Chapter 6

"The school arranged the class, and Qi Yang is my deskmate."

"How is that possible!" Shen Anya's voice was sharp, her chest heaving with anger. "With your grades, it's completely impossible for you to get into the Rocket Class! Qi Yang, huh, what kind of dreams are you talking about? Qi Yang could be your deskmate? Stop joking around! Take a look at yourself—"

She wanted to say more, but Shen Jiayan opened the car door and got in.

The car instantly quieted down. Shen Jiayan clearly felt the odd atmosphere and kept his mouth shut, so the three of them maintained a silent journey all the way home.

The moment they entered the villa gates, Shen Anya saw the familiar vehicle parked outside, and all her unhappiness vanished. The car had barely stopped when she excitedly pushed the door open and rushed into the house.

"Second Brother! Second Brother, you're back?!"

Seeing the person sitting in the living room, she instantly deflated, her voice dropping significantly. "Big Brother, you're back too? Where's Second Brother?"

The person sitting in the living room wasn't Shen Xiche, but Shen Jingyao. He was still wearing a well-tailored suit, clearly having just returned without even having time to change before being dragged into chatting with these people.

Shen Jingyao replied, "Your second brother had me drive the car back first. He has business to attend to and won't be back for a few days."

"Big Brother." Shen Luoluo and Shen Jiayan also greeted him.

Sitting alongside Shen Jingyao and the couple Zhao Huizhen was Qiu Shumin, the wife of Shen Ting'an's older brother—their eldest aunt.

Zhao Huizhen beckoned. "Come and say hello to your eldest aunt."

Seeing them, Qiu Shumin smiled and said, "You're all back? Good that you're back, good that you're back." She seemed to have other matters on her mind and didn't give them a hard time, just exchanging a greeting before letting them go.

Shen Luoluo walked into the kitchen to pour a glass of water, and Qiu Shumin's voice drifted over, one sentence after another.

"Come, come, let's continue. Where were we just now?"

"Oh, right, we were talking about that young lady from the Zhou Family. Huizhen, you really must have Jingyao go meet her. That girl is something else—brilliant, and her family background is far from bad."

Hearing this, Shen Luoluo finally figured out what this eldest aunt had come here for. She was playing matchmaker!

In the living room, Qiu Shumin was still going on, "Go meet her. Don't be so absolute; there are always exceptions. What if you hit it off? Tell me I'm right!"

Zhao Huizhen was trying to figure out how to decline on her son's behalf when Shen Luoluo's voice rang out.

I never expected that even wealthy, domineering CEOs could escape the fate of a blind date!

No, Shen Jingyao is only twenty-six! What is this eldest aunt thinking? Rushing him into marriage at twenty-six, right when his career is just taking off? And what kind of recommendations are these anyway?

Calling her "brilliant"—brilliant actually means bald!

Taking advantage of everyone's ignorance to play word games right here!

Zhao Huizhen's pupils dilated in shock, and she asked skeptically, "You said this Zhou family girl is brilliant... she wouldn't happen to be bald, would she?"

Qiu Shumin let out a dismissive scoff. "So what if she's bald? The important thing is that she's smart! Any kids born in the future will be smart too!"

"If you think that one won't do, there's also the Han family's daughter. She's pretty, steady, and blessed!"

At nearly two hundred pounds, she sure is "steady and blessed"!

Two hundred pounds! Zhao Huizhen was utterly shocked and hurriedly refused, "This one won't do."

Qiu Shumin pressed on, "Don't like the steady type? Then what about the Gao family girl? An older wife holds pieces of gold, she has a great figure, she's virtuous, and she can do everything!"

An older wife holds pieces of gold—being three years older means holding gold alright, but the gold she's holding is someone else's son, plus a divorcee with a kid!

Zhao Huizhen asked, "This one won't be a divorcee with a child, will she?"

Qiu Shumin clapped her hands. "Huizhen, don't mind the fact that Miss Gao is a divorcee with a kid. What does that tell you? She can give birth! Later on, she'll pop out a big, fat—"

"Shut your mouth!" Zhao Huizhen nearly coughed blood from anger. Her son was a graduate of a top overseas university, a dignified corporate CEO, worth tens of billions! And she was actually recommending these rejects!

That's right! She did want to cuddle grandchildren, but she wasn't so desperate that she'd take any crooked melon or split date!

This person wasn't here with sincere intentions to play matchmaker at all; she was deliberately here to stir up trouble!

Well said! This eldest aunt clearly has a screw loose in her head!

"Right! I think you've got a screw loose!" Zhao Huizhen lost her last shred of patience. "Get the hell out of my house right this second!"

"Hey! No, why are you getting mad?!" Qiu Shumin stood up indignantly. "With standards as high as yours, picking and choosing, you deserve to still be waiting for a grandchild!"

Akimbo, she wore an arrogant expression. "I'll tell you the truth—I came here today specifically to share some good news: my daughter-in-law is pregnant, and in just a few months I'll be holding a grandson!"

What is she feeling proud of? That grandson isn't even hers.

With a loud clatter, Shen Jiayan accidentally lost his grip on his water glass, spilling the water everywhere.

Shen Luoluo:?

Shen Jiayan looked at the ceiling and then the floor, taking sips from his cup with an expression of don't look at me, I didn't hear a thing.

In the living room, Zhao Huizhen had been furious, but upon hearing that, she wasn't mad anymore.

Shen Luoluo continued her internal rant. Does she seriously not know that her daughter-in-law already eloped with her son-in-law, taking all the money?

Her home has literally been cleaned out, and she's still feeling smug here.

The four people present who could hear her inner voice widened their eyes.

Good grief! The son-in-law and the daughter-in-law? That was a direct double-kill!

Just as Shen Luoluo finished her thought, Qiu Shumin's phone rang. She hadn't been on the line long before she let out a wail and burst into tears.

"What did you say?! Zhou Jian ran off with Xiaohui!" The moment she finished speaking, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

"Quick! To the hospital!" A group of people scrambled in chaos, helping her onto her feet and into a car.

Shen Jingyao drove, Shen Ting'an sat in the passenger seat, and Zhao Huizhen and Shen Luoluo supported Qiu Shumin in the back row. The car doors slammed shut, and they sped off.

Shen Jiayan:???

"Wait, what about me?! I haven't gotten in yet!" He hadn't even finished the gossip!

Chapter 6 ◎The Daughter-in-Law and Son-in-Law Eloped◎

The family rushed the person to the hospital in a flurry of chaos. Fortunately, it was nothing major—she had simply been unable to accept the shock for a moment and fainted from anger.