Chapter 64 (1/2)

Chapter 64: Vanilla PuddingTranslated by Kollumceti Exiled Rebels Scanlations

After dinner, Mother Shen pulled Shen Fu out by his ear and ordered him to go to stroll around the small garden with her in the name of communicating feelings. Then Father Shen and Old Master Shen asked Lin ShuYi to go to the study with them.

Shen Fu was anxious. Weren’t they obviously separating them with the intent of talking to Lin ShuYi alone? He was not worried that they would say something to make Lin ShuYi feel uncomfortable. If it were so, they would not have taken Lin ShuYi’s feelings into consideration and made the first meeting so comfortable. One must know that this had already expressed the Shen family’s attitude and position. At the very least, they were very satisfied with Lin ShuYi.

However, this made Shen Fu feel that there was something that could not be said in front of him and he had to be sent away. Nevertheless, Shen Fu had no time to say anything to object to this, and had been sent away with Mother Shen pulling him by the ears.

After she pushed Shen Fu out of the door, Mother Shen stuck her head in again and cutely said to Lin ShuYi, “Xiao Yi, don’t be nervous. You must not yield by all means.”

Question marks filled Lin ShuYi’s head. Contrariwise, it was Father Shen who didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at Mother Shen. “You’re not to make things difficult for others”, Mother Shen mouthed at him, “Do you hear me?!”

Looking at his own wife who abandoned her husband after getting a daughter-in-law, Father Shen felt really stifled.

Master Shen stood up and jabbed out with his cane, putting a stop to the pantomime between the husband and wife. Then he walked to the stairs before turning back to Lin ShuYi, “Come.”

Father Shen and Lin ShuYi went to the study with the old master. Lin ShuYi was not feeling very nervous at this time. The reason for his nervousness before was due to his uncertainty towards Shen Fu’s parents. He did not know how they were like and what they thought about this matter. Although Shen Fu had said that his Grandpa had the last say on these things, Lin ShuYi still thought that it would be really terrible if Father Shen and Mother Shen did not like him. But now that he knew Father Shen and Mother Shen did not hate him, there was nothing to be nervous about no matter what they said when sitting together.

The Shen family’s study was very clean. There was only wooden furniture in the study and all the furniture were of a uniform color, creating a strict and classical aesthetic. A large desk was placed near the window. Lying on the desk was a paperweight that held down the xuan paper with ink that was yet to dry. It was not know what was written on the paper from a distance.

Both sides of the wall were lined with wooden bookshelves of different shapes, on which all kinds of books were crammed together. There were even some antique books, which seem make Lin ShuYi feel an exceptional sense of familiarity.

“This is my study.” Old Master Shen said.

Actually, Lin ShuYi could already tell. The whole study had a simple and unadorned aesthetic. Although some books were cherished very well, the edges and corners were somewhat worn. With one glance, it was easy to tell that they had been flipped through many times. Moreover, it was clear to see that those antique books were not likely to appear in Father Shen’s or Shen Yan’s study. If this was Father Shen’s or Shen Yan’s study, the things in the study should give off a more youthful vibe.

“Xiao Yan’s study is full of banking, economics and finance books. Although I am a businessman, I really don’t like reading those books after I get older.”

Lin ShuYi nodded, and then, following Old Master Shen’s gesture, he sat on the chair facing the desk. Father Shen sat next to him and Old Master Shen sat opposite him. Lin ShuYi’s gaze swept over the desk. He saw an splash-ink painting on it. It was a black ink painting of a peony.Lin ShuYi suddenly thought of that Elder Wen who made him write an inscription before giving him a lot of things. He thought to himself, could this old master be trying to sound him out?

Then his heart jumped again. He did not go to school for very long, but he knew so many things. Had this caused Old Master Shen to be suspicious? He was also not accustomed to seeing Elder Wen making things difficult for Shen Fu at that time. If he had known earlier, he would have declined those things and not written any inscription at all.

Lin ShuYi looked at Old Master Shen with deep sorrow as he thought of this, waiting for him to say something about writing an inscription. He also could not lie and could only vaguely fudge his way through. Lin ShuYi basically had no hope as for whether he could bluff his way out and escape the questioning.

Old Master Shen did not say anything and stared at Lin ShuYi for a long while. Then he said, “Xiao Yi, you’ve already thought it through.”

Lin ShuYi: “?”

“I think you guys have already thought about how hard this road is to walk. Homosexuality will not be fully accepted in this country. After the press conference, you will face even more questions and malice. Grandpa can see that you and Xiao Fu are serious about each other. Grandpa just wants to ask, are you sure you would be able to stay together for a lifetime?”

Lin ShuYi put his mind at ease as he firmly met at Father Shen’s eyes, and then he looked into Old Master Shen’s eyes. “Grandpa, I’m not sure I will be able to stay with Shen Fu for a lifetime. I can’t make such irresponsible promises because I can’t guarantee too many things, but I promise that I will always stand firmly by his side as long as I’m beside him for a day. Gossip is a fearful thing, but I’m unafraid of gossip.”

Lin ShuYi’s pupils were very black. They were like the color of the purest black glass, which demonstrated an air of staunchness and calmness that was totally inconsistent with his age. Old Master Shen continued to look at Lin ShuYi before he slowly laughed. Sure enough, neither he nor Shen Fu had misjudged him.

Father Shen also showed a relieved smile. There were no parents who would really be angry with their children for a lifetime. They would still try to accept him even if Shen Fu fell in love with a boy against their wishes. However, Shen Fu’s parents would still worry about his choice which may make him regret or even suffer in the future. They did not wish their child to suffer this kind of pain. If the one that Shen Fu liked was a bad person, they would stop the two even if Shen Fu hated them. Fortunately, Shen Fu fell in love with this child that was a good child worthy of being liked.

Old Master Shen was completely assured. Although Lin ShuYi was really young, his words inexplicably made people feel his sincerity. Old Master Shen laughed heartily. “I just knew that Xiao Fu’s taste in people was just like mine!”

Father Shen silently shifted his gaze away. Such scenes were practically like déjà vu when he chose Li Yun. Lin ShuYi also started smiling unconsciously.

Then he heard Old Master Shen say, “Xiao Yi, write an inscription for me.”