Zhang Yumei said angrily, "Fine! You've got guts! You took my soy sauce and didn't even say thank you!"
"From now on, your whole family had better not come into our house, or I'll curse you every time I see you!"
"Ah Fang, let's go! There's no point in talking to this kind of person!"
As they turned to leave, Zhang Yumei and Xu Fang also saw Li Xiang.
They had already gone far away, but Zhang Yumei was still angry and went back.
He spat at Li Xiang viciously and shouted, "Pah! You're no better than me!"
When Zhang Yumei scolded Lin Xiaoya, she seemed a little guilty and embarrassed.
However, Zhang Yumei's dislike and disgust towards Li Xiang were genuine.
When Li Xiang saw that Zhang Yumei had deliberately come back to scold him, he sneered inwardly.
After returning home, Li Xiang asked Lin Xiaoya with dissatisfaction, "Why did you go to the Xu family to borrow soy sauce?"
"It's not like we can't afford soy sauce at home. If you do this, the whole family will embarrass ourselves because of you!"
Lin Xiaoya originally planned to remain silent or obediently admit her mistake, just like she always did.
But she thought about Li Xiang and what she was going to do tomorrow, as well as the money Sister Zhu had given her today.
Suddenly, she felt she could stand up straight and retorted firmly.
"It's not like I wanted to go there! Ask your mom!"
"I'm not familiar with the Xu family at all; we've never even exchanged a few words. How could I possibly ask them for soy sauce on my own initiative!"
"It's all because of your mother. She wouldn't even part with a few cents and insisted that I borrow from the Xu family!"
When Li Xiang's mother saw that Lin Xiaoya dared to talk back, she habitually raised her hand to hit her.
Who knew that Lin Xiaoya was not afraid at all, and even moved her face close to Li Xiang's mother.
"Come on! Hit me!"
"If I get any more marks on my face or body, let's see what Li Xiang does tomorrow!"
Upon hearing Lin Xiaoya's words, Li Xiang's face darkened.
However, considering that he still needed to go out with Lin Xiaoya the next day, Li Xiang stopped his mother.
"Alright, there's no need to be greedy for such small advantages in the future."
"I'm hungry, let's eat!"
After being stopped by Li Xiang, Li Xiang's mother, though still unwilling, had no choice but to leave.
......
After dinner, Huang Qinqin called everyone in the family into her study.
Xu Jianwen and Xu Jianwu were puzzled but impressed, as this was their first time entering Xu Weiguo's study.
Although they didn't know what Huang Qinqin was going to talk about, they could sense that it was something quite serious.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Huang Qinqin said directly, "I called everyone in mainly because there is something I need to say."
"This afternoon, Lin Xiaoya suddenly came over to remind us that we should travel in groups during this period."
“Especially Dun Dun, we told us never to let Dun Dun go out alone.”
"And when Li Xiang's mother appeared, her entire expression and attitude immediately changed."
"I think she might have found out something and came here specifically to warn us."
"And this matter is very likely related to Li Xiang's family."
After hearing Huang Qinqin's words, the others each had their own reactions.
Zhang Yumei was the first to raise her hand and ask, "I have a question, may I ask it?"
Huang Qinqin nodded, gesturing for her to say, "What's the problem? Mom, you can tell me."
"Well, we have no grudge against Li Xiang's family, so they shouldn't do anything to us, right?"
"Could it be that Lin Xiaoya just said it casually? After all, it is indeed easy for children to go missing at the end of each year."
Although Zhang Yumei also looked down on Li Xiang's family, that was mainly because Li Xiang had been dating two people at the same time.
They left a particularly bad impression on Zhang Yumei, but in her mind, they weren't so wicked as to be completely evil.
Huang Qinqin nodded in agreement: "Mom, what you said makes a lot of sense."
"but!"
"I would think this way, but there is a premise."
Zhang Yumei immediately pressed, "What's the premise?"
Huang Qinqin said with a forced smile, "So that means you and Dad are hiding other things from us."
"And you also said today that when you and Dundun came back from the department store, you found that Lin Chunyan was secretly following you."
"So I'm worried that Lin Chunyan might spend money to hire Li Xiang, or Li Xiang's family, to do things for her."
After all, if one were to target the Xu family, it would be easier to find someone living near them.
Upon hearing Huang Qinqin mention Lin Chunyan, Zhang Yumei and Xu Weiguo both felt guilty.
Xu Junhui looked at Xu Weiguo with a completely bewildered expression.
"Dad, what's going on? What are you and Mom hiding from us?"
"Well, we didn't mean to hide it from you, we just forgot."
Xu Weiguo picked up the cup somewhat guiltily and took a sip of water.
Then, in an attempt to divert attention, they dragged Xu Fang into it as well.
"Well, your second aunt knows about it too. So we didn't mean to not say anything, we just really forgot."
Upon hearing that Xu Fang also knew, Huang Qinqin and Xu Junhui both turned to look at her.
Xu Fang: !!!
How come she still has scenes?!
Xu Fang spread her hands and said matter-of-factly, "I thought my older brother and sister-in-law would tell you, so I didn't say anything."
Seeing them pulling each other's hair, Huang Qinqin couldn't help but laugh.
However, she no longer wanted to investigate why they had stopped talking.
"Okay, I believe you two really did forget before, so let's talk about it now."
Huang Qinqin said somewhat seriously, "Only by knowing the ins and outs of the matter can I make a more accurate judgment."
Xu Weiguo knew that this was not the time for jokes, so he quickly explained what had happened.
He further emphasized, "Currently, all I know is that gang leaders are usually called Brother Man, and they operate in the black market a bit further out in the city."
"But I don't know the specifics of that black market yet, I only know a general address."
“I asked other people too, but they all said that black market was a mixed bag, much more chaotic than Scarface’s black market.”
"So they generally don't go to the black market run by the gang leader, because the risk of being robbed there is very high."
After Xu Weiguo finished speaking, he shrugged and said, "That's all I know. We haven't found anything else yet."
To deal with this matter, Xu Weiguo even temporarily put aside the matter of the old lady who often came over.
After listening, Huang Qinqin felt that she must have overlooked something.
Xu Jianwu noticed that the adults all fell silent after they finished speaking.
She scratched her tummy with her little hand, thought she was being discreet, and took out a piece of candy, slowly putting it into her mouth.
When Huang Qinqin saw Xu Jianwu eating candy, she suddenly remembered something Zhang Yumei had mentioned earlier that day.
She suddenly said, "I understand!"
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