After the New Year and until the eve of the Lantern Festival, many relatives and neighbors came to visit the Shen family to wish them a happy new year.
Shen Dewen held a high position, and there were many people in the family compound who wanted to establish a relationship with him. Although most of them were brushed off by Guo Yulin, he still couldn't avoid the social etiquette.
The guests in the living room changed one after another, and even with Zhou Yunwan and Wu Yi helping to receive them, they still felt a little overwhelmed at the end of the day.
But fortunately, we are currently in a special period, and no one dares to openly give or receive gifts at this critical juncture, which indirectly saves a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Just after seeing off a group of guests, Shen Shuxian arrived.
Zhou Yun had seen her in the hospital for the first time in the evening and witnessed her ugly appearance. This time when they met, she thought that the other party would choose to ignore her to avoid causing unnecessary embarrassment.
But what she didn't expect was that she not only changed her previous arrogant attitude, but also apologized for offending her last time, and it seemed that she was actively seeking peace in order to let her keep the secret.
Although Shen Shuxian looked sincere, Zhou Yunwan always felt that something was fishy.
After all, as the saying goes, when things are abnormal, there must be something wrong.
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For someone like Shen Shuxian who is so high-minded, it is absolutely impossible for her to lower herself so much even for the sake of peace.
"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, we will be a family from now on. I will treat you as my own niece."
Listening to her hypocritical words, Zhou Yunwan raised the corners of her mouth and tried her best to maintain a decent official smile.
Misunderstand? What misunderstanding could there be?
Isn't it that she just looks down on her unilaterally?
Besides, who cares about her as an aunt? If she agrees, then just randomly recognize relatives.
Zhou Yunwan just smiled and didn't say anything, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Except for Shen Yanxiang and his wife, who were unaware of the conflict between the two, everyone else present knew how harshly Shen Shuxian had said things in the hospital that day, so it was normal for Zhou Yunwan to be unfriendly now, and no one would force her to greet Shen Shuxian with a smile.
And Shen Shuxian's face slowly turned purple. No, why did that little bitch Zhou Yunwan dare to ignore her? How dare you give her the cold shoulder? Who gave her the courage?
Shen Shuxian was thinking about her future plans, so she didn't vent her anger on the spot. She smiled and said, "I just came back from outside, and my mouth is a little dry. Xiaowan, go get me a glass of water."
This request was not excessive. When entertaining guests, the proper etiquette should be followed. Zhou Yunwan agreed, then took back the hand that Shen Shuxian was holding, turned around and went to the kitchen to pour her some water.
Watching her leaving, Shen Shuxian became angrier and angrier, so when the other party handed her the water, she just touched the rim of the cup and yelled, "You pour such hot water, are you trying to scald me to death?"
"Are you still holding a grudge against what happened before? I, your elder, have already apologized to you, what else do you want?"
Zhou Yunwan's eyelashes trembled twice. She really wanted to pour the water in the cup directly on the face of this unreasonable old witch, but considering the face of the Shen family, she still held back and said, "It's too hot, right? I'll go get you another cup."
Just when she wanted to take the cup and go to the kitchen to change it, Shen Yanli stopped her: “Wait a moment.”
As he said that, Shen Yanli stood up and took the cup of water from her. The water temperature was obviously normal, so the other party could only be deliberately making things difficult for her. Thinking of this, his sharp eyes swept towards Shen Shuxian on the sofa.
Although he didn't say anything, the inexplicable sense of oppression still made Shen Shuxian feel uneasy. For a moment, when she looked at him, it was as if she saw the young Shen Dewen, which was equally chilling.
After two seconds of silence, Shen Yanli took the water in the cup and drank it all, with a half-smile on the corner of his lips: “I think the temperature of this cup of water is just right, but I don’t know why my aunt thinks it’s so hot and gets so angry.”
"But it could also be that Auntie is not used to drinking the water in our house."
The meaning of this statement is tantamount to implying that Shen Shuxian is not from their family, so naturally she is not used to drinking their water. And as a "guest", it is also very impolite to be picky and yell in someone else's home.
Shen Shuxian's eyes were wide open, and her nostrils were flaring, as if she was suppressing her anger. It seemed that she was really pissed.
What do you mean you can’t get used to drinking their water? His last name is Shen, isn’t her last name also Shen? They are all members of the Shen family, but Shen Yanli, the junior, is leaning towards outsiders and teaching her, an elder, a lesson. How can she not be upset?
"Guo Yulin! Is this how you teach your children to talk to their elders?"
She didn't dare to scold Shen Dewen, nor did she dare to scold Shen Yanli, who was highly valued by the old man. She could only pick on Guo Yulin, the soft persimmon on the side.
Shen Shuxian's voice was ridiculously loud. Shen Dewen's eyes became increasingly angry. He interrupted her harshly: "Shen Shuxian, shut up. What are you doing here today? Nothing, you should go back."
Shen Shuxian didn't expect that Shen Dewen, who had been her brother for half her life, would not stand on her side. Not only did he not teach Shen Yanli a lesson for speaking rudely to her, but he drove her away as soon as he opened his mouth, as if he didn't welcome her at all.
Looking around at this family, she finally understood that these people were all in cahoots with each other and were bullying her just because she was the only one here!
If it had been any other time, after suffering such an injustice, she would have started to throw a tantrum or just left. She would never have stayed and been laughed at by others. But today she had a request to ask Shen Dewen, and she couldn't leave even if she wanted to because the matter was not yet settled.
Seeing that Shen Shuxian was hesitant to speak, Guo Yulin rolled her eyes in her heart. She knew that Shen Shuxian would not come to her for no reason. It seemed that she had something to ask for.
She acted so superior when asking for help. There was no one else like her.
Because the younger generation were all at home, Guo Yulin could only smooth things over: "Didn't Xiaowan just say that there was something she didn't understand when she was reading? Yanli, go and help her look it up."
Zhou Yunwan understood what she meant and followed her words, "Then let's go upstairs."
After they left, Wu Yi also made an excuse to leave: "I think I heard Chuanchuan crying, I'll go see if he's awake."
After she finished speaking, she gave Shen Yanxiang a look, and the latter understood and stood up, then left the living room and walked upstairs.
Watching the backs of several people leaving one after another, Shen Shuxian leaned on the sofa with her chest folded, the fine lines at the corners of her eyes twitching with anger. After waiting for a while, she wanted to let Shen Dewen or Guo Yulin speak first, and then she would walk down the stairs.
But Shen Dewen and his wife just sat there quietly, not saying a word.
Finally, Shen Shuxian couldn't stand it anymore and slowly told the purpose of her visit.
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