Chapter 38: The Shu Family

After Qi Nian and the others left, Shu Hui was still immersed in what Qi Nian said and couldn't come back to his senses. He shouted, "Liar! Nonsense, liar!"

After learning that the Shu family wanted to "sell" their daughter, the neighbors who had been helping them suddenly had a completely different impression of the Shu family. They had originally thought that the family favored boys over girls, but they had never expected that they would actually sell their daughter.

The son is born by oneself, but the daughter is not?

What's more, the daughter of the Shu family is so amazing. She was admitted to one of the top prestigious universities and has been well-behaved and sensible since childhood. Compared with her, Shu Hui looks like a useless waste.

But the Shu family treated this waste as a treasure. The neighbors rolled their eyes and thought that they should stay away from the Shu family in the future, otherwise others would think they were the same kind of people.

The person who just helped the Shu family to stop Shu Tong from leaving couldn't help but feel guilty. When he heard Shu Hui's words, he couldn't help but sneer: "Old Shu, you can't have a son. Don't let others fool you. You might end up raising a child for someone else."

In front of outsiders, Shu's father always presented himself as an honest man, but when he heard the other party mocking his son for not being able to have children, he thought that it was a curse that the Shu family would never have descendants! He was so angry that he immediately took a broom and rushed the person out of the house.

Shu's mother was also helping out by cursing. The neighbors couldn't stand the excitement anymore and waved their hands in disappointment. They looked at each other and decided to talk about it in private.

I guess it won’t be long before people nearby know that Shu Hui can’t survive.

Shu Hui was still in shock at this point. As a man, this was what he cared about the most. One could imagine how much of a blow Qi Nian's words had been to him.

He was now very anxious to prove himself, and anxiously grabbed Shu's mother and said, "Mom and Dad, I want to go to the hospital! I want to go to the hospital for a check-up. It's fake, it must be fake!"

Father Shu also didn't believe Qi Nian's lies and said firmly, "Yes, let's go to the hospital. When the doctor says you can have a baby, I won't believe those people anymore. If they keep talking nonsense, I'll tear their mouths apart!"

Shu Hui got his father's support, and seemed to have found his backbone instantly. He nodded quickly: "Yes, tear their mouths apart!"

Only Shu's mother was vaguely worried. If they didn't go to the hospital for a check-up, even if it was true, they could say it was fake. But once they did, what if... then there would be nothing they could say.

She didn't believe what Qi Nian said. She thought it was impossible for her son to be infertile. Didn't she see that his girlfriend was pregnant? But what if...

But no matter how worried Shu's mother was, she couldn't say anything. Her words didn't have much effect at home, and even if she did, it wouldn't change anything. She might even end up being beaten and scolded by Shu's father.

In the end, Shu's mother said nothing, and the family hurriedly took the money and went to the hospital for a check-up.

What they didn't know was that several curious neighbors were leaning against the window, watching them leave in a hurry, eating melon seeds and gossiping all over their faces.

"Hey, you really went to the hospital?"

"No, I have to go tell people about this. This Shu family is getting what they deserve. They favor sons over daughters to this extent, they deserve not to be able to have a son." The person who said this only had a precious daughter in his family. She hated to see others favor sons over daughters, so she particularly disliked the Shu family.

The Shu family didn't know that before they even got to the hospital, everyone in the entire community had already concluded that Shu Hui would not survive.

At this time, the Shu family went to the hospital full of hope, but the examination results showed that Shu Hui really could not have children.

Shu Hui and his father were shocked by this. Their faces turned pale and they almost fell to the ground.

Shu Hui was even more desperate, he looked like he couldn't survive and even wanted to commit suicide.

He himself was not very resilient, and his parents had instilled in him an idea since he was a child: he was nobler than Shu Tong because he could carry on the Shu family's bloodline.

Now that his only function was gone, he felt like a useless person.

However, Shu Hui was still a timid person. He said he wanted to die, but he didn't have the courage to do so. Even so, he still beat Shu's father and mother half to death.

Mother Shu knelt down before the doctor and said, "Doctor, you must cure our Huihui. We only have this one son, this one family member!"

