"Are you crazy? That's your uncle's distillery, not mine or yours."
Shen Qianli's attitude was quite clear: he would absolutely not agree!
He believed that, given the Lin family's character, even if they got married in the future, this matter would not end there.
Therefore, he cannot back down.
Shen Songshan smiled and said, "I know. So Dad, my wife, my brother-in-law, and I are leaving the distillery to make room for Lin Xiaomin's parents and older brother."
That makes three spots. The Lin family wants six, so giving them three is acceptable.
Shen Songshan smiled at his underling: "Xingshan, how about this?"
Although his brother-in-law couldn't do complicated work or brew wine, he was quite clever.
His uncle liked him very much, so he let him run around outside.
That's why his father didn't agree to let his second and third brothers work at his uncle's winery, because he was worried that it wouldn't be appropriate for the whole family to work at the winery.
Shen Xingshan waved his hands repeatedly: "How can this be? You brothers are doing a great job, how can I take your place?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Shen Xingshan's words.
fine.
They still have some conscience and sense of propriety.
"But what are you going to do if you don't do it this way? Are you going to force your uncle to agree again?"
Shen Songshan shrugged, utterly helpless: "We'll just give it to you. You're my younger brother, there's nothing I can do. But we can't make things difficult for our uncle, can we?"
"I, I..."
Shen Xingshan was stunned.
He was at a loss.
To be honest, he was thoroughly fed up with all the back-and-forth haggling.
Especially since it always involves the distillery.
The distillery doesn't belong to them, so what right does he have to make arrangements?
"...No need, I...I will ask Uncle to just arrange a job for Second Brother Xiaomin, that would be enough to settle things."
Shen Xingshan said quietly.
Lin Xiaomin's second brother is also getting married. Although it's his second marriage, Lin's parents have a lot of requirements.
Now that he has promised the dowry, and with his second brother able to work at the distillery and have a fixed income every month, his marriage is a done deal.
The Lin family should be satisfied now, right?
If you're still not satisfied...
He was at his wit's end.
"Xingshan, how are you going to explain this to Lin Xiaomin? Do you think her family... will let you off the hook?"
Would they let go of this big piece of fat meat—his silly younger brother?
He didn't quite believe it.
Shen Xingshan mustered his courage and said, "...Even if you beat me to death, I can't do it. That's not my distillery."
He did try to fight for it, even if it meant being shameless.
His parents had already made enough concessions; if the Lin family went any further… he… he had no choice.
"Silly son, if they dare to hit you, run away! Come home! There are so many of us in the family. If they dare to bully you, your mother and your brothers will beat them to death!"
Little Zhou was overjoyed to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Shen Xingshan forced a smile and left again.
All I did all day was walk around and do nothing else.
This time, Shen Xingshan didn't even get a sip of water.
When they arrived at the Lin family's house, the whole family was incredibly hospitable, offering them sweet water and treats.
Lin's father chuckled and rubbed his hands together as he approached, asking, "Xingshan, are you telling us to start working at the distillery tomorrow? This is so strange and sudden. Hehe."
"ah?"
Shen Xingshan blushed instantly before he could even open his mouth.
What should he say?
That's so embarrassing.
When Lin's father saw Shen Xingshan's expression, his heart skipped a beat, but he pretended not to notice and continued planning for the future.
"Yes, I've started working at the distillery. I can get paid every month. Our family will be settled, and we'll even have some extra money to get your mother medical treatment. That way, Xiaomin can rest easy."
"That's right, Xingshan, you boys don't understand. When a woman is pregnant, if she's overthinking, stressed, and in a bad mood, the baby is very likely to miscarry, or even if it is born, it won't be healthy!"
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin family rolled her eyes and joined her father-in-law in performing a grand opera.
Suddenly being lifted up, Shen Xingshan was dumbfounded and blurted out, "Is it that serious?"
Then, should he still say what he wants to say?
What if, what if it affects the child...
Seeing his reaction, Lin's eldest daughter-in-law was delighted and pressed on, making her point as serious as possible.
Later, Shen Xingshan turned pale and insisted on taking Lin Xiaomin to see a doctor.
Now it was Lin Xiaomin's turn to be anxious.
Lin Xiaomin refused desperately and struggled to break free.
That was the only way they managed to persuade Shen Xingshan to stop.
"I'm really fine now, Xingshan, don't worry, I won't joke around with our child."
"That's good. If you feel even the slightest bit uncomfortable, you must tell me, and I'll take you to see a doctor right away."
Seeing that Lin Xiaomin was practically swearing an oath, Shen Xingshan believed her.
Lin Xiaomin was covered in sweat and felt extremely guilty.
However, when Lin's father brought up the distillery again, Shen Xingshan actually mustered up the courage to speak up.
"...We can only assign one person, since there are no vacant positions in the distillery right now."
Shen Xingshan spoke quite directly.
To put it bluntly, if they went to your house, it means they went there to be idle and collect money.
The Lin family, however, felt no shame whatsoever; on the contrary, they were indignant.
"Just one? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar? Isn't that winery owned by the Shen family?"
"If we don't need more people, then we should fire others. We can't let our own family members go without work just because of outsiders, can we?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xingshan said somewhat disapprovingly, "The distillery belongs to the Shen family, but it's my uncle's house, not my father's."
"What's the difference?" asked the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin family.
Shen Xingshan looked up at her and asked, "Now that Second Brother is short of money to get married, why don't you take out your savings and give them to him? After all, we're brothers, there's no difference between us."
His father and uncle were brothers.
The eldest and second eldest brothers of the Lin family are also blood brothers.
The same principle applies.
But when it came to her own situation, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin family got angry and started arguing in a panic.
In short, it can be summed up in two words: Impossible!
Shen Xingshan continued, "Everyone working at the distillery is from the same village, and they're all relatives. There are no outsiders here."
On the contrary, the Lin family...
They seem more like outsiders.
Lin's father was stunned.
When did Shen Xingshan become so eloquent?
However, Lin's father was thick-skinned and continued to ask for money even after being refuted.
"...Anyway, if you want to marry my daughter, then you'd better solve this for me!"
"You won't agree? If you won't agree, then let's call off the marriage!"
Lin's father pulled out his trump card.
This statement has proven true time and again over the past five years.
But this time… Shen Xingshan hesitated after hearing this.
Surprisingly, he didn't immediately rush to say no, but instead said he would definitely marry Lin Xiaomin.
This made the Lin family members start to panic.
Especially Lin Xiaomin.
"Xiaomin, let's see Shen Xingshan off." Lin's father forced a smile and refused to say a word of relenting.
Lin Xiaomin was extremely anxious and said to Shen Xingshan, "Xingshan, just apologize to my father and admit your mistake... Just say you agreed, isn't that enough?"
But this time, Shen Xingshan didn't listen to her.
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