Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Xiaojiu, do you want to be adopted by your uncle?" Shen Huaizhong asked patiently.

Shen Chuning looked in the direction of Shen Qingjiang and Qin Qimei, and saw that although they were looking at her, there was not a trace of reluctance in their eyes.

Even Shen Jingwan standing next to them looked more like a family of three.

This scene deeply hurt Shen Chuning's heart.

Shen Chuning lowered her eyes, hiding the disappointment in them, and nodded her head imperceptibly.

Shen Huaizhong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she didn't keep threatening to break off the engagement, she would still be the Shen family's daughter after all.

"So do you want to go to the first room or the second room?" Shen Huaizhong asked.

Madam Shen said without hesitation, "Is there any need to ask? It's naturally the eldest son. The eldest son holds a higher official position than the second son, has powerful relatives, and has a brother who won the top spot in the imperial examination last year. This will be of great benefit to Xiaojiu's future development."

Shen Huaizhong's face was almost as black as the bottom of a pot. The girl from the Shen family entered the palace and became the queen, and later became the empress dowager. The Shen family's status rose with the tide, and his old wife was obsessed with climbing up the royal family's ladder, and in recent years she had become more and more excessive.

Especially after Shen Jingwan came into the house, the old wife praised Shen Jingwan openly and secretly.

Others may not understand, but Shen Huaizhong knows it very well in his heart.

But after observing these princes in recent years, he found that none of them caught his eye.

Either they are too cowardly, too cold-blooded, or too arrogant. Such people are really not good matches for women.

He secretly made up his mind that he would never let his wife interfere in Xiaojiu's marriage and he must take charge of it himself.

"Let Xiaojiu decide on this matter herself. After all, this is where she will live in the future. The most important thing is that Xiaojiu lives comfortably." Shen Huaizhong said firmly.

Shen Qinghai: "Xiaojiu, come to the eldest house. The five elder brothers in the eldest house are both talented in literature and martial arts. You don't have to worry about anything when you come. Just sit back and enjoy yourself."

For the first time, Shen Qinghe lamented that his three boys were so unmotivated. They had no strengths to show off in front of their eldest brother. "Why go to the big house? What if your aunt forces you to practice martial arts? You won't even have a place to cry. Think about how miserable your big brother is now."

Shen Chuning couldn't help but shudder when she thought about how miserable Shen Chengbai was, who got up before dawn every day to practice martial arts because he didn't want to study.

Seeing Shen Chuning's expression, Shen Qinghe knew that half of the plan was done, so he continued to tempt her, "Don't you like eating the squirrel fish and seafood from your second aunt's kitchen the most? When the ice melts and the river opens, fresh fish and seafood will be shipped in from the south every day, so you can eat as much as you want."

Shen Chuning's eyes lit up and even her saliva began to increase.

"Second brother, you have no moral principles. Can't our eldest family afford to buy a few broken fish?" Shen Qinghai said angrily.

Shen Qinghe raised his head proudly. "Brother, you don't understand this. How can you say it's a broken fish? This is carefully selected by my father-in-law and brother-in-law, and shipped here every day by the fleet. Take the seafood, for example. It needs to be transported together with seawater. Do you know how much it costs?"

Shen Qinghai was furious. "You...you...you...you reek of money."

Shen Chuning looked at the two people arguing and quickly advised: "Uncle, uncle, please stop arguing over An Ning. If An Ning causes discord in the Shen family, then An Ning would be better off being separated from the family."

Shen Huaizhong also said: "You two stop arguing. No matter who An Ning chooses, the other one can't feel resentful."

Shen Qinghai and Shen Qinghe responded in unison.

Shen Chuning was in a dilemma. Her two aunts were very nice to her, and her brothers were also very nice to her.

It’s just that Sixth Brother has a lively personality, and she and Sixth Brother get along the best, so she spends more time in the second room.

Shen Chuning felt warm in her heart as she looked at the two people's expectant eyes.

"Second uncle, if An Ning chooses the eldest uncle, will you treat An Ning the same as before?"

When Shen Chuning asked this question, the smile on Shen Qinghai's face could no longer be hidden, and Shen Qinghe twitched unconsciously twice, then nodded.

Shen Qinghai smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiaojiu. Even if you don't choose your uncle, your uncle's family will still treat you well. Unlike your second uncle, he doesn't even dare to express his opinion."

Shen Chuning's eyes were filled with stars. "Then I choose the second room."

"Okay..." The words Shen Qinghai didn't finish were stuck in his throat, unable to spit out or swallow.

"I'm going to have a daughter! Big brother, I'm going to have a daughter! Mom and Dad, I'm going to have a daughter!" Shen Qinghe's happiness was beyond words.

Shen Qinghai was helpless, as he was going to be blamed by those little bastards at home again.

"That's settled then. We'll open the ancestral hall tomorrow and tell our ancestors." Shen Huaizhong said as he stood up.

"Dad, it may not be possible tomorrow. I just told my mother-in-law that my daughter-in-law has to go back to the Duke of Qing's Mansion to take care of the patient, and I don't know when she will be back." Mrs. Shen San saw that the matter was settled, and then she remembered that she had to go back to the Duke of Qing's Mansion to report this.

The corner of Shen Qinghuai's mouth twitched. "Is there such a rule in the capital? Are you asked to go back to visit the patient or to take care of him?"

"Yes...I am here to take care of the patient." Mrs. Shen San said in a low voice.

Shen Huaizhong said unhappily, "Then go ahead. This matter has been decided. It makes no difference whether you are there or not when the ancestral hall is opened."

"My daughter-in-law also wants to take Wan'er back to the Duke of Qing's mansion."

Shen Qingjiang noticed his father's displeasure and scolded him, "Qin Qimei, please don't lose your composure. My daughter of the Shen family hasn't even met your stepmother, and now she has to follow you back to take care of the patient?"

Shen Chuning sneered in her heart. Her father was obviously biased. If her mother wanted to take her back to the Duke of Qing's Mansion to take care of her illness, her father would definitely not say a word.

"My husband, that's not the case. Since Wan'er wants to be registered under my name, I have to go back to the Duke's Mansion to inform them. Otherwise, what should I do if the Duke's Mansion refuses to recognize this granddaughter?" Mrs. Shen San hurriedly explained.

Old Madam Shen was also afraid of such a situation. "Of course, we should go back and inform them. Second brother, why don't you ask your wife to send someone back to the Yun family to tell them?"

Shen Qinghe looked at Shen Huaizhong's dark blue face and said stubbornly, "When will it be the turn of outsiders to make decisions about my Shen family's affairs? Regarding Xiaojiu, if the Yun family agrees, Xiaojiu will be the Yun family's granddaughter. If the Yun family disagrees, Xiaojiu will only be my Shen family's granddaughter, my daughter, Shen Qinghe. We will just notify the Yun family to come during the recognition ceremony."

"That's not what you say..." As soon as Mrs. Shen opened her mouth, she was glared back by Shen Huaizhong.

"Then let's just revise the family tree for Xiaojiu tomorrow, and we'll talk about Shen Jingwan's matter later." After Shen Huaizhong finished speaking, he left without looking back.