Shen Shixun had no feelings for him. Even if he knew who he was, this person was just a stranger to him when he sat down in front of him.
Li Qingyuan, on the other hand, was very outgoing and showed no remorse, getting straight to the point, "Shixun, I am your father..."
Shen Shixun didn't look up at him. "Really?"
"I have failed you and your mother all these years, and I will make it up to you."
"make up?"
"I can give you anything you want."
In the blink of an eye, my son is already so grown up. He's not the kind of child you can just coax and bring home anymore.
Shen Shixun knew the consequences of opposing him. He had tried to oppose the Xiang family before, but before he could do anything, he was beaten half to death.
He also tried not to go along with Xiang Nanzhi, but Xiang Nanzhi would just make a fuss, and the Xiang family wouldn't allow it.
If the Xiang family, the richest family in the ancient city, is like this, then the multinational Li Ran Group must be even worse...
As far as he knew, the Li family's situation was far more complicated than the Xiang family's.
Is the collaboration you're discussing with me genuine or not?
If you nod, it's true; if you don't nod, it's false.
Li Qingyuan appeared calm, but his heart was in his throat. After all, this was his son whom he had abandoned; what if he harbored resentment towards him?
He spoke cautiously, probing and observing, as if he had walked into a desert with quicksand, not knowing which step he would fall in.
"Anything else?"
"What else?" Li Qingyuan looked at him. "I came to you with a very clear purpose. As long as you agree, I can give you anything you want."
"Yeah?"
Li Qingyuan didn't dare to reply, so he asked instead, "What do you want?"
“My mother never married in her life; she’s waiting for you.”
When Li Qingyuan came, in addition to investigating Shen Shixun, he also investigated clearly that Shen's mother had a daughter with someone else, named Jira.
She hasn't remarried, but that doesn't mean she hasn't had other men.
Besides, Chen's mother is now a proper old lady, looking at least twenty years older than him...
"Your mother and I were immature when we were young. She has her own life, and I don't want to bother her."
Shen Shixun's face darkened, then he suddenly laughed out loud, "So..."
“Sehun, as your father, I will give you everything I am entitled to, but what about your mother, and that little sister of yours who came from who-knows-where?”
“Gila is yours.”
"I only recognize you."
Li Qingyuan's statement was not without basis. Back then, Shen's mother was so beautiful that even after they had a grassland wedding and got married, countless men from the grasslands still coveted her.
In areas where there are more men than women in a tribe, and where there is a general preference for sons over daughters, every family wants a son to hunt and support the family; having a daughter is just for fun.
Li Qingyuan remembers clearly that one day he tricked Lama into going hunting, sent his son away, and then dozed off in the woodpile behind the tent.
Shen's mother was doing something in the house, whether sewing clothes or drying mushrooms, when suddenly a man barged in and pulled her into the tent.
Li Qingyuan wanted to stop them, but he was unarmed and afraid he couldn't beat them, so he kept quiet.
Not long after, Rama's cries could be heard continuously.
She didn't tell him about it, but he overheard everything.
Not long after, she got pregnant, but who knows if it was his!
He was the one who watched Shen Shixun conceive and give birth; he wasn't sure about the others.
"You don't trust her?"
“There are many things you don’t know, but Sehun, you are my son, and you will always be my son. As long as you are willing to come back, I can give you any platform you want.”
Knowing his past, Li Qingyuan felt quite sympathetic. "The Xiang family doesn't look down on you. They're begging you on their knees right now, but you don't need to even glance at them. Just show up at the Xiang family with my grandson. Who would dare to snatch the child?"
"You mean, you only recognize me?"
Li Qingyuan spoke eloquently, and Shen Shixun grasped the key points. Shen Shixun clenched his fists so tightly that they cracked, wishing he could crush him right then and there.
“If your sister cooperates with the paternity test and it turns out she is my child, I can acknowledge her. But they are not the same as you. Your mother and your sister are not the same as you... You have seen the outside world, but they haven’t.”
"So, I'm your illegitimate child?"
“Sehun, don’t think like that. It’s better to be my illegitimate child than to be a child from a respectable family.”
Li Qingyuan said calmly, "Go ask around, is there anyone who doesn't want to be my son?"
"You can leave now."
"The Xiang family has been looking for you. If they find out you're in Mancheng, what do you think they'll do? You're not my son, Li Qingyuan. What right do you have to fight them for a child?"
He felt no guilt, nor did he think that his mother's decision not to remarry for his sake meant anything.
Mancheng came here simply because he wanted Mancheng to shamelessly acknowledge him as his father. If Mancheng was obedient, he would be rewarded with a piece of candy; if Mancheng was disobedient, Mancheng would show him what he was capable of.
Are you threatening me?
"This is not a threat. You need to understand what benefits going home will bring you."
Li Qingyuan stood up. “If you don’t go home, you’ll always be trampled on. You’ve made some money running this farm, but it’s all small change. If you compare yourself to the Xiang family, you won’t catch up even when you’re seventy or eighty. If you just go home and listen to me, you can save yourself decades of struggle.”
"Think it over carefully. I'll give you three days. Come back and give me your answer when you've made up your mind."
Li Luchuan is no longer under his control. As Li Ran's only son, he has long been spoiled. With Mao Yuling in charge behind the scenes, this son is becoming more and more confused.
Shen Shixun is someone who has suffered hardship and knows that life outside is not easy. Once he gets home, he will definitely listen to him.
As long as he obeys, how could Mao Yuling dare to be disobedient?
He couldn't leave her, and he couldn't scold her; Li Qingyuan had long been fed up.
“Your mother had a wedding ceremony with you on the grassland. She was the only one who was your wife before everyone else.”
"Sehun, that's all I have to say. If your sister is willing to cooperate with my paternity test, I can acknowledge her. The rest is none of my business."
He was tense all over, his fists clenched, and his whole body was trembling.
"If you agree in three days, you will replace Lu Chuan as the eldest son of our Li family. If you disagree, then I will show you what benefits you can get by being my son, Li Qingyuan."
"Don't you think it's despicable to do this?"
“I am your father. I can bring you benefits. What reason do you have to disown me? Your abilities are insufficient to contend with the Xiang family. Giving you a few more years will be in vain. You are not only disgracing yourself, but also the Li family!”
Shen Shixun came out of the inn, and Suona was holding a folder, looking at him nervously. She subconsciously grabbed his arm and asked, "How did it go? Did you close the deal? This is a really big client. If we can export our meat products, it will be a huge success."
"We're sure we can make money!"
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