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434: Money, the first of unfilial acts

When Sun saw this, she became unhappy. She reached out to cover Silang and Wulang's mouths, and then started to scold Yueyue to Su Zhi.

Su Zhi was unhappy when she heard Sun say that about Yueyue. Yueyue was the one she held in her hands and loved in her heart. She thought she was perfect in every way, so how could she be willing to be belittled by someone she didn't like?

"Mrs. Sun, my Yueyue is smart. She didn't bully Silang. It was Silang who couldn't react. Can you blame my Yueyue? I spoil her because she is smart and sensible. If you don't like someone who makes you like them, don't say that others won't like them either. If you dare to say bad things about my Yueyue outside, don't blame me for being rude."

Su Zhi picked up Yueyue and let her sit on her lap, acting like she was doting on her own daughter.

Silang and Wulang were beaten by their mothers, and they all felt a little aggrieved, but since they were boys, they would not cry even after being beaten. They just stood there in a daze, looking a little stupid.

After hearing what Su Zhi said, Sun Shi was angry and wanted to get angry, but she didn't dare. They didn't come here to quarrel with Shen Zian and Su Zhi, but to discuss the inheritance. They couldn't quarrel. If they quarreled, how could they discuss the inheritance? She didn't want to let go of such a big piece of fat meat!

"Fourth brother's wife, I was wrong just now. I don't want to be angry. I love my own child too. Please understand."

Sun smiled and said to Su Zhi, "Su Zhi, just wait. As soon as my son is adopted by you, I will find a way to get rid of you. At that time, my son will still be mine, and this entire paradise will also be mine!"

Shen Zian and Su Zhi wondered why Sun apologized so easily. It seemed that he really had something to ask for this time.

With such a commotion, the disagreement between Shen Zian, Su Zhi, Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang was brought to the fore. Shen Youfu coughed twice and everyone looked at him.

"Zi'an, Zi'an's wife, tell me, do you consider your fifth brother a brother?"

"Fifth brother is naturally my brother."

Shen Zian said that he was dissatisfied with Shen Zhang and Shen Youfu. But he did not have prejudice against the brothers they had, unless they were particularly disliked, such as Shen Ziping and Shen Zhu. Like Shen Zifu and Shen Zigui. They were good to him, and he also regarded them as brothers. And Shen Ziju usually showed respect to him, although not as close as the eldest and second brothers, but just respect was enough.

Shen Zian was a little surprised to hear Shen Youfu ask this. He thought that they came this time, not for Shen Ziju's matter, they just came back from the capital. Shen Ziju was there. Did something happen and he needed their help?

"Dad, is it because my fifth brother needs our help that you guys came back from the capital?"

"Yes, Zi Ju is now in the capital. Although he is an official, he spends a lot of money in the capital. He is a new official and does not have much salary. He lives a very hard life. I was thinking if you could give him some money to help him, and wait for him to get back on his feet, and then pay you back."

Shen Youfu said that he thought Shen Zian was not the kind of person who would ask for money, so if he lent money to Shen Ziju, it would be like giving it to him as a gift.

Shen Zian raised his eyebrows, thinking that he was here to borrow money.

"If Fifth Brother needs money, let him come and borrow it in person. He can even write a letter. Brothers should be clear about the bill. Write down the IOU and I'll see if I can afford it, and I'll lend it to him."

Su Zhi thought that her husband was always very efficient in this matter, much better than those obedient men who always obeyed their parents. Fortunately, she met such a husband. If it was the obedient type, she would have been embarrassed many times, and maybe she would not have fallen in love with him, let alone be as happy as she is now.

Su Zhi admired Shen Zian's handling of the matter, but the Shen family disagreed.

Shen Youfu frowned and said, "Zi Ju is your brother, and now he is an official. Are you still afraid that he will not pay you back? Why write a promissory note? Isn't this just a slap in his face?"

"Brothers should settle accounts clearly."

Shen Zian still said the same thing. He treated Shen Ziju as a brother, but he was not a fool. The money in the family was not his alone. It was the money earned by his wife. Why should he give it to his brother to spend in vain? Shen Ziju was not living in poverty and waiting for this money to save his life, and it was destined that he would never be able to pay it back in his lifetime.

After hearing this, Shen Youfu was so angry that he wanted to curse Shen Zian, but when he thought about the purpose of his visit today, he coughed several times and swallowed the curse that was about to come out of his mouth.

"Zi'an, you said you treated Ziju as a brother. If you really treated him as a brother, you wouldn't have lent him some money and asked him to write an IOU. Putting this aside, if you really treated him as your own brother, you would have considered him in every way. You wouldn't have kept your powerful backer in the capital secret from Ziju! If we hadn't run into Xing'er by chance in the capital, we wouldn't have known he lived in the capital and that his biological father was the prime minister!"

