Chapter 292: New Year's Eve Dinner

An unexpected accident added a different color to this Spring Festival holiday, which was already full of laughter.

The group gathered around, talking about it with great interest, unable to detach themselves from that unique scene for a long time.

It is better to share joy with others than to enjoy it alone.

So Shen Yan performed a series of operations on his phone and uploaded the video to his social feed.

He added a line of text to it.

"Doggy: I was just taking a pee, how did it explode?"

Unsurprisingly, this video was like a deep-sea bomb, causing a heated response on his feed, with comments emerging one after another.

Lin Yang: "Holy crap! Almost blinded my dog eyes."

Tang Song: "Old Shen, I don't even support walls, but I support you."

Fan Bingbing: "Pay for the damages, you made me drop my phone in the bathroom (crying loudly)."

Luo Qiqi: "Almost laughed myself to death (laughing loudly)."

Chen Shanni: "Feels so fun (longing)."

Huang Shuren: "I can feel the doggy's mood through the screen."

Wu Yueer: "Doggy: You might not believe me if I told you, but I peed and blew up a bucket today."

Hao Anqi: "The doggy probably won't dare to lift its leg to pee ever again."

After experiencing the fun of playing with firecrackers, Shen Yan was just about to go home when his phone suddenly rang.

It was Fang Tian calling.

"Mm! Okay, I got it... The other party gave two hundred as a hardship fee, I'll hand it to your sister later."

Arriving at the convenience store, Shen Yan told Li Juan the news he had gathered; in fact, Cai Shengjin had already left the electronics factory a month ago, and his current whereabouts were unknown.

Upon learning this, Li Juan and her husband were like ants on a hot pan, pacing back and forth in anxiety, not knowing what to do.

Shen Yan gave his advice: first contact Cai Shengjin's friends to see if anyone knows the situation, and if he has been out of contact for 24 hours, they can report it to the police; other than that, he had no other way.

Running around looking for someone like a headless fly was no different from looking for a needle in a haystack.

The couple listened, filled with worry; the friends who should have been contacted had already been contacted, but there was not a shred of news.

What should be done?

Returning home, the group was still talking with great interest about Dahuang's idiotic behavior, saying that eating such dog meat would affect one's intelligence; Shen Yan did not mention the matter of Cai Shengjin.

Everyone should sweep the snow from their own doorstep and not worry about the frost on their neighbor's roof.

It was a big holiday, no need to exhaust his mind for this.

At five in the evening, night gradually shrouded the earth, dotted with the lights of ten thousand homes, and every household was immersed in laughter.

The Shen Family dining room.

The dining table was laid with fragrant dishes, steamed sea bass, prawns in sauce, braised beef, and so on; under the spotlight, the colors appeared even more vibrant, making one's mouth water.

The group sat around the table, their faces beaming with smiles, exchanging bits and pieces from the past year; the elders were concerned about the children's studies, while the adults talked about trivial matters in work and life, making for a harmonious atmosphere.

And the most discussed topic was none other than Shen Yan.

Over the past year, Shen Yan had undergone earth-shaking changes, which made people sigh with emotion.

Shen Liangcheng was still somewhat unwilling at this moment and asked: "Xiaoyan, do you think there's any potential in this Taobao business? My neighbor sells home textiles and has a pile of packages to send every day, but I don't know how much money can be made."

Shen Yan answered while eating: "There is indeed potential, but this thing is a technical job; at the very least, you have to understand computers. Without some education, you can't play it at all. Even I am only at a half-baked level right now."

The implication was that you are not suitable for this line of work, and my level isn't high enough, so don't come to me for advice.

However, Shen Liangcheng was convinced that this emerging industry had great potential and insisted on getting involved: "Xiaoyan, your uncle is currently running a half-dead fruit shop, and there's no point in continuing it. I plan to open an online shop to test the waters; you must help and guide me a bit."

"I really can't help with this. I'm only at a half-baked level myself, and I have to study and manage my shop at the same time; I'm really too busy." Shen Yan expressed his inability to help.

Shen Liangcheng's face looked a bit ugly, and he continued: "Uncle won't let you help for nothing. Once I make money, Uncle will cover your tuition for next year."

Heh! He issued that empty check quite smoothly.

Shen Yan sneered inwardly and was about to refuse, but Shen Nainai spoke up first: "Alright, alright, Xiaoyan is already tired enough from studying and having to earn money; how could he have the energy to help you? If you want to open a shop, there are plenty of people outside you can ask; no need to pester Xiaoyan."

While speaking, Shen Nainai moved the steamed sea bass in front of Shen Yan.

"Xiaoyan, eat more to nourish yourself; look at how much weight you've lost recently."

???

Shen Liangcheng was full of question marks. If you say Shen Yan is tired, everyone understands, but if you say Shen Yan has lost weight, then that really needs to be debated properly.

Where did he lose weight? He was clearly as sturdy as an ox.

Your heart must have tilted all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Shen Liangping advised from the side: "That's right, Third Brother. Xiaoyan is studying in Hangzhou, and you live here; you can't look after both ends. It's more convenient for you to ask your neighbor."

Listen to that! What kind of people are in this family? Not one of them wishes him well.

In his annoyance, Shen Liangcheng wanted to flick his sleeves and leave immediately, but he couldn't bear to part with such a big table of food; after all, he had paid for half of it.

He had no choice but to turn his grief and indignation into appetite and eat and drink recklessly over there.

Shen Nainai couldn't be bothered to pay attention to this unfilial son and turned her head to care about Shen Jiaqing: "Xiao Qing, how is your matchmaking going recently? Grandma tells you, don't be too picky when looking for a wife; the key is that she knows how to manage a household and live a frugal life."

Huang Meili chimed in from the side: "Exactly, Xiao Qing, you should put more heart into this. Look at Xiaoyan, he's six years younger than you and already has a girlfriend; learn from him."

Shen Liangping also joined the ranks of those urging marriage.

After a barrage of attacks, the four words "life is hopeless" were written all over Shen Jiaqing's face. He hurriedly sought help from Shen Yan with his eyes, but Shen Yan remained unmoved, happily watching the show.

This made Shen Jiaqing furious, and he shot a threatening look—figure it out yourself. Shen Yan coughed twice and immediately changed the subject: "Uncle, I heard that housing prices in Wencheng have risen sharply recently. Fortunately, you bought early; they've increased several times over, right?"

Speaking of this, the corners of Shen Liangping's mouth couldn't stop curling upward.

Clearly, he was in an extremely good mood.

"They have indeed risen a lot. I don't know how those house speculators do it. Ten years ago, I bought it for only two thousand per square meter, and now it's risen to twenty thousand per square meter."

Hearing this, Shen Liangcheng felt as if he had eaten an unripe fruit; his whole person turned sour to the extreme. A one-hundred-square-meter house was equivalent to picking up 1.8 million for nothing.

Where else could one find such a good deal?

Why is fate so unfair; clearly he is better than his elder brother in every way, so why does his elder brother get to have all the good luck?