Chapter 175

Xiao Shenxi's originally cheerful, chubby face turned to terror the moment she saw Shen Qingnian. When she saw the ruler in the other person's hand, she was so frightened that she ran away as fast as she could.

The little dumpling ran forward with its short legs, and Shen Qingnian walked quickly forward with a cold face, quickly caught up with it, and grabbed it.

"Mother, I was wrong, I was wrong..." Little Shen Xi was a pragmatic person. Seeing that she had nowhere to escape, she immediately kicked her little legs and began to beg for mercy.

Shen Qingnian picked up the little dumpling and headed home, where she encountered Xiao Ju and Shen Yurou, who looked anxious.

The two breathed a sigh of relief upon finding Xiao Shenxi, and tears even welled up in Liu Yurou's eyes.

She couldn't help but poke Xiao Shenxi's head hard, her voice trembling with tears, "You just ran off like that, it was so worrying! We all thought you'd been kidnapped by those beggars!"

When Liu Yurou and Xiaoju returned home at noon and found that Xiao Shenxi was not at home, they were immediately frightened and worried that something had happened to Xiao Shenxi. Just then, Shen Qingnian also returned from school, and the three of them, along with the two old women, began to search for her from street to street.

Little Shen Xi, who was being held by the back of her neck by Shen Qingnian, saw that her grandmother's eyes were filled with tears. She shrank back and dared not say anything more to beg for mercy.

He secretly ran away, as if he had gotten into trouble...

"Xiaoju, go and find Granny Chen and Granny Zhao. Mother and I will go back first," Shen Qingnian instructed Xiaoju.

After saying that, she picked up the silent little Shen Xi and walked towards home, with Liu Yurou following behind, occasionally wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

She was truly frightened just now.

Once home, Shen Qingnian closed the courtyard gate and threw little Shen Xi into the yard.

Knowing she had caused trouble, Xiao Shenxi's fair face showed unease. She stepped forward and tugged at Liu Yurou's sleeve, speaking softly, "Grandmother, I'm sorry. I've made you worry. Please don't cry. I'll never do it again."

The little boy was very playful and didn't think much when he climbed out the window, but now that he saw his beloved grandmother crying, he felt extremely guilty.

If she had known that her grandmother and family would be so anxious, she wouldn't have dared to climb out the window.

Seeing Shen Xi's sincerity, Liu Yurou couldn't help but touch his little face and said softly, "It's good that you're back. Grandma was worried that something might have happened to you. From now on, if you want to go out to play, just tell Grandma and Grandma will go with you. You must never sneak out on your own."

She was really scared to death just now.

Little Shen Xi nodded her little head: "Xiao Xi will listen to Grandma!"

Then, she looked at Shen Qingnian beside her and held out the handful of golden beans in front of him.

More than a dozen golden beans lay quietly in Xiao Shenxi's fair palm. This small handful was enough for an ordinary person to earn for more than half a year.

Little Shenxi pursed his lips, looking like he was bravely going to his death, and said, "Mother, I shouldn't have run away. I was wrong. Please hit me with the ruler!"

After saying that, she closed her eyes, looking like a brave warrior going into battle.

Shen Qingnian looked at the golden beads in Xiao Shenxi's palm and frowned: "Did that young master give you these golden beads?"

These gold beans are extremely valuable. If they were given by that young master, then that young master could not possibly be an ordinary wealthy merchant's son.

"It was given to me by Xiaoqing. He took me out to eat a lot of snacks today, and before we parted, he told me to take these gold beans and buy some more to eat," Xiao Shenxi opened her eyes and confessed honestly.

Then, she said excitedly, "That's right, Mother, Xiaoqing's name is the same as yours, both have the character 'qing' in them, what a coincidence!"

Xiaoqing is such a nice person! How about I invite him over to our house sometime? Mother, you'll definitely like him. He's so amazing; he can recite so many books I don't know!

She then realized that her mother's name and Xiaoqing's name shared a homophone.

Shen Qingnian's brows furrowed more and more. The "Little Qing" that Xiao Xi mentioned was probably a noble child. To be able to recite these books at such a young age was something an ordinary teacher could never achieve, unless there was a great scholar in the family...