“Oh, why are you getting angry?” The second brother’s wife sneered.
“Am I not helping you because we are family, little sister Yue Lan?” The second brother’s wife said in a sarcastic tone.
“My son is not as bad as you say. He is not so worthless that he has to work as a security guard.” Shen Yue Lan’s face showed a hint of anger.
“Heh, is that so?” The second brother’s wife sneered again, her words full of mockery.
“Truly, kindness is repaid with ingratitude.”
“Little sister Yue Lan, is it really necessary to be like this?” A voice suddenly came from a distance. It was the third brother’s wife, walking towards Shen Yue Lan.
She was dressed in a very flamboyant manner, swaying her hips like a water snake as she walked, taking three steps with a wiggle. She looked like a seductress, and with her surgically altered face, she resembled a two faced schemer.
Moreover, she wore a look of sharp tongued malice, making her the person Shen Yue Lan least wished to see.
She was the one in the Shen family most prone to conflicts with others.
“Little sister Yue Lan, we are all family. Second sister was only trying to help you out of kindness. It is fine if you do not appreciate it, but why speak like this?” The third brother’s wife said mockingly.
“I am speaking the truth. How my son is, is my son’s affair. It is not for others to gossip about!” Shen Yue Lan countered again.
“Hmph, well said.”
“How does your son compare to the third generation of the Shen family?” The third brother’s wife retorted.
“Third sister, please do not insult the third generation of the Shen family!” At this moment, Zhang Cuiping also arrived. She was Shen Yucheng’s wife, and everyone had to address her as eldest sister.
Even Shen Yue Lan was no exception.
“Eldest sister.”
“Oh, so you still remember I am your eldest sister?” Zhang Cuiping said mockingly.
“I thought you had forgotten?” Zhang Cuiping lifted her chin as she spoke.
“Is your son a commissioned officer?”
“Does your son own a company?”
“What noteworthy achievements does your son have?” Zhang Cuiping’s series of rapid questions left Shen Yue Lan speechless.
After all, she truly could not come up with an answer. She was not in the right state of mind at the moment, feeling as though her thoughts were not functioning properly.
This was because Luo Chen had already repaired the part of her soul that was lost, and while rushing over, he had exerted some influence on Shen Yue Lan.
“Cannot answer now, can you?” Zhang Cuiping gave a light laugh.
“Since you cannot answer, why do you refuse the help that second sister is offering?”
“And treat kindness as ingratitude?”
“Let alone comparing him to the third generation of the Shen family. How does your son compare to ordinary people?” Zhang Cuiping questioned again.
Shen Yue Lan still could not refute.
“Growing up in a county town, without higher education. Is your son really that good?”
“Who knows what crooked paths he might take in the future?” Zhang Cuiping retorted.
“Enough. How my son is”
“What? Not letting others speak?”
“We women have an old saying, a mother gains honour through her son!”
“Our sons, we can proudly list one glorious deed and achievement after another!”
“And your son?” Zhang Cuiping sneered.
“Since you think your son is not bad, why do not you tell us?” Zhang Cuiping’s mouth was like a machine gun.
Under normal circumstances, Shen Yue Lan could have exchanged a few rounds with her.
But right now, she was truly not in the right state, even feeling somewhat dizzy.
Just then, several members of the Shen family and Shen Tianjun also arrived.
However, when Shen Tianjun looked at Shen Yue Lan, there was no longer any trace of a father looking at his daughter in his eyes.
Instead, there was a cold indifference, as if looking at a stranger.
This caused a sharp pain in Shen Yue Lan’s heart.
After all, that was her father.
Shen Yue Lan held a bag in her hand. Inside was a set of clothes she had asked a tailor to help make.
The tailor had only assisted on the side. The clothes were handmade by Shen Yue Lan herself.
Shen Yue Lan extended the bag forward.
“Father, a gift for you.” Shen Yue Lan avoided Shen Tianjun’s gaze.
But Shen Tianjun simply looked at Shen Yue Lan coldly, without taking the bag.
After a long while, Shen Tianjun finally spoke coldly.
“Take it back. I cannot afford to lose face over this.”
Shen Yue Lan instantly felt her heart break. Tears streamed from her eyes.
“Little sister, this is where you are wrong. How could father wear this kind of clothes?” Shen Yucheng spoke up as well.
“With father’s status and position, could he wear such things?” The second brother of the Shen family also spoke.
“Father has always only worn clothes made by French designers. This kind of clothing is far too embarrassing.”
“Are you sure you came to give a gift, and not to upset father?” The third brother of the Shen family added insult to injury.
Shen Yue Lan finally took the bag back.
Indeed, the quality of these clothes was not high end. The fabric cost only a few thousand yuan. Compared to Shen Tianjun’s outfits that cost hundreds of thousands per set, it was indeed beneath his status.
But Shen Yue Lan had no money. How could she have the face to ask Luo Chen for it?
Moreover, this was handmade by Shen Yue Lan herself. It was an expression of her filial piety.
“Yue Lan, for that disappointing son of yours, is it worth it?” Shen Tianjun looked at Shen Yue Lan without a trace of affection.
“Father!” Although Shen Yue Lan felt hurt, she would not allow anyone to speak ill of Luo Chen, not even her father.
“What?”
“Now you are even defying your own father?” Shen Tianjun suddenly laughed in anger.
“On the day of Junfeng’s funeral, I went to see him.”
“Do you know what he said?” Shen Tianjun shook his head.
“He actually told me that he looks down upon the Shen family!”
“Heh, wonderful. Truly wonderful!” Shen Tianjun sneered.
“Is this your son?”
“Is this the son you had with that man surnamed Luo?”
“Is this the kind of son that man surnamed Luo raised?” Shen Tianjun scolded.
“He actually looks down upon the Shen family?”
“Who does he think he is?”
“Arrogant, ignorant, and conceited. He has no ability, yet his temper is quite big!”
“When he spoke to me that day, he even used a tone of lecturing!”
“That air of looking down on everything, even I could not keep up with it!”
“I also heard your argument just now.” Shen Tianjun spoke as if giving a reprimand.
“Where do you think that child is good?”
“For that child, would you be willing to give up the commercial empire you have built over decades of hard work?” Shen Tianjun shook his head and smiled.
“Yue Lan, I will give you one chance!”
“Today, if you are willing to sever the mother son relationship with him, then I can still allow you to return to the Shen family!” Shen Tianjun pressured.
“If you still insist today, that is fine. After today, you must never return to the Shen family again.”
“Father!” Tears flowed freely from Shen Yue Lan’s eyes.
“Do not call me father. I have made myself very clear. If you do not sever the mother son relationship with him, then today, our father daughter relationship will be completely severed.” Shen Tianjun said arrogantly. “I hope you have thought this through carefully. Think it over properly!” Shen Tianjun stared at Shen Yue Lan as he spoke.