When they arrived at the old house, the old man, Shen Chongshan, was watching financial news in the living room.
Seeing Lin Xi come in, he immediately smiled.
"Xiaoxi is back. Why didn't you tell us in advance? Then Mrs. Zhang could have prepared some of your favorite dishes."
Lin Xi was startled. Didn't he say that Grandpa was waiting?
After secretly cursing Shen Yize as a bastard, Lin Xi smiled and said, "I wanted to surprise you. If I told you, there would be no surprise. Grandpa, how are you feeling?"
"I'm fine. Grandpa is very healthy."
The old man was indeed in good spirits, which made Lin Xi feel much more at ease. Seeing that there was only the old man there, she smiled and asked, "Auntie isn't at home?"
"She went shopping with Tingting and will be back soon."
When Shen Yize came in after making a phone call, the old man was even more surprised.
"Xiaoxi, who's that person? Why is he in our house?"
Shen Chongshan squinted his eyes to look. "Quick, help Grandpa take a look. If I don't know him, I'll chase him out with a broom."
Lin Xi looked at the old man and pouted. This old man was really acting. Helplessly, she cooperated and said, "Grandpa, he's one of our family members. Don't chase him out."
The old man pretended to be shocked. "Ah? Why does he look so unfamiliar to me? Who is he? Do we have such a person in our family?"
"Your eldest grandson."
"Really?" The old man squinted his eyes and looked carefully. "Oh, it's that rascal! Why has he suddenly become conscientious? Does he finally know that he didn't come out of a stone?"
Hearing himself being called a rascal, Shen Yize was obviously unhappy.
"What? Are you unhappy? Am I wrong? Aren't you a rascal for not coming back home a few times throughout the year? Aren't you a rascal for not having given me a great - grandson in five years of marriage? What's the use of you?"
Just as the old man finished speaking, Shen Yueru came in arm in arm with Shen Tingting.
"Dad, how can you talk about your grandson like that? Yize is in such good physical condition. How can you blame him for this?"
After Shen Yueru finished speaking, she looked meaningfully at Lin Xi. "Xiaoxi, I asked a friend to make an appointment with a reproductive specialist for you. You should go and have a look. I'll send you the time and place later."
"Auntie, I've been examined so many times. There's no big problem. I don't need to go, right?"
Lin Xi frowned. She really wanted to say that since they were getting divorced, it didn't matter whether she went or not. But seeing Grandpa Shen looking at her lovingly, she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Every time she changed doctors, she had to go through a whole set of procedures. Especially the fallopian tube radiography, she had a psychological shadow of it.
"Polycystic ovary, unobstructed but not smooth fallopian tubes, thin endometrial wall. Any one of these conditions will reduce the chance of pregnancy. You have all of them. How can you still have the nerve to say there's no big problem?"
Shen Yueru looked at her with contempt. She really didn't know what her father saw in her.
Apart from having a pretty face, she had no family background or ability. She hadn't been of any help to Yize in five years of marriage, and now she couldn't even have a child.
Thinking of these, Shen Yueru disliked her more and more.
"Sister - in - law, my mother has been so worried about your inability to get pregnant. Can't you be more competitive? It's really a waste of so many good tonics. It's like feeding them to dogs every day."
Shen Tingting hated her to the extreme. One reason was that she was close to Chu Xinyi, and the other was because of the man she liked.
Shen Yize, seeing Lin Xi's gentle and demure appearance as usual at this moment, frowned. Didn't she have a sharp tongue yesterday? Why was she like this today?
The old man beside them couldn't listen anymore. He slapped the table and stood up. "What are you two doing? Are you rebelling? Xiaoxi came back to make me happy, not to be scolded by you. Your mouths are as sharp as knives. Shut up if you don't know how to talk."
The mother and daughter looked at each other, twitched the corners of their mouths, and didn't dare to make a sound.
"Yize, you should cherish your own woman. Your aunt and sister scolded your wife like that. Aren't you going to defend her?"
Lin Xi curved the corners of her mouth. He would defend her? That would be like the sun rising from the west.
To comfort the old man, Lin Xi meekly said, "Grandpa, what auntie said is the truth. I'm not angry."
Shen Yize looked at Lin Xi like this and a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes. She was really good at pretending.
After the commotion of these two days, he knew that under this weak appearance was a wild cat with claws, just like when she was a child.
Lin Xi met his eyes and caught the sarcasm in his eyes. She didn't care and just gave him a blank look.
Seeing Mrs. Zhang handling the king crabs, Lin Xi walked over. Facing these not - so - good - looking things was better than facing Shen Yize and that mother - daughter pair.
