Shi Yan booked a five-star hotel for them near the station, which was far from the Shi family home.
Su Mei entered the room and, seeing its luxurious furnishings, tugged at Shi Yan's sleeve, asking, "Xiao Yan, isn't this too expensive? Should we find another place? Any place that's livable is fine..."
"Change what? I think this place is perfect. I'm here to enjoy life, what's wrong with living here!"
Before Su Mei could finish speaking, Gao Shun interrupted her.
This was the first time Shi Yan had seen his biological parents in so many years. He frowned as he looked at Gao Shun, who was lying on the bed covered in dirt.
Shi Yan found it unbearable that such a person was his biological father.
Fortunately, I got out and didn't have to grow up in the countryside, otherwise I would have had to face a father like that every day.
Looking at Su Mei, who was standing timidly and embarrassed, Shi Yan immediately understood the personalities of the two.
Su Mei must be a soft and timid person, otherwise she wouldn't be so easily dominated by a man who isn't even as tall as her.
"You guys pack your things first, I'll have someone bring you some food later."
Upon hearing about food, Gao Shun instantly sat up in bed.
"This bed is nice, so comfortable. Don't have anyone deliver food. I just saw a restaurant downstairs that looks luxurious. Let's go there to eat!"
"Isn't that place too expensive? Xiaoyan is still a student, so maybe..." Su Mei asked timidly.
"Expensive? The Shi family has plenty of money! Can't you see how pampered our son is? What's wrong with him giving some money to his biological parents?"
Shi Yan suppressed his disgust and said, "I'll call the same place you see downstairs later."
"What, you're afraid we'll embarrass you and you don't dare take us out to eat? Let me tell you, you were born a member of the Gao family, and you'll die a ghost of the Gao family! My blood flows in your veins! You are my son, Gao Shun! You dare to think I'm a disgrace!"
As Gao Shun was about to throw a punch at Shi Yan, Su Mei blocked it with her body. Su Mei hadn't been sitting properly during her postpartum period and had injured herself. Gao Shun's punch sent her staggering backward.
It was Shi Yan who supported her from behind, preventing her from falling.
"Alright, you guys get ready, I'll take you downstairs to eat."
Shi Yan had never encountered such an unreasonable person who was always ready to hit someone. The thought of having such blood flowing in his veins made him feel disgusted.
The group went downstairs for dinner. Gao Shun started shouting at the table, calling the waitress "waitress" repeatedly, and even tried to touch the hand of the female waitress who served the food, which startled her.
Everyone looked at them with disdain. Shi Yan covered most of his face with his hands; it was too embarrassing.
After finally finishing their meal and sending them back to their hotel, Shi Yan said he would come back tomorrow to show them around, without mentioning at all that he wanted to take them back to the Shi family home.
After eating and drinking his fill, Gao Shun started video chatting with his mahjong partners, bragging about how awesome his son was in the city, how he was staying in a fancy hotel, and how he had eaten a lavish meal.
Su Mei escorted Shi Yan to the door of his room and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Xiao Yan, I'll try to persuade your dad to go back to his hometown in the next couple of days. I'm sorry for embarrassing you today."
As she spoke, she began to wipe away her tears. Shi Yan looked at Su Mei's wrinkled hands, which looked like those of a seventy or eighty-year-old woman, and in the end, he said nothing, waved to Su Mei, and left.
Shi Yan knew that Su Mei had no chance of persuading Gao Shun, otherwise she wouldn't have let Gao Shun come to Yancheng.
I need to figure out a way to get rid of them as soon as possible.
Shi Yan swiped his phone irritably when he suddenly saw a red exclamation mark indicating that he had been blocked.
Shi Qian? Yes, Shi Qian! Why don't I take advantage of Gao Shun and drag Shi Qian down with me?
Since Shi Qian has already severed ties with the Shi family, no one will stand up to testify for him. Why not just throw the annoying Gao Shun in front of Shi Qian and disgust him?
Shi Yan simply asked for a week off. Because Shi Yan had good grades, his homeroom teacher was very accommodating and approved the leave directly.
Shi Yan took Gao Shun and Su Mei on a three-day trip, visiting almost all the famous places in Yancheng. Gao Shun was very well taken care of and gave Su Mei and Shi Yan a warm welcome during the trip.
The three returned to the hotel. Shi Yan closed the door, sighed, and said, "Dad, Mom, I don't have much money left. Don't be fooled by my position in the Shi family; things aren't as good as you think..."
"My clothes and shoes, even though they look new, are all hand-me-downs from the young master of the Shi family. They were all discarded and given to me by him."
“I have to be humble and subservient to the Shi family every day, for fear of offending this young master. He even broke my hand before.”
Shi Yan pulled up his sleeves, revealing his hand, which he had deliberately injured to frame Shi Qian, and there was still a scar there.
"The Shi family doesn't really like me. They've wanted to get rid of me for a long time. I'm afraid I won't have enough money to give you, so I can only try to please the young master and get some things in return so I can send you money every month..."
As Shi Yan spoke, tears welled up in his eyes, making him look pitiful.
Su Mei had thought her son was living a good life in the city, but she never expected that he would also be beaten. When she saw the scars on Shi Yan's hands, she couldn't help but shed tears.
"This is outrageous! Now that we've bought you, we're sending you away! Are we going to take back the money we paid before?"
"That won't do. It was a one-off deal, and I'm not going to refund the money!"
Gao Shun didn't care at all about Shi Yan being beaten; he only cared about whether the money from the previous transaction would be recovered after Shi Yan was returned.
"No way! I'm going to the Shi family's house with you to talk to them. Even rich people can't be this unreasonable!"
Shi Yan quickly stopped him. Just as he had expected, his father didn't care about his son's life or death at all; all he cared about was money.
"No, the Shi family doesn't know that I've been secretly sending you money these past few years. If you go and tell them, this matter will be exposed, and it will upset Madam Shi. They might ask for the money back from these past few years."
“She definitely wouldn’t ask you for the money before, that was all agreed upon. But the money later on is another matter. I secretly gave it to her with money from the Shi family.”
Upon hearing this, Gao Shun sat back down without saying a word; there was no way he would give back a single penny.
Su Mei was very worried when she heard this. What would happen to her son if the Shi family found out?
"The Shi family hasn't found out yet, has they? It would be terrible if they found out..."
"Mom, don't worry, I'm being very careful. I haven't been discovered yet, but if you go to the Shi family and cause trouble, then it's hard to say..."
"It's good that they didn't find anything, it's good that they didn't find anything. We won't go to the Shi family's place. Tomorrow, we'll pack up and go back to our hometown!"
Shi Yan knew he had fooled Su Mei and Gao Shun, so he quickly pressed his advantage and said, "Actually, there is a way. Perhaps we can ask the young master of the Shi family. Although he has a bad temper, he is still easily swayed."
"Besides, he's rich. The Shi family gives him a lot of pocket money. Aren't you short of money? Go ask him, he might give you some..."
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