I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

Chapter 241 Parents’ Beloved Son

"dad?"

Shen E looked at the hand that was brushed away, and was stunned for a moment. She suddenly realized something, and her eyes were full of panic. She immediately knelt down and grabbed Shen Zhuang's trouser legs, "Dad, I know I was wrong. It's my fault that I didn't teach Lan Lan well. She is a good child. It's me..."

Shen Zhuang nodded, patted Shen E's head, and said calmly, "It's good that you know. Send Lan Lan away, and I won't pursue this matter."

Send it out? !

Shen E was stunned for a few seconds in disbelief. After she came to her senses, she hugged Shen Zhuang's legs and burst into tears, "No, Dad! Lanlan is my only daughter. She is my life."

Xiao Qi was so frightened that he knelt down as well, "Dad..."

Shen Zhuang raised his hand to stop him, "Needless to say, you don't have to send me off, but the Xiao family and the Shen family will have nothing to do with each other from now on."

Xiao Qi immediately swallowed his words of plea.

Shen Yuan didn't expect the matter to be so serious. He looked at Shen Qian with hesitation.

Back then, Shen Nian refused to change his ways despite repeated warnings and was subsequently expelled from Country A by the old man. Unexpectedly, so many years later, the child from the second wife was expelled again.

Shen E still didn't give up, "Dad, I know I was wrong! I beg you, you know, my body is... I won't blame or fight anymore, please don't take Lanlan away from me!! She is my only daughter... Dad! You are tearing my heart away by taking my child away from me!"

Shen Zhuang closed his eyes and said in a low voice, "When you hurt Zhizhi, aren't you also digging into Lao Wu's heart?"

"Woooooooo..."

Shen E was speechless. She looked at the third room opposite through her blurred tears, and after a moment of silence, she bowed to Shen Rang.

Shen Rang was stunned.

Not only him, even Jiang Huashan's expression changed slightly.

Shen E is the eldest daughter of the Shen family. She has been under the halo of "Princess" since she was a child. She is arrogant by nature and does not take anyone seriously. Unexpectedly, she knelt down to Shen Rang for Xiao Lanlan today.

Shen Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he stepped forward to hold her back. "What are you doing?"

The decisions made by Shen Zhuang are never changed. This is the family rule. Even if Shen Rang forgives him, nothing can be changed.

Shen E hugged Shen Yuan and cried bitterly, "Brother, what should I do with Lan Lan?"

Shen Zhuang waved his hand and said, "Aqi, you guys go back."

Xiao Qi nodded and took Shen E from Shen Yuan's arms, "Let's go home first."

Shen E looked at Shen Zhuang with tears in her eyes, but Shen Zhuang didn't even look at her from beginning to end. Shen E felt hopeless and followed Xiao Qi out of the side hall.

The dusk was as dark as a deep abyss and a barren land.

Passing by the flower hall, Shen E looked at the plants and trees in front of her with a bleak look.

This place has remained the same for decades, except that the plants in the courtyard are more lush and the waterside pavilions and clear ponds are the same as before.

When she was a child, she liked to run around barefoot in the flower hall. At that time, she felt that being her father's daughter was the happiest thing in the world.

But then I grew up running around and could no longer recall that feeling of happiness.

If she didn't become the daughter of the Shen family, would she be able to keep her daughter?

Shen E suddenly had an idea and grabbed Xiao Qi's arm tightly, "Husband..."

"Wife, you should listen to the old man on this matter."

She was stunned for a moment, and the blood in her body seemed to freeze at this moment. All the blades combined tonight were not as lethal as the words before her.

Shen E raised her head and stared at the man in front of her.

Xiao Qi understood the disappointment in his wife's eyes, but as the executor of the family consortium, he also had his own difficulties.

He tried to make Shen E understand him.

"Wife, it will take at least twenty years to completely acquire the Gold Mountain. After twenty years, the Xiao family will definitely be among the top three wealthy families in Country A. But right now, Yu Siwen's new policies are constantly impacting the interests of the new rich. Without the support of the Shen family, I'm afraid that even if the Xiao family takes the mining rights of the Gold Mountain, they will be forced to spit them out by the other families. So..."

Shen E gently brushed away Xiao Qi's arm, just as Shen Zhuang had brushed away her hand just now.

Xiao Qi was helpless. "You really shouldn't have made the old man angry. It was the same three years ago. Lan Lan was spoiled by you. It's time for her to grow up."

"Spoiled by me?" Shen E smiled bitterly. "Xiao Qi, do you know what true pampering is? Shen Mianzhi endured humiliation for eight years, but once she was loved, she felt like she had grown new flesh and blood. Why do you think that was? Because she has a father who is willing to risk everything for her!"

