Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 341 - 307: Parents’ Sins, Children’s Burden 2
Thinking about the afternoon, Yin Junjie had been with Yin Shixiu and his pair of children all along.
She could easily guess who taught Yin Junjie to say those words.
The couple really put on quite a show, didn’t they!
"Junjie."
At this moment, Yin Bowen, who had not spoken, called Yin Junjie’s name.
Yin Junjie turned around, facing Yin Bowen’s sorrowful expression...
"Junjie, hasn’t Dad been good to you?"
Yin Junjie was at a loss for words. How could he say Dad hadn’t been good to him?
That would certainly be impossible.
It’s just that most children are inherently more dependent on their mothers than fathers, especially since Yin Bowen is quite busy with work.
His care and companionship couldn’t compare to Zhu Lan being a full-time housewife at home.
"Then... Dad, don’t divorce Mom."
Yin Bowen walked behind Yin Junjie, took his hand, and made him look at himself, "Living with Dad, you can often see Mom. But if you live with Mom, it will be difficult to see Dad again..."
Yin Junjie was stunned for a moment, seemingly calculating this account in his mind.
Yin Shixiu closed his book, set it aside, and said lightly, "Zhu Lan is at fault, but Yin Junjie is not entirely blameless. The sins parents commit are borne by the children."
He lifted his eyes and looked at Yin Shiqing, "The custody of the child actually depends entirely on you, big brother. Whether to make this sin deeper and heavier is also up to you with just a word."
After Yin Shixiu’s words, the matter between Zhu Lan and Yin Bowen ended with a sentence: divorce with shared child custody rights, and came to an end.
Zhu Family’s parents never intended to fight for their daughter.
As for Zhu Lan...
She knew well that she was caught by Yin Bowen, and getting custody of the child wasn’t easy.
She naturally made no further demands.
Though Yin Bowen seemed cold, he didn’t want to appear too petty.
He gave Zhu Lan a decent amount of property, and Zhu Lan accepted it. By this point, there was no need to cross money.
Moreover, even though custody is shared equally, all expenses for Yin Junjie’s upbringing would still be borne by the Yin Family.
They decided to handle all the paperwork on Monday.
They didn’t even have dinner. Yin Shiqing’s family left, and Zhu Lan with her parents also didn’t linger.
Only the two elders and Yin Shixiu’s family were left for dinner.
Shuangshuang and Huanghuang could entertain the two elders just by eating.
Such was the level of affection they had for these two children.
Su Xiaomeng thought, most of it had to be attributed to Yin Shixiu...
"This matter between Zhu Lan and Bowen is over, but it’s not good for the word to get out."
Zhou Mengqin scooped a small spoonful of egg custard to Shuangshuang’s mouth.
Shuangshuang gulped it down all at once with a "wahwoo."
"Eat slowly, no one is rushing you, little ancestor..."
Su Xiaomeng responded.
Yin Family always valued their reputation. Ultimately, which family doesn’t have any disgraceful matters, but if family members don’t protect their own.
Then the prestige of a large family naturally diminishes with various rumors.
Prince Huang wanted to eat fried shrimp, so he stared silently at them, knowing that Grandpa would surely give him some when he noticed.
Sure enough.
Grandpa not only gave him shrimp but also peeled off the crispy skin and placed the meat into Prince Huang’s bowl.
Prince Huang was already quite skilled at eating, holding the spoon well.
Shuangshuang still ate like a bandit, she could hold a spoon but didn’t like to use it.
Using her hands was more convenient.
So Shuangshuang, as a little girl, ate less tidily than Huanghuang, a boy.
After dinner, Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng took the children home.
Since Yin Shixiu had to go on a business trip tomorrow, Zhou Mengqin reminded him to stay safe and come home early.
She also jokingly told him not to leave his wife alone too often to avoid trouble in the backyard.
Of course, it was all in jest.
After the children left, both elders exhaled heavily in unison.
After all, they were their own children; how could they not feel heartbroken?
Even as unruly as Zhu Lan was, she called them grandparents for so many years.
Junjie was still so young and had to endure the pain of his parents’ divorce.
But what pained the elders the most was the attitude of their son.
In a hundred days as a couple, he didn’t miss the marital bond even a bit.
Married a hundred years, slept side by side for a thousand...
Everyone saw if Zhu Lan had any feelings for Yin Bowen.
And Yin Bowen’s feelings for Zhu Lan...
Everyone saw that too.
In the past, the family rules of the Yin Family promoted harmony and all prospering, thus prohibiting divorce without reason.
But as times change, perhaps these family rules would be less applicable to future generations!
"Su Xiaomeng, that girl..."
Zhou Mengqin started... then stopped.
Yin Shaohui patted her hand, "That girl is miles away from where you were back then."
Zhou Mengqin glanced at him, then smiled, "Although there could be a better way to express it, her intention... resonates with me."
"When we are dead and gone, we have no other wish but to hope that the Yin family descendants remain united and not fall apart."
"It won’t happen."
Zhou Mengqin yawned, rolled her eyes at him, "How do you know it won’t happen? When you close your eyes and kick your legs, what can you control?"
