After I awakened my inner voice, I became the treasure of my family.

Chapter 215 Shen Hanjiang's Sexual Orientation

Situ Wenqi also heard Jiang Mianmian's thoughts and muttered in confusion: Are the Shen family members all a little mentally unstable? They're always making connections and suspecting this or that.

Why don't you suspect that there's something wrong with the Shen family's ancestral graves?

Just as Situ Wenqi rolled his eyes, he saw Jiang Mianmian whispering mysteriously to Li Tingxue, "Hey, Tingxue, what do you think? Could it really be that something happened while someone was buried in the Shen family's ancestral grave?"

Li Tingxue looked embarrassed and quickly asked, "Ah? Mother, why are you suddenly asking about this?"

"I just suddenly thought of these things myself. Think about it carefully. You and the eldest brother had your children secretly switched. How outrageous is that!"

The second brother, he almost had his mind controlled by that female lead, how dangerous!

And the third brother has turned into a super villain, always encountering assassins and such, which is not a good thing.

Looking at the rest of our family, they've all been experiencing bad things repeatedly, making us constantly worried. Right now, only the fourth and fifth children are relatively safe...

Jiang Mianmian analyzed with a very serious expression, "After careful consideration, I feel that none of you brothers and sisters will have a good ending in the end."

When the big ones fall, the small ones are all wiped out too. Tell me, how could that not be tragic?

[Alas, I tried my best to defy fate and save you all, but despite all my efforts, I still haven't been able to completely change the situation or rewrite the destinies of all of you.]

My brain is about to explode from thinking so much, it's driving me crazy!

Fortunately, my fourth child is currently staying with my parents, so there shouldn't be any problems for the time being. Therefore, I don't dare to risk asking her to come back.

The fifth child has been accompanying the other children on their study tour in another city, which is good; let them not rush home.

[After all, the longer they stay outside until these troubles at home are completely resolved, the safer they will be. At least we don't have to worry about them being wiped out by those with bad intentions!]

After listening to Jiang Mianmian's words, Situ Wenqi remained silent and sat quietly to the side.

Over this period of time, he has come to understand some things; the Shen family is indeed facing a constant stream of troubles.

Judging from the current situation, the best solution is for the rest of the Shen family to stay in other places, and it would be best if they did not return for the time being.

Because if they return, they might really encounter misfortune, and could even end up being completely wiped out.

Anyway, as long as they don't come back, everything will be fine. But if they do come back, all sorts of troublesome things might happen.

At first, her mother-in-law didn't say anything, but after she brought it up, Li Tingxue began to think. Could it really be that there was a problem with the Shen family's ancestral graves?

Otherwise, why do other families only have occasional minor incidents, while their family has one problem after another?

"How about this!" Li Tingxue suggested, "Mother, after Xiuyan comes back tonight, I'll have a good talk with him and invite a few highly skilled Taoist priests to come to our house to take a look and see if we need to consider moving the grave or something like that."

Jiang Mianmian nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Hmm, that's a good idea. But you must tell the boss to find a truly capable Taoist priest, and definitely not someone who's all talk and no action."

Let's not waste time and energy only to find ourselves not only failing to solve the problem but also making a complete mess of things. If things escalate and cause serious problems, then it would be a huge loss.

Li Tingxue quickly replied, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'll have Xiuyan ask the third brother if he can help introduce a reliable Taoist priest."

"Hmm, this method might work! Didn't the third brother already look for someone for Situ Wenqi last time? Maybe he really knows someone like that."

Listening to the conversation between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Situ Junwen immediately recalled what had happened last time.

At that time, Gu Yunchen did indeed introduce him to those Taoist priests and monks who were highly praised and respected by everyone.

but……

Sigh! Situ Wenqi fell even more silent in an instant.

He silently complained to himself, "Hmph, if these people really had that much power, how come I'm still trapped in a dog's body, completely helpless?"

Shouldn't the truly talented person be Jiang Mianmian herself? Why do they go to such lengths, only to 'pick up the watermelon and lose the sesame seed'?

But then Situ Junwen thought again, no matter what, they had helped him out of good intentions. Since he had received help from others, he should help them back in return, both morally and logically.

…………

"What? What are you talking about?"

"...My mother said that my father-in-law actually prefers men, not women, and that his philandering is just a cover for the truth about his homosexuality?!"

Before Li Tingxue could finish speaking, Shen Xiuyan felt a buzzing in his head, and his vision went black for a moment. He swayed a few times and almost lost his balance. He was completely dazed and then stood there dumbfounded.

If that's really the case, then what about their brothers and sisters?

Could it be that... all of them were merely tools used by their father to disguise his true sexual orientation?

Thinking of this, Shen Xiuyan felt a surge of sorrow and anger.

"Tch, isn't it just a form of proof? Otherwise, how would my father-in-law prove to the world that he likes women?"

