Li Hehua suddenly remembered that before coming to the Chen family, Zhang Xinrong had told her about the Chen family, especially about the eldest daughter, whose name seemed to be Chen Niannian. He also told her not to provoke her, saying that she had a bad temper and would hit people at the drop of a hat, and that her younger brother, sister and stepmother had all been beaten by her.
Li Hehua couldn't help but shudder. She hadn't seen this plague god since she arrived, how could she have forgotten about him?
So she immediately and obediently told me everything: "Yesterday, when the sun was setting, a girl dressed in a rustic style came to knock on the door, carrying a blue cloth bundle. She said her name was Cao Yujiao and she was looking for Chen Niannian. I had never seen you before, so I said there was no such person here, and then she left."
Upon hearing this, Chen Niannian felt uneasy. She had traveled all the way here alone, only to find herself nowhere to be found. Now, in this vast city of Shangjing, she was all alone and helpless. What could happen to her? Would she encounter bad people? Chen Niannian was extremely anxious.
Cao Yujiao came looking for him, but Fang Yuan didn't send a letter to say anything. In a village, Cao Yujiao disappeared. Isn't there even a little bit of gossip?
Thinking of this, Chen Niannian suddenly asked, "Have you received my letter?"
"I...I can't read," Li Hehua said softly.
"Has there been any news from home recently?"
"Yes, there was a letter yesterday, I gave it to Aunt Yue." Under Chen Niannian's fierce glare, Li Hehua remembered everything...
Ever since Aunt Liu left, Zhang Xinyue has been having headaches. Cooking, washing clothes, and cleaning the house have exhausted her, so she asked her older sister Zhang Xinrong to help her find a housekeeper.
Upon hearing the news, Zhang Xinrong's mother-in-law introduced her distant niece to the family. Zhang Xinrong dared not object, so she brought Li Hehua to Zhang Xinyue's house and told her sister that if things didn't go well, she should find a reason to quit.
Fortunately, Li Hehua was quite diligent and had an honest and unassuming appearance, so Zhang Xinyue stayed on for the time being.
"Niannian, why aren't you inside yet?" Li Qiugui called from the living room.
"She's here," Chen Niannian replied, then turned to Li Hehua and said sternly, "Keep a close eye on her. If that girl comes again, make sure she stays. I'll give you an address later. When you see her, tell her to go to that address to find me. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand." Li Hehua was very scared. This Chen Niannian was really as terrible as Aunt Rong had described.
When Chen Niannian walked into the living room, she happened to run into Chen Bangrui coming downstairs. He had been out socializing last night and had drunk too much, so he overslept today.
In the living room, Zhang Xinyue sat with her aunt, while Chen Yawen and Chen Huibo sat watching TV without looking up.
Her aunt winked at her, and Chen Niannian obediently walked up to Chen Bangrui and said sweetly, "Dad, I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have talked back to you that day, and I shouldn't have hit my younger brother and sister."
Suppressing her disgust, Chen Niannian apologized first. After all, she often said such things in her previous life. Thinking of that box of jewels, Chen Niannian felt that she didn't feel any guilt about saying such things.
"Hmph, so you know you were wrong? I thought you got into No. 1 High School and thought you were all grown up and didn't need this family anymore." Chen Bangrui was still angry.
"Dad, I'll never do that again." Chen Niannian lowered her head, not wanting to see that biased face.
"Then go apologize to your younger brother and sister as well." Chen Bangrui began to push his luck, trying to completely suppress his daughter's arrogance.
Chen Niannian's anger flared up again. Why should she apologize to those two brats? It wasn't like she was the one who did something wrong.
Having spent time with Chen Niannian over the past few days, Li Qiugui had a general understanding of her personality. As soon as Chen Bangrui spoke, she knew things were going badly and immediately said, "Brother-in-law, don't think I'm meddling. Children should handle their own affairs. It's normal for children to fight and bicker. Niannian knows she was wrong, but she was too reckless. So, for my sake, let's just let it go."
Li Qiugui's words reminded Zhang Xinyue that Chen Yawen was also involved in this matter, and Grandpa Chen and his wife would be back soon. If this stalemate continued, it wouldn't be good for Wenwen when they came back and questioned her in detail. She would also be accused of instigating Chen Huibo to go astray.
Chen Niannian will be going to boarding school soon, and she won't be in my way anymore. I'll have more free time to "take good care" of Chen Huibo.
So Zhang Xinyue immediately said gently, "Sister-in-law is right. The children are just playing around. Why do adults need to take it so seriously? Niannian has been gone for almost a month and has lost a lot of weight. You must have suffered. Mom will make you something delicious to nourish you at noon."
After saying that, he told Li Hehua to prepare lunch.
Seeing that his sister-in-law and wife had both said so, Chen Bangrui could no longer argue. He could only nod and then said to Chen Niannian, "I will forgive you this time for the sake of your aunt. If there is a next time, I will kick you out of the Chen family and sever all ties."
Chen Niannian was overjoyed when she heard this. What a great thing! Once she got the treasure and got into university, she would beat Chen Huibo, Chen Yawen, and Wang Bing'er so badly that they wouldn't recognize their own mothers. She could vent her anger and sever all ties with them. Just thinking about it made her happy.
"What are you still standing here for? You're going back to school tonight. Why don't you hurry up and pack your change of clothes?" Li Qiugui reminded Chen Niannian.
"Okay, Dad, I'm going upstairs to pack my clothes now," Chen Niannian said obediently to Chen Bangrui again.
"Okay, go ahead." Chen Bangrui's expression finally began to improve, and his tone became gentler.
After Chen Niannian went upstairs, Chen Bangrui handed an envelope to Li Qiugui and said, "Sister-in-law, Niannian has troubled you these past few days. You also paid for Niannian's tuition, right? Please accept this. It's not easy for you to take care of Wenjing."
“Niannian, this child is very pleasing to my eye. He’s a good child. Bangrui, you should cherish what you have. I don’t want this money; it didn’t cost much.” Li Qiugui refused to take it.
"Sister-in-law, here you go..." Just then, the phone rang. Chen Bangrui put the envelope on the coffee table and went to answer the phone.
Li Qiugui also took the opportunity to go upstairs to see if Chen Niannian needed any help.
Chen Huibo and Chen Yawen had overheard their father and aunt's conversation in the living room. Now that they were both gone and the thick envelope was lying on the coffee table, Chen Huibo's eyes lit up and he was tempted.
So he tiptoed up from the sofa, quickly put the envelope in his pocket, sat back down on the sofa, and gestured for Chen Ya-wen to keep quiet.
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