Chapter 34

[As expected, they are siblings. It seems their relationship isn't harmonious.]

[From what I hear, it seems like they weren't together as children, and the brother doesn't care enough about his sister.]

[The kinship between wealthy families is something most people can't break. For the sake of inheritance rights and the like, how could they be as ruthless as ordinary families? Didn't I hear that Sheng Huaishen's father had many wives?]

[It seems to me that the brother doesn't seem to be unconcerned about his sister.]

[Family members, look! The names on the list have all changed.]

Those who were so arrogant as to ask who Sheng Ning Sheng XX was changed their IDs to their own names. The only few who did not change were suppressed.

It’s not that they don’t want to change, it’s mainly because they don’t know what to do with this time difference.

At this time, the Sheng family group was as quiet as a chicken.

Although those words were spoken to Sheng Huaishen, every word of them hit them hard.

It wasn't just Sheng Huaishen who didn't take little Sheng Ning out to play, none of them had ever taken him out to play either. Every one of them watched with their own eyes as little Sheng Ning walked from beginning to end without anyone paying any attention to her.

It was they who turned little Sheng Ning into this. How could they expect the child to remember them based on just a short self-introduction in those two years? The string of names hanging on the contribution list became extremely ironic at this moment.

[Are they really all members of the Sheng family? ]

[Are they all changing their names out of guilt?]

[I find this a little cute for some reason. I guess everyone cares about the younger sister.]

Whether they care or not, the Sheng family themselves have no answer.

They have complicated feelings towards this sister, but they have to say that the little Sheng Ning who ran around introducing herself to the whole family did leave a deep impression on them. Even though Sheng Ning has no contact with anyone, she still exists in everyone's world in various ways.

Just like their group name – there’s no Sheng Ning version.

Even if she is not here, this name seems to be able to replace her and become a part of this family.

And if Sheng Ning had not chosen to leave the Sheng family to be herself, but instead followed the same path as everyone else, she might now be a member of the group, usually speaking in sarcastic to each other, but appearing to be decent and friendly on the surface.

Fake, yet there is an extremely disgusting bond connecting them.

If it had come to this, perhaps the scene today would not have occurred.

Sheng Ning has always been special in their eyes since she was a child, and even now, they feel that they envy her and envy her freedom.

But it was not until this moment that everyone realized that there was still a sense of guilt left in their hearts. It seemed that everyone had thought, as Sheng Huaishen did, that if someone had stood up and taken her out to play when little Sheng Ning asked that question, there would not be a scene like today.

Sheng Zhao: Come on, speak up. Why aren’t you talking? Is your keyboard broken?

Sheng Shi: Will you die if you speak less?

Sheng Huaiyu: Push out those who haven’t changed their names yet. It’s annoying to watch.

Sheng Zhi: I’m annoyed now. What were you doing before?

Sheng Huaiyu: What qualifications do you have to criticize me? Didn't you say that the third wife's child is good-looking and has the greatest competitiveness?

Sheng Zhi: I just said she is pretty, don't put labels on me casually. It was you who clearly said that the third room usually looks quiet, but who knows what big move she is planning.

Sheng Zhao: Why don’t you just start a live broadcast of the fight? It would make me happy to watch it.

There was a moment of silence in the group, and finally Sheng Huaiyu said: I don’t know.

I didn't know she thought this way. If he had known, he would definitely go out and take her out to play.

Not only him, who else knows?

Sheng Shi: But I think she is still the same as before?

Sheng Zhao: Don’t tell this kind of riddle that requires guessing to someone who is learning Chinese.

Sheng Shi: I mean, maybe she still needs brothers and sisters. If she really doesn’t care about her, she wouldn’t say that, right?

Sheng Zhi: Even if you want to give it to someone now, they may not want it yet.

Sheng Huaiyu: You haven’t even given it to me yet, and you already know they don’t want it?

Sheng Zhao: How should I give it to her? What should I give her? My niece said she wants to make money. Can I give her my own money?

Sheng Zhi: You can return to China first.

A bunch of uncles and aunts were discussing heatedly in the group.

