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

Chapter 541 Wine and Crispy Chicken

Jiang Huashan put down his pen, rubbed his arms and stretched.

In the distance, sporadic ship lights lit up in the harbor, and the afterglow fell through the glass windows onto the turbulent deep sea. The moonlight and fluorescence in the painting suddenly seemed to come alive.

Jiang Huashan stared at it for a long time, picked up his phone and prepared to take a picture for Shen Mianzhi, when a message popped up on the screen.

- [Shen Mianzhi: Shanshan, the steward of Juyuan was murdered on the way to Xiangying. It was my father who did it. He was threatened by my fourth uncle, who was the mastermind hiding in Shenzhi.]

Jiang Huashan paused for a moment, staring at the words on the screen and falling into deep thought. She had not expected that this matter would involve Shen Rang. No wonder Shen Mianzhi had such a big reaction.

-[Shen Mianzhi: Also, I learned an old story. It turns out that when Shen Nian was kicked out of the Shen family, he was instigated to poison Grandpa.]

poison?

When she saw this word, Jiang Huashan's heart trembled for no reason. Knowing the ending of Shen Zhuang, she was particularly sensitive to this word.

In the past few years, she has intentionally or unintentionally reminded Zheng Song to pay attention to the old man's diet, but she never expected that her grandfather had actually experienced a poisoning eight years ago.

Jiang Huashan frowned, and quickly typed: [Who instigated this? ]

Just as I was about to send it, Shen Mianzhi's message popped up quickly.

- [Shen Mianzhi: Shanshan, I'm sorry. It was my father who instigated Shen Nian. He couldn't bear the guilt of killing Mom with his own hands, and the guilt turned into hatred, so he attacked Grandpa.]

It turned out to be Shen Rang?

Shen Mianzhi: But don't worry, I've already persuaded Dad to confess to Grandpa. I'm watching over him and will never let him make the same mistake again. Shanshan, can you please forgive my dad this time? I promise I'll make him give Grandpa an explanation.

A dark light flashed in Jiang Huashan's eyes, and he silently deleted the edited text.

*

Spring Garden.

Shen Mianzhi lay in a bamboo chair, looking up at the fragmented light in the grape vines.

Ten minutes had passed since the message was sent, and it showed as read, but Jiang Huashan had not yet responded.

Shen Mianzhi couldn't describe her current mood.

Maybe Shanshan was disappointed in her?

She knew that Shanshan valued her grandfather very much, and she also knew that with her personality, she would not let go of anyone involved if she knew that her grandfather was almost poisoned eight years ago. She also knew that Jiang Huashan had this ability, so when she found out that this person was her father, she could not treat him equally, and she could only ask Shanshan for forgiveness in a despicable way.

In fact, before begging for mercy, Shen Mianzhi thought of many lobbying excuses, but when he really wanted to say them, he found that he couldn't say a single word.

Because she understood that Jiang Huashan would protect the Shen family at the risk of her life. What she was protecting was not the Shen family, but the grandfather of the Shen family.

Dad touched her sore spot, and she asked lightly, "Can you forgive me?" Where does that put Jiang Huashan's efforts over the years?

Shen Mianzhi's eyelids drooped, and her fingertips tapped the phone screen intentionally or unintentionally.

What would she do if Shanshan really attacked her father? She couldn't remain indifferent, but she also didn't want to break up with her good friends, whom she had worked so hard to gain.

"Oh, it smells so good, is it wine?"

Shen Mianzhi's eyelids trembled slightly, and she sat up in a rocking chair in a daze.

Fu Suier smiled and raised the food box in his hand and shook it. "It's just right. I asked Aunt Feng to make fried chicken. Let's eat together."

Shen Mianzhi was still a little slow to react and looked sluggish, which was very different from her usual quick-witted appearance.

She stood up and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Why can't I come?" Fu Sui'er opened the lunch box, took out the fragrant fried chicken, pulled out a chicken leg and handed it to her, "Okay, Shanshan is not here, we can each have a chicken leg."

Shen Mianzhi looked at her in confusion. Fu Sui'er shook her head. "Shanshan was afraid you'd overthink it, so she asked me to pass on a message. She said, 'Since Grandpa has forgiven me, of course she will forgive me too.' You! Success is due to overthinking, and failure is due to overthinking. How could such a smart person not understand such a small thing?"

Shen Mianzhi was stunned. Did Jiang Huashan mean that grandpa already knew the inside story?

But...how could it be possible? If Grandpa knew, how could he still let Dad run the Dark Hall?

Suddenly, her eyes, which were filled with mist, became clear.

This is the difference between her and Jiang Huashan. In her heart, grandpa is a father who will forgive his children for their mistakes, but in Jiang Huashan's eyes, grandpa is greater. He silently endured the pain of being backstabbed by his eldest grandson, but still supported him without any hesitation. So even if Shen Nian really poisoned grandpa, grandpa just drove him away and did not retaliate.

Shen Mianzhi looked at the chicken drumstick in front of him with mixed feelings, "Suier, do you think so too?"

Fu Suier nodded. "Well, I trust Shanshan. Her judgment of the Shen family is more accurate than anyone else. For example, now, she said you need a friend, so I came."

The evening wind blows from the mountains to my eyes.

Shen Mianzhi woke up as if from a dream and looked down at the cell phone on the bamboo chair.

She didn't answer not because she was disappointed in her, but because she knew she was feeling confused and helpless, so she asked Fu Suier to bring the answer to relieve her confusion and loneliness.

Just as Fu Suier said, Jiang Huashan seemed to know everyone in the Shen family very well.

"..."

Shen Mianzhi took the chicken leg, and a look of relief appeared in his smile. "Suier, thank you."

"Oh! Why are you being so polite?" Fu Suier sat down carelessly, covered the used teacup on the table, and casually picked up a new one. "Since you're here, why not have a drink?"

Shen Mianzhi smiled, scooped half a glass of wine with a bamboo spoon and poured it over, then filled another glass for herself.

Fu Sui'er was a little dissatisfied, and Shen Mianzhi explained softly, "You can't drink much."

Who can't drink much?

Fu Sui'er grabbed the bamboo spoon and filled it up. Suddenly he thought of something and took out his cell phone to video call Jiang Huashan.

"beep--"

The call was connected quickly.

Jiang Huashan had just finished a shower, her face still damp with moisture, more tender than a peeled lychee. "What are you doing?"

Fu Sui'er held up his phone, the camera pointed at himself and Shen Mianzhi, "We're drinking? Together?"

Jiang Huashan said lazily, "I'm in South Bay, I can't drink."

"Easy to handle!"

Fu Suier placed his phone on the table, took a new cup, poured a full glass and placed it in front of the camera, "Drink Yun, cheers!"

Shen Mianzhi was at a loss for words. Sui'er appeared calm and sophisticated, but all his childish side was shown to Jiang Huashan.

Jiang Huashan had a cold expression and raised his hand to clink glasses. "I have something else to do later, so that's enough."

Shen Mianzhi saw this and her eyes were immediately filled with tenderness.

Fu Suier picked up half a chicken wing and handed it over, "Zhizhi and I will split the chicken leg, you can have the wing."

Jiang Huashan, "It's a bit salty."

"Salty? Then drink."

"Zhizhi, pour some wine for Shanshan."

The aroma of wine and fried chicken lingered in the air. Under the grape trellis in late autumn, a bright young girl was sitting there with wine and meat, and they were having conversations and discussions.

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