Don't let your father's low-key demeanor fool you; let me tell you the truth, in the entire Willow Leaf Village, I dare say you won't find anyone richer than our family!
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyan immediately became excited, "Really? Dad, you're amazing! How did you do that?"
Xu Qiang tapped his pipe smugly. "Hmph! How else could I have done it? It's all thanks to your old man's abilities!"
"But... I heard some people say that you were saved by Ye Ran's maternal grandfather, and that you even worked as a farmhand at his house. Did you earn money from his family?"
Speaking of this, a trace of resentment flashed across Xu Qiang's twisted face. "Bullshit! They were only given a bite to eat, and that's enough to make them spout nonsense for so many years. Damn it, they're all a bunch of good-for-nothings who have nothing better to do than talk nonsense."
Back then, I worked diligently for the Bai family, and what was the result? They were so rich, yet they only gave me a few bites of food, and a measly few coins a month! Like treating a beggar! They were nothing but a ruthless miser!
Ye Ran was furious after hearing what Xu Qiang said; Xu Qiang was simply distorting the facts!
Back then, everyone said her maternal grandfather's family was kind and generous, providing their farmhands with good food and drink, and even giving them two silver dollars a month! Xu Qiang, that ungrateful wretch! If it weren't for her maternal grandfather, he would have starved to death somewhere long ago! And now he's actually blaming her maternal grandfather for doing wrong!
Every word Xu Qiang says now only deepens Ye Ran's hatred for him.
Unlike Ye Ran, Xu Qingyan completely believed his father's words and said with righteous indignation, "They are really despicable people, no wonder they would become traitors!"
Xu Qiang paused for a moment, then said, "That's right, but it's because of that old bastard Bai Yi that I was able to meet that person, and that's why our family is what it is today."
Xu Qingyan took a step forward with a face full of curiosity. "Dad, all these years I've only known that this person exists, but who exactly is he?"
Ye Ran's heart also tightened; who exactly was this person?
To the disappointment of Xu Qingyan and Ye Ran, Xu Qiang did not reveal who this person was. "Don't ask. It's not time for you to know yet. I'll tell you when the time is right."
Xu Qingyan nodded with some disappointment, then pressed for another question, "So what exactly does that person want? Why have they been having us monitor the Bai family descendants for so many years?"
Ye Ran originally thought that Xu Qiang would keep the secret this time as well, but to her surprise, he actually told her directly.
"Actually, I don't know either, because even that person doesn't know what he wants."
"Then how are we supposed to help him find it?"
"That person only vaguely knew that what he wanted was probably a piece of jade... but he had never even seen what that jade looked like..."
Xu Qingyan was a bit confused. "How are we supposed to find this? We don't even know what it is... What if we find it and take it to him, and then he says it's not what we're looking for?"
Xu Qiang calmly took another drag of his cigarette. "There's no need to worry about that. Anyway, whether we find him or not, that person has been giving us money every single year, a fixed amount every month..."
Xu Qingyan was even more puzzled, "If that's the case, then we'll never find what's best for us. So why did you suddenly start targeting Ye Ran, Dad?"
Ye Ran was also curious about this, and under her tense gaze, Xu Qiang slowly spoke...
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