nucmednet Chapter 614 Contract
Chapter 614 Contract
Having said so much, the summary is: I follow the crowd and don’t like her either.
Just now he dared to speak freely about the souls of the martyrs at home, but now he doesn't even dare to express his own opinions and positions. He is really not presentable.
The old lady sighed inwardly and said coldly, "What do they want to change? The Shen family sent out 300 invitations this morning to celebrate Jiang Huashan's 18th birthday. These 300 invitations were advertised to the top wealthy families in Country A, but there was no Gu family, no Zhou family, no family you're friendly with. Not even President Yu Siwen was invited, but ironically, the Vice President was."
Gu Yuzhu was no fool. She immediately understood the hidden meaning behind the old lady's words and said in disbelief, "No... No way? What does Mr. Shen mean by this? Isn't he afraid of offending us..."
What is Shen Zhuang afraid of? As long as he wants, the Shen family can become the second Bai family.
The old lady closed her eyes, a hint of fatigue in her voice. "Offended? A bunch of 'all sorts of people' banded together to isolate his granddaughter from Shen Zhuang, and even dared to provoke him in front of him. How dare you? Now I want to show you who is the true orthodoxy."
Not only that, Shen Zhuang was clearly warning these old guys behind them. The Shen family never integrated into other circles, they only created their own. If they dared to allow the younger generation in the family to isolate his granddaughter, he would reshuffle the cards and kick out those who were disobedient.
This style of behavior seemed to have taken him back to the time when the young man from the Red Mansion first returned to Whale Harbor. The Shen family was destroyed and no one looked down on Shenzhuang at the time. However, it was this dandy young man who single-handedly stirred up the situation in Country A.
When Shenzhuang was at its peak, there was a situation in Country A where there was no wealthy family inferior to the Shen family.
The hero is in his twilight years. When talking about the past, only a few old guys like them know how powerful he was. Shen Zhuang is reminding everyone that he is just old, not dead.
Gu Yuzhu had never experienced the era of fish competing for food, so she didn't understand the crushing of the whale king era. After listening to what Old Lady Gu said, her only thought was that Jiang Huashan was too lucky to have met such a protective and unreasonable man like Old Master Shen.
"Hmm? Are they all here?"
As they were talking, Shen Qingyu walked in slowly from outside, casually glanced at the main hall, said hello and prepared to go upstairs.
"Qingyu." Old Mrs. Gu stood up and called him.
Shen Qingyu paused and turned to look at the old lady, "Well, you called me?"
The old lady knew that he was pretending to be stupid, so she frowned and glared at him. "Come with me," she said, and walked upstairs with a staggering step.
Shen Qingyu hesitated for a moment and stepped forward to support her, but the old lady pushed him away and said, "No, I can walk by myself."
In the blink of an eye, the two men disappeared, one in front and one behind, leaving Gu Yuzhu and Gu Yan looking at each other in bewilderment.
Gu Yuzhu wanted to say something but was afraid of being scolded, so she could only vent her anger on Gu Yan, "If you continue to be so timid, there will be no place for you in the Gu family sooner or later."
Gu Yan was somewhat helpless, "Why are you talking about this again?"
Gu Yuzhu was upset when she saw him being so unmotivated. "I don't want to bother talking to you. Just die of stupidity!"
She didn't feel it before she had experienced what happened in the Summer Resort, but after seeing how Bai Tina and Zhou Yanheng controlled those nobles, she suddenly understood something.
Being in the vortex of power, not having power is a sin. Even if she was born into a top family like the Gu family, as long as there is no one to support her, she will be reduced to a tool to be trampled on.
If you don't want to be trampled upon, you have to strive to be the best.
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After going upstairs, Mrs. Gu took Shen Qingyu to the study.
"Close the door." The old lady ordered and turned to walk into the inner room.
Shen Qingyu closed the door and turned around to see the old lady sitting upright on the couch, holding an old-fashioned dressing box in her hand.
Shen Qingyu was a little confused. As soon as he walked up to her, the old lady handed him the wooden box.
"open to take a look."
Shen Qingyu took it with both hands. The box was not heavy and seemed to have nothing in it.
He first glanced at the old lady before opening the wooden box. After seeing what was inside, his black pupils trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of astonishment, "This is..."
There were exactly four small books in the wooden box: two marriage books, and two... divorce books.
He could understand the marriage certificate, but...why was there a divorce certificate?
Shen Qingyu picked up one of the divorce books. The pages inside were slightly yellowed, and the signature date was more than 30 years ago.
"Your grandfather had always been in poor health, and before he passed away, his brothers and cousins were already planning to fight over his property. At that time, your uncle was only three years old, your mother had just been born, and I had never experienced anything. Your grandfather was afraid that I couldn't cope with it, so he asked me to divorce."
The old lady reminisced about the past in a voice so hoarse and ancient. "He said he didn't want any of the Gu family's assets. He only wanted me to live a comfortable and happy life. A divorce agreement would guarantee me the wealth I need to live a peaceful life. The family would definitely not let me take your uncle away and run away with only your mother."
Shen Qingyu's heart moved slightly, and his gaze shifted from the divorce papers in front of him to Mrs. Gu's face.
"Then you..."
The old lady smiled and lowered her head to wipe the moisture from the corners of her eyes. "If he didn't betray me, how could I betray him? He was planning for me before he died. How could I abandon my child with him? I signed the divorce papers so that he could leave in peace. I continued to stay in the Gu family because I wanted to see him after I died."
It is easy to imagine how much the old lady paid for the orphan and his widow to fight their way out of the dangerous place surrounded by wolves.
Shen Qingyu closed the wooden box in his hand, squatted down and half-knelt at the old lady's feet, "Grandma, what do you want to tell me?"
The old lady sighed softly. She was no longer young, and her eyes were full of wrinkles. "Qingyu, I have my own opinions. I won't change them for anyone, not even you."
Shen Qingyu nodded, "I know."
So he never blamed the old lady for anything.
"Qingyu." Old Madam Gu raised her hand and touched his forehead, her eyes lingering as she looked at the wooden box in front of her. "I'm old now, and I don't know how many more years I have left. I just want to meet your grandfather in the underworld and tell him in person, 'The Gu family is under my protection.'"
"Your uncle is mediocre and has no great talent, Ayan is indecisive, and Azhu is even more unfit for important tasks. If I hadn't made plans for the Gu family, I would have been eaten alive by them without leaving a bone."
The old lady slowly raised her eyes, her eyes full of reluctance, "Can you forgive me, grandma? Can you stop being angry with me?"
Shen Qingyu lowered his head and suddenly felt that the wooden box in his hand became extremely heavy.
He said slowly, "Mother-in-law, how about I make a contract with you as well?"
"I will use the Shen surname to open up a century of glory for the Gu family. When I retire, I will not take a single cent from the Gu family. But I have one request: During my lifetime, the Shen and Gu families must never fight each other for profit."
"If I break my oath, my body will be sunk in Whale Harbor, and my soul will never rest in peace."
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