Chapter 243 She Will Die

When Mr. Liao arrived after receiving the news, all the children were injured, each more seriously than the last. The most seriously injured was Xiao Huo, who had a large, bloody hole in his forehead.

"Go and invite Madam over."

Mr. Liao is old and has seen too many storms, so he didn't take this small matter to heart. However, since the brothers and sisters in the family were fighting like this, Xie Qingran, as the matriarch, had to be present and handle it personally.

Just as Baozhu was calmed down, something happened to the child. Xie Qingran was both amused and exasperated, and could only hurry towards the school.

When she arrived at the school, several children were kneeling on the ground, their faces showing resentment and a sense of unfinished business.

Seeing this, Xie Qingran found it somewhat amusing. She first bowed to Mr. Liao and said, "Sir, you are too kind. It is all because I have not disciplined them properly that these little brats have caused such trouble."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liao sighed helplessly and waved his hand, saying, "Madam has many things to do and it's normal that she can't take care of the children for the time being. Now that Madam is here, I'll go and rest."

"Yes, sir, please rest well. Baozhu, you should personally see him off." Xie Qingran glanced at Baozhu.

Baozhu understood and personally escorted the person back.

Xie Qingran sat in the chair, her eyes sweeping over everyone's faces. She looked at Xiao Huo, who was the most seriously injured, with some curiosity, and frowned: "Which of you can tell me why you fought?"

"They were the ones who spoke rudely!" Xiao Jin, being young, pointed directly at Xiao Huo's mouth and said through gritted teeth, "They slandered Auntie! Auntie, kick them out! I don't want to study with them anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Huo became agitated: "Bah! What right do you have to say such things! This is the Xiao family, and I am also a child of the Xiao family!"

"Shut up!"

Xie Qingran was truly furious this time. She slammed her hand on the table and glared at the children with displeasure.

Immediately afterwards, Xie Qingran looked at Xiao Jue and Xiao Yanran. One of the children had a bruised nose and the other had a swollen face; neither of them was in much better shape than the other.

"Xiao Yanran, tell me, why did you fight?"

Xie Qingran finally called out Xiao Yanran's name.

Xiao Yanran was initially very angry, but seeing Xie Qingran's anger, she dared not be angry anymore. She just lowered her head and said sullenly, "We were all studying together, but Xiao Huo first spread rumors outside, saying that the child in my sister-in-law's belly was of unknown origin. My brother told him to shut up, but Xiao Ting stepped in to speak up for him, saying that bloodlines cannot be confused, and then... then a fight broke out."

Xie Qingran hadn't taken these rumors to heart, but she never expected that even the children in her family would find out and get into a fight over it.

She smiled at Xiao Yanran and Xiao Yu: "You did the right thing. You protected your family and your future nephew. Thank you, sister-in-law."

"Take Ah Jin and go back," Xie Qingran said gently, a slight smile playing on her lips.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanran finally breathed a sigh of relief, immediately stood up, and pulled Xiao Yu and Xiao Jin along.

Xiao Yu slapped Xiao Yanran's hand away, stared intently at Xie Qingran, and said firmly, "Sister-in-law, this matter is of utmost importance. You must teach these two a lesson!"

“I will handle this matter, and I will not let my child suffer any injustice.”

"You should go back first and see a doctor."

Xie Qingran smiled and gently patted Xiao Yu's head.

Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, then got up, picked up Xiao Jin, and strode towards his own courtyard.

They're gone; now only Xiao Huo and Xiao Ting remain.

Xiao Ting frowned and looked at Xie Qingran unhappily: "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing," Xie Qingran waved her hand, then said indifferently, "You can go back now."

They went back? They just went back like that?

What does this mean?

Xiao Ting looked at Xie Qingran with disbelief, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally asked, "You really won't punish us?"

"You are not the ones who should be punished." Xie Qingran gave a faint smile. "The culprits will naturally be punished."

Upon hearing this, both children's expressions changed. Xiao Huo, being younger and with a bad temper, stood up abruptly, glaring at Xie Qingran through gritted teeth: "What do you mean! Are you trying to hurt my mother? Let me tell you, my mother is doing all this for the good of the Xiao family, and you..."

"I didn't say she was the culprit, but thank you for telling me this now." Xie Qingran stood up and strode outside.

She had never been very patient with these two children, only because they couldn't write the character "Xiao" twice in one stroke. But she never expected them to be so ignorant. Since that was the case, Xie Qingran didn't need to give them any more kindness.

Watching Xie Qingran's retreating figure, Xiao Ting was so angry that he slapped Xiao Huo hard across the face and said irritably, "I told you at home not to talk nonsense, why are you so disobedient? Now look what's happened, do you know what kind of catastrophic disaster you'll bring to our mother if you make a scene!"

"Brother, is this still my fault? Xie Qingran is shameless and has confused the Xiao family bloodline. She deserves to die!" Xiao Huo gritted his teeth and stared intently at Xiao Ting: "Do you really not care about this matter?"

Xiao Ting was completely distraught, especially seeing his younger brother's righteous and stern demeanor, which made his head buzz.

He took a deep breath and then chased after Xie Qingran.

"Auntie, wait a moment!"

"Auntie!"

Xiao Ting rushed over, grabbed Xie Qingran's arm, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed after seeing her stop.

Seeing Xiao Ting's action, Xie Qingran took a step back and frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"

"Auntie, it's all our fault, no matter what. You can punish us however you want, just please don't go after my mother!"

“My father passed away a long time ago, and my mother raised the two of us by herself with great difficulty, so please give my mother a chance.”

Xiao Ting kowtowed heavily, and tears streamed down his face.

Even though he is now eleven years old, he is still a child with immature wings. Apart from kowtowing and begging, he really doesn't know what other way he can stop this.

Seeing Xiao Ting like this, Xie Qingran felt even more strongly that such a child should not grow up by Zhou Shi's side, and that Zhou Shi was unworthy!

"I originally planned to remove him from the family genealogy and expel him from the Xiao family," Xie Qingran said truthfully, staring intently at Xiao Ting.

Just as I expected.

Xiao Ting felt a wave of despair. He knew that Xie Qingran would be extraordinary whenever she made a move.

"Auntie, please, no!"

“My maternal grandparents’ family won’t accept my mother. She…she will die!”