Song Qingyou went to the company after finishing breakfast.
Fu Wenzhou wasn't idle either; he sat on the sofa with Zhouzhou in his arms and called Shen Guannan.
"How's the matter I asked you to do going?"
Shen Guannan had just been scolded by the old man, and now he came out of the study looking embarrassed. "The old man refuses to give it to me, saying it's the Shen family's most prized possession. I can't persuade him no matter what I do. I think you should find another diamond as the ring for your proposal. That way, apart from the Star of Innocent Delusion, you can choose any of the Shen family's jewelry, and I promise to get it all for you."
Fu Wenzhou frowned: "Why won't the old man agree?"
"This is the most prized possession of our Shen family. What can I do if the old man doesn't want it?" Shen Guannan rubbed the bump on his head from being hit by an ashtray, took a breath, and said, "I'm asking you, do you really have to have this? Can't you get something else?"
Fu Wenzhou said coolly, "How about I replace you?"
Shen Guannan was speechless: "Then you should go and ask the old man yourself. I really can't help you here. My head has been smashed open, so don't bother me."
Fu Wenzhou sneered: "Useless thing."
Shen Guannan: "...Fu Wenzhou, I'm waiting for my grandfather to kick you out of the Shen family."
Fu Wenzhou didn't reply to Shen Guannan's words, hung up the phone directly, and then went out to find a car to drive to the Shen family.
When they arrived at the Shen family's residence, Shen Guannan was still there, and the servants were applying ice to his skin.
Fu Wenzhou walked in and glanced at him: "Take him to the hospital, or the swelling will go down."
Hearing the sound, Shen Guannan turned around and saw Fu Wenzhou stand up from the sofa. He raised his chin, signaling the servants to leave first.
After the maid finished packing and left, Shen Guannan raised an eyebrow and said, "You really came all by yourself?"
Fu Wenzhou stood with his hands in his pockets, looking relaxed. He was two centimeters taller than Shen Guannan, and it was this two-centimeter difference that determined the outcome of every fight between the two when they were young.
Every time Fu Wenzhou gave that nonchalant, mocking look, Shen Guannan felt disgusted. He frowned and asked sincerely, "How do you manage to switch seamlessly between your wife and your brother? Teach me, maybe I can use it in the future."
Fu Wenzhou had a slender and upright figure, and a faint smile. Because of the slight upturn of his narrow eyes, the smile seemed somewhat insincere: "Want to know?"
Shen Guannan nodded, hoping he would say something informative.
Fu Wenzhou's smile widened, and he said coolly, "It's simple. Just ask your aunt to arrange a few more blind dates for you, and you'll understand once you find a partner."
Shen Guannan: "..." Do you have a knife? I want to kill someone.
He smirked, "So what if you have a girlfriend? You think you're so great?"
“No.” Fu Wenzhou narrowed his eyes, his resolute chin slightly raised, his already sharp and handsome face now even more angular, and a very shallow curve appeared at the corner of his mouth: “So what if you have Song Qingyou?”
Without giving Shen Guannan a chance to refute, he asked directly, "Is your grandfather still in the study?"
"It's the first room on the left on the second floor."
Thanks.
Fu Wenzhou strode upstairs, found the location Shen Guannan had mentioned, and knocked on the door.
"Are you deaf? Get out of here! I think you're... Wenzhou? How is it you?" Shen Congjun asked in surprise, "Where's that kid Guan Nan?"
Fu Wenzhou smiled and said, "He's downstairs, Grandpa Shen. It's been a long time."
Shen Congjun stroked his white beard, snorted, and turned his back to walk inside.
It was obvious that this brat's arrival at this time meant trouble, so Shen Congjun ignored him completely and stood by his desk, drawing to himself.
"Slap slap slap"
While clapping, Fu Wenzhou said, "Grandpa Shen's turtle painting is truly masterful, vivid and lifelike. He's practically a contemporary Qi Baishi! Look at the turtle's claws, how lively and spirited they are! This junior... oh my!"
"You brat!" Shen Congjun grabbed a calligraphy brush and smacked Fu Wenzhou on the head, his beard bristling with anger. "This is a dragon! It's a dragon! Who told you this is a turtle!"
"..."
"Isn't this a turtle?" Fu Wenzhou exclaimed in shock, pointing to a spot on the paper: "Isn't this a turtle's head?"
Shen Congjun was furious and wanted to kick this brat to death: "This is the dragon head! Are you trying to anger this old man to death?!"
Fu Wenzhou was silent for a moment, then looked at it carefully for a couple of seconds. Finally, he found a few faint dragon whiskers on the paper. He said, "How come a turtle has whiskers?"
Fu Wenzhou smiled sheepishly and reached out to help Shen Congjun sit down: "Grandpa Shen, it was my fault for being so blind. Please don't be angry. I don't know anything about painting, but I just thought it was beautiful. When you pointed out the dragon, I realized how lifelike it was. Really, Grandpa, you painted it so well."
It would be a miracle if Shen Congjun believed him. He was furious: "Speak, what do you want? If it's about our family's heirloom, then get out of here. No way."
Fu Wenzhou bent down to grind ink for Shen Congjun: "Isn't that something from abroad? Grandpa Shen, haven't you always taught the younger generation not to worship foreign things and to love our motherland? It's not appropriate for you to treat something from abroad as a family heirloom, is it?"
Listening to his utter nonsense, Shen Congjun stroked his beard and sneered, "Don't try that trick on me. Do you think we're still kids?"
Fu Wenzhou smiled apologetically: "How could that be? That's not what I meant, Grandpa. Please don't misunderstand. I just mentioned it casually. You see, I'm someone you've watched grow up since I was a child. You're practically my own grandson. I'm getting married soon, and you don't seem to have anything to say?"
Shen Congjun snorted, "Just name whatever catches your eye. Apart from the Star of No Return, you can choose any of the jewelry in the Shen family."
Fu Wenzhou placed the inkstone where Shen Congjun could reach it: "As you know, my wife has been frail and sickly since childhood. The meaning of the Wuwang Star is peace and joy. I hope she will be healthy and happy in the future, so I thought of using this as an engagement ring."
Shen Congjun was slightly surprised: "This 'Star of Nothingness' is worth 20 billion. You're spending 20 billion just to propose?"
Fu Wenzhou smiled faintly and said, "My Youyou is priceless."
Shen Congjun paused, then sighed, "I never expected to find such a devoted lover among these younger generation. I admire your unwavering devotion, and I pity the girl from the Song family for her humble origins. But I truly cannot give you the Star of Innocence. The Shen family's rise to power was built upon it. If I were to give it to you, what if the Shen family were to face certain misfortunes in the future..."
The bigger the business, the more people believe in feng shui.
Fu Wenzhou said in a deep voice, "Grandpa Shen, rest assured, as long as I, Fu Wenzhou, am alive, I will ensure that the Shen family will never fall."
Shen Congjun remained silent.
Fu Wenzhou said, "You know very well that the Shen family has grown to its current size not because of this one diamond, but because of the hard work of you and several generations of the Shen family."
Shen Congjun scoffed, "Since you don't believe in these things, why do you still ask for this for the youngest daughter of the Song family?"
Fu Wenzhou lowered his dark eyes, his gaze filled with a deep, somber light: "I believe you."
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