Chapter 231: Tensions



Shen Hongmei didn't know what was going on during this meal, but she felt something was particularly wrong. The smiles on everyone's faces were clearly genuine, but she had no idea what they were thinking.

Halfway through the meal, a voice suddenly broke in, and then a male shadow slowly appeared in front of everyone.

"Dad and Aunt are entertaining guests at home, how can I be left out?" Xiao Yanmin was wearing a suit and leather shoes that looked shiny and golden, and he walked with great momentum.

When Shen Hongmei saw the person coming, she couldn't help but ask, "Who is this..."

Xiao Nanfang introduced generously, "This is the youngest son, Yanmin, call me aunt."

Xiao Yanmin quickly said, "Hello, aunt."

Shen Hongmei lost hold of the chopsticks and they fell onto the table. She immediately looked at Yan Shuhua.

Xiao Jinchu's brother? Wasn't he the one who caused the trouble in the village that day? Now he can sit here and drink as if nothing happened. Shen Hongmei was really impatient, but she didn't reveal any thoughts, but changed the way she spoke.

"Recently, a horrific robbery occurred in our village." Shen Hongmei brought it up intentionally or unintentionally, "This robbery caused the heroic death of the village chief in our village."

"Is there such a thing?" Xiao Nanfang suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked. Shen Hongmei seemed to have caught the tail of an opportunity and said quickly, "Leader Xiao, the culprit is now..."

"Mom!" Yan Shuhua quickly interrupted her, "I know you like seafood. Look, we've prepared a lot of seafood. Just eat more."

This sentence was said at the right time, otherwise Shen Hongmei would have said everything.

Shen Hongmei could see that Yan Shuhua didn't want her to say any more, and she looked at Xiao Yanmin. Even though she had already said that much, this man didn't seem afraid at all. Was he really not afraid of being exposed?

"What are you talking about, aunt? Do you know the murderer?" Xiao Yanmin still looked very surprised.

Seeing Xiao Yanmin like this, Shen Hongmei was furious. The criminal was right in front of her, but he was still like this...

Shen Hongmei knew that the only thing they lacked was evidence. If there was no evidence, what they said would only be framed by others. But it was really difficult to find evidence, because Xiao Yanmin was a very smart man. He had already destroyed all the evidence in the village, and not even a fingerprint was left. Xiao Nanfang saw it, and Xiao Jinchu's attitude towards him was still not good. He didn't think about this issue any more, and changed the subject: "How is Qingxue now?"

"Dad, I came here to discuss Qingxue's matter with everyone. After all, Qingxue did it unintentionally. Besides, she is not a hateful person. I just hope that Qingxue's sister can show mercy and let her go."

After Xiao Nanfang mentioned this matter, he had completely lost his appetite for food. After putting down his chopsticks, he wiped his mouth with a tissue, and then his eyes were not looking anywhere. He just kept shaking his head and sighing.

"That woman Yan Qingxue beat my daughter-in-law like this without saying a word. Isn't it too easy for us to let her go so easily?"

Bai Zhishu glanced at Xiao Yanmin coldly, his eyes full of sarcasm.

"Aunt, Qingxue is your daughter-in-law no matter what. She has become like this now. We can't just ignore everything. Besides... we have to use her father's rights to some extent."

"Her father's rights are for you to use if you want to. To us, such rights mean nothing and we don't need to use them." Bai Zhishu answered neither humbly nor arrogantly. Xiao Yanmin was still smiling.

"Auntie, it seems that your prejudice against me is really deep. I don't know why, but what exactly did I do to offend you?" Xiao Yanmin looked indifferent, with a hint of joking in his voice.

"Today is our family gathering for dinner. What are you, an outsider, doing here?" Bai Zhishu wanted Xiao Yanmin to get out of here immediately. This bastard was so despicable.

"Enough!" Xiao Nanfang's head almost hurt from the two people's constant barrage. He slammed the table heavily and yelled, "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean Yan Min is an outsider? Yan Min is my son now, the second young master of our Xiao family. He is sitting here to eat today. Do you think there is anything wrong with that?"

Xiao Yanmin quickly calmed his father down: "Dad, I was a little too harsh just now. Actually, Mom was not wrong to say that to me. No matter what, she doesn't treat me as her son."

"Zhishu, you are the wife of the Xiao family after all, and you have been working for so many years. Have you forgotten even the most basic morality and ethics now?"

"Master, I never consider him as my son! I only have one son," Bai Zhishu said directly.

These two people always have a fight.

"Qingxue did something wrong, but morally speaking, she is still Shuhua's sister. For this reason, she should not be imprisoned."

"Yes, that's right. After putting her in jail, she will definitely have the desire for revenge. But think about it, won't the sisterhood be completely severed? What will people say about the elder sister? She won't even let her younger sister go. If this kind of talk gets out, will it be good for the Yan family and the Xiao family?"

Shen Hongmei didn't like what she heard, but she didn't dare to say it.

"Dad, you're right. She's my sister. I won't pursue the matter."

"A sister can kill people?" Xiao Jinchu sneered, "The doctor said that fortunately the brick was just flat without any protrusions. If it was not flat, it would have pierced into Shuhua's head and it would have been life-threatening. People like this don't care about sisterhood at all. Do we still have to care about the so-called sisterhood for her?"

"Jinchu, forget it." Yan Shuhua had already made up his mind.

"Of course I agree to lock her up for a while, but sending her to prison is really not appropriate. After all, you are sisters, and your father is in the election. Do you think it's a good thing to make such a thing happen now?" Xiao Nanfang felt that talking to Xiao Jinchu was like talking to the wall, which was boring, so he could only talk to Yan Shuhua.


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