Jin Xi looks gentle and small, with a reserved and calm personality.
He is kind and gentle.
No elder would dislike such a simple girl with a good family background.
Mrs. Shen is no exception.
She held Jin Xi's hand and asked about his welfare.
An old man and a young man chatted happily.
Mrs. Shen knew who the golden jubilee was for.
She sent someone to call Shen Huaizhou to the backyard of Shen Mansion.
Shen Huaizhou was filial to the old lady, and there was nothing wrong with it.
He dealt with the matter at hand as quickly as possible, grabbing time to catch up with lunch.
When Jin Xi saw Shen Huaizhou, he was very shy.
At the dinner table, Mrs. Shen joked: "I feel shy just by looking at you. What should I do if we become husband and wife in the future?"
"Old lady, please stop teasing me." Jin Xi lowered his head slightly and blushed deeply.
Shen Huaizhou didn't even look at her.
It was as if he hadn't eaten in several lifetimes, and he only focused on eating.
Occasionally, Mrs. Shen would talk to him, and Shen Huaizhou would barely respond.
Jin Xi didn't even talk to Shen Huaizhou.
Mrs. Shen smoothed things over, "Huaizhou, this kid, has been busy with military affairs recently, and he has always been unruly. He doesn't know how to entertain guests when he sees them. If you are not happy, I will teach him a lesson later."
"What are the words the old lady is talking about? Huaizhou is thinking very hard for the people of Yuncheng. Besides, he is usually taciturn. I know that, so I am not unhappy."
Jin Xi is very sensible, generous and kind.
Mrs. Shen became more and more satisfied as she watched.
She and Jin Xi were like grandparents, while the taciturn Shen Huaizhou became an outsider.
Shen Huaizhou himself felt nothing.
He was always thinking about Zhong Lingyu, and after finishing the meal, he seemed absent-minded.
After seeing Jin Xi off after dinner, Mrs. Shen asked Shen Huaizhou to stay.
Shen Huaizhou drank tea with her.
Mrs. Shen looked him up and down, "You have lost a lot of weight these days."
Shen Huaizhou smiled and said, "I am busy with military affairs, and Grandma Lao is worried."
With a cold snort, Mrs. Shen said angrily: "Is it because I am busy with military affairs, or is my soul taken away by the woman outside?"
"Nothing can be hidden from grandma's eyes." Shen Huaizhou didn't cover up.
He was indeed tortured crazy by that stinky girl Zhong Lingyu.
Not to mention chatting, she wouldn't even give him a smile.
Every night he comes to her, and she treats him like air.
Once, he deliberately chased her into the bathroom.
If it were normal, Zhong Lingyu would be slightly shy and not let him follow.
But she didn't seem to see him. In front of him, she took off her clothes and took a bath alone.
He really became air.
Every time he went to see her, Shen Huaizhou would be severely angry.
But he couldn't bear to not see her.
For the first time, Shen Huaizhou felt that he had the potential to be a masochist.
Old Mrs. Shen put down the tea cup and banged the glassware on the table. "That girl Zhong Lingyu is a hard nut. She's not thinking about you. No matter how hard you bite, you can't bite her. Not as good as that girl Xiao Xi, who has a gentle temper. Submissive, suitable for a wife.”
It stands to reason that this is indeed the case.
Jin Xi is a very traditional woman, gentle and humble, diligent and kind.
When a man marries such a wife and goes home, he doesn't have to worry about family matters.
And Zhong Lingyu is a rebellious girl at heart.
She is strong and vengeful, a bit philistine, and her family background is not as good as Jin Xi's.
Most men with good family background and power would not choose a strong-tempered and awkward girl like Zhong Lingyu as their wife.
But things like feelings cannot be determined by personality and family background.
No matter what happened to Zhong Lingyu, Shen Huaizhou still liked her.
It's not just a superficial liking.
