Chapter 311

Hearing Yan Bu Gui's words, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but snort coldly, exchanging a glance with Yi Zhonghai.

Yan Bu Gui: "Oh, right, right, right, settling accounts, speaking of settling accounts."

"My spouse gave me a bill."

"As it turns out, this is an emotional investment by Teacher Ran."

Hearing this, Liu Haizhong looked at Yi Zhonghai with a smug expression and said:

"Do you see? Do you see?"

Saying this, he pointed at Yan Bu Gui and continued:

"We're in the same boat."

"Didn't I just mention emotional investment?"

"Right?"

"Even Old Yan understands emotional investment."

"Old Yi, you're falling behind—when you've got nothing to do, stop wandering aimlessly; you need to study more to keep up with the times and the trend."

Yi Zhonghai hummed and said nothing.

Liu Haizhong pointed at Yan Bu Gui and said:

"Old Yan, you continue."

Yan Bu Gui nodded and said: "As for Teacher Ran, I still know her fairly well."

"A good person, gentle and kind, very pure."

"But after she went to Gangdao, I lost track."

"Maybe she was tainted by Gangdao's big dye vat."

"Anyway, whenever I think about it now, her intentions are so vicious."

"Just when Shazhu and Qin Huairu were discussing marriage, she suddenly appeared and barged in."

"It's obvious she must have long known that Shazhu was going to marry Qin Huairu, right?"

"Otherwise, how could she choose to show up at this time?"

"If it weren't for her, Shazhu would have already gotten his certificate with Huairu."

"But I guess she might also be coming to inquire about Shengli's news."

Yi Zhonghai, hearing this, said unhappily:

"How did we drag Shengli into this again?"

Yan Bu Gui: "Shengli is a talented young man; if I were a woman I'd like him too, right?"

"Why didn't Teacher Ran look for Shengli before?"

"That's because she thought Shengli was already married while she was single."

"Now it's fine—she's been married and divorced, so she wants to inquire about Shengli."

Yi Zhonghai: "Enough, if you keep talking about Shengli like that I'll get angry with you."

"What does this have to do with Shengli?"

"Shengli and Xiao Juan are doing well together."

Yan Bu Gui: "Okay, okay, okay, let's not talk about Shengli."

"Actually, why am I saying this?"

"Aren't we analyzing the problem now?"

"Then we must analyze the problem from its root."

"First, Teacher Ran's biggest investment is something money can't buy."

"You, Shazhu, don't you want a son?"

"Fine, I'll bring one over."

"Don't rush, of course—I know Shazhu has always treated Bang Geng as his son, right?"

Saying this, he pointed at Bang Geng and continued:

"Hey, Bang Geng, the problem lies with you."

Bang Geng asked with a gloomy face: "How is the problem with me?"

Yan Bu Gui: "Look, you haven't realized it yet."

"Bang Geng, ask yourself honestly: over these years, from childhood to now, from the time you could remember, how has Shazhu treated you?"

Bang Geng thought and said: "Very well."

Yan Bu Gui slapped his thigh and said: "Right, very well."

"The better Shazhu treats you, the more unbalanced he feels inside."

"Why say that?"

"Because over these years you've been indifferent to Shazhu, treating him like an enemy when you see him, right?"

Bang Geng: "Well, I don't want to be like that either."

Saying this, he glanced at Qin Huairu.

He very much wanted to say that it was all Qin Huairu forcing him.

Qin Huairu hurriedly said: "Bang Geng, let the past be past."

"Don't overthink it; from today on, you should treat Shazhu well—can you do that?"

Bang Geng nodded and said: "I can do that."

"As long as you say how, I'll do it."

Bang Geng felt dissatisfied inside, but he also didn't want to vent in front of outsiders.

Qin Huairu looked toward Yan Bu Gui and said, "San Da Ye, please continue."

Yan Bu Gui: "Although Shazhu has always treated Bang Geng as his son, Bang Geng regards him as an enemy."

"Even someone with the best temper will feel stifled, will have anger in their heart; this is quite normal, right?"

"And at this time, Teacher Ran appeared, bringing along a son."

"Let's not first say whether this son is born of Teacher Ran and Shazhu."

Hearing this, Qin Huairu couldn't help but frown and asked:

"You suspect that Teacher Ran's son is born of Shazhu?"

Yan Bu Gui: "This can't really be called suspicion."

"I'm just analyzing, laying out all possibilities, right?"

"Even if it's not Shazhu's son, how old is Shazhu?"

"Moreover, he was injured there; the doctor said back then that Shazhu very likely cannot father children."

"You all remember this, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other and nodded.

Yan Bu Gui: "This is the problem: if Shazhu also believes he cannot have children, and even that function cannot be used."

"Hey, don't stare; this possibility really exists."

"After all, he was injured there."

Liu Haizhong: "Then, why does he still want to get married?"

Yan Bu Gui: "If he didn't want to, wouldn't that just mean you all saw that his... thing doesn't work?"

"So, only Shazhu knows about this."

"If that's really the case, then given that Bang Geng treats him as an enemy, does he want Teacher Ran's son to be his son?"

"Adding Teacher Ran, buy one get one free — no, marry one get one free — what reason does he have not to be happy?"

"This way it solves the wife problem and gives him a son — perfect."

"Right? This is the first round."

"Next comes the second round, that is, the second investment."

"They neither hummed nor hawed, nor did they come to this courtyard."

"Outside, they quietly got tired of that Shazhu."

"But this is not the key to the problem."

Saying this, Yan Bu Gui pointed at Qin Huairu and continued:

"This, in front of the child..."

"However, it's also fine."

"In front of the child, we've already said our piece up to here."

"Let's just speak openly, okay?"

Qin Huairu hummed and said nothing.

Yan Bu Gui continued: "Regarding Shazhu, concerning you and Teacher Ran..."

"Actually, he has always been wavering, hesitating."

"One side is your feelings over many years, the other side is Teacher Ran."

"You two each have your own advantages."

"You, Qin Huairu, know Shazhu inside out, with all those years of feeling."

"But Teacher Ran also has advantages: being young and beautiful. Of course, you Qin Huairu are also beautiful, but you must admit you are several years older than Teacher Ran, right?"

"Moreover, in terms of attire, you Qin Huairu truly cannot compare to Teacher Ran."