On the day I was caught, the heir of a wealthy family took me to get the certificate.

"Auntie."

Shen Zongnian paused for a moment when he saw the woman, then greeted her in a muffled voice.

Clearly, he didn't want to communicate with women.

"Still the same old you, all talk and no action. How can you expect to find a decent woman like this...? My god, this girl is so beautiful! Zongnian, don't tell me this is your girlfriend?"

When the eldest aunt saw Chu Zhongyou's appearance, she was stunned and asked Shen Zongnian in shock.

Although Shen Zongnian didn't want to talk to his aunt, since she was already there, he had no choice but to introduce them.

“Youyou, this is my aunt. Aunt, her name is Chu Zhongyou, you can call her Miss Chu.”

"What Miss Chu? I just call her Youyou. It's a nice name. She's also beautiful. As the old saying goes, a person's name reflects their character, and she's charming and lovely. Oh, that's absolutely true."

The aunt's eyes lit up when she saw Chu Zhongyou, and she couldn't help but step forward to hold Chu Zhongyou's hand.

Shen Zongnian immediately stood in front of Chu Zhongyou to block her from getting closer.

His aunt was angrily blocked by him and said, "I was just talking to that young girl for a few minutes, why are you blocking me?"

"We're tired from just getting back. Let her rest first, and we can talk about it later."

Shen Zongnian explained in a deep voice.

Seeing his firm attitude, his aunt, though unwilling, did not dare to confront him head-on.

However, he was still muttering unhappily.

They said all sorts of nasty things, completely vilifying Shen Zongnian.

Shen Zongnian ignored her and walked away, holding Chu Zhongyou's hand.

As soon as he returned to the room, Chu Zhongyou looked at him with deep eyes.

Shen Zongnian realized what was happening and felt uneasy.

After a long pause, he asked in a low voice, "Did I disappoint you?"

"What's disappointing?"

“This is how my relatives treat me, and this is how I treat them... It’s nothing compared to the family atmosphere in your family.”

He had heard people say that the Chu family was very united.

But after actually witnessing it myself, I don't know what else to say besides envy.

“I know my family is quite harmonious and united, but I’m not so naive as to think that all families are like ours. You don’t need to feel embarrassed. Who doesn’t have a few rascal relatives? My aunt’s relatives aren’t very good either. By the way, some of my mom’s relatives aren’t very good either, but my mom got rid of them.”

"You should rest first, I'll handle the rest."

After Shen Zongnian finished speaking, he went out to deal with the troublesome matter.

Now that my eldest aunt knows, my younger aunt, uncle, and other relatives should also receive the news soon.

He will be here soon. He needs to meet with them, and at least warn them not to talk nonsense in front of Chu Zhongyou.

However, these people's mouths are like poison, and it's not easy to get them to stop talking nonsense.

Shen Zongnian presented them with gifts, using courtesy before resorting to force.

The gift was given, and the warning was given.

On the surface, these people bowed and scraped, indicating that they wouldn't talk nonsense.

My uncle is the most greedy. Not only did he take the things, but he also went further and wanted to regain control of the resort.

Initially, he did indeed have control over the resort.

After all, he was his own uncle, and Shen Zongnian naively thought that handing him over was no worse than handing him over to an outsider.

As a result, it took him half a year to realize the truth: it would have been better to hand it over to an outsider than to him.

"Don't even think about it."

Shen Zongnian refused outright.

My uncle was so angry that his face turned ashen. After everyone left, he angrily threw his things onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

“This was originally the old man’s property, and with me, his own son, it should have been passed down to me. His grandson has taken it all and wants to give me this little bit of property. Does he think I’m a beggar?”

"Brother, don't be angry. Don't you know why the old man didn't pass it on to you? If you were reliable, would the old man need to rely on his grandson?"

The eldest aunt didn't hold back either, and started to make sarcastic remarks.

The uncle said angrily, "Even if I'm unreliable, I'm still better than you two. When the old man was alive, he said that you two had nothing to do with this family anymore. Why are you still shamelessly coming here? It's only because Shen Zongnian is easily swayed that he's here. If it were me, I would have kicked you out long ago."

"I'm your sister, get out of here."

My aunt was so angry that she slapped me hard, hitting and scolding me.

While dodging, the younger uncle shouted, "So what if you're my sister? I didn't say that, it's the old man's idea."

"The old man passed away a long time ago, why are you still mentioning him to me?"

"Alright, stop fighting. I called my son and asked if he knew that Zongnian has a girlfriend. He said he did, that Zongnian is very interested in her, and that her family seems to be quite well-off, and she's a teacher at XX University. I really don't know why she's interested in Zongnian?"

The aunt scolded them, then frowned and told them what she knew.

Her son was none other than Xiao Weidong.

Xiao Weidong only knew that Chu Zhongyou came from a well-off family, which he could tell from her clothes and demeanor after meeting her twice.

But he really didn't know the specifics of how it was done, let alone that Chu Zhongyou was a member of the Chu family.

Someone like him is simply not good enough for the Chu family's social class.

Not to mention him, even Shen Zongnian's uncle couldn't compare to the Chu family.

At most, we're just colleagues.

But many of the colleagues in the same building are not even acquaintances.

The only person the Shen family can boast of who can speak with the Chu family is Commander Shen.

"Not only are her physical attributes good, but she's also beautiful, incredibly pretty. She's wearing a white fur cloak, and she's so radiant, even more beautiful than a water lily..."

What cape did you say?

Her aunt interrupted her.

My aunt said, "That white fur cape is so pretty. I'll ask her where she bought it later. I want to buy one too."

The aunt took a deep breath and said speechlessly, "What do you mean 'bought'? That was left by the old man. There was only one. You forgot? Back then, you wanted it and I wanted it, so we asked the old man for it, but he wouldn't give us any. He only gave it to Shen Zongnian. And now, before anything has even happened, he's already given the cloak to him. That spendthrift! What if things don't work out? Wouldn't that be like someone stealing the family heirloom?"

"I was wondering why it looked so familiar. It's that cloak! I'm so angry!" Auntie suddenly realized, and then cursed angrily.

The aunt and uncle were fanning the flames from the sidelines.

"No, I have to go find her."

"My aunt said angrily."

"What's the rush? Zongnian will definitely have a meeting and check the accounts as soon as he gets back. Let's go look for him while he's busy. A little girl like her isn't hard to deal with."

Her aunt stopped her.

The aunt nodded, then smiled and said, "This girl is really beautiful. I wish she could be my daughter-in-law. I would definitely cherish her."

The aunt was shocked.

Thinking of her unreliable son in his thirties, she curled her lip. How could she have the nerve to say such a thing?

However, she pretended not to hear and remained silent.

The younger uncle remained silent, waiting for her to make a big fuss and see Shen Zongnian's attitude so he could take advantage of the situation.