Chapter 711: Children and Grandchildren Have Their Own Fortunes

"It wasn't Wan'er who said it; I told A Ning." Yixin did not want her mother to continue spouting nonsense.

"You?"

Lady Jian's body swayed.

She could not believe that her daughter had "betrayed" her.

But those few words had indeed come from her daughter's mouth.

Jian Yining: "Mom, you have disappointed me too much. From now on, if there is nothing important, I won't be coming back."

He turned to leave, but Lady Jian grabbed her son, pleading bitterly: "A Ning, I did it all for your own good. Why can't you understand your mother?"

Jian Yining: "You say it's for my own good, but in reality, you are just using the name of doing what's good for us to emotionally blackmail us."

"We are not children anymore; we have grown up. We have our own families and our own lives. You shouldn't overreach and try to control everything..."

As for what else her son said afterward, Lady Jian gradually felt it become blurred and could no longer hear it.

She was tottering.

"Mom, Mom, what's wrong?"

Hospital.

High-end Hospital Ward.

Lady Jian lay on the hospital bed, her face showing an unnatural flush.

She had fainted at home.

At first, her children thought she was repeating her old tricks, faking illness, and no one paid any attention.

It was her husband who realized something was wrong and immediately sent her to the hospital.

Systolic pressure at 220, diastolic at 120.

The doctor said that if she had been sent in any later, it would have been very dangerous, with the possibility of a cerebral hemorrhage at any moment.

Her children were busy running around looking for the best doctors, arranging the best Hospital Ward, and searching everywhere for the best antihypertensive drugs... they just weren't willing to stay with her!

Her daughter-in-law and son-in-law also came, took a polite look, and then left.

As for those people from her maiden family, not a single one came.

It wasn't that they didn't know, but rather they stayed far away, fearing that this matter would implicate them.

Only her husband was by the bedside, asking after her and caring for her meticulously.

"Meizhi, I've booked two cruise tickets. After you are discharged, shall we go travel the world?" Jian Fu held his wife's hand.

Usually, he disliked how she was always bustling about, meddling in everything.

But seeing his wife truly lying on the hospital bed, looking so pitiful, he couldn't bear to blame her for even half a sentence.

"Mm, I'll listen to you."

Two lines of clear tears flowed from Lady Jian's eyes.

She didn't want her husband to see that she was sad, so she covered it up: "The wind is too strong; it got into my eyes."

The windows in the room weren't open, so how could the wind get into her eyes?

Lady Jian was simply too heartbroken.

She felt aggrieved.

She hadn't lived for herself for half her life, and everything she did was wholeheartedly for her children; why couldn't they understand her heart?

Did she have to rip her heart out for them to see?

After decades of marriage, her husband knew exactly what she was thinking.

Jian Fu persuaded his wife: "The children are grown; they have their own lives and their own ideas. We cannot interfere in everything, and it won't work to keep controlling everything like when they were small."

"Controlling more doesn't necessarily mean you can control it well. It's like how you don't like to eat fish; fish is indeed good for the body, but you just don't like it, and you wouldn't force yourself to eat it, would you?"

"But why, then, do you have to force the children to do the things you like?"

If these words had been said at any other time, Lady Jian certainly wouldn't have listened.

But now that she was lying in the hospital bed with only her husband to accompany her, she was able to listen.

"Mm."

Lady Jian suddenly had an epiphany.

Children and grandchildren have their own fortunes.

Once she thought it through and let go of her mental burden, she felt much lighter.

Lady Jian was discharged, the old couple went traveling, and the affairs of the young were left for the young to handle themselves.

Without excessive interference or meddling, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law eased up a lot later on.

Sheng Family.

Dining room.

The table was very lavish; things that grew on mountains, swam in the sea, ran on the ground, and flew in the sky... everything was there.

A beautiful birthday cake was placed in the center, with three candles stuck into it!

Sheng Zichen was three years old!

But he was still just as chubby; the little guy wore a golden birthday crown on his head, closed his eyes, and clasped his two little chubby hands together to make a wish.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, wishing you health and longevity, wishing you eternal happiness..."

"Whoosh!"

The candles were blown out.

