Chapter 5 A Family's Sweet Wishes

The Shen family was completely confused about how much energy Edward had. The feeling of being able to use the bank directly as one's own wallet was difficult for ordinary people to imagine. The expressions on Mei Shen and Shen Wei's faces were complicated. Especially Mei, she wanted to change to a flattering look, but her performance just now was too rude and it would be too ironic to changed now. Still a little unwilling to give up, she piled up a disgusting smile: "Edward, I was making a joke with you, we...". Before she finished speaking, Edward directly took out the "Severance Statement" signed by the two just now, and reminded gently. "One million at a time, you can think about it. If you dare to deny in the future, I don't mind letting you be hospitalized and then paying for medical expenses." Mei and Shen completely shrank. They still remember vividly how Edward cut off half of the security guard's ear by the spitted-out shell of melon seeds that day in Lei’s house. Fight with him now? Reject him? Deny him? None of the options seemed to exist. The bank staff left after finishing the business. Menghan Shen and Wu Qi, one with a graceful temperament, the other with a hot body, stood left and right besides Edward. The three of them watched the two “relatives” dragging a big box that was comparable to a grinding plate, just like dragging two sacks of steel bars and leaving with difficulty. These two large boxes of steel, even if met with ordinary robbers, could also be directly dissuaded. In no way it would be robbed away by inch! Hilarious! Menghan couldn’t help but laugh and drag the corner of Edward’s clothes. “Brother, I found that you have also become a bad boy.” “Really, do I?” Edward didn’t admit the bad boy accusation. On the contrary, he considered himself a man of guarding his family and his country. Inside the house, Yurong Wu shouted for the kids to go in for dinner, just like when they were real kids. In the living room, Edward took a sit at the dining table, watching the table full of his favorite dishes, the kind adoptive parents, the beloved sister, and the loyal Wu who was happily chewing on chicken legs. A feeling of warmth came to him. After years of fighting blood and flesh out there, Edward finally felt the warmth of a home. Dong picked up a bottle of old wine and poured one glass for Edward. "Son, welcome back, Dad...is happy." Yurong, the adoptive mother, was also very emotional. She kept serving Edward with food. "It's all because of our uselessness, and let Mei and the others cheat you for that much money." Edward picked up the glass, drank it up, and said with a smile: "It is nothing compared to you being happy and we being together again as a family. Anyway, it is the best way to deal with them this way. It is mere 500,000 yuan. Within a month, they will regret it." Menghan was beside him, holding chopsticks in one hand and chin in the other. She looked at her brother with big eyes full of worship. "That's right, my brother said that in one month he will make our Shen family become powerful No.1 so that all the wronged can be corrected and the lost can be found." The old couple looked at their children and shook their head with a indulging smile. Seeing this, Edward said seriously,"Dad, mom, the rise of Shen family is definitely not something I casually talked about. You just sit at home and watch good plays." Then, the subject of the conversation suddenly changed. "This time I returned to Ancheng, there is actually another reason." Then, Edward briefly talked about the case that he had been framed up, yet not mentioning all the up-and-downs in the middle. Menghan’s face slowly got angry, and her slender hands clenched into fists. "This Lin family, why did they frame you?" Edward thought for a while and turned to his adoptive parents. "I don’t understand either. The Lin family and the Shen family had no hatred in the history. Perhaps it has something to do with my birth background..." Dong watched into Edward's questioning eyes, and he fell into memories. "Back then, when your mother and I found you, there was only a note in the cradle with your name and your birthplace written on it." "Birthplace? Where is it?" "Yanjing City." Edward was taken aback, and even Wu next to him stopped eating and drinking, looking surprised. He was born in Yanjing City? Then how could he be abandoned in Ancheng City, more than 900 kilometres away? Edward sighed lightly, "The clue is too few. If my being framed is really related to my birth background, maybe I could pry some information out of the Lin family." Everyone nodded. Edward poured himself one more drink, and his expression was relieved. "Anyway, you are my only family now. Ancheng City will definitely be in charge of the Shen family one day." Menghan's face was full of trust, and she said coquettishly, "Brother! Then I want to open a clothing store, guaranteed to be the largest one in the whole city. I also want to live in a big house with mom and dad, guaranteed to be the most expensive one in the whole city too! And I also want to be a big star!" "Don't dream, I know a lot of celebrities. Most of them are ugly. Learn something good." Menghan was amused, laughing like a oriole. Watching the kids having fun with each other, mom and dad’s faces were filled with relief and happiness which had been lost for a long time. The backbone of the Shen family was back! "Dad, mom, don't you have any wishes?" Edward asked. Dong shook his head, "I just want to pay the debt and live a simple life. This house is an ancestral house left for me and a home for me. If it is not demolished and kept as it is, it has to be cleaned and taken care of every day. This place needs me to cherish." Yurong smiled, looking forward to the future, "The home is too far away from the big shopping mall and it is not convenient to buy groceries. It would be nice to have a vegetable market nearby. Besides, there is a 20-acre wasteland next to our house, which is a bit wasted. If only a park could be built there." The family laughed together. This self-hypnotic spirit was also a great pleasure for ordinary people. Listening to his parents’ simple and sweet wishes, Edward took a bite of food without raising his head, and said casually, "Don't worry, you don't have to buy a house elsewhere." ... The family made a joke when they arranged to sleep after dinner. Yurong regarded Wu as her future daughter-in-law, and cleaned up a room so as to make Edward and Wu sleep together. Wu blushed and stood beside Edward, rarely quiet, without saying a word. Menghan pouted her mouth, pretending to be watching TV, casting her eyes on Edward from time to time. Edward refused the shared room immediately. He was a boss to Wu for god sake. Finally, Wu and Menghan shared a room, and Edward use his own room. They spent the night in this old sweet house with sweet dreams... Early the next morning, a large group of people were making noise outside Shen's house. When the parents and Menghan were waken up and rushed out, they saw a big crowd around the house. There was a group of forty or fifty men wearing yellow helmets and overalls. In addition, there were neighbors of the street and onlookers gathering around. They were discussing, "What are these people doing? Is it possible that they came to demolish the Shen house?" "It's possible. Didn't you heard that Dong Shen owe a lot of money to debt collectors?" "It's also possible that the Lei family came to revenge, have you heard? The adopted son of the Shen family came back from prison and hit Lei's young master in his sister’s engagement party.” "My god! The guy do have some balls!” “Does he even know who Lei family is? The last girlfriend of the young master of Lei refused his request to hang out with his business partners, her whole family disappeared the second day!” ... Edward stood there and didn’t care about what others were saying, explained something to the group of men wearing yellow helmets. Dong Shen stepped forward, puzzled, "Edward, they are..." "Nothing, dad, they are executives of the planning department and a group of construction companies." Edward said. "Then what are they doing?" Dong wondered. Edward did not answer directly, smiled slightly, and pointed to the workers nearby. The workers were setting up a billboard sign. After it was erected, all the neighbors surrounded it. Everyone carefully looked at the contents on the sign. They were two official documents: "Annual Public Plan for Ancheng City Glory Shopping Plaza Construction Planning" and "Annual Public Plan for Construction of Ancheng City Central Park" One was the city's most high-end shopping mall, and the other is the city's highest standard leisure park. One was in the east and the other was in the west, forming the most golden location match in the city. In terms of housing prices in Ancheng City, this combination could at least double the price of the houses near the area by five times. The Shen house was one of them, right in the middle. ...