The Dog I Picked Up is the Villain

"Xiaoling, take this." The great-grandmother looked at the other people in the room, seeing that no one was paying attention, she secretly took something out of her pocket and stuffed it to Shen Jiangling.

There is a good saying, don't worry about scarcity but inequality.

As parents, the most taboo is an uneven bowl of water.

With so many children and grandchildren, if you don't give something to him, even if you don't get it, you will feel uncomfortable even if you don't say it.

Therefore, she urged Shen Jiangling to put it away, for fear of being seen by others.

"Ah?" Shen Jiangling followed his great-grandmother's wishes and put the things in his pocket.

He touched it, and it seemed to be a ring, or a very old-fashioned wide ring, with a surprised expression on his face.

"This is the dowry I brought over when I got married. It was given to me by my mother. I leave it to you now. If I find someone better in the future, I will give this to him." Great-grandmother lowered her voice and said to Shen Jiangling. Said, "Xiaoling, I've heard about you. That kid doesn't like you because he's blind. Our Xiaoling is so good, there's no shortage of him to like you."

"You are still young, don't worry, don't be sad, just take it as a lesson, keep your eyes open when looking for a partner in the future, don't be cheated again."

"Yeah." Shen Jiangling originally wanted to return the things, but after hearing this, he dismissed the idea, "Thank you great-grandmother."

After all, it was the wishes of the old man, so I can feel at ease if I accept them.

Just be filial to them in the future.

"Fifth Grandpa, Fifth Grandma, eat melon seeds." Grandpa's great-grandson Shen Ning came in with a bag of melon seeds, raised his hands vigorously, and said to Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen.

"Okay, thank you Ningning." Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen grabbed a handful, touched Shen Ning's little head with a smile, "Happy New Year Ningning, here is a red envelope for you."

"Thank you Fifth Grandpa, thank you Fifth Grandma!" Shen Ning took the red envelope and continued to give away melon seeds.

After turning around, he handed a stack of red envelopes to his mother, "Mom, this is the New Year's money given by Grandpa Fifth!"

"Okay, mom will take it for you, and I will give it to you when you grow up." Shen Ning's mother smiled and took a five-yuan note from her pocket and handed it to Shen Ning, "This is for Ning Ning to buy candy .”

"Thank you, Mom." Shen Ning said very sensiblely.

Seeing such a well-behaved child, Shen Jiangling's heart almost softened, and he poked Shen Xuanjing.

"What's wrong?" Shen Xuanjing turned to look at him.

"Brother, when will you marry Miss Sheng, and give me a little nephew or niece to play with?" Shen Jiangling's eyes were full of misery.

"I haven't written the horoscope yet, what are you talking about?" Shen Xuanjing patted his head lightly, with a helpless expression, "Besides, why do you want me to give birth to you for fun? Can't you find someone to have a baby yourself?"

"I still don't know where my partner is, how did he live?" Shen Jiangling looked at him innocently.

In this era of advanced science and technology, artificial wombs have been developed abroad, which can simulate the mother's environment to conceive fetuses, and liberate women from childbirth. They no longer need to endure the hardships of pregnancy in October or the pain of childbirth, which is very humane.

Although it takes a lot of money to conceive a fetus, the money is nothing to the Shen family.

However, in order for the children to have a good family environment, it is useless for you to have money, and you have to prepare a lot of materials. A marriage certificate is a must, and it is very cumbersome anyway.

Don't even think about a single dog like Shen Jiangling.

"Then why don't you hurry up and look for it."

"Brother, you are not in a hurry, why should I be in a hurry?" Shen Jiangling joked with his eyebrows curved, "Don't regret it until Sister Shengnan doesn't want you and is with others."

At the beginning, Shen Jiangling had a good impression of Zhou Shengnan because of the original plot, but after getting in touch with him, he found that Zhou Shengnan is really a very attractive person.

She has a straightforward personality and never engages in those twists and turns, but she doesn't make people feel offended.