But the one who was most hurt by that sentence was Sheng Huaishen. Sheng Ning's laughter made him feel very uncomfortable, especially at such a short distance.

"Uncle." Xiao Fusheng had already crushed the herbs and brought them over. "Uncle, give me your hand."

Sheng Huaishen had no time to think at this point, and he extended his hand without hesitation.

Xiao Fusheng rubbed him with half of the crushed herbs, then applied the other half to him, puffing up his little mouth and blowing on it: "Uncle, does it hurt?"

Sheng Huaishen's fingertips curled back uncontrollably, but the child still grabbed them, so he could only say, "It doesn't hurt."

"Uncle is so brave."

Little Fusheng coaxed him.

She had been sick before, and after she realized how painful it was when the nurse pricked her with a needle that day, she took the issue of injury very seriously. Being a human being is something that can feel pain, and being a human being is not easy.

"brave?"

It was the first time that Sheng Huaishen heard someone use this word to describe himself.

"Yes." Xiao Fusheng took out a Band-Aid and put it on his uncle. "Mom always cries when she gets hurt."

As soon as these words were spoken, the two people across the fire raised their heads.

Sheng Ning stood up suddenly: "Come over when you're done."

It seems like the attempt to cover up something makes it more obvious.

Will Cool Sister cry when she gets hurt? I'm looking forward to it.

[You must be joking. No matter how powerful I am, I am still made of flesh and blood. I'll chop you with my sword and see if you cry.]

Her mother no longer liked her being with strangers.

Xiao Fusheng felt that adults were really hard to guess and felt awkward. He sighed and prepared to go back to his mother, but was grabbed by his uncle.

"Don't listen to her." Sheng Huaishen pressed the child to sit next to him. "Tell me, what does your mother look like when she cries?"

Cautiously glancing at his mother's expression, Xiao Fusheng quickly shook his head: "Mom doesn't allow me to say it."

"let."

"Sheng Huaishen." Sheng Ning frowned, "Don't go too far."

Why does he care about this? Is he here to laugh at her?

Even if she cries now, it probably has nothing to do with their inheritance rights.

"Is this excessive?" Sheng Huaishen asked, "How is it excessive?"

No matter what, it was the result of a battle among so many people. Compared with Sheng Ning, who has never liked intrigue and getting along with nature since childhood, Sheng Huaishen's level of flattery is much higher.

"We're not that familiar." Sheng Ning said, "This is my private matter. You have no right to know."

"Bleeding the same blood, is this unfamiliar?"

Sheng Ning couldn't stand it any longer: "What on earth do you want to do?"

Little Fusheng was sandwiched between two adults. It was the first time she saw her mother's expression like this. She gently pulled her uncle's hand away and stood up: "Mom, don't quarrel. It's better if I don't sit with my uncle."

Sheng Huaishen let the child return to his mother and raised his head slightly: "I didn't plan to do anything."

"I just want to know what it's like when my sister cries."

This was the first time he spoke about their relationship in public, rather than at a gathering at the Sheng family for the sake of face.

Sheng Ning didn't expect him to say such a thing and was stunned on the spot.

"If you count it up, you should have been eleven years old when you first traveled alone," Sheng Huaishen said.

"How do you know?"

I know she has a collection room, and now it sounds like she also knows the time of every trip she takes.

The two of them weren't celebrities themselves, and they had no idea about the camera or maintaining their image in front of it. Sheng Ning protected the child behind him and said, "Sheng Huaishen, aren't you guys going too far?"

She was already far away from that home and no longer disturbed any of their lives.

Why didn't they let her go? Even if they really wanted to spy on her, why did they let her know? Why did they have to come on this show? Did they have to make things so difficult for each other?

Sheng Huaishen felt very uncomfortable when he clearly saw the disappointment and disgust in his sister's eyes.

In the past, he always wondered whether Xiao Shengning had any purpose, and what was behind every family. But now that she has really become such a person and uses such thinking to speculate about them, he knows that retribution has come.

Han Fei and Liang Yunyang, who had heard the argument from afar, quickly came over and placed the food they had found between the two of them. "What's going on? Can't you just talk it out?"

