Shen Yuhan opened the door but did not let the other party enter the lounge.
The visitor was none other than the Second Madam, and standing beside her was Aunt Cheng.
It’s understandable that the Second Madam came to him, but isn’t Aunt Cheng one of the First Madam’s people? How did they come together?
The first thing the Second Madam said was: “I know you’re not Shen Yuhan, so stop pretending.”
Shen Yuhan’s face did change slightly, but this wasn’t enough to make him feel scared, he remembered that the Second Madam had brought a ‘cousin’ to test his identity before, but then it ended with nothing definite1不了了之 (bù liǎo liǎo zhī): lit. let it go; to end it unresolved; to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to leave something unresolved; to end up with nothing definite; conclude without conclusion; leave things as they were; shelve the matter; let the question drop; to settle things in a way that cannot be settled; to put aside the unfinished things and consider it as finished., and now it was reported to Gu Biqing?
Did they call Shan Qihuan away to look for him?
“Complete nonsense2無稽之談 (wú jī zhī tán): complete nonsense (idiom); unfounded statement/rumour; mere fabrication; sheer/clotted/utter nonsense; baseless/senseless gossip; groundless statement., I’m not Shen Yuhan? Then where are you going to find the second Shen Yuhan?” Shen Yuhan was only uncertain for a second, but he quickly calmed down. Today, he is no longer the ancient person who was easily fooled by others, moreover, he is now Shen Yuhan, and Shen Yuhan is himself.
Regardless of whether the wind blows from east, west, north, or south, he will remain firm and not falter3巋然不動 (kuī rán bù dòng): steadfastly stand on one’s ground; remain firm; remain unmoved; standing erect and unshakable; to remain firm and not falter; Stand upright like a mountain, motionless..
He has checked on the Internet, and if people suspect his identity, that he is not Shen Yuhan, there is no evidence either, most people in modern times do not believe in ghosts and gods.
Moreover, he is not stupid, the Second Madam made a fuss about his identity time and time again, not only because she wanted to get the benefits from his hands, but to put it bluntly, she was still dissatisfied with Shan Tianfeng’s property distribution.
The Second Madam said confidently: “If you are Shen Yuhan, then why don’t you even recognize your cousin?”
Shen Yuhan looked at her with a smile that was not a smile: “Second Madam, you are really free, you care about my affairs all day long, whether I’m related to someone, or whether I’m not related to someone, it has nothing to do with you.”
Aunt Cheng also said: “Mr. Shen, the issues that the Second Madam is concerned about are also the issues that our Madam is concerned about.”
Shen Yuhan also looked at Aunt Cheng, and this look was quite meaningful4意味深長 (yì wèi shēn cháng): to have profound meanings; to be thought-provoking; be full of meaning; have deep meaning; meaningful.: “Doesn’t the First Madam hate the other three houses to the core5恨之入骨 (hèn zhī rù gǔ): to hate sb to the bone (idiom); have deep hatred (for); to hate deeply; hate to the very marrow of one’s bones—hate like poison., how come she’s still plotting against one of her own people together, isn’t she insane? All I can say is, if you’re sick, go see a doctor, idle every day, suspecting this and suspecting that. ”
The Second Madam followed her own plan, and said with a triumphant face: “Since you are upright and not afraid of the shadows being distorted6身正不怕影子歪 (shēn zhèng bù pà yǐng zi wāi): From the idiom 身正不怕影子斜 (shēn zhèng bù pà yǐngzi xié), lit. stand upright, not afraid of a slanted shadow; one does not need to worry about rumours if one is upright; only when a person stands upright, his shadow will not be slanted; usually used as a metaphor that as long as you do things rightly and behave appropriately, there is nothing to be afraid of., do you dare to face them?” She clapped her hands, and several young people walked out of the next room, “It’s impossible that you don’t recognize a few of them.”
The young people came out from the room one by one, Shen Yuhan looked at those young people, put the back of his hand on the tip of his nose, and puffed out a laugh: “Second Madam, are you really thinking about me, seeing that I’m tired, you especially looking for my classmates to relieve me of my boredom?”
