Rebellious Contract Beast

"Hahahaha..." Shen Yi was laughing so hard in his consciousness space. He could already imagine the old witch's embarrassed look now.

For her, the most difficult things to deal with are these unfamiliar relatives.

Especially when the other person talks about what they did when they were a child.

No, it seems like I am the same?
Oh, it's all the same.

"Cousin, you've been in Jiangzhou for a while, right? How are you doing? Are you used to it?"

"It's okay~"

"Are you okay? I heard that Zhu Birong has been causing trouble for you every now and then. Tell me, have you been bullied by her?"

"No, no, thank you for your concern, cousin."

"What do you mean you don't have? If you have, just say it. It doesn't matter. If you dare to bully my cousin, I will take you to get back at you. Zhu Birong, I must teach her a lesson and let her know who she shouldn't mess with!"

Zhu Yanhan broke the branch in his hand, his face full of indignation, and as he spoke, Zhu Yanfeng also said: "Second brother! Don't forget me! They bully me every day! You must help me teach them a lesson!"

Unlike before, Zhu Yanfeng now looked obviously very happy, with his fist raised and anticipation in his eyes.

"Don't worry, I won't forget you. After dinner, I'll take you to find Zhu Zhenglu to settle accounts. We'll treat him the same way he treated you!"

"Okay! But it's not just Zhu Zhenglu!"

"Who else?"

"And Zhu Yanyu, Zhu Shangxing, Zhu Liren and others! They all beat me!"

"Second brother has made a note of this and will not let them go. But if they bully my brother, they will definitely pay the price!"

"Second brother, you are the best!"

Zhu Yanfeng threw himself into Zhu Yanhan's arms excitedly. It was obvious that the two brothers had a very good relationship. For Zhu Yanfeng, only his second brother could stand up for him when he was wronged.

After comforting his brother, Zhu Yanhan looked at He Jianchuyun and asked, "Cousin, I'm going to go talk to that little bitch from the Peng family. Do you want to come?"

"I'd better forget it." He Jian Hatsuyun shook his head.

Seeing this, Zhu Yanhan was a little disappointed, but didn't say anything.

The deafening sound of firecrackers rang out one after another in the Zhu Mansion, and laughter was everywhere.

The fireworks blooming in the night sky are so beautiful.

After chatting with Zhu Yanhan for a while, two maids came over and said to the three of them, "Master, young master, and young lady, Madam said it's time to go in for dinner."

"Let's go, mom must have made a lot of delicious food today."

"Ah."

The three of them nodded and followed the two maids in.

Shen Yi observed everything around him through He Jianchuyun's line of sight. The atmosphere of the New Year was strong in the Zhu Mansion, but how should one put it? A big family is a big family. The New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve was obviously different from that of an ordinary family.

It's supposed to be a harmonious family sitting around a table to have a reunion dinner.

But when He Jian Chu Yun looked around, she found that there were quite a few people at the table. In addition to her, her two cousins, her younger cousin, and her aunt He Jian Yan Qiu, there were two other children and an unknown woman. These three people were Zhu Yan Dong's son, daughter and his wife.

However, Zhu Jianqing, the most important person, did not appear here.

Although the atmosphere seemed harmonious, in Tsurumi Hatsuun's eyes, this supposedly perfect picture was missing a big piece.

The missing piece becomes repression, hidden in everyone's heart.

She suddenly missed her home again. At least during the reunion dinner, her father would sit at the table and discuss family matters with her mother. It was a happy family.

This is even more true for Shen Yi. If his father went to someone else's house to be the head of the family during the New Year's reunion dinner, he would definitely be very upset.

"Sit down, sit down, we are all family, don't be so reserved."

"Wen Huan, don't stand there. Let my grandchildren sit down first and see how greedy the two kids are."

"Mother, you are too polite. I will do it."

"And Chuyun, you come and sit down too."

Several people in the living room took their seats one after another. Seeing that the time was almost right, the maids standing on both sides shouted in unison. If you listened carefully, they were actually just New Year's greetings. It was not known whether they were useful or not, but the sense of ritual was full.

After the speech, the maids stepped back. At the signal from Zhu Yandong's wife Luo Wenhuan, the two children also moved down from their chairs. The boy stammered, "Grandma! So, so... so peaceful... eh? Happy... so happy, so boundless! Happy New Year, Grandma!"

