Chapter 37 Grandpa supports you Shen Manzhi inherited a stunningly beautiful face from her mother. People in the world could slander her reputation, but no one ever judged her appearance.
Mr. Qin looked away, narrowed his eyes and recounted the past.
"Your mother was stunningly beautiful when she was young. On the day Shen Duanwen married her, every media in Huaicheng reported that they were a match made in heaven..."
He paused here and said, "You have never met anyone from your mother's family, right?"
Shen Manzhi shook his head, his eyelashes trembling slightly. Her mother left early, and she didn't understand many things at that age.
Until Xie Yulan came to Shen's house, she always told her over and over again: Your mother is a poor person that no one wants. You will not have a mother in the future, so just think of me as your mother, okay?
At that time, Xiao Manzhi didn't understand how this felt, so he just shook his head and went to find his father crying.
When she grows up a little, she won't cry anymore, she will just be silent.
In high school, she became domineering and no longer a soft persimmon who could be manipulated, so Xie Yulan stopped mentioning her.
But she has never met Zhan Meiren’s natal family.
If she had a natal family, she would not be abandoned by Shen Duanwen because of interests, nor would she let her daughter be bullied for so many years.
"Your mother comes from a high-achieving family. She received the best education when she was a child. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. When she was 17 years old, her parents, your grandparents, were charged a sky-high price for the scientific research project they were engaged in because they were entrusted to unfair people. Jin was also criticized by many people in the industry, so they both fell from the building and died in love.
They also have a son, Zhan Xun, who is six years older than your mother. He is talented and intelligent. He made meritorious service in the army when he was young. As an adult, he was incorporated into a secret army and had little contact with his family. After the death of the Zhan family and his wife, Zhan Xun was routinely put away. The team was left to investigate, and only 17-year-old Zhan Yunqing was left in the Zhan family..."
A 17-year-old girl had to bear all the pressure and blame alone. It was at that time that she met Shen Duanwen when she was a teenager.
The lawsuit lasted for two years and appeared in court six times. Shen Duanwen accompanied Zhan Yunqing around and took care of everything. Although Zhan Xun was under investigation, he also secretly arranged for someone to help his sister, and he peeled off the cocoons layer by layer to fully present the evidence. came out, the final verdict was that the Zhans and his wife were innocent.
The fingers of Shen Manzhi's hand resting on the solid wood chair were clenched and began to turn white.
"Zhan Xun is on a special mission and his identity is top secret. He and your mother always exchange letters. Most of them talk about her marriage and you who have just turned one year old."
Shen Manzhi felt a tight pain in his chest and said hesitantly, "His...mother passed away, why didn't he show up?"
Mr. Qin sighed softly, "Zhan Xun often goes abroad to perform missions. He was a major general at a young age and had achieved first-class merit. Before he could tell your mother about the award, the news of his sacrifice came..."
He seemed to take a gentle breath, "Later, something happened to your mother. The letters they had exchanged over the years were taken away overnight by people from the army. Now the Shen family does not know Zhan Xun's existence."
Shen Manzhi listened quietly without speaking again, but the moisture in her eyes still revealed her emotions.
"When Old Shen was still alive, Mrs. Shen was taken care of by Zhanxun, and Zhanxun's status rose higher and higher. Therefore, when Old Shen distributed the inheritance, you and your mother each held ."
Mr. Qin looked at the young girl in her twenties in front of him, "The Shen family's career actually started to decline a year after your mother passed away. Many of them were fueled by comrade Zhanxun."
Shen Manzhi frowned in confusion.
"After the news of Zhan Xun's death came from the border, he entrusted a comrade in his suicide note to take care of his only living sister and niece. After investigation, your mother's death was not an accident, so the comrades took action against Shen Duanwen and the Shen family. As for you "
Shen Manzhi watched the old man unfold the past in front of her, as if she could remember it vividly.
"Zhan Xun's suicide note mentioned that his niece was destined to suffer some hardships, as long as she grew up safely. What's more, in the early years, the Shen family also raised you normally, and your comrades didn't pay much attention to it because they were performing special tasks. Not caring about you is actually a kind of protection."
After telling the story, Shen Manzhi was silent for a long time.
In my memory, my mother was a stunning, gentle and beautiful woman, but I never imagined that she would go through such hardships when she was young.
"Why do you know so much about what happened back then?"
Mr. Qin picked up the tea on the desk and gently skimmed off the floating tea leaves with the cup lid. "In the 80s, I collaborated with your grandfather on a scientific research project for half a year. I know everything about your mother." Shen Manzhi Very sober, "This relationship alone is not worthy of your promise to marry the two families."
It's just that the granddaughter of a former partner, even if she is pitiful, is not worthy of the Qin family's infamy for marrying a notorious woman.
"Of course, if you are really as rumored, I will not agree to this marriage."
When Shen Manzhi went downstairs, it was already an hour later. Qin Shi was holding a game console in the living room and yelling, while Qin Yanfeng was standing outside the balcony answering the phone.
The man was leaning on the wooden stand holding the potted plants. There was a dim light above his head, which made his whole person gentle and lonely.
The two temperaments were too contradictory to mix together, she thought to herself.
He looked over, spoke a few words on the phone before hanging up, opened the door and walked in, "Are you done talking?"
Shen Manzhi raised his eyes and nodded in response.
Qin Yanfeng walked to the dining table and poured a glass of warm water from a glass that had been scalded long ago. "Come here and take the cold medicine."
Shen Manzhi was stunned, looking at the pills spread out on a piece of white paper on the table, "Thank you."
Between her and him, thank you the most.
She rarely took medicine when she was sick. Her eyes turned red when she swallowed the pills, and she quickly drank a large glass of water.
Qin Yanfeng frowned and thought, is this medicine so bitter?
too bitter.
I don't know if it's medicine or something else.
The Qin family has a military and political background. The comrade Zhan Xun entrusted back then was a junior from a branch of the Qin family. He disappeared in the execution of his mission in the early years. Until the Shen family came to propose marriage, his family found the head of the family, Mr. Qin, with a suicide note and took it to him. Her last wish was entrusted to her again, hoping that the Qin family could protect her in her future life.
"I don't need protection."
It didn't happen before, and it doesn't have to happen in the future.
Mr. Qin looked at her seriously and said, "We all hope that you will not make the same mistakes as your mother, who trusted others with your marriage. If you marry into the Qin family, as long as I am alive, I will be able to protect you."
Shen Manzhi's voice was cold, "Without marriage, there are naturally no constraints. How can we repeat the same mistakes?"
The old man was silent for a long time.
"When your grandparents fell from a building, there were rumors from the outside world. It was me who took care of the funeral arrangements. It was also me who protected your mother from being bullied. Zhanxun and the younger generation of my family have made great achievements. Their last wishes were entrusted twice. I accept this as a matter of course.
My child, you value love and justice, can you just grant me one of my wishes? "
Shen Manzhi lowered his eyes and did not look at him, and whispered, "Don't play the emotional card with me."
Mr. Qin breathed a sigh of relief, "Yanfeng is a very thoughtful kid. He will definitely be able to take good care of you. If you are not satisfied one day, you can leave at any time. Grandpa will support you."
"Try this."
Shen Manzhi's thoughts were interrupted. She put down the water glass and looked at the man in front of her. He was holding a candy in his hand, which was the white rabbit she had given Qin last time.
She took it and peeled it off. It tasted exactly the same.
(End of this chapter)