âIsnât this a good thing? Oh, God must be watching over us. Even he doesnât want to see the old man suffer!â
Mrs. Shen was so happy that she couldnât close her mouth as she clapped her hands together and thanked the gods.
Elder Shen leaned against his bed. When he heard the woman, he humphed, âGod? Then can you ask him to just cure me?â
âDad...that...â Mrs. Shenâs lips twitched awkwardly.
âSister-in-law, youâre making it sound like some divine miracle. From what I see, I reckon itâs just Fatherâs luck!â
âThatâs right.â
The brothers and sisters each shared their thoughts, refuting Mrs.Shen until she could barely lift her head.
She complained on the inside. Why did Elder Shen have so many children? Look at what was happening! Not only were they fighting for his inheritance, now that he was still alive, they were all jumping forward, unable to contain their sinister motives.
âShut up!!â
Elder Shenâs head was spinning from all the noise. Slapping his hands on the bed, he yelled, âIâm still alive! Donât think that I donât know your intentions! When Iâm dead, you can fight as much as you want, but for now, if anyone dares to argue another word, I will kick you out of the family! And after Iâm dead, you wonât get a cent!â
These words caused the room to fall silent.
The arguing people shrunk back their necks and did not make a sound.
Mrs. Shen raised an eyebrow and looked at them in ridicule.
Go ahead! Argue if youâre brave enough! What are you afraid of?
At that moment, Elder Shen spotted Shen Xun standing at the door and waved his hand, âXun, come here.â
While everyone was arguing, Shen Xun had been simply watching. Only when Elder Shen called him, did he finally feel as though he existed. He lifted his legs, approached the bed, and sat down.
Elder Shen held onto Shen Xunâs hand with satisfaction. âGod didnât do anything. Xun was the one who got me the prescription. None of you believed her, but Xun did; he was willing to grab onto the tiniest bit of hope.â
Elder Shen knew who cared about him, and who actually cared about what he possessed.
None of his children had the ability to shoulder heavy responsibilities. The eldest, Shen Hongyang, could only run a business, but he had no ability to expand it. Actually, if not for Shen Hongyangâs troublemaking siblings, Elder Shen would have had nothing to worry about. But since there were so many people waiting to get a piece of his inheritance, Elder Shen did not dare to die.
If he was to die, then the business he had worked so hard to develop would be ruined by his useless children!
Fortunately, Shen Hongyang gave birth to Shen Xun.
Elder Shen didnât care that Shen Xun fought and got into trouble at school; he was impressed by his intelligence and ferocity!
âWhat?!â
When they heard this voice, everyone looked at Shen Xun.
âXun, youâve done something stupid! How could you give your grandfather a random prescription?!â
âSister-in-law, donât tell me you taught him this. Do you want Xun to kill the old man?â
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Shen Xun licked his lips and turned his head with annoyance.
âUncle Two, Auntie Four, what did you say? Do you want to say it again?â
His eyes were bloodshot and fierce, like a hungry wolfâs. It was as though he was ready to pounce as soon as things didnât go his way, and he would shred the other party into pieces.
âHey!â
Auntie Four was shocked by Shen Xunâs gaze. âLittle Rascal, why are you acting so fierce? Do you want to hit me?â