latelenovela Chapter 456 Two Wills
Chapter 456 Two Wills
Chapter 456 Two Wills
In the afternoon, Yao Li visited Shen Garden again with valuable gifts.
He had just come once in the morning and was in a hurry to visit again in the afternoon. Shen Zhuang, who was unaware of the situation, thought that something urgent had happened in the Yao family, so he specially arranged to meet at the Qinyuan Flower Hall.
Unexpectedly, Yao Li asked for his little flower as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Shen Zhuang so angry that he almost threw away his favorite official lamp.
What a bunch of rubbish you are. You don't even take a piss and look in the mirror. You are like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh, yet you dare to covet his little flower?
Shen Zhuang controlled his temper and politely rejected Toad No. 2 on the grounds that Jiang Huashan was too young.
Yao Li originally wanted to fight for it again, but Shen Zhuang was unwilling to talk anymore and directly asked Shen Zhi to send him away.
Yao Li is not a fool. Shen Zhuang's firm rejection of him does not seem to be a response to the Guan family, but more like he is reluctant to let go.
He still understood the principle that too much is as bad as too little, so he said a few polite words, left a gift, and left Shen Garden.
In the evening, after thinking for a long time, Shen Zhuang asked Shen Zhi to invite Shen Jiao to Qinyuan to chat.
Today, the two families came to propose marriage, which made him suddenly realize a problem: Xiaohuaer has grown up.
A flower's beauty naturally attracts unwarranted covetousness. Since he had moved this little flower from Huaicheng to Jinggang, he must protect it.
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When Shen Jiao walked into the flower hall, the old man was staring at the peonies in the courtyard in a trance. She stood in the hall for a long time without noticing.
"Dad, what are you thinking about?"
Shen Jiao took the initiative to speak, and Shen Zhuang finally came back to his senses. He pointed to the rose chair opposite as if nothing had happened and said, "Sit down."
"You're looking for me?"
Shen Zhuang nodded, pondered for a moment, and briefly recounted the story of Yao Li's visit to propose marriage in the afternoon.
"What do you think about this?"
Shen Jiao frowned. "How dare that jerk from the Yao family set his sights on Shanshan? If I remember correctly, Shanshan and that Yao family kid have a deep grudge. I'm afraid his proposal is fake, and he has other motives. The Yao family has been booming in recent years thanks to the Wootz Copper Mine. I'm afraid they've noticed your preference for Shanshan and want to use her to build a closer relationship with the Shen family."
This is exactly what Shen Zhuang is worried about.
Now everyone wants to pick the little flower because of him. If one day he is gone and the little flower has no use value, given the fickleness of the power-seekers, the little flower will surely have a miserable end.
He could never allow this to happen.
Seeing Shen Zhuang remained silent, Shen Jiao continued, "Dad, are you worried that after you die, there will be no one to support you?"
Shen Zhuang nodded, "I called you here today because I have something to tell you."
Shen Jiao was slightly stunned. "You say."
Shen Zhuang handed her two documents he had prepared in advance. "Dad wants to give these to you for safekeeping. Are you willing?"
Shen Jiao looked at the seal on the document, a little startled, "This is..."
Shen Zhuang, "Will."
He has seen Shen Jiao's efforts over the years, especially when Sui'er got into trouble, Shen Jiao did not vent her anger on Jiang Huashan, which made Shen Zhuang believe that she would treat the two children fairly and justly.
Shen Jiao's mind suddenly buzzed, and her eyes were full of shock, "Dad!"
Shen Zhuang raised his hand to stop him, "Don't be nervous, I'm in good health. I'm just preparing for a rainy day."
For a family like theirs, making a will is not uncommon.
As early as twenty years ago, Shen Zhuang had made a secret will and entrusted it to a professional trust institution for safekeeping. Everyone in the Shen family knew about this.
The reason why Shen Jiao was surprised was that the old man had actually made two more wills and specifically asked her to keep them. If other people in the Shen family knew about this, there would probably be another bloody storm.
