Chapter 876: The Debt of Nurturing and the Debt of Birth

Sheng Hanyu put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said gratefully, "Thank you."

"Get lost!"

Sheng Hanyu:...

Shi Youxuan argued with conviction, "I have one more son; do I need your thanks for that? Go stay somewhere cool."

A family living together relies on affection, not gratitude!

Sheng Aifei performed exceptionally well; not only was he outstanding in his talent showcase, but he also excelled in the area he was least skilled at: interacting with others.

Throughout his self-introduction, he smiled, spoke eloquently, and answered with fluid ease.

This performance took the couple by surprise; there was no need to pull any strings, and he was admitted to the school very smoothly.

This was a good thing and called for a celebration.

Shi Youxuan suggested going to the Resort for a trip.

Sheng Zichen had mentioned it to her several times, but she had rejected him each time, believing the timing wasn't right!

The Resort was exactly the same as the Small Fishing Village; it was inevitable that Sheng Aifei would be reminded of the past and miss his mother when he saw it.

But now that he seemed to have walked out of the shadow of his mother's passing, Shi Youxuan felt it would be fine to take the children there to play.

They arrived at the Resort.

Sheng Aifei got out of the car and froze when he saw the Architecture at the entrance of the village, which was almost identical to that of the Small Fishing Village.

Shi Youxuan thought he was homesick and was just about to go over to comfort him when he suddenly ran back into the car: "I'm not going back, I want to be with you, I don't want to go back."

Shi Youxuan:...

"Xiao Fei, what's wrong?"

"Mom, didn't you say we were a family? You lied to me, you don't treat me like family, you're just like my dead mother, you both want to throw me away, you don't want me..."

Shi Youxuan:...

She suddenly felt very heartbroken.

She had originally thought Sheng Aifei had grown up in his mother's loving care, but the reality seemed not to be the case.

Before Yafei died, she insisted that Sheng Hanyu acknowledge the "illegitimate son"; it wasn't necessarily because she truly wanted to find a good home for the child, but perhaps it was just to disgust her and cause discord between the couple, so she could die with peace of mind!

Shi Youxuan understood Yafei; she was capable of doing such a thing.

Jealousy can truly make a person unrecognizable.

She called her son over and whispered a few words in his ear.

Sheng Zichen also got into the car and put his arm around Sheng Aifei's shoulders to comfort him: "This is still Jiangzhou, not your home; this is a Resort built to look like the Fishing Village, it's not your home."

Sheng Aifei looked up: "Really?"

"Of course it's true, when have I ever lied to you?"

"Mm."

He believed Sheng Zichen's words; Sheng Zichen was Sheng Aifei's best friend, and he believed he would absolutely never lie to him.

"Come on, I'll take you to see it."

The two children ran off hand in hand.

This was indeed not the real Small Fishing Village, and Sheng Aifei's heart was put at ease.

Although it looked similar on the surface, it was still different once you walked inside; no matter how well it was imitated, there was still a difference from the real thing.

The Resort manager arranged rooms for the whole family, and as soon as the accommodation was settled, Sheng Zichen couldn't wait to drag Sheng Aifei to the beach to draw.

The inside was very different from the Fishing Village, but the beach was basically a restoration of the Fishing Village's beach.

This was Sheng Aifei's favorite place.

He used to draw alone on the beach often, but now he had his good brother Sheng Zichen, and the two of them played to their hearts' content.

Shi Youxuan and her husband sat down not far away.

She sighed: "I thought that when Sheng Aifei came home, there was no telling how much trouble these two children would cause, but it turns out they've become the best of brothers and friends; things in this world are truly unpredictable."

Sheng Hanyu:...

He corrected her: "The idiom 'things in this world are unpredictable' is not appropriate here."

Shi Youxuan: "Did you foresee this happening?"

Sheng Hanyu: "I did not."

So she argued with conviction: "Then it is appropriate; things in this world are unpredictable."

Fine, he would stop arguing.

His wife always had her reasons.

Regardless of whether it was reasonable, it could become reasonable after her explanation!

A gentle breeze blew, and the sea breeze brushed against their faces.

Before them was a scene more beautiful than a painting.

The blue sky was like a solid piece of azure gemstone, inlaid with clusters of white clouds.

In the distance, the sea and sky merged into one, while nearby, the waves rolled up clusters of foam, lapping against the white, fine-grained beach.

The two boys used tree branches to draw simple sketches on the beach, accompanied by hearty, happy laughter; the drawings they had just finished soon disappeared under the lapping of the waves.

The two were not discouraged and immediately drew another one on the other side, competing to see who was faster!

In such weather and such scenery, one couldn't recall any unhappy things.

Even the sensitive topic between the two of them didn't seem abrupt at all if brought up now.

Sheng Hanyu: "Wife, I have something I want to ask you."

Shi Youxuan: "Let me guess, I guess you want to ask why I insisted on making Sheng Aifei's identity public at the time, but later let it drop?"

"Yes, that's it."

Regarding that matter back then, he admitted that he was in the wrong.

When he first brought Xiao Fei back, his wife did not agree with Xiao Fei's status as an "illegitimate child" and took the children to run away from home.

In the end, it was he who compromised, and only then did the two of them reconcile.

Sheng Hanyu had originally thought that his wife would definitely disclose at the first opportunity that Xiao Fei was not his illegitimate child, but so much time had passed, yet there had been no movement at all.

This question had been bottled up in his heart for a long time, but he had not dared to ask.

At a time like this, one's spirit is easily relaxed, making it the perfect moment to ask.

His wife glanced at him: "You don't think I've forgotten, do you?"

"I don't."

Indeed, she would not; if Shi Youxuan's memory were to be ranked second, then no one could claim to be first.

"I didn't say anything because I felt that perhaps this is also quite good; life, after all, is not unchanging, it will always give us different surprises. Stagnation is temporary, only change is eternal."

"Principles are not set in stone either; one should analyze specific situations as they arise."

Shi Youxuan spoke with righteous confidence.

Back then, she had been afraid that the status of "illegitimate child" would cause disharmony in the family.

But she had not expected that it would have no negative impact on the children; on the contrary, because the two children believed they were brothers, their relationship had become even closer.

This was something Shi Youxuan had not anticipated.

It was not just her who had not anticipated it; everyone had not expected things to develop this way, but this was a good phenomenon—at least for now, it looked good!

Since the result was good, there was naturally no need for her initial insistence.

The reason was just that simple.

She had no need to concern herself with what Yafei's dying words were, and of course, there was no need to be stubborn about it; there was no meaning in competing to win or lose over such matters.

As long as the result was good, she was the winner!

Sheng Hanyu pulled his wife into his arms: "Wife, do you know? The luckiest thing in my life is marrying you, and the wisest decision I ever made in this life was going to L Country many years ago to disrupt your life..."

The two children were having a wonderful time playing by the seaside.

The couple snuggled together, with endless words to say.

Noon.

The restaurant had already prepared lunch.

Shi Ran called: "Mom, it's time to eat, you two hurry back."