Shen Yuhan was a bit surprised, but his concern was not about his official business, but about his place of work.
“Then when you handle business on both sides, do you work in a different place?”
“Um, the group side is a bit farther away, and my own company side is a bit closer.” Shan Qihuan explained to him, “Moreover, they are in two different directions, my eldest brother’s liver function index1肝功能某個指標 (gān gōng néng mǒu gè zhǐ biāo): The Liver Index is the sum of the scores for blood GGTP+total bilirubin+albumin+platelet levels. Elevated liver enzymes often indicate inflammation or damage to cells in the liver. Inflamed or injured liver cells leak higher than normal amounts of certain chemicals, including liver enzymes, into the bloodstream, elevating liver enzymes on blood tests. is a bit high, he was on medication before, but now the doctor recommended that he be hospitalized, my sister-in-law also won’t let him continue to work overtime, so he can only hand things over to me to deal with on his behalf.”
“So that’s the case.” Shen Yuhan lowered his head, his husband was already very busy, now that he was taking over Shan Qiyuan’s job, wouldn’t he be so busy that he didn’t even have time to rest, he asked worriedly, “Then can I still go to the company to have lunch with you at noon?”
“Depends on my schedule, it should be okay if I don’t go out at noon, but I’ll probably be at the group for the next month, I’ll let you know when I have time.”
“Um.” Shen Yuhan felt more at ease.
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The next day, the two of them went to the hospital to visit Shan Qiyuan, he and Shan Tianfeng are in the same hospital, which is also very convenient.
In Shen Yuhan’s impression, his brother-in-law, Shan Qiyuan, and his husband, Shan Qihuan, are two different types of people, Shan Qiyuan is a truly serious and unsmiling2不苟言笑 (bù gǒu yán xiào): serious in speech and manner; not frivolous in talking and joking; never speak or joke in vain—be serious in speech and manner; be reserved/reticent/taciturn; stern and unsmiling; describe a solemn attitude. person, as for his husband, he looks more serious because of his identity, but in private, he is not dignified at all.
Let’s not talk about the second sister, Shan Qibing, the three brothers are all different, probably it is because of different growing environments, different ages, different personalities, and different experiences, and they now have different personalities.
Shen Yuhan doesn’t have much contact with his eldest brother-in-law Shan Qiyuan, the few times he had contact were because of important matters, and his presence was always crucial, the people in the other three houses are disrespectful to Shan Qihuan because he doesn’t get involved in the Shan family’s business, however, in front of Shan Qiyuan, they wouldn’t dare to do so, nowadays, apart from Shan Tianfeng, the person who truly holds half of the power of the Shan Group is Shan Qiyuan.
For the main house, Shan Qiyuan is like a towering tree, which can shelter the brothers and sisters below at critical moments, but now that the tree is sick, it needs someone to take over, Shan Qiyuan chose Shan Qihuan, and he can only choose him.
Now, it happened that Shan Tianfeng was going to have a surgery, the several houses have not yet had time to coax and pester3軟磨硬泡 (ruǎn mó yìng pào): to coax and pester unceasingly (idiom); to tiresomely pursue something; use polite begging and stubborn pestering by turns; to wheedle; to cajole. him to force Shan Qiyuan to delegate his powers to his other brothers.
Shan Qiyuan naturally believed in Shan Qihuan more, whether from the perspective of ability or kinship, he can only trust Shan Qihuan, almost everyone else can only make small fuss4小打小鬧 (xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào): do sth in dribs and drabs; do sth on a small scale; used in spoken language to describe working on a small scale..
Shan Qibai of the second house was sent to a drug rehabilitation center, and it will take some time before he can come out, the Second Madam still has a daughter, the shares of Shan Group have not been obtained yet, naturally, she won’t give up easily, compared to her son, her second daughter is considered to be somewhat capable, if the Second Madam hadn’t been partial to Shan Qibai, her second daughter would have accomplished something a long time ago, now it was because Shan Qibai was retaliated by Shan Qihuan that she was called back.
