Chapter 69 -67 Banquet Celebration (2)_2
Shen Hanxiu’s face lit up with a smile: “How did the talk go?”
He Xu replied openly: “Waiting for Miss Su Nian’s response.”
Shen Hanxiu turned to look at Su Nian; he still wanted to hear what her response was: “Miss Su Nian, what do you think?”
For a moment, all attention shifted to Su Nian. Su Nian glanced at Su Guotian and Su Yalan sitting beside him.
She couldn’t help but think that this might just be their plan; now that her presence poses a threat to Su Yalan and Shen Hanxiu’s marriage, this is why Su Guotian is so eager to marry her off.
Realizing the past mistakes is nothing but a pretext.
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Of course, this was just her speculation.
Glancing at He Xu, and not daring to look at Shen Hanxiu by her side, Su Nian clearly replied: “Sorry Mr. He, I have no plans to remarry.”
Su Zhen was completely out of the loop, stretching out her greasy hands for Su Nian to see: “Mom, dirty dirty.”
Su Nian pulled out a tissue to wipe her hands, only to hear He Xu reply: “No worries, we can talk first, and get married when you are ready.”
Shen Hanxiu, watching the direct gaze of He Xu on Su Nian, couldn’t wait to poke He Xu’s eyes out.
Su Guotian immediately agreed: “Good good, let’s talk first, and get married when the timing is right.”
After Su Zhen’s hands were cleaned, she sat up straight from Shen Hanxiu’s arms, and her soft, childish voice suddenly rang out: “My mom is pretty, smart, knows how to make money, and can cook. Even if she marries, it’s got to be someone like Uncle Shen!”
He Xu, upon hearing this, awkwardly asked Su Zhen after a few seconds: “Is Uncle He not good?”
“Not good!” Su Zhen replied without a second thought, then began to list Shen Hanxiu’s advantages: “You are not as tall as Uncle Shen, not as handsome, are you as good at making money as him?” Su Zhen paused and pointed to Su Yuecheng beside her: “You’re not even as handsome as my grand uncle!”
Inside, Su Nian was praising her darling daughter, but outwardly she appeared displeased and chastised Su Zhen: “Zhenzhen, you can’t be impolite.”
Su Zhen immediately protested with a wronged expression: “But what I said is all true!”
Shen Hanxiu patted Su Zhen’s head and said: “Yes, you should be honest.”
Seeing the displeasure on He Xu’s face, Su Guotian hurriedly tried to smooth things over: “Children say the darndest things, Xiao He, don’t take it to heart, this child is spoiled.”
The frustrated He Xu, however, stood up to take his leave: “Old Master Su, I’m afraid I’m not fortunate enough to enjoy the company of your precious granddaughter, thank you for your kind intentions.”
“Hey! Xiao He!” Su Guotian couldn’t get He Xu to turn back and turned to scold Su Nian: “Xiao Nian, it’s not like I want to criticize you, as an adult, don’t you know better? Mr. He doesn’t mind that you’re divorced and even willing to help raise your child, and you don’t appreciate it!”
Just as Su Nian was about to retort, Su Guotian, glancing at Shen Hanxiu, continued: “Also, Third Young Master Shen will be your uncle soon, Yalan’s husband. Look at the state between you two; aren’t you afraid of gossip damaging our Su Family’s reputation!”
Su Nian took Su Zhen from Shen Hanxiu’s arms. Seeing Su Guotian getting angry and thinking she had said something wrong just now and implicated her mom, Su Zhen puckered her lips and said: “Great-grandpa, don’t scold my mom.”
Old Master Su glared at them, thinking that the marriage could have been successful, but who would have thought Shen Hanxiu would have come running over here, weren’t they supposed to keep him in check?
If he hadn’t come, there might have been a chance for the situation to turn around.
Watching Su Guotian’s furious look, as if his true face was revealed, Su Nian felt her earlier speculation might be right, and she said to him: “I’d like to know, Grandfather, your reason for being so desperate to marry me off.”
Old Master Su saw Su Nian’s sharp and mean-spirited demeanor again and realized his attitude was wrong. He immediately spoke kindly: “Isn’t Grandfather just wishing for your happiness? What if Grandfather passes away one day, how would you manage alone with two children?”
Su Nian smiled: “If that’s the case, then thank you for your kind intentions, Grandfather. I can still raise the children on my own without any trouble. And one more thing…”
Su Nian paused deliberately, looking at Su Yalan said: “You said I’m the one who lost the Su Family’s face, but don’t forget, the first person to marry Third Young Master Shen was me.”
Hearing her words, Old Master Su was taken aback, glanced at the two children as if he thought of something, and in front of Shen Hanxiu, asked Su Nian: “Are the children his?”
Shen Hanxiu and Su Yalan both looked at Su Nian. Su Nian was silent for a moment, the children could understand and remember things now. To deny their direct relationship so resolutely seemed somewhat cruel in front of the children, but revealing the truth, she feared Shen Hanxiu might harm the children.
Now the children are the most important, so Su Nian answered: “No.”
Shen Hanxiu looked at her face, hoping to find a trace of lying on her features, but four years had passed, and she had learned to disguise herself. Her calm demeanor and straightforward denial made it impossible for him to find any sign of lying.
Both Old Master Su and Su Yalan sighed in relief. Old Master Su then said: “Then let’s pretend that marriage never happened. Xiao Nian, it was your fault at that time. When you married Third Young Master, Yalan and Third Young Master were already engaged.”
Su Nian didn’t expect to be dragged back to the past, and all the blame was pushed onto her: “Grandfather, if you hadn’t forced me to marry Tang Shaosheng, I would not have met Third Young Master Shen. In fact, wasn’t it you who was wrong?”
Finally, Su Yalan couldn’t hold back and interjected: “Su Nian, have you no shame?! [Mock] [Contempt] My husband is right here, yet you’re shifting the blame!”
Su Nian wondered if her life would have been different had she not met Shen Hanxiu.
“Miss Su Yalan, watch your language,” Shen Hanxiu warned Su Yalan in a detached tone. There wasn’t a single swear word nor a hint of anger in his voice, yet one could naturally sense the threat in his words.
Su Yalan looked at Shen Hanxiu with grievance: “Ah Shu…”
Su Nian felt she shouldn’t have come tonight. How could her harsh grandfather, who drove her out of the Su Family, become so kind and repentant?
If it were the old Su Nian, she would have fiercely argued with them. Now, tired of arguing, she felt it was pointless. No matter what she said, they wouldn’t change. It was merely a waste of words.
“Mom, I need to go to the bathroom.” Just as Su Nian was looking for a way to excuse herself, her perceptive son said to her.
“Zhenzhen, let’s go.” Su Bao took Su Nian to leave, and Su Zhen also wanted to follow, but her little hand was pulled back by Shen Hanxiu…
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