And treat people sincerely, don't do one thing face to face and another behind another, so it's very comfortable to get along with.

Not to mention that men like this type of woman, many little girls can't resist it.

Shen Jiangling's words were not aimless. He was invited to watch Zhou Shengnan's racing car before, and he saw a few beautiful ladies who showed great hospitality to Zhou Shengnan this week.

If it wasn't for Zhou Shengnan's high EQ and ability to coax people, those young ladies would definitely fight.

"You will regret it!" Shen Xuanjing insisted.

Shen Jiangling shook his head and said in disgust, "Oh, man."

If Shen Xuanjing hadn't been for his own brother, and it didn't seem that he had no idea about Zhou Shengnan, Shen Jiangling wouldn't be bothered to match them up.

Obviously one is affectionate and the other is interested, why not get married?

Shen Xuanjing didn't like to play with other people's feelings, if it was inappropriate, he would have rejected it long ago.

How could Zhou Shengnan hang around him for so long?

"You still say me, are you the same as anyone else?" Shen Xuanjing couldn't help retorting.

"Who am I with?" Shen Jiangling looked confused.

"...It's nothing." Shen Xuanjing babbled for a long time, and finally swallowed the three words "Gu Chaoci".

Although he felt that Gu Chaoci was interested in his younger brother, he hadn't confessed his love until now, so why bother to pierce the window paper?

How embarrassing would it be if you stop chasing after halfway?

The old man went to bed early and was about to go to bed at [-] o'clock. They stayed for a while and then left. We will get together again on New Year's Eve tomorrow.

There are only two bathrooms in my hometown, and I have to line up to take a shower. When the hot water runs out, I have to wait for the electric water heater to boil for a while.

"Dad, I told you and Mom to take your grandparents and grandparents to live in the city. You didn't listen, and you insisted on living here. You didn't want to send a nanny over as I said before. Why are you so stubborn when you are old?" Father Shen looked at Grandpa Shen who was sitting next to him, and couldn't help complaining.

"I'm not happy to live in the city. I don't even have anyone to talk to. It's so nice to be here. They belong to the folks in the village. When I have nothing to do, I can do various things to pass the time." Grandpa Shen waved his hand with an impatient look on his face. "Don't get me a nanny, I don't feel comfortable when there are outsiders in the house!"

Father Shen sighed and could only let Grandpa Shen go.

Otherwise, what else can we do?

Shen Jiangling came out of the shower and saw several missed calls, so he picked the latest one to call back, "A Ci, sorry, I was just taking a shower and my phone was in the room, why are you calling me?" ?”

"Xiaoling, Happy New Year's Eve." On the other end of the phone, Gu Chaoci's condensed expression disappeared without a trace when he saw Shen Jiangling's call. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said softly.

"I also wish you a happy New Year's Eve." Shen Jiangling smiled instantly, "I didn't expect you, a busy person, would remember to call me."

"If I forget, no one can forget you." Gu Chao said his words a step faster than his brain, and after he realized it, he wished he could punch himself to death.

"Haha, you are so humorous." Just when he was anxious and wanted to explain something, Shen Gangjiang Zhinanling laughed and replied.

Gu Chaoci: "..."

Well, it seems that the sweetheart hasn't enlightened yet, otherwise it wouldn't be this kind of reaction.

Forget it, chase it slowly.

More haste less speed.

They chatted a few more words, Gu Chaoci looked at his watch frequently, and finally when it was almost twelve o'clock, he bent his lips and said, "Xiaoling, Happy New Year."

"Ah, it's past twelve o'clock!" As soon as Shen Jiangling finished speaking, the sound of crackling firecrackers and thumping firecrackers rang out outside, covering his voice.

"Xiaoling." Shen Xuanjing opened the door and came in, "We are going to set off firecrackers in a while, so you stay inside and don't go out."

"... Oh." Shen Jiangling wanted to cry but had no tears.

