TAB Chapter 052.1

It was only after Shen Yuhan got up from the couch in the afternoon that he learned from Shan Qihuan that Shan Tianfeng was ill, and it seemed to be a bit serious.

He put a cushion behind his waist, leaned on the couch, and asked Shan Qihuan: “Is this disease very serious?”

Shan Qihuan had always felt that he had little affection for Shan Tianfeng, but at the thought that this person may soon disappear from this world, he had a different feeling, he was calm, but a little emotional, his father, whom he had always hated, could only live for ten years at most.

He still calmly explained to Shen Yuhan: “The doctor said that the preliminary diagnosis is early-stage colon cancer, but still need to do further examination, if the treatment is successful, one can live for another ten years, however, if it’s in the advanced stage, there’s basically no cure, if it’s discovered late, the person may only have one or two months left.”

Shen Yuhan suddenly realized: “So that’s the case, then I’d better pray that your father will be fine. However, those mesdames and your brothers may not be able to settle down.” He has little knowledge of modern diseases, in their time, a cold could kill someone, but now if he catches a cold, he can get better quickly after taking a few pills.

He helped Shen Yuhan lift the hair from his forehead: “I also want to take you to get a haircut, but it seems that we can’t do it today.”

Shen Yuhan felt uncomfortable sitting, so he changed to lying on his stomach, with his head tilted on the pillow, and half of his face was exposed to look at Shan Qihuan, he wondered if it was because there was finally a physical connection between the two, Shen Yuhan has more trust in Shan Qihuan, and feels a lot more at ease, his heart has also settled down quite a lot, or maybe this is just a reassurance.

Whether it was in the Qi Kingdom or the Chu Kingdom, as long as it was their time, if the husband didn’t touch him for a long time, he would actually be very sad, fortunately, his husband was still willing to accept him, moreover, he would also work hard to learn modern knowledge for a better future for the two of them, the closer the two of them were, the easier it was for him to reveal his flaws.

Shen Yuhan didn’t want Shan Qihuan to be frightened by him if he was discovered one day, he could keep it secret for as long as possible, in fact, he doesn’t know Shan Qihuan, according to modern people’s saying, their marriage was an arranged marriage.

Shen Yuhan found that after he and his husband had physical contact, he became more concerned about gains and losses¹患得患失 (huàn dé huàn shī): to worry about personal gains and losses; to be mean; to be tight-fisted; to be overcautious; to tend to avoid risks; be overanxious about one’s own interests; From the Confucian Analects, Book 17 (《論語·陽貨》): 子曰：「鄙夫！可與事君也與哉？其未得之也，患得之；既得之，患失之。苟患失之，無所不至矣。」 The Master said, “There are those mean creatures! How impossible it is along with them to serve one’s prince! While they have not got their aims, their anxiety is how to get them. When they have got them, their anxiety is lest they should lose them. When they are anxious lest such things should be lost, there is nothing to which they will not proceed.”, and became more uneasy.

“Why did you suddenly stop talking, are you asleep? Or is your body uncomfortable?” Shan Qihuan really failed to control it last night, and left some marks on Shen Yuhan’s body, he touched Shen Yuhan’s forehead, “There’s no fever.”

“I’m fine.” Shen Yuhan pressed his head against Shan Qihuan’s palm, “Honey, are we going to see your father?”

Shan Qihuan touched his forehead and it was true that there was no fever, Shen Yuhan may just be lazy: “No need for the time being, still need to do a second checkup, however, we’ll go home for dinner next week, we should be able to get the exact results by then. Regarding my dad’s illness, my eldest brother has not said anything about it to anyone now, unless my dad personally told those women.”

“Are they going to attack you?” If Shan Tianfeng’s illness cannot be cured, then the mesdames of the several houses will definitely squeeze him before he leaves, after all, they can only rely on Shan Tianfeng to get their own share of the property, moreover, now the Shan Group is the target they want to carve up, “You are from the main house after all, I’m afraid they will join forces to deal with you.”

Shan Qihuan felt that he was worried about himself: “There is nothing to worry about, I am a legitimate child, although their sons are in the family tree, they are not, and now it is a society ruled by law. I have only one request, just protect yourself well. I have something to tell you, I have to go on a business trip tomorrow, the end of the year is quite busy, I have to travel to several places, I originally wanted to take you to play together for a few days, but you are not suitable for going out now. ”

Shen Yuhan said with a sad tone: “Did I miss the opportunity to go out?”

“Yes.” Shan Qihuan pressed on the back of his waist, “How about compensating you? I’ll give you a massage.”

“That’s pretty much it.” Shen Yuhan hummed and lay down, “Honey, please press it gently.”

Before yesterday evening, he could have endured Shen Yuhan talking to him like this, but Shan Qihuan had already tasted meat, and he didn’t want to endure it, he wanted to do something, after struggling for two seconds, he still felt sorry for Shen Yuhan, so he chose to endure it for two more days.

He didn’t want to? He wanted to.

There was a further intimate relationship between the two, but the mode of getting along did not change much, which makes it impossible for Shen Yuhan to say sweet nothings in front of Shan Qihuan every day, he now prefers this kind of relationship with little distance, after all, they are husband and wife, and they are bedfellows, Shan Qihuan will understand him as well as he understands Shan Qihuan.

