My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn
Chapter 409 - 27: The First Fire After Awakening

Chapter 409: Chapter 27: The First Fire After Awakening

"Did you offend Old Fan?" A few days later, Shen Chi asked Lin Xiaoguai.

Lin Xiaoguai was taken aback before realizing he was talking about Fan Quanfu. She pouted and said, "You should be asking your son that question."

As she explained, she recounted the events of the past few days.

Shen Chi, upon hearing this, didn’t think his son had done anything wrong, but he merely chuckled wryly and said, "No wonder Fan Gang said those words to me today."

Fan Gang, mentioned by him, was Fan Quanfu’s son. Despite Fan Quanfu’s unimpressive demeanor, his son was a decent person—generous and polite usually, a bit braggadocious at times, and most importantly, very filial.

"What did he say?" Lin Xiaoguai asked curiously.

Shen Chi glanced at her and cleared his throat, mimicking Fan Gang’s tone, "Xiao Shen, I know you adore your wife, but there are limits. Look at what she’s done to my dad; you can’t just ignore it."

Although both were military men, their work paths didn’t cross. Therefore, although Shen Chi outranked him, they didn’t have a proper superior-subordinate relationship, which allowed for a more casual rapport.

"And how did you respond?" Lin Xiaoguai asked, slightly displeased.

Anyone would be upset at being the subject of such a rumor. She inwardly cursed Fan Gang, who always seemed to mix truth with lies when it came to his father.

"What else could I say?" Shen Chi repeated what he said at the time, "My wife has done nothing wrong; if anyone is to blame, it’s your dad."

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoguai couldn’t help but laugh, wrapping her arms around his neck, "Did that make him furious?"

"What else could he do? Just stare," Shen Chi said with a laugh as he kissed her cheek.

He wasn’t too bothered by the situation. Men and women react differently; such a trifle wouldn’t impact their relationship. At most, Fan Gang would feel uncomfortable for a couple of days before getting over it.

Lin Xiaoguai pursed her lips, smiling.

"Don’t laugh," Shen Chi said, pinching her nose. "Old Fan may not be very capable, but he’s got plenty of sly tricks up his sleeve. Be careful."

Lin Xiaoguai nodded; she was well aware of Old Fan’s shady nature.

Once there had been an argument, and coincidentally, a family hiding their pregnant relative who wanted a second child came into the picture. Old Fan reported them, causing the family to lose a nearly due baby boy and bringing trouble upon the household that sheltered the relative.

Recently, he’d even complained to his son, "Someone else washes clothes for his daughter-in-law...", "I’m getting old and can’t wash clothes anymore...", provoking Fan Gang to confront his wife about not washing his father’s clothes. His wife had been infuriated, ranting, "If he wants me to wash his clothes, why doesn’t he just bring them out? Can I, as his daughter-in-law, just jump into his room? If he wants his clothes washed, just say so. Did I ever say I wouldn’t? What’s with skulking around and sneaking complaints behind my back?"

The incident had blown up because Fan Quanfu didn’t just speak to his son; he spread the story far and wide.

With that in mind, Lin Xiaoguai felt uneasy, worried Old Fan might pull some cheap stunt.

Shen Chi immediately saw her apprehension and reassured her, "Don’t worry, Old Fan still has to consider me. He might do things just to annoy people, but he can’t make a big splash."

Hearing that, Lin Xiaoguai also breathed a sigh of relief, but as it turned out, her relief was premature.

"Oh, Mrs. Shen, is that little girl really your husband’s illegitimate daughter?" When she heard the feigned concern masking the schadenfreude, Lin Xiaoguai felt awful.

The background to this was complicated—

The girl mentioned was Zhang Xin, who had completed surgery in the hospital and was ready for discharge but still needed rehabilitation and rest. Neither a welfare home nor an orphanage was suitable for her, as the teachers couldn’t afford to dedicate too much time to take care of just one child. Han Shouzhen then decided, if they were to help, to go all the way with it. But there was nobody free at her house to tend to a child, and likewise at Zheng Cuicui’s, so ultimately, Zhang Xin ended up at Lin Xiaoguai’s home, where there were two maids and three idle elderly folks. Once Zhang Xin had recuperated in her brother’s home, had her bandages removed, and regained her vision, Han Shouzhen intended to send her to a welfare home or find a family willing to adopt her.

Unfortunately, no one anticipated that Fan Quanfu would exploit this situation to spread such a rumor.

"I heard it was you who caused her to be hospitalized? That you poked her eyes blind?" Another lady continued with hypocritical concern, "I’m just saying, be careful. Even though your Shen Chi treats you well, men always place more value on their bloodline. It would be unfortunate to harm your marital relationship. My advice is to just acknowledge the child. After all, she’s only a girl and can’t compete with your son."