Several young people appeared in front of Shen Yuhan one by one, all of them were wearing suits and leather shoes, but they were a bit out of place, compared with Shen Yuhan, oh, there is no comparison, one is tailored to fit, and the others are all twisted in any way.
The four people were none other than Huang Shang, Ning Zhe, and others who had conflicts with Shen Yuhan when he first came here.
They didn’t recognize Shen Yuhan for a while, and it wasn’t until he spoke that they realized that this person was Shen Yuhan, it wasn’t that they couldn’t recognize him, but they couldn’t believe it, this was Shen Yuhan, not compared to the him with a devil-may-care attitude, even compared with the him last year, he was in a completely different state, there was a certain temperament and confidence on his face that they hadn’t seen before.
“Long time no see, Huang Shang, Ning Zhe, why didn’t you tell me when you came to the banquet?” Shen Yuhan took the initiative to greet them, and even though he knew that they were being used as pawns, he didn’t directly point it out.
Huang Shang and Ning Zhe several people were a little surprised, they were brought here by one of their senior brothers, but after they arrived, they were only allowed to stay in the room, moreover, it was unknown where the senior brother had gone, and then a a fifty-year-old lady came in and told them that she wanted to ask them a favor, to identify someone, and they would be given a fee after the matter was over, several people thought that they could get a sum of money by randomly identifying someone, which seemed to be a good deal, so they didn’t intend to leave in a fuss.
They had never thought that they would see Shen Yuhan again under such circumstances.
“Shen Yuhan, it’s really great to meet you here!” Huang Shang was the first to breathe a sigh of relief! He had already changed his mind about Shen Yuhan a long time ago, and would often pay attention to his news on the Internet, after his cousin’s incident, he had been looking for an opportunity to apologize to Shen Yuhan, but he was so well protected that he couldn’t find the person.
Seeing a familiar face in a strange place, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Shen Yuhan immediately understood the entire sequence of events7前因後果 (qián yīn hòu guǒ): cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development; the entire sequence of events (including its cause and outcome); cause and result; generally refers to the entire process of things., the Second Madam wanted to prove that he was not Shen Yuhan, so she looked for someone to come over again to verify his identity.
Unexpectedly, the person they found was Huang Shang several people, who had had issues with ‘Shen Yuhan’, could it be that the esteemed father saw that he was always in trouble, so he helped him intentionally or unintentionally?
“Um, our family is hosting a banquet here today, why don’t you guys come in and have a seat for a while.” Shen Yuhan turned from passive to active, and immediately invited them into his lounge, he said to the Second Madam, who almost couldn’t hang on anymore, and to Aunt Cheng, who still had a stern look on her face, “Is there anything else you two want to do? Thank you for bringing my classmates over to play.”
The Second Madam was indeed so angry that she almost vomited blood, obviously, she had investigated that these people had a very bad relationship with Shen Yuhan in high school, moreover, Shen Yuhan also often bullied Ning Zhe, but now, it seems that their relationship is no longer the same!
Furthermore, she wasn’t blind either, it was Shen Yuhan who first opened his mouth to call people, and the name was correct, now there was only a picture of a high school class reunion that was with each other.
“Hmph!” The Second Madam flung her sleeves and left.
Aunt Cheng also nodded towards Shen Yuhan: “Mr. Shen, then I’ll go back first.”
However, Shen Yuhan called out to them: “Second Madam, Aunt Cheng, you misunderstood me indiscriminately, and made such a big fuss, if it were someone else, I’m afraid they would’ve already hurled all kinds of abuses against8破口大罵 (pò kǒu dà mà): burst into a storm of abuse; heap curses on sb; heap/shower abuse on sb; hurl all kinds of abuses against sb; pour forth abuses on sb; pour out torrents of abuse; to swear; swearing at others with bad words. you, but I didn’t scold you. I heard that you haven’t signed anything for the third house yet, right?”
