"Sigh, I feel like I'll have fewer peaceful days from now on. By the way, don't tell them where I live."
Chi Hongcai, her uncle whom she had never met, has come. Are Old Madam Chi and the others far away?
Han Luoxue really didn't want to deal with them.
"I understand. Oh, Xue'er, it's nothing. Don't be sad over such a small thing."
Zhou Jie was speechless. This was the first time she had ever met a relative like this, coming over to cause trouble.
Han Luoxue doesn't care about the Chi family's things at all, does she?
"Little Xue'er, should you tell your mother about what happened today?"
Yunniang had never met Chi Hongcai, nor any of the Chi family members in the capital.
"Need not."
Actually, it's quite good for my mother to be in Wuling Town. At least it would take the Chi family several days to get there.
However, her fiefdom was too close to the capital, and if her mother were in the fiefdom, the Chi family would easily find out.
Thinking of the two elderly people in the Chi family, Han Luoxue had a headache. After all, they were her mother's relatives, and she really didn't know how to deal with them. She'd better wait and see what her mother thought.
...
Chi Hongcai didn't get any benefits from Han Luoxue; in fact, he was kicked out.
There were quite a few people here today, and many servants were waiting by the carriages at the entrance. He had really lost face. Chi Hongcai was extremely ashamed; this was the first time in his life he had ever been so humiliated.
Chi Hongcai glared angrily at the shop behind him. Business was booming; wasn't she afraid of making others envious? Hmph, who did Han Luoxue think she was? Sooner or later, she'd be begging him for help.
Chi Hongcai returned to the Chi family home in a huff and went straight to see Old Madam Chi.
"mother!"
"Mother, is Han Luoxue really Qiao'er's daughter?"
Chi Hongcai looked puzzled.
"How did you know?" When Madam Chi returned, she didn't mention Han Luoxue's matter. Could it be Ling'er who told her?
Logically, no, the person in this family who least wants Qiao'er to come back is Chi Ling'er.
"I overheard this by chance. You don't know, do you? I don't know what kind of spell she cast on those ladies, but she opened a shop today, and business is pretty good."
"As her uncle, I went over to congratulate her out of kindness, but that girl was so rude that she actually had me driven away."
Madam Chi: What is this child saying? How come she doesn't know?
Wait, Han Luoxue has come to the capital?
Oh right, she remembered Qingqing saying that Han Luoxue had come to the capital before and bought a lot of clothes from their Sixiu Pavilion.
Although the price was low, it still provided the Chi family with a considerable amount of grain. In a way, Han Luoxue was their benefactor.
"Mother, she really doesn't respect me, her uncle..."
Seeing the old lady's shocked expression, Chi Hongcai sighed:
"mother……"
"Do you even need my attention?"
Old Madam Chi finally came to her senses, looked at her son who was still angry, and sneered:
Why should I even bother with you?
"Chi Hongcai, you say you're her uncle, have you ever bought her anything?"
"Did you hold her when she was little? Did you take care of her even once? Did you help her when she was bullied?"
Chi Hongcai... He only found out he had such a niece today. How could he hug her and buy her things?
"Mother, I only found out today..."
Chi Hongcai retorted illogically.
"Hehe, you only found out today? That's great! You said Xue'er's shop opened today, and you went to congratulate her?"
Chi Hongcai nodded hastily. It is said that one cannot hit a smiling face, but Han Luoxue has gone too far in this regard.
Guests are welcome; there's no reason to turn them away.
"So what did you bring when you went to offer your congratulations?"
"I...this is my niece. As her uncle, I'm already giving her a lot of face. Why should I bring anything else?"
Chi Hongcai said confidently.
These words made Old Madam Chi laugh in anger. She had never intended for her son to inherit the family business since he was young; he was truly useless. Even worse than Chi Ling'er.
"Even if it's your own uncle, can you just go there empty-handed to offer your congratulations?"
"Besides, isn't this the first time you've met Xue'er? You went to claim kinship without bringing anything, where do you get the nerve?"
Madam Chi was furious. Han Luoxue and the others didn't really like the people here to begin with.
She completely offended someone last time, and I haven't figured out how to improve our relationship.
Look, they came to the capital without even telling the Chi family. It's obvious that Han Luoxue doesn't consider them family.
Her stupid son even went over to cause trouble.
Now things are even worse; it will be even harder to repair the relationship now.
Old Mrs. Chi was feeling melancholy. When Old Mr. Chi returned, he saw his wife's sorrowful face, then glanced at Chi Hongcai beside her, and promptly gave him a sharp rap on the head.
"You brat, what have you done to offend your mother now?"
"Dad, I didn't, I didn't do anything."
Although Old Master Chi rarely gets angry, he can be quite terrifying when he does. Old Madam Chi makes the decisions on small matters at home, but the men are in charge of the important ones.
"No?" Old Master Chi raised an eyebrow, expressing deep doubt.
"Really, no." Before Chi Hongcai could finish speaking, Old Madam Chi snorted coldly and said angrily:
"That brat has offended Xue'er again."
She briefly recounted what Chi Hongcai had done that day, and Old Master Chi glared at his son fiercely.
His son is short-sighted. He probably heard that Han Luoxue's business was doing well, so he wanted to go and ask for some benefits.
"You really are..."
Even Grandpa Chi felt his hands were getting itchy.
"Since we all know that Xue'er is opening her business today, as her maternal grandparents' family, we cannot be impolite, whether she acknowledges it or not."
Having managed the household for many years, Madam Chi quickly devised a solution:
"I'll give her the portion of the Silk Pavilion I have as a congratulatory gift."
"What?"
Upon hearing that Old Madam Chi was going to give away her assets, Chi Hongcai immediately objected, and he stood up abruptly:
"No, I disagree."
He was the only son in the family, but he was not valued. His parents didn't let him get involved in the business outside and gave it all to Chi Ling'er.
At least he still had money to earn. It's just that the amount of money he earned over the past year has been decreasing, and he's been trying to coax his mother's share into giving it to him for a long time.
Unfortunately, Madam Chi always disagreed. She even said that this was her savings, and that they could divide it between them after she died.
"I can give what I have to whomever I want. What does it matter if you disagree?"
"Chi Hongcai, don't forget that the portion you have in your hand was also given to you by me!"
Madam Chi snorted coldly and gave her son a cold look.
"Mother, that's your life savings, your livelihood. It's not right to just give it away like that."
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