"Oh, I see. So your youngest son couldn't have a son and was born impotent, so he could only rely on feudal superstitions and let Old Li do those harmful things, which is why he was arrested."

Ye Nian'an's lips curled into a cold smile, her eyes like ice: "Since you dared to come to my door, you should know my background and my personality..."

She took a step forward, exuding confidence: "Even so, you still dare to come; your courage is truly commendable!"

Zhao Zhaodi felt dizzy and almost fainted on the spot.

What do you mean she can't have a son? Her youngest son can definitely have children!

This girl is deliberately hitting people where it hurts! Nonsense!

But right now I need their help, so I have to suppress my anger no matter how much I want to vent.

Zhao Zhaodi clutched her handkerchief, her knuckles turning white, and forced a smile, saying, "We know we were wrong, and we came here specifically to apologize to you."

As she spoke, she quickly winked behind her, and the driver immediately opened the jeep's trunk, unloading items one by one—

Red-shelled eggs were packed in a bamboo basket, bright yellow oranges were piled up like a small mountain, and there were also several cans of malted milk powder in tin packaging, imported milk powder, and slaughtered chickens and ducks...

This is considered one of the best things in the world.

Chu Xin'er's eyes blazed with anger. She was about to yell, "Who wants your junk?" when Ye Nian'an held her arm and gently shook her head.

By the time everything was moved to the door, the driver was exhausted and covered in sweat.

"These are our apologies. I know that our Zhao family was in the wrong in this matter..."

Ye Nian'an glanced at the pile of things and said slowly, "There's quite a lot of stuff, but I don't know if it's enough to compensate for the fright my little one suffered."

Upon hearing that there was hope, Zhao Zhaodi quickly smiled and said, "If it's not enough, we'll add more! As long as Comrade Ye is willing to be lenient and let my youngest son off the hook, we'll give you as much as you want!"

"oh?"

Ye Nian'an raised an eyebrow: "Do you think that if you've harmed someone, giving them some gifts can make up for your sins?"

Where were you when my baby was crying and fussing every night because of you? Now you want to settle things with money? Too late!

Zhao Zhaodi's face turned pale instantly.

The old butler was so anxious that he kept rubbing his hands, but he couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Chu Xin'er looked at the pile of things and scoffed, "You think you can exchange this little bit of junk for the safety of our nephew and niece? The Zhao family thinks too highly of themselves!"

"Our Chu family isn't to be trifled with!"

"Don't rush, don't rush, there's also this."

Zhao Zhaodi quickly added.

As soon as he finished speaking, the old butler beside him took a thick envelope from his slanted pocket, presented it to Ye Nian'an with both hands, his knuckles trembling—

This was the old lady's life savings, accumulated over most of her life. Her heart was bleeding when she had to hand it over.

But this is for the young master...

Ye Nian'an casually took it, felt its thickness, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "What's inside..."

The portion size is quite generous.

It should be money and tickets.

"You'll find out when you get back and open it."

Zhao Zhaodi smiled so much that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.

She knew Ye Nian'an was shrewd; just by looking at the weight, she should be able to guess what it was, so there was no need to say it outright.

"Okay,"

Ye Nian'an weighed the envelope in her hand, a slight smile playing on her lips: "At first I thought you were here to cause trouble, but now it seems you're actually quite sincere..."

She pointed at the driver who had been carrying things: "You, move all of these to my yard."

The driver's face instantly turned sour.

Unfortunately, he was just a working-class man, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and move all these things to Ye Nian'an's yard.

Zhao Zhaodi was overjoyed.

The fact that Ye Nian'an accepted the gifts indicates that there is still room for maneuver.

The worst case scenario is that she'll be completely unyielding; that would be truly troublesome.

Although the eldest son and his family were unwilling to take care of the youngest son, fearing it would affect them, they resolutely drew a line and cooperated with the police as much as possible when they came to their door, for fear of getting involved.

But that was the old lady's youngest son, whom she had doted on since he was a child, a piece of flesh that had fallen from her body after nine months of pregnancy.

She simply couldn't bear to watch her youngest son be taken away and ruined. As a mother, she had to do everything in her power to try!

"I think we can have a proper talk now, Comrade Ye Nian'an."

As she spoke, Zhao Zhaodi was about to go into the courtyard.

Chu Xin'er glanced at Ye Nian'an.

Seeing that she didn't stop him, he silently stepped aside.

She believed her sister-in-law had her own plans, so she remained silent.

Chi Xinyao watched the Zhao family enter, feeling resentful. She simply pulled the three little ones into the house, saying, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, let's go back to the room and let your mom handle things."

Unexpectedly, the three little ones started acting up.

Dada hugged Chi Xinyao's neck and said in a childish voice, "Grandma, I don't want to go in. I want to see Mommy take revenge on the scumbags!"

Er'er nodded along, kicking her short legs happily: "Grandma, I want to see the tiles too! We saw the big pot last time, now it's the tiles' turn!"

San San clung to the door frame, refusing to let go: "Big Guo and Second Guo want to see it, and San San wants to see it too!"

The three little ones had starry eyes, their childish voices filled with excitement.

Unable to resist her pestering any longer, Chi Xinyao could only sigh and say, "Fine, fine, let's see how your mom deals with these people, but no noise allowed, understand?"

"Okay!"

The three little ones spoke in unison, obediently ran to the small stools and sat down, resting their chins on their hands, like three little kittens waiting to watch a show.

Chi Xinyao was also quite looking forward to it. Although she found the Zhao family disgusting, Ye Nian'an was clearly playing a big game.

People will come to our door; Ye Nian'an had already mentioned this before.

It turned out that my prediction was correct.

Ye Nian'an's unusual behavior now definitely indicates that he has a bigger plan up his sleeve.

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