Chapter 144 A Knife in the Heart

"I don't know about this either." Zhuang Sifu said, "Uncle Yonghe suddenly came to look for me and said that there was something going on at the tofu shop and asked me to come to town to pick you up. Seeing how anxious Uncle Yonghe was, I thought it was a big deal, so I came to pick you up right away."

Something happened at the tofu shop? It must be something serious that could make Zhuang Yonghe so anxious.

Zhuang Qingning's expression darkened. He asked Zhang Qiuying to tell Cao, then he took Zhuang Qingsui and Zhuang Sifu and hurried home.

This tofu shop is Zhuang Qingning's main business, and at this time it is also Zhuang Sifu's main business for making money. Therefore, Zhuang Sifu did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He whipped his horse with crackling sounds all the way and hurried into the village.

When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw Zhuang Yonghe already waiting there.

"Uncle Yonghe, what happened?" Zhuang Qingning jumped off the ox cart and said, "What happened at the tofu shop?"

"I heard this from Mingliang."

Zhuang Yonghe wiped the sweat from his forehead due to the heat and anxiety, and said:

"It was said that around noon, Aunt Wen's house suddenly became lively. It seemed that Aunt Wen's two sons had returned. At first, no one paid much attention to it. After all, it was normal for the sons to come back to see their mother, so no one took it seriously."

"But then the noise got louder and louder, as if they were quarreling, which made everyone a little worried. However, Aunt Wen and her children didn't have a good relationship before, and this was a family matter, so no one wanted to say much. They were hesitating whether to go up and try to persuade them."

"While they were arguing, Aunt Wen's two sons suddenly came to the tofu shop and said that they would not rent the tofu shop anymore and asked the people in the shop to finish making tofu today and go home."

"But when the two men finished talking, Aunt Wen came out again and said that they didn't need to listen to them and that they should just listen to her. The tofu shop should continue as usual. Then, several people started arguing again. In the end, Aunt Wen's two sons stopped talking in the tofu shop and ran to your door. They said they would wait for you to come back and have a good talk about the tofu shop."

"Mingliang saw that something was not right, so he went back and told me about it. I immediately asked Sifu to go to the town to pick you up, so that we could go and see what was going on."

"Let's go and take a look first." Zhuang Qingning brows were unhappy. He and Zhuang Yonghe didn't even bother to sit in the ox cart, but just strode forward.

Behind them, Zhuang Sifu hurriedly drove the ox cart, carrying Zhuang Qingsui.

When he arrived at the gate, he saw Wen's two sons, Zhuang Yutian and Zhuang Yucheng, waiting at the gate of the yard.

Seeing Zhuang Qingning walking towards this side, he walked over and said, "You must be Miss Ning."

"Uncle Yutian, Uncle Yucheng." Zhuang Qingning replied.

"I haven't been in the village for a long time. Many people have changed. Even Ning has grown so big." Zhuang Yutian said.

It was just a greeting, but the tone was neither cold nor indifferent, which made people feel uncomfortable.

It was obvious that he was angry, but he couldn't show it right away when they met, so he had to suppress it and patiently talk to Zhuang Qingning.

Zhuang Yucheng was much more obvious. He snorted coldly and said, "Not only has he grown up, but his mind has also grown a lot. I only remember that he was an honest child before, but now he has grown into this. I really don't know how his parents taught him."

It was common knowledge in the village that Zhuang Qingning's parents had passed away early in his life. Although Zhuang Yutian and Zhuang Yucheng did not live in the village, they came back several times a year, so they naturally knew about it.

Since you know this, but now you are reciting what your parents taught you, it is clearly like stabbing a knife into someone's heart.

Zhuang Qingning's brows furrowed even tighter.

Zhuang Yonghe couldn't listen any more and said angrily, "How can you talk like that?"

"People say what they are like. It's the same as saying that a dog can't spit out ivory."

Zhuang Qingning spoke in a calm tone and slowly: "Yucheng Shuwen, how did my parents teach me? I can't respond to this, but I want to know who taught you to say this to a younger person."

"Uncle Yucheng left home early in life and is no longer with Aunt Wen. I don't think Aunt Wen taught him this, but someone else did. The saying 'If you are close to vermilion, you will be red; if you are close to ink, you will be black' probably means this."

Zhuang Yucheng's expression suddenly changed.

Different from his elder brother Zhuang Yutian who bought a house in the county town and started a business on his own, Zhuang Yucheng settled down in the town where his wife's family lived and relied a lot on his father-in-law's family. Although his children still had his surname, they spent all day with his father-in-law's family, serving the elderly and helping his brother-in-law. Zhuang Yucheng was no different from a woman who married into his wife's family.

Marrying into a wife's family is the most despised thing, and Zhuang Yucheng hated it when others mentioned that he was no different from marrying into a wife's family. But now Zhuang Qingning openly talked about him, which really made him lose face.

"You girl, you really have no manners in your speech!" Zhuang Yucheng shouted.

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"I admit defeat." Zhuang Qingning smiled.

One of them was extremely furious, with veins popping out on his forehead, while the other was calm and composed, as if nothing had happened. One glance could tell who had the upper hand and who had lost face.

"You..." Zhuang Yucheng's voice was a little hoarse.

"Second brother." Zhuang Yutian stopped him: "Don't let others laugh at you."

Then he turned to Zhuang Qingning and said, "Your uncle Yucheng is so blunt. Don't bother with her. I came here with your uncle Yucheng to tell you something. We don't plan to rent our tofu shop to you, little girl Ning. You should pack up your things and lead your people out."

"This matter was brought up so suddenly. You have also bought a lot of things in this tofu shop. It is indeed a trouble for you to clear them all at once. I was reluctant to bring up this matter in the first place..."

"If you don't want to mention it, then there's no need to mention it." Zhuang Qingning interrupted Zhuang Yutian.

Just say what you think in your heart. We are not brainless people. We can see through the twists and turns in your behavior. There is no need to act like you have no choice.

Zhuang Qingning really couldn't stand this kind of hypocritical behavior.

Zhuang Yutian's next words were stuck in his throat, and he almost bit his tongue. After carefully looking at Zhuang Qingning again, he coughed lightly and said, "Uncle knows that this happened suddenly and you are angry, but this matter..."

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