Gu Dadong stammered, his voice trembling, "Madam, Butler Zhao, is what you're saying true? Everything in the room... is really gone?"
Zhao Zhaodi's chest heaved with anger, wishing she could smash his head with her cane: "What do you think? How could I possibly make fun of something so earth-shattering?"
"Did you sneak out today? Did you hear anything?"
"I...I really didn't, Madam!"
Gu Dadong hurriedly waved his hand: "Apart from picking up Comrade Ye Nian'an, I stayed in the yard chopping wood the whole time, and the axe was never out of my hand! It only took twenty minutes to pick him up and back, and I didn't even dare to go to the toilet the rest of the time. I really didn't hear any noise!"
That's why Gu Dadong couldn't figure it out.
He had been to Zhao Zhaodi's room twice. The carved wardrobe there was very heavy; it took four strong men to move it the last time they moved it.
If they really wanted to move everything out, it would take at least six or seven strong men half an hour to do it all, and they would have to go through the main entrance. How could they possibly do it without making a sound?
"Impossible! There must be something we forgot!"
"Even if the thief is quick to break in, first prying open the lock, restoring everything to its original state without making a sound, and then moving all the old lady's belongings from the room, it would take at least half an hour, and they would have to come through the front door!"
No matter how you look at it, this is something that a normal person could not accomplish.
But now that it has happened, no matter how unwilling they are to believe what is happening, they have no choice but to believe it!
Zhao Zhaodi seemed to suddenly remember something, as if pricked by a needle, and grabbed Zhao Jiadi's arm, running back: "Old Zhao, the warehouse! How's the warehouse?"
If the thief could target her room, there's no reason why he would overlook the warehouse where the grain was stored!
Zhao Jiadi felt a chill run down his spine—
Emptying just one room is strange enough, but what if something happens to the warehouse too... How many people would that take? And all without anyone noticing? It's simply a pipe dream!
When they arrived at the warehouse door, Zhao Jiadi's hands were trembling, and it took him a while to find the brass lock.
He took a deep breath, inserted the key, and with a soft "click," the lock opened.
The three of them peeked inside and were completely dumbfounded—
The warehouse was empty; not even the sack of chaff in the corner was left.
The dozen or so bags of flour, several vats of rapeseed oil, and two boxes of Yantai apples that were originally piled up... have all disappeared.
But when Zhao Jiadi and the others went over and opened the warehouse door, they were all dumbfounded to find it empty.
"No...this is impossible...the warehouse door locks were also intact, how did they manage to do that?"
In a house where people lived, two rooms were emptied without anyone noticing...
The only thing that comes to mind is a ghost...
It's a ghost!
The moment the word popped into Gu Dadong's mind, he was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
"It's haunted! It's haunted! Help! Help me!!!"
Gu Dadong rolled and crawled on the ground, running towards the gate of the courtyard.
Zhao Zhaodi was so frightened by those two words that her whole body stiffened, her vision blurred, and her cane fell to the ground with a loud clatter.
She had lived for nearly seventy years, seen starving people and struggle sessions, but she had never seen anything so bizarre.
Could it be that her deceased husband is still alive, or that Zhao Shikai has attracted some evil spirits, which is why all this has happened?
"Madam!"
Zhao Jiadi reacted quickly, grabbing her as she swayed precariously. His own legs were trembling, and his palms were covered in cold sweat: "Hold on! Don't scare me!"
The cold wind swirled withered leaves through the empty warehouse, making a "whooshing" sound, like someone crying in the dark.
The entire Zhao family was instantly thrown into chaos.
That side.
Ye Nian'an has returned home.
"Sister-in-law! You're finally back!"
Chu Xin'er and the others are already home and are helping to take care of the baby in the yard.
When they returned, Ye Nian'an was not there; she had only left a letter saying that she had gone out on business.
Chu Xin'er couldn't help but worry about his long absence.
I was so relieved to finally see her back.
Ye Nian'an's lips curled into a cold smile; "When you left, the Zhao family sent someone to the door, saying they wanted to take me over for a good talk."
"I figured I had nothing better to do, so I might as well see what kind of nonsense they could come up with, just to pass the time."
"The Zhao family?"
Chu Xin'er's eyes widened in surprise, and her voice suddenly rose: "They still have the nerve to come to your door? Their skin must be thicker than the moss on the corner of the city wall!"
Her shout attracted Jin Xiangyu and the others, who rushed over after hearing it.
Ye Nian'an simply told them everything that had happened at the Zhao family.
Of course, the part about emptying the Zhao family's house was omitted.
"Niannian, are you alright? Your stomach hurts..."
The Ye family members immediately looked at Ye Nian's body with tense expressions.
"They might just have a bit of diarrhea, it's nothing. I'm a doctor, I know my own body better than anyone. Besides, they ate the snacks, so they weren't poisonous."
Ye Nian'an blinked, a sly glint in the corner of her eye, like a cat that had just stolen some fish.
“I said that on purpose to put an end to their hopes—I couldn’t let them think there was still a loophole and keep coming over to make a fuss, thinking about pleading for Zhao Shikai, which would be too much of a hassle.”
"Annoying? I think you deserve a beating!"
Chu Xin'er put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "I don't think it's troublesome. If they still have the nerve to come over, I'll take a broom and beat them out! I'll beat them once if they come once, and twice if they come twice! I want to see if they still have the guts to harass us!"
"In my opinion, it's because you're too soft-hearted, sister-in-law, that you agreed to meet them! Why listen to that nonsense? Does our Chu family need their compensation? It's a joke!"
Ye Nian'an touched her nose a little guiltily.
Cough cough, how could I be soft-hearted?
They were clearly there to empty their house!
Who told them to make a mistake and still dare to act arrogantly in front of her?
Chi Xinyao and the others also felt that what Chu Xin'er said was a bit...
Cough cough cough!
Ye Nian'an is usually gentle, but when it comes to dealing with those with ulterior motives, she can be ruthless!
Anyone who tried to take advantage of her was completely subdued and had nowhere to even cry.
Their intuition told them that Ye Nian'an's agreement to go to the Zhao family meant she was definitely planning something big, and she might just give that old couple a really rough time.
However, since Ye Nian'an didn't elaborate, they didn't press further and simply let the matter drop.
As everyone dispersed, Ye Nian'an was about to go into her spatial dimension to properly inventory her spoils.
Just then, a noise was heard.
Looking back, I saw Da Da peeking out from behind the pillar at the back of the door, a sly grin on his chubby face, his dark, grape-like eyes curving into crescents.
"What's wrong? My precious baby."
Ye Nian'an's heart instantly softened like spring water, and she smiled as she bent down to pull him into her arms.
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