The third house still supports Shan Qiyun, after the news of Shan Qiyuan’s hospitalization spread, the third house frequently added people to the company even more, all to help Shan Qiyun.
The fourth house serves in front of Shan Tianfeng every day, and has not made any major moves for the time being.
The eldest brother was hospitalized, Shen Yuhan and Shan Qihuan have no reason not to go to the hospital to visit him, last time Shan Qihuan was injured, Shan Qiyuan flew all the way there, and also found someone to help him handle the follow-up matters. Now, the perpetrator of the collision went directly in, the mastermind behind the scenes was too clean and still looking for clues5蛛絲馬跡 (zhū sī mǎ jì): lit. spider’s thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; the thread of a spider and the trail of a horse—clues; The spider’s location can be found from the hanging spider silk, and the horse’s whereabouts can be found from the mark of the horse’s hoof; It is a metaphor for the faint traces and clues left by things., but the other three houses were not able to escape their involvement, at present, only the second house has an excuse to move, but it doesn’t touch their foundation, it just teaches them a lesson.
Shen Yuhan always felt that there was still a possibility that the two incidents might be caused by the same person, one was a car accident, and the other was drug use, the methods used were quite vicious, and left no room for maneuver6不留餘地 (bù liú yú dì), to leave no room; to make no allowance for; without leaving leeway or elbow room; pursue to the brutal end; leave no room for maneuver..
In less than half a year, Shen Yuhan had already gotten used to the smell of hospital disinfectant.
He and Shan Qihuan brought a fruit basket.
When they arrived, Shan Qiyuan was on an IV drip, his vital enegry7精氣神 (jīng qì shén): (traditional Chinese medicine) essence, qi (energy) and spirit, the three energies of Chinese medicine; (in general, colloquial) vital energy; vigour; good shape; good health. was much worse than when Shen Yuhan saw him before, and his face was also a little sallow.
Sister-in-law is peeling fruit for Shan Qiyuan, she is not too outstanding in appearance, at most she is quite pretty, she is relatively silent, and don’t like to talk much, she didn’t talk much after she greeted them.
Their two sons are in school and didn’t come.
Shan Qiyuan told Shan Qihuan a few more words about the company’s business and then asked them to go back.
After leaving the ward, Shen Yuhan was a little gossipy: “How did eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law meet?”
Shan Qihuan chuckled: “Do you think that eldest sister-in-law’s looks are rather ordinary?”
Having gotten used to the excellent genes of the Shan family, his sister-in-law’s appearance were indeed inferior.
Shen Yuhan nodded honestly, a bit surprised.
Shan Qihuan said: “It’s a long story8說來話長 (shuō lái huà cháng): it’s a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly; It means that the matter is very complicated, and it is not clear in a few words (referring to unpleasant things)..”
Shen Yuhan’s appetite was whetted by him: “Then make a long story short9長話短說 (cháng huà duǎn shuō): to make a long story short (idiom); make/cut a long story shor; make short of the matter; to put sth in a nutshell..”
Shan Qihuan could only say: “It’s an alliance by marriage10聯姻 (lián yīn): (formal) to be related by marriage; to form an alliance by marriage; (figuratively) to be related; to form an alliance; to connect by marriage (families, work units); (of two families) form a matrimonial alliance; be united by marriage; form partnership; cooperate (harmoniously)., but my eldest brother doesn’t mind, he’s always been very good to my sister-in-law, and the two of them live a harmonious life after marriage.” It can only be said that his eldest brother is not interested in marriage, but is more focused on his career.
“Alliance by marriage? Are they well-matched in terms of socio-economic status?” Shen Yuhan pondered over the word.
“Sort of.” Shan Qihuan thought for a moment, and thought to himself, his wife’s vocabulary was really elegant, “Anyway, they haven’t quarrel11紅過臉 (hóng guò liǎn): lit. to be red-faced; have a dispute, usually between husband and wife; to have a conflict; to quarrel. much in all these years.”