With outsiders present, this topic could not be continued.

Sheng Ning sat in the seat farthest away from the crowd.

Little Fusheng had been following her mother silently. Seeing that her mother was unhappy, she brought over the leaves she had just plucked and spread them over here: "Mom, sleep here. It's very far from uncle."

The two people were almost on the diagonal line, which was indeed very far away.

Without hearing his mother's answer, Xiao Fusheng ran to get all the roasted food, placed it on the leaves, held it carefully, blew it to cool it down, and then tore it into pieces and fed it to his mother's mouth, just like how his mother had torn it into pieces and fed him during the day: "Mom, you can't go hungry."

No matter how angry Sheng Huaishen is, he cannot take it out on the children.

Sheng Ning grabbed her wrist, took the meat, ate a bite, and fed the child a bite.

Little Fusheng sat in front of his mother, hugging his legs. He carefully observed his mother's expression. Seeing that she was not as angry as before, he whispered, "I'm sorry, Mom."

"Sorry for what?"

"Mom doesn't let me talk to my uncle, but I still want to talk." Little Fusheng lowered his head, "I won't say anything anymore."

That is a grudge between adults, what does it have to do with children?

No matter how bad it was, Sheng Huaishen was the one who used tricks to keep the child with him.

"What did he say to you while we were climbing the mountain?" she asked.

Little Fusheng thought carefully and recalled: "She asked me to teach Mom."

Sheng Ning scoffed: "Teach me?"

"Yeah." Xiao Fusheng nodded, also feeling a little strange. "Uncle said that Mom is also a child like me, so he asked me to teach Mom."

"Why did he call Mom a child?"

My mother is so big, so good, and so outstanding.

Little Fusheng thought that he wanted to be someone like his mother when he grew up.

child?

This was something Sheng Ning had never thought of.

What did Sheng Huaishen mean by this?

"What did you ask me to teach you?"

"Let me think about it... Oh, right, uncle said before that mom doesn't know how to call me brother."

Sheng Ning was really confused now. Could it be that the old man had some requirements for him, requiring him to have a good relationship with his brothers and sisters at home?

If that's the case, she can cooperate. It's better to have less trouble than more.

At least he doesn't have to pretend to disgust me like he does now, and I don't have to be on guard against him all the time for other intentions.

By the time everyone finished their meal, it was already dark. Normally, they should have gone to bed, but it was the first time for most people to spend the night in such conditions.

Even Sheng Ning rarely goes out. Although she often goes out for adventure, she will not put herself in a dangerous environment for no reason, so most of her trips are within one day, either with a hotel or a car.

Almost no one can sleep now, and the program team also thought of this, so they arranged other projects.

Director Cheng asked, "I haven't had my phone for a day. Do you know how many times our show has been trending today?"

Liang Yunyang felt hopeless: "I don't really want to know. I won't be able to face my fans anymore."

[Don't worry, Yangzi, no one will pay attention to you today. ]

[Hahahaha, before going on the show, I was worried that the cowardly Liang Yunyang would hold us back and make everyone dislike him. Now I realize there's someone even more annoying than him. Thanks to Tian Zijin for sending our Yangzi this overwhelming wealth.]

[Not as good as Xiao Fusheng, and not as good as Xiao Fusheng. These two guests are real.]

"Don't worry." Director Cheng also conveyed the fans' "concern" for him, "No one is scolding you."

"real?"

"There are many people who have more topics to talk about than you." Han Fei gestured for him to look at the others.

"Oh, yes!" Liang Yunyang asked, "What about Xiao Fusheng?"

Director Cheng laughed and said, "The video of Xiao Fusheng swinging on the vines has spread everywhere. I guess those crews who still need to tie wires are checking to see if there is anything else behind you overnight."

Little Fusheng said innocently: "It's very simple."

"Okay, stop talking." Tan Mu covered his face with his hands. "If you keep going like this, you'll take my job away too."

Stealing food?!

Food is the most important thing for people, and food scramble is a serious matter.

Xiao Fusheng quickly covered his mouth.

