Zhao Chuchu was meticulously raised since childhood. Relying on her adoptive mother's doting and wealth, she indulged in idleness, eating, drinking, and merry-making, visiting brothels, and tea...
In revenge, the man kidnapped Bai Chu.
During the day, he made Bai Chu stay in the pigsty with the pigs and force-fed him pig food. At night, he made Bai Chu sleep with corpses and even dissected a corpse in front of Bai Chu.
Bai Chu was abducted and was not found until five days later.
In just five days, a lively and lovely child became silent and taciturn, and a cute and chubby child became thinner.
Later, under the guidance of his parents, Bai Chu became more cheerful, but a more serious problem remained.
Apart from water and fruit, he could hardly eat any food.
From the age of seven to now, when he is fifteen, Bai Heng and Wei Xuan have hired countless doctors and changed countless cooks, but Bai Chu still finds it difficult to swallow the food.
Now he is in poor health. The doctor said that if he can't eat anymore, his life span may be affected and he may die early.
Wei Ming looked at the worry in his brother's eyes and sighed slightly. It seemed that God was not very friendly to the two brothers.
My elder brother gave birth to Ah Chu, who suffered a lot when he was young.
But he couldn't have children.
Thinking of the purpose of his visit today, Wei Ming was just about to speak when suddenly a loud noise came from not far away.
On the chaise longue, the young man whimpered and opened his sleepy amber eyes, obviously having been woken up.
"What happened?" Perhaps because he had just woken up, the boy's childish voice was a little hoarse.
Seeing that his son's rest was disturbed, Wei Xuan's face darkened slightly, and soon the noisy person was brought up.
A maid, an old lady, and an old housekeeper.
The aunt was the cook in the kitchen. She discovered that the maid who was in charge of buying vegetables had embezzled money. The maid denied it, so the two had an argument and finally the matter was reported to the housekeeper.
The maid knelt down and said, "Husband, please spare me. I really didn't lie. It's true that the vegetables are more expensive. The stall owner said that the vegetables are grown by themselves. Not only are they juicy, but they also taste very appetizing. I thought that if these fresh vegetables can make the young master eat more, it would be good, so I took the initiative to buy them. I really didn't embezzle any money."
She listed the prices of all the vegetables she bought, some of which were twice as much as usual.
The lady in charge of the kitchen didn't believe the maid's words at all. "Husband, don't be fooled by her. Who would really dare to sell such expensive dishes?"
Originally, the relationship between the aunt and the maid was good, but a while ago, the aunt asked the maid to marry her son. The maid already had a childhood sweetheart, so how could she possibly marry someone else?
After the maid refused, the old lady pretended not to show it, but in fact she made things difficult for her everywhere.
Most husbands would not calculate every penny clearly when they were in charge of the household expenses. They would even turn a blind eye to some servants occasionally taking a little extra money. As long as it was not too excessive, they would just tolerate it.
The same is true for Wei Ming, the head of the family.
Spending twenty or so more copper coins on buying vegetables is not a big deal. On normal days, they might be greedy for more, but they didn't expect that this lady would suddenly expose it.
Now, Wei Xuan had no choice but to turn a blind eye, otherwise he would not be able to explain to his servants, and everyone would follow his example from then on.
Wei Xuan had some impression of this little maid named Xingzi. She would always keep an eye out for some fresh food, wondering if she could let her young master try it. Even if there was only one thing he could eat, it would be great.
Bai Chu also had a good impression of Xingzi.
He rubbed his eyes and said, "Father, why don't you bring that dish up and let me take a look at it, or try frying it and see if it will taste better."