SFS Chapter 376 Approaching and Knowing the Truth
Chapter 376 Approaching and Knowing the Truth
"Madam, my name is Shen Haobo. You don't know, I just went there to have fun with a few friends. At first I won a lot of money, but later I thought it was just my bad luck. I didn't expect that the people there were cheating and teaming up to harm me. I saw it with my own eyes, so I was not convinced and made a scene. But they didn't believe me and insisted that I couldn't afford to lose. I'm really not that kind of person. They didn't even go out and ask around to see when I had ever been stingy."
Shen? Could it be such a coincidence? Chen Shuhua's heart twitched violently, but she still said with all her might: "None of those people in the gambling house are good people, kid, you should stay away from them! By the way, I just heard you say that your father is Shangshu Lord Shen Wenting? He is a high-ranking official. If he knew that you went to gamble, wouldn't he beat you up?"
"Ma'am, you heard me wrong. I...I didn't say that."
"It's okay. If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Come, eat more food and drink some wine." Chen Shuhua put a chicken leg in his bowl and poured him a glass of wine.
"Thank you, ma'am. You treat me better than my own mother. I don't know how to repay you. I'll drink this glass of wine. Please do as you please." Shen Haobo drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
"You kid, you keep saying thank you left and right, which makes me feel embarrassed. I just treated you to a meal, it's that simple, don't take it to heart."
"Madam, every word I said is from the heart. I have no intention of trying to please you. In fact, I know that those friends are not sincere and the gambling house is not a good place, but I just don't want to go home. I just want to go out and play. This way, I can attract the attention of my parents and make them care about me." After a few glasses of wine, Shen Haobo spoke out all the grievances in his heart: "My father is a high-ranking official in the court, and I am just a dispensable son to him, hehe... hiccup! So what if I am the Minister? Bah, I don't care! I don't have a father..."
Shen Haobo burped and his face turned red. After drinking just a few glasses, he started talking nonsense.
"Kid, you are drunk. Where is your home? I'll take you back." Chen Shuhua glanced at Shen Haobo, who was lying unconscious on the table, and called him softly a few times. Seeing that he didn't respond, she took off her disguise and looked extremely tired.
"Nianran, do you think what he said is true?"
"Everything he said is true, mother. His father is Shen Wenting, and he is his son born to his concubine." Yao Qingnian did not hide it.
"You knew it a long time ago?" Chen Shuhua couldn't believe it. Even her daughter knew about it, but she was the only one who was kept in the dark.
"Yes, the last time I went to Prince Ding's Mansion, I wanted to go for a walk by myself, but I got lost. Just when I was about to ask someone for directions, I saw my father, so I followed him and found out about this."
"Where is his mistress?"
"Mom, I will take you there, but you have to stay calm and don't be impulsive. Things have already come to this. They have deceived you for so many years, and we must make them pay the price." Yao Qingnian comforted her softly.
"Okay, Nianran, mom knows." Although Chen Shuhua was angry with Shen Wenting, she was not the kind of person who would act impulsively.
Yao Qingnian asked the servant to support Shen Haobo. In order to avoid anyone noticing anything, they deliberately changed a carriage and found a stranger before setting off for Chui Liu Street.
The carriage stopped in the alley at a position where the entrance of Ru Niang's house could be seen clearly. Yao Qingnian asked someone to send Shen Haobo back, while she and Chen Shuhua stayed in the carriage, watching quietly.
"Is anyone there?" The servant knocked on the gate.
After the last incident when the housekeeper's wife came to cause trouble, Runiang and her maid opened the door with extra caution: "Who is it?!"
"I'm a waiter in the restaurant. Your young master drank too much at my place, and his friend gave me some money and asked me to send him back." The servant outside the door said according to Yao Qingnian's words.
"Madam, the young master is back." Chan'er shouted inside.
"Open the door quickly and let him in!" When Runiang heard that it was her son who came back, she hurried out of the house.
When the gate was opened, a man dressed as a waiter was seen standing at the door, supporting Shen Haobo.
"Haobo, why are you so drunk in broad daylight? If your father sees you, he will definitely teach you a lesson. Oh! Chan'er, come and help, help him into the house." Runiang looked distressed. In addition to being drunk, her son was also injured. He must have fought with someone again. She reluctantly helped to help the man in. After a long while, she personally escorted the waiter out the door: "Little brother, I'm sorry to bother you today. This silver is a little gift from me. Don't think it's too little. Take it and drink."
"Thank you!" The waiter took the silver, said goodbye and left, then returned to the carriage to report: "Madam, the person has been sent in."
"I understand. Let's go. We'll go back first." Chen Shuhua leaned on the carriage and asked the coachman to leave first.
Shen Wenting was really bold. If she remembered correctly, the yard was her dowry. She had never asked about these things, but that didn't mean she knew nothing.
"Mom, are you okay?"
"It's okay. I've seen that woman before. I knew last time that Shen Wenting had a special relationship with her. But I didn't expect that he had betrayed me more than 20 years ago and gave birth to such a big son named Haobo. It's really a joke. My proud husband actually kept me in the dark and played me around." Chen Shuhua was heartbroken not because he had someone else outside, but because she felt that her sincere efforts for so many years were a joke. For so many years, he hid it so well, and she never doubted him at all, all because of her trust in him. The funny thing is that such trust is worthless.
"Mom, don't be sad. Shen Wenting is not worth it. What are you going to do next? No matter what decision you make, your daughter will stand by you and support you!" Yao Qingnian hugged Chen Shuhua, whose eyes were red, and comforted her. He had done more than that.
"Nianran, mother owed you so much for so many years. If I want to divorce him now, it will definitely affect you and your brother. Will you resent mother's selfishness?"
Chen Shuhua finally thought about divorce. She couldn't waste such a good opportunity: "Mom, why should we resent you? This is not your fault. It was Shen Wenting who broke your promise and deceived you first. You don't have to worry about us. I will take care of your brother. Don't worry, just do what you want!"
Yes, Shen Wenting had said that he would never take a concubine, but Shen Haobo was almost the same age as Nianran, which meant that not long after they got married, he had someone else outside. All the things he did, when added up, made her feel heartbroken, and she could no longer forgive this man.