Chapter 628: Transformation

Sheng Hanyu: "It's good now, if only it could stay like this forever, but I don't know how long it can last." This matter is not his fault; they say it is easier to change rivers and mountains than a person's nature, and it is very difficult to completely change a person's temperament.

Unless one can encounter an event that particularly shakes the soul, shattering and rebuilding all of the person's original values, otherwise it simply cannot change.

Shi Youxuan rolled into her husband's arms with a smile, rubbed her head against his chin, and acted like a spoiled child: "Husband, I didn't listen to what you told me before you left..."

"You intervened?" Sheng Hanyu, being such a smart person, understood immediately.

"Yes."

Shi Youxuan admitted frankly: "I didn't just intervene, I managed it from beginning to end, so what?"

Sheng Hanyu knew the answer; it turned out that all of this was his wife's credit.

He was very happy in his heart, but looked annoyed on the surface.

"Alright then, you didn't listen to me, let's see how I punish you?"

The so-called "punishment" was tickling her.

Shi Youxuan was ticklish all over; she feared this tactic the most and begged for mercy repeatedly: "I was wrong, please spare me."

"Tell me, what did you do wrong?"

"I shouldn't have meddled in other people's business."

Sheng Hanyu:...

The result was that not only did she not get "forgiven," but she was "punished" even more.

The next day.

Shi Youxuan stood in front of the full-length mirror, complaining with a bitter face: "You jerk Sheng Hanyu, how do you expect me to go out and see people looking like this?" The two of them had overexerted themselves last night.

Her neck was covered in hickeys, so dense that even high-collared clothes couldn't hide them.

Sheng Hanyu said domineeringly: "If you can't see people, then don't; stay in the room and keep me company."

Shi Youxuan:...

Forget it.

She shouldn't have asked.

She rummaged through the wardrobe to find the highest-collared garment, then washed her face, applied makeup, and put on thick concealer...

When the two went downstairs for breakfast, they did not see Sheng Jiang at the breakfast table.

Shi Youxuan instructed her daughter: "Ranran, go upstairs and call Grandpa down for breakfast."

Shi Ran said: "Grandpa went to work, he left half an hour ago."

"Work? Today isn't the day to pay back money either, what work is he going to?" Shi Youxuan was puzzled.

Last time, Sheng Jiang sold his equity and repaid a large sum of money, but there was still a small portion left unpaid.

He asked everyone to give him some time to pay it back slowly, promising that he would definitely compensate everyone for their losses.

His attitude of selling his house, selling calligraphy and paintings, selling equity, and selling everything of value to pay back the money moved everyone!

Zhu Xingye had run away with the money, but Sheng Jiang did not run.

He also did not shirk responsibility, taking on all the debts by himself; everyone believed in his integrity and agreed to let him pay it back slowly.

Lose in the east, gain in the west.

What Sheng Jiang did not expect was that while he lost all his property, he gained respect and trust he had never received before.

He found a job as a Security Guard in the residential complex where he used to live; today was his first day of work, and he was truly preparing to pay it back slowly.

Shi Youxuan opened her mouth wide in shock upon hearing that her father-in-law was working as a Security Guard, forgetting to close it for a long time.

Working as a Security Guard to pay off debts?

Although it was paying it back slowly, this was too slow!

How long would it take to pay it all off?

"Mom, you call Dad..." She wanted to tell the truth.

The money that was swindled away by Zhu Xingye back then was now in her husband's hands; they could just take it out to pay everyone back, and return the rest to her father-in-law.

That would save him from going out to work as a Security Guard.

Her father-in-law usually valued face the most; now he could actually think of going to work as a Security Guard for others, had he completely abandoned his face?

But halfway through her sentence, her foot was kicked by her husband, meaning for her not to speak.

Thus, Shi Youxuan's words, already halfway out, were forcibly changed into something else: "You call Dad, tell him not to be too tired while at work, and to eat well at noon."

"Alright!"

Wang Yinghao did not notice the small movements between her son and daughter-in-law; instead, she was very happy to see that they were not acting strangely.

They had originally worried that Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan would feel embarrassed about him going out to work as a Security Guard; since they didn't think so, that was for the best.

Lady Qi came to visit with a request.

Her husband returned to the country and became the Vice President, and she would return as the Vice President's Wife, but the couple decided to leave Qi Heng in Jiangzhou.

Qi Heng was still young and needed someone to look after him.

It was no problem for servants to take care of daily life, but regarding the child's education, the couple did not feel at ease leaving their son to servants.

So she came this time to entrust her son to the Sheng Family!

But a child is not a cat or a dog, where having a place to stay and food to eat is enough.

There were too many things involved here.

Lady Qi said to Shi Youxuan: "Xuanxuan, I don't need to be polite when talking to you, and I won't hide it from you either; although our family looks like we are flying high and flourishing now, and my husband has also taken a high position."

"But there are still crises lurking everywhere in L Country; who knows when my husband and I might be... We don't care, but I really don't want to let the child worry and be afraid with us..."

Lady Qi spoke plainly to an understanding person.

In front of outsiders, she would always say that she wanted her son to receive the best education in Jiangzhou and learn the advanced ideas here.

But in reality, the biggest concern was the fear that it would not be safe in the country!

"That's fine, let A Heng stay; I will treat him just like my own child," Shi Youxuan agreed immediately.

In fact, she had already known about this matter before Lady Qi arrived.

Before Sheng Hanyu returned to the country, Qi Xiansheng had spoken to him, and the couple had already discussed it and decided to agree to it.

They genuinely liked the child Qi Heng, and since he was a childhood friend of Shi Ran, living in the house would also give the two of them company on their way to and from school.

Lady Qi returned to the country, and Qi Heng officially moved into the house.

Fearing that he would miss his parents, Shi Youxuan tried her best to give him preferential treatment in every aspect.

The flavors of the meals were primarily based on L Country.

When going out to buy clothes for the children, she let Qi Heng choose first.

Shi Ran was sensible and wouldn't say anything, but Sheng Zichen was unhappy!

The little guy felt that the brother who had suddenly popped up in the house had snatched away his affection.

Before his brother arrived, he was the one the family liked the most; whether it was something delicious or something fun, they would always think of him first, and he had already gotten used to that.

Now, the first person they thought of was actually someone else; no, he would not allow it.

The little guy hated Qi Heng and started making trouble.

He would drink half of his yogurt and smear the remaining half on Qi Heng's schoolbag!

The little guy who did the bad deed even pretended to be innocent.

Staring with his round, black-grape-like eyes, he looked at Qi Heng and asked, "Brother, is it pretty?" "Pretty" meant beautiful.

Qi Heng:...

Shi Ran twisted the little guy's ear, dragged him in front of the mirror, smeared the remaining yogurt all over his clothes, and imitated Sheng Zichen's tone: "Little brother, is it pretty?"

Aside from eating, Sheng Zichen's biggest hobby was being vain.

This piece of clothing was new, and before he had even had much time to admire himself in it, it had been dirtied by his older sister.

"Wah—"

"Wah wah—"

"Wah wah wah—"

This was a genuine cry, with a huge volume, and the sound spread throughout the entire house.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Wang Yinghao hurried out of her room.

Sheng Zichen pointed at his sister and complained: "Sister is bad, bad bad, Baobao is beautiful, not pretty... wah—"

The little brother had accused him first, but Shi Ran was no pushover either.

She pointed at Qi Heng's schoolbag: "This little rascal deliberately drank half of his yogurt and smeared the rest on someone else's schoolbag, and then asked if it was pretty? I used the same method to deal with him, and he cried so aggrievedly, not being reasonable at all."