The neighbor's firecrackers were at least some distance away, but my own firecrackers were only separated by a wall, and the lethality was too great.

"Xiaoling, what's the matter?" Shen Jiangling went to bed silently, tucked into the bed.

Gu Chaoci noticed something was wrong with him and asked quickly.

"Bang!" With a sound, the firecrackers flew into the sky, and Shen Jiangling's little heart beat violently, followed by a series of firecrackers, Gu Chaoci couldn't hear him at all.

After waiting for several minutes for the sound to disappear, he quickly seized the opportunity to complain to Gu Chaoci, "Ah Ci, why did you say that firecrackers are set off during the New Year? It's too scary! Do you think I am the reincarnation of the Nian Beast?"

As soon as the voice fell, the outside exploded again, and he didn't hear what Gu Chaoci said.

"A Ci?"

"Send me the address, and I'll send someone to send you something." Gu Chaoci repeated, he wished he could rush to Shen Jiangling's side right now, hug Shen Jiangling into his arms to comfort him, "Stop calling , Cover your ears with your hands, or get some cotton stuffed in your ears, the sound will not be so loud."

"Okay, but it's okay to give away things. It's so far away for the New Year's Eve. It's so troublesome." Shen Jiangling quickly refused.

"It's okay, if you don't give me the address, how can I send Xiaosi there in a few days?" Gu Chaoci chuckled.

"Hey?" Hearing this, Shen Jiangling instantly got excited, "A Ci, let's make a video, I want to see Xiaosi!"

"..." Gu Chaoci got stuck, "Little Four is asleep, it's inconvenient, and you can see each other in a few days."

"Alright then." Shen Jiangling nodded, chatted with Gu Chaoci for a few more words, and hung up the phone.

Shen Jiangling sent him the address, and after receiving the reply, he grinned.

At this time, the phone rang again, and it was Jiang Haotian who called, "Brother Haotian!"

"Xiaoling, who did you call just now? Why has the line been busy?" Jiang Haotian said in a helpless tone.

"It's Ah Ci, I chatted with him about Xiaosi."

"...I don't know, I thought you two were in love, so sticky." Jiang Haotian complained.

"Hey, Brother Haotian, Happy New Year!" Shen Jiangling changed the subject with a smirk, "Where are you now?"

……

After that, Shen Jiangling received a lot of calls from Zhou Shengnan, Zhou Moli, and Song Yintian and others. The phone was completely silent until one o'clock.

Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen dried the quilts at home early, folded them and put them on the bed.

Going in now, I don't know if it's an illusion, but there is still some sunlight temperature inside.

Shen Jiangling pressed his face against it and rubbed it lightly, feeling warm in his heart.

After graduating from university in his previous life, he always celebrated the New Year alone.

The other tenants in the rental house have all gone back, and the whole house is deserted and devoid of human touch.

Now...but there are so many family members and friends who love him.

very nice.

**

Early the next morning, Shen Jiangling was woken up by Grandma Shen.

He dressed and washed, then went downstairs to eat.

Breakfast was very light, a bowl of porridge, a meat bun, and homemade pickles.

The porridge tastes terrible, and the pickles are also delicious. This is the meat bun...

"Grandpa and grandma, where did you buy these meat buns?" Shen Xuanjing spoke first.

The meat buns on the market are all fat and round.

It's nothing more than a yellowish meat bun, and it's also oddly shaped.

Some of them look like they were punched by someone, some of them look like they were run over by a car, and some of them have an extra bump.

"I didn't buy it. Your grandfather made it himself." Grandma Shen couldn't help laughing, "Though these steamed buns look ugly, they taste pretty good, because I made the stuffing and the noodles."

"No wonder." Shen Xuanjing suddenly realized.

Grandpa Shen blew his beard and stared, "Why, do you think the buns I made are ugly? Then don't eat them!"

"Grandpa, I was joking, why do you take it seriously?" In front of her family, Shen Xuanjing let go of her usual seriousness towards her subordinates, and smiled a little more on her face.