Everyone was amused, and Director Cheng then turned his attention to Sheng Ning, who had been silent and seemed to be in a daze. She was always like this. As long as it had nothing to do with herself or the children, she would ignore it.

"Sheng Ning."

When Sheng Ning heard someone calling him, he reluctantly turned his head: "Huh?"

Director Cheng: "There are a lot of trending searches today related to you. Can you guess what they are?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Ning subconsciously looked at Sheng Huaishen. Is this what he meant?

No wonder I kept trying to bring the topic back to her today.

"I can't guess."

I don't want to guess.

[It’s really hard to talk to this cool sister. ]

[Sometimes I think, if I were to face someone with Sheng Ning's personality, it would be very uncomfortable, after all, I wouldn't get any feedback.]

[Wake up, I don't want your feedback. Besides, doesn't Xiao Fusheng get along well with her?]

[Actually, I think Sheng Ning is blocking herself off from the outside world. Psychologically speaking, this is a form of self-protection, but the downside is that it's difficult for her to empathize with others, which can make others feel indifferent.]

[You guys are into psychology now? Don't be too ridiculous.]

In order for the show to continue, Director Cheng will certainly not forget his purpose just because he is ignored.

He had asked someone to write down the names at the top of the live broadcast interface in advance. After all, they had donated so much money and were already investors in another way. What the boss wanted to do must be done properly.

"Look, there are a lot of viewers in the live broadcast room today, and they have some questions they'd like to ask you. I've written them down. Can you answer them?"

Since she was participating in the show, Sheng Ning would cooperate with the basic procedures, and she nodded.

"First, ask Sheng Ning if he knows who Sheng Zhi is?"

Sheng Ning: “?”

What is the problem?

"Sheng Zhi?" Liang Yunyang was puzzled. "He has the same surname as you. Could he be from your family?"

Before today, Sheng Ning would have hesitated, after all, this name was also unfamiliar to her.

But after she asked Sheng Huaishen "Who is Sheng Shi" during the day, she now seemed to know who Sheng Zhi was.

But it is still unclear which room the child belongs to.

What? Did the Sheng family come out in force to cause trouble for me today? After leaving this circle for so many years, I still can't escape.

It was obvious that Director Cheng didn't want an immediate answer. Seeing Sheng Ning hesitate, he waved his hand and said, "Don't rush to answer. There's more."

Sheng Ning's heart hadn't yet returned to his stomach when he heard him ask, "Ask Sheng Ning who Sheng Huaiyu is?"

“???”

"Ask Sheng Ning and Sheng Zhao who they are."

“…”

"Ask Sheng Ning, Sheng..."

"Wait a minute." Sheng Ning couldn't listen any longer. If she continued, she suspected that this person was going to upload his entire family tree to her. It was really too outrageous. "Are you sure you're asking me these questions?"

"Of course." Director Cheng smiled slightly. "Today's live broadcast was unprecedentedly grand, thanks to these people who have been dominating the top spot."

If looks could kill, Sheng Ning would have killed Sheng Huaishen a hundred or eighty times by now.

Sheng Huaishen, who was affected, was really innocent this time. He was not allowed to use his mobile phone after participating in the show, so he had no idea what tricks these people were doing outside.

"Should I answer?" Sheng Ning asked.

It sounded like he was answering Director Cheng's question, but in fact his eyes were always on Sheng Huaishen.

She was trying to determine whether this was intentional and they needed her cooperation to gain some benefit from the Sheng family, or whether these people simply disliked her and set a trap for her.

Sheng Huaishen was a very shrewd person. He cursed these people who were more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything, and then pressed his eyebrows together: "I don't know."

"You don't have to pay attention to them."

Sheng Shi: How rude of you! Sheng Huaishen, please don’t burn your bridges.

He stayed up all night and didn't even get a single answer. He was about to die of sudden death!

The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I can be calm if I endure it for a while, but I can't endure it anymore.

He opened the live broadcast room and started to recharge money.

A golden bar of comments exclusively for sponsors floated across the live broadcast room.

