Mother Shen looked excited. She walked up to him and shouted louder and louder, "You've completely disgraced my old face!"
"With your status, what kind of woman do you want but can't find?" Mother Shen's eyes turned red with anger, "I would rather... I would rather find a little widow!"
When the word "widow" was mentioned, Shen Ji frowned and his tone was a little impatient, "Who do I like, what does it have to do with you?"
"You bastard!" Father Shen stood up suddenly and shouted, "We are your parents. We gave you everything you have now. How come it has nothing to do with us?"
Shen Ji stared at him and said word by word, "Are you really my parents?"
Father Shen froze, and Mother Shen's expression also changed.
"What are you talking about?" Mother Shen's eyes were wandering, and her guilt was almost written directly on her face, "We are not your parents, who else can be?"
Father Shen also came to his senses and shouted loudly, "Treason, don't think that you can straighten your back and talk to me after you become a high official. No matter how high your official position is, you are still born with muddy legs!"
Seeing the two of them like this, Shen Ji just felt ridiculous.
It was so obvious, but he had never noticed something was wrong before.
Or maybe he doesn't want to admit that his filial parents are fake.
"How can any parent in the world be so cruel to force his own son?" Shen Ji curled his lips, his eyes full of self-mockery, "You live a tight life, and you always blame me for the hardships of life. Because of my existence, You don’t have enough to eat or wear, you don’t have enough warmth, and you don’t have enough money to save.”
"The more you say it, the more I believe it. I resent myself and struggle with guilt all day long."
"Until my father's legs were broken by Duke Qi and he had to rely on crutches for the rest of his life, I hated myself even more. I hated that I was powerless and couldn't protect my parents." Shen Ji sneered, his eyes falling on the two of them, "But that night, I was obviously almost beaten to death by you."
"You hated me for causing trouble. I broke three of them with a stick with a thick wrist."
"Now that I have passed the examination and become a powerful person, you recognize me and greet me."
As Shen Ji's words fell upon his ears, both father and mother Shen's expressions changed, and they looked at each other. Mother Shen's heart skipped a beat, and she sat down on the ground and started crying again.
"God, please do a good job and return my obedient and sensible son to me!" Shen's mother slapped her thigh with a sharp and unpleasant voice, "It's all because of that little fox who seduced my son and instigated him to become like this!"
"Aji..." Father Shen looked defeated. He slowly sat on the chair, lowered his head and sighed, "My parents are getting older, and their bones are getting worse and worse. You have strong wings now, but you don't want to recognize us anymore." Already?"
Shen Ji looked at them coldly, feeling only sad in his heart.
In the past, if the two of them looked like this, he would bow his head regardless of big or small matters.
But now that he has someone he regards as a treasure, he will naturally no longer be affected by these hypocrisies.
Seeing that Shen Ji didn't speak for a long time, Shen's mother's crying weakened, and she glanced at him angrily, wondering in her heart, how could her usually tried-and-true methods fail today?
"I'll say it again, don't cause trouble for the Yongcheng Marquis, let alone force me to marry Gu Sisi." Shen Ji's face was cold, not as gentle as before, which was inexplicably frightening, "This is the last time I will say anything nice." Talk to your parents in a soft voice."
"It's getting late, please leave."
Mother Shen was stunned and looked at the person in front of her, unable to recover for a moment.
Father Shen had a sullen face, leaned on a cane, stood up unsteadily, walked slowly to Mother Shen, pulled her up and walked out of the hall.
Mother Shen wanted to turn around and say something, but Father Shen grabbed her wrist tightly, so she could only stop thinking.
Wen Mo came over cautiously and called in a low voice, "Sir, are you okay..."
Shen Ji's shoulders slumped and his face looked tired, "I just feel a little tired, just take a rest."
Wen Mo opened his mouth, but he could only say, "Young man, go get some water for Mr."
"Wait a minute." Shen Ji called him out and said in a deep voice, "Write a notice tomorrow to hire more people for the family. Don't let anyone else break in again."
Seeing that his husband was serious, Wen Mo nodded and whispered, "I understand, little one."
This time, the gentleman was really hurt.
Outside, Shen's mother looked confused, carefully supported Shen's father, and asked softly, "Old man, do you think he found something?"
"Probably not." Father Shen's face did not soften at all, and he said solemnly, "He has been under our noses all day long, what can we find out?"
"We moved decisively, wasn't it just to prevent him from doing this?" Father Shen looked disdainful, with a hint of coolness flashing in his eyes, "We sold and burned the things he had when he was young, but nothing was left. , even if he finds something wrong, what can he do?"
"I'm always in a state of anxiety and can't live in peace." Mother Shen patted her heart and whispered, "I always feel that something bad is going to happen."
"You always like to think blindly." Father Shen glared at her and said harshly, "I guess you pushed him too hard, and now it's just the opposite, and he's turned against you."
After saying that, Father Shen looked at her with an unhappy expression, "Tell me, why do you insist on him marrying Sisi?"
"Am I not thinking about our family?" Mother Shen felt aggrieved and defended herself in a low voice, "After all, he is not our child, so we have to be on guard. Now that he has become a high-ranking official, he will naturally marry a girl from our family. Only then can I tie him to my side for the rest of my life."
"Sister died early, leaving only Sisi. When the time comes, only the two of us will be able to fulfill our filial piety. Shouldn't it be up to me to have the final say on all the big and small things in the family?"
Father Shen paused, the blame on his face lessened, "But if he knows his life experience, won't he bear a grudge against us?"
"So what?" Mother Shen looked fearless and whispered, "When Sisi gets pregnant, will he still be allowed to say no?"
"At that time, even if he wants to make peace, he will never be able to." Shen's mother smiled on her face and her eyes sparkled, "The kindness of raising someone is so great that just using the word filial piety can suppress him. Half dead!"
Father Shen nodded silently and said in a deep voice, "You are right."
"But..." Father Shen hesitated on his face and raised his eyes to look at Mother Shen, "He is very disgusted with Sisi now. Just mentioning this name will make him make trouble. I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, I have a way." Mother Shen blinked at him, pretending to be profound, and whispered in his ear, "I bought the drug with the help of my old sisters, and looked for a suitable opportunity to go there. Hit them both."
Mother Shen clapped her hands and said with a smile, "When the time comes, will Shen Ji regret it?"
Father Shen suddenly understood and kept nodding, "I am still thoughtful about this."
"He has grown up under our eyes since he was a child. We have manipulated him for half his life. It is too late for him to rebel." Shen's mother supported him and walked slowly towards her home.
