Chapter 229 Money is omnipotent

Who would have thought that after raising the child for half a year, he gradually grew into a fair-skinned boy. Only then did Mr. Shen discover that the child seemed to have the blood of someone from the Western Regions.

Mr. Shen asked people to investigate and found out a lot of things.

The child's biological father was a playboy. He was once wealthy and married a singer from the Western Regions. They had two sons, both of whom were faithful to their mother and very handsome.

Unexpectedly, later on, his father fell in love with a young courtesan and was completely bewildered by her. He stayed away from home all day and later divorced his wife. At that time, his eldest son was seven years old and his second son, Shen Zhuoli, was only two years old. Normally, people value sons, but for some reason, his father only took his eldest son away and abandoned his second son and his wife.

Later I found out that this father, his biological father, had actually sold his eldest son as a male prostitute at the instigation of that courtesan.

Shen Zhuoli's biological mother was beautiful. Although she was middle-aged, she still married again soon and gave birth to another son. Her stepfather was an alcoholic. He was usually nice, but he would beat people when he drank. Finally, her mother couldn't stand it anymore and ran away in the middle of the night, taking away only her one-year-old son.

It is said that he ran off with a porter, and that man had some illness and was childless, so this time he had a wife and children.

Shen Zhuoli was five years old at that time, and was not much more than a child. He was in the hands of his stepfather and suffered a lot of abuse. After that, his stepfather got married and had children, and no one took care of him anymore.

The one who was kicked to death by Mr. Shen was his alcoholic stepfather, and the one who came to see him every day and held his hand outside was his stepmother.

Anshun was probably looking for an excuse, and he said everything in detail, while adding: "Our master loves children, and at first he wanted to get along well with him, but this child...how should I put it, he was originally a quiet person, but I don't know where he heard that our master likes lively children, so he would deliberately be lively in front of him. Seeing him tired, I felt tired for him, so gradually, the master didn't pay much attention to him."

He sighed, "And that stepmother, I have to say that the people in the Shen family are really crazy because of poverty. They are like blood-sucking leeches, and they won't let go once they bite! The woman didn't want to take care of him in the first place, so she urged him to be sent here, but once she saw that she was keeping him, she came to ask for money every day..."

He lowered his voice, "I've only been here for three or four months, and I've seen them five or six times. I think to myself that the man in that family died at the hands of the master anyway. I've also secretly advised the young master, but the young master clearly said that he had no feelings for them, but he didn't refuse and repeatedly gave them money... I really don't understand what this kid is thinking? If he wants to turn against me, will the master still support him? Who dares to scold him?"

Anshun likes children. As he spoke, he frowned with worry: "Young Master Yan, you are very wise. Please tell me. I just feel that the child is in such a difficult situation. I am anxious..."

Yan Shenjue froze slightly after hearing what he said.

He is often called a genius, but he really doesn't understand these things.

Xinbao was standing nearby, gobbling up half a plate of crispy yellow udon by himself, his eyes rolling as he listened to what was happening in silence.

She is not a person with high emotional intelligence, but what her emotional intelligence lacks is made up for by her IQ. Although she has never eaten pork, she has heard countless gossips.

She said, "Uncle An, let me tell you!"

"Oh?" Anshun laughed and said, "Well, Miss Xinbao, tell me about it."

He didn't think the little baby could really say anything, he was just teasing her.

Xinbao was small, and even when she sat on the stool she looked very short. She simply leaned on the table with her two small hands, stood up, and said imposingly, "Because he has always been abandoned!"

Anshun didn't understand: "What?"

Xinbao said, "You said it yourself. His father took his brother away and abandoned him. His mother took his brother away and abandoned him. Then, all his relatives were gone. Everyone didn't want him and gave up on him... So he was very scared. He was afraid that one day his uncle would not want him anymore, and then he would have nowhere to go."

Like his father, he was obviously bewitched by Hua Kui and took his eldest son away to sell him for money; like his mother, she had already found a new buyer, but was afraid that the older child would have memories and she would not be able to raise him, so she only took the younger son away; like his last stepfather and stepmother, they were no longer related by blood, so of course they loved their own son more than him.

It all sounds very reasonable, but in Shen Zhuoli's understanding, no matter whether he is older or younger, his parents don't want him anyway. They don't want him but want his brothers. In his heart, isn't he always being abandoned?

Anshun's eyes widened, and after a long while he said, "Yes, that's right! No wonder!! You're right!"

Yan Shenjue also understood, and he glanced at the glutinous rice dumpling.

Tuanzi has his hands behind his back and his cheeks puffed up, looking very confident. However, children of this age usually have a little belly and some crumbs on their mouths. One of his pigtails is sticking up while the other is hanging down, and he looks really funny.

Yan Shenjue took out a handkerchief and wiped her lips, saying, "People often say that fallen leaves return to their roots. Maybe in his heart, that is where his roots are? So even though he obviously doesn't like his stepmother, he doesn't want to break off relations with her?"

An Shun nodded: "Yes, that should be the case!!"

He pondered for a long time and then said, "Xinbao, what do you think we should do about this?"

"It's easy!" Xinbao said, "Give him a house of his own."

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She was once a humble office worker, and she knew very well how important a home, or a house of one's own, was to a rootless person.

Anshun didn't understand for a moment: "Let him move out? Wouldn't that make the young master even more miserable?"

"No," Xinbao said, "It's just that there is a home, it's okay for him to live there."

Yan Shenjue pondered for a moment, trying to figure out what Xinbao meant, and suddenly asked, "How much money has he given to that stepmother in the past few years?"

An Shun said, "It's not that much actually. Master Xiaoyu never takes money from his account. He saves it all by himself. I estimate that it is no more than one hundred taels at most."

Yan Shenjue said, "You discuss it with Uncle Shen, and give him a similar amount of silver. Then let him use the money to buy a small house and hire people. Let him do his best to build it according to his own ideas. When it's done, give this to him... The land deed and the personal deed are all in his hands. Even if he never goes back, he is still the owner of this house."

Xinbao thought about it and felt that this was really in line with the times, so he nodded vigorously: "Yes! Brother Xiaoxian is really smart! Then if he is unhappy, he can go back to his own home for a while."

She thought for a moment and added, "Let him know that with the same amount of money, you can't buy a bad stepmother, but you can buy countless new stepmothers!"

What new stepmother? Yan Shenjue twitched his lips and beautified her: "Let him know that the same amount of money cannot make his relatives who don't love him love him again, but it can give him a new home and family."

He paused and said, "Go and talk to Uncle Shen. If he doesn't agree, I can give you one or two hundred taels of silver."

Anshun agreed with it and went to tell Mr. Shen about it secretly.

(End of this chapter)