As for Shan Qihuan’s business trip this time, he actually didn’t really want to follow him, he was actually relieved, he had to think about the future, and how he should continue to study.

The most important thing is to read history first.

Shen Yuhan said in a soft voice: “Honey, can you buy me a few history books to pass the time before you go on a business trip?”

Shan Qihuan said: “Okay, I’ll ask someone to buy you some world history, modern history, and ancient history, this is the first time I’ve heard someone say that reading history books is a way to kill time, isn’t it boring?”

“I’m cultivating my body and mind.” With ‘Shen Yuhan’s’ previous temperament, this was the best explanation he could use, and Shan Qihuan wouldn’t think there was anything wrong with it.

In the evening, Shan Qihuan had someone deliver the thick history book that Shen Yuhan wanted, he also took the time to post Shen Yuhan’s new paintings on Weibo to share them with his fans, fans were wailing below, saying how talented he is, Shen Yuhan’s new work has become a hot search again, the feeling of 《Marketplace》 is different from the first two paintings, this one is more grounded, and the portrayal of each character is very spiritual.

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The next day, Shan Qihuan went on a business trip.

Shen Yuhan stayed at home alone, he had promised to hold a tea party before, but it had been put on hold, and now it is even more impossible, his husband was out every day, and he didn’t say when he would come back this time, he left in a hurry, of course, this also gave him enough time to learn about world history and modern history.

Now Shen Yuhan has been able to adapt to the fact that Shan Qihuan has to go on business trips from time to time.

During the day, Shan Qihuan is busy with meetings outside, while Shen Yuhan is at home crazily absorbing historical knowledge, the two of them will send WeChat messages during the day and video chat at night when Shan Qihuan is free.

It turns out that the present country has gone through several periods, including primitive society, slave society, feudal society, capital society, and socialist society, and the society he lives in now is a socialist society.

Strangely enough, the Qi Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom did not appear in history, the Qi Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom that appeared in the book were not countries he was familiar with, then where did he come from?

Why is the gender ger not mentioned at all in history books? Even in the mythical story at the beginning of the history book, the gender ger doesn’t exist.

Modern society is only divided into men and women, and there are no more gers, exactly why?

Is there some mistake in the course of history? Could it be that the Qi Kingdom and Chu Kingdom had already perished in some turbulent period, and never appeared again?

While Shen Yuhan was pondering over this matter, his body was restored to its original state, and he was alive and kicking again.

He also took a trip to the largest bookstore in Jiangcheng City by himself, the bookstore was divided into categories²分門別類 (fēn mén bié lèi): to classify; to categorize; to organize into categories; put into different categories; assort., and had everything, but he was still eager to know where Qi Kingdom and Chu Kingdom had gone, but he searched through all the books related to Qi Kingdom and Chu Kingdom in the bookstore, but none of them were what he wanted, he didn’t recognize any of the characters who appeared in them.

Shen Yuhan thought for a while, he wanted to find someone to ask, he remembered that Wen Yan studied architecture, he should know quite a lot, perhaps he can ask him, at least they had a good chat that day, he is a knowledgeable person, his husband said that he seems to have entered a university as a teacher.

As far as Shen Yuhan knows, universities are the highest institutions of learning in the world today, and of course, there are also grades, Wen Yan should be pretty good, since he is a master, he should know a lot.

So Shen Yuhan pulled out Wen Yan’s WeChat account, and asked him if he had time to chat.

Wen Yan replied immediately, saying that he had time, it just happened that there were no classes.

After the two chatted for a while, Wen Yan asked him if he wanted to come out and hang out. In fact, he was quite fond of Shen Yuhan.

Shen Yuhan thought that he had a favor to ask of him, so he made an appointment with him for afternoon tea, he also brought the cookies he made by himself, which Auntie Wang had just taught him yesterday.

In his spare time while studying, he would consolidate his cooking skills, and learn something new every day, having many skills is not burdensome³技多不壓身 (jì duō bù yā shēn): T/N: may or may not be from the idiom 藝多不壓身 (yì duō bù yā shēn), it’s always good to have more skills (idiom); or 藝不壓身 (yì bù yā shēn), skills and arts are not a burden to a person; learn more skills and arts., Auntie Wang praises him for learning so fast, and he is almost ready to open a chain restaurant.

The next part will be up soon.

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  患得患失 (huàn dé huàn shī): to worry about personal gains and losses; to be mean; to be tight-fisted; to be overcautious; to tend to avoid risks; be overanxious about one’s own interests; From the Confucian Analects, Book 17 (《論語·陽貨》): 子曰：「鄙夫！可與事君也與哉？其未得之也，患得之；既得之，患失之。苟患失之，無所不至矣。」 The Master said, “There are those mean creatures! How impossible it is along with them to serve one’s prince! While they have not got their aims, their anxiety is how to get them. When they have got them, their anxiety is lest they should lose them. When they are anxious lest such things should be lost, there is nothing to which they will not proceed.”
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  分門別類 (fēn mén bié lèi): to classify; to categorize; to organize into categories; put into different categories; assort.
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  技多不壓身 (jì duō bù yā shēn): T/N: may or may not be from the idiom 藝多不壓身 (yì duō bù yā shēn), it’s always good to have more skills (idiom); or 藝不壓身 (yì bù yā shēn), skills and arts are not a burden to a person; learn more skills and arts.