Chapter 110 Reunion

Shen Yuan said arrogantly: "I am such a popular sister, what else can I do? Of course I will take her down."

"I knew it! Tell me what happened?"

"Then you sleep with me tonight."

The eldest lady of the Shen family walked out for a long time before she realized that her daughter and niece were still whispering to each other. "What are you two doing? Come over here quickly."

"Here I come! Aunt, I'll let my sister sleep with me tonight."

Shen Yuan replied loudly, pulling his elder sister and running a few steps to catch up with his grandmother, aunt and sister-in-law.

"Your sister is tired today. If you have anything to say, you have to say it tonight."

Old Madam Shen knew that it would be impossible for these two children to sleep peacefully if they were together.

"Well, then let Sister tell me whether she wants to sleep with me or not."

"It's okay, grandma. I was the one who said I wanted to sleep with Yuanyuan. I miss her too."

Madam Shen also advised, "Mother, just let them be. All children are like this."

"Forget it, whatever you want."

Old Madam Shen turned her head away and stopped talking. Shen Xi and Shen Yuan looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes. Their grandmother suddenly turned into a paper tiger.

What a coincidence today, Shen Su also returned from the Imperial College later in the day.

As soon as he entered the room, the housekeeper said to him happily, "The old lady, the eldest master, the eldest lady and the eldest daughter are here."

"Where are they? Where are they? Brother Yu didn't come?"

"The old master and the eldest master are still in the study and haven't come out yet. The old lady and the others should be in the old lady's yard. As for the eldest master... I don't know."

"Since my uncle and father must be talking about serious matters, I won't disturb them."

Shen Su said this, but he went straight to the inner courtyard without stopping. It seemed that he didn't want to see his father first.

Mrs. Shen smiled as soon as she saw Shen Xu coming in. "What a coincidence! We were just wondering when you would be back."

After Shen Xu greeted his grandmother and aunt, he sat down next to his wife.

"No wonder I sneezed this morning. I thought it was Manman who was scolding me behind my back. It turns out it was my grandmother who was scolding me."

After hearing this, Shen Yuan made a face at his brother and said, "You think too much. Grandmother is not nagging you, I am the one scolding you."

"I knew you scolded me behind my back every day." Shen Xu leaned over and touched his sister's hair.

Madam Shen scolded, "You are almost going to be a father, yet you are still messing around with your sister like this."

"That's right." Shen Yuan ran to his sister-in-law's back and half-knelt, preventing Shen Su from getting close.

Seeing this, Shen Su stopped making trouble with his sister and instead squatted down and spoke to his wife's belly in a throat-holding manner.

"My dear, I'm a dad. Do you miss me?" He looked at his wife expectantly. "Ying Niang, I heard from a classmate who is already a dad that the baby can recognize the father's voice and will greet him in the belly."

He Ying looked at her husband with embarrassment, "The child may have fallen asleep."

"Go to sleep now? What if I bother you at night?"

"No, she/he is very well behaved and doesn't make much noise. My mom said that in two months, she/he will be bigger and will probably move more."

When the baby was four months old, He Ying could occasionally feel the baby stretching its hands and feet in her belly.

"Yingniang, I won't be going back to the Imperial College after the Chinese New Year. I'll study at home and spend more time with you."

"You're not going home? I don't have much to do at home every day, so don't delay your studies."

Shen Su saw that his wife was anxious and his grandmother and aunt also looked nervous, so he quickly started to explain.

"Nothing to do. The Spring Examination will be held in early March. Many people don't go to the Imperial College at this time, and I'm not the only one. During this period, I can write more essays from previous years and ask my father and grandfather to help me look at them and give me some advice."

After hearing this, Old Lady Shen was relieved. "That's good. Yingniang's grandfather is well-educated. It's just right for you to ask him for more advice."

"I think so too. Brother, why don't you just live at your sister-in-law's house?"

"And then I let you stay at home with your sister-in-law, right? I knew you had bad intentions, and you were just thinking about driving me away so that you could monopolize your sister-in-law."

Shen Su had just finished accusing his sister and was about to plead sympathy with his wife when he saw his wife nodding seriously, as if she agreed with what his sister said.

"Manman is right. You're always thinking about us when you're at home. Why don't you just come to my house? You can live in my grandfather's yard. It's quiet there and no one will bother you."

After hearing this, Shen Xu had a look of despair on his face, which made everyone laugh.

In the study, the brothers Shen Yun and Shen Si, who had not seen each other for a long time, could chat for half a day just over a pot of tea.

"Brother, how is Yu Ge'er doing? This is already the third year, right? In another two years, can we move to another place?"

Officials of Dazhao are evaluated every five years. Those with good political performance and good luck in coming across a vacant position can be promoted.

Shen Si sighed, "It's difficult. It's not easy to get a good position now without a bunch of people watching over you."

The place where the son was assigned to work was very remote, and because of this, he had not yet married even though his younger brother was about to become a father. His family wanted to help him find a wife, but he refused, saying that he did not want to take his future wife to work and suffer, but he also did not want to leave her at home after getting married, and the couple would be separated.

"You never know. Maybe a good seat will be available by then."

"Yes, Yu Ge'er himself wanted to take advantage of these five years to do something practical for the local people. But Yu Ge'er's mother and our mother kept nagging about Yu Ge'er not getting married. I've been home these few days and they've given me a headache."

Shen Yun could only comfort his brother, "Don't worry, I was also 25 when I gave birth to Kang Ge'er, and my mother even suspected that I couldn't have children."

When he had just passed the exam, he went to a faraway place at first. His wife had already suffered a lot living with him, so they agreed not to have children for the time being.

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Shen Si raised his teacup and gestured, "Brother, congratulations on your promotion."

"Thank you, big brother." Shen Yun also picked up the cup and clinked it with his brother's.

"You are the most successful one in our family so far. You are still young and will definitely be able to move up."

"I'm lucky, Master Temple has retired, so it's my turn now."

After hearing this, Shen Si remembered the other Shaoqing he had mentioned in his previous correspondence with his brother.

"I remember you told me before that the other Shaoqing has an unusual family background and is a royal relative. What kind of person is he? Will he make things difficult for you?"

It was only after he reminded Shen Yun that he remembered that he had mentioned this before. He had genuinely worried that this young Shaoqing would be difficult to get along with. Thinking about it now, he found it funny.

"Although he is young and has a good family background, he is humble and serious about his work. As for making things difficult for me..."

Shen Yun showed an expression that was hard to explain. "That shouldn't happen."