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Chapter 8: Night Talk

When Shen Youfu was young, he married Zheng, the biological mother of Shen Zi'an. However, she could not conceive for a long time. Then Shen Youfu met Shen Zhang and married her as his second wife. Shen Zhang was young, beautiful and gentle, and was very much loved by Shen Youfu, and his mother-in-law also liked her very much.

Shen Zhang was also pregnant. She gave birth to a son in the first year after marriage, and then two more sons and a daughter. Then the original wife got pregnant and gave birth to Shen Zian. However, Shen Zian was thin and small when he was born, and Shen Youfu didn't like him at all. Later, Shen Zhang gave birth to a pair of twins, but Shen Zian's mother died.

Shen Zian became the only half-child in this family.

Shen Zian knew that he was different since he was a child. He was not talkative, but he was not weak. He did not care about small things, but his brothers and sisters did not dare to bully him. He was not as pitiful as other children without mothers. It was just that it was impossible to be the same.

"I was wondering why I always felt that my mother-in-law was a little strange."

Su Zhi finally understood why she always felt that although Shen Zhangshi spoke kindly, every time Sun Shi found trouble with Shen Zian, Shen Zian would always suffer in the end. At that time, she thought she had met a mother-in-law who would be on the side of her daughter-in-law, but it turned out that Shen Zian was not her biological son at all. She didn't know what Shen Zian felt for Shen Zhangshi. After saying this, she hesitated for a while and still expressed her thoughts.

Shen Zian said: "You also discovered it? Mother is a woman with deep thoughts."

With just this one sentence, Su Zhi knew that Shen Zian understood Shen Zhangshi, and he was not fooled by Shen Zhangshi's friendly appearance and methods.

That's good. Su Zhi now feels that Shen Zhang is really not a simple person. Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been enemies since ancient times. It's difficult to deal with such unreasonable people, and you have to be more careful when dealing with people with ulterior motives. However, if she is not her husband's biological mother, there will be one less constraint. If her husband knows what kind of person his mother-in-law is, it will be easier to deal with.

"Just don't be rude to her in public, and don't take advantage of her. I took advantage of her because I didn't care, but don't worry, we are married now, I will pay attention and think more about you. I will take good care of you, and we just need to live our own lives."

Shen Zian said softly, but his voice was firm.

Su Zhi pursed her lips, feeling warm in her heart. This man really thought of her very carefully. She wouldn't feel scared in this strange place with him around. She would live a good life with him in the future.

The lights were still on in the Shen family's mansion. Shen Zhu and Shen Zhang were talking about what happened in the kitchen today. Shen Zhu curled her rosy lips and said, "Mom, I think Fourth Brother has really changed now that he got married. He would not have been like this before. Now he is completely devoted to that ugly and sick woman. I don't know what has possessed him."

Shen Zhang glanced at her and said, "What kind of person is he? Haven't you figured out what kind of person he is after all these years? He looks obedient, but he actually has his own way. Look at the pots and buckets he got this time. He got them all by working hard and exchanging them with others. He didn't have to pay for them, which made people think he didn't have any money. Does he really have no money? Although your brothers all gave their money to me, they all had some private money. Your fourth brother is probably the richest among them. Moreover, he doesn't have to give me all his money now."

Shen Zhu snorted, "He is just an ungrateful bastard. You treated him so well, but he dared to have second thoughts. He is really evil-minded and has a wicked heart!"

"Just say this to mom at home, but don't say it loudly outside!"

Shen Zhang stared at her daughter with a warning, and said, "I don't want to be seen as a woman who abuses children. It's not good for me, nor for you brothers and sisters, especially you. You haven't married yet, so you can't be implicated. Girls should be more gentle to be liked by others."

Shen Zhu held Shen Zhang's hand in a flattering manner and said, "Mother, didn't I tell you in front of you that I always look very dignified when I'm out in public?"

"As for you, I am still confident in you. You are the one who follows me the most. You look like me and you think like me. Unlike your sister, who begged and pleaded to marry a man like that and is now suffering. It makes me sad."

"Mom, I will listen to you from now on."

When Shen Zhu heard Shen Zhang mention her sister, she pouted and started to coax Shen Zhang again. However, she also thought of her own marriage and her face darkened.

While the mother and daughter were chatting, others were not idle. Sun Shi was upset after suffering such a big loss during the day, and she kept poking Shen Ziping, saying, "How could your fourth brother be so black-hearted to plot against me like this! And your sister, I helped her to ask for favors from the fourth brother, but she actually relied on me! She took a shower, and now she is full of seductive power. She wants to become a fairy to seduce other people! It seems that she is not a quiet person. Even if she gets married, she will get into trouble in the future. You should think of a way to ruin this matter! I am talking, can you hear me!"

Shen Ziping was annoyed by being poked, and said impatiently: "You have the nerve to complain about the trouble you caused yourself? If it weren't for you, would I have to carry water and firewood every day and lose a bucket? You are a woman who makes you feel uncomfortable if you don't cause trouble every day. I really didn't marry you well. You caused this trouble, so you have to deal with it. If you make me tired and lie down, you won't have a good life either."

"Why are you yelling at me? If it weren't for your brother or your sister, would you have to contribute money and effort?"

Shen Ziping turned over and sat up, glaring at her, saying, "If you and Zhu'er hadn't mentioned taking a bath, would she have thought about it? If you don't want to contribute money or effort, how can the fourth brother want to contribute money or effort? You really think he is a fool. Even if you schemed against him to do more work in the past, when have you ever schemed against him for money? Not to mention now, he's married and has a wife, would he still be controlled by you? You still say you are smart, but I think you are only slightly smarter than a pig!"

After being scolded by her husband, Sun Shi thought that this was indeed the case and felt even worse.

"He is really stupid to treat such a sick woman like a treasure. Speaking of which, the family has spent a lot of money since that woman came into the family. Our money is given to our parents, so why should that sick woman spend it? It's really unfair!"

Shen Ziping snorted, "Even if I don't give the money to them, I'll give it to Lao Wu and Zhu Er. Anyway, not much will fall back into my hands."

"If we give it to the fifth brother, he will get pregnant in the future, and we can still benefit from it. Giving it to that sick guy is just a waste of money. Sanlang's father, our children are still young, and the fifth brother and sister are not married yet, so it is not convenient to divide the family. Can we separate the fourth brother and his wife? The fourth brother used to make money by himself, but now he has a sick wife. That's a bottomless pit that can never be filled. How can we live like this!"

"As long as there is a patient in the family, the family will not mention dividing the family. Even if they divide it, people will say that the family tradition is not good. You know this. Besides, don't they stop spending the public funds now?"

Shen Ziping said that he never suffered losses, and of course he didn't want to fill that bottomless pit for his brother, so he mentioned it to Shen Youfu a long time ago. Shen Youfu gave this reason, and the most important thing was that there was Shen Ziju in the family, who was a scholar and paid more attention to reputation.

"They have emptied the house, so they don't need it anymore. After a while, when they can't stand it anymore, they will come to ask for money again!" Sun snorted, "They must leave this house! If it doesn't work openly, we can try it secretly!"

"What secret things?" Shen Ziping became interested when he heard it. The Sun family was very cunning, so maybe it could work!

Sun rolled her eyes and whispered something in Shen Ziping's ear, laughing. Shen Ziping kissed her.

"Wife, you are so smart! Just do as you say!"

"devil!"

Sun was kissed suddenly and shyly pushed Shen Ziping away. Shen Ziping was in a good mood and walked over to hug her with a smile, and the two rolled into each other.

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