Xiao Qi's face was surprised, "Are you blaming me?"

Shen E shook her head, "I blame myself for not being able to do anything reckless."

As she spoke, she turned to look at the flower hall, and her tears could no longer be stopped.

Before Shen Jiao was born, she was the only girl in the family. Her father had held her in his arms and raised her personally. How could it be said that he had no favoritism?

When she reached marriageable age, her father chose a husband for her. She did not want to lose to Shen Jiao, so she deliberately chose the Xiao family, which was not inferior to the Fu family.

Her father was against it at the time, saying that the Xiao family was a newly rich family and they would have to work hard to climb up the social ladder. If she married into such a family, there would only be trade-offs and calculations between husband and wife in the future, and it was not suitable for her.

But she refused to listen and insisted on having her own way, so her father finally gave in to her wishes.

In the decades since she married Xiao Qi, she never felt that her decision was wrong. She naively thought that her father was worrying too much. Husband and wife are one, and the interests of the Xiao family and Xiao Qi are her interests, and there is no need to weigh them at all.

But at this moment, she suddenly came to her senses.

Before, the trade-offs between her and Xiao Qi were all about interests that she didn't care about, so she felt they were insignificant. But once it really involved non-negotiable interests, this kind of trade-off would make her at a loss.

Xiao Qi was already used to the trade-offs between them, so he wouldn't understand why she acted abnormally this time?

How could a child who grew up being favored tolerate being weighed by others? It turned out that she didn't understand herself as well as her father did.

"Miss."

At this time, Shen Zhi brought a cup of hot tea and walked up to the two of them.

Shen E turned her head away and wiped her eyes.

Xiao Qi looked towards the side hall and stared at the tea in Shen Zhi's hand. "Butler Shen, what is this?"

Shen Zhi. "Son-in-law, the old man said it's cold and asked the young lady to have a cup of hot tea before leaving."

Xiao Qi's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Shen E in a gentle voice, "I'll wait for you outside."

Shen E did not respond, and Xiao Qi left the garden with a little embarrassment.

"Miss." Shen Zhi presented the teacup.

The moment Shen E took the tea and opened the teacup, all her resentment and unwillingness disappeared in an instant.

A small fish tea cake floats in the brown tea soup.

When Shen E was a child, she acted naughty and deliberately trained a dog to scare the pregnant third wife. The third wife was frightened and had her period. When Shen Zhuang found out, he was furious. She was afraid that she would lose her father's favor, so she secretly learned how to pick tea leaves from the servants and pressed the tea leaves into small pieces.

She took the tea cake to plead for mercy and made an agreement with Shen Zhuang that as long as she brought Xiaoyu tea to their house in the future, it would mean that she knew she was wrong and she would definitely change her ways even if she tried her best after drinking the tea.

But Shen Zhuang did not accept her at that time. Not only did he throw away her fish cakes, he also punished her to kneel in the ancestral hall every day. He only released her after the third wife was found to be safe.

Later, Shen E was driven out of Qinyuan and moved to Qiuyuan.

"..."

Shen E's hands were shaking uncontrollably, and tears were falling like pearls from a broken string, dripping into the tea.

Shen Zhi sighed softly and whispered, "Miss, the old man said that the Zhou family is not suitable for Miss Lanlan. Zhou Yanheng has a complicated mind and an impure heart. He is not a good man."

Shen E closed her eyes, nodded, and lowered her head to drink tea.

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Xiao Qi stood outside the garden and waited for a while before he saw Shen E slowly walk out.

At this time, the tears on her face had dried and her expression had returned to calm.

Shen Zhi chased out to serve tea, which showed that the old man still had some affection for his daughter. Xiao Qi did not want to have any rift with Shen E because of this, so he took the initiative to step forward and hold Shen E's hand, "What did Housekeeper Shen say?"

Shen E shook her head, "Nothing."

How could Shen Zhi come out specially to serve tea without saying anything? Xiao Qi paused and said softly, "Lan Lan is my daughter, and I can't bear to let her go. I thought about it, maybe there is a way to make the old man change his mind."

Shen E turned and looked at him.

Xiao Qi, "Didn't you say that Lanlan and Ah Heng are in love? Why don't we see the Zhou family's attitude? If both families are willing, we can get engaged first. Then the Zhou family can help intercede, and it will be difficult for the old man to refuse."

Shen E lowered her eyes. "I was wrong. Lan Lan and Zhou Yanheng have nothing to do with each other. Don't mention it again in the future."

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