Chapter 220 Too Unfilial

Because of the need to develop a new section for comics, Hu Xiner's passion was rekindled, and she painted her works every day as if she had been injected with chicken blood.

When they first rented the factory in the suburbs, the eldest princess and Erdong managed it for a while. At that time, the business had just started and shops in Beijing were expensive, so they did not buy a shop.

Instead, he asked his trusted servants to transport the books from the factory and then distribute them to the four markets in the east, west, south and north to set up stalls for sale.

In order to increase her popularity, the eldest princess even asked her concubines to act as human signs to promote the business.

But when the business started to pick up, the eldest princess waved her hand and bought a bookstore in the East Market, named "Mu Xin Comics Shop"!

The shop is divided into inner and outer rooms, just like when we were in town.

In the past, the inner room was used for living.

Now, it has been converted into a study. When Hu Xiner comes to inspect the store, he can check the accounts or draw drafts in it.

That day she was concentrating on painting when there was a knock on the study door.

It was the servant from the Lu Mansion who brought a letter.

Strange, who would send her a letter?

Hu Xiner asked the servant to leave first and only picked up the envelope after she finished the last stroke.

There was no signature on the envelope, so I didn't know who sent it.

She carefully opened the envelope a crack but did not put her hand in, for she was worried that it was sent deliberately by the forces of the men in black.

If they are really planning some sinister trick, then there is a high possibility that there are poisonous insects, snakes, ants or something like that in the envelope, so we need to be careful and vigilant.

I have to say that as a cartoonist, Hu Xiner's divergent thinking speed is unmatched.

After the envelope was opened, a few light silver notes fell out. The amount was not much, only five thousand taels.

Hu Xiner took a brush and poked it, but found that there was nothing inside, and she felt ashamed.

Well, she was thinking too much.

She happily picked up the banknote and was wondering who was kind enough to give it to her when she found a note inside.

The note read: "This is the profit from the bookstore in recent days. Everything is fine, don't worry."

And the name of the person who signed the inscription was actually Sun Cai!

Hu Xiner was very surprised.

Unexpectedly, Sun Cai was still thinking about giving himself dividends?

When we first met, Sun Cai relied on the influence of his relatives to monopolize the bookstores in the town.

The emergence of Mu Xin Comics Store caused his business to plummet.

He was very unwilling to give in and even bribed the government to try to put Hu Xiner in jail.

How short-sighted and arrogant was he at that time?

But since he partnered with Hu Xin'er, he not only lent her 50,000 taels of silver out of loyalty when Hu Xin'er was kidnapped.

He also ran the bookstore business very well, and whenever he had questions, he would humbly write to Hu Xiner and ask for her guidance.

It seems that he has embarked on the path of turning over a new leaf!

Hu Xiner couldn't help but feel emotional when she thought of the time when she competed with him in battles of wits and courage.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it has only been a few months since I left the town, but I have experienced so many things in that time, including life-and-death dangers.

Therefore, the peaceful life in the town before seemed like a lifetime ago.

She suddenly missed the people in town and the village. Just as she was writing a letter to ask how everyone was doing, the clerk in the bookshop outside suddenly shouted, "Oh no, boss! There's trouble!"

Hu Xiner frowned, opened the door and walked out. When she saw the troublemaker, her pupils shrank slightly.

Because the troublemakers the guy was talking about were actually three familiar faces!

Those are the original owner’s father, mother and elder sister!

The three of them now looked even more embarrassed than when they were in Shuangxi Village.

Perhaps because of the long journey, Mr. Hu's face was pale, and he was leaning on a crutch with one hand, trembling as if he was about to die.

He burst into tears, attracting the attention of passersby. A kind person came up to him and asked, "Old man, what's wrong with you? Did you flee to the capital because your hometown was in trouble?"

Mr. Hu had a miserable look on his face, he shook his head and said nothing, the white hair on his temples was heartbreaking to look at.

Hu's mother beside her sobbed, "We are actually here to look for our relatives..."

Everyone gathered around, feeling sorry for the old couple: "If you want to find your relatives, why not report it to the authorities?"

Hu's mother cried, "You don't know, my daughter is Hu Xin'er, the owner of this comic book shop!"

What? !

Everyone was stunned. A shop in the capital was so expensive. Not to mention buying it, even someone who could afford to rent such a shop had to be either rich or noble!

But how could such a wealthy family allow their elderly parents to wear tattered clothes and travel hundreds of miles to look for their relatives?

Hu Xin'er watched all this speechlessly, planning not to show up for the time being and let the shopkeeper handle it.

Anyway, the eldest princess has been in charge of the store during this period, and she can only be regarded as the boss behind the scenes of this store.

Since Mr. and Mrs. Hu couldn't find any concrete evidence, they could only stay here for two days at most.

But just as he turned to leave, Hu's mother pointed and shouted, "That's her!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on her, and the crowd even automatically made way for Hu Xiner!

Hu Xiner frowned. Isn’t this too unlucky?

She had no choice but to walk over with a cold face: "I wonder what brings you here to see me, a person whose name has been removed from the family tree?"

Hu's father scolded him, "Look at yourself. Is this how a girl like you should talk to her parents?"

What a guy, he wanted to use his status as a parent to attack her as soon as he opened his mouth!

Hu Xin'er was about to open her mouth to refute when her mother came over with tears in her eyes. "My son, you have achieved great success in the capital, but have you ever considered that your old husband is seriously ill? He has come here to see you one last time!"

Oh my God, parents traveled thousands of miles to find their married daughter just to see her for the last time.

What a touching scene! Some enthusiastic people have already started preparing small stools with melon seeds.

Hu Xin'er slowly asked a question above her head: "Really? I don't believe it. Besides, you're not my parents. You were the ones who expelled me from the family tree and severed all ties with me!"

"Hahahaha!" Father Hu laughed sadly. "This is my good daughter. Do you know how to write the word filial piety?"

"Yes, this is too unfilial!" A middle-aged man said with condemnation in his eyes.

Mother Hu cried even louder: "My son, ever since you took away your sister's dowry and your father's medicine money, we have been eating coarse food every day. How can you disown us now?"

As he spoke, he showed everyone their tattered clothes.

Hu Xiner looked sharply at her elder sister Hu Ronger who was standing beside her.

Hu Ronger guessed that she wanted to question herself and waved her hands hurriedly: "Heart... Shopkeeper Hu, I tried my best, but I really couldn't stop my parents!"