Director Shen pointed to a thin, elegant man in his early sixties wearing glasses and told Meng Tao: "Your grandmother has an older brother and a younger brother. This is your grandmother's younger brother, and we call him Uncle."

Meng Tao smiled and called out "Hello, little uncle". Su Yulin was very happy and hurriedly agreed. He touched his pocket again and said embarrassedly:

"Oh, my uncle was invited to be a judge in a calligraphy and painting competition. I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts. I'm really sorry, my granddaughter-in-law. My dear, I will make it up to you later, for sure!"

Meng Tao couldn't help but laugh at the tone of voice used to coax a child.

The other two men didn't wait for Director Shen to introduce them. They immediately followed Su Yulin's words and laughed. They also said that they just found out that Shen Yu had a wife and they hadn't made any preparations. They would definitely give him a gift next time they came.

Director Shen's face was not very good towards the two men, but since they were here, it would be unreasonable not to receive them.

I had to mention it to Meng Tao casually: "The elders in my hometown are all surnamed Shen. This one grew up with me. You and Shen Yu can call him uncle, and this one... just call him senior, or old gentleman, whatever is fine."

The frail man in his fifties was wearing a blue Mao suit and holding a black leather bag, looking like a cadre. He was obviously dissatisfied with the introduction, but he could not do anything to Director Shen, so he could only clear his throat twice and said to Meng Tao with a slightly awkward smile:

"Daughter-in-law Yu, you are new to the Shen family. You will gradually get to know and understand the people and things in the family. Don't be in a hurry. Your father-in-law, his real name is Shen Yaozu, and he is the seventh in our Haishi Shen family. I am Shen Yaoxuan, the fifth in the family. You can call me Uncle Wu."

Meng Tao smiled politely. She heard her father-in-law's words very clearly. Shen Yu didn't say anything, so it was impossible for her to scream.

The other one was in his sixties. He wore a khaki hat on a hot day, and ordinary gray casual clothes with frayed cuffs and collar. He also wore glasses, but he did not have the gentle and elegant temperament of Uncle Su. Instead, he looked more like an accountant or cashier in a factory store.

He looked at Meng Tao and nodded, with an expression of an elder who was very satisfied with the younger. He seemed not to hear what Director Shen said. He smiled and said to Meng Tao, "You and Yu'er are getting married. Choose an auspicious day and go back to your hometown Hai City to meet your grandparents. They will be very happy and will arrange a wedding for you. Invite relatives to the wedding banquet and let everyone meet our Shen family's new daughter-in-law... Yu'er, you know me. I'm not a cousin from the next generation. I'm your grandfather's biological brother, your dear great uncle. Your father-in-law calls me Third Uncle, and you should call me Third Great Uncle..."

Shen Yu gently held Meng Tao's hand and said to Director Shen, "Dad, it turns out that we still have a grandfather and a grandmother, and they are still alive?"

Director Shen's face turned pale, and the dear Third Uncle Shen quickly replied: "Live, live! Your grandparents are in good health and look forward to your return home every day."

"Shen Jincheng, stop talking nonsense!"

Uncle Su next to him could no longer bear it and started to curse: "I, Su Yulin, am not dead yet, how dare you talk nonsense in front of me: Heping's mother died a long time ago, how can Yu'er have a living grandmother?"

Shen Yaoxuan pulled Shen Jincheng and complained in a low voice: "Uncle, I told you not to be anxious. This is Seventh Brother's home. Be careful with your words."

Shen Jincheng: "I didn't say anything nonsense. Yaozu's biological mother passed away, but his father's stepmother is not his mother? What did I say wrong?"

"You..." Shen Yaoxuan was speechless.

"Yes! That's right, my uncle always supports you!"

Su Yulin glared at Shen Jincheng and Shen Yaoxuan angrily and said, "Heping, you have to tell the guard room of your factory not to pay attention to these people when they come in the future. How shameless! Do you know what Shen Jincheng asked the guard? He said that it was the uncle, brother, nephew and niece of the factory director Shen who came, and asked the guard to call the factory office and send a van to take them to the director's house!

Isn't this just showing off your head and asking for privileges? Luckily I happened to arrive and explained to the guard, letting these people go on their own, whether they wanted to come or not, and they were not happy with my boss all along the way."

Shen Yaoxuan hurriedly explained: "Yaozu, listen to me..."

Director Shen: "Call me Shen Heping."

Shen Yaoxuan: "Well, Seventh Brother, Heping, I really didn't come here with my uncle. I was on a business trip like my uncle. I thought we brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time, so I wanted to come and see you. But when we arrived at the factory gate, we ran into a large group of them, and then... Alas, I advised my uncle not to do that. He said the children were tired."

"Isn't it just that they are tired? Look at these little girls, they are only 16 or 17 years old, how can they have the strength to walk? And they have been sitting on the train for a long distance, they are dizzy and stuffy, they can't even walk."

Shen Jincheng said confidently: "Yaozu, don't be stubborn. Let the past things pass. There is no overnight hatred between father and son. Look at all these years, every time the old family encountered a big event, you were always anxious to help, right? This is blood relationship, no matter what, it can't be severed! The Shen family is your root. Without this root, without the blessing of the Shen ancestors, you can't live such a carefree life, let alone have such a high position and generous salary today!"

Shen Heping glared at him: "Tell me, what high position and generous salary do I have?"

"It's not the blessing of my ancestors that I became a factory director, live in a big house, eat and drink delicious food..."

Before Shen Jincheng finished speaking, Shen Yaoxuan pulled him back and said, "Uncle! It's a new society now. There are no high-ranking officials with high salaries. We all serve the people. Do you understand? If you don't control your mouth and talk nonsense, if outsiders hear it, it will harm my seventh brother!"

"How can we harm him? He has a strong backstage. If the old father-in-law stamps his feet in the capital, our city will be shaken three times!"

Shen Heping: “…” He was so angry that he couldn’t speak.

Uncle Su was so angry that his lips trembled. He rushed forward, grabbed Shen Jincheng's collar and pushed him out the door: "You didn't come here to visit me out of kinship. You clearly wanted to ruin my nephew's reputation. I brought you in with good intentions... Get out! Get out!"

But he was too thin, like a bamboo pole. Shen Jincheng was the same age as him, but much stronger than him. The two of them were pulling and tugging at each other, but Shen Jincheng easily fended him off and pushed hard, and Uncle Su fell backwards.

The six young people were the closest to the scene. None of them wanted to lend a hand. Not only that, they all backed away. Shen Yaoxuan rushed forward, but a girl tripped, screamed, and hugged Shen Yaoxuan's arm.

(End of this chapter)