After breakfast, they talked for a while, and went to the grandpa's house to pay New Year's greetings, and had lunch there at noon.

When I went, there were already many people.

In addition to adults, there are several children.

Shen Ning gave the red envelope yesterday, and gave it again today. A sensible child is liked everywhere.

Shen Yue from the Second Grandfather's family is a shy little girl, when she was giving red envelopes, she grabbed her mother's clothes, looked at them timidly, and called out in a soft voice.

Shen Qing from the third grandpa's family was generous, she said a lot of good things after receiving the red envelope, her mouth was very sweet.

"Hao Hao, Hao Hao! Where did your child go again!" The granddaughter-in-law of the fourth grandpa's family saw that the other three little ones had received red envelopes, and her little monkey went crazy somewhere, shouting repeatedly .

After a while, a boy wearing an orange down jacket and holding a simulated toy gun rushed over, looking at the tiger.

"Hurry up and ask your uncle for a red envelope!" Shen Hao's mother pushed him, "I won't give it to you if it's too late!"

Her voice was not low, and those present could hear her clearly.

Shen Jiangling frowned, but this New Year's Eve didn't say anything.

But being a mother is so hard to explain, the child probably won't be much better.

Sure enough, when the other children took the red envelopes, they would politely thank them and put them in their pockets or give them to their parents directly.

Fortunately for Shen Hao, he snatched it like a bandit and didn't even say thank you.

Opening the red envelope and seeing the amount inside, he curled his lips and rolled his eyes, "Cut, it's only two hundred, cheapskate."

Shen Jiangling frowned even tighter, and when Shen Hao walked in front of him, he didn't give him the red envelope directly, but bent down and stared into Shen Hao's eyes, "Hao Hao, your behavior is wrong , when you receive a red envelope from someone else, you should say thank you, you know?"

"None of your business! You stinky bastard!" Shen Hao snatched the red envelope from Shen Jiangling's hand and cursed. He quickly ran to his mother and made faces at Shen Jiangling.

"Sister-in-law, Shen Hao can't do this, you have to—"

"Oh, why are you so annoying, Haohao is young and ignorant, what are you fussing about with him!" Shen Hao's mother protected her son behind her, and interrupted Shen Jiangling before he could finish speaking.

Shen Jiangling pursed his lips, stared at each other for a few seconds, and ignored them.

There are bear parents and bear children.

With such a mother, it may be difficult for Shen Hao to be successful in the future.

Shen Hao is not his own child, and it's fine if others don't listen to what he says, and he can't bypass his parents to discipline him on his behalf.

Shen Jiangling took out his mobile phone and silently browsed the news.

Then I heard Shen Hao's mother whispering to others, saying that their family is stingy, and they make so much money every year by running a big company in the imperial capital, so they only give out red envelopes when they go back to their hometown.

Shen Jiangling felt upset for a moment, and even wanted to get back the red envelope he gave to Xiongzi just now.

But for the sake of great-grandfather and great-grandmother, they didn't do it.

Thinking of what fourth grandfather did back then, a trace of coldness flashed across his eyes.

It's really not a family, don't enter a family.

The fourth grandpa's big family doesn't have many good things.

Not to mention that he is lazy and lazy, his children and grandchildren also follow suit, relying on his wife to earn money to support the family and live on the old.

The fourth grandfather was all about his age, and he went to his great-grandfather and great-grandmother every now and then to beg for things, crying about being poor, and all the brothers looked down on his attitude.

The fourth grandfather was originally the youngest son in the family. Later, when the grandfather was born, the attention gradually shifted from him to the grandfather.

Later, my great-grandfather's friend had no children. Seeing that there were five sons in his great-grandfather's family, he wanted to adopt one from him.

The great-grandfather originally wanted to adopt the fourth grandfather to a friend, but the fourth grandfather refused to go.

In the village, there are many childless couples who adopt other people's children, but after a few years they have their own children, and the adopted children turn from treasures to grass, and are kicked back and forth by the two families.

