Chapter 300 The entire Xiao family should belong to Chuchu! [22]
“This… Chu Chu is my own granddaughter, how can she not go back?”
"I was foolish five years ago and brought home a fake granddaughter. I owe Chuchu a lot and I hope my brother can give me a chance to make it up to her!"
Xiao Chenghai spoke with heartfelt sincerity.
The eldest uncle remained unmoved.
"Chu Chu won't forgive you now, but she'll stay at the Xiao family's house for a while after she forgives you later."
They just wouldn't let Li Chu return to the Xiao family.
Xiao Chenghai reluctantly agreed, then looked at Li Chu and said, "Chu Chu, look at how Grandpa behaved. Grandpa will definitely behave well and make it up to you!"
Li Chu leaned against her maternal uncle, looking at Xiao Chenghai, and marveled at his acting skills.
That was a superb performance!
This makes her really look forward to seeing Xiao Chenghai's acting break down; it must be quite a show, right?
Thinking this to herself, she obediently replied, "Okay."
She will definitely go to the Xiao family.
She felt that there must be a secret hidden there.
Xiao Chenghai stayed at the Li family's house for dinner before leaving.
When he left, he told Li Chu that he had come in a hurry today and hadn't prepared anything, and that he would have someone send her a gift tomorrow.
That night, the Li family held a family meeting to discuss two main points.
The first is Xiao Chenghai, and the second is Li Chu.
The eldest uncle spoke first: "Do you really think Xiao Chenghai was deceived into picking up the wrong person?"
Second Uncle shook his head: "It's hard to say, after all, he hasn't made any mistakes over the years."
The third uncle sneered, "Heh! Huihui had only been dead for a short time when he remarried? He's a heartless ingrate!"
The second uncle said, "He only remarried three years after Huihui died. Moreover, he didn't choose any of the many women with good family backgrounds and other qualities. He chose the one Xiaoxiao liked the most. It was also for Xiaoxiao's sake."
To outsiders, Xiao Chenghai was heartbroken for a long time after his wife's death, and it took him a long time to pull himself together and get back to work.
At that time, Xiao Chenghai was almost forty years old, but he was successful in his career, had outstanding looks, and only had one daughter.
So indeed, many women with good family backgrounds, good looks, and good jobs wanted to be with Xiao Chenghai, but he rejected them all.
In the end, Xiao Chenghai chose to marry his secretary, mainly because the secretary had a close relationship with Li Xiaoxiao.
Therefore, many people believe that Xiao Chenghai married his secretary entirely for the sake of his daughter.
Upon hearing Uncle's words, Auntie immediately exploded: "What do you mean, 'You'll only remarry three years after Huihui's death'? Is three years a long time? If I died, would you wait two or three years to remarry? Huh! Tell me!"
The second uncle never expected that his casual remark would backfire so badly.
He quickly apologized and begged for forgiveness, saying that he had misspoke.
My second aunt snorted and said, "I think that Xiao Chenghai is just a hypocrite, good at pretending!"
The third uncle agreed: "If he hadn't been good at pretending, would Huihui have been so easily fooled that she insisted on marrying him?"
The second uncle spoke up weakly: "But when Xiaoxiao disappeared back then, Xiao Chenghai was frantic with worry."
When Li Xiaoxiao disappeared, Xiao Chenghai was indeed frantic in his search, ignoring even the attacks on the Xiao Group by its rivals, and the stock price plummeted during that period.
The Xiao Group almost went bankrupt.
Xiao Chenghai's hair turned mostly white overnight, and he became extremely thin.
Unable to find Li Xiaoxiao, he ran to Li Hui's grave and knelt down, blaming himself for not taking good care of their only daughter.
He was later found unconscious there.
Looking back on Xiao Chenghai's performance back then, there really was nothing wrong with it.
Li Zhiyun then spoke up: "I think we need to have someone continue the investigation to find out if there were any hidden circumstances surrounding what happened back then. We'll only know after we investigate."
The eldest uncle nodded and said, "Let's continue the investigation. As for Xiao Chenghai, let's just assume he's alright for now."
"The Xiao family has a share for Xiaoxiao and a share for Chuchu."
Third Uncle: "That's right! If it weren't for Huihui's financial support, would Xiao Chenghai be where he is today? Not to mention a share, the entire Xiao family would belong to Chuchu!"
After a few seconds of contemplation, the eldest uncle said, "That's true. Everything in the Xiao family should belong to Chuchu."
Third Aunt: "Speaking of Chuchu, shouldn't we hold a banquet to let everyone in the capital know that she is the real child of our Li family?"
The third uncle slammed his hand on the table and said loudly, "It definitely has to be done! And it has to be a grand affair! It has to be even more grand than the one Xiao Chenghai did for Li Pan'er back then!"
Five years ago, Xiao Chenghai brought Li Pan'er back and threw her a banquet.
Zhao Mingxue said, "Let's wait a little longer. Chuchu just got back, and I think we should let her rest and recover first."
Naturally, her own family wouldn't dislike the child; seeing Li Chu's condition, they only felt heartache.
It's hard to say what outsiders might say behind her back. For example, when Li Pan'er came to Beijing five years ago, some people mocked her as a country bumpkin.
A fifteen-year-old girl is at a vulnerable and sensitive age.
After listening to Zhao Mingxue's explanation, everyone felt that it made sense.
It was the eldest uncle who made the final decision: "Then let's wait a few more months."
"Let Chuchu rest well at home for the next few months, and find her a few private tutors to give her some extra lessons."
"In addition, there are rumors that the wrong person was picked up five years ago, and that Li Pan'er is not Xiao Xiao's daughter."
And so, the family meeting came to an end.
Li Chu was completely unaware of this family meeting.
She went to bed early.
I had expected to have a comfortable sleep, since the bed was so soft and the room had a faint fragrance.
As a result, Li Chu felt increasingly uncomfortable the more she slept; her head was dizzy and aching, and her body was alternating between hot and cold.
In her drowsy state, she saw that it seemed to be getting light, and she tried to get up, but she couldn't get up no matter what she did.
It was nine o'clock in the morning, and the Li family all thought that Li Chu had not yet woken up.
Zhao Mingxue was thinking of taking Li Chu to the hospital for a full check-up, so she knocked on the door.
After knocking a few times without getting a response, Zhao Mingxue pushed the door open and went inside.
As a result, they saw that Li Chu's lips were pale, her delicate eyebrows were furrowed, and she looked uncomfortable.
Zhao Mingxue was startled and quickly reached out to touch Li Chu's forehead, but withdrew her hand as she was burned.
"Chu Chu? Chu Chu, wake up!"
Li Chu opened her eyes with difficulty and weakly called out, "Auntie."
Zhao Mingxue asked anxiously, "Chuchu, where do you feel unwell? Tell your aunt!"
Li Chu was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.
Zhao Mingxue quickly called to have the family doctor come over, and also notified Li Zhiyun and the others.
"Chuchu has a fever!"
The rest of the Li family and the family doctor arrived quickly.
The family doctor gave Li Chu a simple examination and first gave her an IV drip to reduce her fever.
Li Zhiyun: "You were fine before, how come you suddenly have a fever?"
The family doctor couldn't say for sure either; he had only heard about Li Chu's experience and guessed:
"Miss Chu Chu's health was already quite poor, and she was probably bound to get sick eventually. It's just that she was under a lot of stress lately, and when she suddenly relaxed, she fell ill."
The Li family thought of how Li Chu had fled from Shiqiao Village to Langshan City, crossing mountains and valleys, enduring countless hardships.
Looking at Li Chu lying on the bed, she felt even more heartbroken.
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