Shen Jiachen helped Old Master Shen into the room, while Shen Fang had already walked around the living room with his hands behind his back.
Seeing him come in, she said without any politeness, "What's so good about this house? There's no one to take care of you when you're sick. Move back this week. At least your aunt can cook for you. Look at you, you've lost so much weight."
Shen Jiachen ignored him, but helped the old man to sit down. He then went to the kitchen to get a glass of warm water, took two bottles of mineral water from the refrigerator, returned to the living room, handed the warm water to the old man, and placed the other bottle of mineral water on the coffee table in front of Shen.
Watching him twist open the bottle of iced mineral water, Shen Fang began to advise, "You're still suffering from a cold, why are you drinking iced water? If you don't take care of your stomach now, what will you do when you get old?"
Shen Jiachen took a sip of mineral water in silence, then turned his head and said, "Just say what you want to say, don't point fingers here."
Shen Fang was choked by his words, then said angrily, "Is it wrong for a father to care about his son?"
"Concerned?" Shen Jiachen said, "Why don't you just tell me what Xu Qingzhi is up to this time?"
Seeing that Shen Jiachen wasn't buying it, Shen Fang frowned, leaned back on the sofa, and remained silent.
Grandpa Shen slowly took a sip of warm water. Shen Fang glanced at him, and Grandpa Shen sighed and said, "Qingzhi has nothing to do on National Day. Your father wants him to learn from you."
Shen Jiachen looked at Old Master Shen: "What should I study?"
“Since you have nothing to do during the National Day holiday, why don’t you tutor him?” Shen Fang then revealed the main purpose of his visit: “He listens to you and will listen to anything you say. He also wants to get into A University. Then you’ll have Jia Zhou and Qing Zhi, and the three of you brothers will all be students at A University. Wouldn’t that be great?”
University A is one of the top universities in China. After graduating from University A, I can go abroad to further my education and then return to Shen's company, where I can hold any position.
Now, the old master of the Shen family has gradually relinquished power. Although Shen Jiachen is still in university, he still listens to the old master and occasionally goes to the company for meetings to familiarize himself with the work in advance.
It can be said that Shen Jiachen is the most promising child of this generation. Shen Fang's thinking is very simple: when all three brothers are in the Shen family, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways in front of his brothers and sisters?
Shen Fang knew he wasn't very promising. His father had put him in a job at the company, but the positions were all low-level and unimportant. However, his three good sons could help him regain his prestige, which sounded very glamorous.
Shen Jiachen glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Old Master Shen also said, "Xiao Chen, Qingzhi is also your younger brother. Brothers help each other, and that's how our Shen family can go further and further."
Shen Jiachen put down the bottled water in his hand and looked at the old man, asking, "Grandpa, do you help each other, Great-Grandpa and Great-Uncle?"
The old man also had brothers. If this were ancient times, the old story of the Shen family could have been turned into a book of political intrigue. After the great-grandfather passed away, the brothers' fight for the family property was practically out in the open.
In the end, Grandpa Shen won by a narrow margin.
Other younger siblings of the same generation might not know these things, but Shen Jiachen, as the eldest of this generation, knows them very well.
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the old man's expression was not very good, but he still advised, "Xiao Chen, you are different from me back then. Back then, if I didn't fight, people would die. You are all civilized people now, and Grandpa will try his best to treat everyone equally."
Shen Jiachen leaned back on the sofa and simply uttered two words: "No time."
Shen Fang clicked his tongue in displeasure: "Weren't you supposed to tutor Jia Zhou and check on Qing Zhi during the National Day holiday? How come you don't have time?"
"How did you know I was going to tutor Jia Zhou during the National Day holiday?" Shen Jiachen turned to look at Chen Fang: "Was your bug on my phone or Jia Zhou's phone?"
"...What nonsense are you talking about!" Shen Fang raised his voice, but still couldn't help glancing at the old man.
Shen Jiachen said, "I can tutor you, 10,000 yuan per minute, and you can choose any junior college in the country."
Shen Fang was furious. He roared, "He's your brother!"
“My mother never had a third son.” Shen Jiachen’s expression remained unchanged: “And, his surname is Xu, so he’s not even a cousin.”
Xu Qingzhi took his mother's surname. This was a decision made by the old man, mainly because he wanted to cover up Shen Fang's infidelity.
Shen Fang took a deep breath and said, "I just don't understand. It's been more than ten years, why can't you and Jia Zhou accept Qing Zhi?"
"You came all this way just to be sentimental, can you please stop?" Shen Jiachen was really annoyed at this point: "Next time you come to be sentimental, don't bring Grandpa with you. It's a long journey and the car ride is tiring."
Old Master Shen took another sip of water and remained silent.
Shen Fang was so angry at this pretentious remark that she stood up abruptly, but Shen Jiachen didn't even change his expression and slowly took a sip of water.
"Fine, fine, I'm being dramatic. Then just pretend I'm dead!" Shen Fang said angrily, heading straight for the door.
They looked aggressive, but their pace was actually quite slow.
Shen Jiachen was tired of seeing this trick over the years, so he didn't even glance at him and turned to ask about the old man's recent health.
Seeing that Shen Jiachen really wasn't going to stop him, Shen Fang's temper flared up again, and he bluntly said, "Dad, I'll wait for you in the car."
He then slammed the door and left.
After he left, Old Master Shen couldn't help but sigh, "Xiao Chen, why did you have to upset your father?"
Shen Jiachen simply smiled and said, "I'm not angry with him, he's just being petty."
Old Master Shen has always been a master at mediating disputes, and Shen Jiachen has seen through him.
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