The doctor was troubled by Shu's mother. What was going on? No matter what Shu's mother said, he just said: "The cure rate for your son's condition is very low, and the cost is very high..."

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However, Mr. and Mrs. Shu only heard the conclusion that "it can be cured" and kept saying, "Cure it! We will cure it! No matter how much it costs!"

Shu Hui was no longer seeking death. If he could be cured, he would still be willing to live.

The doctor watched the family leave in silence and shook his head: What the hell is going on!

Shu Hui felt that his disease could be cured and he had regained his "manliness". Thinking of his cheating girlfriend, a fire ignited in his eyes: "That bastard, that stinky bitch, actually cheated on me. Mom and Dad, you have to seek justice for me. We almost let that bastard succeed!"

Shu Hui's "masculinity" is to subconsciously ask his parents to support him, and he has become accustomed to it.

Shu's father and mother didn't think there was anything wrong, and the whole family scolded Shu Hui's girlfriend from head to toe.

But Shu's mother was still a little hesitant: "If we go and make a scene, then everyone will know."

Although they are bad, they still attach great importance to their reputation.

Shu Hui got anxious when he heard this: "Mom, it's not like I can't be cured, what are you afraid of? I'll find several wives in the future and give birth to seven or eight big fat boys for you. Let's see who dares to say I can't give birth!"

Father Shu put his hands behind his back and said, "That's right, what are you afraid of? Our son needs money for treatment. If we go find that bastard, he must compensate us, otherwise..."

Shu Hui continued: "Otherwise, tell everyone what she did, and she will never get married again!"

Father Shu looked at Shu Hui with admiration and said directly: "Let's go. I don't believe it unless they don't want fame!"

The group arrived at the girl's house in a very imposing manner, but when the girl's family heard the purpose of their visit, their faces changed instantly.

He completely ignored the threats from the Shu family and beat the man out.

Shu's mother was not so bad, she was just caught twice at most, but Shu's father and Shu Hui were in a terrible situation, they were beaten black and blue, but they were so frightened that they only dared to curse secretly at the door.

As soon as the other door opened, the father and son ran away immediately.

Originally, Shu's mother was scolding fiercely, but when she saw the father and son running away, she was stunned. She cursed again in a hurry and ran away quickly.

This family’s beating was so painful that you had to run fast.

Seeing that threatening Shu Hui's girlfriend didn't work, Shu Hui suggested: "My sister's boyfriend is quite rich, isn't he? Give them some more."

"My sister is a college student after all, how can 200,000 be enough? 300,000 is needed!"

After all, this money is for his medical treatment, so Shu Hui now attaches great importance to it.

Shu's mother was a little worried: "That little girl ran away, how are we going to explain it to her?"

Shu Hui snorted: "What are you afraid of? Let my sister find someone. They have spent money, so they can worry about it themselves."

Shu's mother's eyes sparkled, and she immediately praised, "My son is really smart!"

They were now bruised and battered, and their image was really bad, so they decided to go back and rest for two days before looking for Shu Tong's boyfriend.

However, they didn't expect that as soon as they arrived at the door of the house, they saw the boy's parents. There were also neighbors from the Shu family next to them, whispering something.

Originally, the boy's parents were a little skeptical about the truth of what Shu Tong said, but after coming here and hearing that the Shu family's son was also unable to have children, they instantly began to believe Shu Tong's words.

Although it's a bit illogical, it doesn't stop them from believing it.

Seeing the Shu family members coming back, the neighbors looked at their bruised faces and walked away, covering their mouths.

Oh, there is so much fun to be had every day that it’s simply endless.

The Shu family looked at the faces of the man's parents and had a bad feeling. Father Shu gave Mother Shu a look, and the latter immediately smiled and said, "My dear relatives, why are you here? Hey, you didn't even tell me."

Who knew that as soon as these words came out, the man's mother felt as if she had been stabbed by a needle. She immediately shouted, "Who are you and your in-laws? Fine, fine, you all teamed up to deceive me. Do you really think we are fools?"

Thinking about the 100,000 yuan that she hadn't received yet, Shu's mother suppressed her anger and said, "What are you talking about? How could we lie to you? Did someone tell your in-laws something? Don't listen to their nonsense."

