Although the Bai family is just outside the north gate, only about 500 meters away, the Zhong family lives on the other side of the county town. To go out of the north gate, one has to almost cross the entire county town.

As they didn't leave early, it was almost noon when they arrived at the Bai family.

The couple who were still gnawing on rats in the prison the night before yesterday are now back. Although they look terrible, they at least look clean.

When they saw the Zhong family's carriage coming, especially the large and small packages of gifts, the couple's eyes lit up and their mouths were grinning from ear to ear.

However, when he saw Zhong Yunxiao getting off the carriage, he shuddered again, obviously very frightened.

But he quickly forced himself to remain calm, and even spoke to Bai Chi in a rare, awkward, and gentle manner.

For a moment, they seemed like parents.

Bai Chi still knew "nothing" and was even a little flattered when he saw his kind parents.

Especially since the two of them always stood and never dared to sit down, which made Bai Chi "very puzzled". He asked his parents to sit down and talk several times, but the two of them became even more nervous and kept saying that it was okay and it would be the same standing.

Bai Chi was helpless and a little sad, so he turned and asked about his younger brothers and sisters.

As for the bruises on his mother's face, he simply pretended not to see them and didn't even ask about them.

The couple secretly looked at Zhong Yunxiao who was sitting above them.

It was obvious that after Zhong Yunxiao came here, he only asked someone to bring in the return gift for the second young master's wife, and then he sat quietly without saying a word.

But in the eyes of the couple, he is a living devil.

First they were sent to jail, and then word spread that they had gone to the casino again. Not only did they get beaten, but they even spent the New Year in jail. No one outside knew they were in jail and really thought they were in the casino.

Yesterday they were finally released and sent home, and clean clothes were given to them.

I thought the Zhong family finally had a change of heart and good days were finally coming, but they were threatened by the ferocious guards who told them to speak nicely. If the second young master's wife knew anything, they would have to spend their whole lives in jail!

The Zhong family even prepared answers for him, including what questions to ask and how to answer them.

Although Zhong Yunxiao's face was calm at this moment, the cold look in his eyes made the couple shiver.

"Someone introduced your brother to a girl from a good family. Today he went to the next village with the matchmaker to look at her. Your sister has nothing to do, so she went along too."

When they said this, the smiles on their faces seemed fake, but Bai Chi smiled with relief.

"Really? Congratulations, second brother. When he gets married, he can't be like before. He has to take on the responsibility of supporting the family."

The more relieved Bai Chi was, the stiffer the couple's faces became.

Bai Chi acted as if he didn't see anything. He kept talking about how his second brother was finally going to get married, and how they would have children in the future, etc. He kept talking until his mouth was dry, and then Zhong Yunxiao finally spoke.

"Achi, it's getting late. Mom and Dad are still waiting for us to go back home for lunch."

Zhong Yunxiao stood up, and Bai Chi followed him out of the door. When she looked back to say goodbye to the couple, her smile was even brighter.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going back now. I'll come back to see you next time I have time."

He was clearly smiling, but for some reason, in the eyes of the couple, that smile looked just like the cold eyes of the eldest young master of the Zhong family. It was devoid of any warmth and instead made people shiver all over.

But as the Zhong family left, the couple immediately ignored everything else and went straight to the gift boxes piled on the table next to them.

The greedy look on his face despite his obvious limp was simply laughable.

But the next second, they both shouted.

"Empty! It's all empty! Why is there nothing here?"

"Despicable! He actually gave these empty boxes back to his mother's family. Doesn't his Zhong family care about its dignity at all?"

"That damn Zhong family clearly said yesterday that if we just behaved, they would send us a generous gift. I'm going to find them now and tell everyone!"

The couple cursed the Zhong family, especially Zhong Yunxiao, and when they turned around to chase the Zhong family's carriage, several big men rushed in.

"I heard your son is back, and he brought a lot of gifts with him. Give them all to me to pay off your gambling debts!"

"Empty?"

"You old bastard, you're still playing tricks. The Zhong family is so rich and prestigious, but you can't even show some courtesy when you go back to your mother's house? Show it to me!"

In the carriage on the other side, Bai Chi watched the couple being interrogated by the casino thugs, smiled lightly, and was in a very happy mood.

Zhong Yunxiao saw it from the window and leaned forward slightly to ask.

"What are you laughing at? Are you in a good mood?"

Does Achi really want to go back to her parents' home?

If that's the case, it seems he needs to think carefully about how to make them...

"Well, seeing them wanting to scold me but not daring to do so makes me happy!"

Zhong Yunxiao was stunned, feeling that he seemed to have misunderstood.

Then I saw Bai Chi smiling.

"Brother, did you do something? I think they are very afraid of you. They are very careful when speaking to you."

Bai Chi's eyes only showed the joy of being angry but not being able to speak out against them, without any nostalgia for the so-called family affection.

Zhong Yunxiao understood, and then told Bai Chi that all the gift boxes were actually empty boxes.

They had been in jail for the past ten days or so, and were only taken out by him yesterday morning, along with a series of threats and warnings.

When he said this, Bai Chi was not angry at all. Instead, his eyes flashed with joy and relief.

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