Chapter 303 Unless you want to see Shen Qingrong's corpse

So Shen Lu boldly took two steps forward and answered the old man's scrutinizing gaze.

Old Master Shen's gaze shifted to her.

Shen Lu tried her best to raise the corners of her mouth and maintain a sweet smile.

Grandpa Shen didn't say anything, he just quietly watched her.

When he saw that Shen Lu's smile was becoming increasingly stiff, Old Master Shen finally looked away.

Shen Lu thought this meant she had gained Old Master Shen's approval, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Uncle Chen, we didn't know what you liked, so we just bought some random things. This is imported deer antler. I heard that soaking it in alcohol is very good for old injuries. You can try it. If it works, I'll have someone bring you more."

When Bi Yatong saw a maid carrying the gifts she had brought in, she quickly took one of the beautifully packaged boxes and introduced it.

Old Master Shen glanced at the box, his expression unreadable, and simply replied with a few words: "Thank you for your thoughtfulness."

"Oh, of course, of course." Seeing that Grandpa Shen finally responded, Bi Yatong was overjoyed.

To be honest, when Bi Yatong first came in, she was terrified when Old Master Shen looked her over with such a scrutinizing gaze.

She couldn't quite explain her feelings.

But she just felt that the way Grandpa Shen looked at the three of them was different this time.

She wondered if what happened in that small mountain village had affected his mood.

After thinking about it, Bi Yatong felt that it must be true.

She led Shen Lu and Shen Li over, and they sat down with restrained expressions.

She cautiously inquired, "Uncle Chen, I read in the newspaper the other day... how are you?"

Grandpa Shen didn't answer, but his sharp gaze, which had just softened slightly, once again lashed out at Bi Yatong like a sharp dagger.

Bi Yatong gasped for breath, her heart nearly leaping out of her chest.

Now she couldn't laugh anymore, and asked even more cautiously, "Uncle Chen, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Old Master Shen coldly glanced at her: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

Hearing the warning in those words, Bi Yatong's face turned pale.

She wanted to say something to apologize, but two more servants came in.

Two servants, one carrying a fruit platter filled with fresh fruit, and the other carrying a plate of roasted nuts and candies sorted by color.

The two maids, both middle-aged women, placed a fresh fruit platter on the coffee table in front of them, glanced at Bi Yatong, smiled at the mother and her two daughters, and then left with the other maid.

Grandpa Shen observed this scene without making a sound.

Bi Yatong didn't notice the maid's reaction to them; she looked at Old Master Shen with a somewhat flustered expression.

Although Old Master Shen wasn't particularly warm towards them before, he would still respond no matter how cold he was, and he would never embarrass her like this on the spot.

Bi Yatong felt uneasy and uneasy.

She was already terrified of Old Master Shen, and now that she was flustered, she was even more at a loss for words.

The room fell silent immediately.

Until Old Master Shen pointed to the things on the table and said to them, "Eat."

"Okay, sure." Bi Yatong replied dryly, then turned around and continued to use the same trick to coax Grandpa Shen, and herself as well.

"Lu'er, Li'er, eat quickly. Grandpa Shen still misses you. He saves all the good things for you to eat. You should be sensible and remember Grandpa Shen's kindness, okay?"

Shen Li was terrified of Old Master Shen. Under his gaze, she quickly grabbed a handful of pine nuts and sat back down behind Bi Yatong, trying her best to shrink herself behind her.

Shen Lu, on the other hand, sat down a little more generously and leaned over to grab a handful of pistachios.

The pistachios were purchased according to Yan Liti's usual standards for buying New Year's goods.

There were not only pistachios but also pine nuts inside, but Shen Lu only grabbed a handful of easy-to-peel pistachios.

After she grabbed the pistachios, she bent down and started peeling them. After peeling about ten, she walked up to Grandpa Shen and smiled sweetly again, saying some pleasing words.

"Grandpa Chen, Lulu is peeling pistachios for you. I hope you will be happy forever in the new year."

But Old Master Shen did not answer.

Instead, he looked at her small, fair and clean hands, which were outstretched in front of him, and the few pistachio kernels in her palm. He then looked at the two pistachios she had casually thrown into the trash because she couldn't break them apart.

I can't help but think of that little figure on New Year's Eve, sitting obediently at the dinner table, eating with her own chopsticks, picking up any grains of rice that fell to the side and putting them in her mouth.

The Qiao family wasn't wealthy, but they raised her very well.

"Grandpa Shen..." Seeing that Grandpa Shen didn't answer and even glanced at the trash can next to him, Shen Lu was confused and called out weakly.

Grandpa Shen looked up at her.

"Your name is Shen Lu?" he asked.

"Yes." Shen Lu nodded with a smile.

She waited for Old Master Shen to continue the conversation, but he seemed to have just asked the question casually and then fell silent.

The room fell silent again.

Shen Lu's hand ached from raising it, but she didn't see Old Master Shen take it. She could only purse her lips and withdraw her hand, seemingly a little sad.

The atmosphere was rather eerie and tense.

But Mr. Shen's unusual behavior today made Bi Yatong dare not make any rash moves.

The silence lasted for about a minute.

Old Master Shen suddenly spoke again.

"Whoever has a heart problem, whoever has a kidney problem."

This question is really broad.

Bi Yatong was stunned for a moment.

But soon he put on a sorrowful expression and said something touching.

"Uncle Chen, you really dote on the children and are still concerned about their health."

"Li'er has kidney problems, and Lu'er has heart problems... These days, Qingrong isn't home, he didn't even come back for the New Year, I... I... I really can't take it anymore... Waaah..."

At this point, Bi Yatong seemed unable to continue, and began to cry haltingly.

But before she could even utter two cries, she was stunned by Grandpa Shen's next question.

With a sharp, insightful gaze, he coldly looked at Bi Yatong and asked, "Why did Shen Qingrong steal the letter?"

Bi Yatong's breath hitched.

He instinctively denied it: "I... Uncle Shen, it's a misunderstanding. We really don't know why Xin suddenly came to our house. We didn't..."

Bi Yatong kept in mind what Shen Qingrong had told her before, and refused to admit it even if it meant her death.

However, her vehement denial did not convince Old Master Shen.

Instead, she heard Old Master Shen say, "Don't try to lie to me unless you want to see Shen Qingrong's corpse."