The small Lotus Village naturally knew nothing about what was happening in the capital.

Tian Guifen couldn't even think about other people's children; she was focused on taking care of Shen Erming's affairs, and even put aside Shen Sishi, who had only recently returned.

Shen Sishi also enjoyed it and focused on helping Shen Yishan manage the winery.

However, because Shen Liuliu and others suspected Shen Sishi's identity, Shen Yishan asked Shen Sishi for help, but never let him get involved in the brewing process.

They were worried about leaks.

After helping to move the wine that day, Shen Sishi naturally headed towards the brewing room, intending to take a look.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered, a young woman stopped him and pushed him out.

“Stone, look, this is your family’s rule. Apart from us who work here and your older brother, no one else is allowed to come into the brewing room.”

Shen Sishi looked somewhat embarrassed. He didn't force his way in, but came out naturally, explaining, "I didn't know there was such a rule. I originally came here to see if I needed any help..."

The young man's face immediately turned red.

Seeing his condition, the young woman felt a pang of pity and said, "Why don't you go and say hello to your older brother? I'm just working to earn money. If I let just anyone in, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to him."

When she was first approached, Tian Guifen, at Shen Liuliu's behest, repeatedly and sternly warned her.

Her job was to prevent others from entering and also to supervise the hygiene and cleanliness of the brewing staff.

Not long ago, they fired a worker who was unhygienic; I heard he was a relative of Tian Guifen's family.

If even her relatives have been dismissed, what chance do they have of her?

Shen Sishi nodded, then turned and left, looking somewhat dejected.

The young woman was heartbroken, but she quickly turned and went inside.

Nothing is more important than having your own job.

As soon as she entered, a woman working nearby joked with her, "Hey, Yongli's wife, Shen Sishi is the boss, how dare you stop him? Aren't you afraid Tian Guifen will cause you trouble later?"

“Even if they cause trouble, I'm just following their orders! At most, she'll say something to me if she's unhappy. But what if they get upset if I let Stone in?”

Yongli's wife knew this very well.

The pros and cons still need to be weighed.

"What are you saying? Shen Sishi is someone's own son. What could be unhappy about when their own son comes to their own winery?"

"I knew you didn't use your brain. If the Shen family can just come in whenever they want, then why did Aunt Guifen tell me repeatedly that besides us, only Shen Yishan was allowed to come in? What about Shen Erming, Shen Sanlin...aren't they all members of the Shen family?"

We are all family, blood relatives, so who is more distant than whom?

Since she had strictly stipulated that only Shen Yishan was allowed to enter, she would stop Shen Sishi from coming.

"Oh, now that you mention it, it's true. But why can't family members come in to see?"

The other party was very curious.

Yongli's wife rolled her eyes: "How could we know what other people are thinking? But, we should just do our jobs well and make sure we earn our wages. Why worry about so much?"

Those are not things they should care about.

——

After Shen Sishi came out, he did not go to talk to Shen Yishan, Tian Guifen and others.

Two days later, Tian Guifen heard about it from the women who were brewing the wine.

Tian Guifen immediately felt uncomfortable and felt that she had let down her son, Shitou.

"Liu Liu, how about we change that rule? We're all family, and we can't even go into the brewery to look? I'm worried your fourth brother might think we're keeping an eye on him."

Tian Guifen approached Shen Liuliu, her brows furrowed, and spoke to her with great concern.

She already owes Stone enough.

Shen Liuli blinked and asked, "Since Fourth Brother didn't say anything, then Mother, just pretend this never happened. If we change this rule now, it will seem too deliberate. It might make Fourth Brother feel that we're being too polite to him."

Be wary of him?

She was indeed somewhat wary of her fourth brother.

After all, she always felt that something was off about this whole thing.

I wonder if Manager Gao has found anything yet.

"Oh? If that's what you're saying... then it makes sense." Tian Guifen always trusted her daughter.

Even in Tian Guifen's eyes, her daughter Shen Liuliu's words carried more weight than those of her husband and son.

Everyone knows this.

"Yes, you see, there's such a rule, so apart from our eldest brother, none of us in the family can go in. This rule wasn't changed because of the other brothers, or our parents and me, but it was changed because of our fourth brother. Won't our fourth brother be suspicious and think that we don't really consider him family?"

Being overly polite is itself a sign of distance.

Closest family members are never overly polite, no matter what the matter is.

Because they are your closest family members.

“You’re right. The older I get, the less I can understand things. I still need my daughter, otherwise, I’ll get confused again.”

Tian Guifen hugged her daughter, feeling utterly content.

So what if she can't figure it out?

She has a daughter!

proud!

Arrogant!

This is just Tian Guifen's usual behavior.

Shen Liuliu was engrossed in her book, so she casually lied to her mother: "Nonsense, Mother is the youngest, most beautiful, and most sensible! My father marrying you is truly a stroke of good luck!"

"Don't say things like 'ancestral graves are on fire.'"

Such words are unlucky, so Tian Guifen quickly stopped her daughter.

Let alone others, even Shen Wanli himself would be unhappy if he heard this.

After all, ancestral graves are a very serious topic.

Shen Liuliu looked up from the book and said seriously, "If it were just a matter of auspicious omens from the ancestral graves, how could my father have been so lucky as to marry my mother? The ancestral graves would have had to be on fire!"

"puff!"

Tian Guifen was overjoyed by her daughter's coaxing.

She ruffled her daughter's hair, her smile smoothing out the wrinkles around her eyes.

Daughters are still the best.

That brat of a son of his would never say such sweet words to coax her.

"Then you're not allowed to say that anymore, understand?"

"Okay, sure."

Looking at her daughter reading quietly and obediently, Tian Guifen's eyes were filled with pride.

but……

"Six-Six, Madam Fu said that Lin Qing is still not married. You're nine years old now, so I'd like to ask you if you have any thoughts on it?"

Tian Guifen asked cautiously.

Although my daughter is only nine years old, it is indeed too early to consider marriage.

But there are few good seedlings.

Especially since my daughter is so outstanding, there aren't many good boys in the countryside.

Looking at Qingyang Town, the most outstanding person is Fu Linqing.

Even in the entire Jinyang city government, Fu Linqing is one of the most outstanding children.

Therefore, it was inevitable that Tian Guifen would have her eyes on it.

"Mother, Brother Qing is still not married. It's very likely that he's focused on his official duties and wants to be a good local official. It doesn't necessarily mean that he likes me."

"Besides, I'm only nine years old. Let's talk about my marriage in ten years."

Marriage?

She didn't want to tie herself down so early.