Chapter 786
After waiting until it got dark, Shen Rang and Huo Zhao were having dinner together when Shen Jun came over.
Shen Rang had just finished listening to Huo Zhao recount what had happened at home that day, and when he saw Shen Jun, he didn't give him a friendly look at all.
Seeing his son treat him this way, Shen Jun knew that Huo Zhao must have said something to him.
For a moment, Shen Jun felt even more unhappy and started to dislike his daughter-in-law.
He originally thought his daughter-in-law was very sensible, but he never expected that she would gossip behind his back!
"Father, please sit down."
Shen Jun sat down with a stern face: "It seems you know what happened without me having to tell you?"
Shen Rang nodded slightly: "Father came here this time, is it also for this matter?"
“Not bad,” Shen Jun took the tea from Ji Xiang’s hand. “Daughter-in-law, I really have to have a word with you about this. You and your grandmother don’t usually keep in touch. She’s an elder, and it’s understandable that she’s lonely living alone in Luoyang. Today, she finally managed to get some friends together to have some fun, but you didn’t even give her that much face? You even called your family back, making things so ugly…”
"Father."
Shen Rang interrupted him in a deep voice.
Shen Jun looked at Huo Zhao's unpleasant expression, then turned to Shen Rang: "What, did I say something wrong? That's your grandmother, don't you dare side with outsiders!"
“I’m full,” Huo Zhao put down his chopsticks. “Zirong, why don’t you sit with your father for a while?”
After saying that, Huo Zhao got up and left, with Ji Xiang Le An following closely behind.
Shen Rang also lost his appetite.
Shen Jun watched Huo Zhao leave, his expression darkening further: "This daughter-in-law is really becoming more and more unruly."
"Father, this is our own home, what rules do we need to follow?" Shen Rang said with a stern face. "Father, the Huo family just came by today, and they probably wouldn't mind coming again tomorrow. Are you sure you want to settle this score with Zhao Zhao?"
"Besides, it was Grandmother who was in the wrong today. What does it have to do with Zhaozhao? Why are the guests invited by Grandmother considered guests, but the guests invited by Zhaozhao are expected to play music and dance for them?"
Shen Jun's expression grew increasingly grim after being repeatedly contradicted by Shen Rang: "Zirong, now that you're married, do you no longer respect me as your father? You're actually contradicting your own father for the sake of your wife?!"
Shen Rang didn't say anything more, but just stared at Shen Jun.
After a long pause, Shen Rang sneered, "Father really has forgotten the pain once the wound has healed. How long have these good days lasted, and he's already forgotten how muddled he was?"
Shen Rang's words were extremely ruthless.
Shen Jun's face was almost as black as the bottom of a pot.
“Father is a son and cannot bear to see Grandmother suffer. I understand that, but we must distinguish right from wrong,” Shen Rang said. “If Father is like Grandmother and only wants to rely on his status as an elder to suppress Zhaozhao, that is unacceptable.”
After saying that, Shen Rang also stood up: "Father, please think about it carefully."
Shen Rang took a step and left.
Shen Jun originally came here to give the two of them a good talking-to, but instead of talking to them, he ended up being talked to by them. More importantly, Shen Rang's words actually seemed to make a lot of sense, which made Shen Jun feel even more embarrassed.
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Meanwhile, Huo Zhao was somewhat surprised to see Shen Rang return so quickly: "Father is gone?"
"Not yet," Shen Rang sat down next to Huo Zhao and pulled him into his arms. "Don't take Father's words to heart."
Huo Zhao leaned against him and shook her head, saying, "I've known what kind of person Father is all along, so why would I take it to heart?"
Besides, she's not the same person she used to be. If all else fails, she can just go back to her parents' home.
Anyway, she's in Luoyang now, so she's not without backing.
Shen Rang chuckled softly, as if Huo Zhao wasn't talking about his own father.
After a moment of silence, Shen Rang asked again, "By the way, did Young Master Wen come over today? How was he?"
"...Not very good."
Shen Rang was somewhat surprised.
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