"Nonsense?" The man's mother put her hands on her hips and cursed: "Don't you know whether your own child can give birth?!"

Shu's mother thought the man's father was talking about her son's infertility, and she immediately felt the pain and started to curse: "Your son is infertile!"

The boy's parents were furious. Not only did they not tell him they had been deceived, but now he was cursing their son. How could they tolerate this? The two sides immediately started fighting.

There were a man and a woman on the men's side, but the father and son of the Shu family had just been beaten up and their fighting ability was not very strong, so the two sides barely ended up in a draw.

The man’s mother panted and begged, “Give me back my betrothal gift! If your own child cannot give birth, please do not delay my son’s marriage!”

Shu's mother sat on the ground and said, "No, I won't give you the money I have at my house!"

The boy’s parents were almost mad with anger. They never expected the Shu family to be so shameless.

The man’s mother sneered, “If you don’t give it to us, we will call the police and sue you for fraud. You can just wait to go to jail!”

The Shu family, who had originally planned to cheat, were completely panicked. When Shu Tong threatened them to call the police, they were not afraid at all. After all, that was their daughter. Could the police really catch them?

But the boy's parents said that, and they were a little scared. What if he really gets sent to jail...

But this is two hundred thousand! They are really heartbroken to pay it back, and Shu Hui's illness also needs money to be treated.

Shu's mother sat on the ground and burst into tears: "How heartless! Isn't this forcing me to die?..."

She scolded the man's family and Shu Tong for being heartless. Finally, the neighbors couldn't stand it anymore and came out to scold her. Shu's mother had no choice but to go home and cry in frustration.

"Cry, cry, cry. All you do is cry!" Shu's father was so angry that he threw things around the house, feeling helpless and furious.

Shu's mother was frightened by the sound of something falling and stopped crying: "That... that brilliant disease..."

Father Shu put his hands behind his back and looked at his son's closed door. Heartache appeared in his eyes. He took a deep puff of cigarette and said, "First use the remaining money to treat Huihui's illness. When the money is gone, go find that stinky girl Shu Tong."

Shu's mother was a little confused: "Why not look for her now? What if she ran away..."

Father Shu glanced at the stupid woman in front of him, his face full of impatience: "Bullshit! Where does she get the money to look for her now? Didn't she say she won't go to school? Then she can earn money by working, right? Then we will call the police and say we can't find our daughter. The police will definitely find her, and we will get back the money she earned."

Father Shu thought it was natural: "This heartless person, dare to ignore her brother and see!"

He thought he had thought of everything, but he had no idea that by the time they went to look for Shu Tong, she was no longer in China. No matter how much they messed around, they could not control Shu Tong anymore.

——

They don't know all this.

The few of them took the afternoon bus and returned to Beijing before dark.

Shu Tong looked at the scratches on Qi Nian's face, feeling guilty, and handed him the ointment she had just hurriedly bought.

She originally wanted to take Qi Nian to the hospital, but Qi Nian refused to agree and said that he was sleepy and wanted to go home to sleep.

"Qi Nian, you have to take good care of your face." Wen Yu looked at the scratches on Qi Nian's beautiful face and felt extremely heartbroken.

He also suspected that Shu's mother did it on purpose, because she saw Qi Nian had a good-looking face and scratched his face.

It's really abominable.

If Shu Tong hadn't been here, she would probably have burst into curse words.

She wasn't worried that Shu Tong would mind, she just didn't want to hurt Shu Tong. After all, she was almost dying of guilt.

Qi Nian naturally saw it too, and took the ointment handed to him by Shu Tong: "Thank you, it just looks serious."

"I'm going back. There won't be any subways for a while." Qi Nian checked the time and was worried about missing the last subway.

Wen Yu was shocked: "You took the subway?"

Lu Ze laughed and calmly explained: "I'm afraid the taxi driver will talk to him."

Wenyu: 6

——

I managed to catch the last subway and by the time I got home, it was almost twelve o'clock.

Qi Nian was afraid of disturbing Ning Min and Chu Zhen on the first floor, so he walked very lightly. However, he found that the light in the living room was on, and he saw Chu Rongshi sitting on the sofa.

