On the one hand, he remembered that Pei Yang reached out to him when he was in the most difficult time, and he was grateful and thankful for that.

But on the other hand, he had worked so hard to finally make a name for himself, but his success was about to be taken away by others.

It was like the peach tree he had planted with great difficulty, which finally bore abundant fruit, but he had to watch others pick the fruits away with baskets. He couldn't help but feel sad, even angry.

Shen Mingzhu guessed correctly. He really wanted to use Shen Baolan's mouth to test Pei Yang's attitude towards this matter.

If Pei Yang is willing to withdraw voluntarily, everyone will be happy.

But the result disappointed him greatly.

You want to use 40,000 yuan to pry away his millions. What a bullshit brotherhood. You are just a hypocrite who only cares about your own interests.

…

"What, eight hundred thousand? He's a robber?"

When she got home and Shen Baolan told her what happened, Ma Sufen almost burst into tears with anger.

"You two have been brothers for so many years, how could he open his mouth? The couple are black-hearted and cruel, more vicious than Zhou Paopi, no wonder they can still make money."

Zhou Quanxiong remained calm and rational. "If we follow the agreement, how much do you have to give Xiao Pei?"

"No less than 800,000." Zhou Shuhuan looked gloomy.

The business situation he had revealed to his family before was actually kept secret. The money in his account was far more than one million, and the order volume this year would definitely increase several times over last year.

If he really follows the agreement, he will have to spend at least two million to get back all the shares in Pei Yang's hands.

Now, Zhou Quanxiong was no longer calm.

The Zhou family's New Year's Eve dinner this year was more sumptuous than the previous twenty years combined, but no one in the family had the appetite to eat. They were all worried about the large sum of money they had to share.

The only one who was not even four years old was Zhou Fu, who was chewing a piece of pickled pig's trotter heartlessly.

…

After taking two quick bites, Zhou Shuhuan put down his chopsticks and prepared to go out.

"Where are you going?"

Seeing Zhou Shuhuan ignoring her with a cold face, Shen Baolan said again: "It's cold outside, you should put on more clothes and come back early."

Her response was the door closing.

Shen Baolan was unhappy, turned around and tried to please the old couple with a smile.

Shen Mingzhu's sarcasm in the afternoon still made her feel a sense of crisis.

She has endured for so long and finally made it. She must secure her position as the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family and become a rich lady that everyone envies.

…

When Zhou Shuhuan arrived at the restaurant's private room, the large round table was full except for the main seat, which was empty.

Under everyone's flattery and fawning, Zhou Shuhuan reluctantly sat down in the main seat.

"Everyone is here, come on, let's toast to Shuhuan together."

"Yes, yes, drink one!"

"Happy New Year!"

"Brother Yang hasn't come yet, Shuhuan, have you called Brother Yang?"

Facing the gazes of everyone at the table, Zhou Shuhuan tilted his head back and drank the wine in his glass before speaking slowly, "He has something to do tonight and can't come."

"Isn't he too henpecked to go out? Haha!"

Everyone at the table burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became lively again.

Only He Tao was looking at Zhou Shuhuan while drinking, with a thoughtful look on his face.

…

Pei Yang hung up the phone, sat back cross-legged at the coffee table, picked up the unfinished paper-cut and continued cutting the pattern.

After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner, Shen Mingzhu cleaned the coffee table and placed cushions around it. The family of four sat around the coffee table, watching the gala and making paper-cuts, which was quite joyful.

"Mom, look!"

Shen Mingzhu turned her head to look at the paper-cut in her daughter's hand and praised her flatteringly, "Wow, what a pretty little mouse."

Pei Tang looked down at the paper-cut in his hand carefully, then raised his head and corrected her: "Mom, this is rabbit paper!"

Shen Mingzhu laughed, "Mom is teasing you on purpose. It looks like a rabbit at first glance. It doesn't look like a mouse at all."

I thought my daughter would be coaxed, but unexpectedly her face turned stern and she became even angrier.

Hearing his name, Fugui stretched under the coffee table, shook his head and walked to Pei Tang's feet, wagging his tail with a curious look.

Call me a god or a demon? Why are kids these days so difficult to deal with?

Shen Mingzhu thought to herself and said coaxingly, "Ask again and I'll answer again."

Pei Tang asked her again in the same tone as before, "Mom, look at this!"

“Wow, it looks good!”

"Mom, do you know what this is?"

“I don’t know.”

“This is wealth!”

"So it's Fugui. I was wondering if he looked so familiar."

Pei Tang was very satisfied with this conversation. He bent down and held the paper-cut in front of the little German Shepherd. "Fugui, look, this is you."

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Fugui tilted his head and stared at the strange-shaped paper-cuts in front of him, lost in thought.

Is it that ugly?

"Fugui, why are you so stupid? Can't you even recognize your own appearance?"

"Woof~"

Forget it, whatever you say is true.

Who made you look good?

Fugui wagged his tail and licked the back of his little master's feet in a flattering manner.

Pei Tang happily ran to Pei Ziheng with the paper-cut, "Brother, look~"

After receiving recognition and praise from Pei Ziheng, she flew to Pei Yang like a butterfly and said, "Dad, look at my haircut!"

After receiving praise from the whole family, Pei Tang returned to his seat contentedly and enthusiastically made paper-cut portraits for his mother, father, brother, aunt, uncle, grandmother Yu, and brother Black Bear.

So cute that the whole family loves him.

…

Shen Mingzhu originally wanted to spend the New Year's Eve together with the whole family, but after ten o'clock, everyone started yawning, and even her own eyelids felt heavy.

"Forget it, go to bed and get up early tomorrow."

Her words were like a pardon, and the whole family felt relieved.

Pei Ziheng picked up his sister and went back to the bedroom on the second floor, while Pei Yang helped her tidy up the coffee table.

Before going to bed, Shen Mingzhu clenched her left hand into a fist and held it in front of the man beside her, "I'm giving you a gift."

Pei Yang reached out to take it with interest.

Shen Mingzhu opened her hands, and an exquisite paper-folded peach heart suddenly appeared, lying in the woman's white palm, as bright and dazzling as a red rose.

Shen Mingzhu gently placed the origami in the man's hand and said, "Put it away."

Pei Yang stared at the origami for a long time, then turned around and asked her happily, "What does this represent?"

"nothing."

Shen Mingzhu turned over and faced away from him.

Pei Yang held the origami in his hand, reached out to hug her, and said affectionately: "I know, this is your answer."

Shen Mingzhu asked him, "What's your answer?"

Before eating, both of them asked each other a question.

Shen Mingzhu asked Pei Yang if he regretted investing in Zhou Shuhuan, and Pei Yang asked her if she loved him.

“No regrets.”

"If I had the chance to do it all over again, I would still help Shuhuan. He is my brother, and I can't just stand by and watch him in his most difficult time. I believe that if it were me, he would also lend a hand without hesitation."

"Seeing his current success, I am very happy for him. However, I didn't expect that the brotherhood between him and me for so many years could not stand the test of money."

Pei Yang felt a little regretful and also a little emotional.

"Money is a good thing, but too much money doesn't seem to be a good thing."

After sighing, he turned around and said to her in a flattering way: "Wife, I want to discuss something with you. Can you please not be angry?" (End of this chapter)