The old woman sighed and shook her head. "I really don't know what sins I committed in my previous life. I'm half buried in the earth now, and I don't know how many days I have left. To my surprise, I met such a neighbor in my old age. This family..."
The old lady seemed to be afraid that the people inside who were making a lot of noise would hear her, so she lowered her voice.
"They're constantly throwing cups and bowls. They quarrel from morning till night, sometimes even in the middle of the night. Everyone in the neighborhood, upstairs and downstairs, and even in the entire community, knows about this family's daily quarrels. And the man, who doesn't look old, does nothing all day except gamble, play mahjong in the mahjong room in the building behind, or play chess in the yard."
"And the hostess of this house, she dresses up all day long and if you don't know her you'd think she's some wealthy lady. She complains about everything when she buys groceries. Every day she's either complaining about the environment in the neighborhood or bragging about how well her daughter married."
"Even though their daughter married well, I haven't seen how well the couple is doing. In the three months since they moved here, I've only seen their daughter twice, including today. The last time was because the man owed a debt and the creditor threw red paint at their house..."
It was obvious that the old lady was really fed up, and she kept complaining, pointing and gesticulating, shaking her head and sighing. After several minutes, the two of them left together until another old lady from upstairs who also couldn't stand the noise came down.
Ye Huan raised his chin towards the door and asked, "Shall we knock on the door and see?"
The bodyguard behind him said respectfully, "Miss Shen, why don't you not go in? The people in here sound pretty crazy. What if..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Shen Wanqing's high-pitched voice: "Get out..."
The next second, the door in front of her was pushed open from the inside. Seeing who was coming, Shen Wanqing tried to cover the wound on her face in a panic, but several people had already seen it.
The corner of his mouth was swollen and purple, and his left cheek was covered with two slap marks. It was obvious that he was beaten quite hard. I wonder how many more injuries he had on his body.
Shen Wanqing naturally didn't want Shen Nianchu to see her like this, so she raised her hand to cover the wound on her face, "What are you looking at? Are you satisfied?"
Really not wanting other neighbors to come out and laugh at the joke, Shen Nianchu and Ye Huan brought their bodyguards into the room and closed the door.
After sweeping away the mess in the house, Shen Nianchu was really convinced by the concept of blood relationship. Shen Huaian was just throwing things now, but I'm afraid that when his patience ran out or he was dissatisfied in the future, he would resort to domestic violence.
If Shen Wanqing had to say the thing that she couldn't stand the most in her life, it would definitely be being embarrassed by Shen Nianchu, "What are you doing here? Did you come all the way here just to see me make a fool of myself?"
Shen Nianchu really admired her and asked,
"Didn't you ask me what kind of life you're living now? I don't know, so as your cousin, I just came here to check on you."
Shen Wanqing: “…”
Shen Huaian seemed to have seen a life-saving straw, "Nian Chu, how have you been recently? I saw that you had depression on the Internet, right? It was my second uncle who neglected me before and didn't care about you in time, but now that I see you are almost well, I am relieved."
Chen Nianchu smiled faintly, "No need to pretend. Ever since I can remember, I've never seen you care about me."
An unnatural look crossed Shen Huaian's face. "That's not the way to say it. I was busy with the company before, so I couldn't take care of those things... But now that I see you are doing so well, Second Uncle is really happy for you. However, after all, we are still a family, and you can't just take care of yourself, right?"
Ye Huan: "Uncle, you've just exchanged a few pleasantries, and now you're jumping straight into the point and making demands?"
"What do you mean by making a request? How can you talk like that, kid?"
Shen Huaian was unhappy, but he still needed Shen Nianchu's help, so he didn't bother with Ye Huan anymore.
"Nianchu, even if Wanqing did something wrong, she is still your sister. Shen's company is bankrupt and the old lady has passed away, but we are still a family. You can't just watch Wanqing's life ruined like this, right?"
"You don't know that Yu Ziqian. He actually took action..."
"Dad!" Shen Wanqing would rather let Shen Nianchu mistakenly believe that the injuries on her face were caused by Shen Huai'an than let her know the fact that she was being abused. "Stop talking. Do you have to say this to her?"
"Shut up! I'm doing this for you!"
"Nianchu, Wanqing...is having a very hard time in the Yu family. As her elder sister, and since you have such a good relationship with Mr. Lu, can you help Wanqing and ask the Yu family to give her a little more respect?"
It's not surprising that Shen Nianchu has been accustomed to being shameless since childhood.
"Hasn't she earned her current life herself? Dignity is something you have to earn yourself. If I ask Lu Jinzhou to speak up, will the Yu family truly respect her from the bottom of their hearts? Yu Ziqian is what she got through her own efforts. Whether he treats her well or not, what does it have to do with me?"
"Then you can't say that. If Yu Ziqian is a good person, can she steal him away?"
Ye Huan laughed: "Uncle, you are sober."
Shen Wanqing was so embarrassed, "That's enough, Dad, do you have to let her laugh at me?"
"Shut up!" Shen Huaian scolded, then looked at Shen Nianchu again, his eyes filled with pleading.
"Wanqing did do something wrong, especially hiring online trolls to smear you. I had already taught her a lesson before you came, and she knows she was wrong."
"Look, your father is in a nursing home now. He's so confused that he can't even recognize people, let alone care about you. Second uncle has the obligation to take care of you, but... you also know that the Shen family is bankrupt and all the family savings have been used to pay off debts. We are all family, so you can't bear to see your family live in such a miserable way, right? Can you... arrange a job for Second uncle?"
Shen Nianchu really laughed, "Why do you think that after you treated me and my mother so badly and then lived off the wealth of the Shen family, I can still help you with a smile?"
"If people find out that you didn't care about your second uncle's life or death, others will laugh at you."
"Thanks to your daughter, the Shen family has been laughed at by everyone, so this one won't make any difference."
Shen Wanqing's mother was silent for a long time, but she knew that she could only rely on Shen Nianchu for help.
"Nianchu, we were inconsiderate in the past. Your second uncle was really hit hard. Could you please help him find a job? This is all Auntie asks of you, okay?"
If Shen Huaian continued to stay at home, she would be laughed at by people in the community endlessly. Besides, she couldn't stand her current life without money.
After all, it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
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