Lin Xi got excited and was about to pick up a crab to take a picture and send it to Sun Miaomiao to make her envious.
Holding the crab in one hand and taking a picture with the other, she felt very comfortable.
"Be careful not to get your hand pinched. Then you'll cry."
The cold voice made her very uncomfortable. "You never know how to talk. I'll just consider it as someone farting."
Just as she finished speaking, the old man also came over. "Oh, it's quite fat."
"Ah! It hurts!"
With a scream, bright red blood flowed from Lin Xi's fingertip.
Lin Xi's face twisted in pain, and she was at a loss with tears in her eyes. The thing in her hand was like a time bomb. She didn't know whether to throw it or hold it.
Shen Yize's face darkened instantly when he saw the situation. He quickly said, "Get a pair of scissors!"
Mrs. Zhang quickly brought scissors and handed them to him.
Shen Yize picked up the scissors, quickly cut off the crab's leg, and then gently pulled out the crab claw hooked in Lin Xi's flesh.
The old man reminded worriedly, "Go and disinfect it quickly. There's iodine in the drawer under the tea table."
Shen Yize pulled her to sit back on the sofa and disinfected her with a cotton swab. Seeing Lin Xi's brows furrowed even more, he unconsciously lightened his movements.
"This is the consequence of being carried away. Are you a three - year - old? Haven't you eaten or seen one before? How stupid."
The old man was unhappy when he heard this. Clearly, he saw that he was quite nervous just now. How could he say such annoying words?
"Brat, did I raise you with pesticides? Why is your mouth so poisonous?"
Shen Yueru, who hadn't spoken all this time, was also unhappy when she heard this. "Dad, isn't what Yize said right? Why take a picture with a crab? What's there to show off?"
The old man turned to glare at her. "Shut up if you don't know how to talk. You won't suffocate."
The living room was instantly quiet.
During the meal, the old man saw two large plates of king crabs. He asked Mrs. Zhang to put one plate in front of Lin Xi and signaled Shen Yize to peel the crabs for her.
"Her hand is injured. Take care of her."
Lin Xi pursed her lips and smiled. This time, she didn't defend Shen Yize.
If it were before, she definitely wouldn't let him peel the crabs. Instead, she would make excuses for him and then happily peel them for him.
Now thinking about it, she really felt that she had been too worthless.
Lin Xi smiled and whispered, "Mr. Shen, perform well. If I'm unhappy, I'll want to drink pesticides, and I'll do it in front of Grandpa."
Although Shen Yize had always been dissatisfied with Grandpa arranging a wife for him, he would restrain himself a lot in front of Grandpa.
He glanced at her, reluctantly picked up a king crab.
"You lost so much blood. You should eat a couple more. Otherwise, you'll be even more stupid."
Lin Xi glared at him and very cooperatively added a piece of sweet - and - sour fish to his bowl.
"Husband, eat the fish."
Shen Yize, holding the crab, slightly turned his head to look at Lin Xi with a slight frown.
Lin Xi understood the warning in his eyes.
She smiled softly, her eyes gentle and bright, full of tenderness. No one else could tell her bad intentions.
Shen Yize couldn't eat sweet - and - sour food. After eating it, he would feel a burning sensation in his stomach. Only she knew this.
"What? Do you want me to feed you? Okay, wife will feed you." Lin Xi smiled and picked up the piece of fish and brought it to his lips.
Shen Yize half - closed his phoenix - like eyes, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and approached. His sexy thin lips opened slightly. His lips slid across her chopsticks, and his tongue rolled the piece of fish into his mouth.
Just as he raised his head, he gave Lin Xi a gloomy look.
But Lin Xi fearlessly looked at him and curved her lips.
Their actions made the old man beside them grin from ear to ear.
"This is so good. You two are so sweet. Grandpa can live a few more years."
Shen Yueru and her daughter, sitting opposite, were stunned. This cold - faced king of hell was actually peeling king crabs for Lin Xi.
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After lunch, the old man called Shen Yize to the study.
"When will you settle down, boy? Lin Xi is a good girl. Can't you live a good life with her?"
"Am I not living a good life? Or what do you want me to do?" Shen Yize said coldly.
"Don't think I don't know. That woman is back. But I'm telling you, Shen Yize. I didn't agree five years ago, and I still won't agree now. There's no room for negotiation. In our Shen family, there's only death of a spouse, not divorce."
While speaking, Shen Chongshan's voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.
"Why is it only her?"
For Lin Xi's sake, the old man had gone to great lengths at that time, even making Shen Yize hate him. This was what Shen Yize had always wondered about.