Seeing that he was unwilling, the great-grandfather thought about it, so he adopted his grandfather to a friend.

As the saying goes, half a child eats a poor old man, and the great-grandfather's family has so many children and so little land, how can they support them?

His friend had no children, and his parents left early, so the couple saved a lot.

After grandpa came to their house, the couple regarded it as treasure, and kept everything delicious and fun for him, and they had to get new clothes for grandpa in their worn-out clothes.

Seeing that his grandpa adopted him to live a good life, and was raised fat and white, the fourth grandpa became jealous and jealous, and started to roll around again, wanting to get it back.

But how is it possible to change it again?

When I asked him to go, he didn't go.

Now that the husband and wife have finally cultivated a relationship with their grandfather, why would they let their son who has feelings be abandoned, and replace them with a child who is only interested in profit like Fourth Grandpa?

They adopted their children, so that someone would worship them a hundred years later.

The Fourth Grandfather's temperament is also a white-eyed wolf.

The fourth grandpa had several quarrels at the beginning, but was finally woken up by a big blow from his great-grandfather.

Later, I didn't dare to make trouble anymore.

After the grandfather adopted, the eldest grandfather and the third grandfather were worried about the younger brother, and often saved their own rations and secretly fed them to the grandfather.

Later, I saw that my grandfather was indeed doing well, so I was relieved.

Afterwards, Grandpa wanted to start a business and was short of money.

It was also the eldest grandpa who took out most of his savings, and the third grandpa asked himself that those brothers borrowed a lot to raise enough principal.

The fourth grandpa heard about this incident, and made trouble out of it, slandering them in various ways, saying that grandpa wanted to cheat them of their money and go to other places to enjoy themselves, and would not pay back the money.

Someone really believed it, and then asked for the loaned money back.

Later, grandpa's business became successful, and those who had helped him benefited, but those who turned their backs on their promises regretted it, and hated the fourth grandpa, thinking that it was the fourth grandpa who cut off their money...

"Xiaoling, it's time to eat." Shen Xuanjing called out, pulling him out of his memories.

"Okay." Shen Jiangling nodded and followed into the room.

After the meal, they did not leave, but gathered in the room in twos and threes to talk.

Great-grandfather and great-grandmother looked at the room full of children and grandchildren, and the smiles on their faces never stopped.

This person, when he is old, likes to be lively and afraid of being alone.

They don't know when they will be going, so they especially like to gather the children together to have a good time.

Not long after, several people came over suddenly, "Excuse me, is Mr. Shen Jiangling here?"

"Xiaoling, someone is looking for you outside!" The third aunt yelled, and the room fell silent for an instant, and they all looked outside the door.

"Understood!" Shen Jiangling responded, squeezed out from the crowd, he was stunned for a moment when he saw the person coming, and then smiled, "Li Xiao, Chen Xi, why are you here?"

"Mr. Shen, happy new year, the owner asked us to deliver something to you, but the car stopped at your door and didn't come." Gu Poxiao said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll go back now." Shen Jiangling nodded and was about to leave.

"I heard that you are here to pay New Year's greetings, and the owner sent some snacks, can I take them in?"

"How embarrassing." Shen Jiangling was overwhelmed with gratitude.

"This is what we should do." Gu Poxiao nodded, and walked in with Gu Chenxi and others.

The dim sum for great-grandfather and great-grandmother is a pair of longevity peaches, which are very delicate.

The old man received it and thanked him repeatedly.

Then there are the grandpas, from the elderly to the children.

However, the fourth grandfather's family's food is very ordinary, and the taste is also average.

"Xiaoling, are you and Gu Chaoci dating?" Seeing this situation, Shen Xuanjing frowned. He looked at Shen Jiangling and asked.

"No, Ah Ci and I are just friends." Shen Jiangling shook his head repeatedly.