Everyone applauded.

"Can I eat now?" The little guy swallowed his saliva.

"Wait a moment."

Shi Youxuan stopped him: "You haven't received your birthday gifts yet, why are you in such a rush to eat? You won't be missing out on anything."

Many times, she wondered.

Do people have past lives?

If they do, then her son must have starved to death in his previous life!

Sheng Zichen showed a deep interest in food, stronger than anyone else.

Everyone presented their gifts in turn.

Grandfather gave a golden rice bowl, and the little guy liked it very much.

Grandmother presented a Bulletproof Vest she had knitted herself, and Sheng Zichen put it on immediately.

Father gave a dictionary, the latest edition.

He didn't even look at it before tossing it to the side.

His eyes were fixed only on the golden, crispy roast duck on the table, and he was anxious: "If we don't eat this duck now, the skin won't be crispy anymore."

Consequently, the healthy tree with a good meaning prepared by his mother, the greeting card his sister had specially drawn for him by hand, and the gift Brother Qi Heng brought from L Country... were all cast aside.

Nothing was more important than eating!

Dinner was served.

The adults drank some wine, while Shi Youxuan and the children drank fruit juice together.

She had no tolerance for alcohol at all and would get drunk after just a little bit.

Sheng Jiang watched the children, liking them more the longer he looked.

It was truly wonderful; wasn't this happy life now exactly the "harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all things" that he had pursued in the beginning?

The old man was right.

Only when a family is harmonious can all things prosper.

But he was also wrong; family harmony is about getting along, not forcing a family to be squeezed together.

Whether or not they live together is not important.

What kind of people one lives with, and whether they can understand each other and live in harmony, is what matters most!

After Sheng Zichen's birthday, it was time for him to go to kindergarten.

Shi Youxuan had worried herself sick over her son starting kindergarten.

News of kindergarteners being abused was not uncommon, and she was terrified that if she sent her son to a bad kindergarten and he was abused, he would be left with psychological trauma.

Moli was so young, and the things she had experienced had already left her with trauma, let alone Sheng Zichen, who was already three years old now.

Shi Youxuan embarked on the long road of choosing a kindergarten for her son.

After much careful selection.

She settled on one—an International Bilingual Kindergarten.

This kindergarten met all the standards for both hardware and software, but the requirements for admission were extremely harsh.

One of the rules was:

Both parents must have a master's degree or higher, otherwise, the child is not allowed to enroll.

Is this going to kindergarten, or is this competing based on one's parents?

Competing is fine, but the problem is that they couldn't win!

Shi Youxuan's educational background was not enough.

She went to find Jian Yining: "Help me get a fake diploma, master's degree, thanks."

Jian Yining: "I can't do that."

Shi Youxuan:...

"It's just a fake diploma, you can't even get that?"

In the past, Jian Yining had helped her get fake diplomas, and it was incredibly easy; never mind diplomas, even identities could be forged.

Jian Yining: "Think about it carefully. Did anyone know you back then? Who doesn't know you now? Your reputation is so loud out there, and you still want to forge a diploma? Was your brain kicked by a donkey?"

Shi Youxuan thought about it carefully, and it really was the case.

There were legends about Shi Youxuan in Jiangzhou.

"Genius Investor."

"Financial Prodigy."

"Golden Finger."

These were all her labels.

The fact that Shi Youxuan never went to college, and even dropped out in middle school, was known to everyone in Jiangzhou.

Now that she was asking Jian Yining to get a fake diploma, it simply wouldn't work.

Never mind a fake one; even if it were real, others would think it was fake if she took it out!

At night.

After her husband got off work, she sat on the bed listlessly, hugging a teddy bear.

"What's wrong with you?"

Her husband reached out and touched her forehead: "You don't have a fever."

"Are you not feeling well?"

Shi Youxuan made a bitter face: "Yes, it's very uncomfortable, and my mood isn't beautiful."

"The International Bilingual Kindergarten requires both parents to have a master's degree to get in; my education isn't enough."

Sheng Hanyu thought something terrible had happened, but after hearing his wife finish, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Just this? It's fine, don't worry, this little matter is nothing at all."