Chapter 291 Another blind date arranged for Brother Shen?!
When the topic suddenly turned to him, Brother Shen was taken aback for a moment, then nodded.
Seeing Shen Ziming nod, the eldest uncle's smile widened even more. "What a coincidence."
After saying that, he pointed to the woman sitting next to their son, "Her name is Fang Fengting, she is your aunt's niece, and she is only two years younger than you. I think your ages are quite suitable, so I brought her here for you to meet."
After hearing her husband's words, his aunt immediately chimed in, "Ziming, look at my Fengting, she's quite beautiful, and you two are the right age."
When elders are speaking, the younger generation should not interrupt.
Meanwhile, Shen Mo was also talking to Jiang Ning about the relationship between his mother and his maternal uncle's family.
It seems that the relationship between Shen's mother and her eldest uncle is not very good.
Shen Mo naturally wouldn't hide it. He told his wife, "My mother's relationship with my maternal uncle's family isn't actually very good."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning thought to herself that she had guessed correctly, and looked at Shen Mo with an eager expression.
Shen Mo smiled and whispered to his wife, "My eldest uncle is the political commissar of a brigade in the Tianjin Military Region."
Jiang Ning listened attentively; this uncle's position must be quite high.
Shen Mo continued, "But my uncle's current position is actually inseparable from our Shen family. The reason my mother married my father was because my maternal grandmother was attracted by my grandfather's background and my father's abilities."
“My maternal grandmother had some old-fashioned ideas about favoring sons over daughters. She married my mother to my father in order to pave the way for my eldest uncle. Although my grandfather never helped my mother when she married into the Shen family, my eldest uncle always talked about the marriage relationship between the Shen and Yang families. After that, my eldest uncle’s career rose all the way up and he has now reached the position of political commissar of the brigade.”
Jiang Ning was speechless after hearing this. Wasn't this uncle climbing the social ladder step by step by taking advantage of his sister?
Jiang Ning understood somewhat why Shen's mother had this attitude.
In this era, there are still quite a few families that favor sons over daughters.
In this day and age, the status of women is such that once a daughter is married, she is no longer considered a daughter. But I never expected that the maternal grandparents' family would go even further, marrying off their daughters to pave the way for their sons.
Shen Mo said, "Mom is capable. She got into a good university on her own. Although my maternal grandparents favored boys over girls, Mom's admission to university brought honor to the family, so they still let her finish her studies."
Jiang Ning nodded. No wonder Shen's mother's speech was so refined. Shen Mo's maternal grandparents weren't completely out of touch with reality.
After spending time together, Jiang Ning realized that Shen's mother was kind-hearted. Her maternal grandparents had supported her through university, and Shen's mother must remember this kindness.
So, although Grandpa Shen didn't openly help him, his eldest uncle used Grandpa Shen's reputation to climb the ranks in the military region, and he never denied the relationship.
This must be related to Shen Mu.
As expected, Jiang Ning knew she had guessed correctly when Shen Mo said what he said next.
Shen Mo said, "My maternal grandparents were actually quite nice people, but they passed away relatively early, before my parents were sent to the countryside. The only thing they were worried about before they died was my eldest uncle. Before they passed away, they asked my mother to help my eldest uncle as much as she could."
"Grandpa, and Dad, did they all help Uncle?" Jiang Ning asked.
Shen Mo nodded.
My eldest uncle reached the position of political commissar of the brigade at such a young age. Behind this, the old man and Shen's father helped a lot.
After all, before being sent down to the countryside, Shen's father held a high military rank, which he earned through his own hard work.
But in the end, they couldn't escape that darkest period.
But since the Shen family has helped so much, the eldest uncle should be grateful and his relationship with Shen's mother should be good, but Shen's mother's attitude does not seem to reflect that.
Shen Mo continued to explain to his wife, "At first, my uncle and our family had a really good relationship. Every year during the Spring Festival, they would come over to pay their respects, until just before our family was sent down to the countryside."
Demotion?
Jiang Ning realized that their previously good relationship had probably been ruined by her being sent to a lower-level post.
She doesn't think that people who rise to the top through connections are inherently bad; after all, connections are also a form of luck.
Some people want this kind of relationship but don't have it yet.
Judging from Shen's mother's attitude, it's easy to imagine that when Shen's parents were sent to the countryside, and the old man couldn't be relied on, Shen's mother naturally thought of her own brother.
Seeing her expression, Shen Mo said, "Back then, my family was suffering and was sent to the countryside. My mother called my uncle for help, but he didn't answer for several days. She also wrote several letters, but they all disappeared without a trace."
After hearing Shen Mo's words, Jiang Ning understood Shen's mother's feelings.
The fact that Shen's mother treated her eldest uncle this way clearly showed that she had given up on him.
Jiang Ning looked up at her uncle, who was chatting and laughing with Brother Shen. The more she looked at his wrinkled smile, the more fake it seemed.
The weapons research institute where Brother Shen works has just made the news. Although Brother Shen's name has not been made public, it would be easy for the various military regions to find out the names of the research team members behind him.
The news broadcast reported on this matter just two days ago, and my uncle came to pay his respects for the New Year. He even brought relatives from afar and brought up Brother Shen's divorce again.
If she guessed correctly, this uncle was clearly unwilling to remain in his current position and wanted to climb higher.
The eldest uncle also knew that Old Master Shen's reputation was no longer as effective, and since Shen's father had returned from being sent down to the countryside, he had not returned to the military region. Neither the old man nor Shen's father could help. Although Shen Mo was capable, he was in the capital military region.
After much thought, Brother Shen is the only suitable candidate.
After analyzing all of this, Jiang Ning realized that her uncle was quite shrewd.
And they're shameless enough.
Although it has little to do with money, the saying "When you're poor, no one cares even in the bustling city; when you're rich, even distant relatives come calling" is becoming increasingly valuable.
If it weren't for the success of Brother Shen's weapons research institute, this uncle's family wouldn't have come to our door so soon.
Shen Ziming was quite surprised to learn that his uncle had come to introduce him to a potential partner.
At the same time, Xu Jin's loud voice suddenly rang out from outside, "Grandpa Chen, I've come to wish you a Happy New Year!"
——
Babies, I'm begging for some free electricity!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