“That’s great.” Shen Yuhan said, “Husband should also be with me all the time.”
Shan Qihuan looked at him steadily.
Shen Yuhan didn’t understand why he suddenly stopped talking: “Husband?”
Shan Qihuan sighed and said: “When you grow old12人老珠黃 (rén lǎo zhū huáng): (of a woman) old and faded; in old age, one is like a pearl that is yellowed with age—lose one’s youthful looks when old; have seen better days; people grow old and are not taken seriously, just like pearls that turn yellow over time and are worthless. Generally refers to people who are no longer useful when they are old., and have wrinkles on your face, I will…”
Shen Yuhan pursed his lips and asked him: “What about it? You don’t like me anymore?”
“I don’t know.” Shan Qihuan smiled and walked forward.
Shen Yuhan knew that his husband was joking, so he stood still.
After a few steps, Shan Qihuan found that he didn’t catch up with him, when he turned around, he saw him standing still, his eyes already starting to turn red.
It’s bad, he got carried away13得意忘形 (dé yì wàng xíng): to be so excited that one gets carried away; so pleased as to lose one’s sense of measure; beside oneself with joy; be carried away by one’s success. for a moment, he immediately went back to hold Shen Yuhan’s hand, but Shen Yuhan shrugged off his hand, and refused to let him hold it.
Shan Qihuan catches up and explains: “When I say I don’t know, I mean I don’t know if I’ll go before you, I’ll also become old.”
Shen Yuhan just ignored him.
Shan Qihuan had no choice but to pull him hard: “Shen Yuhan.”
Shen Yuhan didn’t speak, not because he was angry, but because he was helpless and sad.
After holding back his tears, he whispered: “Then you can’t leave earlier than me, I’ll be alone in this world.”
Shan Qihuan knew that he had poked his heart again: “Then I will try to live a little longer than you, even for a second.”
After Shen Yuhan’s mood calmed down, the two of them stopped by to see Shan Tianfeng.
At this moment, Shan Tianfeng is still in a good mood, talking and laughing with the Fourth Madam, and even reading with his little daughter, completely unlike the person who is going to have surgery tomorrow.
When the Fourth Madam saw them coming, she took her little daughter outside and gave her to the nanny, leaving the three of them to talk in the ward.
Shen Yuhan was not in a good mood, and didn’t talk much, Shan Tianfeng was such a shrewd person, and he immediately discovered it.
Shan Tianfeng said: “Yuhan, did Shan Qihuan bully you?”
Shen Yuhan whispered: “No.”
Shan Tianfeng laughed: “Still saying no, your unhappiness is written all over your face.”
Shen Yuhan touched his face, nodded and said: “Um, Shan Qihuan bullied me.”
Shan Qihuan: “…” Hasn’t he coaxed him well?
Shan Tianfeng came up with an idea: “Then I’ll help you punish him, punish him to work overtime in the company for the next month.”
“No, no.” Shen Yuhan shook his head quickly, “I’ll be scared at home.”
Shan Qihuan naturally had to speak for his wife: “Dad, don’t tease him, he’ll take it seriously.”
Shan Tianfeng wanted to laugh and said: “Oh? Yuhan really takes it seriously.”
Shen Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief: “It isn’t true?”
“I’m just kidding, how could I not let him go home.” The marriage between the two of them was his idea, there was no way he could break them up, at this point, he is still very proud.
With Shen Yuhan in the room, there was constant laughter in the ward, after chatting for a while, Shan Tianfeng drove them back, and the two of them didn’t stay any longer.
The two of them left the ward, the Fourth Madam held her daughter in her arms and smiled at Shan Qihuan with unknown meaning.
Only after the two of them walked away, she muttered sarcastically to herself: “Can two men who are forced together really go far? Tsk, what a pity.”
The next part will be up soon.