Chapter 17 Lucky Star
Chapter 17 Lucky Star
"Eat, eat, eat! All you know is eating!" Shen Chuanhe scolded impatiently.
A sarcastic smile appeared on Shen Qingyu's lips. This is what a father does. What can a ten-year-old child do? He has to pretend to recite a few poems in front of others without understanding the meaning. Is that smart?
How funny.
Bai Ying rolled her eyes and said, "Why are you yelling? Are you going to scare Hong Er again?"
Shen Youhong in her arms looked at a loss, holding the candied haws in his hand, not knowing whether to eat it or not. He looked really helpless.
On the other hand, Shen Youxing held Shen Chuanhe's big hand with his small hand, "Daddy, don't be angry, there is still Xing'er. When Xing'er grows up, he will take good care of his brother."
With Shen Youxing's comfort, Shen Chuanhe's anger was relieved a lot. He stroked Shen Youxing's head and praised him, "Xing'er is still sensible. Fortunately, our Shen family has such a smart child like Xing'er. The future Shen family is not without successors."
Aunt Liu was even happier after hearing what Shen Chuanhe said. The other aunts standing behind her were all silent. No one dared to speak at this time.
The master said this at this time because he wanted to hand over the future of the Shen family to Shen Youxing's hands. He felt that his son was smart and well-behaved and could become a great man. But if Shen Youxing really became the head of the family in the future, then Aunt Liu's status would definitely rise.
Bai Ying snorted coldly, "Master, don't forget that the Shen family has its own rules passed down from our ancestors. Whoever can take over the Shen family in the future will be determined by status and nobility. If the family does not distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children, it will be a mess."
Shen Chuanhe was also a bastard's son, and his face looked quite unhappy, but the reason he, a bastard's son, sat in this position was not due to anything else but the support of the Bai family behind him.
Besides, what Bai Ying just said were exactly what the old man of the Shen family said back then.
Old Master Shen did not agree with Shen Chuanhe being the head of the family. There were clear rules about the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. It was also because of this incident that Shen Chuanhe had a grudge in his heart, so he felt even more sorry for the people in Aunt Liu's room, and thus hated Bai Ying.
Suddenly, Shen Qingyu chuckled.
This made Shen Chuanhe furious, and he slammed the table, "Shen Qingyu, do you know the rules? What are you laughing at?"
Others also looked at Shen Qingyu with a very strange look. At this time, how could she still laugh?
Could it be that he has gone crazy since he was whipped?
Shen Qingyu lowered her eyes and picked up the tea beside her. Her movements were graceful. "Daddy, don't worry. I've seen you look very energetic these past few days. I think there must be some happy event at home. I'm just a nobody and don't know what it is. But since you're so happy, it must be something you've been looking forward to for a long time."
She curved her eyebrows, "Besides, Daddy has always been the one who makes the decisions on all matters in the family. Daddy is in his prime, so it's not the right time to discuss these things. How could Qingyu only have two brothers, Hong'er and Xing'er? Maybe in a few years, Mom and the aunts will be able to add another boy to the family. Our Shen family will be prosperous, with many children and blessings. That is the real inheritance of the family business. Daddy, is what your daughter said right?"
These words touched Shen Chuanhe's heart. He nodded approvingly, and the anger on his face disappeared.
"Dad is the head of this family. Everything depends on him. No matter what decision he makes in the future, your daughter and I will fully support him." Shen Qingyu said.
These words reminded Shen Chuanhe of the past when Bai Ying wholeheartedly supported him to get to the top. At that time, she was wholeheartedly devoted to him, and then he became the most powerful one in the Shen family.
His eyes couldn't help but soften a little, "If everything is really as Qing Yu said, then you must be the lucky star of the Shen family!"
These words were beyond Shen Qingyu's expectations, but these words were enough to make Aunt Liu and Shen Xitong tremble.
Shen Qingyu glanced at Aunt Liu casually, and just this one glance made Aunt Liu's heart tremble.
She felt a chill on her back, as if all her conspiracies and tricks had been seen through. Her heart was beating like a drum. Aunt Liu stared at Shen Qingyu, and never saw him look up at her again.
It was just like the moment just now, her eyes just swept over accidentally.
Others didn't know what was going on, but Shen Qingyu knew it in his heart. The Shen family made their fortune from tea. When Old Master Shen and Second Master Shen were in charge of the family, the Shen family was even the only imperial merchant who offered tribute of tea to the imperial court, the only one in Jinling Prefecture.
But after Shen Chuanhe took over the Shen family, the Shen family's business was not as good as before. The position of royal merchant fell to two other merchants in the tea business and had nothing to do with their Shen family.
However, how could a man like Shen Chuanhe be willing to be judged as not as good as Mr. Shen in the future? He would have to find a way to regain the title of imperial merchant.
What Shen Qingyu said just now reminded Shen Chuanhe of what he had been doing in recent days. With the auspicious meaning in the words, he was naturally happy. He now felt a little kinder towards Shen Qingyu, the daughter whom he did not value very much.
Lin Zhi stepped forward to wipe Shen Youhong's mouth and took the candied haws from his hand. "Master, you don't know, ever since the second young lady often came to pay respects to Madam, she has seen the eldest young master more often. Not only has the relationship between the two siblings improved a lot, but the eldest young master's health has also improved a lot."
Shen Qingyu glanced at Lin Zhi.
At that time, in order to meet Bai Ying, she unintentionally bribed Lin Zhi to speak well of her, and she didn't expect that it would come in handy today.
Shen Chuanhe clapped his hands and cheered, "That's good, that's good. I see that Hong'er is in better shape than before and can even come out to meet people today. Qingyu, since you are the blessing of the family, don't always stay in your own yard. Go out more often and talk to your mother and aunts. If there is good news in the Shen family in the future, it will all be the blessing brought by you, Qingyu."
Shen Qingyu naturally would not miss this opportunity to upset Aunt Liu and Shen Xitong, and replied with a smile: "My daughter will listen to your father's teachings and will definitely go out more often in the future."
Aunt Liu was becoming increasingly impatient. If this continued, it would be disastrous.
"Master, didn't you say that a Taoist priest came to the mansion today and wanted to see the family?"
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