I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

Chapter 225 Grandpa's Way as Patriarch

Shen Lanxi turned around and went back to the orchid garden.

The orchid garden is exquisite and luxurious, exuding an elegant and fragrant artistic conception everywhere.

Shen Lanxi walked straight across the lotus pond and into the study without looking around.

The outer corridor of his study is connected to the lotus pond. When he has nothing to do, he can sit under the window and enjoy the autumn pond and the koi.

There are several banana trees with drooping leaves planted by the pond in the courtyard. When it rains, you can listen to the rain hitting the banana leaves and watch the big and small pearls fall on the jade plate; when the weather is clear, you can sit quietly for a whole day and watch the green filling the window, which makes you feel happy and contented.

But at this moment, Shen Lanxi was not happy at all. Every time he was angry with Jiang Huashan, he would have a headache to varying degrees.

Gao Zhi felt so distressed watching this, a good young master happened to meet a crazy young lady.

"Master, if Miss Jiang is unwilling to cooperate, I'm afraid the Second House will escape again this time."

Shen Lanxi pinched her eyebrows.

"I really don't understand. Miss Jiang is such a hateful person, and she's covering up for the Second House when something like this happens. What's her real motive? There must be some unspeakable secret here."

Shen Lanxi paused.

Ghat carefully teased the poor thing in his pocket and analyzed it frame by frame.

"Could it be? Miss Jiang has also taken refuge with the Second House like her mother? That's not right! She even kicked her mother out. After three years of secret investigations, I can conclude that they are not of the same mind."

"Miss Jiang is equally mean to everyone except Miss Yao. She offends everyone and doesn't seem to be taking sides."

"No! No! It's not the same for everyone. Compared to Master Qingyu and Master A Ling, Miss Jiang obviously hates you the most."

"..."

Gao Zhi wanted to analyze more, but Shen Lanxi interrupted him calmly.

"Shut up and get out."

Gao Zhi was a little disappointed, but when he thought about going out to play with the little turtle, his steps immediately became cheerful again.

The study became quiet again.

Shen Lanxi turned his head to look at the pond outside the window. The sunlight dyed his eyelashes golden, but failed to warm the emotions in his eyes.

Although there was no evidence, his intuition told him that the incident in the South Bay waters must be related to the second wife.

The young man lowered his eyes, staring at the red rope around his left wrist.

"Axi, look, this is the red string that mom made. Isn't it pretty? Don't be angry. Mom and Dad promised you that we will come back to spend the Spring Festival with you. Then we can set off fireworks all night, okay?"

"Ah Xi, Dad knows that breaking a promise is cheating, but Dad has no choice. I regret that I can no longer accompany you to set off fireworks. Whenever I think of your fireworks blooming freely in the sky above the land I protect, I feel extremely honored, and I hope you are proud of your father."

"Boom-"

The koi carp among the lotus jumped out of the water and then plunged back into the water.

Shen Lanxi blinked and looked at the scenery outside the window with a calm expression.

When his father passed away, everyone told him that it was an honor.

But no one can understand that a child who was eagerly waiting for a firework ended up waiting for death. What is the meaning of glory to him?

He knelt in front of his parents' mourning hall, watching all kinds of people come and go, and they condemned him with pity in their eyes.

"This child is so cold-blooded. How come he didn't even shed a tear when his parents died?"

"I heard that the young master of the Shen family is precociously intelligent and cold-hearted. I didn't expect that he is also like this to his biological parents."

"No way, he's just a child after all. Is it because of too much stimulation that he has a stress reaction?"

"Lan Xi..."

The memories came to an abrupt end. Shen Lanxi turned around and saw Shen Zhuang walking in with a cane and a smile.

"grandfather."

Shen Lanxi quickly gave up the main seat.

Shen Zhuang stared at his expression for a while, then gently patted his shoulder. "I heard Xiaohua is awake?"

Shen Lanxi nodded, "Yeah, it looks like she got enough sleep."

Shen Zhuang couldn't help laughing and shook his head, "Did that girl make you angry again?"