Shen Huaizhou always thought that as long as he could live well, he would spend the rest of his life with Zhong Lingyu.
As for Jin Xi, what Shen Huaizhou is interested in is just the arms channel of the Jin family behind her.
To put it mildly, Golden Jubilee is just his stepping stone.
As long as the goal is achieved, Shen Huaizhou can be merciless to Jin Xi.
Almost all of his sparse kindness was given to Zhong Lingyu.
No longer distinguishable from other women.
Shen Huaizhou has always been an unscrupulous person.
He treated Mrs. Shen lightly, "Grandma, I have a sense of propriety."
"What sense of propriety do you have?" Old Mrs. Shen scolded softly, "Look at what you did just now. Xiaoxi is here, and you don't have a good face at all."
Shen Huaizhou was silent.
Mrs. Shen then said: "You force Zhong Lingyu to stay with you, but she is unwilling in every possible way. Torturing her is also tormenting yourself, why bother? Furthermore, if Xiao Xi knows about Zhong Lingyu's existence, and accidentally spreads it to Jin Do you think Jin Shihong will anger Zhong Lingyu?"
Frowning his eyebrows irritably, Shen Huaizhou subconsciously took out a cigar.
But thinking that his grandmother had a cough, he put the cigarette back.
After pondering for a long time, Shen Huaizhou said: "I will not let Jin Shihong know the existence of Ling Yu. As for Jin Xi, everything has not been settled yet, so I may not marry her."
Old Mrs. Shen sighed, "I am very satisfied with this girl Xiao Xi. If you marry her, it will not only help the Shen family, but you will also have caring people to take care of you in the future."
After a pause, the old lady couldn't help complaining and said: "He must be a hundred times better than Zhong Lingyu. At least Xiaoxi won't bother you. Look at you, looking so haggard. For a woman... it's really shameful."
Shen Huaizhou respected his grandmother.
But this does not mean that he can always endure his grandmother saying that Zhong Lingyu is not good.
He retorted: "Grandma, Lingyu is just more strong-tempered, but she is much smarter and cleverer than Jinxi."
"Why should a wife who lives at home be so smart?" Old Mrs. Shen's thoughts were still in her youth, "As long as she is gentle and filial, has a matching family background, and can manage some internal affairs of the family, that is enough. "
Shen Huaizhou was in no mood to argue with Mrs. Shen anymore.
The old lady is already biased. No matter what he says, the old lady doesn't think Ling Yu is good.
He used the excuse of being busy with military affairs, said a few perfunctory words, and then left.
Mrs. Shen was so angry that she wanted to beat him severely with a cane.
Seeing that the old lady was angry, Shen Huaizhou didn't dare to leave. He coaxed her angrily and served tea to the old lady.
Mrs. Shen loves her eldest grandson so much that she feels relieved.
But she told Shen Huaizhou to spend more time with Jin Xi.
Shen Huaizhou still wanted to use the busy military affairs as an excuse.
But the old lady blocked him back, "Why, you can find time to see Zhong Lingyu, but you don't have time to spend time with Xiao Xi?"
Shen Huaizhou was helpless, "Grandma..."
"I just like this girl Xiao Xi. Anyway, you have to find a day to spend with her, otherwise you won't call me grandma in the future." Old Mrs. Shen had a tough attitude.
She also wanted to bring Shen Huaizhou and Jin Xi together.
This little girl Jin Xi is very kind.
If Shen Huaizhou can have more contact with Jin Xi, he will know how good Jin Xi is sooner or later.
Mrs. Shen made this plan and took it upon herself to find a day when Shen Huaizhou was not too busy and let Shen Huaizhou take Jin Xi to play.
Shen Huaizhou originally wanted to arrange for Adjutant Li to go, but the old lady refused.
He had no choice but to accompany Jin Xi personally and walk around the bustling streets of Yuncheng.
Just as he was impatient, Shen Huaizhou met Zhong Lingyu by chance.
