Not far away, Su Man took advantage of the shelter of the porch pillars to hear their conversation clearly.
These two should be Xue Xiaoxiao's adoptive parents, but in Xue Man's memory, she has never seen them or dealt with them.
According to Xue Xiaoxiao, her adoptive parents were not good people. Not only did they beat and scold her, they were also extremely stingy. She didn't even have enough to eat every day.
Whenever Xue Chongshan and Chen Wanli heard this, they felt heartbroken and thought that it was their carelessness that caused her to suffer so much.
Before today, Su Man felt a little strange.
Xue Xiaoxiao's adoptive parents didn't have any children of their own. Since they chose to adopt her, they naturally wanted to share family life with her and have someone to rely on when she got old. How could they treat her so badly?
Now Su Man knew that Xue Xiaoxiao had used her adoptive father and mother as tools to gain sympathy for her.
That's right. If she lived well with her adoptive parents, why would Chen Wanli feel guilty and obey her in everything?
...
Speak of the devil, and he appears. Chen Wanli also happened to appear in the garden.
She looked around and called out when she saw Xue Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, why are you here?"
Just now, Chen Wanli wanted to take Xue Xiaoxiao to say hello to her friends, but she looked around and couldn't find anyone. After asking around, she found out that she was here.
Seeing Chen Wanli coming, Xue Xiaoxiao hid the business card and ran towards Chen Wanli quickly.
"Mother."
Xue Xiaoxiao threw herself into Chen Wanli's arms, her body trembling slightly, as if she had suffered great injustice.
"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you?"
Chen Wanli was very worried when she saw her precious daughter so sad.
Xue Xiaoxiao looked back, her eyes red.
Following her gaze, I saw my adoptive parents standing behind her, looking uneasy.
Chen Wanli's face suddenly turned cold. "I wonder what brings you two here today?"
After being brainwashed by Xue Xiaoxiao, Chen Wanli thought that these two unscrupulous adoptive parents wanted to bully her daughter again, so she was naturally angry.
Xue Xiaoxiao snuggled in Chen Wanli's arms, looking like a loving mother and daughter.
Such a scene hurt the adoptive mother's heart, but since her daughter was living a good life, she should not complain but be happy for her.
The adoptive mother forced a smile and said, "I heard that today is Xiaoxiao's family reunion banquet, and we are here to send our blessings."
Chen Wanli looked alert and said, "Thank you. We have guests to entertain ahead of us. We'll be leaving first."
The foster mother waved her hands weakly, "You guys go ahead and do your thing."
"Excuse me."
“…”
Just as they were about to leave, the adoptive mother suddenly called out to Xue Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao."
Xue Xiaoxiao's eyes flashed with impatience, but when she turned around, she put on a timid look again, "Auntie, do you have anything else to say?"
The adoptive mother took out a beautifully wrapped box from her arms, which formed a sharp contrast with her simple attire.
Her calloused hands carefully held the box. "This is a gift from your uncle and I. I remember you liked it very much. I hope you can accept it."
Perhaps because they were both mothers, Chen Wanli's hostility faded a little. She patted Xue Xiaoxiao on the back and said, "Xiaoxiao, since it's for you, just keep it."
"No, Auntie, this looks quite expensive, you should keep it for yourself. I have all kinds of jewelry, so you don't need to worry about it."
After Xue Xiaoxiao politely refused, she took Chen Wanli's arm and said, "Mom, let's go."
“No, this is…”
Before her adoptive mother finished speaking, Xue Xiaoxiao took Chen Wanli's arm and left, completely ignoring how disappointed her adoptive mother was.
...
"Xiaoxiao, your adoptive mother seems to care about you very much."
Chen Wanli said as she returned to the front hall.
The careless words immediately made Xue Xiaoxiao alert and angry, blaming them for being nosy.
"Actually, they came to ask me for money."
Xue Xiaoxiao confuses right and wrong, "They've been harassing me all this time. They think they've raised me for over twenty years, and 500,000 is too little."
"What?"
Chen Wanli's face was filled with anger. "They treated you like that, yet they still come asking for money. They've really refused to change. Don't worry, if they dare to come again, tell me and I'll have your father kick them out."
"Mom, you are so kind. I am so happy to be your daughter."
"Silly child, it's mom who is sorry for you."
Looking at Chen Wanli's guilty look, Xue Xiaoxiao felt proud.
Haha, even if Xue Man wants to leave, so what? As long as Mom and Dad owe her something, Xue Man’s status will never be better than hers.
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The banquet was coming to an end and the guests left one after another.
Only Jiang Yuan was looking for Su Man.
After today, he had a different opinion of Suman and wanted to ask her about her future plans.
After saying goodbye to Xue Chongshan, Jiang's father saw Jiang Yuan looking back and frowned, saying, "Look at you, you're such a grown-up, but you're still idle and don't know how to expand your network. When I was your age, I would have taken over the company."
Jiang Yuan was so tired of hearing this that he said nonchalantly, "I know, I know. Dad, have you seen Xue Man?"
"No, why are you looking for her?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask her if she really wanted to leave the Xue family."
After hearing this, Jiang's father was even more disappointed. "Why don't you quickly think about how to get rid of her? You still have time to worry about whether she is leaving or not?"
Jiang Yuan looked surprised. "Dad, what do you mean by that? Didn't you ask me to marry Xue Man?"
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