The Shen family's mansion, in the study.

Shen Xingye held the induction cane in one hand and stopped in front of the retro red lacquer desk.

The faint smell of English black tea in the study touched his keen sense of smell.

"Third uncle. Shen Xingye shouted.

The darkness in front of him didn't actually prevent him from hooking this familiar picture.

Shen Dongren is a scholar. Darjeeling and a spoonful of the countess's grape aroma soften the elegance and elegance of the world.

Sometimes Shen Xingye feels that no matter how stormy it is outside, the third uncle's study will always be the home of heart and tranquility.

"You haven't been back in a while. ”

Shen Dongren handed a cup of tea to Shen Xingye: "Didn't bring your new wife with you?"

"She came with her, she was in the yard. Shen Xingye took a sip of black tea, "I didn't let her come up to see you because ......"

"Because you want to say something to me that you don't want her to hear?"

Shen Dongren's bloody answer made Shen Xingye feel as relaxed and happy as ever to talk to such an elder who knew each other.

"Understandable. After all, I also heard that the sister-in-law is not satisfied with this new daughter-in-law, and the problems between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are indeed a headache for many years. ”

"This has nothing to do with my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law," Shen Xingye said, "My mother's opinion has never been an opinion with me, I just want to come over and ask you for some things." My mom she'......"

Before Shen Xingye could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Shen Dongren with a chuckle.

"Hoshino, there are some things I don't say are appropriate. Your mother, after all, is my sister-in-law. Under the same roof, some things can be said and some things cannot be said. This is not only about personal reputation, but also about the face of the Shen family. ”

"I know ......"

Shen Xingye sighed.

"Actually, I just want to ask, where did my mother go when Luoya had an accident and when I was in the nursing home?"

"Hoshino," Shen Dongren sat the teapot back on the stove, the aroma of the teapot filling the fire, "I'll give you a book." I just got the braille version, and I always wanted Xiaoqian to bring it to you, but I never forgot it. ”

As he spoke, he walked to the bookshelf behind him and raised his hand to take off a thick book.

Shen Xingye rubbed his hand suspiciously, and the raised dots on the cover made him read out loud involuntarily.

"Suicide club?"

"Yes," Shen Dongren smiled and nodded, "Nick Hobbie's." The most quintessential sentence of the whole article comes from the mouth of the heroine. It is the phrase we often say, 'Scourge to both parents'. ”

Shen Xingye: "...... Third uncle, I seem to be past the age of rebellion, right?"

"Is there an age limit for rebellion?" Shen Dongren chuckled, "Oppression is oppression, and it has nothing to do with age. At first glance, that may seem like a bit of a rebellion, right?"

Shen Xingye: "......"

"I just think that having two dogs is still a difference between intimacy and intimacy. For parents with many children, there is no need to be harsh on them for absolute fairness......

Shen Xingye pinched the black tea in his hand, the water temperature was cold, and the fragrance of the tea seemed to solidify in an instant.

Shen Dongren's words were already very subtle, and his answer was also well thought out.

Shen Xingye felt that the fact that Zheng Lixin preferred Shen Yinhe had never been a secret in the entire Shen family.

But how far can she be biased?

Some things are like this, and once you think about it, you are terrified......

"Hoshino, actually, I just wanted to tell you. Opposition is not an end in itself, but a positive means. It's not that we don't do our filial piety, we just want to live better. Resist the bondage and harm of corrupt, ignorant, and vexatious parents. This is a lot of skill. Because sometimes, selfishness tends to exploit and oppress wantonly in the name of love. You can provide for this nourishment without limit, but what about your lover and children?"

"Third Uncle ......"

"Say no more. Shen Dong endured the simmering fire under the teapot and sat back on his bamboo chair, "Before the truth, the more you think it is like that, it is often not like that." That's why I hate the struggle for power. Sometimes looking at the chaotic battle situation, there is no place to even plug in the pins, so it is better to spend energy on the things you like in a down-to-earth manner. As for Xiaoqian, what kind of path she likes to choose, your third aunt and I don't want to interfere too much. I don't have to put pressure on you, the so-called to protect her. We are not qualified to pass on the responsibility of being a parent to you as an elder brother. ”

"Third uncle, if I can, I really hope that when I reach your age, I can still have a state of mind like you. ”

"Heh, when I was your age, I didn't have the mentality of you. Shen Dongren smiled, "At least, as the youngest son of the Shen family, I have been doubting life for more than thirty years. knew that I met Xuexin later, and with Xiaoqian, I realized that the most important thing was already in the palm of my hand, and the others were all mirrors. ”

Listening to the concept of happiness mentioned by the third uncle, Shen Xingye's heart was slightly sour.

