Chapter 60: A Perfect Match

But Jiang Yadan was overjoyed; whether the return gift was of equal value or not didn't matter, what mattered was Wang Yingzhi's attitude.

Jiang Yadan: "In-law, please don't be so polite, there's no need for a return gift."

Wang Yingzhi: "It's necessary, it's necessary. You came here today because you have something on your mind, right? Stay for lunch, and we can talk it over slowly." She wasn't stupid; she could tell from the value of the gift that Jiang Yadan not only had something on her mind, but that it was no small matter.

Jiang Yadan said vaguely: "It's nothing much, I just wanted to come and see you. I originally wanted to bring Yuke along too, but I was afraid it would be too abrupt..."

Wang Yingzhi was no fool; hearing this, she understood. So, seeing that Hanyu wasn't blind, they wanted to have Shi Yuke remarry him.

She was furious at first, thinking to herself: what were they doing earlier?

Our family didn't look down on your humble background, yet you dared to look down on my son?

Now that you regret it and want to climb the social ladder, it's too late.

So she darkened her face: "Since you knew it would be abrupt, it was right not to bring her. You didn't think much of my son back then, and now you regret it, right?"

Jiang Yadan hurriedly explained: "That's not it, in-law. There's a misunderstanding here, and I came today just to clear it up."

"It's like this: originally, it was Yuke who was supposed to marry, but Shi Youxuan has been spoiled since she was a child. She also took a fancy to the Eldest Young Master of the Sheng family, and if we didn't let her marry him, she would make a scene..."

Jiang Yadan attributed everything Shi Yuke had done to Shi Youxuan.

Anyway, the fool had been missing for so long that even if she were made to take the blame, no one would know. Jiang Yadan's lies were full of holes, but Wang Yingzhi didn't notice.

She believed it.

Wang Yingzhi also had her own calculations. She figured that this matter was the Shi family's fault to begin with, and since the Shi family was of humble origin and low status, if Shi Yuke really became her daughter-in-law, she would be easy to manipulate in the future.

In any case, Hanyu had to marry a wife; she couldn't let a fool keep occupying the title of Eldest Young Mistress.

If another high-born lady like Jian Yixin came along, she would never have a chance to get ahead for the rest of her life.

Thinking this way, the expression on her face softened, and she smiled: "So that's how it is. Bring Yuke over to see me some day. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting the number one beauty of Jiangzhou yet."

Seeing that there was a chance, Jiang Yadan immediately grabbed her hand affectionately: "In-law, you flatter our Yuke too much. What number one beauty? She can't compare to you when you were young... How about this? There's no time like the present; I've booked a place at the Ginza Building for tomorrow, please do me the honor."

"How could I be so bold? I should be the one hosting..." Wang Yingzhi said hypocritically.

The two chatted more and more congenially, feeling as if they had met too late.

By the time Jiang Yadan took her leave, the two had basically reached a consensus: Shi Yuke was internally designated as Sheng Hanyu's next wife.

When the Sheng Family Old Master learned the news that his eldest grandson had been faking blindness, his first reaction wasn't joy, but fury!

He "slapped" the newspaper in his hand onto the table and shouted outside: "Prepare the car, I'm going out."

When the Old Master's Mercedes approached the Villa, Sheng Hanyu hadn't woken up yet.

The housekeeper had a bodyguard rush to tell the Eldest Young Master, while she went out to greet him: "Greetings, Chairman. What wind blew you here so early in the morning?"

The Old Master swept a cold glance at her: "You've become quite capable now. Such a big thing as the Eldest Young Master's eyes being fine, and you hid it from me? Maybe you should be the one running the Sheng Family from now on."

The housekeeper shuddered.

"Please don't be angry, this matter, this matter..." She wanted to explain, but gritted her teeth: "I have known about this all along. The Eldest Young Master has had a very difficult time, and he had no other choice."

The Old Master was so angry he puffed out his cheeks: "He's had a difficult time, so I've had an easy one? I'm at my age, holding down the fort at the company, while he hides here for five years of leisure. It was all you people egging him on. When I'm in a bad mood one day, I'll fire all of you."

He said "one day," not that he was firing the housekeeper right now, which meant it was fine!