Ye Wenru was promoted again and is now the prime minister in the court, the youngest prime minister since the founding of Daliang State.

Shen Ziju admired Ye Wenru very much. Once when he visited his house, he happened to see Xing'er. Only then did he know that Xing'er was actually taken away by Ye Wenru and was the only son of the Ye family!

Shen Ziju was surprised and a little depressed about this fact, thinking that his fourth brother and his wife didn't tell him such an important thing. If they had told him, it would have been a strong backing and would have made his career smoother in the future. He was a little upset about this matter, and when he looked unhappy, he was seen by Shen Youfu and others. After asking him, they found out about this matter and were also very surprised. They thought that Shen Zian did something wrong. He knew that this was something that would help Shen Ziju, but he kept it a secret. It was simply too wrong!

Now Shen Youfu questioned Shen Zian about this matter. He thought that at least he should make Shen Zian feel guilty and let him know that he had done something wrong. This way he might be able to borrow the money more easily and would be more lenient about the inheritance issue.

Shen Ziju and Su Zhi looked at each other, thinking that they had really discovered this matter. They were just talking about this matter. It turned out that things were discovered without being mentioned.

"At that time, Xing'er's father only said that he was in the capital, but he didn't say what he did."

Shen Zian said that they had told Ye Wenru at the beginning to secretly observe Shen Ziju and to lend a hand if anyone bullied Shen Ziju, but they also told Ye Wenru not to tell Shen Ziju about their relationship. They didn't want to give Ye Wenru trouble. Shen Ziju was fine, but it was hard to say about other people in the Shen family. If they were to do Ye Wenru a favor and make things difficult for him, they would feel uneasy.

But Shen Zian and the others would naturally not tell Shen Youfu and the others that they secretly asked Ye Wenru to help. They would only say that they were not clear about Ye Wenru's identity to avoid more trouble.

Shen Zhang said to Shen Youfu, "Old man, maybe Zi'an and the others really don't know. The nobles in the capital are unwilling to reveal their identities."

Shen Zhang is here to be a good person again.

Shen Youfu snorted after hearing her words and said to Shen Zian, "Even if you didn't mean it, you should have believed Ziju. Knowing that Xing'er was in the capital, you should have let Ziju go to see her. Then you can rest assured. Xing'er is your child, but he is also Ziju's nephew. Shouldn't your uncle take care of his nephew? It was because you didn't take your brothers seriously that you almost missed each other. Fortunately, God saw them and let them meet."

Su Zhi thought to herself that what Shen Youfu said made it seem as if Shen Ziju and Xing'er were long-lost relatives and they were the evil people who separated them.

"You have done something wrong this time because you don't treat your brothers as brothers. Why don't you change? When Zi Ju borrowed money from you, you didn't need to write any IOUs. Just give us the banknotes and we will take them to the capital and give them to him. Are you afraid that we will embezzle them? Or are you afraid that Zi Ju won't pay it back? He is an official!"

Shen Youfu brought the conversation back to borrowing money, but he just didn't want to write the IOU.

Shen Zian and Su Zhiquan understood that Shen Youfu seemed to be planning on not paying back the money they borrowed.

"I still have one word to say. Let Zi Ju speak to me first."

Shen Zian responded to all changes with a calm attitude. Since he understood Shen Youfu's thoughts, he would not give the banknotes away. He believed that Shen Ziju must be living a good life in the capital. When Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang came back this time, they were both wearing good clothes. And he heard that they entertained guests with tea and melon seeds, and brought gold and jade to the younger generation. If Shen Ziju was not good, they would not do this.

The old couple of the Shen family wanted to save face, but they were also frugal, otherwise they would not have eaten two meals a day, and they would not have punished family members by not allowing them to eat!

Shen Youfu was really about to get angry, but luckily Shen Zhang coughed, which reminded him.

"Dad, is there anything else that brought you here today? If not, you can go back. We have something else to do today and cannot entertain you any longer. Liu Yin, bring six bottles of freshly brewed tea from home and give them to Grandpa to drink."

Shen Zian said that he didn't want to talk to them anymore. He felt that he was getting angrier and angrier the more he talked. It turned out that it was impossible to communicate with the people in the old house.

Sun said quickly, "There's something else! Dad, tell me quickly!"

Shen Youfu glared at Sun, coughed, and said, "Zi'an, we are here today for another matter. You and your wife have been married for almost three years, why don't you have a child? There are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and having no offspring is the worst. You can't help but be anxious."

Shen Zian frowned when he heard this. He hurriedly looked at his wife, and sure enough, he saw that Su Zhi's face was not very good. He felt angry for a while, thinking that his wife had been worried about this matter these days. He had finally comforted her, but now it was ruined again!

(Lishu Literature)