Chapter 599: The Bitter-Meat Trick

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat together, and Wang Yinghao told Shi Youxuan about her husband's recent changes.

She said she had never seen him look so spirited and confident.

Sheng Jiang felt bitter inside; others might not understand, but she could.

He had been an honest man his whole life, timid and afraid of trouble, never daring to take responsibility.

But he wasn't at peace with it; he also wanted to make a change, but his ability didn't allow for it.

However, now that he finally had this opportunity, Sheng Jiang felt he had met a benefactor in his life, and his whole person had become vibrant and motivated.

He could talk endlessly all night long to his wife about his plans, his "grand strategies."

Although she didn't understand much of it, Wang Yinghao was moved by his spirit; she loved seeing her husband look so confident, so she had to support him, unconditionally!

And then there was the reason why the company's opening had to be celebrated for three days.

It was because when Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan held their wedding, he had wanted to hold a grand one in Jiangzhou, but it hadn't gone as he wished.

Although holding the wedding on the Island was also grand and romantic, those romance and emotions belonged to the young people; because it wasn't held in Jiangzhou, Sheng Jiang stubbornly believed it didn't count.

Later, when Sheng Zichen had his full-month celebration, it still wasn't a grand affair.

Sheng Jiang had told his wife more than once that he had never succeeded in doing the things he wanted to do in this life.

When he was young, he didn't dare to have ideas; when he grew up, he was suppressed. Others sighed as they grew old that time passed too quickly and the good times were gone forever, but only he was rejoicing—rejoicing that it was finally his turn to be the master and call the shots!

However, this hope was shattered once again.

It was the first time Shi Youxuan learned that her wedding and Zichen's full-month celebration not being done according to her father-in-law's wishes had actually caused him such a great impact!

One has to say, the thought process of an honest man is indeed different from that of an ordinary person.

Interfering with others didn't work, and it actually caused him psychological trauma?

But thinking back, now that they were opposing the grand company celebration, was that also interfering with her father-in-law's legitimate rights?

Shi Youxuan finally decided—let him be.

She said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, please tell Dad that we aren't opposing him, we're just afraid he's being used. Now everyone thinks the company Dad opened belongs to Hanyu, and Dad won't let us intervene; if there's trouble, it won't be good for anyone."

A very normal sentence.

Her mother-in-law was also a reasonable person and readily agreed: "Alright, I'll tell him."

However...

Sheng Jiang went on a hunger strike.

He was very dissatisfied with his daughter-in-law, thinking that while she spoke nicely, she was still interfering with him!

Sheng Jiang thought: So what if I borrowed my son's name?

He is my son, and I didn't use your funds; I just used his place and his name, it's not like it'll cost anyone a pound of flesh.

Shi Youxuan's good intentions were not only taken as ill-will by her father-in-law, but he also formed an even worse impression of her.

Sheng Jiang didn't dare to go argue with his daughter-in-law, so he went on a hunger strike.

Everyone ate dinner together, and Shi Ran went to call her grandfather for dinner as usual, but she came back alone.

"Where is Grandpa?" Shi Youxuan asked, puzzled.

Shi Ran looked troubled: "Grandpa said he won't eat, and that he might as well starve to death." It wasn't that she wanted to say it, but Sheng Jiang had specifically instructed her to say this in front of her mom and dad.

Wang Yinghao came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of soup and happened to hear her granddaughter's words.

She placed the soup bowl on the table and said to the two of them: "You two eat first, I'll go call him."

After her mother-in-law left, Shi Youxuan whispered to Sheng Hanyu: "Want to make a bet? Do you guess Mom can call Dad over? I bet she can't; Dad will make you go over."

Sheng Hanyu:...

"I'm not betting with you."

There's no suspense at all, right?

It will definitely be that result.

A bitter-meat trick, that's all.

Sheng Jiang had lived with Wang Yingzhi for decades and had been assimilated by her quite a bit.

This trick was one Wang Yingzhi used to use, and both of them were more than used to it.

"President Sheng, is this interesting? You want to win if you bet with me, right? And who was it that told me that home is a place for feelings, not for logic? Why do you have to be so clear-headed at home? What would happen if you lost a bet once..."

Shi Youxuan forced her husband to bet with her; the matter that was originally quite infuriating became less so after she messed around like this.

Sheng Hanyu compromised: "Fine, I bet Mom will bring Dad over."

After a long while, Wang Yinghao returned alone, looking troubled: "Hanyu, go over after you finish eating; your father is looking for you."

Sheng Hanyu: "Mm."

After dinner, Sheng Hanyu went straight back to his room.

Shi Youxuan reminded her husband: "Didn't Dad ask you to go over?"

Sheng Hanyu: "I'm not going. If he wants to starve himself, let him; let's see how long he can keep it up."

He didn't keep it up for long.

The hunger strike was just to scare people; he didn't even last an hour before Sheng Jiang took the initiative to come find his son.

Shi Youxuan didn't know what the father and son said outside, and she didn't want to know, but when her husband returned, his face could not hide his anger.

"Don't go to the second day of the opening ceremony tomorrow." He said angrily, then added: "And don't stay at home; go out shopping, get a beauty treatment with friends, or go traveling."

Shi Youxuan:...

The next day.

It was the grandest day of Sheng Jiang's company opening ceremony, with a press conference held and celebrities hired as spokespeople.

The celebrity hired was—Wang Bingbing!

Shi Youxuan only found out that Wang Bingbing was the celebrity endorsing Sheng Jiang's company when Jian Yixin called her.

Yesterday, having received instructions from Shi Youxuan and Sheng Hanyu, very few people went today; everyone declined using various excuses, but Sheng Zerong could not decline.

He is Sheng Jiang's nephew, and he is also gentle and easy to talk to; Sheng Jiang called him repeatedly to tell him to go, so he had no choice but to go.

As a result, when he arrived and looked, the celebrity spokesperson his uncle had invited was actually Wang Bingbing.

He knew, which meant Jian Yixin knew; after Jian Yixin learned that Wang Bingbing was endorsing Sheng Jiang's company, the first thing she did was call Shi Youxuan to ask if she knew about this matter.

"Xuanxuan, do you know who the spokesperson for Uncle's company is?"

Shi Youxuan: "Who is it?"

Jian Yixin: "You really don't know? Wang Bingbing, she has returned from A Country."

After hearing this, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Her father-in-law invited Wang Bingbing to be the company spokesperson; it couldn't be because he was angry about yesterday's events, as such a thing would have been decided long ago, yet it was kept completely hidden.

Wang Bingbing's impure intentions toward Sheng Hanyu are not a secret in Jiangzhou.

With so many celebrities, why couldn't they find someone else to endorse it?

They just had to invite Wang Bingbing.

She was truly angry.

"Xuanxuan, are you listening?" Jian Yixin knew that telling her would make her angry, but she would have to know about this sooner or later.

Knowing late is not as good as knowing early.

Shi Youxuan: "Mm, I'm listening."

Jian Yixin: "What do you want to do? You don't need to be polite with me, Xuanxuan. If it's inconvenient for you to step forward yourself, just say the word, and I can make it so Wang Bingbing can't stay in Jiangzhou, or..."

She paused slightly, then said: "Making the opening ceremony unable to proceed is also not difficult to arrange."

She knew Shi Youxuan's temper.

She does not tolerate any sand in her eyes, and even less will she watch others disgust her.

Jian Yixin guessed that Shi Youxuan would likely stir up some trouble, and she was willing to be her pawn.