Sheng Shi: "Don't listen to Sheng Huaishen, I'm the fifth brother."

Sheng Zhi, who was still silently peeking at the screen, refused to admit defeat: "Sheng Shi, you have no martial ethics. We agreed to stay for two hours each. Sheng Ning, I am the fourth brother."

Program crew: “…”

"It seems there's no need to ask." Director Cheng didn't expect that the drama in the live broadcast room was more intense than on the scene. "They seem to have introduced themselves. Sheng Ning, does your brother have so many?"

Are there so many?

Sheng Ning also wanted to know this question.

Since they all want to be her brother so much, she will just help them.

"Yes." She smiled faintly, "There are many, so I can't remember their names clearly. Sheng Huaishen... Which brother are you?"

Seeing that he had angered the other party, Sheng Huaishen couldn't explain himself at all. He sighed and said to the camera, "Alright, can you guys calm down a bit? Can't you see that the child is anxious?"

child?

The only child at the scene was still out of the situation.

Xiao Fusheng is young and privileged. She doesn’t know that her mother has many brothers, nor does she know what those brothers are like.

So she moved closer to Director Cheng and asked, "Uncle, can I see it?"

Thinking that she knew a lot of words at such a young age and was Sheng Ning's child, it would be the same if the mother didn't do business, Director Cheng handed her the phone.

The barrage was dense, but the ones that cost a lot of money were very conspicuous.

Being seen by this wild niece in an instant, the adults felt very embarrassed even through the screen and restrained themselves a lot.

But the money for tips is not restrained at all.

Sheng Zhao: A meeting gift for my niece.

Sheng Zhi: I told you to study Chinese well and stop shouting!

Wild niece?

Xiao Fusheng sorted out his kinship and asked doubtfully, "Are you my mother's brothers?"

Sheng Zhao: I am your mommy’s sister.

"Oh oh!" Xiao Fusheng suddenly realized, "It's my uncle and aunt!"

[Are you calling me? My heart is numb.]

[Wake up, they gave us a meeting gift, did you give them one? Those little melons and dates.]

The men and women behind the screen stopped what they were doing when they heard the words "uncle" and "aunt".

Sheng Huaiyu: He really looks like little Sheng Ning.

Sheng Zhi: My father won’t let her into the house. Is it okay to shout like that outside?

Sheng Zhao: Oh my god, there's such a beautiful voice in this world! Is this what makes a baby cute? Can those of you who are married have children soon? I don't care, I'm just her aunt!

Sheng Shi: You have a nice idea.

It is indeed wishful thinking. Due to kinship, one can call them uncle and aunt, but in reality, Xiao Fusheng still remembers that his mother did not allow him to call them uncle, but to call passersby uncle.

So after she finished speaking, she turned around and asked, "Mom, was Fusheng wrong this time?"

Sheng Ning said calmly: "Just call them what you call this uncle."

“This uncle” himself: “.”

What does it have to do with him? !

"That's Uncle Passerby and Aunt Passerby." Little Fusheng looked at the camera, "It seems you have done something bad too. Mom doesn't like it."

Sheng Zhao: What bad things happened? I haven't returned to China yet, and I haven't done anything.

Sheng Zhi: It’s because you did nothing.

Shengshi: I can’t even swipe my money?

There were still many things that Xiao Fusheng didn't understand, so he asked directly: "Why do you want to ask Mommy if she knows who you are?"

Soon, a sentence appeared on the barrage that had disappeared for a long time.

Sheng Huaiyu: "I want to see if your mother can remember me."

"As a brother and sister, you're asking this question." Xiao Fusheng asked doubtfully, "Aren't you a family? Don't you see each other regularly or make video calls?"

She and Xiaoshu's brother are not relatives, but she calls every day to report her safety.

So Xiao Fusheng felt that no matter how old she grew up, or when Xiao Shu grew up and moved to other places, she would never forget him. She would not even call him a stranger.

All the big guys were stumped by her questions despite her young age.

"Actually, Fusheng has wanted to ask this for a long time." Little Fusheng sat down next to the director uncle, as if he wanted to have a long chat with him.

