Madam Chi's face turned deathly pale. This child—when had he ever seen Yunniang, let alone Han Luoxue?
As for who told him these things, that's a bit complicated.
While she was still in a daze, Han Luoxue and the others had already left.
Madam Chi's expression darkened further, and Old Master Chi, his face grim, asked in a cold voice, "Who taught you to say those words just now?"
The children all shook their heads, covered their mouths with their hands, and didn't say a word.
The two lost their appetite for shopping and turned to leave.
"Grandpa and Grandma, we want to play more."
"go back!"
They always thought that only Chi Ling'er was a troublemaker at home, but they never expected that their son would be just as troublesome.
All these years, the family has been supporting her for nothing, and she's been supporting so many wives for him. Now her son's appetite has grown too big.
Is it an attempt to seize all of the Chi family's assets?
"Oh dear, Father, Mother, why are you back so early?"
Chi Hongcai was very proud when he heard that his four children had been taken out shopping by the two of them.
He has many children. If any one of them can please those two old men, they can easily get a larger share of things, and their lives will be easier.
But he never expected that they would be brought back after only a short time away.
Also, the two old people didn't seem to be in good spirits.
"Father, Mother, who have you run into?"
"Did you run into that brat Han Luoxue?"
Chi Hongcai had met Han Luoxue before and knew that she was not an easy person to get along with.
Especially when I met her, I never managed to get the better of her.
Chi Hongcai hated Han Luoxue intensely. Judging from her parents' appearance, they must have encountered that girl and had a very unpleasant encounter with her.
Chi Hongcai hurriedly tried to soothe Han Luoxue's feelings: "Father, Mother, that girl is just like that. You don't know how disrespectful she is to me. She doesn't give me any face at all."
"So you said those things in front of the children, telling them not to get close to Han Luoxue and the others?"
"They even said Han Luoxue and her group came to steal the child's money?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Hongcai's expression changed. He had indeed said such things. These brats, why do they say everything out loud?
"I, I didn't..."
With a loud slap, Old Master Chi delivered a powerful blow to the face.
"Chi Hongcai, do you feel that it's been unfair of you not to manage the family business these past few years?"
Chi Hongcai covered his slapped face with one hand, looking at the old man with a wronged expression. Although he did not argue, his meaning was self-evident.
"Don't you even consider your own personality? With your inability to move when you see a woman, how long could you possibly play around if we really handed over the family business to you?"
Chi Hongcai's expression changed. In fact, he had always felt that his parents hadn't given her a chance. Even that idiot Chi Ling'er hadn't ruined the family business; she could definitely have done better.
"Besides, if you don't have the family business, how will you support your whole family?"
Chi Hongcai's face turned red. Recently, the quality of life in their household had plummeted. Why?
That's not because he has a large population, more than a dozen adults and children, but not much money.
The meal was eaten together in the mansion, so no one went hungry, although several of the wives were already getting impatient.
"I……"
"Go back inside and stop embarrassing yourself! Also, take these kids back with you, and make sure they never show their faces in front of me again!"
Old Master Chi was also impressed, but he couldn't stand any of the people on Chi Hongcai's side.
"Master, something terrible has happened! The young lady has disappeared!"
Before Old Master Chi could catch his breath, a maid suddenly ran over in a panic, shouting loudly.
"What did you just say? Chi Ling'er is missing?"
The two elderly people's expressions suddenly changed; this eldest daughter was ruthless.
They locked her up, how could she possibly escape?
"It should be Miss Qingqing..."
Upon hearing that it was Chi Qingqing who did it, Old Madam Chi's vision blurred, and she murmured, "Good, really good. She is indeed the granddaughter I have doted on for so long! It wasn't for nothing. She knew to go and release her mother while I was away."
Grandpa Chi was also very angry. They had only been gone for a short while, so why did Chi Qingqing release the person?
And then there was that gossipy person who told Chi Qingqing where the person was.
"Oh no! We must go to Sixiu Pavilion immediately!"
Suddenly, Madam Chi's expression changed, and she shouted loudly.
Grandpa Chi was also stunned for a moment, and asked in disbelief, "You mean, she might..."
"It's best not to, I'm just worried..."
...
"What bad luck! Did I not check the almanac before I went out today?"
Even after walking several steps, Han Luoxue still felt a bit unlucky.
She didn't want to have anything to do with the Chi family, so what if they gave her a dowry?
Han Luoxue felt that it was only right, as it was to supplement her mother's dowry.
She felt perfectly justified in taking it.
"Sister Xue'er, don't be upset over people who are unrelated to you. Oh dear, look over there, I wonder what all those people are doing. Let's go take a look!"
Zhou Jie pointed to a spot not far away where a large group of people were gathered.
"All right!"
"I think we shouldn't go over there!" Du Linlang was still quite rational. Looking at the large crowd in front of her, she whispered her advice:
"There are too many people there, and Xue'er is pregnant. We should try to avoid crowded places; it's dangerous there."
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