Chapter 1104: Professionally Helping by Getting in the Way

Their parents are both busy with work, leaving early and returning late every day; if they happen to be away on business in another city or abroad, it is normal not to see them for ten days or half a month.

Although the house is large, it is always empty, especially at mealtimes; the time the family of three spends together is very short.

Even at their maternal grandfather's or grandmother's house, although there are more people, there is no atmosphere as lively as the Sheng Family.

Yun Qitian likes the family atmosphere of the Sheng Family and doesn't want to leave once he arrives, so he comes over early every day to have breakfast with everyone.

There are not so many rules at the Sheng Family dinner table, and the children chattering away is very interesting.

No matter how Qi Heng looks at Yun Qitian, he finds him an eyesore, but he cannot say he shouldn't come; after all, he is considered a guest here.

After the meal, Yun Qitian helps the two of them with their schoolwork.

Shi Ran is incredibly good at science subjects, and while Chinese is her weak point, she is smart; she only needs to read what needs to be memorized once to know it, and she understands everything that requires comprehension at a single hint!

Comparatively, it is not so easy for Qi Heng; he is not from Jiangzhou, so his foundation in Chinese was weak to begin with, and coupled with the fact that he dislikes liberal arts and dislikes Yun Qitian even more, no matter how he studies, he cannot learn it.

Every day, when Yun Qitian talks and laughs with Shi Ran in front of him, he feels an indescribable awkwardness and discomfort.

But he cannot speak out, so he keeps it bottled up inside, feeling unhappy.

Sheng Zichen pushes the door open and slips in: "Brother A Heng, you haven't been in a very good mood these past few days, have you?"

He glares at him; isn't that just nonsense?

"I have already asked someone to get the secret recipe, and it can be delivered in these two days; I will give it to you the moment it arrives."

"What secret recipe?" He looks confused.

Qi Heng slaps Sheng Zichen on the head: "Just keep pretending with me, is it interesting? If you don't care, I'll tell them not to bother, it's not easy to get anyway."

"Brother A Heng, are you serious? You really helped me get it?"

Zichen is pleasantly surprised and disbelieving: "I messed things up last time, and you still got the secret recipe for me? Brother A Heng, you are so good." He lunges over to hug Qi Heng and presses his face against his.

"Let go, don't be like this, what does it look like."

Qi Heng pushes him away forcefully; although he has long regarded Zichen as his own younger brother, he is still not used to such an intimate way of expressing affection.

Sheng Zichen is ecstatic, dancing with joy.

Last time, he tried to help Brother A Heng exchange for the secret recipe, but ended up messing it up; he originally thought the secret recipe was a lost cause, but it turned out Brother A Heng still had someone get it for him—an unexpected joy, he is so happy.

Qi Heng is not very used to Sheng Zichen's boisterous personality, especially now; he wants to be alone.

"Alright, you can rest easy now, can you go out and let me stay by myself?"

"No."

Sheng Zichen stops jumping, sits in front of Qi Heng, and says solemnly: "Brother A Heng, I'm here to help you!"

Qi Heng:...

He feels his headache getting worse.

"Thank you, Zichen, Brother A Heng doesn't need your help, I appreciate your good intentions."

"You cannot give up on yourself, believe me, I truly want to help you."

"I truly don't need it."

"You must use it, you cannot refuse my kindness."

In the end, Sheng Zichen is pushed out the door; Qi Heng believes he truly wants to help him, he just doesn't believe in his ability.

When ability is insufficient, helping is just causing trouble.

Club.

By the time Shi Youxuan and her husband arrive, everyone else has already arrived.

But Jian Yixin is absent as usual!

She hasn't joined everyone for gatherings at the Club for several years; when asked, it's either that she has no time, or she has to take care of the children.

This time it is the same; Jian Yixin did not come, only Sheng Zerong came by himself.

"Where is your wife?" The person asking is Jian Yining.

Sheng Zerong kicks him: "How are you talking? If your sister finds out, you won't have it easy."

Jian Yining grins cheekily: "Brother-in-law, if you don't tell her, she can't possibly know, and even if she did, I'm not afraid; she's not in the mood to settle scores with me, right now her heart and eyes are all on her son, she probably can't even see you, right?"

"Knowing that, why do you still ask?" Sheng Zerong glares at him.

The brother-in-law's words hit the nail on the head; Sheng Zerong shakes his head, sighs, and is helpless.

Yun Zhehao and Sheng Hanyu lean in; not only do they not offer comfort, they add fuel to the fire.

Sheng Hanyu: "Zerong, your family situation isn't right; you need to manage your wife. Loving the children is correct, but you can't put all your focus on the children and ignore your husband."

Sheng Zerong: "If I could manage her, I would have done it long ago; don't you see I have no choice? Why don't you teach me what I should do?"

The eldest brother is very blunt: "I have no way."

Not only does he have no way, even his wife Shi Youxuan has no way!

For a person to truly change, it is only useful if they truly want to change from within.

If one simply wants to rely on external forces to change a person, it can only succeed if that person has a weak will and no mind of their own.

If this person is firm in their heart, it is simply impossible.

Jian Yixin is the latter.

She knows very well what she is doing; she is knowledgeable and experienced, and her subjective consciousness is very strong. For such a person, it is basically impossible to change her mind just by having others say a few words.

Everyone is helpless and at their wit's end.

At the Club gathering, the men are in one group, and the women are in another.

The men stay by the bar, drinking a little wine, talking about nothing but business dealings or national affairs!

But today, they are talking about domestic trifles, wives, and children, and they are talking about it with great relish.

The women are gathered around the coffee table, drinking juice, cracking melon seeds, and eating snacks, not discussing the matter of Jian Yixin.

It is mainly because I have said too much before, and it was useless, so I am tired of saying it.

Ma Ling'er has another purpose today.

"Xuanxuan, what do you think of our Qi Tian?" Her expression was different from usual, full of hidden meaning.

Shi Youxuan's heart skipped a beat, but she did not show it on her face: "He is very good. Qi Tian is a child who grew up picking the best traits from both of you. He is handsome, has a good temper, and is smart, sensible, and sunny... How did you two teach this child? Teach me, you are not allowed to hold anything back."

There is not a single mother under the sun who does not like others praising her child.

Ma Ling'er could not be an exception either; she pursed her lips and smiled: "Your mouth is so sweet it could coax someone to death. Your children are all taught so well, do you still need me to teach you?"

Shi Youxuan said: "Forget it, none of those children have ever let me worry less from childhood to adulthood. They look quite good on the surface, but every child has very obvious shortcomings."

It is indeed like that.

Shi Ran became sensible and worry-free after growing up, but she was just as troublesome when she was little; climbing trees to dig out bird nests and going into the river to catch crocodiles were all things she had done.

Back then, she even competed with Qi Heng to climb an elephant, seeing who could stand on the elephant's trunk; that kind of thing was also done.

But Shi Ran is still the most worry-free child, and the others also have their own shortcomings.

"Children are the debts their parents owed in their past lives; they are all here to collect debts," Wan'er sighed with emotion.

She also had many feelings; the triplets were also clever and bright, but mischievous and troublesome.

Even though they are girls, their ability to be naughty is not a bit worse than boys; perhaps this is just that every family has its own difficult scriptures to recite.