NCCnovel Chapter 769 What is going on?
Chapter 769 What is going on?
In Shen Shuhan's study, Shen Shuyi was in a good mood and made a pot of tea for him.
Shen Shuhan smiled and said, "Are you happy now?"
"It's OK. There are so many poor people in this world. Now the epidemic has broken out. I don't know if it will spread to the capital. With these 100,000 taels, I don't know how many people will be saved."
In short, Shen Shuyi felt that her heart was getting worse and worse. She wanted to see whether Liang Wanjun would regret marrying Shen Jingan.
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Shen Shuyi didn't sit in Shuhanyuan for long, for fear of disturbing his brother's study.
However, not long after she returned to Yunshuyuan, Shen Jingchuan called her to the study again.
Shen Jingchuan frowned: "Are you asking the Liang family for 100,000 taels of silver?"
Shen Shuyi didn't answer, but looked directly at Shen Jingchuan: "Dad, there was nothing wrong with what my brother did back then. You kept him under house arrest for so many years, and he suffered so much injustice. Now you are even taking away his marriage, shouldn't you give my brother some compensation?"
Shen Jingchuan was originally quite dissatisfied with Shen Shuyi's behavior and was planning to bring her to justice, but he never expected that she would outwit him.
"Or is it that in our huge Shen family, there is no family affection at all, and once a person is no longer useful, he will be abandoned?"
Looking into her calm and clear eyes, Shen Jingchuan felt a little embarrassed by the question.
His attitude softened immediately: "Dad didn't mean that, it's just that the Liang family really doesn't want to marry Han Ge'er. You said that this marriage can't lead to hatred, right..."
"So Daddy also admits that the Liang family is at fault in this matter. In that case, do you still think there is anything wrong with what my daughter did today?"
Shen Shuyi once again asked Shen Jingchuan questions that left him speechless.
Shen Shuyi's voice softened a bit: "Besides, my brother and I have agreed to give this marriage to my second brother. You owe my brother a lot. In my opinion, you should also give my brother some compensation like the Liang family did."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jingchuan's beard immediately stood up.
There is not much money left in the Shen family's accounts right now. Some time ago, the second wife told him that their first wife's expenses were too high and the money in the mansion was insufficient.
He checked the account book and was really shocked.
If they take more silver, they will be left with nothing.
"Oh, my sixth brother lost tens of thousands of taels of silver in gambling, and Daddy said he would take it. My eldest sister was expelled from the family tree and married under an assumed name. Daddy also added a lot of dowry, openly or secretly. My third sister got pregnant before marriage, and although Daddy kicked her twice in anger, he still gave her a few shops..."
Shen Shuyi's voice was calm, but every word she spoke made Shen Jingchuan's cheeks hot.
Really...how does this kid know so much!
"When I came to my brother, I was obviously wronged. My daughter asked the Liang family to pay some money, but my father still felt distressed."
As he said this, Shen Shuyi smiled sarcastically.
"No... Dad just..." Shen Jingchuan immediately lost his confidence and tried to explain.
"My daughter understands that it was my brother's own decision to save people, not my father's. So he deserves the consequences now. Don't read saintly books next time. What's the use of reading them in the end?"
After saying that, Shen Shuyi stood up and prepared to leave.
Shen Jingchuan closed his eyes and sighed irritably: "Stop!"
Shen Shuyi stopped and looked back at him.
Shen Jingchuan frowned: "You are such a ruthless kid. Never mind. I have wronged Brother Han over the years."
Shen Shuyi waited patiently for what was to come.
Shen Jingchuan thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "You are right. He is in poor health now, and it will be difficult for him to pursue a career in politics in the future, and it will be even more difficult for him to have a happy marriage."
"How about this, I'll give him three shops later."
Shen Jingchuan gritted his teeth. There really wasn't much money left in the account, so he could only give some land deeds.
"Anything else?" Shen Shuyi asked.
Shen Jingchuan looked at her speechlessly and said, "Give him those two manors as well."
"Dad, I know the situation in the mansion is not good, so you are so stingy, but the compensation cannot be paid by you alone, after all, the one who benefits is my second brother." Shen Shuyi said with a smile, hinting at something.
Shen Jingchuan reacted and said, "That's true... Well, I'll discuss this with your mother later."
Shen Shuyi raised the corners of her lips, tears in her eyes, and choked up: "Dad, Mom is watching you in heaven. If she knew that you care so much about me and my brother, she would never regret marrying you."
Shen Jingchuan: “…”
Shen Jingchuan was still sitting in the chair feeling upset until Shen Shuyi left.
What on earth is going on!
He clearly felt that Shen Shuyi's behavior was inappropriate and that he shouldn't ask the Liang family for money.
But why...why did I end up losing a lot of money?
Shen Jingchuan thought of Shen Shuhan's appearance and sighed softly, never mind.
After all, he is his son, so he should go talk to Qin.
At that moment, Shen Jingchuan went to Ruixueyuan.
As a result, when I got here, I saw Shen Jinglin leaning on a recliner drinking. The table in front of him was filled with all kinds of delicacies, and there were eight maids serving him behind him.
Seeing this scene, Shen Jingchuan couldn't help but think of Shen Shuhan.
Although both of them are disabled, the lives of their two sons are very different.
Seeing Shen Jingchuan, Shen Jinglin smiled a bit, and immediately dismissed the maid who was massaging his shoulders, and asked earnestly: "Dad, why are you here?"
As soon as Shen Jingchuan saw him, he couldn't help but sigh.
When I told him to study hard, he refused to listen and insisted on becoming a general. Now look what he has done to himself.
"It's not a good idea for you to continue like this. Although you are ill now, you are still young and you still need to think of a way out for yourself."
Shen Jinglin became annoyed when he heard this. Even when he had good hands and feet, he couldn't concentrate on his studies, let alone now.
He doesn't have much to pursue now, and he thinks it's good this way.
Shen Jingchuan shook his head and went to find Qin Xuerong.
Qin Xuerong had been imprisoned for a long time, but now she had become well-behaved. When she saw Shen Jingchuan, she was very attentive.
"Why is the master here? Cuizhu, hurry up and ask the kitchen to prepare some lunch. The master can eat here..."
Shen Jingchuan did not refuse, but said: "I came here today to talk to you about An Ge'er's marriage."
"Brother Han still doesn't agree?" Qin Xuerong asked tentatively.
Shen Jingchuan thought of Shen Jinglin's look just now, and after some calculation, he said, "Brother Han doesn't have any objections, but after all, we owe Brother Han this time, and we are sorry for him."
"So I thought, if Brother An and the girl from the Liang family get married, we will give Brother Han 50,000 taels of silver as compensation."
Qin Xuerong listened and felt unhappy.
Why should I give that bastard fifty thousand taels?
But who would have thought that the next moment, Shen Jingchuan would say: "There is not much silver left in the treasury now. I will take 10,000 taels and offer three shops. You can pay for the rest."
"What?" Qin Xuerong stood up immediately when she heard it, her eyes full of shock.