Zhou Yunwan looked at her nervously as she came over, afraid that she would notice something.
But fortunately, Wu Yi did not show any abnormal expression on her face. She explained that she forgot to take Shen Chuan's bib when she left, and only remembered it after returning to the room. She went downstairs just to get the bib.
Following her words, Zhou Yunwan looked towards the place where she had just sat, and quickly found the bib in the corner of the sofa. She bent down to pick it up, then took two steps forward and handed it to her.
Wu Yi took it and held it in her hand. She looked at the mess on the table, which was one-third of the way done. She said, "Thank you for your hard work. Remember to rest early."
Zhou Yunwan responded with a smile: "Okay, we'll be done with it soon."
Wu Yi nodded, turned around and went back upstairs.
After watching her leave and confirming that there was no movement, Zhou Yunwan's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally returned to its normal state. However, she still couldn't help feeling a little scared. It was only the first day and she was almost exposed. What should she do next?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but turn her head and glare at the culprit.
It seems that I have to keep a distance from him at home in the future, otherwise if he gets too proud of himself one day, I’ll be in trouble.
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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all members of the Shen family went to the old house to pay New Year's greetings to the old man. Shen Dewen had a very unpleasant quarrel with the old man in order to marry his beloved, so they rarely visited each other after the family split up.
Now, nearly thirty years have passed, which is enough to dilute many grudges. Guo Yulin couldn't bear to see her husband being called an unfilial son because of her, so she persuaded him for several years before he agreed to go back to pay New Year's greetings and have a meal every Spring Festival.
Shen Dewen originally wanted to take Zhou Yunwan with him, but Zhou Yunwan said that she accidentally had an upset stomach the previous day and was not feeling well, so she stayed at Shen's house and did not go out.
It wasn't that she didn't want to go, but the relationship between Shen Dewen's family and the old house was already tense, and there was no need for her, an outsider with no legitimate reason, to go and cause trouble.
Guo Yulin reminded her worriedly, "If you still feel uncomfortable, go to the hospital to see my colleague."
"Yes, auntie."
But in fact, both of them knew that this was just Zhou Yunwan's excuse to refuse.
Guo Yulin thought about the atmosphere in the old house and she didn't want to go. He was afraid that Zhou Yunwan would feel even more uncomfortable if she went, so he didn't force her to go.
The two talked for a while, and Shen Yanli on the side was finally able to interrupt: "We will be back in the afternoon, you should be careful when you are alone, and remember to lock the doors and windows."
It was New Year's Day, and he didn't want to leave her alone at home, but Zhou Yunwan said it was okay and refused his request to stay with her.
Zhou Yunwan curled her lips slightly and cursed him inwardly for worrying about nothing. What could happen in the family compound where there were soldiers on guard? I'm afraid it's the safest place in the whole Beijing.
She waved her hand to signal him to get in the car quickly: "I know, go ahead."
Shen Yanli frowned, seeing the drive in her eyes, and knew that if he delayed any longer, it would be easy for people to see the clues. After Guo Yulin got on the back seat, he whispered to her, "I left a New Year's gift for you on the table in my room, remember to get it."
After saying this, he turned around and got into the driver's seat of one of the cars.
Zhou Yunwan stood there in a daze and blinked in surprise. New Year's gift?
The car slowly drove forward. After driving for a distance, Guo Yulin thought of the gossip she had heard in the hospital not long ago, which was about her elder sister-in-law, Sister Shen Dewen.
She had been keeping it a secret from Shen Dewen, but she had a bad feeling about going to the old house this time, so after thinking it over, she tentatively asked, "Did your eldest sister and her family also go to the old house in the morning?"
Shen Dewen said expressionlessly: "No contact, not sure."
His indifferent tone made Guo Yulin hesitate to speak, but Shen Dewen saw that she was hesitant to speak, and asked in confusion: "Why do you suddenly care about them?"
Guo Yulin thought about it and didn't continue. "Nothing, just asking casually."
But when the family arrived at the old house, they saw that Mr. Shen was in a rare rage. He was holding a ruler, and was so angry that he was puffing his beard and glaring. His wife patted his chest gently to calm him down because he was feeling choked up.
In the center of the ancestral hall, Shen Shuxian's husband Wang Shunheng knelt silently, apparently having been punished by the family.
Shen Shuxian was on the side, begging for mercy: "Dad, he promised me that he would never do it again, so just let him go. It's New Year's Day, don't let yourself get hurt by getting angry."
