Chapter 376: Son-in-law's Actions

Seeing that the old man's eyes were becoming more and more strange, the eldest old lady grabbed Liu Zhi.

She smiled very stiffly and said, "Isn't your birthday coming up soon? Liu Zhi and his wife wanted to prepare a birthday gift for you, but they weren't sure what to get you, so they wanted to ask me."

"To prepare birthday gifts, do you need to come to the door of my study?" Old Master Liu obviously didn't believe this reason.

The eldest old lady smiled and explained, "Master, don't you know how filial they are? I couldn't think of any good birthday gifts, so I brought them to the study to see what you like and to find some inspiration."

Old Master Liu did not comment on her explanation.

He looked around, frowned, and asked, "Didn't you say they were here looking for inspiration? Where's the son-in-law?"

Son-in-law?

The old lady's expression became even stiffer. Whenever they discussed things, they never brought that useless son-in-law along. No one knew where he was having fun at the moment.

"Why, you can't even answer this?" Old Master Liu said with a half-smile.

After a brief shock, Liu Zhi gradually regained his senses.

She interrupted and said directly: "He...he has been busy recently, so he went to the shop!"

When Old Master Liu thought of this, his anger intensified. He said unhappily, "That shop has been open for years. Not only is it not profitable, it's burning through money. I told you to close it down a long time ago. Why do you still hang out there every day?"

When he said that, the old lady became unhappy.

It's simple. The shop was the business she built up single-handedly. Now Old Master Liu actually said that the shop was not good. Isn't that a slap in her face?

But before she could object, Old Master Liu said, "My birthday party is tomorrow, and you're only preparing the gifts here today. Are you trying to piss me off to death?"

The eldest old lady just made up an excuse in a hurry, but Old Master Liu caught her mistake.

Liu Zhi hurriedly said, "Dad, that's not the case. Your daughter has naturally prepared your birthday gift a long time ago, but I'm still a little undecided, so I came to ask mother for her opinion!"

Old Master Liu said angrily, "Do you think I will believe your nonsense? You look like you are lying!"

Although he was scolded, Liu Zhi was happy in his heart, as he had finally attracted the old man's attention.

As long as Old Master Liu doesn't investigate the reason why they came to the study, there is room for improvement.

She put on a slightly aggrieved expression at the right moment: "I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Daddy!"

Old Master Liu sighed: "If you can't even choose a gift like this, what great things can you accomplish?"

Liu Qingyi was usually arrogant and domineering, but now that he was caught doing something bad, he was like a quail, standing by without saying a word.

The old lady looked very unhappy when she saw her daughter being scolded.

"What? Do you still have any opinions?" When Old Master Liu saw the three of them with different expressions, he felt extremely powerless.

I don’t know why, but the eldest old lady is obviously the legitimate daughter of the wife, and the blood flowing in her body should be much better than that of the second old lady, who is the daughter of a merchant.

But unfortunately, the children born to the eldest wife are all a bunch of idiots, while the second wife's family is upright and has produced a lot of great people.

When Old Master Liu thought of this, he became angry: "Look at how sneaky you are now. No wonder there are no talented people in the capital willing to propose marriage."

When Liu Qingyi heard this, she was unhappy: "What does this have to do with me? The Liu family is in trouble, so they are blaming me, a weak woman?"

When Old Master Liu heard her publicly criticize her mother's family, he was so angry that he hit the ground in front of him with his cane several times and said, "Alright, go back to your own yards. Stop being an eyesore."

Otherwise, he suspected that he would be so angry that his life would be shortened by several days!

Liu Qingyi was hit in the sore spot about marriage, and she felt extremely uncomfortable, but she couldn't show it in front of the angry old man. She felt as if all the servants in the mansion were laughing at her.

Under the old man's scolding, the eldest old lady and the other three had to leave in disgrace.

The family members nearby all lowered their heads and dared not say a word, for fear of angering their master.

As soon as she reached the door to the upper room, Liu Qingyi burst into tears: "It's all your fault! You made me look so embarrassed again!"

The eldest old lady was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent. She frowned and said, "You can't get married yourself, and you blame us?"

Liu Qingyi burst into tears: "You damned old woman, who do you think can't get married?"

The old lady's face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye. She had taken great pains to plan for her granddaughter, but Liu Qingyi didn't appreciate it at all, and even scolded her when she encountered grievances!

Liu Zhi realized something was wrong and quickly stood between the two of them. He said to Liu Qingyi, "Yier, how can you talk to your grandmother like that?"

Liu Qing felt that everyone was looking at her with condemning eyes, and she felt even more aggrieved: "You all bully me!"

She pushed Liu Zhi hard and ran away crying.

Liu Zhi looked at the old lady with red eyes. Just as he was about to complain, he heard the old lady say coldly: "This is the good daughter you raised!"

After saying that, the old lady went into the upper room without looking back.

Liu Zhi stood blankly in the yard. She was scolded and disliked by her daughter and mother. She felt very wronged.

When Wang Gu Ye came back, she gave him a good scolding.

Mr. Wang had long been numb to such scenes. He allowed Liu Zhi to punch and kick him and just stood by without saying a word.

After Liu Zhi vented his anger, he looked at his wooden-like appearance and felt extremely bored.

She kicked Wang Guye again in disgust: "You weakling, you look tall and strong, but you are actually useless. You are really despicable!"

Mr. Wang pretended to listen to the teachings, but in fact his mind was wandering.

After Liu Zhi finished scolding him, he ordered, "While it's still dark, go to the old man's study and steal the calligraphy and paintings!"

When Wang Guye heard this, he was shocked: "What did you say?!"

"I told you to steal the calligraphy and paintings. Why are you making such a fuss?" Liu Zhi covered his mouth with his hand.

Just listening to this, Wang Guye shook his head: "No, no, how can we scholars do such a thing?"

Helpless, Liu Zhi saw that he refused and immediately started to throw a tantrum: "Okay, when we got married, you said you would love and pamper me. You didn't do anything for all these years, and now you dare to treat me like this? I won't live anymore. I'll die here!"

She cried and pretended to hang herself, and the room suddenly became a mess.