Chapter 850: Different Blooming Seasons for Every Seed

Jin Laoyezi could see that his grandson-in-law was unhappy, but he was not the type to go along with what his grandson-in-law said.

The old man was upright his whole life; he said whatever he thought.

He said, "You can restrict children's hobbies, but one can only achieve twice the result with half the effort by doing what one likes; a twisted melon is not sweet."

Sheng Hanyu: "I sent my son to you two elders with the goal of keeping him away from the kitchen. Zichen is the eldest grandson of the Sheng Family; he is to inherit Dingsheng and carry forward the Sheng Family in the future. He cannot be a cook."

The old man immediately slapped the table: "Why can't he? Do you think your Sheng Family is amazing just because you have money? It's not like there's a throne to inherit; does it really have to be the eldest son and eldest grandson? Can't a girl inherit?"

"Even if you wanted Ranran to inherit, our Ranran might not even be willing. At the very worst, aren't there still the twins? If they aren't willing either, then donate it. A gentleman should view money as dirt."

Sheng Hanyu:...

He was not willing.

It wasn't just that he was unwilling; the entire Sheng Family was unwilling.

Everyone was unable to be that much of a saint.

Even if he was unwilling, he could not start an argument with the old man at the banquet, but the son was his own, and he was the one who made the decisions.

In the evening, when the couple returned to their room, Sheng Hanyu announced to his wife... that's right, not discussed, but announced: "Zichen will stay at home for us to raise personally; he cannot continue living with his great-grandparents."

Originally, the intention was for him to receive some cultural influence and settle his heart.

But the result was that he completely let himself go; this would not do.

Shi Youxuan had no objections; it wasn't that she wanted to plan her son's future career, but rather that she felt it was better for the whole family to be together.

Keeping everyone by her side and waiting until they grew up to discuss the future—giving the children a beautiful childhood now was more important than anything!

Neither of the couple would let Zichen go to A Country again, and Sheng Jiang and his wife were even more in favor of it, raising both hands in agreement.

Sheng Zichen was unwilling; he wanted to leave!

"No, I don't want to stay at home. I want to go to A Country with my great-grandparents."

"What you say doesn't count. You aren't allowed to go anywhere; stay at home."

"Staying at home is fine, but I have conditions: unless you promise me you won't oppose me going to my maternal grandfather's house, and you must also agree to let me enter the kitchen."

Sheng Hanyu's face darkened: "What conditions are you talking about? I am your father; you must listen to me."

Although Jin Laoyezi and his wife really wanted to take Sheng Zichen back to A Country, since the parents and grandparents all wanted to keep the child, it was useless no matter how much the old couple wanted it.

On the day the old couple returned to their country, Sheng Zichen cried as if he were a child being abducted by human traffickers.

"Great-grandparents, take me with you!"

"I don't want to stay at home. I beg you, take me away. I want to go..."

The more he acted like this, the more impossible it was for Sheng Hanyu to let his son disappear from his sight.

He wasn't going anywhere; he would keep him right under his own nose to watch him.

The twins were a month old, and Nianyin and Shi Yuke were also four months pregnant.

The two of them went for prenatal checkups accompanied by their respective family members, and coincidentally, they met at the hospital's obstetrics and gynecology department.

When Shi Yuke saw Ji Yingjie, she wanted to hide. She couldn't say why, but she was very afraid of this woman; she would tremble involuntarily when she saw her!

But Ji Yingjie would not let her have her way.

She let go of Nianyin and deliberately went over to strike up a conversation: "Yo, you're pregnant too? How many months?" Ji Yingjie stared at Shi Yuke's belly with ill intent.

Gu Zhihao shielded his wife: "Four months."

Ji Yingjie squinted her eyes: "Handsome, is the child in her belly yours?"

Gu Zhihao:...

He didn't want to pay attention to her. He remembered the woman in front of him; she had come to the wedding and specifically caused trouble.

Before, he didn't know why, only knowing that she and his wife must have had some entanglement in the past, but later he learned that his wife had done things to wrong her before losing her memory, though she had also received a very severe punishment.

His wife no longer owed her anything.

He said sternly: "Yuke is my wife. I am her man and will be responsible for her. If you want revenge, come at me; I'll take it. But you are not allowed to hurt a single hair on my wife's head, otherwise, I will fight you to the death."

"Heh!"

Ji Yingjie sneered, not looking down on him from the bottom of her heart.

"Just based on you, are you worthy?"

The disparity in strength between the two was too vast; Gu Zhihao had no qualifications to "fight to the death" with her.

"Whether I'm worthy or not, I won't allow you to hurt my wife. Stay away from us."

Gu Zhihao blocked his wife behind him. Regardless of whether his own shoulders were strong enough, he could give his wife enough peace of mind.

"Alright, I'm just joking. Go ahead and get your checkup." Ji Yingjie stepped aside.

Shi Yuke and Nianyin went in one after the other for their checkups. After the checkup, Ji Yingjie went in as well and locked the door.

"What do you mean by this?" the doctor asked, alert.

She didn't waste words, stuffing two heavy gold bracelets into the technician's pocket: "Tell me the gender of the fetuses those two pregnant women were carrying just now."

"No, doing this violates the regulations."

"If you don't tell me, I'll shout it out. Do you believe I can make you lose your job?"

Under Ji Yingjie's coercion and inducement, she obtained the gender of the fetuses in Nianyin's and Shi Yuke's bellies—Nianyin was carrying a boy, and Shi Yuke was carrying a girl.

She was very unhappy, but it was only for a moment.

Evening.

The technician's home welcomed an uninvited guest.

It was actually the woman who had asked about the fetal gender in the morning. The technician was shocked: "How did you find my house?"

Ji Yingjie sneered: "There is nowhere I want to find that I cannot."

The technician handed the gold bracelets over: "Give these back to you."

"I am not here for things; I have come to give you a word of advice, and I will leave once I have said it."

"Next time, no matter who asks, you must say that Yuke is carrying a boy, and Nianyin is carrying a girl; only then can your family be at peace."

As she spoke, she placed two gold bars on the table: "Hush money."

She left immediately after speaking, giving no opportunity for refusal at all.

The Shi Family.

The house was decorated with lanterns and colored streamers, filled with joy and celebration.

Gu Zhihao prepared a table of delicious food to reward his wife.

The doctor said his wife was carrying a male fetus; he had originally been wondering how he could find out the sex of the fetus, and whether he should send some gifts or something.

As it turned out, before he even had a chance to do anything, the doctor took the initiative to call and tell him, and urged him not to tell anyone else.

Both Gu Zhihao and Shi Yucheng felt that Jian Yixin must have spoken to the doctor, which was why the doctor had taken the initiative to tell them.

Because there was no suspicion of any other possibility, they did not think to ask about it.

His father-in-law took the initiative to say that the first child should take the surname Gu, and the second child could then take the surname Shi, which moved Gu Zhihao deeply.

The first one is a boy, after all; he can one hundred percent carry on the family line.

In his hometown, a live-in son-in-law would even have to change his own surname to that of his father-in-law, and would be unable to hold his head up in the village, never able to stand tall for his entire life.

Not only did the Shi Family not require him to change his surname, but his father-in-law treated him as well as a biological son on a daily basis, and even took the initiative to request that the first child take his surname.

Being a live-in son-in-law and still having a son who shares his surname was something Gu Zhihao had never dared to imagine before; now, it felt like a dream.

The Shi Family was filled with joy, and Nianyin's home was likewise filled with laughter and cheer.