Chapter 367: Spreading Rumors

Shi Youxuan did not have a moment of peace throughout the entire wedding banquet.

From time to time, people would come over to ask when her and Sheng Hanyu's wedding would be.

Were they going to hold one?

At first, Shi Youxuan explained, saying there was no such thing, that everyone had misunderstood, and told them not to spread rumors!

But no one believed her.

People instead thought she was just embarrassed, which was why she wouldn't admit it; the reason was—Shi Youxuan was blushing!

She was blushing because she was angry, not because she was shy.

Shi Youxuan then became even angrier, and the redness on her face became even more obvious.

But she stopped explaining; it was completely useless.

Sheng Hanyu's earlier attitude had led everyone to believe that the two of them were nearing their wedding date.

Then there were Yun Zhehao, Sheng Zerong, and the Jian siblings—those who knew the inside story and were the only ones who could help Shi Youxuan explain—suddenly, their attitudes all became ambiguous.

They didn't explain, didn't deny, didn't argue, and only said equivocal things.

Now even Shi Ran believed it!

The little girl snuggled in her mother's arms and blinked her big eyes: "Mom, when you and Dad hold your wedding, it should be as grand as the uncle and aunt's. I'll be your flower girl, and I don't want a red envelope."

There are red envelopes for being a flower girl, and the little girl felt that not wanting one was the greatest support she could give her mom and dad.

Shi Youxuan:...

She couldn't explain it clearly to others, but she had to make it clear to her own daughter.

"Ranran, Mom..." She had just started when she suddenly felt someone touching her head!

Shi Youxuan turned her head to look; it was Bai Xue.

"Hehe, hehe!" Bai Xue smiled foolishly at her: "Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, where did you run off to? I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Auntie, I am Shi Youxuan, not your daughter-in-law. Your daughter-in-law is over there." Shi Youxuan pointed to the bride toasting not far away.

Bai Xue shook her head: "No, hehe, that one over there is the little daughter-in-law; you are my eldest daughter-in-law. Where did you take my A Kai?" As she said this, she suddenly "thumped" and knelt down to Shi Youxuan.

It startled her, and she hurriedly tried to help Bai Xue up: "Auntie, what are you doing? Get up, quickly get up. I really am not your daughter-in-law; you've recognized the wrong person..."

Bai Xue had snuck out from her seat, and two servants were anxiously looking for her; they discovered her immediately when there was a commotion here, ran over, and helped Bai Xue up together.

The commotion here also alarmed Sheng Zerong and Jian Yixin.

The two came over, and Sheng Zerong comforted his mother as if he were comforting a child: "Mom, are you looking for your daughter-in-law? Your daughter-in-law is right here; you were just praising her for being beautiful a moment ago. Do you remember?"

Jian Yixin echoed her husband's words and said softly to her mother-in-law: "That's right, Mom, I am your daughter-in-law. Let's go back."

Bai Xue struggled, refusing to leave no matter what.

She kept on arguing: "Yes, she is, she is my A Kai's wife. I didn't agree to them being together before, but I've thought it through now. I agree now. Daughter-in-law, bring my son back to me quickly, I beg you, I'm kneeling down to beg you..."

She was about to kneel to Shi Youxuan again; with so many people around, she naturally couldn't be allowed to kneel.

Everyone coaxed and persuaded her, pulling and dragging, and finally managed to pull Bai Xue away.

Shi Ran hugged her mother's thigh; Bai Xue's appearance just now had frightened her: "Mom, who was that person just now? Why did she call you daughter-in-law? Is she Dad's mom? Who is the A Kai she mentioned?"

Things like this couldn't be explained clearly in a sentence or two, and besides, Shi Ran was still young; even if she were told about the grievances between the adults in the past, she wouldn't be able to understand them.

So, Shi Youxuan pointed to her own head and said: "She is your Uncle Ze Rong's mother. Her head was injured, so she isn't normal. She just recognized the wrong person and was talking nonsense."

"Oh." The little girl seemed to understand, yet not quite.