After the boy finished speaking, the girl followed suit, but her speech was much more fluent than the boy's: "Innovation and reform, prosperity and success, spring is the beginning of the year, plum blossoms are the most beautiful, plum blossoms bring five blessings, grandma, I also wish you a happy new year!"

After hearing what the two children said, He Jianyanqiu couldn't stop smiling.

"Okay, okay, that's good. Then grandma will lend you the good wishes." As she said that, she signaled to the maid next to her with her eyes. Upon seeing this, the maid immediately came out with a bunch of gifts.

"Here, this is a gift for you."

She reached out and took down the two gifts on the top shelf, and gave them to the two children respectively. Then she glanced at Zhu Yanhan, He Jianchuyun, Zhu Yandong and others, and said with a smile: "You have some too."

"This..." After receiving her gift, He Jianchuyun was a little stunned. The gift box was very exquisite and she had a feeling that the things inside were not ordinary.

"Open them all and take a look."

"Ok!"

With the consent of Tsurumi Yanqiu, the two children opened their gift boxes respectively. The girl received an expensive and exquisitely crafted jewelry, while the boy received an expensive brocade dress.

After hesitating for a while, He Jianchuyun also opened it and took a look. Inside was a fan with a very classical atmosphere. She felt that it was a magic weapon, and a top-grade one at that. She would know its usage only after she learned more about it.

Looking up at the others, she saw that her second cousin Zhu Yanhan had already impatiently opened the gift box. Inside was a magical weapon that looked like a bell. Judging from the joy on his face, it was obviously a top-grade magical weapon.

Zhu Yanfeng did not open his gift, but just put the gift box in his arms with a satisfied look on his face.

Then it was Zhu Yandong's wife Luo Wenhuan. She opened the gift box and took a look at the contents. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. After closing the gift box, she said to He Jian Yanqiu, "Thank you, mother!"

As for Zhu Yandong, like Zhu Yanfeng, he did not open the gift box to see what was in it. However, after seeing the maid coming out with the pile of gifts, he had a gloomy face and no one knew why he was unhappy.

Comparing his expression with Zhu Yanhan's, Shen Yi couldn't help but complain: "Good fellow, one is brainless, the other is unhappy, now they are both together."

His words made Tsurumi Hatsuyun's mouth curl up involuntarily. She almost couldn't hold it back. After suppressing the urge to laugh, she scolded, "Can you just shut up!"

Shen Yi turned his head, turned his body around, and floated back above the altar.

Just as everyone was happy about the gifts they received, Zhu Fengyan asked He Jian Yanqiu in a deep voice, "Mother, these things must have cost a lot of money, right?"

He Jian Yanqiu waved her hand and said with a smile: "That's nothing. Since it's a festival, of course I have to prepare some gifts for you. Come, come, start eating, and don't just look at me." She called on everyone to start eating, but Zhu Yandong did not appreciate it. He suddenly raised his voice to force her attention.

"Mother!"

"Ok?"

"Business has been tough in recent years, and there isn't much money in the treasury. I know you don't want us to worry too much, but if we keep spending lavishly like this, how long can the Zhu family keep us here?"

"We can talk about business later. Let's not talk about it now. It's the New Year, we should be happy."

"Mother, this is tens of thousands of taels of silver. If we save a little, we can last for who knows how long! How can you be so reckless?"

"Donger! I told you not to talk about this!"

"Mom, I'm thinking about our family! We can't go on like this!"

He Jianyanqiu's expression turned noticeably ugly, but Zhu Yandong didn't want to end the topic hastily.

Except for his two children, everyone else got magical instruments of mid-level or above, with a total value of at least 30,000 taels of silver. For the current mistress of the Zhu family, this is already a huge sum of money. Not to mention the extra money, at least it is enough to solve her urgent problem.

The mother and the son knew very well what the current situation of the properties below was. It was meaningless to use tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy New Year gifts for people instead of spending them where they should be used. In Zhu Yandong's opinion, this was even more unreasonable!

If Wan succeeds in taking the throne, they will be driven out of the Zhu family, and then everything will be gone. It is obvious which is more important.

Tsurumi Yanqiu's face turned pale and blue, and he didn't speak for a long time. The atmosphere around them was stiff. Tsurumi Hatsuyun tactfully put the gift box on the table, lowered his head and said nothing.