It would have been fine if she didn't say anything. Once she did, Old Master Shen wanted to beat her up as well. He pointed at her and scolded her, "You are a useless idiot. You can't even manage your own man. You have made a fool of our Shen family for nothing."
Since she got married, Shen Shuxian had never been scolded like this. Her face suddenly became very ugly, but she still said stubbornly: "This matter is only known to our family, how can outsiders know it so clearly?"
No one knew who tipped off the old man, letting him know about Wang Shunheng's affair with that vixen, and that she had secretly gone to cause trouble for the vixen.
As soon as their family arrived at the old house today, they were scolded by the old man, who also rarely used family rules.
She didn't care about her other brothers and sisters. She only hoped that the old man would end the family discipline before Shen Dewen's family came, so as not to let her lose face in front of that woman Guo Yulin.
However, what you fear will come true. Soon, Shen Dewen and his family appeared at the door of the ancestral hall after hearing the news.
The Shen family's old house is a courtyard house located in the most prosperous area in the north of the city, with a history of hundreds of years.
Old Master Shen has experienced the vicissitudes of the times, but his status and identity still stand firm in the wind and rain. It can be seen that he is an extraordinary figure with unfathomable scheming and scheming. Even though he is old now, he is still the one who has the final say in the Shen family.
Old Master Shen's wrinkled eyes were as sharp as an eagle's as he looked at Shen Dewen and his wife who came over to greet him.
Mr. Shen had five children in his life. Shen Dewen was his second son. He had a calm personality and was the most talented. He was his favorite and most caring child, but he had been against him for half his life.
It was not until half of his body was about to be buried that I remembered to come back to see this old man.
And all of this stems from the woman next to Shen Dewen who ignored his objections and was willing to set up a new family in order to marry him...
His impression of Guo Yulin was still stuck on how she looked when she was young. She was gentle and pretty. Although she was smart and was admitted to university, she came from a poor family and had no background. In short, she was a woman not worth mentioning and was not worthy of his son at all.
But I heard that he had a pretty good career later on, became the director of surgery at the Military Region General Hospital, and raised two pretty good children.
One is in politics and the other is doing research. Both are contributing to the development of the country. They are considered to be two of the more promising grandchildren of the Shen family.
After a brief pause, Mr. Shen turned his gaze to Shen Shuxian and her husband next to him. The children they gave birth to were mediocre, living a life of idleness and waiting to die, and were like mud that could not be helped.
Shen Shuxian is his eldest daughter. She is arrogant and spoiled by him, but fortunately she listens to him.
Her husband was her carefully chosen son-in-law, who came from a prominent and scholarly family and was doing very well in a state-owned unit. But who would have thought that even at his age he could not escape the temptation of beauty and did such a shameful thing as keeping a mistress outside.
Not only did she fail to live up to his cultivation and support, but she also tarnished the Shen family's reputation. In this special period, it was tantamount to sending the Shen family to a dead end.
Comparing the two, Mr. Shen felt the anger that he had suppressed with great difficulty surging up again. He took a sip of hot tea and then told those two disgraceful things to get out of the ancestral hall.
Shen Shuxian didn't want to stay here anymore. She had never been so embarrassed in her life. She hurried forward to help Wang Shunheng up. She was angry, but in such occasions, she believed that husband and wife should be of one mind and could not let outsiders laugh at her.
When passing by Guo Yulin, Shen Shuxian couldn't help but glance at her expression, but she didn't see any surprise or ridicule on her face. It was just calm, as if... as if she had known about this for a long time.
She paused, suddenly thinking of something, and asked in a deep voice, "You didn't know it a long time ago, did you?"
Guo Yulin glanced at her and said nothing.
She had heard some gossip that Wang Shunheng had cheated on her and that Shen Shuxian went to the hospital to beat up the mistress, but it had not been confirmed, so she had kept it in her heart and had never mentioned it to Shen Dewen until now when she confirmed that it was true.
But what if it's true? What does it have to do with her? She hated Shen Shuxian, but she wouldn't go so far as to add insult to injury.
Her reaction was equivalent to acquiescence in Shen Shuxian's view. Shen Shuxian immediately thought of the girl Zhou Yunwan. It must be she who told Guo Yulin!
So could it be that Guo Yulin told the old man? Otherwise, she had already blocked the news, how could the old man know?
For a moment, her eyes became distorted.
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