings.
Zhu Fangzhen's face was visibly embarrassed.
Then he suddenly grabbed Xie Junze and started beating him in front of everyone.
"I asked you to lie! How dare you lie!"
"Why don't you hurry up and say sorry to those young masters!"
"Even if you are afraid of being scolded, you can't lie! The young masters are not bad people, they won't pursue you... Hurry, apologize to me! Apologize quickly, you hear me?!"
He was talking while hitting, and I didn't know who he was talking to.
Shen Chu was really speechless, making them seem like bad guys.
He broke other people's things, and not only did he not think of apologizing proactively, he also tried to cover it up by lying. Now he can't stand it anymore and can't hide it anymore. Zhu Fangzhen is pretending to be a good person again and is singing the same tune with him. It's really disgusting.
And... Xie Junze did apologize in the end, but the way he looked at them with red eyes...
Even though Chen Chu was an adult at heart, he suddenly felt creepy when he was looked at like that... It was a look of jealousy and hatred, especially directed at him and Xie Shiming.
Was Xie Junze like this before?
In the early years, he and he had been so-called "friends" for so long.
But I didn't expect...
"It's better not to call them over for questioning."
After everyone left, Shen Yi couldn't help but curl his lips. Just now, he couldn't help but ask for a stop. It was done for him to see, and he should have seen it to the end. But he felt that it was really boring.
He just wanted an apology, how could he do this?
Shen Chu raised his little arm and rubbed Shen Yi's head frantically, ruffling his long hair like a chicken coop. The way he comforted him was really wild, causing Shen Yi to pinch the fat on his belly.
"Brother, they will just think that we are using our power to suppress others, which is bullying."
It was hard for Shen Chu not to understand this kind of mentality.
Although they cannot be put together, but based on his previous mentality, in such a family environment, in front of the Shen family, especially Shen Shuo, Shen Yi and Shen Sui, as well as people like Xie Shiming who seemed to be born excellent, it was really difficult to remain calm and treat things with a normal mind, unless he could let it go and figure it out, then he could deal with it indifferently.
Otherwise, it would be hard for such a "contrast" not to leave a mark in your mind.
Naturally, it is sometimes difficult to bow your head in front of these people.
People who are naturally superior find it difficult to understand those who are “below” them.
But why should they understand?
Such a request is inherently unreasonable.
So Shen Chu is now able to learn to reconcile with himself.
He was also quite fortunate that even if he had to compete with others in the past, he did not distort his mentality. Even if he was unwilling and wanted to catch up, he knew where to put his strength instead of going in the wrong direction.
I hope Xie Junze can think it through and prevent such things from happening again.
Otherwise, you will be the one who suffers in the end.
This was a short period of turmoil and episode on his way back. Shen Yi asked someone to buy guitar strings and prepared to repair them himself. He just let it pass and regarded it as his bad luck. After all, given the situation just now, it was not easy for him to "pursue" it any further.
Afterwards, everyone went back to their rooms to pack their things.
Uncle Zhou also had to go to other places to see if there was anything he needed to tell them about.
But as soon as he turned around, he was grabbed by someone.
He turned around, a little surprised: "Master Ming?"
Xie Shiming stood behind Zhou Bo and raised his head: "Can you do me a favor?"
Chen Chu was tinkering with something in the room. He rolled up his pants and clothes into a ball and threw them into the suitcase. The action looked neat and tidy, but in fact, the things in the suitcase were unbearable to look at...
Hearing the door open, he stuck out his butt and asked without turning his head: "Brother, where have you been?"
Xie Shiming walked over and naturally took over Xiao Pangbao's "job", taking the initiative to help him sort out his clothes.
"Talk to Uncle Zhou about something."
"Hmm? What?"
Xie Shiming was a little hesitant.
And some don’t know how to start.
Shen Chu felt it, and immediately turned around and "interrogated" with his eyes -
Come on, come on! There are things that cannot be said!
"If we all move back to the old house, the annex will be empty, and everyone who stays here should move into the main house."
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"I hope it's nothing."
Especially after he saw the look in Xie Junze's eyes.
And Zhu Fangzhen...whatever Xie Wenyong did to him and Xie Wenshan in the past, it was all due to her instigation and driving.
In fact, Zhu Fangzhen is often the "main force".
There are some things that he can't talk about directly, so he can only take precautions in advance.
Shen Chu waited and waited, but saw that Xie Shiming didn't speak anymore.
He tilted his head: "Huh?"
"Um."
"Um?"
"ah."
Xie Shiming also nodded.
Shen Chu: “…”
“That’s it?!”
Xie Shiming reached out and rubbed Shen Chu’s little head: “Let’s pack up.”
"First, take out all the sheep shit in your suitcase and refold it—"
Chen Chu wanted to ask more questions, but when he heard this, he became angry and went up to pinch Xie Shiming's neck.
"That's not little sheep shit!"
"You are a little sheep shit! Shit shit, stinky shit!"