But since Shen Shijie was born to the first wife, Shen Songshan and Shen Qilin had not completely given up on him. Initially, the resources invested in Shen Shijie were almost identical to those allocated to the new legitimate heir, Shen Shihao.
However, Shen Songshan and Shen Qilin soon discovered that Shen Shijie was straying from the proper path. He veered in any direction but the right one. He refused to study Kung Fu, learn business, or understand the ways of the world. Instead, he single-mindedly pursued art.
Eventually, Shen Songshan and Shen Qilin gave up on him completely. When he reached marriageable age, they planned to marry him off to a young lady from a prominent family. Even though he was a lost cause, he could at least secure an alliance for the Shen Family.
But Shen Shijie secretly married a restaurant waitress and even had a child with her, an act that nearly caused Shen Songshan and Shen Qilin to have strokes from sheer rage.
