”What?”

　　Xie Shiming turned his head and saw that Shen Chu had turned his body to the side, with his little hand sandwiched between his face and the pillow, and the other hand placed in front of his chest with his fingers clasped on the bed sheet. His chubby little face was a little deformed, but it did not make him less cute.

　　”It’s…my mother.”

　　Xiang Xingyue.

　　His biological mother whom he had never met and his relatives whom he would never see again.

　　When he was young, after Shen Chu found out that he was not a child of the Shen family, he inevitably fell into panic and was at a loss, so he inevitably ignored some other things and even avoided them unconsciously.

　　He is young, knows things but is not sensible.

　　It’s not the kind of crying and making a fuss without reason, but when something happens, I don’t know what to do.

　　Then when I grow up and look back on the past, I don’t know what to do.

　　Because I feel I am not worthy and qualified.

　　After all, he had chosen to continue staying in the Shen family, and over the years, some things seemed to have been deliberately forgotten.

　　How can he bring it up again?

　　Every time I think of it, I still try to avoid it subconsciously.

　　But this time when he came back, Shen Chu didn’t want to escape anymore.

　　He wants to try his best to make up for what he missed, and he wants to know what his biological mother is like.

　　There was a night light on in the room and there was a starlight projection on the ceiling, so the whole room was not dark at all. He could clearly see the outline of Xie Shiming’s face, and the other party was turning to look at him.

　　Shen Chu opened his eyes and said, “Although you may not remember her, you must have heard your adoptive father mention her, right?”

　　Xie Shiming was only a little old when Xiang Xingyue passed away. It was obvious that he would not have much impression of Xiang Xingyue. But Shen Chu didn’t know who to ask now. He could only hold on to a little hope and ask Xie Shiming.

　　He was waiting for Xie Shiming’s answer, and then he heard Xie Shiming say “hmm”.

　　Shen Chu opened his eyes again in an instant and moved closer to Xie Shiming: “Did he mention it? Then…what did he say?”

　　The bed was very big, and it seemed big enough for two small children to sleep on it, but it was not convenient for them to sleep close to each other. So when Shen Chu got closer, Xie Shiming could feel the breathing of the little fat kid, as well as the smell of shower gel after taking a bath before going to bed, which had a milky fragrance.

　　As this thought flashed through Xie Shiming’s mind, he answered, “Auntie left a message for you before she passed away.”

　　”She said she was sorry that she lost you and that she couldn’t wait until she found you. She hoped you could forgive her.”

　　After that, Shen Chu remained silent.

　　After a while, he uttered a soft “ah”, then turned around and said in a muffled voice: “I know.”

　　”……Thank you.”

　　Hearing Shen Chu’s voice, Xie Shiming hesitated for a moment, then turned around and headed towards Shen Chu. Looking at his back, he seemed to see his small shoulders trembling slightly and heard the occasional gasp.

　　After that, I don’t know how long it took before the small noises calmed down.

　　During this period, Xie Shiming kept his eyes open.

　　After a while, he reached out and carefully pulled up the thin blanket on Shen Chu’s body. After making sure that the little boy had fallen asleep from crying himself, he lay down flat, pulled the blanket over himself, and then closed his eyes.

　　The next day, neither of them was in a very good mental state.

　　Shen Chu yawned as he sat in the car, counting the time on his fingers. By the time he returned from the old house, kindergarten would have started. He had forgotten what it was like to go to kindergarten, but now he could experience it again.

　　Tsk, there’s nothing wrong with going back to kindergarten.

　　However, Shen Chu just remembered that “Nanhong” not only has a kindergarten, but also elementary school, junior high school and high school departments.

　　His eldest brother Shen Shuo is in the junior high school department, his second brother Shen Yi and third brother Shen Sui are in the elementary school department, and the elementary school department and the junior and senior high school departments are right around the kindergarten. That area of ​​several thousand acres is all within the scope of Nanhong.

　　This is a wealthy area, and everyone is basically in the same circle when they go to school. Any news in the upper circle spreads very quickly… Thinking of this, Shen Chu couldn’t help but curl his lips. Well, some things will probably happen again.

