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

Chapter 167 Choose Again

In the tea room, smoke is curling up.

The teacup on the table is empty.

Shen Zhuang leaned back in the armchair with his eyes closed, his brows full of fatigue.

"Grandpa." Shen Qingyu's voice came from outside the door.

Shen Zhuang's eyelids trembled and slowly opened.

After a while, the door of the tea room was pushed open from the outside, and Shen Qingyu walked to the table, "Grandpa."

"Yeah." Shen Zhuang sat up straight and pointed across the table, "Sit down."

Shen Qingyu nodded. As soon as he sat down, he noticed a used teacup on the table. He looked up at Shen Zhuang, thought for a moment, and asked, "Grandpa, were you drinking tea with grandma just now?"

Shen Zhuang did not answer immediately. He picked up a new teacup with bamboo tweezers, poured tea into it and handed it to Shen Qingyu.

"Thank you, Grandpa." Shen Qingyu stood up and took it with both hands.

Shen Zhuang pointed at the table and motioned him to sit down.

"Mrs. Gu has returned?"

Shen Qingyu nodded, "My mother-in-law told me to stay and go back more often when I have nothing to do."

Shen Zhuang's eyes moved slightly, and he raised his hand to refill his cup of hot tea.

The rich tea soup hangs in the ice cracks of the white porcelain, forming golden threads. Cracks in tea are an art, but what if there are cracks between people?

Shen Zhuang sighed softly, put down the teacup, and looked at Shen Qingyu with loving eyes.

"Qingyu, are you also blaming grandpa?"

Shen Qingyu was stunned for a moment, and quickly glanced at the teacup on the table, "Grandpa, did grandma say something to you? I..."

"No." Shen Zhuang shook his head. "Your mother-in-law didn't say anything. Grandpa only asked you, Qingyu, are you disappointed in Grandpa? Do you also feel that Grandpa is unfair and treats you differently than Lan Xi?"

Shen Qingyu's unruly eyebrows were slightly flustered. "No. I don't think so. Grandpa, Third Uncle and Third Aunt sacrificed their lives for the country. Brother Lan Xi suffered a lot. I can understand if you take better care of him."

Shen Zhuang looked at Shen Qingyu, a little stunned, "Do you really think so?"

Shen Qingyu didn't know how to answer because he saw the pain in his grandfather's eyes. Did he say something wrong?

Shen Zhuang quickly collected his thoughts and silently took out a card from his pocket. "I had originally planned to give it to you on your birthday, but now it seems I can't wait any longer. If I wait any longer, my grandson will run away."

Shen Qingyu looked at the gold card on the tea table with surprise in his eyes. He vaguely guessed something but couldn't believe it.

"Grandpa, what is this?"

Shen Zhuang, "I just said that this is the birthday gift I prepared for you. Grandpa knows everything. The Yao family's bargain hunting was very good. Yao Li should be thankful that you only have that little capital, otherwise half of the Yao family's assets would have been taken away by you."

Shen Qingyu was stunned. "Grandpa, are you investigating me?"

Shen Zhuang raised his eyes and said, "How can I know what you are thinking if I don't investigate your background? You all pretend to be so well-behaved and obedient in public, but secretly, you are more restless than the other. Do you think the Yao family is easy to deal with? If I hadn't cleaned up the mess for you and cleared your way out, even if I didn't investigate the Yao family, I would have investigated you."

Shen Qingyu turned his face away and lowered his head to drink tea. "I just want to make some small change. If the Yao family has any objections, I can just give up. I have no interest in the Yao family."

Shen Zhuang said, "Yes, I have no interest in bringing down the Yao family. Instead, I am ambitious in bringing down the Shen family."

"Puff!" Shen Qingyu spat out a mouthful of tea, "Grandpa, please don't talk nonsense."

Still don’t admit it?

Shen Zhuang pushed the gold card on the table towards Shen Qingyu, "Your father owns the complete business chain of the Shen Group. You can't shake it with your few tricks. This is your grandfather's investment in you."

Shen Qingyu's expression of pretending to be stupid froze in an instant. He looked at Shen Zhuang without saying a word, as if they were meeting for the first time.

Shen Zhuang's eyes were filled with love. "Grandpa knows you have an obsession in your heart. You can never let go of your mother's death. If defeating your father can help you let go of that knot, then of course Grandpa is willing to help you."

Shen Qingyu lowered his eyes and looked at the card on the table. "Grandpa, aren't you afraid that I will do something that will harm the Shen family?"

Shen Zhuang said firmly, "Grandpa knows you won't. Qingyu, you have two paths to choose from. One is to swallow up the Shen family and sideline your father. The other is to become a pioneer and create a business empire that belongs to you, surpassing the Shen family and surpassing your father."

The light in Shen Qingyu's eyes rose faintly, but was quickly drowned by her long eyelashes.

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The side yard on the other side.

Shen Mianzhi stood under the tree, wandering with a frown on his face, and did not move.

"Don't meddle in other people's business. Xiao Lanlan is a vicious person who bullies the weak. She thought Jiang Huashan had no one to rely on, so she attacked her. This is Shen Garden. They won't dare to make a big deal out of it. Jiang Huashan will get a beating at most, but she is definitely not the type to swallow her anger. She will definitely fight back. Let Xiao Lanlan learn a lesson so that she won't harm others again."

The hanging flower gate in front of her was like the huge pupil of a ferocious beast, magnifying the hypocrisy in her heart to the extreme.

"What the hell are you mumbling about?"

"what!"

Suddenly, a dark shadow rushed out from the darkness, and Shen Mianzhi was so frightened that his pupils trembled and he fell to the ground.

Fu Suier slowly walked out from the shadows and stared at her suspiciously. "What did you do to scare you like this?"

Shen Mianzhi covered his chest, terrified.

Fu Suier looked bored and looked around. "I don't have time to play with you. I'm going to find Shanshan."

After taking two steps, she suddenly found that the hem of her skirt was grabbed by Shen Mianzhi. Fu Suier frowned and said, "Don't tell me you want to scam me?"

Shen Mianzhi pointed behind the hanging flower gate and said, "I just saw cousin Lanlan and Shanshan go to the inner courtyard."

Fu Suier's expression changed slightly, "Xiao Lanlan is alone?"

Shen Mianzhi shook his head, "Four people."

"Oh no! Brother Lan Xi chose Shan Shan as his dance partner. Xiao Lanlan will definitely not be able to swallow this."

Fu Suier pulled back the hem of her skirt and took two steps when she suddenly remembered something. She turned around and grabbed Shen Mianzhi, "Come with me. Don't try to go and complain again."

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Before Shen Mianzhi could react, Fu Suier forcibly dragged her into the Chuihua Gate.

"Let me go! Suer, let go! This is none of my business."

Fu Suier turned a deaf ear and pulled hard, "Stop talking nonsense."

"Ah! Help!"

"Hurry and hold her! Hurry and hold her!"

The two of them had just reached the middle courtyard when they heard panicked screams coming from the pool.

"Shanshan!"

Fu Sui'er's eyes darkened, he dropped the sleeping branch, turned around and ran towards the pool.

Shen Mianzhi was pushed and almost fell down. He steadied himself, turned around and wanted to get away from the trouble.

Suddenly, Fu Suer's roar came from behind, "Xiao Lanlan, I'm going to fight you!"

Shen Mianzhi paused, her eyes gleaming with a faint light. Finally, she turned around, closed her eyes, and rushed towards the pool.

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