Chapter 1525: Zhu Qingrui is Dead

So many things happened this summer vacation.

The summer vacation has finally passed, and the children are all about to start school.

Zichen has returned to school, and Zirui and Zihan have also started school; they will be boarding at school and will only come home once a week from now on.

As for Yueyue and Shi Yuan, they have reached the age to go to kindergarten, and the house has suddenly become quiet; it won't be lively again until the next vacation!

Having been used to a lively house, Shi Youxuan is not yet accustomed to the sudden quiet.

Her husband advised her to rest well at home, or go out shopping and stroll around when she has nothing to do.

"I don't want to stroll," Shi Youxuan said listlessly.

When the children were at home, although she would complain about being tired, she was full of life and energy, not at all like her current dispirited state.

"You complain it's noisy when they are home, and you complain it's too quiet when they are all gone? You're just looking for trouble." After her husband finished saying this, he went to work, and the house became even quieter.

But the "quiet" didn't last long before a guest arrived at the house.

Nianyin has returned.

"When did you get back? Why didn't you tell me in advance so I could go to the airport to pick you up?" Shi Youxuan was very happy to see Nianyin; the two hadn't seen each other for over two years.

She and Lao Qi opened a security company abroad, and business was exceptionally good; both were busy with their careers and had no time to run back to the country.

"I just got back and came straight here after getting off the plane. I didn't think to tell you in advance; I know you are very busy at home, Elder Sister."

"Busy with what? The children are all in school, I'm not busy. Didn't you go back to see the children first? Didn't Lao Qi come back with you?"

"No, he still has things to handle. I came back to tell you one thing." Nianyin didn't even mention the children.

Shi Youxuan asked, "What thing?"

"Zhu Qingrui is dead!"

"Ah? How did he die?"

Shi Youxuan was quite surprised. Zhu Qingrui was about the same age as Shi Ran, only in his twenties, not even thirty yet. This age is the prime of one's life, and yet he actually died!

Although he was a bad person and had several lives on his hands, even if he died, it could be considered getting what he deserved.

But hearing the news of his death, Shi Youxuan still felt very uncomfortable!

Nianyin said indifferently, "You know what my mother is like; it was already quite remarkable that Zhu Qingrui could live for these few years in her hands."

Nianyin didn't say how he died.

But she implicitly expressed that Zhu Qingrui was tortured to death by Ji Yingjie.

Shi Youxuan knew her aunt's character: she would definitely take revenge for any grievance!

For her, the phrase "forgive others when you can" does not exist. Her aunt's ways of torturing people were endless; there was nothing she couldn't do, only things one couldn't imagine.

These people in the Zhu Family had done every evil deed, so it could be considered they got what they deserved, but Shi Youxuan still felt a bit of a sigh.

She asked Nianyin, "You didn't come back specifically to tell me this, did you? You should have more important things to do."

"Elder Sister, how did you know?"

"It's very simple; this little matter isn't worth you making a special trip."

Zhu Qingrui's death did shock her, but this news was not enough to warrant Nianyin making a special trip to Jiangzhou.

For this kind of thing, a phone call would have sufficed.

Nianyin looked full of admiration and gave her elder sister a thumbs up: "Elder Sister, you are still as sharp as ever, even being able to see this. That's right, I came here this time to help Mother handle a big matter."

"She isn't coming to Jiangzhou too, is she? Isn't she doing fine at home? What is she coming out for?" Shi Youxuan started to feel a headache.

Wherever her aunt went, things would turn into a mess; there was never a moment of peace.

She had finally had a few days of good life, and she didn't want her peaceful existence to be broken again!

"Elder Sister, you don't welcome Mother coming over?" Nianyin was a bit surprised and also a bit unhappy.

Her mother was the god in her heart, and she would not allow anyone to disparage her, or even dislike her.

But Shi Youxuan didn't hide it at all and said frankly, "That's right, I don't want her to come. If you came back, I would be very welcoming, but let's forget about Aunt."

"Then what about Father? You don't welcome him either?"

Shi Youxuan:...

Nianyin said, "Father has been talking about coming back for the last two years, saying that fallen leaves return to their roots; he still likes Jiangzhou better."

"If it weren't for worrying about Zhu Qingrui over there, they would have come back long ago. Mother said she would come back once Zhu Qingrui died. Now that he is finally dead, Mother keeps her word and sent me back to pave the way."

"What is she going to do?"

"Open a housekeeping company!"

Shi Youxuan asked, "Do what, a housekeeping company? Is your mother serious?"

"Yes."

Nianyin nodded seriously: "Mother said she won't snatch your family's business; she can only do businesses you aren't involved in. The big water shouldn't flood the Dragon King's temple; one family shouldn't snatch business from another family."

That's right, Sheng Hanyu's business almost involved every aspect and every industry, but it did not include housekeeping.

These words sounded fine, but Shi Youxuan knew her aunt's personality too well; she wasn't the type to consider a relative's face. Who knew what she was planning in her heart.

Nianyin acted very quickly; the company was registered with over a dozen branches in a grand manner, and immediately after, she began looking for storefronts and recruiting staff.

In three days, they recruited over a thousand people.

Nianyin was so busy she couldn't even touch the ground, and she couldn't handle it alone, so she pulled Shi Yuke in to help.

Shi Yuke hesitated: "Can I do it? I haven't worked in so many years."

"You can do it; as long as you're a person, you can do it."

What she said was truly blunt, but it didn't sound pleasant. If this were Shi Yuke's old personality, she would definitely be very angry and quit on the spot.

But now she wouldn't. Shi Yuke decided to try: "Fine, if you say I can, then I'll try."

Shi Yuke agreed to help, and Nianyin placed a big hat on her—General Manager of the Ying Tianxia Housekeeping Group.

This name was chosen by Ji Yingjie; it fit her personality very well and was especially domineering.

When Shi Youxuan learned that Shi Yuke had become the General Manager of her aunt's company, she immediately found Nianyin and asked very seriously, "Tell me the truth, was it your idea or your mother's idea to let my sister be the General Manager?"

"Does it matter whose idea it was?" Nianyin was confused.

"Cut the crap, answer the question directly. You are not allowed to lie. If you lie, your mother will die a horrible death."

Nianyin:...

She was very dissatisfied, pulled a long face, and said unhappily, "How dare you curse my mother?"

"I didn't curse her. As long as you don't lie, it'll be fine. Hurry up and speak."

Nianyin said, "It was my idea. I really couldn't keep up with the work, and if I asked you, you definitely wouldn't agree, so I went to the eldest sister... But before I went to the eldest sister, I also asked my mother. My mother didn't agree at first, but later she agreed."

Hearing that it was not Ji Yingjie's idea, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why didn't she agree at first?"

"Mother doesn't like the eldest sister, you know that. But she agreed later, probably because the eldest sister is Father's daughter."

Nianyin's explanation was reasonable, and Shi Youxuan also let go of the concerns in her heart.

If it had been her aunt's idea, she would have been afraid that her aunt would torture Zhu Qingrui to death and was now preparing to target Shi Yuke.

But since it was Nianyin's idea, that meant her aunt would not target her, and the previous prejudices had indeed been set aside!