　　While I was making plans, I arrived at the old house.

　　Shen Mingzhou and Su Luoyue moved out after they got married. After Shen Bochuan passed away, due to Shen Songguo’s dissatisfaction with Su Luoyue, Shen Mingzhou would rather withstand the pressure and did not move back, so Shen Songguo has always lived here.

　　After Shen Shuo and others moved out recently, the entire old house, which covers an extremely large area, seemed even more empty.

　　Shen Chu once suspected that Shen Songguo set a rule that required them to come back and stay for a full week in the middle of every month, not to help the children with their homework, but because he felt lonely and found such an excuse. Unfortunately, he refused to admit it.

　　The old man is very stubborn, and his personality is both stubborn and tough. He is really unlikable!

　　Shen Chu pouted and followed Shen Mingzhou and Su Luoyue into the gate. The old house was decorated in Chinese style. It looked simple and heavy, but it also exuded a sense of old-fashioned and feudal oppression that made people feel breathless.

　　Even Shen Yi, who was usually extroverted, became quiet when he arrived here.

　　In the living room, on a mahogany chair, Shen Songguo was sitting and drinking tea. His facial features looked very similar to Shen Mingzhou. Although he was old and his hair was all white, he was obviously still in good health and had a stern and majestic demeanor.

　　On the other side, a child about the same age as Shen Yi was standing next to the coffee table, fiddling with a small robot. The coffee table was covered with various parts and tools, but it did not look messy. Instead, they were arranged very neatly and in an orderly manner.

　　Shen Sui and Shen Yi are fraternal twins, but unlike identical twins, they don’t look that much alike. However, they are both very good-looking, except that one has more gorgeous facial features while the other has more gentle ones.

　　Seeing them coming, Shen Sui put down what he was holding and placed it neatly in the middle of a pile of parts and tools.

　　Shen Chu took a look and found that it was a small forklift model.

　　Oh, Shen Sui has liked tinkering with these things since he was a child. During his summer vacation this time, he also attended a summer camp to learn programming, including various software operations and programming, machine operations, etc. It was very complicated.

　　Tsk, different people have different fates.

　　He just can’t handle these things and it gives him a headache when he starts learning them.

　　Sometimes Shen Chu even wondered how the brains of these children in the Shen family developed. Was it really a genetic problem?

　　Shen Sui has a high IQ and strong hands-on ability. With all kinds of mechanical parts in his hands, he can tinker with something in just a few minutes. Shen Yi can play various musical instruments and has a natural artistic talent. Even Su Luoyue sighs that he was born to do this.

　　Needless to say, Shen Shuo has been with Shen Songguo for the longest time.

　　Although Shen Songguo’s educational philosophy is very strict, his training of Shen Shuo is indeed at the elite level, otherwise Shen Shuo would not have been able to handle company affairs with Shen Mingzhou at the age of only 14.

　　As for Xie Shiming, although he was not recognized by the Shen family until he was 5 years old, he could chat with Shen Shuo about company matters, follow Shen Yi’s ensemble music, and assemble machinery with Shen Sui, as if he could do everything with ease.

　　The most hateful person is Xie Shiming.

　　They are the same age, so why is he always inferior to the other person in every way and even has difficulty keeping up?

　　In the past, Shen Chu always felt countless disappointments and resentments, but now when he thinks about these things, he has felt relieved. If he can’t win the fight, then don’t fight. It’s not his place to fight anyway. It was he who insisted on falling into this predicament. Now he just needs to get out of it.

　　Maybe none of that is for him.

　　And this time, he always finds the way that suits him.

　　“Click.”

　　Shen Songguo put the teacup on the table, waited for everyone to sit down, and then started asking questions.

　　First, he talked to Shen Mingzhou, from company affairs to cooperation projects, like a superior talking to a subordinate. When he heard something he was not satisfied with, he would frown and show a cold face, and then teach him a lesson without any mercy.

　　”Even if you don’t learn 100% of your elder brother’s ability, you should at least have 50% of his ability.”