"Please calm your anger and taste the Longjing tea the Eldest Young Master just acquired. He only got one jin, and he didn't even dare to drink a drop, saving it all for you..."

The Old Master's anger subsided a little.

Both grandfather and grandson loved drinking tea, and every time Sheng Hanyu got good tea, he would save it for the Old Master.

When Sheng Hanyu was woken up by the bodyguard, he was still very sleepy, but he became instantly alert upon hearing that the Old Master had arrived.

"Where is Grandfather?"

The bodyguard handed him his coat and said: "The housekeeper took the Chairman to the Study and told me to come and inform you."

Sheng Hanyu stood in front of the desk, his eyes bright and piercing.

The Old Master had been staring at his eyes for at least ten minutes; the tea on the table had gone cold, and he hadn't taken a single sip!

"Tell me, did your eyes get better later, or were they always fine?"

Sheng Hanyu: "They were always fine."

"Clang!"

The teapot flew past him, smashed against the door, and fell to the floor, shattering with a "crash—"

The Old Master's eyes widened in rage: "Always fine? If they were always fine, why didn't you take over the company instead of hiding in this place to enjoy yourself? Am I the grandfather, or are you?"

"You are the grandfather." Sheng Hanyu lowered his head and eyes submissively.

The Old Master began to set a trap for his grandson: "Then does what I say still count?"

Sheng Hanyu felt something was wrong, but he couldn't refuse to answer this, so he replied honestly: "It counts."

"Good."

In his fury, the Old Master's tone instantly calmed down: "Tomorrow you will take the position of General Manager of the company; the appointment letter will be delivered this afternoon."

"I won't go."

The Old Master widened his eyes, his volume rising again: "Sheng Hanyu, do you think I'm easy to talk to, huh? Do you still acknowledge me as your grandfather or not? If you acknowledge me, go be this General Manager; if you don't, then don't go."

Sheng Hanyu knew exactly why his grandfather had come today; he had been prepared for a long time.

Seeing this, he asked calmly: "If I become General Manager, what about Sheng Yukai?"

The Old Master paused: "You are both General Managers. What happened in the past was so long ago, and since your eyes are fine, you should let go of what needs to be let go. You are all one family; harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all things."

It was the same old talk again.

Sheng Hanyu's heart and voice were both cold: "I cannot let it go. If you want me to be General Manager, then cast Sheng Yukai out of the family, or else you must pretend not to see whatever I do to him. If you can't do that, I would rather leave with nothing; everything in the Sheng Family has nothing to do with me."

The Old Master was so angry his hands trembled: "Hanyu, why can't you think of the big picture? Jian Yixin is an outsider; A Kai is your own brother."

Sheng Hanyu: "I only have one younger brother, Sheng Zerong; the rest ceased to exist five years ago."

The grandfather and grandson parted on bad terms in the Study, and in the end, the old man returned home disappointed.

Sheng Hai's private residence outside.

The couple used the excuse of visiting Bai Xue's maiden home in the morning, but in reality, they went to a Villa they had just purchased last year.

In recent years, Sheng Yukai had been in charge of the company, skimming off plenty of profits both openly and secretly, and had also accumulated many good things; it was inconvenient to keep them at the main residence, so he secretly bought a Villa outside to store them all.

The people most affected by the news in the newspaper were Sheng Hai, his wife, and Sheng Yukai.

So, the family of three came here to discuss what to do next.

Sheng Hai asked his son: "That person won't have any issues, right? Was everything handled cleanly?"

Sheng Yukai had just returned from outside, the sweat on his forehead not yet dry, and seeing his father ask, he immediately replied: "Don't worry, Dad, I personally put him on the plane; I reckon he's over the Pacific Ocean by now."

The couple finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Xue handed her son a cup of tea: "A Kai, drink some water and rest; look at how tired you are."

"Thank you, Mom."

Sheng Yukai took the tea and drank it in one gulp; he was indeed parched.

The fewer people who knew about this kind of thing, the better, so he didn't even use a driver.

Picking someone up outside the residential complex and then sending them away—everything was done personally, just like that time five years ago!

Only this time it was more covert, more careful, and would not leave anyone the slightest handle.

"Sheng Hanyu isn't blind; he deceived everyone for five years," Sheng Hai said.