Despite seeing Shen Xiuyan's dead state, Li Tingxue remained calm and composed in her response.

For a moment, Shen Xiuyan was at a loss for words. His lips moved a few times before he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Then... does the second brother know about this?"

Li Tingxue gently shook her head and said slowly, "Of course I don't know! Otherwise, our family would probably be in an uproar, and he would have made a huge fuss and everyone would know."

It was quite a coincidence. I saw my mother-in-law arranging flowers and thought I'd go over and chat with her for a while. But as soon as I got close, I heard her muttering these words.

There was no one else around at the time; I was the only one who heard it. To be honest, when I first heard such a secret, I was extremely flustered, terrified that my mother-in-law would notice something was wrong with me.

Sigh, speaking of the second child, his background is quite tragic. He was born into a complicated family.

If he knew that he was nothing more than a tool his father used to prove his womanizing to everyone, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood!

Li Tingxue sometimes really admired her mother-in-law.

Knowing full well what a despicable person her father-in-law was, how could she silently endure it for so many years?

This is truly unbelievable!

I wonder how my mother-in-law managed to be so patient and tolerant.

Did she not feel even a trace of resentment?

That's too good a temperament!

Shen Xiuyan revealed the reason: "It's not that my mother has such a good temper that she has no bottom line, but that she has no other choice!"

Back when I was first discovered to exist, my mother already had the intention to call off the engagement.

Unfortunately, the Jiang family firmly suppressed the mother's advances, resolutely forbidding her from divorcing the father. After all, if the mother truly chose to divorce, what would become of the Jiang family's unmarried daughters?

You must understand, at that time, the Jiang family not only relied on the Marquis's mansion's power to make their business thrive, but they also held the Marquis's mansion in utmost respect and dared not offend them lightly. Under such circumstances, how could they possibly allow their mother to divorce!

"Moreover, at that time, in order to make up for the debt he had caused to my mother, my grandfather gave her a very generous compensation."

Not only that, my grandfather even personally petitioned the Emperor to grant my mother the title of Lady of the Imperial Decree. You must have heard about this, right?

You should know that your mother has always been kind-hearted and pure-hearted. From a young age, she was taught to obey her father at home, her husband after marriage, and her son after her husband's death...

Throughout her life, my mother has never done anything out of line or unconventional.

Aside from my father's somewhat eccentric behavior, nothing major really happened in our family. Faced with the arrangements of fate, my mother ultimately chose to silently endure and submit.

Li Tingxue nodded slightly, indicating that she understood the reason.

Throughout history, most women in the world have not been like this!

Before marriage, most women follow this teaching: after marriage, they serve their husbands wholeheartedly, and once their husbands pass away, they place their hopes on their sons.

For a woman who has already married, no matter what her husband looks like, she seems to have no choice but to accept reality and submit to the dictates of fate.

As a woman herself, how could she not know these principles?

Alas! This is truly an unspeakable sorrow for a woman!

Since she married into the Marquis's household many years ago, she has gained a lot of experience and learned some things.

Take, for example, the way the mother-in-law treated Shen Xiuyan!

The reason why the mother-in-law did not reject Shen Xiuyan as obviously as she did others, but instead allowed him to take over the connections left by the old Marquis, was partly because Shen Xiuyan himself was well-behaved, sensible, and respectful to his elders.

But on the other hand, a more crucial factor lies in the special background of the third brother—he cannot be recognized as a member of the family, which is why his mother-in-law treats Shen Xiuyan differently.

Also, I'm still young, and no one can say for sure how things will turn out in the future!

She always seemed carefree and idle, and her personality was somewhat similar to her father-in-law's, except that she wasn't as promiscuous as him.

Li Tingxue couldn't help but sigh, "My mother-in-law must be very clear about what she desires, which is why she was able to accept this arrangement so readily."

However, some people have no real skills, yet their hearts are filled with all sorts of imbalances. They complain and grumble all day long, ruining their lives and ultimately becoming nothing more than a complaining, resentful woman.

That would truly be tragic and lamentable!

Although she didn't live the same life as her mother-in-law, she genuinely admired her because her mother-in-law always maintained a good mental state and faced life with positivity and optimism.

Shen Xiuyan echoed, "Right! This is also what I've always admired about my mother since I was little. No matter what situation she was in, she always found the best way to live her life."

"It is precisely because of this kind of woman that she can live a carefree life. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, it seems that the mother-in-law and father-in-law have no love in their lives and their lives are not happy!"

But in reality, the mother-in-law didn't care about her father-in-law at all. She adjusted her attitude herself, filled her own inner world, and lived a contented life.

At this point, a gentle look appeared on Shen Xiuyan's face as he continued, "That's why I love and admire my mother."

Li Tingxue, who was standing next to her, immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, me too."