There are indeed many things she doesn't understand, but her mother won't tell her.

For example, she used to live in a castle, so she had never seen the four seasons, let alone spring flowers, autumn rain, rain, snow, wind and frost. But after coming to this world and seeing these weather conditions with her own eyes, she felt that they were very ordinary.

Scientific knowledge tells her that this is a normal astronomical phenomenon, but it is not the case for her mother. Her mother is knowledgeable and she understands a lot of knowledge that her mother also understands.

But my mother still thought that it was God crying.

Every time the God of Heaven cries, my mother is also very sad. Most of the time, my mother is sad when she looks for her.

She comforted her mother so many times, but never once did she hear anyone else comforting her mother.

Originally, Xiao Fusheng thought that this was because his mother, like himself, had never seen her relatives.

Until she came into this world, no matter it was Big Daddy, Little Daddy, Brother Xiaoshu, or even Aunt Huanhuan and Sister Zhuzhu, they were all very kind to her and didn't want her to suffer or get hurt.

This world is full of human feelings.

But mom has always lived in this world, why doesn't she have one?

"Uncles and aunts, you are asking Mom this question now. Where were you before?" Xiao Fusheng asked, "Mom was hurt and cried too. Weren't you there at that time?"

My mother was also very afraid of pain. Whenever the pain became too severe to ignore, she would wake her up and say, "It hurts, baby," under a trembling voice.

Just like when she wants to talk to someone, she will say this to her.

"Kid, tell me something, it's too quiet."

So Xiao Fusheng is proficient in medicine. She thinks that her mother arranged for her to learn these things, probably because she wanted to have some comfort when she was in pain.

Xiao Fusheng didn't see any more of those glittering replies on the barrage. She said disappointedly, "If you were still here, Mom would definitely remember you."

"Otherwise, if Mom remembers me, how could she not remember you?"

Sheng Ning, who was far away, was stunned.

She always thought of children as intelligent, but ignorant of the human world, perhaps no different from an uncontaminated robot.

But it was not until now that Sheng Ning realized that children do understand.

She understood human nature and truth, but she never spoke of it.

With her intelligence, how could she not know the gap and difference between her and other ordinary children, and how could she not know where she came from?

So she has always known that no matter which father and mother she has, she has no blood relationship with these people. Perhaps there is some unique bond that allows her to stay with these people.

Does she now understand how special she is to herself?

Sheng Ning guessed correctly, Xiao Fusheng did know.

After coming into this world, she has been holding her mobile phone to learn knowledge every day, wanting to integrate into this world as quickly as possible, so she also knows what people on the Internet are talking about their relationship with their fathers.

It turns out that not having a blood relationship here makes people feel very insecure. No one believes that fathers would be so nice to someone who is not related by blood.

So Xiao Fusheng also thought a lot. She recalled her memories with her parents, trying to find out what was special about her to them.

She was still a little confused at first, and it wasn't until today that she began to figure things out.

Her mother treats her differently from others. She even doesn't recognize her own brothers and sisters. That's because she was the one who always stayed by her mother's side when she needed them the most.

The contribution list in the live broadcast room fell silent, no one spoke anymore, only the ID that was always lit reminded everyone that they were still there.

[What the kids said was truly enlightening. I originally thought they were just vying for favor and having fun, but now I realize how ironic it is.]

[What were you doing earlier? Why are you showing off now?]

[From what Zizi said, does that mean no one has ever taken care of Sheng Ning?]

Thinking of what Sheng Ning said to Sheng Huaishen at the beginning, my heart ached suddenly.

Little Fusheng stood up from the ground and patted his clothes: "Uncles and aunts, Fusheng just wants to say that if you didn't bother me before, then don't bother me in the future, otherwise mom will be sad."

She didn't want to make her mother sad, but her mother was very unhappy today because of the uncles.

Director Cheng, who originally just wanted to add some fun to the show, realized at this moment that he seemed to have been involved in this feud between wealthy families and had done something not very glorious.

He tried to smooth things over: "Well, let's move on to the next topic."

But unexpectedly, it was Sheng Ning herself who stood up this time. She walked to the director and saw those names that were as quiet as chickens.

