Chapter 232 - 89: Shen Yugang’s Gift, Your Wife Doesn’t Want You Anymore

As Jiang Manshu stared in astonishment, Shen Yugang continued, "When you married me, I had nothing. But all these years, you’ve raised our children, and I’ve seen everything you’ve done."

With that, he pulled a velvet box he had prepared earlier from his pants pocket. Opening it, he revealed a diamond ring.

"I bought this ring with my personal savings over the years. It might not be expensive, but it’s from the heart."

Jiang Manshu’s tears began to stream down her face. She had already prepared herself for not getting a gift, so Shen Yugang’s gesture was a huge surprise.

It wasn’t that she had never thought of buying a diamond ring, but buying one for herself just wasn’t the same.

Before, it was because the family had no money. Later, when they did have money, Shen Yugang never brought it up, so she let it go. It wasn’t like a ring was an absolute necessity.

But now, on her 50th birthday, Shen Yugang had bought her one.

Shen Yugang took the ring out of the box and held it up. "Honey, you’ve worked so hard all these years."

Jiang Manshu sniffled, extended her hand, and muttered, "You’re shameless."

Doing this in front of their son and daughter-in-law was one thing, but her daughter-in-law’s father was here too!

Jiang Li started clapping. "Dad, you’re so romantic!"

Then she turned and leaned close to Shen Yanzhi’s ear, whispering, "Did you and Dad plan this today?"

Shen Yanzhi answered honestly, "If it hadn’t been for that whole incident with Liu Qianqian, my confession probably would have been delayed a few more days."

Jiang Li looked astonished. "Are you a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? How could you hold back for so long!"

Shen Yanzhi sighed. "At the time, I figured I’d already waited five years, so what were a few more days?"

Jiang Li blinked, asking curiously, "And now?"

Shen Yanzhi shrugged helplessly. "Now I regret not confessing sooner."

Zhou Jiawen, sitting on Jiang Li’s other side, couldn’t stand watching them whisper to each other anymore. "Sister-in-law, what are you two whispering about?"

Jiang Li turned back, raised an eyebrow at Zhou Jiawen, and said, "A little secret between husband and wife."

Shen Yugang slid the ring onto Jiang Manshu’s finger, then scratched his head. "Alright, let’s eat!"

He sat down and clapped Jiang Bowen on the shoulder. "Don’t stand on ceremony."

Jiang Bowen, who had watched the whole thing with a fond, knowing smile, said, "Brother Shen, aren’t you two going to link arms for a toast?"

Jiang Manshu’s face flushed red, but Shen Yugang, upon hearing this, immediately told Shen Yuchu to open the baijiu and pour three glasses.

Shen Yugang raised his glass. "Honey, shall we?"

Although Jiang Manshu was a little embarrassed, she still picked up her glass from the table and drank a cross-cupped toast with Shen Yugang.

Seeing the envious look on Jiang Li’s face as she watched Jiang Manshu and Shen Yugang, Shen Yanzhi chuckled. "Don’t worry. Our relationship will be even better than Mom and Dad’s."

Jiang Li shot Shen Yanzhi a glare, feigning annoyance. "What nonsense are you spouting!"

"I’m just telling the truth."

In the end, it was Jiang Bowen who picked up his chopsticks first. Seeing this, Shen Yanzhi went into a frenzy of serving food.

He piled anything and everything Jiang Li could eat into her bowl.

Zhou Jiawen couldn’t help but kick Shen Yuchu under the table. Shen Yuchu, who had been focused on eating, looked up at Zhou Jiawen in confusion. "What’s wrong?"

Zhou Jiawen pressed her lips together, asking unhappily, "You and your brother came from the same mother. Why can’t you learn a thing or two from him?"

Shen Yuchu looked up. Seeing Shen Yanzhi constantly putting food on Jiang Li’s plate, the corner of his mouth twitched.

’Men in love really are terrifying.’

Wanting to eat in peace, Shen Yuchu sighed silently and placed a shrimp in Zhou Jiawen’s bowl. "Here, eat."

Zhou Jiawen’s expression darkened. "Yuchu, I’m allergic to shrimp!"

Shen Yuchu’s pupils constricted. "Honey, I’m sorry, I was wrong!" He immediately took away Zhou Jiawen’s bowl and chopsticks and got her a new set.

Afraid she was still angry, he tugged on the corner of her shirt and blinked innocently. "I didn’t do it on purpose. I was just so hungry I wasn’t thinking."

Zhou Jiawen took a deep breath and said, somewhat tiredly, "Let’s just eat."

’She didn’t want to fight with Shen Yuchu on such a happy day. Besides, he had just gotten back from a business trip and was genuinely tired.’

Jiang Li had been completely focused on her food and hadn’t noticed what was happening with Zhou Jiawen. But as she ate, she caught sight of Zhou Jiawen’s expression out of the corner of her eye and realized something was wrong.

She put down her chopsticks and tapped lightly on the table. Once she had Zhou Jiawen’s attention, she asked, "What’s wrong? You seem unhappy."

Zhou Jiawen shook her head and replied with a wry smile, "It’s nothing."

Seeing that Zhou Jiawen didn’t want to talk about it, Jiang Li didn’t press the issue. "We don’t have anything going on this afternoon. Wanna go have some fun?"

Hearing this, Zhou Jiawen’s eyes lit up. "Where to?"

Instead of answering, Jiang Li asked back, "Where do you want to go?"

’She just wanted to cheer Zhou Jiawen up. As for how to have fun, she hadn’t thought that far ahead.’