No, what is uncle talking about? She didn’t steal uncle’s ink stick!

"Brother, you misunderstood. The ink sticks we sell were given to us by Jiang Ge'er, not stolen from you." Mrs. Lian Er said hurriedly.

"Brother Jiang? Where did he get the ink sticks? Two of them!" Lian Yan said.

Mrs. Lian Er's heart skipped a beat, and as if she had thought of something, she suddenly looked at Lian Yiyi.

Lian Yiyi's eyes flickered slightly, avoiding the gaze of Mrs. Lian Er.

No need to guess, it must have been said by that dead girl Lian Yiyi!

Great! I didn't expect she'd learn to complain! She still underestimated her.

"How can you blame others when you have done something wrong?" Lian Yan noticed the look in Mrs. Lian's eyes, and his expression suddenly became much gloomier than before.

"Brother, you really misunderstood. We didn't steal your ink sticks. These ink sticks were given to Jiang Ge'er by Doudou and Lian Jin." Mrs. Lian Er said.

"Uncle, the ink sticks were indeed given to me by my two nephews today." Lian Jiang ran in breathlessly and said to Lian Yan with a stiff upper lip.

Lian Jiang has always been very afraid of his uncle Lian Yan, because he is as strict as his name suggests.

If his two sisters hadn't come to find him, he wouldn't have known that his parents were in trouble.

"Are you serious?" Lian Yan asked.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, you can ask my two nephews." Lian Jiang said.

"I know about this. Doudou told me." Xie Yunjiao said.

"Then you are really shameful. You stole and sold the gifts that Doudou and the other two gave to Lian Jiang." Lian Yan shouted coldly.

It’s a waste of Doudou and Lianjin’s kindness.

"No, I took the initiative to give it to my parents." Lian Jiang said hurriedly, "I... I..."

"So, you know the value of this ink stick? That's why you deliberately went looking for Doudou and Lian Jin today, right?"

Xie Yunjiao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, with a hint of displeasure in her eyes.

Unexpectedly, Doudou and Lian Jin treated Lian Jiang sincerely but were taken advantage of by Lian Jiang.

Lian Jiang felt guilty and lowered his head, not daring to look at Xie Yunjiao.

Lian Yiyi looked at Xie Yunjiao in shock. She thought Xie Yunjiao didn't know the value of the ink stick and that was why she gave it away casually. If she knew the value of the ink stick, she would probably make a big fuss.

But it turned out that Xie Yunjiao knew the value of the ink stick from the beginning, but she still gave it away generously.

This is totally different from my mother's plan!

"Yun Jiao, since you know the value of the ink stick, you shouldn't give it to these people." Lian Yan said.

He didn't feel sorry for these ink sticks, he just felt it wasn't worth it for Xie Yunjiao.

"Dad, it's okay. Using a few ink sticks to see through some people is worth it." Xie Yunjiao paused and continued, "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, if you are short of money, you can borrow from me. As long as I have it, I will lend it to you.

After all, the money is lent out, and it doesn't mean you don't have to pay it back.

But you should never, ever take advantage of Doudou and the others.

Do you know how much harm you can cause to children by doing this?"

Not long after Doudou gave the ink stick to Lianjiang, he met Lianjiang at home when he was about to go out. He happily asked Lianjiang whether the ink stick was easy to use.

Lian Jiang also lied to Doudou and said that it was just average and not particularly smooth to use.

Doudou even asked her if there was something wrong with the ink stick she made this time, otherwise why did her uncle say it was not easy to use.

Doudou also tried the new ink stick himself and found it to be fine.

He also felt very guilty, thinking that he had given a bad ink stick to Lian Jiang.

Xie Yunjiao also comforted Doudou and said that if Lian Jiang didn't like it, she would make something better for Lian Jiang next time.

Only then did Doudou become happy.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I was possessed by the devil for a moment." Lian Jiang said guiltily.

"It has nothing to do with Jiang Ge'er. I was the one who instigated him to do this. If you want to blame someone, blame me. It's all my fault." Mrs. Lian Er began to sob.

"Brother, it's all my fault. I was stupid and trusted others too easily, which led to this result. If you want to blame someone, blame me." Lian Er said.

"You are all wrong. There is no need to say anything. All of you must kneel in the shrine as punishment. No one can come out without my permission." Lian Yan said.

Kneeling as punishment? It's freezing cold and they haven't even eaten yet. It's fatal!

But Lian Yan had made up his mind and would not listen no matter how much they pleaded.

"Big Boss," Old Mrs. Lian walked in, supported by Mrs. Lian Er's daughters. When she reached Lian Er and his wife, she hit Lian Er with her cane. "You're so stupid! If you tell anyone, no one will believe that our Lian family, which has produced so many top scholars, could give birth to someone as stupid as you!"

Lian Yan and Lian Er are both her biological children. How come one of them is so intelligent that he passed the imperial examination and became an official at an early age, and now he has gradually risen to the position of Minister of War.

But Lian Er is as stupid as a pig. When he does something stupid, people can't help but want to slap him twice!

Xie Yunjiao's mouth twitched. If it were in the future, she would definitely think that Lian Er was taken away by mistake.

But now, she can only say that all of Lian Er’s IQ is attached to Lian Yan.

"Yunjiao, can you forgive him once for my sake?" Old Lady Lian said as she grabbed Xie Yunjiao's hand and patted it gently.

Lian Er looked at Old Lady Lian and breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought that if his mother had not been here today, he would have been punished to kneel to death.

Everyone was looking at Xie Yunjiao, thinking that since the old lady had come forward, Xie Yunjiao would definitely agree.

"Grandma, if I agree to you, then Doudou and the others' sincerity will be wasted. Even if they want to forgive me, it's not up to me to decide." Xie Yunjiao said.

Even the old lady looked unhappy.

She has the final say in the entire Lian family. Why is it that Xie Yunjiao, who usually seems easy to talk to, changes at this time?

"Ms. Xie, how do you talk to the old lady like that? The old lady has begged you so much, and you still act like this. Who are you showing off to?" Mrs. Lian came over at some point and pointed at Xie Yunjiao and started scolding her.

Xie Yunjiao looked at Mrs. Lian and sneered, "Is it possible that those who did the wrong are now feeling justified, while those of us who have been wronged cannot receive a proper apology? I just want an apology, is that so difficult?"

"Yun Jiao, I always thought you were a sensible child, but I didn't expect you to be so stubborn. Think about it, how could an elder apologize to a younger person? They are just children. What happened happened, so let's just forget about it." Old Lady Lian said.

"Grandma, I've always thought you were a sensible and respectable elder, and I still think so now. I know everyone loves their children. You do, and so do I.

I didn't ask them to kneel in the shrine as Dad said. I just wanted them to apologize to the child. Don't you understand?"