They are arranged neatly and are very eye-catching.

The surname Sheng would make her feel like she was hit on the head with a stick, making her head buzz.

However, she also knew clearly that she could not escape from the Sheng family now, so she had no right or qualification to resent anyone. She just felt that it was irrelevant, and it would be good for everyone to live in peace.

The child is right. If he didn’t show up before, he won’t bother you in the future.

"This is just a prank by my brothers and sisters." Sheng Ning said with a smile, "I hope netizens will stop making random assumptions. There's no hatred or blame. We're doing fine now."

This is a dignity left for the Sheng family and also for herself.

"Kid." Sheng Ning said, then took the child's hand and walked back to the farthest spot. "Are you tired?"

He is still a child after all. He has worked hard all day and is now sitting by the warm fire. Of course, he is tired.

Lying in her mother's arms, she didn't want to think about anything else. She hugged her mother's arms and said, "Let's go to sleep, Mom."

"good."

Little Fusheng patted his mother gently: "Don't worry, Mom, Fusheng will protect you."

Although these were just words spoken in a child's sleep, they could really alert anyone at this moment.

It turned out that Sheng Dong on the other side of the ocean saw all of this clearly. In his opinion, what these children did was just childish pranks, but he never thought that the first one to stand up would be a little girl who was still wet behind the ears.

"Are you sure this kid has a clean background?"

The housekeeper nodded. "She's perfectly clean, but her origins are unclear. The domestic records show she was abandoned and left without a father or mother. No other background can be found."

There are only two possible situations: one is that this child's background is bigger than the Sheng family, or she is really clean.

Obviously the former is impossible. If it were true, the child would not be raised under someone else's name.

"She's too smart to be a child," Sheng Dong thought thoughtfully. "She's too clever."

If such a child was born in the Sheng family, her future would be immeasurable, but she is not from the Sheng family.

Then he asked, "Still no movement from the third room?"

"It's always been like this," the housekeeper said. "Although Miss Ning doesn't usually fight or compete, she brought a child to Young Master Shen's show and caused such a big fuss among the younger generation..."

Before he could finish his words, Sheng Dong frowned, "Are you saying they want to raise this child as a bargaining chip?"

But this guess is unlikely: "They are not related by blood, so they can't enter the Sheng family no matter what."

"But isn't the Patriarch already impressed by this child?"

Sheng Dong was stumped by the question.

Indeed, apart from other reasons, he admired the child.

"Keep an eye on them," he asked again. "What's going on with these people? Did they hear anything?"

He usually keeps quiet, but now he makes such a scene in China, and I don’t know who he is making a fool of himself.

The housekeeper was also a little puzzled when this was mentioned: "This... seems to be a coincidence. I heard that it was only Miss Ning who proposed to participate in the show, but Master Shen's participation was an accident. The other young masters and young ladies just wanted to watch the fun."

With the means these people have, it's impossible for a simple little trick to trick them all.

The only possibility is that they all volunteered.

Volunteer to be a clown?

If he hadn't watched this program today, Sheng Dong wouldn't have known that among all his children, there was actually a pure heart. He also knew what little Sheng Ning had done back then and why he had no interest in power.

The show was nearing its end at this time, and the production team also hoped that the guests could recharge their batteries, so when they saw that everyone wanted to take a break, they did not disturb them. Instead, they fixed the camera position and let them rest.

After an unknown amount of time, just when Sheng Dong had lost interest, he saw his son in the camera move.

At this time, the brother and sister seemed to have some tacit understanding. After one of them stood up, the other followed suit and walked out of the camera at the same time.

Apparently, the two people, who had no experience in live broadcasts, had long forgotten they were wearing microphones.

"What happened today was an accident." Sheng Huaishen spoke first.

Both of them knew very well that they couldn't have a conversation in front of the camera, so they could only express their doubts at this time.

Sheng Ning nodded: "I understand."

"What about you?" she asked. "What are you going to do?"

Sheng Huaishen frowned slightly.

