The New Year when Can Can had just turned three, a major event occurred in the Wen family.
It turns out that Wen Zhixia's younger sister was actually a child switched at birth; her original identity was that of the Su family's daughter.
Shen Jiazhou was not surprised when he heard the news. He had known about it for a long time. In his previous life, he was the one who personally sent that fake heiress to the mental hospital. He couldn't remember what happened after that, as it had been too long ago.
Moreover, this life is different. Shen Jiachen did not die in the car accident, and Wen Zhixia's illness was effectively controlled from the beginning. Everyone is moving in a positive direction.
He had no interest in communicating with that person named Wen Shuqiao, and when Shen Jiachen invited him to the banquet, Shen Jiazhou casually made up an excuse to refuse.
He went on a business trip and didn't return until the Spring Festival. When he came back, Shen Jiazhou learned that the younger sister Wen Zhixia had taken in had changed her name. She was no longer called Wen Shuqiao, but Wen Yu.
This was somewhat different from his memory. The last time he actually sat down to eat was on New Year's Eve, when the four adults and Can Can had a reunion dinner in Shen Jiachen's newly bought villa.
When Shen Jiazhou met Wen Shuqiao, or rather, Wen Yu, she was pretty much the same as he remembered her from his scattered memories. However, this time she was quiet and didn't have an arrogant air about her; she was much more composed.
Shen Jiazhou couldn't help but wonder, could one person be so different?
At the dinner table, Wen Zhixia asked her about changing her name.
Wen Yu drank her juice and said slowly, "Actually, there's no particular reason. Originally, I wanted to use the 'Foolish Man's Foolishness' to constantly remind myself to stay calm. But later, I went to the temple to draw a fortune stick, and the master there told me to change it to 'Yu,' which is both a reminder and an expectation."
Wen Zhixia said "Oh," and replied, "That's fine too."
The two sisters hadn't known each other for very long and didn't talk much.
Wen Yu put down her cup, her gaze sweeping lightly over Can Can and Shen Jia Zhou's faces. She continued, "Besides, I always feel like the name Wen Shu Qiao is taking someone else's place."
Wen Zhixia thought of Wen Sisi, no, she should be called Su Sisi now.
Since what happened during Su Sisi's summer vacation before her college entrance exam, the two of them have rarely been in contact. On the few occasions they met, Su Sisi would cry and ask her for money.
At that time, I always thought that she was my own sister, so I softened my heart. I never expected that such a thing as being switched at birth would happen.
Wen Zhixia's feelings were actually complicated, but fortunately, everything is back to normal now.
Upon hearing this, Shen Jiazhou glanced at her a few more times, and his eyes met Wen Yu's. Wen Yu calmly gave him a slight nod as a polite greeting.
Shen Jiazhou went to see Can Can and thought to himself, "The way she talks in this life is quite interesting."
*
When Can Can turned five, a shocking revelation broke out in the Shen family.
The Shen Group's tax authorities have been investigated and found to have evaded nearly 3 billion yuan in taxes. All relevant personnel have been taken away for questioning.
Even Old Master Shen was summoned for questioning, and he was so angry that he was rushed to the emergency room that day and began to fall into a coma.
The Shen Group's stock market crashed due to tax evasion and the detention of its main executives. For a time, only Shen Fang managed to hold on for a few months, but in the end, some investors withdrew their investments and others fled.
In the vast Shen family, there is no one who can stand up to the Shen family's reputation.
Shen Jiazhou and Shen Jiachen took some time to visit Grandpa Shen at the hospital.
Old Master Shen is somewhat lucid now. His demeanor is completely different from before, and he seems to have shrunk. He lies in the hospital bed, inhaling oxygen all day long. To put it nicely, he is waiting to recover; to put it bluntly, he is actually waiting for his final days.
He looked at the two brothers sitting by the bed and sighed, "You... you've come."
"Grandpa," Shen Jiachen grasped his hand, "Are you feeling better today?"
Old Master Shen gave a weak smile: "It's hopeless, it's hopeless."
Shen Jiazhou peeled an apple, cut it in half, gave one half to Shen Jiachen, and ate the other half himself.
Grandpa Shen looked at the two brothers and suddenly chuckled: "When you were little, Jia Chen always peeled apples for you."
He perked up and started rambling on about their childhood, while the two brothers listened quietly.
When the doctor came for a routine check-up, Shen Jiachen said, "Grandpa, we'll be going now."
Old Master Shen tried to raise his hand, but he didn't have the strength. He hummed in agreement, "Let's go, let's go."
However, after watching them walk a few steps, he couldn't help but call out to them.
"Grandpa is sorry for you all," Grandpa Shen said softly. "I hope you won't hold it against me."
The two brothers exchanged a glance, and Shen Jiachen turned around and smiled: "Grandpa, there's nothing to apologize for, and nothing to be ashamed of. It's just a choice."
Shen Jiazhou nodded in agreement: "Grandpa, please take care."
Old Master Shen closed his eyes and didn't answer them anymore.
He fought his way through family feuds in the first half of his life, but he lived the second half of his life in utter confusion!
In September, Mr. Shen passed away.
Shen Jiazhou and Shen Jiachen went to see the old man off on his final journey. The Shen family, which had only been around for half a year, was now practically half dead.
The once refined and proud Shen family members were now like wilted eggplants, knowing that they would have to work hard for their own future.
None of them could have imagined that in less than a few months, the Shen family would fall from grace and into a quagmire, with no prospect of ever being able to get out.
On the way back, Shen Jiachen looked out the window, lost in thought.
Shen Jiazhou asked, "Do you regret leaving the Shen family?"
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