The two stayed at the Shen family's house until evening and had another dinner.
"Alright, old man, I know you miss me. I'll bring Yan Yan back around the sixth or seventh of the month. Don't look so miserable!" Shen Beian moved closer to Old Master Shen and tugged at his mustache.
"Why do you think so much and consider so many things all day long? Don't you have your older brother and Qingqing around? Can't you learn from Grandpa? You two are about the same age, but he looks like he's a generation younger than you! If you don't take better care of yourself, be careful my mom doesn't want you anymore!"
The grandfather in question was naturally referring to Old Master Gu.
Old Master Shen was so angry at these words that he snapped, "You brat, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Old Master Shen and Old Master Gu would sometimes get together to play chess or walk their birds, so how could they not know?
Genetic issues!!
Pure genetic issues!
He raised his cane as if to strike Shen Bei'an, but Shen Bei'an dodged to the side. "Look, look, he's angry again!" He then dodged again and hid behind Gu Nan'an, peeking out to look at Old Master Shen. "Don't be so irritable. I've had someone prepare some medicinal food for you. Remember to eat it."
Grandpa Shen was so angry that he was about to throw his cane, but Gu Nanyan quickly stopped him, "Dad, An'an meant well, please don't be angry."
"It's all your fault for spoiling her!" Old Master Shen was so angry that he was almost speechless, and he even said such things to his daughter-in-law.
"Hmph, that's just the truth." Shen Bei'an pouted. "My wife just protects me and spoils me, so what?"
"Mom, don't forget yours too. Aunt Yu's nutritious meals are really delicious, but her medicinal cuisine is also very good!"
Shen Beian ran up to Madam Shen.
"Okay, I won't forget." Old Madam Shen's face was full of doting affection. Her son had become sensible.
Shen Bei'an has gotten used to the medicinal cuisine now, and the medicinal taste isn't too strong when he makes it; in fact, it tastes quite delicious.
They complement each other perfectly.
This was completely different from what he had eaten in the First World.
"And you too." Old Master Shen looked at Old Madam Shen, seemingly quite helpless.
Shen Beian then started making a scene at Old Master Shen for quite a while.
"Alright, alright, let's go now." Old Master Shen checked the time and decided it was about time. He waved his hand and said, "If we don't go back now, who knows how long it will take you to reach the top of Yunding Mountain."
Needless to say, the two of them were going back to Yunding Mountain.
"Dad, Mom, we'll be leaving now." Gu Nanyan's expression remained gentle and aloof.
"An'er, you've really grown up." Madam Shen watched the two figures disappear into the distance, thinking about the things left in the kitchen, and couldn't help but sigh.
Old Master Shen snorted coldly, but couldn't hide the smile on his face. "He's over twenty years old, it's time for him to grow up. It's just that you and Nan Yan have protected him too well, so he doesn't know anything!"
Fuyun Island is almost universally known at the very top of the pyramid in the capital, yet Shen Beian, the most important figure at this top, remains unaware of it, and no one even mentions it to him.
There's no need to elaborate on the other darker aspects.
He didn't even know about Dengying Tower, a place known to all the young masters of a prominent family in the capital. How could he possibly know about anything else?
"You're just being stubborn," Old Madam Shen glared at him. "Go on, go on, get some rest."
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"Big brother, can you please not expose all those dirty deeds of your subordinates to your younger brother?" He Enqi's eyes were bloodshot, one hand was clenched into a fist, and the other hand hung casually on the ground, with some liquid dripping onto the ground.
"You can't even cover up those messes yourself, and you still need your younger brother to clean up your mess. You're almost thirty, aren't you? Why are you still acting like a child? You actually want a piece of the pie in Qingchuan City? Your advisors are brainless, but are you brainless too?"
One question after another relentlessly bombarded He Enliu, the eldest brother of He Enqi, the young master of the He family.
"You!" How could He Enliu possibly have a good face after being accused by her own younger brother like this?! "How did you know?!"
He kept the events in Qingchuan City very secret, how could he know about them?
"Heh," He Enqi sneered, slamming his fist on the Qing Dynasty pearwood table in front of him. "How do you know? Do you think a bunch of people in Jiangnan lost their official hats? What kind of place is Qingchuan City that you dare to interfere? Aren't you afraid your claws will be too long and you'll get chopped off?"
The fine pear wood table was smashed to pieces, wood chips flew everywhere, and his hands were covered in blood.
“Alright, Brother Qi,” the middle-aged woman sitting in the armchair finally spoke, “Now that things have come to this, the most important issue is how to resolve it.”
“Brother Liu, this is indeed your fault.”
"Mother!" He Enliu was still unconvinced. "In that situation, which family in the capital wouldn't want a piece of the pie? And who knew that it was all a scheme orchestrated by the Gu family from beginning to end!"
A scheme that has been in the works for nearly ten years!
"Besides, those discovered were merely minor branches of the family, not worth paying attention to. Our He family is not without..." Before He Enliu could finish speaking...
"Smack!"
A loud slap rang out, and He Enliu's face instantly swelled up. "You worthless brat!" He's mother roared, "A side branch?! Do you know how my He family rose to prominence! Do you know why my He family has reached such heights in just fifty or sixty years?!"
Unlike established families in Beijing such as the Gu and Shen families, the He family did not rise to prominence early, yet they were able to maintain a significant influence in the capital.
It was precisely because of that vast network of connections.
"Mother!" He Enliu reacted quickly, immediately kneeling down, crossing his hands, and bowing his head to the ground. "Your son knows he was wrong, please calm down, Mother."
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