Chapter 131 The Shen Family
Jiang Ning felt like she was being pampered by everyone, and quickly said, "Mom, I don't wear those things much, there's no need to buy them. And don't give me the money, Shen Mo's money is all with me, I don't need money."
Mother Shen patted Jiang Ning's hand and said, "That brat Shen Mo's money should have been yours anyway. What your father and I gave you is our way of showing our appreciation. You can't refuse it."
Under pressure from her parents, Jiang Ning couldn't refuse anything.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Mo and Shen Ziming returned.
But the two returned empty-handed.
An uninvited guest followed behind him.
He was the soldier who came to the train station early this morning to pick up people, just like Brigade Commander Liang.
Shen Ziming honestly said, "Dad, Grandpa had someone collect our family's compensation money."
Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Shen frowned, a hint of helplessness in their eyes.
Mr. Shen said, “Let’s go back to the retirement compound. That money was for Xiao Ning, and we have to get it back no matter what.”
The family set off for the retirement compound. There were quite a few members of the Shen family. Fortunately, the soldier who came also drove a car, which took Mr. and Mrs. Shen, Shen Ziming, and Shen Qianqian.
Shen Mo, Jiang Ning, and Huo Zhiqi were in the same car.
On the way, Shen Mo told Jiang Ning about some things concerning the Shen family.
Above Shen's parents was an old man who had been retired for many years, and Shen's father also had a younger brother.
Jiang Ning nodded.
Shen Mo continued, "My parents are somewhat disheartened by Grandpa's favoritism, so even though they've been exonerated, they're not really willing to go back."
Jiang Ning recalled the scene at the train station this morning and roughly guessed what was going on.
Shen Mo added, "Our family was indeed sent to the countryside because of Grandpa's favoritism. I felt a bit disheartened about this, so I never mentioned it to you."
Jiang Ning glanced at him in surprise. No wonder Shen Mo had never mentioned his family situation much, only his parents, older brother, and younger sister who had been sent to the countryside.
After driving into the city and navigating through several alleys, they arrived at an iron gate. Only after registering with the sentry guarding the gate were they allowed to pass.
Seeing that Jiang Ning was a little curious, Shen Mo explained, "The people living here are all veterans who retired from the battlefield back then."
Jiang Ning nodded. No wonder she had seen some elderly people in military uniforms along the way.
Jiang Ning was initially looking at the scenery outside, but as she looked, her focus shifted.
She noticed that this area was full of courtyard houses, and the alleys she had just passed through were also lined with courtyard houses. It seemed that houses could be bought and sold now.
Although she wasn't particularly enthusiastic about houses, she knew that courtyard houses would be incredibly valuable in the future, so the more the better.
The car stopped in front of a rather old-fashioned courtyard house. The family got out of the car, and Mr. Shen led the way into the courtyard house.
The owners of the house seemed to have known they were coming, as several people were already sitting in the main room.
A middle-aged man sitting below in the main room saw Shen's father and immediately stood up with a joyful expression to greet him, saying with a grin, "Brother, you're finally back! You've suffered so much all these years!"
Shen's father coldly pushed away the people who came to greet him.
He then looked up at the old man in military uniform sitting in the main seat and said, "Dad, the compensation you took was for my daughter-in-law. Please return the money."
Shen Bingwei, who was standing to the side with a grin, immediately said, "Big brother, why do you ask for money as soon as you get home? Dad has been looking forward to your return. After those people were arrested, Dad has been thinking about them. As soon as he heard the news that you were returning to the capital, he immediately sent people to the train station to wait for you to come home."
Mr. Shen only glanced at him indifferently, without saying a word, and continued to talk about the compensation, "That compensation originally belonged to our family, Dad, you shouldn't have let anyone take it without permission."
The old man in the main seat slammed his cane on the ground with a 'thud'. "Isn't that all to get you back? I sent people to fetch you, but they couldn't. Do you expect me to come to you in person?"
Shen's father looked at his biological father in the main seat and said calmly, "Dad, our family was sent down to the countryside for five years. Have you forgotten why our family was sent down?"
Old Master Shen frowned deeply. "So you're resenting me?"
“Of course I resent it,” Father Shen said without hesitation.
Old Master Shen thought he would say he had no complaints, after all, Shen's father used to be his most obedient child, and even when he was sent to the countryside, he listened to him.
Over the past five years, something seems to have slowly changed.
The old man tapped his cane on the ground, his anger rising, his whole body trembling. "Back then, with your brother's physique, if he had been sent to the countryside, he would never have come back alive. I was planning for you!"
“Planning for us? You’re just planning for him.” Shen’s father said, pointing at Shen Bingwei.
Mr. Shen had a lot more to say, but seeing the old man's bad expression, he swallowed his words back.
Seeing his elderly father, he wanted to lash out, but the blood ties between them were undeniable.
That's why he doesn't want to go home.
At this moment, Shen Bingwei stepped forward to smooth things over, saying, "Brother, don't say such hurtful things. Don't upset Dad."
Mr. Shen said, "I didn't come back to upset Dad. We'll leave as soon as you return our compensation money."
Upon hearing this, the old man suddenly trembled all over, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted. Shen's father and Shen Bingwei immediately helped him up.
"dad!"
"dad!"
"grandfather!"
Seeing this, Jiang Ning stepped forward and said to Shen's father, "Dad, have someone lie down."
Shen's father listened to Jiang Ning without hesitation, knowing her abilities.
As soon as we helped the old man lie down, many people in the room crowded around him, making it impossible for him to move.
Seeing this, Jiang Ning grabbed someone by the back of their neck and pulled them away, saying, "Don't crowd around people, spread out."
The person who was grabbed by Jiang Ning lost his balance and stumbled twice before falling to the ground.
Jiang Ning had no time to care whether the person had fallen to the ground; she immediately squatted down to check on the old man.
Shen Mo listened to his wife and pulled away all the people surrounding them one by one.
After examining the elderly man, Jiang Ning concluded that it was another stroke precursor caused by high blood pressure, a condition that is quite common among the elderly.
Previously in Dahe Village, the brigade leader's father also suffered a stroke.
However, she didn't bring her homemade pills this time, so Jiang Ning opened her acupuncture kit.
When Shen Bingwei saw Jiang Ning take out the silver needles, he immediately tried to stop her, "What are you trying to do, girl? Shouldn't our priority be getting Dad to the hospital as soon as possible?"
Shen Bingwei tried to rush forward to stop him, but Shen Mo blocked his way like a bear, preventing him from getting any closer.
"Shen Mo, how dare you stop me? What if something happens to your grandfather?"
Jiang Ning precisely inserted the silver needle into the acupoint. About ten minutes later, the old man's fingers twitched, and he quickly regained consciousness.
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