Only Shan Qihuan and Shen Yuhan’s share was divided, later, Shen Yuhan’s husband said that the other three houses were all written in the will, before his death, he still had the chance to change the contents of the will, if Shen Yuhan came to Shan Tianfeng and said something, it might be possible that the third house also won’t get anything, the current Shen Yuhan can’t be mentioned in the same breath9同日而語 (tóng rì ér yǔ): lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can’t mention X at the same time as Y); be mentioned in the same breath; to treat two things or two people equally and compare them..
The Second Madam’s scalp began to tingle: “What do you want?”
Shen Yuhan lowered his head and looked at the tips of his shoes: “I don’t want to do anything, I’m just annoyed by you.” He raised his hand and played with the bracelet on his wrist, the smile on his face faded, and he took a step forward and whispered in the Second Madam’s ear, “My revenge is something you can’t bear, so please know when to stop10見好就收 (jiàn hǎo jiù shōu): to quit while one is ahead (idiom); to know when to stop; stop before going too far; leave while the going is good; have a sense of proportion, to stop in moderation, and not to be greedy..” He said it very straightforwardly, after all, the Second Madam has never been able to understand human speech.
Aunt Cheng was close by, she naturally also heard his domineering warning, and couldn’t help but shrink her neck, just then, Shen Yuhan turned to look at her, with a faint smile of unknown meaning in his eyes.
He said, “Aunt Cheng, can you give my mother-in-law a message?”
Aunt Cheng pretended to be calm: “Mr. Shen please speak.”
Shen Yuhan chuckled lightly: “She is really not suitable for house fighting. If she had been in ancient times, she probably wouldn’t be able to fight with a maidservant, I really don’t take your tricks seriously, Mother-in-law, you are old, don’t trust others randomly, copy Buddhist scriptures if you have nothing to do, and pray for my husband and his brothers, which is the best care for her children, now that she has children and grandchildren around her knees, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?”
Aunt Cheng gritted her teeth secretly, not knowing whether she should convey this to the First Madam or not, she nodded her head and immediately turned around.
The Second Madam, on the other hand, had already been frightened by the overbearing11盛氣凌人 (shèng qì líng rén): to be arrogant and overbearing and bully others; Overwhelm people with arrogance; Describes arrogant and arrogant, powerful momentum. Shen Yuhan and ran away as if she was fleeing.
Shen Yuhan gently heaved a sigh in his mind, escaped the disaster.
When he turned around, he saw Huang Shang and the four others were stunned.
Oh my god, they watched a rich and powerful family fight at close range!
Shen Yuhan really dared to say it, moreover, every word of it was also reasonable, if it were them, they wouldn’t dare to say such words in front of those two women who didn’t look easy to get along with.
Is this the modern version of house fighting? Then isn’t Shen Yuhan a leader in the world of house fighting?
If they offend Shen Yuhan, will they also resort to house fighting?
But at this time, Shen Yuhan’s attitude towards them was quite gentle.
Shen Yuhan asked: “Have you had dinner yet?”
Huang Shang shook his head: “Not yet, that lady has been locking us in the next room and won’t let us out.”
Shen Yuhan nodded: “I understand, then you sit down for a while, and I’ll ask someone to bring you some food.”
He asked someone to bring some snacks, fruits, and drinks.
The four of them ate with unprecedented elegance because they found that Shen Yuhan even peeled an orange with extremely gentle movements, they really couldn’t imitate this kind of Gong Zi.
Huang Shang and the others also didn’t hide anything and told the whole story of how the Second Madam’s people came to them.
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Shan Qihuan just went to Gu Biqing’s rest room and listened to her asking some innocuous questions, it was impossible for them to get along so harmoniously, he also found that his mother was still delaying him intentionally or unintentionally, and her behavior was too obvious, Shan Qihuan immediately noticed something was wrong, and then he didn’t bother to feign politeness with her anymore, and asked her directly what she wanted to do.
Probably because Gu Biqing still couldn’t accept Shan Qihuan, this strong and disobedient son, she changed her face in a second, one moment, she was still a deliberately gentle and artificial loving mother, and the next moment she returned to her cold and frosty attitude towards Shan Qihuan.
Gu Biqing stopped pretending and asked him: “Have you never thought about the big difference between Shen Yuhan’s character before and after?”
