"Tangtang, are you alright?" Huo Chenyi asked anxiously, looking Chi Tang up and down.

He truly hadn't expected Nan Xingyao to appear in the mansion.

After all, he had already instructed that Nan Xingyao was not allowed to come.

But after all, Nan Xingyao is a princess, and also her mother's beloved niece, so it's understandable that some servants in the mansion would dare to let her in.

but……

"I'm fine."

"Who let Nan Xingyao in today?"

Huo Chen asked with a cold face.

The butler immediately rebuked, "Whoever it is, step forward now! Don't wait to investigate; if they find out, they won't get away with it!"

Before long, a servant stepped forward, trembling, and said in a low voice, "...Yes, it was me."

"Fifty lashes, then sell them to the harsh northwest," Huo Chenyi said casually.

"No, please, young master, spare my life!"

The butler waved his hand, and immediately someone covered their mouth and was led out.

At the same time, he summoned all the servants to watch the execution.

If you kill a chicken, you'll naturally have to warn the monkeys.

"I'm sorry, sir, aunt, it was my oversight today, otherwise you wouldn't have had to suffer."

"Your cousin's words are really awful! She calls you a lowly person and seduce you. She's only ten years old, and Tangtang is only five. What seduction? Is she out of her mind?"

Old Man Chi was truly furious.

This was also the first time that Old Man Chi had spoken to Huo Chenyi in such a stern and angry tone.

He cherishes his precious daughter and dotes on her to the fullest extent. Why should she be insulted like this when she comes to him?

"Also, Chenyi, we just feel a connection with you. Your aunt and I never thought of using this connection to marry our daughter to you!"

You're a good child, but Tangtang is also my precious child. I can't bear to marry her off to someone in the capital!

I've finally figured it out. This capital city may look prosperous and glamorous, but in reality, it's the dirtiest place imaginable!

A ten-year-old girl can spout such seductive words, what kind of lousy place is this?

That's something a child should say.

This time, Aunt Chi did not advise Uncle Chi to take it easy or vent his anger on Huo Chenyi.

However, a sentence was added slightly:

"Chenyi, don't be angry. You know your uncle, he treats Tangtang like his lifeblood. He was insulted by your cousin for no reason today, and he's upset. Don't take it to heart..."

Huo Chenyi was extremely ashamed: "It's all my fault, it won't happen again!"

"How could you do this, Father and Mother?"

Chi Tang stepped forward unhappily, spreading her arms to block Huo Chenyi, and earnestly argued with her parents:

"I know my parents care about me, but they can't take it out on Brother Chenyi. Could it be that Brother Chenyi is trying to provoke Nan Xingyao?"

It's like those people wanted to target me and my family, but ended up targeting the Li family instead!

"Did Uncle Li complain about us? Did Sister-in-law take her anger out on us?"

She knew her parents felt sorry for her, but Chenyi was already pitiful enough, so they shouldn't take their anger out on him.

After finishing her serious and earnest words, Chi Tang ran to Old Man Chi's legs, hugged his thighs, and said pitifully, "Does Father not love Brother Chenyi anymore?"

"No way! You silly child!"

Old Man Chi's feelings were complicated.

There was shame, and there was disappointment.

This girl is so outgoing!

My precious daughter!

"Chenyi, your aunt and uncle were wrong, please don't take it to heart." Aunt Chi readily admitted her mistake.

indeed.

My daughter is right.

When you encounter something like this, you hope the other person won't hold it against you, since you were also the one who was tricked.

But when their positions were reversed, they took their anger out on Chenyi, feeling sorry for their daughter.

No matter how much the Li family loves their daughter, don't they also love their deceased mother, Aunt Li?

"You can't even do it yourself, yet you expect others to..." Aunt Chi felt uneasy, patted Huo Chenyi on the shoulder, and said with a smile:

"When the New Year comes, Auntie will give you a big red envelope!"

"Okay, I want the biggest one, even bigger than Tangtang's red envelope!" Huo Chenyi made his request quite frankly.

Aunt Chi beamed from ear to ear: "Yes, yes, yes! I'll definitely give you the biggest one!"

"I'm speaking up for you, and you actually want to out-pay me a red envelope? Brother Chenyi, that's not fair."

"It's okay, I'll give you all my red envelopes. Yours will definitely be the biggest one."

Huo Chenyi said indulgently.

Chi Tang shook her head smugly: "Hmm, that's not bad."

"You little money-grubber, you're still short of money? You're even eyeing your brother's red envelope?" Aunt Chi poked her daughter's forehead.

Meng Kuo, who was standing to the side, twitched his brow.

It seems that the Chi family truly treats Huo Chenyi like a nephew and Tangtang's older brother, and has never thought of "climbing the social ladder".

It's ridiculous.

Others always worried that because of this favoritism, the Chi family would let their daughter Chi Tang become dependent on Huo Chenyi in the future.

Even some members of his family had thought that the Chi family must have such a plan.

But they never imagined that the Chi family had never even considered, and was even unwilling to let Tangtang marry into the capital.

One man's meat is another man's poison.

ridiculous!

"Who would complain about having too much money!"

Chi Tang blinked, looking extremely obedient.

Huo Chen invited Aunt Chi and the others to rest in the guest room, and then, under the pretext of letting everyone rest, he quietly went to Chi Tang's room.

"Tangtang, are you planning to train your own staff?"

As soon as he entered, Huo Chenyi asked.

Chi Tang blinked, then shrugged somewhat dejectedly: "Brother Chenyi, how can you be so smart?"

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