As the saying goes, if you are not stupid or deaf, you are not qualified to be a father-in-law. Shen Zhuang has always felt that Shen Lanxi is too unkind, so it would be good to let Jiang Huashan heal her.

"No."

Shen Lanxi was different from Jiang Huashan. That troublemaker relied on the old man's support to come to her house every few days to make trouble, but Shen Lanxi would never tell on Jiang Huashan even if she was so angry that her nerves hurt. Jiang Huashan took advantage of this and became even more unscrupulous.

Shen Zhuang didn't expose him and patted his shoulder. "Sit down."

Shen Lanxi bowed slightly and sat at the bottom of Shen Zhuang.

"How is it? I asked Shanshan, what did she say?"

Shen Lanxi was speechless when she thought of Jiang Huashan pointing at his shoulder in an arrogant manner. "She said she fainted at the time and knew nothing."

Shen Zhuang laughed out loud. Xiao Huaer was the best at smoothing things over, and Lan Xi was too stubborn and rigid. He could imagine how much of a headache it would be to deal with Xiao Huaer's cunning grandson.

Shen Lanxi was somewhat helpless, "Grandpa, are you still laughing? You are the one who allowed her to act so recklessly."

"Eh." Shen Zhuang waved his hand. "How is this nonsense? Ah Ling helping his father cover up is filial piety, you want to find out the truth and eliminate danger is your wish, and Shan Shan's unwillingness to get involved and watching from the sidelines is her wisdom. You are three completely different life trajectories. Isn't it natural for you to make different choices?"

Shen Lanxi was slightly startled, and looked at the old man in front of her with clear eyes, "What about you, Grandpa?"

Grandpa clearly suspected that the Bai family was in collusion with the second branch. If he had followed the line of Shen Guiling, there would definitely be results, but he left both Shen Qian and Shen Guiling in Nanwan. Isn't this tantamount to condoning the murderer behind the scenes?

Shen Zhuang's eyes were gentle and powerful. "Lan Xi, Grandpa is the head of the family. It is his duty to protect the foundation of the Shen family."

Shen Lanxi thought about it and disagreed. "Grandpa, a century-old tree won't wither overnight. Its decline must have rotten roots, so we must find the root cause."

"How to find it?"

"Get to the bottom of it."

Shen Zhuang shook his head. "A century-old tree has tangled roots. Digging up the roots will damage the root system. Killing one thousand enemies and losing five hundred of your own is not a good strategy."

Shen Lanxi, "The roots are nourished by the soil. Remove the rotten roots, and over time they will absorb nutrients for the tree again."

Shen Zhuang looked at him. Shen Lanxi paused, "Grandpa doesn't approve?"

"I don't disagree, it's just not the best approach." Shen Zhuang still shook his head. "Lan Xi, we can cut off the root of the problem, but what if it's a bad person? What about a bad wife? What about a bad child?"

Shen Lanxi was stunned. He had never thought about this question and was speechless for a moment.

Shen Zhuang, "Abandoning is the easiest thing; the real difficulty lies in managing it. Lan Xi, no one is perfect. If one day A Ling or Qing Yu becomes a bad root, are you really going to uproot them without even treating them?"

Shen Lanxi was silent.

"Think carefully about what grandpa said." Shen Zhuang stood up.

Shen Lanxi stood up, a bit of stubbornness in her eyes, "Grandpa, you know I'm not talking about A Ling or Qing Yu. Are you going to save me even though I'm hopeless?"

Shen Zhuang's eyes were slightly startled, and he slowly said two words, "Save them first."

"grandfather?"

Shen Lanxi couldn't understand. How could her grandfather, who had ruled the Shen family for forty years and was the head of the family who was always ruthless and ruthless, have such a soft heart?

Shen Zhuang knew what he was thinking and said calmly, "Lan Xi, you have to know that the 'hopeless' person you mentioned is still your grandfather's son. It's the father's fault for not raising him well."

Shen Lanxi suddenly realized how rude his words were to his grandfather.

Grandpa knows everything and can exercise the power of the head of the family at any time, but before he becomes the head of the family, he wants to fulfill his obligations as a father again.

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