Chapter 864: One Mountain Cannot Tolerate Two Tigers

Sheng Hanyu:...

He immediately changed his tune: "Fine, fine, fine, I'll talk about the real issue. I think Xuanxuan is right; we should tell the child about his true origins. It's something he'll have to know sooner or later, and keeping it hidden only causes more problems."

"But Yafei won't let us say it. Yafei said that if the child is told his true origins, she won't be able to die in peace."

Jian Yining: "Then let her die with her eyes open. Why should her selfishness ruin your lives?"

Jian Yining and Shi Youxuan had the same idea.

Sheng Hanyu: "I owe the Ya family."

Jian Yining: "You owe them, you pay them back. Don't drag Xuanxuan into paying it too; she doesn't owe their family anything."

Sheng Zerong stood firmly on his eldest brother's side; no matter what decision his eldest brother made, he supported it.

This was how he supported him: "Don't worry, Eldest Brother. If you can't live at home anymore, just bring Xiao Fei to live at my place."

The way he said this, it sounded as if he were about to end up homeless on the streets.

Jian Yining would not let any opportunity to strike at him pass. He asked: "Brother-in-law, can you be sure my sister is willing to take them in? Or rather, can you make decisions for my sister?"

Sheng Zerong: "I can't, of course I can't guarantee that. In our house, your sister has the final say."

Sheng Hanyu:...

So, was he just talking for nothing?

"Hahahaha..."

Everyone except Sheng Hanyu was laughing. The misery was his own; buddies were just there to be mocked.

Sheng Zerong's support for his eldest brother was limited to moral support and verbal encouragement. As for real power, he had none; his words didn't count!

Sheng Hanyu became a lone wolf. Everyone stood on Shi Youxuan's side, feeling that what he was doing was wrong.

Only when he was truly taking care of the child did he realize: why are children so much trouble?

Sheng Aifei was already considered very sensible and obedient, but there were still many things that required him to do them.

First of all, going to kindergarten was a problem.

Sheng Aifei had never been to kindergarten while in the Small Fishing Village; he was used to running wild and playing, so on the first day he was sent to kindergarten, he got into a fight with another child.

And he beat the other child quite miserably—one punch left the eye socket bruised black and blue.

The parents came knocking, and Sheng Hanyu prepared to solve it with money, but he discovered that money didn't work either!

The child's parents accepted the money, but also demanded that he take them to the hospital for a check-up and that Sheng Aifei apologize to their child.

Everything else was easy to solve, but he adamantly refused to apologize.

He insisted that he was not wrong and that the other child simply deserved a beating.

It infuriated the other child's mother, who was relentless and wouldn't let it go.

Sheng Hanyu was overwhelmed; he was truly not good at handling these matters. In the end, he let Lao Qi handle it, and only then was he able to get away.

Although he had four children, he had never personally taken care of any of them or managed everything for them.

Only when Sheng Aifei caused trouble outside did he realize how hard it was to take care of a child!

Sheng Aifei was expelled from kindergarten.

After returning home, he refused to go again. Whenever kindergarten was mentioned, he would shake his head, and if anyone tried to persuade him further, he would run away!

There was no other way, so he could only stay at home for the time being.

Sheng Hanyu could not avoid going to the company, so the child and Lao Qi stayed at home during the day.

Lao Qi was a man and not good at taking care of children. As long as the child didn't go hungry, he would serve the three daily meals and then go off to play games.

Xiao Fei was bored, so he would sneak outside to play.

The courtyard, which had originally been opened up, now had a narrow fence wall less than a meter high separating the middle.

This fence wall was put up by Sheng Jiang to show their determination to draw a line with their son.

This height meant nothing at all to Xiao Fei. He found it fun to jump from this side to that side, and then from that side back to this side.

"Wild child, who told you to jump over here? Get lost back to where you came from." Sheng Zichen returned from kindergarten, happened to see him jumping back and forth, and immediately rushed over to stop him.

"Who are you calling a wild child? I'm not a wild child! I have a dad."

Sheng Aifei put his hands on his hips, his eyes wide and round, shouting righteously at Sheng Zichen.

Back in the Fishing Village, he was often called a "wild child" by other kids. That was the most vicious insult he could think of, bar none.

But now it was different; he had a dad.

Why should he still be called a "wild child"?

"So what if I call you that? You are a wild child, you just are, you just are, you just are."

"I'm not."

"You are!"

The two children started arguing in the courtyard.

"Eldest Young Master, come back. If the Madam sees you, she'll scold you," the driver reminded him.

However, Sheng Zichen, who was in the heat of the argument, couldn't hear a word the driver said and continued to argue with the "wild child."

"You have no mother and no father, if you're not a wild child, then what are you? If you don't have a father, go steal someone else's father. Pfft! Shameless."

"Before you came, my mom and dad's relationship was especially good. Since you, this wild child, came, my mom doesn't even pay attention to my dad anymore. It's all your fault. Get out of my house, go back to wherever you came from..."

Sheng Zichen perfectly inherited Shi Youxuan's sharp tongue; most people were no match for him when it came to arguing and bickering.

Sheng Aifei came from the Fishing Village, and arguing was not his strong suit. His only way of resolving conflicts was usually to use his hands!

If he could use his hands, he would never argue.

He jumped over from the other side of the fence and grabbed Sheng Zichen by the neck: "You are not allowed to say any more. I won't allow you to scold me again."

"What are you doing? Stop!"

Shi Youxuan and Lao Qi discovered it at the same time and hurriedly came over to pry his hands apart.

"Wah..."

Sheng Zichen threw himself into his mother's arms: "Mom, make him leave, make him leave! He almost choked me to death just now, boo-hoo-hoo-hoo..."

"Let Mom see."

Shi Youxuan checked her son's neck; there were no handprints, but Sheng Zichen's little face was flushed red from crying, tears streaming down one after another, and he soon became breathless from sobbing, truly looking as if he had been greatly frightened.

"Mom, I'm scared. Take me away, let's go live at Grandpa's house. If I stay at home, my life is in danger at any moment. It's too terrifying, wah—" Sheng Zichen wailed loudly, his voice deafening.

Shi Youxuan felt very uncomfortable inside.

Must she sacrifice her own child just to accommodate someone else's? No, she could not do it.

The living room.

The family, who had not been reunited for half a month, was now gathered in the living room again, but it was not filled with laughter as usual; it was a negotiation scene.

Wang Yinghao ordered her son with a firmness she had never shown before: "You must send that child away immediately, send him to a boarding school, and we will pay the tuition."

Sheng Hanyu: "I can."

"Zichen, come here for a moment."

"What for?" Shi Youxuan held her son close and did not let go.

Having been husband and wife for so many years, she knew what Sheng Hanyu was thinking.

Sure enough, Sheng Hanyu said: "He needs to go apologize to Xiao Fei for his inappropriate words and actions today."

"My son was almost choked to death, and he still has to apologize to him?" Shi Youxuan was furious.

"Sheng Hanyu, are you even Sheng Zichen's father? Isn't your favoritism going a bit too far? I can acknowledge your guilt toward Yafei, but please have some principles as a person; don't go too far."

"An apology is impossible. If anyone is going to apologize, it should be that child apologizing to Zichen."

"Xuanxuan, you cannot do this; you don't know the truth of the matter..."