Shen Weixun let out a cold laugh.
His father was always like this, all bark and no bite.
The butler led Father Shen to the sofa and sat him down. He then instructed someone to clean up the debris on the floor and personally served two cups of tea.
He was extremely polite, acting completely as if he were entertaining a guest.
It was obvious that he didn't regard Father Shen as the master of the house. Instead, he treated him like an insignificant visitor.
Shen Weixun took a long - legged stride and sat down on the sofa opposite his father. Then he told the butler to bring some desserts for Xiaotuanzi.
Niannian didn't care about the current atmosphere at all. The moment the desserts were served, her eyes never left the plate.
Shen Weixun couldn't help but find it funny. He gently tapped her little head and joked, "Little glutton."
In response, Niannian gave him a silly smile.
Shen Weixun picked up a dessert and brought it to Niannian's mouth. His eyes and movements were extremely serious. Without even looking up, he said, "Tell me, what on earth are you here for?"
"I'm asking you, why are you targeting the Hu family? The Hu family and your mother used to be on good terms. By targeting the Hu family in the name of the Shen family, aren't you slapping your mother in the face?"
In the face of his father's interrogation, Shen Weixun still maintained his nonchalant attitude.
He slowly looked up, his eyes cold and indifferent, with a hint of mockery as he stared at his father's face.
It was as if he were looking at a clown.
And indeed he was.
He always thought his father was a clown.
"Let me correct you. My mother has been dead for eight years. Besides her, I have no other mother. And there has never been anyone surnamed Hu in my mother's social circle."
"I just took care of a side - branch scumbag from the Hu family. Did your little sweetheart cry to you so eagerly about it?"
When Father Shen heard Shen Weixun mention his real mother, his expression changed several times.
His face was as colorful as a palette.
"Ayao is my wife now. We're legally married. You're my son. Why isn't she your mother?"
"If you just wanted to deal with a side - branch, I wouldn't have any objections. But the problem is that you've publicly stated that the Hu family has offended you beyond repair. The direct line of the Hu family in the imperial capital has also been affected. Isn't that going too far?"
Shen Weixun chuckled and then lowered his head to carefully feed Niannian desserts again, no longer looking at that disgusting face.
"I don't think it's excessive. The direct line of the Hu family are no good either. In a family, all rise or all fall together. If they can't discipline their side - branches well and get implicated, isn't that what they deserve?"
"But Mrs. Hu and Ayao are so close. Can't you be more lenient for my sake?"
Father Shen frowned.
He didn't come all this way just to be lectured by his son.
"I haven't used any illegal means. It's just normal business competition. There will be a lot more such competitions in the future. It's the Hu family today, and it could be the Zhang, Zhao, or Li family tomorrow. Do I have to avoid anyone who's on good terms with that woman?"
"Business competition? Don't think I don't know. You're going after the Hu family to avenge a little girl! If you had the ambition to expand, you wouldn't have left home for so many years and never come back once."
Father Shen's voice involuntarily rose, full of complaints.
"Don't you know why I left home and never came back?"
When Shen Weixun mentioned leaving home, his hand that was holding the dessert tightened involuntarily.
The already fragile and delicate dessert was now completely crushed into pieces.
Niannian, the little glutton, was quick - witted. She quickly cupped her hands to catch all the crumbs and quickly stuffed them into her mouth, munching away.
The pent - up anger that had just welled up instantly vanished when he saw Niannian's cute little appearance.
The gloom in Shen Weixun's eyes turned into tenderness again as he continued to feed Xiaotuanzi.
"Hey, those were all accidents. You know that Ayao was in such a poor physical condition at that time. It's only natural that I paid more attention to her... But later, didn't I help you solve all the problems? Ayao also apologized to you. What else do you want?"
"Since you came back, there hasn't been a single peaceful day at home. Ayao has been extremely tolerant of you, but you've been pushing your luck."
"Because of the Hu family incident, people in the circle are now mocking Ayao. I've heard all the rumors. They're all saying that being on good terms with Ayao won't bring any benefits but will only lead to bad luck."
"The wealthy ladies from those big families already looked down on Ayao's background. Now that you've done this, they're even more excluding her. How is she supposed to socialize in the future?"
Father Shen mentioned Ayao's name in almost every other sentence.
Niannian shook her little head.
For some reason, she felt inexplicably disgusted whenever she heard that name.
Ugh, this uncle is so noisy.
"What does it matter to me if she's being mocked? If she can't stand it, she can just stay at home."
"Shen Weixun, I'm not here to negotiate with you today. I'm here to tell you to rein in your temper and stop targeting Ayao!"
When it came to his little sweetheart, the hint of guilt that had briefly appeared on Father Shen's face just now instantly disappeared without a trace.
His attitude was tough and repulsive.
"What if I say no? What can you do? I'm going to target that woman. What can you do about it?"
"Don't forget, you've never been the head of the Shen family. You're just someone who was born into a good family and has been able to enjoy all the glory and wealth since birth. You have no say in the Shen family, and you have no say in my matters. It was like this in the past, and it will be like this in the future."
"Don't think that just because you have the title of guardian, you can tell me what to do. Make no mistake, I'm the current head of the Shen family. If we really want to count, you should also respectfully call me the family head when you see me."
Shen Weixun slightly raised his head and looked at his father with a half - smile.
Although he was just a young boy, the aura he exuded at the moment seemed to be overwhelming.
Father Shen inexplicably saw the shadow of another person through this face that was five - tenths similar to his own.
He felt a little scared, but more of it was disgust and anger.
It was this kind of overbearing attitude that always wanted to overpower others!
Just like her dead mother, it was hard to like.
Shen Weixun's words really hit him where it hurt.
It made him extremely angry, but he had no way to refute.
Because these were all the truth.
He had never been the head of the Shen family.
It was like this in the past, and it was still like this now.
Although it was said that the Shen family had been passed down for three generations to his generation, in fact, it had only been passed down for two generations.
Before he got married, his father, Shen Weixun's grandfather, had always firmly held the position of the family head.
After he got married, his father said he was retiring and passing on the family, but in fact, all the power was in the hands of his dead ex - wife.
After his ex - wife died, the old man became the head of the Shen family again.
Now that his son Shen Weixun had come back, the old man directly skipped over him and passed the position of the family head to his grandson.
From beginning to end, he had been the biggest joke in the Shen family.
A well - known joke.