"Hahahahaha..."
"All you do is laugh! Your grandson is getting divorced, and you can still laugh!"
"Meng Qin, our children and grandchildren have their own fortunes. No matter how much we worry, it won’t help."
Children and grandchildren have their own fortunes...
Does this phrase imply that the old folks are increasingly becoming useless?
Yin Shixiu went to the United Kingdom.
Su Xiaomeng is definitely going to be busier than usual.
Fortunately, Mom and Dad’s house is already sorted out.
It was indeed Grandpa who found the places, visiting several locations himself and making comparisons.
And then he made the decision.
The money was also provided by Grandpa, although Su’s mother definitely wouldn’t accept money from him.
Once they get to Beijing, they will surely return it.
As for the house renovations, they’ll discuss it when Su’s father and Su’s mother arrive.
In the short term, they still need to stay at Yijing Manor, and they’ll use the room originally reserved for Su’s mother.
Su’s father has been recuperating at home for several months, and now with the aid of a crutch, he can walk, though not smoothly.
Whether Su’s father is lying in bed or shuffling around with a crutch...
Whenever he’s on a video call with Su Xiaomeng, he’s always smiling.
As if having an injury is no big deal.
The villa at home, Yin Shixiu wouldn’t allow to be sold or rented out—he just hired someone to clean it regularly.
Su Xiaomeng felt it was a waste, but to be honest...
She couldn’t bear to sell it, and renting it out...
She couldn’t bear that either.
Su’s father’s flower shop was transferred to another employee named Ah Cheng.
That flower shop had seen a death, and Su’s father didn’t think it could have the good business it once had, but Ah Cheng wasn’t bothered by it and insisted on continuing to run the shop.
Unexpectedly, though the shop’s business wasn’t as good as before, it was slowly recovering and improving.
During this period, Su’s father and Su’s mother were busy packing things up at home.
As the cold winter arrived, Su Jianyi and his wife finally received their court judgment.
The evidence was conclusive, and the parties had no room to argue, plus they had Beijing’s best lawyers handling the case.
So the couple basically went through the whole process, with no possibility of lighter sentencing.
From Hong Shu’s parents’ perspective, Zhou Wenxiu should have been sentenced to death, without a doubt.
But when the lawyer called Yin Shixiu to discuss sentencing, Yin Shixiu only said, "For one to atone, ’death’ is truly the swiftest way."
Later, Zhou Wenxiu was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
Su Jianyi was guilty of embezzlement and bribery, but due to a good attitude in admitting guilt, he was sentenced to twenty years based on the amount involved.
Now that Su Jianyi is middle-aged, even if he gets out of prison in the future, he would just be an old man.
Regarding Su Jianyi and Zhou Wenxiu’s son, they didn’t inquire, only hearing from Su’s family that Su Li Hao left for the United States from Chengdu.
Recently, Su Xiaomeng has been preparing for the exams at the University of Bath.
The written exams are in mid-January; Su Xiaomeng has done several practice tests and feels quite hopeless.
Especially with Yin Shixiu not around, Xiao Meng feels embarrassed to bother him across the ocean with the time difference.
If she doesn’t rest well, then Yin Shixiu won’t rest well.
Among those closer to her, whom she feels comfortable asking for help, only Su Jin is left.
But the problem is... Su Jin is two years behind her in school!!
Logically, if she can’t solve these problems, Su Jin shouldn’t be able to either.
But Su Xiaomeng, on a whim, sent some of the exam questions to Su Jin to check.
Surprisingly, Su Jin replied quickly, having completed the set, with an added note:
"These questions are interesting, where did you find them? Send me more."
Su Xiaomeng leaned back in Yin Shixiu’s chair, looking up at the ceiling with the papers over her face.
The gap between a slacker and a prodigy...
Every time she talks to Su Jin, she feels incredibly overwhelmed.
Interesting, she didn’t see any interest in it at all!
"Su Jin, come to my house this weekend."
"For what?"
"Mutual torture."
"...Isn’t it just one-sided torture to you?"
"...Su Jin, I am your sister!!!"
"Oh, then I won’t come."
"Still, come over... to torture me one-sidedly, after all, your brother-in-law’s not home..."
On the weekend, Su Jin arrived at Xiao Meng’s house as promised.
The two children were taken by Ah Su to their grandparents’ place.
Su Xiaomeng would fetch them on Monday.
Anyway, these two little guys were now very familiar with the Yin Mansion, spending two days with Grandpa and Grandma might seem more leisurely to them.
Su Jin carried a backpack and a laptop.
She wasn’t much into clothing, bags, makeup, or anything girls typically like and care about.
Her clothing was simple, and she was frugal in other aspects.
But her laptop, on the other hand, cost nearly ten thousand.
Su Xiaomeng had asked her about it.
Su Jin’s explanation was simple, "Programming is brain-intensive work. If the computer’s response speed is slower than the human brain, it’ll drive you to smash it."
Indeed, Su Xiaomeng thought Su Jin wasn’t boasting about her brain being on par with a computer.
