Chapter 631: Debt-Free and Lighthearted

"Huh? You aren't planning to quit halfway through, are you?" Lao Shen was unhappy; the work was meant to be done by the two of them together, and one person couldn't do it alone.

If Sheng Jiang quit now, his half-day of work would have been for nothing.

"I'll finish today; I can't let half a day's work go to waste." For Lao Shen's sake, he had to finish today.

Ever since the "Chicken Lays Eggs" incident exploded, Sheng Jiang had experienced many things and had also gained enlightenment on many things.

If it were the past, he would definitely have found all sorts of excuses and shirked responsibility in every way possible.

But not anymore; the current Sheng Jiang understood the meaning of "credibility" and "responsibility"—as long as he promised someone something, he had to do it!

Even if it meant working himself to death, he had to do it.

……

A black Passat slowly drove toward the place where they were working and stopped.

Sheng Hanyu got out of the car: "Dad, come back with me."

"You, why did you come?" Seeing his son, Sheng Jiang felt very uneasy.

He was afraid his son was dissatisfied, afraid his son felt he was losing face for him!

"I have been following you, following you for half a day."

Sheng Jiang: ……

He didn't know why Hanyu wanted to follow him, but he believed he hadn't done anything wrong.

He wasn't stealing or robbing; he was earning money by his own ability, earning as much as his ability allowed—there was nothing shameful about that.

Thinking this way, his back straightened a bit, and his tone became firm: "You go back. I still have half a day's work to finish. I'll take the bus back when I'm done."

"Take him."

Two bodyguards emerged from the car and, without a word, shoved Sheng Jiang into the vehicle.

Lao Shen was terrified; he thought Lao Sheng's enemies had come looking for him, so he didn't dare make a sound, watching as he was taken away.

Sheng Jiang sat in the car, the coolness of the air conditioning making him feel exceptionally comfortable; his whole person seemed to come back to life—this was how a person should live!

But he still insisted on getting out of the car.

"Let me go, I have to finish the remaining work, otherwise Lao Shen won't get the other half of his wages."

Sheng Hanyu told Lao Qi to go settle the wages for that man.

Lao Qi got out of the car, took out a stack of cash, and handed it to Lao Shen: "This is your pay. Go home. Don't come to places like this to find odd jobs in the future. If you have difficulties, you can call our master; he will help you."

Lao Shen: "Who is your master..."

Lao Qi: "He is the person who just worked half a day with you."

He stood there like a wooden chicken, and it took a long time for him to come to his senses; the car had already disappeared, and when he counted the money in his hand, there were a full three thousand yuan.

……

Sheng Family.

Sheng Jiang was still wearing the clothes he used for sifting sand, sitting properly on the living room sofa like a child who had made a mistake.

His son hadn't said a word to him the whole way, and looking at his expression... he couldn't tell anything at all!

"I'm sorry." He apologized.

Sheng Hanyu: "Sorry for what?"

Sheng Jiang: "I made you lose face, but don't worry, I never mentioned outside that you are my son, not a single word."

Sheng Hanyu: ……

He placed a black card on the coffee table, still his usual concise self: "The money from Chicken Lays Eggs has been recovered, returning it to you."

After saying this, he turned and went upstairs.

The test for his father was over.

Sheng Jiang didn't believe it; he thought his son had taken money from the company, so he went upstairs, prepared to return it.

However, after being confirmed repeatedly that it was indeed the money from Chicken Lays Eggs that had been recovered, he gladly accepted it.

Soon, all the clients' losses were repaid!

Sheng Jiang called a family meeting.

The attendees were his wife and his son and daughter-in-law.

In front of his wife, he handed the bank card to his daughter-in-law: "Xuanxuan, this is the money left over after paying everyone back; I'm giving it to you."

"No, I can't take it."

Shi Youxuan hurriedly tried to return it: "This is the money you and Mom worked hard for your whole lives; I can't take it. We earn enough to spend ourselves; you two should keep your own money."