The last time we had such a heart-to-heart conversation was probably during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, when Bai Luoya was just pregnant, and he thought that he, like Shen Dongren, had a reason why it was not worth gambling on happiness to chase fame and fortune.

For more than half a year, things are people and everything is off. He should have been so lonely that he doubted life, but on the contrary, Zhao Anyue's appearance was inexplicably pierced at the tip of his heart with the getting along and disgust at the beginning-

The process was delicate and unsettling to him.

"Okay, don't let your wife wait too long downstairs. Grandpa didn't come back, you either went to Aunt Liang's to have a look. ”

"Okay, I'll go first- oh yes, third uncle, my father ......"

"It's the same as before, and no one is allowed to come near him. ”

Shen Dongren's calm answer made Shen Xingye's heart ripple slightly.

"Got it, then I'm not going. ”

Watching Shen Xingye's back slowly disappear at the end of the corridor, Shen Dongren pondered for more than ten seconds, and finally took out the mobile phone in his pocket.

Scratching open the new photo stored inside, he hesitated and scratched a few times. In the end, I picked two clearer ones and sent them to Shen Xingye's mailbox.

***

"You're walking here alone?"

Hearing the gentle female voice behind her, Zhao Anyue adjusted her emotions that had finally been retracted from her fear and doubts.

"Mrs. Shen?"

Seeing Tao Xuexin who had gone and returned, Zhao Anyue greeted her politely.

"You should call me the third aunt, right? There are too many Mrs. Shen here. ”

Zhao Anyue blushed and whispered 'Third Aunt'.

"Didn't you just say you were going out?"

"Hehe, a little thing, it's back. Hoshino's family is not what you think, right?"

"He actually...... He rarely told me about his family. However, he often said that his third uncle and aunt were very good to him, and he also regarded Xiaoqian as his own sister, and even loved Xiaoyin more than Xiaoyin. ”

"It's a pity that Xiaoqian, that girl, if only you were half well-behaved and sensible. Tao Xuexin's eyes suddenly dimmed a little, as if she had thought of something that could not be mentioned.

"Third aunt, don't say that, I envy Xiaoqian's personality very much. I can live freely—"

"Don't talk for her, she made a scandal with that married man at the research institute, and her father and I are really shameless. It's good that you and your friends can take care of it, hey...... But An'an, how did I hear that she seems to have been in a situation lately? is someone from Hoshino Corporation? What kind of person, do you know? This damn girl, she doesn't tell me or her dad anything, so we spend all day thinking about how to peek at her phone-"

In fact, Zhao Anyue feels that as a parent, she should at least give her adult children the respect they deserve. But Shen Qianyi's behavior is really too avant-garde and out of touch sometimes, and it is normal for parents to be worried.

However, as for the Qi Siwen mentioned by Tao Xuexin, Zhao Anyue didn't know what words to use to describe the relationship between him and Shen Qianyi for a while.

In the end, she could only prevaricate and say that she had only heard that the two might still be in the stage of getting along.

"But third aunt, don't worry, Director Qi is a very good person, and he will definitely not disappoint Xiaoqian. ”

"That's good. Tao Xuexin breathed a sigh of relief, and drew a cross on her chest unnaturally with one hand. This small action made Zhao Anyue easily see -

"Third aunt, are you religious?"

"Oh, I'm a Christian. ”

"Is that so?" said Zhao Anyue, "The Angel Creation Welfare Home that Hoshino and I went to when we were children is also a Christian Church Welfare Home. Grandma Liang has been the dean there for many years. ”

"Oh, yes. Tao Xuexin's face was slightly different, and the embarrassment at the corners of her eyes was self-evident.

However, at this moment, Zhao Anyue heard Shen Xingye calling her behind her.

So she turned around and ran over.

"Third aunt. Shen Xingye greeted Tao Xuexin, "Then I'll go with An An first and go to Grandma Liang to find grandpa." ”

"Huh, don't you stay to eat?"

"No need. ”

After speaking, Shen Xingye took Zhao Anyue's hand and led her all the way out of the courtyard with complex terrain.

At that moment, Zhao Anyue even felt that she was like a blind man, and she had to be taken by Shen Xingye all the way to have a little sense of security.

"What did my third aunt tell you?"

On the way to drive, Shen Xingye asked Zhao Anyue.