Chapter 78: Qin Mengshi 2

I also kept an eye on the collateral branch's children.

The eldest grandson of the collateral branch's first house became a lawyer, a gold-medal one at that, and has always taken on pro bono cases for ordinary people, for the poor and destitute.

The youngest granddaughter of the collateral branch's second house became a teacher, a very famous one.

The eldest grandson of the collateral branch's third house got cancer and left behind a posthumous child, so I hurried to have Qin Meng go handle it.

The youngest son of the collateral branch's fourth house came first in the entire nation, became a scientist, and is researching rockets.

The collateral branch…

The collateral branch……

The collateral branch……

Every single one, I was watching over.

This makes me very happy.

Even if they all hate me, as long as they are doing well and the Qin Family's glory has not fallen, I am very happy.

The most important thing is the Qin Family's glory.

After all, if they were to fall, it would affect my late husband.

And as long as the Qin Family has not fallen, my husband's name will be passed down along with it.

The people of the world should remember my husband's name and his achievements.

In the fifth year of coming overseas, I succeeded in starting a business through my own ability.

The investment company I opened made a great deal of money.

But I have ultimately grown old, and I began to long for family affection.

But no child was willing to get close to me.

Including the grandsons and granddaughters of my eldest son's branch.

Qin Meng may have seen through something; he, who had never taken a second wife, married a young widow and had a little daughter, and even let me raise her.

My eldest grandson and eldest granddaughter were furious when they saw this scene and came to snatch this little sister away.

They were afraid I would abuse her.

But how could I possibly do that.

That young widow, upon hearing from my eldest grandson about my past methods of education, immediately wanted to divorce Qin Meng.

If you won't raise her, then don't raise her.

It's not as though I absolutely must raise a child.

But I would still see Yuewen from time to time, and would tell her stories of my past.

It was also from Yuewen's mouth that I learned my eldest grandson and eldest granddaughter call me a monster.

An old wolf that refuses to die, alone.

I know it is because the shadow I cast over them was too deep.

I do not blame them.

In the twentieth year of coming overseas, I fell gravely ill.

When I woke, I wanted to see my second son.

During my illness, I recalled how he had ruined a girl's life, and how I nearly beat him to death over it.

I felt a touch of regret; love, after all, does not necessarily have to be faithful unto death, so why must I force his thinking to match mine?

In the midnight dreams between waking and sleep, I thought I regretted even more that my methods of education had made me a lone soul with no family.

To avoid making myself uncomfortable, I began going out to work frequently.

Inspecting projects, making investments.

Most of the money I earned abroad, I invested back in the country.

And I also built many factories in the country.

I told myself it was to help the country solve part of the employment problem.

But Yuewen said, Grandma, are you trying to go see Second Grandpa and the others?

I would occasionally go to Erbin as well, but I was too cowardly to step forward.

When I was abroad, some old friends from the past would come visit me when they traveled overseas.

People from the embassy would also come visit me, and they would ask if I needed any help.

They even hinted that matters concerning the Qin Family could be arranged as well.

I shook my head and refused.

In the thirtieth year of leaving my hometown, I felt I was about to give out.

I wanted to go home once.

I summoned Qin Meng.

Qin Meng did not disappoint me; he pushed aside all his work and took me home.

I had Yuewen, who had become a lawyer, help me draw up my will.

This is the last thing I can give back to the Qin Family. Inside a five-star hotel, I saw the Qin Family members I had not seen in many years.

I also saw my second son.

It is a pity they are still afraid of me.

I actually wanted to accept that bracelet, but for some reason, I did not take it in the end.

I feel I am being rather theatrical.

A niece from the collateral branch brought her little granddaughter.

Looking at the child still in swaddling clothes, my heart was touched.

I went back to the old house.

The house that was later built on the Qin Family ancestral land.

I didn't let anyone accompany me. I slept alone on the kang, holding in my hand the last letter my teacher left me.

………

This is my grandmother's story. My name is Qin Yuewen.

I guess grandma saw in her dream the eldest young master she had loved for many years—my grandfather, Qin Li.

Because grandma was smiling when she passed.

Grandma's life had its rights and wrongs and regrets, but the old lady never admitted defeat.】

After reading this short piece of just over two thousand characters, Shen Mo's expression went dazed for a moment.

Maybe this is the old lady's story.

Maybe this Qin Yuewen really is that little auntie Qin Yuewen.

Beside him, Liu Yue, who had heard the entire story through Shen Mo's inner thoughts, also fell silent.

This article exploded online, then quickly vanished—every post was deleted.

Later Shen Mo learned that Grand Uncle Qin Meng's current identity is the chairman of a certain central state-owned enterprise, and he also has a hidden identity that cannot be spoken of.

In short, he eats the state's rice—he has an official establishment.

Grand Uncle Qin Meng's second and third sons went into politics and the military, both bigwigs in their own right; his eldest daughter is engaged in scientific research, in charge of aerospace.

When Shen Mo learned this, he was stunned. What kind of family is this?

No wonder Liu Xinhua didn't dare offend Ms. Qin Hao.

No wonder Liu Xinhua had to defer to Liu Yue and Ms. Qin Hao in everything.

Tsk tsk—one word: fierce.

At the same time, Shen Mo ran through everything in his mind and felt that those abusive stories where the male lead lives off a woman and mistreats his noble female lead are indeed nonsense.

If he treated Liu Yue badly, the Qin family would very likely strike ruthlessly and kill him outright.

After all, the Qin family has rendered meritorious service to the nation.

To put it bluntly, given the old lady's in-laws' earliest capital injection, support funds, donated supplies, going onto the battlefield with a greatsword during the war, the Qin family handling logistics, and after the war going into business and investing domestically—calling them founding shareholders is perfectly fair.

Founding shareholders like these—wanting to crush a freeloading man would be all too easy.

Oh, and Grand Uncle Qin Meng also grew up in a revolutionary district.

Grandpa also saw this article, and even the younger generation of the Qin family saw it too.

The younger generation was all excited—so our family is this awesome.

When Grand Uncle Qin Meng's eldest son returned to rebuild the family genealogy, Shen Mo noticed that Grandpa's generation wasn't all that excited—just calmly accepting it, even slightly resistant.

Shen Mo found it strange. Liu Yue secretly told Shen Mo: "For Grandpa's generation, the damage has already been done. It's irreversible."

Grand Uncle Qin Meng's eldest son—Ms. Qin Hao's cousin—also entered Liu Yue's and Shen Mo's names into the family genealogy.

In his words, Liu Yue should also have another name, Qin Yue, and Shen Mo is the one marrying into the family.

Shen Mo immediately declared that from now on his children will take the Qin family surname.

A thigh like that—got to hug it tight, quick.

Grand Uncle Qin Meng's eldest son patted Shen Mo on the shoulder and praised him: "Kid, you've got prospects. I admire you."

"If you go abroad, come find me. Big Uncle will take you flying."

Shen Mo grinned through gritted teeth.

Liu Yue shot Shen Mo a look: "Aren't you considering the Shen clan's feelings?"

"Aren't you considering your grandmother's feelings?"

Shen Mo rolled his eyes and said, exasperated: "I'm not inheriting the Shen clan. Why would I care about them?"

"My grandmother only cares whether I'm happy or not."

In the end, the name of the elegant lady was also entered into the genealogy—as Qin Hao's wife.

According to Qin Yuewen, it was the old lady's dying wish.

As for this year, Shen Mo's verdict was: thrilling.

(End of chapter)