Chapter 1331: Taking a Fancy to Your Daughter

"Of course I'm not willing." Jian Yixin's voice suddenly rose: "That's my son, you're dreaming!"

After shouting, she realized she had been tricked.

Shi Youxuan raised the corners of her mouth and said triumphantly: "You won't give your son to others, so what right do you have to demand someone else's daughter so righteously? Not giving her."

Jian Yixin knew she was in the wrong, but she still remained stubborn: "Doesn't your family have many children? My family only has one, so of course I can't bear to part with her."

"I'm not trying to snatch your daughter away; your daughter will always be yours. She is registered in your family's household, and when she grows up, she will know you are her biological parents. It's just that this child is too lovable; I can't forget her after just one look..."

"Get out, get out, get out! Even if I can't forget her, I won't give her to you. If you keep coveting my daughter, I will beat you out. You aren't allowed to see her."

Shi Youxuan protected her daughter in her arms like a treasure, not letting her look.

It was just talk, though; could she really not let her see her?

Jian Yixin wouldn't really stop coming either; she came almost every day. Once she arrived, she would hold Sheng Yue in her arms, and her gaze never left the child.

Every time she came, it was after Sheng Hanyu went to work, and she would always leave before Sheng Hanyu got off work.

If she were just looking at the child, it would be fine.

But she truly treated Sheng Yue as her own daughter, treasuring her immensely, and she would point fingers at the Sheng Family's nannies and maternity matrons, finding fault with everything.

After the group conferred, they collectively resigned in front of Shi Youxuan: "Madam, these are our resignation letters."

"Why are you resigning?"

Shi Youxuan knew perfectly well why they were resigning.

Wasn't it because Jian Yixin was too much trouble?

She had already spoken to her best friend several times, both explicitly and implicitly.

But that person remained unmoved and even spoke with righteous indignation, accusing Shi Youxuan of not being attentive to her own daughter and not even knowing when she was being fooled by the nannies.

"How about this: even if you want to leave, can you stay until the end of the month? I will increase your salary by fifty percent."

These few people were the best maternity matrons and nannies in the area, whom her husband had spent half a year pulling strings to secure with great difficulty.

Jian Yixin had only been here a few days, and she had already messed it all up.

The salary provided by the Sheng Family was already generous enough, and an additional fifty percent was very tempting.

For the sake of the money, the group agreed to stay temporarily.

Sheng Hanyu's expression was unpleasant; he said nothing and turned to go to the Study.

The next day.

Jian Yixin did not come.

The third day.

She still did not come.

Jian Yixin hadn't come for two days in a row, and the nannies at home were quite happy.

"Madam, we don't need the raise you mentioned. If you are still satisfied with us, we would like to continue working here."

Without Jian Yixin pointing fingers, they only needed to deal with the two masters, Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan.

These two combined didn't have as much drama as Jian Yixin alone.

"That's fine. I have already withdrawn the salary, so the raise will still be given, but we need to sign an agreement at the end of the month. I already printed it out yesterday; take a look."

The contract stated that it was for a three-year term and they could not resign at will.

Raising wages was fine, but she couldn't let the nannies think she was a pushover who could be negotiated with at will.

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished.

The nannies and maternity matrons did not object and signed their names on the contract; employers like the Sheng Family were hard to find, so they had to cherish it.

"Yixin hasn't come for two days," Shi Youxuan said.

"Mm." Her husband answered distractedly, then continued to tease their little daughter.

His wife asked: "Did you do something?"

Sheng Hanyu didn't answer but asked instead: "What did I do?"

Shi Youxuan replied: "You must have called Ze Rong and scolded him, telling him to keep his wife in check and stop her from always going to other people's houses for no reason..."

He gave his wife a thumbs up.

It was exactly right; not a single word was off.

The tacit understanding between a couple of so many years wasn't just talk.

Jian Yixin stopped coming, and Shi Youxuan didn't feel her husband had done anything wrong, nor did she call to explain.

There was nothing to explain; what she did was wrong to begin with, so she could reflect on it herself.

After "reflecting" for three days, Jian Yixin called: "Your husband won't let me see the child; you know about this, right?"

Shi Youxuan laughed and asked back: "Why won't he let you see the child?"

"He's narrow-minded, afraid I'll snatch your daughter away."

"Mm, I'm afraid too."

"You... you guys are too much!"

Jian Yixin went to the Sheng Family to "settle accounts" with Shi Youxuan, and as soon as they met, she threw out a stock certificate: "Keep this safe. The daughter is too young, you keep it for her."

"What do you mean?"

The content on the stock certificate was roughly gifting twenty percent of the shares under Jian Yixin's name to Sheng Yue unconditionally.

There were no conditions whatsoever.

Jian Yixin was indifferent: "Can't you understand what it means? It's written clearly on it; it's a gift for Yueyue, Yueyue's full-month gift."

"Not needed, take it back." Shi Youxuan pushed it back without hesitation.

Shi Youxuan had never calculated exactly how much money Jian Yixin had.

But the Jian Family Group was a major financial conglomerate second only to the Sheng Family.

As Chairman, she did not actually hold that many shares in the Jian Family.

Was she serious about casually handing over twenty percent?

One had to know that giving up this twenty percent meant more than just money; it meant power!

It was highly likely that the remaining equity Jian Yixin held would not be enough for her to remain Chairman of the Jian Group; what was she trying to do?

Jian Yixin was displeased and pushed the equity transfer document back again: "On what grounds are you refusing me? It's not for you, it's for Yueyue."

"Even if it's for Yueyue, I can't take it. What exactly are you trying to do? Tell me the truth."

That was right, she and Jian Yixin were best friends.

Sheng Hanyu and Sheng Zerong were cousins as close as brothers.

Jian Yixin had also once been engaged to Sheng Hanyu... forget it, no one wanted to bring up that relationship.

But even so, she was not naive enough to think that their relationship was worth Jian Yixin casually handing over twenty percent of her shares!

"Why won't you believe me? I really just mean it as a full-month gift for Yueyue. Oh, Shi Youxuan, you don't think I'm plotting against your daughter, do you?"

Shi Youxuan did not answer, but her eyes firmly told her: "That's right, that is exactly what I'm thinking."

"You woman! You're too narrow-minded!"

Jian Yixin stomped her feet in anger.

But upon second thought, it seemed there was no problem with thinking that way; it was only human nature.

"Listen to me explain."

Shi Youxuan was not someone who took advantage of others, let alone such a massive advantage.

Jian Yixin explained.

Three days ago, her husband got angry with her, saying she was being unreasonable and always going to their house, affecting the normal life of her eldest brother's family.

At first, she refused to accept it and stubbornly stopped coming.

So what if they had a cute daughter?

It was nothing to be so proud of.

So, she thought about going to an orphanage to adopt a baby girl.

Before she could go, Moli came home from school for the weekend, and she did not hide it, seeking her son's opinion and asking him how he would feel about having a little sister.

Moli's reaction was very intense; he was firmly opposed.

This was something Jian Yixin had not expected.

Because the Sheng Family had also just added a daughter, and the Sheng Family children all seemed very happy about it.

Why was it completely different when it came to her own home?

Moli threatened his mother, saying if you have another child, I will run away from home and never come back.

Jian Yixin explained: "We aren't having one, we're going to an orphanage to adopt one; having a little sister would give you a companion."

Moli refused flatly once again: "No, I don't want an adopted one even more. Having me as your child is enough. When you get old, I will be filial to you. I don't want to share your love with anyone else—let alone half, I won't even share a bit."