Finally, He Jian Yan Qiu took a deep breath, calmed down and asked, "Then Dong'er, what do you think we should do?"

Zhu Yandong did not answer immediately. He called the maid over, handed her his gift box, and then said, "Take the things away and find a suitable person to sell them to. Spend the money on the right things. Everyone should reduce their spending in the future, especially you, my second brother."

"What's wrong with me?"

"You need one thousand taels of silver per month for personal use. That's too much. I think it would be enough if you cut it by half."

"Cut it in half? Five hundred taels a month, how can that be enough?"

Ignoring Zhu Yanhan's dissatisfaction, Zhu Yandong continued to look at He Jian Yanqiu. Similarly, Zhu Yanhan was also looking at her.

He Jianchuyun took a quick glance and she clearly saw the embarrassment on her aunt's face.

She didn't know whether to nod or not, so she just said, "Eat first, we'll talk about these things later."

As he spoke, He Jianyanqiu picked up the chopsticks and prepared to pick up some dishes, but after putting them into his mouth, he felt that they were bland and tasteless, so he shook his head and called his maid.

"Help me to my room. I want to rest for a while."

"Good lady."

After He Jianyanqiu left, the atmosphere at the dinner table became even quieter. But not long after, Zhu Yanhan stood up, threw the gift he had received heavily on the table, walked to Zhu Yandong, and shouted rudely: "Zhu Yandong, if it weren't for you, mother wouldn't be in this situation now. Don't think it has nothing to do with you!"

"Zhu Yanhan!"

"I'm telling you! You're a piece of trash!"

Zhu Yanhan didn't give his brother any face at all. He released all his aura. The pressure from his Pure Level cultivation made Zhu Yandong's face turn three shades pale. He then called a few of his guards and slammed the door and walked out.

Zhu Yanfeng looked around and hurriedly followed his second brother out the door.

"Second brother! Wait for me!"

Two people left at once, and Luo Wenhuan lost his appetite. He signaled with his eyes and left with his two children.

In the end, only He Jianchuyun and Zhu Yandong were left.

She didn't like this atmosphere very much. She moved her mouth and said, "Cousin, I'm not hungry yet. I still have some things to do at the winery, so I'll leave first."

"Wait, take this back."

Zhu Yandong picked up the gift box and put it back into her hands.

"This thing is too valuable, let's forget it."

"Actually, these have nothing to do with you. Since they are gifts from your mother, just keep them."

"This..." Looking at the gift box in his hand, He Jianchuyun was silent for a while.

As if remembering something, Zhu Yandong added: "And my cousin, you are not an outsider, so don't think too much, just accept it with peace of mind."

"Thank you, thank you, cousin." Seeing his determined eyes, He Jian Chuyun understood something and nodded.

After Zhu Yandong finished speaking, he started to eat his food by himself, but he looked at her from time to time, as if he wanted to say something but was unable to do so due to his face.

After waiting for a while, He Jian Chuyun said, "Take care, cousin," and then stood up and walked out the door. But at the moment she was about to step out, Zhu Yandong made up his mind and called her.

"Wait a minute, cousin."

"Hmm? Cousin, do you have something to tell me?"

"This..." Zhu Yandong showed an embarrassed look on his face. He didn't want to ask for help unless it was absolutely necessary. However, the person most likely to help him was his cousin.

"Your Luoxiangzui Winery... is doing very well. I... I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as you..."

"It's just a trick. You're too kind, cousin."

"Don't say that. It's a fact that the winery is alive and well in your hands. I definitely can't do that."

"Cousin, do you need my help? If so, I will do my best to help you."

Zhu Yandong smiled bitterly and said, "I have no clue yet, but Chuyun, I feel relieved by your words. You can go back first. I was a little abrupt today."

"Well, if you have any ideas, you can come to Mingyan Court to find me anytime."

Nodding, He Jian Chu Yun gestured to Zhi Nuan and Hua Hong, asking them to follow him and walk towards the outside of Qingshui Songyuan.

But before she had gone far, Zhu Yandong called her again: "Chu Yun!"

"what happened?"

"The fan that mother gave you is called the Qianhuan Fantasy Fantasy. She spent a lot of effort to buy it from someone else. You must take good care of it and learn how to use it. Don't let mother down."

"Yes, I will." Tsurumi Hatsuyun nodded solemnly.

...(End of chapter)