Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 13 The Sheng Family, Biological Father and Stepmother

After hanging up the phone, Grandpa Sang turned and walked out quickly, his steps much lighter than before. "I'm going to the office to ask for leave."

Grandma Sang also hurried into the inner room, muttering, "I also need to make some preparations..." at least to increase the dowry.

In Qingshan County, after ending his call with his maternal grandparents, Sheng Zexi paid the bill, turned around and left without hesitation. As for calling his father to share the good news? He decided against it, fearing that such a call would make the man so angry he would vomit blood.

Moreover, that old man wouldn't care about him.

In fact, this time, Sheng Zexi was really wrong. His old man, no, to be precise, his father Sheng Xinhao, was thinking about him.

In a three-story villa in a Beijing compound, Sheng Xinhao, dressed casually, was reading a newspaper in the living room.

He usually wears a military uniform to work, but even in casual clothes, he still exudes an air of authority and solemnity. With his legs crossed and a newspaper in his hands, the nannies passing by tiptoe, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing him.

A beautiful woman in a cheongsam came out of the kitchen, carrying two cups of tea. She sat down gracefully and placed one of the cups on the man's table.

"Honey, would you like some tea?" The beautiful woman's voice was soft, melodious, and pleasant to the ear.

The newspaper slowly closed, revealing the man's face behind it. The man looked to be over forty, with thick hair, deep-set features, and a healthy tan. There seemed to be wrinkles between his eyebrows, as if he were often frowning, giving him a serious look.

If Gu Jianing were here now, she would see that Sheng Zexi and Sheng Xinhao's facial features are about 50-60% alike. However, Sheng Zexi is younger, with sharp and arrogant eyes, while Sheng Xinhao, perhaps because he has been in a high position for many years, exudes an air of authority and unapproachability in both his behavior and his eyes.

Even though Sheng Xinhao is getting older, he is still good-looking. In addition, with his current status and position, otherwise so many girls would not have flocked to him when he planned to remarry, and many of them were virgins.

Fang Wanrong was one of them. At that time, she was the head of the art troupe and a rising star singer.

Ultimately, Fang Wanrong, a widow, successfully married into the Sheng family with her daughter, Fang Manping, through her own means. She became the wife of the high-ranking Sheng Xinhao, and a year after marrying him, she gave birth to a son, Sheng Zeyu, who is now 9 years old.

Sheng Xinhao put down the newspaper he had just closed, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

Fang Wanrong, who was standing nearby, talked about her son who was in elementary school, saying that he had once again gotten first place in his grade in the exam.

Sheng Xinhao was in a good mood today, enjoying a rare day off. When his wife talked about their youngest son, he, who doted on his son, nodded and said, "Ayu is smart and sensible. You've done a good job educating him."

Fang Wanrong replied with a smile, "No, it's just that our Ayu is like his father. Ayu got first place this time, and I asked him what reward he wanted. Honey, guess what he wants?"

Before her husband could answer, Fang Wanrong continued with a smile, "He said he needed money, saying that it's Dad's birthday soon and he wants to save up to buy Dad a birthday present."

Sheng Xinhao's eyebrows relaxed slightly, and his satisfaction deepened. "Ayu is a filial child."

When it comes to filial children, there are naturally also unfilial children.

Sheng Xinhao's face darkened slightly. "Has that brat called recently?"

Fang Wanrong naturally knew who the "rascal" Sheng Xinhao was talking about was. Her eyes flickered, and she spoke somewhat vaguely, "I didn't receive it when I was at home, but if someone did, probably someone else did."

Sheng Xinhao gave a cold snort, slammed the teacup down on the table with a loud bang, startling Fang Manping who had just entered.

Fang Manping was puzzled and looked at her mother.

Fang Wanrong gave her a reassuring look, gesturing for her to sit down.

Fang Manping glanced subtly at her seemingly angry stepfather, then silently sat down.

Sheng Xinhao saw his stepdaughter, but he ignored her in his anger. "Don't try to cover for him. I think he's gone too far and doesn't want this family anymore. I should have known better than to let him join the army."

At this moment, Fang Manping realized that they were talking about Sheng Zexi.

"Don't even mention my birthday, in a while he'll probably forget who his father is." Thinking of his eldest son who always disobeyed him, Sheng Xinhao was furious and started coughing as he spoke.

Fang Wanrong hurried over to help him, and handed him the teacup so he could have a sip of tea.

"Why are you so angry? Don't ruin your health." Fang Wanrong's beautiful face was full of worry.

Sheng Xinhao calmed down after drinking some tea, then patted his wife's hand to comfort her.

"By the way, how's it going with finding a suitable partner for that brat I asked you to do?"

Although Fang Manping kept her head down, organizing the things in the bag, she was listening intently to her mother's conversation with her stepfather.

Fang Wanrong hesitated for a moment, "I am looking, but as you know, Zexi has offended a lot of people in the compound before, so it won't be easy to find him a wife now. But don't worry, I will find someone as soon as possible."

"However, you also know my identity, and Zexi has always had a problem with me. I'm just afraid that the Zexi I'm dating won't like me."

Sheng Xinhao also knew that his eldest son, who had always been smart and sensible, had changed since he remarried.

He became unruly and rebellious, and the once-praised prodigy of the compound turned into a scoundrel, even glaring at his father, let alone his stepmother, with whom he had an even stronger grudge.

Sheng Xinhao didn't understand why Sheng Zexi was like this. Was it because he remarried?

But Sang Yuwan died young, still young and in a high position. It's reasonable for him to remarry. What's wrong with that? Besides, even if he didn't plan to remarry, the organization would introduce him to potential partners.

Wanrong was a good woman. After marrying into the family, she not only gave birth to a son for him, but she also spoke kindly to that rascal and took care of him in every way. Why didn't that rascal appreciate it?

They almost fell out, and after he joined the army, he stopped going home for holidays.

Sheng Xinhao calculated that it had been more than half a year since he had seen anyone.

The last time I saw him was on the anniversary of Sang Yuwan's death, when that kid came back to pay his respects.

But he left right after the memorial service, without even saying goodbye to his father.

Sheng Xinhao placed his hand on Fang Wanrong's hand and gently patted it to comfort her, "I'm sorry you had to go through this."

Fang Wanrong's eyes reddened, and she shook her head. "As long as you can understand me, I don't care how others misunderstand me."

Her words made Sheng Xinhao feel even more sorry for him, and he became even more dissatisfied with Sheng Zexi.

Even if he was dissatisfied, he was still his eldest son, and even now, he still had high hopes for him.

In particular, he and Sang Yuwan had genuine feelings for each other back then.

Perhaps, once we get married, that guy's personality will change.

(End of this chapter)