"Which friend would send so many things all the way on the New Year's Day? And take care of everyone in our family?" Shen Xuanjing looked at him suspiciously, "You have such a good relationship with Haotian, and you haven't seen him yet. Do it."

"...Maybe Ah Ci treats his friends like this?" Shen Jiangling was also a little shaken, feeling that something was wrong.

But it was not easy for him to ask Gu Chaoci, because he was afraid that he would be too sentimental and embarrass both parties.

Seeing Shen Jiangling's tangled appearance, Shen Xuanjing felt a little helpless.

Everyone has made it so obvious that only my stupid brother thinks they are friends.

Speaking of this, he suddenly wanted to shed tears of sympathy for Gu Chaoci.

But... his younger brother, Shen Xuanjing, is not so easy to chase, he has to pass him.

Shen Xuanjing stopped talking and did not continue, planning to go back after the new year and make a special trip to talk to Gu Chaoci about this issue.

Coincidentally, Father Shen and Shen Yixiao also thought the same way.

Gu Chaoci still didn't know that he had attracted three giant Buddhas just because he gave something away, and he kept looking at his phone at home, waiting for Gu Poxiao to send him a message.

"Patriarch, if you really miss Mr. Shen, go find him after the ancestor worship today." The old housekeeper looked at Gu Chaoci's fidgeting look, and said with a smile, "Ling Feng and I will take care of other matters, so you don't have to worry. "

Gu Chaoci raised his eyes and met the loving eyes of the old butler. He pondered for a while, then nodded, "Yes."

On the other side, Gu Poxiao and others finished delivering the presents, and walked to grandpa's house with Shen Jiangling.

On the way, Gu Poxiao took out a beautifully packaged box as if by magic, "Mr. Shen, this is what the owner asked me to bring to you."

"What?" Shen Jiangling took it over with a curious expression.

"The owner said that you are too noisy here. The earphones and earplugs specially prepared can isolate most of the sound." Gu Poxiao's eyes were full of smiles, "I don't know which brand is good, so I took three copies of each."

"...Ah, thank you." Shen Jiangling didn't expect Gu Chaoci to be so attentive to a complaint before going to bed, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Okay, besides this, do you have anything else for me to tell the Patriarch?" Gu Poxiao asked cheerfully.

"It's been cold these few days, tell him to wear more clothes, so he doesn't catch a cold." Shen Jiangling scratched his head and thought for a while, "By the way, I have something for him too, you can take it for me later."

"Ok."

After returning home, Shen Jiangling packed a portion of the pickles pickled by grandma and the rice and vegetables grown by himself. When he gave it to Gu Poxiao, he was a little embarrassed, "Thank you for your hard work. I didn’t have time to prepare gifts for giving gifts, these are homemade things, not worth much, if Ah Ci doesn’t mind, you can try it.”

"I guarantee that the things will be delivered to the owner in good condition. The owner will definitely be very happy when he receives it."

"Ah."

Before leaving, Shen Jiangling wrapped a few red envelopes for Gu Poxiao and the others, it was quite cold for a trip in winter.

But Gu Poxiao and the others don't want it.

After some excuses, he still took it.

After watching them leave, Shen Jiangling returned to the room, looking at a box of soundproof headphones and earplugs, a sweet smile bloomed on his face.

The phone rang suddenly, and Shen Jiangling saw the caller ID, and the corner of his mouth raised a little, "Hello, Ah Ci?"

"Xiaoling, did you receive the item?" Gu Chaoci's gentle voice came from the phone.

"Got it, it's the New Year's Eve, isn't it troublesome to buy these things?" Shen Jiangling rubbed the earphones, feeling warm in his heart.

"No trouble, for you, nothing troublesome." Gu Chaoci's mouth was one step faster than his brain again.

Hearing these words, Shen Jiangling's heart beat suddenly quickened, his face flushed red.

The author has something to say: tsk tsk tsk, it’s different when you have someone you like, and you can speak sweet words as soon as you open your mouth, you really deserve to be a dog!