The other person lowered his eyes and looked at the computer, seemingly working, but...why didn't his brother go to the study to work?

Chu Rongshi seemed to hear footsteps, raised his head, and frowned when he saw Qi Nian's face clearly: "What's wrong with your face?"

Qi Nian felt that he must look very ugly now and was a little embarrassed, so he lowered his head and explained.

Chu Rongshi's brows became more and more wrinkled, and he asked him for ointment.

Qi Nian blinked and wanted to say that he could apply it himself, however, the ointment had already been taken away by Chu Rongshi. The other party went to wash his hands, came back and squeezed some white paste on his fingertips, then looked up at Qi Nian.

Pointing to the sofa beside him, he said, "Sit down."

Qi Nian sat down obediently.

Chu Rongshi sat closer to him, and then Qi Nian felt the other party reach out and gently pinch his chin.

Chu Rongshi's fingertips felt a little hot, and Qi Nian moved uncomfortably.

Chu Rongshi: "Don't move."

Qi Nian: Oh QVQ

The other person raised his hand and applied the ointment on his fingertips to the scratches on his face.

Qi Nian couldn't help but take a breath of cool air, it felt a little painful.

Chu Rongshi paused for a moment and couldn't help but slow down his movements.

The two were quite close to each other, and in order to divert attention, Qi Nian used his empty eyes to depict Chu Rongshi's outline.

His brother is so handsome that I can't find any flaws even when I'm so close to him.

"What are you thinking about?" Chu Rongshi asked.

Qi Nian came back to his senses and found that his brother had applied the ointment at some point and was looking at him, and he... must have been staring at his brother's face in a daze.

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"Ahem... I'm so sleepy. I'll go back to my room first. Brother, you should also go to bed early and don't work too late." Qi Nian said, pretending to yawn, then got up and went upstairs, trying to escape from this embarrassing place.

Chu Rongshi lowered his eyes and wiped the medicine off his fingertips. There was still a warm touch on his fingers, and he clenched his palms.

After a moment, he turned off the computer.

——

Qi Nian's face was still somewhat scabby the next day, so Ning Min and Chu Zhen naturally showed concern for him.

Looking at the pork jelly in front of him, Qi Nian was confused: "Why do I have it alone?"

Ning Min said distressedly: "Take more supplements, eat whatever you want."

Everyone thought: "..."

However, it feels a bit weird.

However, the pork skin jelly was delicious, and Qi Nian did not resist. He happily ate it all and even received compliments from Ning Min, which made him very embarrassed.

A week passed in a blink of an eye, and the scratches on Qi Nian's face finally disappeared, leaving only faint red marks.

"Zhou Jing's autographed photo." Qi Nian handed the freshly taken photo to Wen Yu.

Wen Yu immediately let out a sharp cry: "It's actually true! Thank you so much, Nian Nian. Please tell Zhou Jing that I will always support him!"

After saying that, Wen Yu made a little heart shape with her hands happily.

"No, you are grateful to Qi Nian, why do you support Zhou Jing?" Lu Ze asked in deep doubt.

Wen Yu smiled sheepishly: "Isn't it because Nian Nian hasn't debuted yet? If he debuted, I would definitely support him first, and Zhou Jing would have to wait in the back."

Qi Nian clasped his hands together to express his gratitude: "Thank you, but this situation is impossible."

Let a socially anxious person become a star? Qi Nian is afraid that he will have nightmares every day.

Wen Yu expressed great regret about this, saying that it would be a loss for the entertainment industry if Qi Nian, with this face, did not bravely enter the entertainment industry.

As they talked, they moved on to other things. Wen Yudi sighed countless times: "Tongtong has been so busy lately that I can hardly see her except for classes. I feel so lonely."

Lu Ze said that he had noticed it. Since Shu Tong was too busy, Wen Yu came to see them whenever he had nothing to do recently.

But Wen Yu was genuinely happy for Shu Tong. Instead of complaining about everything, wasn't it better for her to become a careerist?

The only sad thing is that after Shu Tong went abroad, it became even harder for them to meet.