Shan Qihuan knew what she wanted to do, it seemed that she wanted to break him and his wife apart, moreover, she probably believed the rumors spread by the other three houses, this is quite ironic, considering she is his biological mother.
It doesn’t matter whether there is a big difference in Shen Yuhan’s character before and after, what matters is that he loves Shen Yuhan as a person.
Shan Qihuan’s mood is predictably bad, but he still didn’t vent his feelings, if he doesn’t say it now, he won’t bother mentioning it again in the future.
“You’re really my biological mother, I kind of understand why my dad insisted on divorcing you, you can’t distinguish right from wrong12是非不分 (shì fēi bù fēn): to be unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom); fail to distinguish right from wrong; can’t tell black from white; confuse truth and falsehood; not to distinguish between good and bad, right or wrong., and your mind is unclear, I haven’t argued with you for so many years, but now, as my biological mother, you can’t stand to see me happy, because you can’t tolerate the people your son likes, the enemies you have fought against for decades have now become allies.”
“From childhood to now, you’ve always revolved around my dad and the people from the other three houses, how much care have you shown us? How many seconds of affection have you given us? Please ask yourself13捫心自問 (mén xīn zì wèn): lay the hand on the heart and examine oneself; to ask oneself honestly; to search in one’s heart; examine/search one’s conscience/heart; reflect on yourself., are you qualified to meddle in my affairs? I really don’t know where your confidence comes from! If it weren’t for a blood relationship, I wouldn’t have come to see you today, I still held a shred of trust in you, Madam Gu, but you’ve truly disappointed me! I will have someone escort you back to the monastery tomorrow.”
This time, Gu Biqing really touched his bottom line.
Gu Biqing’s hand holding the teacup trembled slightly: “Lao San, what did you say? What qualifications do you have to meddle in my affairs.”
Shan Qihuan stood up, gave her hum, and said with a smile: “I’m not qualified, who is? Am I not here to provide for you in your old age, the monastery has beautiful mountains and clear waters14山清水秀 (shān qīng shuǐ xiù): lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom); fig. enchanting scenery; green hills and clear waters—picturesque scenery; beautiful mountains and rivers; bright mountains and clear waters; describe the beautiful scenery., purify your soul well, don’t let the disturbing worldly things disturb your tranquility, be a senior Buddhist nun quietly.”
This is the greatest mercy he has shown her, often meddling in trifles, yet unable to manage her own affairs.
Moreover, she seems to have forgotten that the one in charge of the affairs of the Shan family now is not Shan Tianfeng, nor his eldest brother Shan Qiyuan, but him.
Shan Qihuan left in a huff, leaving Gu Biqing sitting on the sofa in panic, it was only at this moment did she understood why Shan Tianfeng chose him as his heir, just a single glance from him had directly suppressed her, he had a decisive momentum, while her choice, Shan Qiyuan, was too soft and indecisive15優柔寡斷 (yōu róu guǎ duàn): indecisive, irresolute; indecisiveness; be incapable of making firm decision; hesitant and lack of decision-making in doing something..
Only after Shan Qihuan closed the door did she hurriedly shout: “Shan Qihuan, I am your mother, you can’t do this to me!”
However, her voice was blocked by the thick door, Shan Qihuan couldn’t hear it at all, and even if he heard it, it would have no effect.
Some decisions, once made, will not be changed.
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Shan Qihuan was naturally domineering in front of Gu Biqing, but in his heart, he was very anxious, he was running back, followed by Jiang Ruolin and Wen Yan.
Shan Qihuan looked Shen Yuhan up and down, afraid of missing any details: “Are you okay? Did anyone bully you just now?”
Shen Yuhan said truthfully: “I’m fine, the Second Madam and Aunt Cheng came here, but they didn’t do any harm to me.” He just warned them, “By the way, they also brought my classmates here.”