"Do you think it's too little?" Sheng Jiang teased, without a hint of malice.

Shi Youxuan hurriedly denied it: "No, no, how could I think it's too little? I just think that you earning money..." She wanted to say it wasn't easy.

But these were the assets inherited from the Sheng Family, so it didn't seem like it was that difficult.

"You two should keep your own money."

Shi Youxuan was usually sharp-tongued, but today she was at a loss for words.

"Accept it."

Wang Yinghao stuffed the card back into her daughter-in-law's hand: "Just take it. Through this incident, your father has learned his lesson and knows what he can and cannot do. From now on, we two will just enjoy our grandchildren and spend our remaining years in peace."

"It doesn't matter if the money is with us; if someone targets it again, it will be trouble. It's better to leave it with you for peace of mind."

Sheng Hanyu nodded, telling her to accept it.

Since everyone said so, Shi Youxuan accepted it.

……

Qi Heng was making fast progress.

He was now in the same grade as Shi Ran, just in a regular class.

He also wanted to get into the Rocket Class, to be in the same class as Shi Ran.

Shi Ran volunteered to guarantee to Qi Heng: "I will tutor you every day, and I guarantee you will catch up with the Rocket Class's progress within half a year." She was truly too idle.

The Rocket Class couldn't even keep up with Shi Ran's progress; they had set up a small class before, but it was shut down after only a few days because of the incident with Sun Zihan.

Her excess energy could just be used for tutoring Qi Heng!

The two of them walked to school together every day, and after school, they did their homework together when they got home.

Shi Ran focused most of her attention on Qi Heng, so naturally, her concern for her younger brother decreased.

Sheng Zichen was extremely dissatisfied.

He felt that it was the older brother who snatched his sister away, so he was a big bad guy.

The two of them were always doing homework in the courtyard, and he wouldn't make a fuss; taking advantage of when the two were focused on discussing problems, he would quietly steal Qi Heng's notebook, hide it behind his back, and then walk away with his short little legs as if nothing had happened.

Qi Heng discovered that his notebook was missing.

The two of them couldn't find it no matter how they looked, but they didn't pay much mind to it, only assuming it had been accidentally taken by some classmate.

Later, the pen was gone too.

It wasn't an ordinary pen that was gone, but the fountain pen his father had left him.

With his parents not by his side, Qi Heng cherished everything his parents had left behind.

Shi Ran asked him: "Could you have left it at school?"

Qi Heng: "No, I just used it a moment ago; it disappeared in the blink of an eye, this is like seeing a ghost."

He continued to search everywhere.

Shi Ran already understood in her heart.

It wasn't seeing a ghost; it was someone playing tricks.

The person playing tricks couldn't be anyone else; it must be her younger brother, who was acting like he had nothing to do with it while hovering around the two of them!

"Sheng Zichen, come here."

The little guy pretended not to hear and chased after a butterfly: "Fly, fly, together."

Shi Ran: "You are so fat, you can't fly; Sheng Zichen, come here."

He still refused, walking around his sister with a smile: "Hungry, Baobao, go eat."

Shi Ran looked at her chubby younger brother with disdain: "Eat less; if you keep eating, you'll turn into a ball."

"Hmph!"

The little guy didn't like hearing that, rolled his eyes at his sister, and still calmly prepared to go eat.

The plan could not change, no matter what others said.

Sheng Zichen had perfectly inherited this one point of Sheng Hanyu's strengths.

The temperaments and appearances of the two children were quite magical.

Shi Ran looked like her mother, but had her father's temperament.

Sheng Zichen looked like he had been cast from the same mold as Sheng Hanyu, yet his personality was nothing like his at all.

Sheng Hanyu had low requirements for food, was aloof and cold, rarely smiled, and stayed away from women other than his wife.

Yet his son's favorite things were eating delicious food and looking at beautiful women!