As soon as Mrs. Shen mentioned Xu Yurou, Shen Zhonglei's expression immediately became unnatural.
No man can erase the feeling of humiliation engraved in his bones no matter how much love he has had with a woman who cuckolded him.
What's more, Shen Zhonglei didn't have much friendship with Xu Yurou. In the past, he always accommodated her for the sake of his children.
In the end, even the child was not his, so there was no lingering love.
Now that he heard the words Xu Yurou, he felt nothing but humiliation and deep disgust in his heart.
Old Mrs. Shen also felt that she had made a mistake. It was fine for the two of them to talk in private, but now they really shouldn't mention it in front of the servants.
She hurriedly changed the subject and said: "You are here just in time. Let's take a look at them together. They are all young talents. My mother is really spoiled for choice."
Even if Shen Zhonglei felt uncomfortable, he could not get into an argument with his mother. Keeping a straight face was the maximum he could do to express his dissatisfaction in front of Mrs. Shen.
Hearing that his mother gave him the steps, he immediately came down the slope without taking Qiao, unfolded a scroll at hand and looked at it carefully.
As soon as he saw it, he immediately frowned, threw the scroll in his hand behind him, and said, "This won't work."
Old Mrs. Shen was thrown aside by him before she could see clearly, and she quickly asked: "What's wrong with this? Whose child is it? Why not?"
Shen Zhonglei frowned and said: "The portraits are so ugly, how can I still look good in person? How can I be worthy of Shu'er! No, no, no, not even someone else's child!"
"Ugly..." Mrs. Shen was speechless for a while. Before she could speak, Shen Zhonglei quickly eliminated three more people.
"This is too short!"
"This is too fat!"
"This snarky guy!"
"Ouch..." Old Mrs. Shen finally couldn't stand it anymore. She grabbed the scroll he was about to throw away with her right hand, hit him on the arm and said, "You are not helping me. You are just here to cause trouble for me." Yes, you go about your business quickly and don’t make me angry here!"
Shen Zhonglei said with a serious face: "Mom, Shu'er is not only good-looking, but also very intelligent. Now the housekeeper is also in good order. To choose a husband for Shu'er, in addition to being of similar family status, he must also be talented and handsome. Otherwise, I, the father, will be the first one to refuse!”
Old Mrs. Shen didn't feel anything just now. Even if she hit Shen Zhonglei, she was more angry than surprised, and the smile was still on her face.
After listening to his son's words, he gradually stopped smiling and said: "Look what you said, there are so many candidates, why don't you have to carefully compare them one by one to know whether they are good or bad?
"You are not a child anymore, don't you still know that you should not judge people by their appearance?
"Or do you think I want to use Tianshu to make some shady deal with others?
"You are the biological father of the co-author, and I, the grandmother, are the descendants?"
Shen Zhonglei hurriedly stood up and apologized: "Mother, my son didn't mean this!"
Mrs. Shen instantly burst into tears, beat her chest and said, "Second brother, second brother! Your eldest brother is disabled, your third brother has no intention of studying, and my mother is buried up to her neck in loess!"
"For whom did you work so hard for me? Now you are saying this.
"That's all, Chunlan, tell me to go down and pack your luggage. Now that it's warm today, it's time to go home!"
Shen Zhonglei was so frightened by Mrs. Shen's words that he almost lost his soul. He lifted his robe and knelt at her feet, saying with a choked voice: "Mother, all the mistakes are my son's fault. Please calm down!"
