It wasn't until after getting into the car that Wen Shuqiao finally came to her senses. She turned to look out the window, where the scenery was rushing past. Can Can worriedly took her arm with both hands, glancing at her aunt every now and then to make sure she was awake before gently snuggling closer to her.
Shen Jiazhou stopped at the red light and turned to look at Wen Shuqiao behind him. He asked softly, "Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?"
Wen Shuqiao withdrew her gaze and said, "Really, it's not necessary. I can just go home and rest for a while."
Seeing her pale face, Shen Jiazhou lowered his eyes, sat up straight in the driver's seat, and stared at the red light ahead, waiting.
Wen Shuqiao sighed inwardly, wondering why Shen Jiazhou seemed more anxious than she was, even though she was the one who was sick.
"President Shen? President Shen," Wen Shuqiao called out to him.
Shen Jiazhou didn't turn around: "Who is President Shen?"
Cancan replied, "Mr. Chen is my uncle!"
Shen Jiazhou glanced at them through the rearview mirror and snorted, "I'm not President Shen, I'm Driver Shen."
Can Can couldn't help but giggle: "Okay, Uncle driver."
Wen Shuqiao said helplessly, "Jiazhou, I'm really fine. I'm much better now. I just couldn't breathe properly and felt stuffy."
Who would faint from boredom? That's clearly not telling the truth.
"I understand," Shen Jiazhou said curtly.
Wen Shuqiao hummed in agreement: "If I'm really not feeling well, I'll tell you."
It was already troublesome enough for Shen Jiazhou to stay here, and she didn't want to waste his energy and time on something so trivial. He had been very busy lately, and the closer they got to the end, the more careful they had to be.
But Shen Jiazhou had spent the whole day on her, and she felt a little guilty.
Shen Jiazhou glanced at her again, just as the light turned green. He drove forward with the car in front of him, and after going over his thoughts in his mind, he swallowed his words back.
When they drove home, the housekeeper was busy in the kitchen preparing dinner for them. Shen Jiazhou went over and gave her a few instructions. When she came out, she had a glass of warm water in her hand.
Wen Shuqiao and Cancan sat on the sofa, chatting about when to move.
Shen Jiazhou handed the water to Wen Shuqiao, who glanced at him and said, "Thank you."
He then said to Can Can, "I'll have someone clean it up tomorrow; it might take another two weeks."
"So long?" Wen Shuqiao was a little surprised. She thought she would be able to leave in two or three days at most.
Shen Jiazhou said, "No one has lived in that house since it was renovated. The doors and windows are always locked. Not to mention anything else, the formaldehyde alone will take a long time to dissipate."
He looked at Wen Shuqiao and said, "You should be well aware of the dangers of formaldehyde. Two weeks is a good time to test. If it fails the test, you'll have to let it sit for a longer period."
Wen Shuqiao was persuaded by Shen Jiazhou, but it would take at least half a month, which meant she would have to stay for another half a month. This was the best-case scenario; if the formaldehyde removal was not up to standard, she didn't know how long she would have to stay.
Shen Jiazhou glanced at Wen Shuqiao, then said to Cancan, "Baby, go to the kitchen and help Grandma peel garlic."
"I'm not going." the system said. "They're clearly hiding something from us."
Can Can turned her head to look at the kitchen and nodded: "Okay!"
He got off the sofa and took Wen Shuqiao's hand again: "Auntie, I'm going to help Grandma. If you miss me, just call my name! I'll come when I hear you call me."
Wen Shuqiao touched his face: "Okay, baby, Auntie knows."
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Can Can obediently went to the kitchen.
The system was furious: [I already said I wanted to stay and listen to what they had to say!]
"No," Can Can said. "Uncle just doesn't want me to know!"
Otherwise, I wouldn't have let him go to the kitchen to help Grandma peel garlic.
The system asked in confusion: "Do you know?"
"I know," Can Can said. "Brother, Auntie and Uncle are adults, and there are some things children shouldn't listen to. I'm still a child."
So if you can't listen to him, he should just obediently walk away!
The system didn't reply for a moment. It was amazed by Can Can's maturity. It turned out that he knew everything and was so perceptive.
Actually, it had sensed it a long time ago. At the welcome banquet at the Shen family's house last time, Can Can was unusually calm. It realized that although Can Can usually acted like a little pig, she had her own ideas when it came to matters of principle.
The system chuckled softly. Auntie really raised Can Can in a very different way.
*
Watching Can Can enter the kitchen, Wen Shu Qiao withdrew her gaze and looked back at Shen Jia Zhou: "What's wrong?"
He must have something to say to Can Can by sending her away like this.
Shen Jiazhou asked, "I think the two of us need to have a good talk."
Wen Shuqiao straightened up and placed the water glass in her hand on the coffee table: "Please speak."
Shen Jiazhou lifted his eyelids and his gaze met Wen Shuqiao's gentle eyes.
He pursed his lips slightly: "What were you thinking just now? I told you it might take half a month."
"Ah," Wen Shuqiao said, "I wasn't thinking about anything."
Shen Jiazhou leaned back slightly, casually placing his hands on his body: "You taught Cancan to express her own thoughts, not to be hypocritical, and not to lie. How come none of that applies to you?"
Wen Shuqiao blinked, instinctively trying to look away and avoid Shen Jiazhou's gaze.
Shen Jiazhou didn't mind and continued, "Let me guess? Were you thinking that you were going to have to trouble Shen Jiazhou again?"
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