　　”I handed Shen’s over to you, not for you to deal with casually!”

　　Shen Mingzhou frowned: “Dad, I didn’t–“

　　”You didn’t?”

　　Shen Songguo pounded the ground with his cane in his hand and continued to speak mercilessly: “You can’t even handle such a small matter, and you still call it failure?”

　　”You’ve grown stronger now and know how to refute me, right?”

　　Shen Mingzhou opened his mouth, but could only hold his breath: “No…”

　　”Then listen carefully to me!”

　　”……yes.”

　　After Shen Mingzhou finished listening to the lecture, it was Shen Shuo’s turn. However, Shen Shuo was worthy of being taught by Shen Songguo. He always behaved well. However, when asked what he did yesterday afternoon, Shen Shuo paused.

　　Shen Songguo frowned: “What?”

　　Shen Shuo finally spoke: “I watched… half an hour of cartoons.”

　　”What?!”

　　The old man suspected that he was hallucinating.

　　Su Luoyue standing by quickly explained that he was watching it with Shen Chu.

　　After the explanation, she felt something was wrong. Wasn’t this exposing Shen Chu again?

　　Sure enough, Shen Songguo immediately glanced at Shen Chu.

　　Su Luoyue wanted to speak again——

　　”Don’t talk.”

　　Shen Songguo didn’t even look at Su Luoyue, and then asked Shen Chu what he had learned and done recently.

　　Before coming, Shen Chu thought that he would deal with it if he could.

　　But now…

　　He glanced at Su Luoyue, who was pursing her lips and saying nothing, and began to answer: “I watch cartoons, sleep until I wake up naturally, play with toys, and want a Lego robot. There is a nice Japanese song called “Butter-fly”, which is the ending song of “Digimon”. Grandpa, have you seen ‘Digimon’? Have you heard this song?”

　　”There’s a yellow dinosaur called Tyrannosaurus, a wolf called Garurumon, a chicken called Badoramon, and oh, there’s also a fly called Beedomon! And more…”

　　”That’s enough, what the hell is going on?!”

　　The old man had a fierce look on his face, and said in a difficult tone: “What are you talking about!”

　　Shen Chu tilted his head: “Grandpa, you are unhappy, how about I sing a song for you?”

　　”Do you know what it means to lose one’s ambition by playing with things?”

　　Shen Chu shook his head, with a sincere look on his face: “I don’t know what it means.”

　　Shen Songguo: “…”

　　Shen Chu: “Grandpa, do you want to listen to music?”

　　The little fat boy was about to open his mouth: “Ah——”

　　Shen Songguo: “I won’t listen!”

　　Then he wanted to preach: “You…”

　　As a result, just after opening his mouth for a word, Shen Chu’s voice changed, and his expression suddenly changed. His emotions changed so quickly that no one could react. Then he burst into tears.

　　”Grandpa, don’t you want to hear me sing?”

　　”Am I some kind of annoying kid? You don’t even want to listen to me sing…”

　　Shen Chu instantly buried his face in the arms of Xie Shiming beside him and cried very loudly. His howling was not enough to make rain, but it was deafening. This was probably a scene that Shen Songguo had never seen in his life. He was “shocked” for a moment.

　　Half a minute later, this routine conversation and inspection ended ahead of schedule for the first time ever.

　　Shen Shuo glanced at Shen Chu, his eyes darkened, and no one knew what he was thinking. Shen Yi was still a little dazed, staring at Shen Chu’s ball-like back in amazement, and suddenly felt that the back was so great!

　　Shen Sui touched his chin and thought to himself, Grandpa often said “Crying can’t solve problems”, but can’t this solve the problem?

　　Xie Shiming…

　　A little boy suddenly jumped into Xie Shiming’s arms, and then he was startled by Shen Chu’s crying again. He subconsciously hugged the person tightly, then felt it for a while, lowered his head and said hesitantly in a low voice: “You drool…”

　　Hey!

　　Shen Chu pinched Xie Shiming secretly.

　　Shut up, he’s still howling! He’s young and his mouth is leaking easily, okay?

　　Is it easy for him?