But she quickly realized what was happening, with a complicated expression, "Are these two wills for Shanshan?"
Shen Zhuang nodded. "One is the marriage certificate. If one day I'm gone and someone in the Shen family asks Xiaohuaer to marry them in the name of family interests, you must take out the marriage certificate and let Lan Xi marry Xiaohuaer. Three letters and six engagements, none of them can be missing."
"!"
Lan Xi?!
Shen Jiao was speechless, unable to react for a moment, and murmured, "What if Lan Xi doesn't want to?"
"Then tell him that this is grandpa's last wish before he died. If he doesn't agree, it's up to him."
Shen Jiao suppressed the turmoil in her heart, "What about the other one?"
A smile flashed in Shen Zhuang's eyes. "It's the family tree. I've added Xiaohua'er's name to the Shen family, but she's not in the Shen family. It's a separate branch. If Xiaohua'er meets someone she likes in the future, I'll marry her off as a daughter of the Shen family, and her dowry will be included in it."
"These two wills are mutually binding. If one takes effect, the other will lose its legal validity. I entrust them to you. From now on, Xiaohua's future is in your hands."
Shen Jiao's eyes were slightly red, "Dad..."
Shen Zhuang patted her hand gently. "Don't blame Dad for being partial. Xiaohua'er's situation is different from Sui'er and Zhizhi's. She is a good child. Dad's decision will not be wrong."
Shen Jiao's emotions were mixed, and she nodded in response, "I know, don't worry, I've already treated Shanshan as my own daughter. To be honest, even if you're gone, she still has me."
Hearing this, Shen Zhuang felt much relieved.
In this way, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Ever since he knew that Jiang Huashan came for him, he wondered every day what that child wanted to do for him.
Later, every year on her birthday she would say, Grandpa, I hope you live a long life.
Shen Zhuang suddenly understood that he probably didn't live to be a hundred years old, or didn't live to see her grow up.
She was wary of Fang Mei, unfamiliar with Jiang Wanyi, provoked the Fu family, angered the Guan family, and opposed all the members of the Shen family. Perhaps no one was nice to her after that.
But she still saved Sui'er, Zhizhi, Lanlan, Su Miao, and Zhou Qishan, still chose the Shen family, and still came for him.
At his age, he has actually seen through his fate and no longer cares whether he lives one day longer or one day less.
But now that he knew the truth, he would never allow the child born for him to be displaced in this life.
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"Madman! That damn girl is definitely a lunatic!"
Fang Mei was wearing an apricot-colored nightgown and acting crazy in the living room, with the remains of ornaments scattered all over the place.
Jiang Wanyi stood in the corner, watching everything in front of him silently.
Two years ago, for unknown reasons, Fang Mei suddenly insisted on leaving Jinggang. They had spent half a year in Huaicheng, and during that time Fang Mei was like this, drinking and going crazy all day long.
Then one day, she suddenly started drawing eyebrows and putting on makeup, and soon she hooked up with Guan Shan.
In front of Guan Shan, Fang Mei was charming and gentle. It seemed that her personality had been suppressed for too long and now it exploded again.
"That damn girl! Isn't it like pushing us to death by knocking the young master of the Guan family away? The Guan family will definitely not let us go!"
Fang Mei tore at his scalp, and flew around like a headless fly. "No, I have to find a way, otherwise I will become a useless chess piece and my life will be over."
Jiang Wanyi frowned and looked at Fang Mei calmly.
Suddenly, Fang Mei thought of something, and her eyes lit up with an unprecedented brilliance.
She turned to look at Jiang Wanyi. The moment their eyes met, Jiang Wanyi's heart trembled, and he felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to the center of his head.
Fang Mei smiled and waved at her, "Yiyi, come here."
Jiang Wanyi hesitated for a moment and took a step forward.
Fang Mei's smile became more gentle, "Come here."
Jiang Wanyi walked forward slowly, "Mom."
Fang Mei pinched her chin with one hand and looked her over like she was looking at a commodity. "Yiyi, you've grown up now. It's time for you to share your mother's worries."
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