Shen Chenggang didn't tell Mother Shen about Su Jianye being kicked out of the Su Corporation. Otherwise, there's no telling how much Mother Shen would worry about Su Yiqing.
"She's living much better than we are." Shen Chenggang described Su Yiqing's life as wonderfully as possible; he absolutely could not let Mother Shen know Su Yiqing's real situation.
Besides, even if Su Jianye was kicked out of the Su Corporation, the Su family still had money. They wouldn't neglect Su Yiqing.
"After Su Yiqing went back, the Su family treated her with all their heart. Mom, just stop thinking about her, and treat Mianyin with all your heart, okay?" Shen Chenggang said.
"I know, I was just asking," Mother Shen said, uncomfortable.
"Before, our family was in debt because of Su Yiqing, and I was even caught by those loan sharks," Shen Chenggang said. "It was Mianyin who didn't hold a grudge. It was clearly Su Yiqing's debt, but she was the one who paid it back for us."
"Mom, you can't treat Mianyin like a sucker, and you can't take her kindness for granted and then bully her," Shen Chenggang said.
"What kind of talk is that." Mother Shen stood up, a little angry. "What kind of person do you take me for!"
"My words are a bit heavy, but if they weren't heavy, I'm afraid you wouldn't listen," Shen Chenggang said. "You saw how the Su family treated Mianyin. If you still bring up Su Yiqing, you are bullying Mianyin, you are stabbing a knife into Mianyin."
"The Su family can dote on Su Yiqing with all their heart," Shen Chenggang said. "Can you dote on Mianyin with all your heart?"
"Doesn't Mianyin deserve to be cherished and cared for with someone's whole heart?"
"I know, I know." Mother Shen got a little flustered. She knew all that.
But the things Shen Chenggang said still made her feel wronged.
How was she not doting on Shen Mianyin?
She just asked one extra question about Su Yiqing.
"Right now, haven't I been planning everything for Mianyin?"
Shen Chenggang took a deep breath and said, "I know you can't change. But, if you're concerned about Su Yiqing, then be concerned secretly in your heart. Don't say it out loud and chill Mianyin's heart."
"Mom, have you really not noticed that Mianyin's attitude towards me is different from her attitude towards you?" Shen Chenggang decided to make Mother Shen remember it more clearly.
"She still respects you and is filial to you. But, do you really feel there isn't a barrier between you two? Think carefully. Before you were hospitalized, what was Mianyin's attitude towards you? During the hospitalization, ever since the Su family showed up, what was Mianyin's attitude towards you? Is there really not the slightest difference?"
Mother Shen froze.
She... she did feel something was different, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
She had just assumed it was because Shen Mianyin wasn't familiar with the family yet and still had reservations.
"Ever since you said to give Director Gu's surgery slot to Su Yiqing, it's been different, Mom. You don't want it to become even more different, do you?" Shen Chenggang said in a low voice.
"Mianyin is kind, so she won't abandon us. But she has a scale in her heart. She knows who is 100% on her side. How others treat her is how she treats them. Nothing wrong with that," Shen Chenggang said.
"I am 100% on Mianyin's side, so she gives me advice when I have problems, and Gu Huaizhi protects my safety," Shen Chenggang said. "She is filial to you, but if you're still concerned about Su Yiqing, then the other things, like her genuine heart, the familial affection she gives you, might be gone."
Mother Shen froze and plopped back down into the chair.
"I... I just mentioned it that one time," Mother Shen said, dissatisfied. "How could she be so..."
"Petty?" Shen Chenggang laughed sarcastically.
"You're allowed to care about the person who plotted for her kidney, stole her fiancé, and couldn't stand seeing her succeed so she kept sabotaging her business, but Mianyin isn't allowed to be a little petty?"
"No one is a saint. Su Yiqing is an ingrate who left our family to die over her debt. So I wish I could give her a taste of her own medicine, watch her die. I even hope her kidney has problems again and she can never find another replacement," Shen Chenggang said coldly.
"Mom, I'm like that too. I'm even more ruthless than Mianyin. I just can't stand seeing her well," Shen Chenggang muttered. "If you keep worrying about Su Yiqing, the more you worry about her, the more I will curse her."
"We'll see if your love is greater, or my hate is." Shen Chenggang took all the blame, all the responsibility, onto himself.
If Mother Shen wanted to to be angry or to blame someone, she could blame him.
"Mianyin just doesn't want to have any contact with Su Yiqing. She hasn't done anything for revenge. But I... I want Su Yiqing to die," Shen Chenggang said with a serious expression.
"You..." Mother Shen looked at Shen Chenggang in disbelief.
Shen Chenggang knew that just persuading her was useless.
So, he used a threat.
If Mother Shen had no feelings for Su Yiqing at all, then his threat wouldn't matter and wouldn't affect her.
If Mother Shen still cared about Su Yiqing, she would be scared by his threat. Even if it was for Su Yiqing's own good, she wouldn't dare voice her concern again.
Sure enough, although Mother Shen couldn't be persuaded, she was swayed by his threat. She nodded and said, "I know."
Shen Chenggang finally let out a breath.
That's why, even though he was earning money, he didn't give his card to Mother Shen.
He saved it himself, and then gave it directly to Shen Mianyin.
Although the Su family wasn't short on money, who knew if Su Yiqing would stir up some trouble again and come looking for Mother Shen.
So just now, when Mother Shen offered to use her pension for rent, Shen Chenggang didn't refuse.
It wasn't that he was after his mother's money. It's just that with her personality, he really couldn't let her have money in her hands.
Not even that small pension.
What if one day Mother Shen got confused and gave that pension money to Su Yiqing as spending money?
Even if it wasn't much money, it was disgusting enough.
Shen Mianyin didn't know about this conversation between Shen Chenggang and Mother Shen.
But even if she did know, she wouldn't take Mother Shen's attitude to heart.
Just as Shen Chenggang told Mother Shen, Shen Mianyin was now only fulfilling her responsibility towards Mother Shen, and nothing more.
In reality, apart from the medical fees, Shen Chenggang was responsible for everything else.
Now that Mother Shen's illness was cured, Shen Mianyin had even less need to do anything.
Shen Mianyin offered to give living expenses, but was refused by Shen Chenggang.
Shen Chenggang said he could earn money now and support the Shen family, so Shen Mianyin didn't need to worry about other things.
However, Shen Mianyin remembered Shen Chenggang's kindness.
So Shen Mianyin used her work connections to find some MCN (Multi-Channel Network) companies, compared them carefully, and chose a reliable one.
Shen Chenggang working on his own still had many limitations.
Just in terms of advertising revenue, he would be missing out on a large chunk.
With a company, he could directly connect with brands, and the company could filter them for him.
Moreover, the company had more resources.
Right now, Shen Chenggang could only wait for brands to approach him, which was a bit passive.
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