But Wen Yu was not worried about this now. She opened her big eyes and looked at Qi Nian, and then at Lu Ze.

Qi Nian immediately shrank back: "What are you going to do?"

"Haha, nothing." Wen Yu laughed dryly, obviously something was wrong: "Well, it's just... oh, this is all my dad's fault! He said he would take me to his friend's birthday party."

"You don't want to go?" Lu Ze looked at her expression.

"You can say that, but what's the real reason?" Wen Yu seemed embarrassed: "I feel like my dad wants to match me up with his friend's son."

Qi Nian was shocked, his eyes widened: "Aren't you only twenty years old?"

"My dad just wants me to get to know his friend's son. He doesn't mean to develop a relationship or anything, but I feel he has that intention. He always tells me that the other person is so outstanding and so on..." Wen Yujian had a headache.

Qi Nian was still shocked.

Lu Ze: “So…”

Wen Yu rubbed his hands and laughed: "So, you two can be my male companions?"

Qi Nian just came back to his senses when he heard this. He immediately wanted to refuse, but Lu Ze was one step faster than him: "I'm busy with business recently, so I can't do anything about it."

Wen Yu silently shifted his gaze to Qi Nian.

Everyone thought: "..."

Can he refuse?

Wen Yu immediately assured him: "You don't have to say anything when you go, just follow me. Don't worry, after you fool my dad, you can just stay in the corner like a mushroom, and no one will bother you."

Qi Nian: "...Okay."

——

So, that afternoon, Qi Nian changed into adult clothes, wearing a suit and went to the banquet with Wen Yu who was wearing a little skirt.

Qi Nian was still very worried and kept muttering on the way: "Will your father really not beat me?"

"Don't worry." Wen Yu looked like he was not afraid of the kidnapped man running away. He waved his hands and said, "I will explain to my dad. Actually, my dad is quite open-minded. I think he agreed to meet me because his friends had no choice."

As she spoke, she also made a little joke: "If my dad hits you, I will hold his legs to buy you time to escape."

Qi Nian's dead fish eyes: "Thank you..."

No matter what, they were already on the pirate ship and there was no way to escape, so Qi Nian had no choice but to accept his fate.

The two of them arrived at the luxurious and extravagant manor, and after a round of examination, they didn't recognize Qi Nian at all.

Wen Yu's father started from scratch, so he could be considered a local tycoon. The friends of local tycoons are naturally also local tycoons. Almost everyone in their circle is called "local tycoons". Although they are rich, they are still two circles away from the Chu family with a foundation. Qi Nian had no chance to meet them, so naturally he didn't know them at all.

Soon, Qi Nian met Wen Yu's father. The father and daughter looked a bit alike.

Qi Nian greeted him politely: "Hello, uncle."

Father Wen snorted and looked at Qi Nian with displeasure. Fortunately, there were so many people watching, so Father Wen couldn't say anything. He just called Wen Yu away, probably to ask him something.

Wen Yu looked at Qi Nian a little worriedly. The latter pointed to the corner, indicating that he would sit in the corner, and seemed a little impatient.

Wen Yu: “…”

Well, the hall is big anyway, everyone is busy making connections, no one will be free to cause trouble.

Qi Nian let out a breath, then quickly walked to the corner and sat down. He reached out and touched his empty face. Oh, he felt so insecure without a mask.

Fortunately, few people noticed him in the corner. He pulled out a mask from his pocket like magic and put it on, feeling comfortable instantly.

However, maybe it was because he was too unlucky today. Just as Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief, he saw a young man with a few people following him walking towards him.

Qi Nian looked left and right, and found that there was no one around, and he felt uneasy.

Are these people here to look for him? Help!

In fact, he was right. Several people stopped in front of him, and a man in a purple suit spoke: "You came here with Wen Yu. Are you her boyfriend? No, Uncle Wen never said that Wen Yu has a boyfriend. You..."

He was halfway through his words when he looked Qi Nian up and down, the mockery in his eyes almost impossible to hide.

Qi Nian secretly rolled his eyes.

Is there something wrong with your eyes? I suggest you go to the hospital, thank you.