Shen Sili was puzzled by Shen He’s reaction, and he asked, “Big sister, why are you looking at me like that?”
Shen He suppressed the grief in his heart and reached out to carefully straighten the somewhat crooked tie knot for Shen Sili.
Shen He spoke earnestly, "Siri, you are the oldest boy in the Shen family, and the first police officer in our family to pass the civil service exam. Standing here today to welcome the guests on behalf of your brothers, you must set an example."
"You must always pay attention to your words and actions, and don't let guests think that our Shen family lacks etiquette."
Shen Sili was flattered and didn’t dare to move, his body was as stiff as a stone sculpture.
The eldest sister has always been unwilling to get close to the people from the Shen family. Whenever she saw her brothers in the past, she would act as if they were walking on different roads.
Today I took the initiative to help him fix his tie...
Saw a ghost.
After thinking about it, Shen Sili asked uncertainly: “Big sister, are you short of money?”
Um?
"Are you short of a lot?" Shen Sili took out his phone and opened Alipay while explaining, "I have 300,000 yuan in my Yu'ebao. I'll transfer some to you first, regardless of how much you want."
“…”
Noticing that the elder sister didn’t move, Shen Sili looked up and gave her a strange look.
After seeing the tears in the elder sister’s eyes, Shen Sili suddenly became at a loss.
“Big sister, you couldn’t have…borrowed a nude loan!”For a moment, the news headline of a girl who owed an online loan and was forced to take nude photos jumped into Shen Sili’s mind.
This little fool!
Chen He turned sideways and wiped his face, holding back the tears before saying, "I didn't take out a naked loan! Besides, my elder sister has more savings than you. How much money can you, a little policeman?"
The children of the Shen family are all very promising. They are either engaged in scientific research or serving the country. Only Shen He started a company.
Financially, Shen He is relatively free.
"Then why are you crying?"
Shen Sili thought for a moment, then looked towards Mu Tingyun who was chatting with others in the yard.
"Big sister, did Mu Tingyun bully you?" Shen Sili's expression was very serious, and he looked like he was about to roll up his sleeves and beat someone up at any time.
Shen He quickly clarified: "It has nothing to do with him."
She said: "I just suddenly woke up and realized that I was a jerk before. I shouldn't alienate everyone in the Shen family just because of my parents' relationship."
Hearing these words from Shen He, Shen Sili was relieved.
He sighed and said, "Grandma is right. My elder sister used to be stuck in a dead end, but now she's open-minded and understands the importance of family."
Chen He was a little surprised. "The old lady also said such a thing?"
The old lady was quite cold towards her, and the number of times they met and talked during the holidays could be counted on one hand.
She always thought that the old lady disliked her.
Seeing that the eldest sister was completely kept in the dark, Shen Sili patiently explained: “Grandma also studied architectural design when she was young, but her great-grandfather had traditional ideas and felt that girls could not take over the company and did not allow her to interfere in company affairs.”
"Grandma has been a full-time housewife her whole life. She's very supportive of starting your own business. She even introduced you to your studio's first big deal."
Ms. Zhong regrets not being able to become an architectural designer, and she sees the continuation of her dream in Shen He.
Chen He was a little dazed.
How much kindness had she missed in her previous life?
"Chen He."
Shen Guanghui’s voice interrupted Shen He’s thoughts.
Shen He looked up into the yard and saw Shen Guanghui waving at her.
Next to Shen Guanghui stood a beautiful woman with an unremarkable appearance. She was wearing a purple velvet dress and her facial features were about three or four points similar to Shen He.
That was Chen He's mother, Zhou Yulan, the kind who gave birth to her but not raised her.
“Siri, go and do your work first, we’ll talk later.” After patting Shen Sri’s arm, Shen He then took small steps towards Shen Guanghui and the woman.
Before Chen He came closer, Ms. Zhou frowned and looked at Chen He.
Noticing that Shen He didn't bring any gifts and only had a handbag, she immediately looked displeased and questioned Shen He in a condemning tone: "You came empty-handed? Didn't you prepare a birthday present for your grandma?"
Glancing at her niece Ji Ya standing beside her, Ms. Zhou deliberately mocked Shen He, "Your cousin asked someone to get a set of unique porcelain from an auction a week ago for your grandmother's birthday. You are the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and you didn't even prepare a gift for your grandmother's birthday. How shameless!"
Ms. Zhou had a clear voice and did not lower her voice when she lectured Shen He.
For a moment, the surrounding guests cast speculative glances at Chen He.
Is this the only granddaughter of the Shen family?
The legendary unfilial daughter who is arrogant and does all kinds of evil things?
After hearing the same words for the second time, Chen He was very calm.
Smiling brightly at Ms. Zhou and her cousin Ji Ya, Shen He said, "Mom is right. Compared to my cousin, I am just a heartless little bastard."
Ms. Zhou was just wondering why Chen He was so sensible today, when she heard Chen He say, "My cousin has been brought up by my mother since she was a child. She is smart, filial, and sensible."
"How could it be like me? I grew up in the countryside, went to a village primary school, ate baked potatoes, and had no chance to learn etiquette and manners."
"Chen He has embarrassed my mother."
"..." The atmosphere around was strangely quiet.
Chen He was eloquent and with just a few words he pulled off Ms. Zhou's fig leaf.
From the corner of the yard came the sound of guests talking—
"It turns out that Chen He was really abandoned by the Shen family. They abandoned their own daughter in the countryside and took their niece to raise them. This Shen Guanghui couple is really weird."
"Ms. Zhou, how could she be like this? She gave birth to a child but didn't educate him, and now she blames him for not understanding propriety, morality, and integrity."
"No wonder Chen He became an unfilial daughter. If you want your daughter to be filial, parents must first be kind."
“…”
Hearing those discussions, Ms. Zhou became angry and quickly warned Chen He: "Chen He, what nonsense are you talking about! There are relatives from the Mu family here today, don't make any mistakes!"
Cousin Ji Ya also tried to reconcile with him in a gentle voice: "Chen He, you finally came back, don't start arguing with your aunt right after you come back. With so many guests here, it will make people laugh at you."
Watching a joke?
Chen He looked at her cousin with amusement. She had a quiet and beautiful temperament and had received a high-end education from the Shen family. She teased, "How can I be as funny as my cousin?"
Ji Ya felt uneasy when she saw Chen He's playful look.
Chen He said bluntly, "I heard that when my cousin's grandmother celebrated her birthday last year, my cousin only gave her a red envelope of 300 yuan. Today is our old lady's birthday, and my cousin actually auctioned off a set of unique porcelain."
"You city people are really particular. You're so casual when celebrating birthdays for your closest relatives and elders, but you're so grand when celebrating someone else's grandmother's birthday."
"If you do this in our countryside, you'll be gossiped about by the village ladies for the rest of your life."
Hearing this, the guests all looked at Ji Ya in disbelief.
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