"If you need my cooperation, I can." Sheng Ning said, "As long as you ask, I am not so inflexible and can distinguish between the important and the unimportant."

Cooperate with what? Did she think he was asking her to play along in the brother-sister drama?!

"What Xiao Fusheng said is true," Sheng Ning said softly, "but I'm not ungrateful. I know exactly what I should and shouldn't do, and I also know that there's no such thing as one person owing another, or one person having to be nice to another, so I've never blamed you, and I don't have any complaints against you. It's just that we chose different paths, and there's nothing special about it. Don't worry, this is what I really say."

Sheng Huaishen choked for a long time before he sighed softly: "We have a group."

Sheng Ning was puzzled.

"A group without you, it only contains the younger generation of our generation," said Sheng Huaishen.

Sheng Ning felt a little uncomfortable, but still endured it: "So?"

"Every day in this group, the news is either about who's completed a project or who's achieved something, plus there are countless social engagements and interactions. We've tacitly accepted that this will always be the case, and we've also tacitly accepted the hypocrisy and rivalry between each other." Sheng Huaishen said calmly, "Only when we face one thing will we reach a consensus."

Sheng Ning didn't understand. She had no interest in how these people were deceiving each other.

Until Sheng Huaishen said the next sentence.

"That's what you're doing."

She widened her eyes slightly: "Me?"

"You're so free, we envy you," Sheng Huaishen said. "It's a freedom none of us can achieve or possess. I don't know when it started, but we've all become accustomed to watching you everywhere you go, so maybe we can pretend we've been there too."

That’s how they knew where and when she went, and that she had a lot of collections.

"Sheng Ning, you may not believe this," Sheng Huaishen said, "In another sense, we have been watching you grow up."

He looked up at the dark night sky, thinking of the many times in the past when little Sheng Ning had looked at the sky just like he was now. "It's just that at that time, we thought you were happy, or at least happier than us, so no one ever thought of disturbing you or interfering in your life."

I just watched her from behind and knew what she was doing. At that moment, I could put aside the worries in the business world in the group and chat casually about this "rebellious" sister. That was their only tacit understanding and the little comfort they could find for each other in their irritable lives.

She is the only sister that everyone agrees on.

Sheng Huaishen asked: "So now you know why you are not in that group?"

Sheng Ning looked around helplessly, his fingers frantically swiping in the air: "Then why did you come?"

"I didn't want to come at first," Sheng Huaishen said. "It was just that I received a call that night, someone called me second brother, and at the airport I heard a younger version of you calling me uncle, so at that moment I suddenly wanted to come and see it. After all, this program was originally meant to fulfill a dream of mine, and I joined the show temporarily to fill Tian Zijin's position. As for why I'm telling you this now..."

He paused and turned around: "Because of what that little guy said, I now know why you chose to leave before. It turns out you were not happy either."

Sheng Ning said: "This has nothing to do with you."

No matter how disappointed she was as a child, she never thought of blaming her brothers and sisters, because she knew clearly that no one in the family could make decisions on their own, and she just happened to be the exception.

"It really doesn't matter." Sheng Huaishen said with a smile, "But Fusheng is too much like you when you were a child. Maybe other people's life and death have nothing to do with us, but every time I see her, I will think of you when you first came to see me."

"You said, 'Second brother, can you take me out to play?'" Sheng Huaishen curled the corners of his lips. "With so many children at home, everyone only remembers you and keeps looking for someone to take you out to play, even now."

Thinking about what he had done before, Sheng Ning felt that he was really naive.

"So I always can't help but wonder, if I had taken you out to play, would you have grown up as confident and happy as Xiao Fusheng is now?"

There was a hint of surprise in Sheng Ning's eyes.

"Sheng Ning." Sheng Huaishen sighed softly. "Then one year, I kept waiting for you to come find me at the same place. I thought I could finally make time this year and take you out to play. You wouldn't have to squat by the fountain alone, counting the seconds until the lights came on."

Sheng Ning looked up in surprise.

"But I waited a long time before I realized that the child who wanted someone to play with her had grown up." He smiled, "She no longer needed it."

"Besides, we taught her how to grow up."