Chapter 74: Still Kneeling Down to Daddy
"I, I am." The man put down the backpack and hurried forward: "Is it my sister who brought me something?"
"Are you Xiao Ling?" Coach Meng looked at the man. His delicate features gave off a hint of nobility. His clothes were washed white and had patches on them. Compared with Xiao Jiuyue, the rich girl who was generous and lavish, he really looked like a down-and-out young master.
"Yes, this is my seal." The man took out a seal from his waist. In order to facilitate contact with Xiao Jiuyue, Xiao Jiuyue specially prepared a seal of Xiao Ling for him.
Coach Meng looked at him with complicated eyes. He didn't know what the woman looked like that could make this rich young man give up everything and come to Lingnan, a desolate place, to suffer such hardship.
"But, what's wrong?" Xiao Ling's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at Coach Meng blankly. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but Coach Meng looked at him with a wrong look. Could it be that this was not a reply letter from his sister?
Coach Meng said, "This is something your sister gave you."
Looking at his downtrodden appearance, Coach Meng patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "As a man, with three wives and four concubines, why would you go against your family for a woman?"
Xiao Ling laughed it off, looking embarrassed.
"Go back and apologize to your parents. This woman is like clothes. You can change them whenever you want." Coach Meng sensed his frailty and patted his shoulder, saying, "As for women, once the lights are turned off, they're all the same."
Coach Meng spoke with the tone of an experienced person, saying that if this foolish young master returned to Hongdu, who knows, he might be able to get some benefits from it in the future.
Xiao Ling was confused when he heard this. He was afraid of saying more and making mistakes, so he simply nodded in agreement. He handed the item to him accurately and handed him a piece of paper. "Take the seal and stamp it here."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Xiao Ling saw Xiao Jiuyue's words on it. Due to the changes in the family, his sister's handwriting also became less sharp and more formal.
Xiao Ling counted the things, and when he got the five hundred taels of silver note, his eyelids jumped. He quickly took out some small change from his pocket and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"You take money from others and do things for them." Coach Meng patted his shoulder and said, "Apologize to your family later."
Xiao Ling smiled and nodded. As soon as Coach Meng left, Xiao Fu and others immediately appeared and quickly moved the things into the house.
"My niece is so nice. She knows we don't have thick clothes to wear!" Mr. Xiao San recognized his wife's craftsmanship at a glance. He opened the bundle and found thick cotton-padded jackets, new shoes, and new undergarments inside.
When Mr. Xiao Er saw the word "Er" embroidered on the bundle, he immediately took it out and said, "I have new clothes too."
"Dad, money." Xiao Jialing handed the banknote directly to Xiao Fu. Xiao Fu looked at the letter in his hand. Xiao Jialing pointed at the words on it and said, "From my brother Xiao Ling personally."
"Dad, this is written to me by Yue'er." Xiao Jialing checked the sealing wax and found no signs of opening. Just as he was about to open it, Xiao Fu snatched it away and said, "That's because it's inconvenient to write my name."
"Give it to me." Old Master Xiao snatched it away.
Xiao Jialing and Xiao Fu looked at each other and squeezed behind Old Man Xiao. "Dad, look at what Yue'er wrote?"
Although Xiao Jialing didn't say anything, his stretched neck also showed his eagerness.
"What's the hurry?" Old Master Xiao glanced at the two of them, and his hands opened the letter as fast as they could. His hands were so thin that only skin and bones were left. He tore open the envelope and opened the letter. It began with: Big brother is doing well.
"It's for me. Yue'er wrote it to me." Xiao Jialing said excitedly, wishing he could hand the letter over.
"This heartless girl." Old Master Xiao's beard stood up in anger. He continued reading and soon laughed, slapping his thigh and saying, "Xiao Jialing, for a woman, he broke up with his family and eloped to Lingnan. I'm dying of laughter!"
Old Master Xiao laughed so hard that he didn't even read the rest of the letter.
"What?" Xiao Jialing was confused. His brain started working and he seemed to understand why Coach Meng had such an expression!
Perhaps it was because of his miserable appearance that they wanted to pry open his brain to see if it was filled with water or a mess.
"If he dares to abandon his family for a woman, I'll break his legs!" Xiao Fu kicked Xiao Jialing in the back. Xiao Jialing covered his buttocks in grievance and said, "Dad, I didn't do this!"
"If you were to do this, do you think you'd still be able to stand here?" Xiao Fu glanced at him coldly. Even though he was wearing coarse linen clothes, his imposing aura still made Xiao Jialing feel a little intimidated. He cleared his throat and said, "Grandfather, quickly check what else is written after Yue'er? Are Grandmother and Mother all right?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Old Master Xiao quickly took out the letter and continued reading. He saw Xiao Jiuyue's letter reporting his safety. Perhaps because he was afraid of being seen by others, Xiao Jiuyue mentioned everyone.
"Okay, I knew that your grandmother would be able to hold on!" When Grandpa Xiao saw this, his eyes suddenly turned red. On the road of exile, Grandpa Xiao had experienced life and death several times, and he relied on his worry to hold on bit by bit.
"Everything is fine, everyone is fine." Old Master Xiao looked back and felt relieved when he was sure that everyone was fine.
Master Xiao, who had changed into new clothes and new shoes, heard this and immediately stepped forward to ask, "That's not right. Where is Jiaen's mother?"
He heard Yurong, Aunt Lan, and Jiachen, but not Fan.
"Fan?" Old Master Xiao snorted coldly and kicked towards Second Master Xiao.
Master Xiao fell flat on his face, quickly got up, and patted his new coat, saying, "Dad, this is a new coat. If it gets damaged, I'll freeze to death!"
"It's all your fault! How could the Xiao family produce a fool like you?" Old Master Xiao got angry just looking at the second son and said, "Fan took the divorce papers and left."
"Impossible." Mr. Xiao retorted excitedly, and then he immediately felt guilty.
"Speak." Old Master Xiao glared angrily.
Mr. Xiao stepped back guiltily, fearing that Mr. Xiao would kick him again and he would lose his new coat. He looked at Xiao Fu for help.
Old Master Xiao slammed the table heavily.
Mr. Xiao was so frightened that he trembled all over and retracted his neck: "I wrote a letter of divorce."
Fearing that Mr. Xiao would get angry, he hurriedly said, "I didn't give it to Fan. Who knows? Who knows how she got out?"
"You bastard! When has such a shameful thing as divorcing a wife happened in our Xiao family?" Old Man Xiao was panting in anger, picking up the teacup on the table and about to smash it. Xiao Fu, who was standing by, quickly grabbed it and said, "Dad, don't be angry, don't be angry. This cup was hard to come by."
While Xiao Fu was calming down Old Master Xiao, he said to Second Master Xiao, "Xiao Rong, kneel down for your father!"
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