"What else could I say? You know I'm naturally cold-faced. I just gave him a cold look and said that from the moment I brought Yan Yan home, she has been our daughter, and that will never change."
"Is that all?" Actually, Shen Yuan's words were enough to show his attitude. But when Su Yang thought of what his cousin had said, she couldn't help but get angry. "You're being too polite to him? If he dared to say those things to my face, I definitely wouldn't hold back."
Shen Yuan chuckled: "You, you're usually such a gentle person, but when it comes to children, you turn into a firecracker, ready to explode at the slightest provocation."
"Nonsense! These children are my own flesh and blood, born from my own hard work and ten months of pregnancy! When I was young, I was wary of the children's grandfather, but now that I'm halfway to the grave, if anyone dares to bully my children or make them suffer, I will absolutely not let them leave me with a smile."
"I know." Shen Yuan put his arm around his wife's shoulder. "Don't worry about it. My cousin didn't leave me with a smile either."
"Oh? Tell me more?"
“I asked him why he had time to meddle in my family’s affairs, whether my nephew had paid off all the debts he had incurred outside, and whether my nephew’s wife’s family had forgiven him. As a result, his face changed immediately, and he cursed, ‘Let’s not talk about that bastard son,’ and turned around and left.”
"Really?" Hearing Shen Yuan say that, Su Yang's mood instantly improved considerably. "That's more like it! We can't let him have it easy; we have to make him feel miserable too. Nobody should be happy during the New Year. But Shen Yuan..."
Su Yang frowned at her husband: "This happened several days ago, why are you only telling me today? What is your intention?"
“I didn’t mean anything by it, I just suddenly thought of this. I think you probably feel the same way I do. Because of Yan Yan, my sons opened up to me, and the harmony in our family today is also thanks to Yan Yan’s contributions.”
"Yes, that's true. We should thank God for bringing Yan Yan into our lives. But what do you mean by that? Do you think your sons and Yan Yan have too good a relationship? Are you worried that this close relationship might change?"
"It's not me, it's someone around us."
"That's because they don't understand our family. The relationship between the children is perfectly normal. Yan Yan is a little sun, the joy of the family, and she gets along with everyone in the family. Your Shen family didn't have siblings like that when you were young, but our son and daughter have a little sister like Yan Yan. Those people are just meddling in other people's business."
"Yes, yes, yes, my wife is right."
"It's not that I'm right, it's just the truth. Look at Yan Yan, she doesn't seem to be in love at all, she treats everyone the same."
Shen Yuan nodded: "That's true. Except for the time when the fake Zhi Rou was around, Yan Yan's personality changed drastically. She's still almost the same as when she was a child. It's our son who has changed. By the way, I have another question."
"What's the problem? Tell me."
"What if—and I mean just what if—one day their relationship really does change, can you accept that?"
"...Who and who? Who and Yan Yan, and who and Yan Yan?"
"Well, I was just making an assumption, it could be anyone, we have many sons anyway, so it doesn't matter who it is. So you have no objection, but it depends on the person's opinion?"
"No. No, I object, no one is allowed. Yan Yan is our daughter, Jing Xiu and his brothers are our sons. Siblings are siblings, no other relationship is acceptable."
Shen Yuan nodded: "I understand. But we don't need to worry about this. To be honest, our family is actually quite well-off. There's almost no backstabbing among the children, and as for the family property, we parents haven't really had to worry about it much."
“That’s because you don’t care,” Su Yang sighed. “I do care. Look at them, none of them like jewelry design. Who will leave my studio to in the future?”
Shen Yuan chuckled: "As long as the green hills remain, there's always firewood to burn. If our sons and daughters can't be raised to be successful, there are always our grandchildren."
"..." Su Yang wanted to sigh even more, "So the topic has come full circle. The key is that none of them are interested in starting a family. Oh well, I'm out having fun, so I shouldn't think about these things."
"Yes, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. This is a truth I've recently come to realize. They are all adults, with their own plans, and they will take responsibility for their own lives and decisions. Forcing and arranging things will only backfire, just like what happened to me before. My stubbornness directly led to the breakdown of my relationship with my son, which was a losing proposition."
We're not from the same generation after all, and times are constantly changing. There's a generation gap between us and young people, both in terms of ideas and ways of thinking. Try to be more understanding; I don't want you to repeat my mistakes.
Su Yang glanced at Shen Yuan with amusement: "Now it's your turn to advise me? I don't think I've done anything wrong."
"I call this being prepared for a rainy day."
"Okay, that's good foresight. We've been sitting for too long, why don't we get up and take a walk? Let's see how Jinghe and Yanyan's castle is coming along."
"good."
Shen Yuan took the initiative to pull Su Yang up, and the two slowly walked towards Wen Yan and the others.
Wen Yan was piling things up with great interest, and Shen Jinghe was also very helpful, taking on all the heavy lifting, such as digging the foundation.
Su Yang and Shen Yuan soon joined their 'construction team', and after two hours, their castle was finally completed.
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