Neither Jiang Ruolin nor Wen Yan understood which song the Shan family was singing16單家人這唱的是哪一出 (shàn jiā rén zhè chàng de shì nǎ yī chū): T/N: According to netizen, 唱的是哪一出 means what are you doing; can’t understand the other person’s actions or ideas at all, or the other party’s performance is inappropriate., but Shan Qihuan already knew the reason, Gu Biqing had already said it.
They were confused: “Why did they call your classmates here?”
Shen Yuhan said: “Because my personality is quite different from before, they suspect that I have been replaced.”
Wen Yan was amused by this reason: “Think you’re a fake?”
Shen Yuhan nodded: “Um, that’s what they think, but I am the real Shen Yuhan.”
Jiang Ruolin patted Shan Qihuan on the shoulder: “I really sympathize with you.”
Shan Qihuan also sighed, after he relaxed, he noticed Huang Shang and the others, and remembered them immediately, Shen Yuhan even took him to apologize to them, his wife was a bit timid last year, but now he can take charge of his own affairs17獨當一面 (dú dāng yī miàn): to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section; to undertake part of a task independently; to take charge of something on one’s own; to assume personal responsibility; shoulder responsibilities alone; be on one’s own; undertake one aspect of work or mission alone..
When Jiang Ruolin and Wen Yan saw that they were all fine, they said they would go back with the old man, Shen Yuhan and Shan Qihuan sent them downstairs, at the same time, they also sent Huang Shang and the others away, fortunately, they drove here by themselves, so there was no need for trouble.
Before leaving, Huang Shang stammered and said to Shen Yuhan: “Hey, Shen Yuhan, if we knew that those people wanted to confront you using us this time, we definitely wouldn’t have come here, in the future, if you have anything, you must look for me. Also, the incident of my cousin stealing the painting, it was our family’s fault, I apologize to you on behalf of my father and my cousin.”
If he didn’t mention it, Shen Yuhan also wouldn’t remember it, he smiled and waved his hands: “It’s okay, it’s all in the past.”
Afterward, Shen Yuhan and Shan Qihuan saw off some of their old friends, in today’s banquet, apart from Shan Qihuan, Shen Yuhan was also one of the center of attention, and the one everyone was trying to fawn over.
After seeing off all the guests, and ending this threatening but not dangerous banquet, Shan Qihuan and Shen Yuhan chose to go home and rest instead of staying.
On the way back, Shen Yuhan looked at the twinkling lights on the tallest tower in Jiangcheng and sighed: “It’s so beautiful.”
Shan Qihuan hugged him, and the two looked at the tower together: “Indeed.”
In the past, he used to think that the scenery was ordinary and plain, but now he thinks that it is very beautiful, so it turns out that the scenery depends on who you are looking at it with.
Shen Yuhan put his hand on his palm and asked Shan Qihuan with a little uncertainty: “Husband, the tomb of the Western Han Dynasty last time will be put on display soon, and Shen Jiyu’s restoration will be released on the day of the first exhibition, why don’t you and I go and see it together?”
“Okay.” Shan Qihuan liked to see his little shy face, which made his heart flutter, and he kissed Shen Yuhan on the cheek.
After he kissed Shen Yuhan, he suddenly remembered: “Shan Qixin’s variety show should be aired today, let’s watch it together when we get home later.” He had reviewed the content, and watched it almost frame by frame, in the program, his wife only showed half of his face, his full face wasn’t shown, and he was very satisfied.
“Um.” Shen Yuhan lowered his eyes and nodded, a little eager to see the performance of him and his husband on the show.
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#ShanQiHuan!TheHatredForSeizingWifeIsIrreconcilable18不共戴天 (bù gòng dài tiān): (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; to be absolutely irreconcilable; hate to live together under the same sky; harbour an irreconcilable hatred (for); unwillingness to coexist with the enemy under the same sky, describes deep hatred; From the Book of Rites, Book 1 (《禮記·曲禮上》): 父之讎，弗與共戴天。兄弟之讎不反兵。交游之讎不同國。, With the enemy who has slain his father, one should not live under the same heaven. With the enemy who has slain his brother, one should never have his sword to seek (to deal vengeance). With the enemy who has slain his intimate friend, one should not live in the same state (without seeking to slay him).!#
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