The guests who arrived today all knew that Bai Xue had mental issues, so naturally, no one would take her words seriously.

However, after this scene caused by Bai Xue, a thought suddenly popped into Shi Youxuan's mind.

Once this thought emerged, it couldn't be suppressed, and it became stronger and stronger!

After finally waiting until the banquet ended and the guests had left one after another, Shi Youxuan took Shi Ran to say goodbye to the bride and groom.

"Happy wedding, I wish you a hundred years of harmony and an early birth of a noble son. It's getting late, so Ranran and I will head back first."

Jian Yixin touched Shi Ran's head: "If I give birth, I want to give birth to a daughter like this, not a noble son."

Sheng Zerong added with a smile from the side: "Have both; I want both a noble son and a noble daughter."

"Go away, saying such things in front of the child." Jian Yixin glared at her husband with feigned annoyance.

The couple interacted warmly, and Shi Youxuan was inexplicably fed a mouthful of dog food.

Just as the mother and daughter walked out of the hotel entrance, Sheng Hanyu popped out from somewhere and stood in front of them: "I'll take you home."

"Where did you go?"

Shi Youxuan hadn't seen him anywhere when she wanted to settle scores with him earlier; she didn't know where he had run off to, and now that the crowd had dispersed, he appeared.

Sheng Hanyu smiled and pulled a washboard out from behind his back: "Went to buy this."

Shi Youxuan:...

Shi Ran had never seen a washboard and felt curious: "Dad, what is this?" The little one was very smart; she had tentatively called him "Dad" just now and saw that her mother didn't react, so she prepared to make it a regular, natural occurrence.

"This is called a washboard; one board has two uses..." Sheng Hanyu actually didn't think there was anything inappropriate about explaining a washboard to his daughter in public and prepared to introduce it in detail.

Shi Youxuan interrupted him: "Put it away quickly. If you aren't afraid of losing face, I am."

This guy clearly had bad intentions, specifically taking it out when there were many people around.

"Okay."

Sheng Hanyu was very obedient and put the washboard into the car. Shi Ran didn't need to be told; she had already climbed into the car and sat in the passenger seat.

Shi Youxuan didn't get in; she told the two of them to go back first, as she wanted to go see someone!

Sheng Hanyu: "Get in the car, I'll take you."

Shi Youxuan: "I'm going to see my dad. Are you sure you want to go together?"

Originally, Jian Yixin's wedding had invited Shi Yucheng to come, but Shi Yucheng had politely declined; he only sent a gift in advance, and he himself did not come.

Shi Yucheng had been saying he was recuperating for the past few years, but in reality, he had almost lived like an immortal—having no contact with the human world!

He only wanted to stay in his small courtyard at the nursing home and did not want to step out even once; he would not even attend Jian Yixin's wedding, but all the fresh flowers needed for the wedding were provided by Shi Yucheng.

For Jian Yixin's wedding, he had almost pulled out all the flowers in his garden.

Sheng Hanyu:...

He felt a bit awkward, pursed his lips and chuckled: "Fine, then we will wait for you at home." He knew that Shi Yucheng did not care for him.

Shi Youxuan wanted to correct him, saying that was her home, not his, but there was no point in arguing about this now, so she did not say anything.

Sheng Hanyu drove away, and their daughter waved goodbye to him.

She turned back again.

Jian Yixin and Sheng Zerong were standing at the entrance seeing off guests, and seeing her return, they thought she had left something behind.

She pulled Jian Yixin to one side and asked softly: "Do you know which hospital Yuke is in?"

Jian Yixin stiffened all over; the name Yuke was even more sensitive than Sheng Hanyu, basically counting as a forbidden zone between the two of them.

However, now that Shi Youxuan had suddenly mentioned Yuke, Jian Yixin, being so clever, quickly understood that she had been touched by Bai Xue.

She told Shi Youxuan: "Chengdong Fifth Hospital."

The Fifth Hospital is a psychiatric hospital that is half-treatment and half-nursing; the patients inside have milder symptoms and basically have no violent tendencies.