Chapter 342: Tricking Xiao Jinchen's Family Back
Xiao Jinchen did not look at Xiao Jinlin. He sat upright and steadily, as if he did not exist.
Mr. Xiao looked around and gently put down the cup. "Jinxuan and the others are abroad, so it's inconvenient for them to come back. Xinyue is pregnant, so it's not convenient for her to be here either. Let's just settle this matter behind closed doors as a family!"
"Dad, what's wrong?" Xiao Bai looked confused. He looked at his old father and then at his old mother. His eyes fell on his younger brother and sister-in-law who had droopy faces, and he became more and more confused.
Mu Qinglian followed suit and suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
Mr. Xiao suddenly raised the cup and smashed it hard on Xiao Jinchen's head.
"Ah!" Guo Lingyue screamed and covered her mouth in fear.
Xiao Bai's face changed drastically, "Dad! What's going on? Why did you hit Jinchen?"
Yuanyuan huddled up in fear.
Mu Qinglian watched for a while and saw that Guo Lingyue was just hiding far away and didn't care about the child at all. Her anger was rising. However, because her father-in-law was angry, she couldn't say anything. She hurried over to pick up Yuanyuan, and then, as if she remembered something, she turned around and glared at Guo Lingyue.
"And another child?"
At the beginning, the eldest son and his wife resorted to crooked means in order to have more children, and finally had to resign and leave the imperial capital.
Because of their eldest son's bold and mischievous behavior, the couple were furious and refused to pay any attention to their eldest son's family.
This time, her father-in-law took the initiative to call his eldest son and his family back for a reunion. She thought that her parents-in-law were so happy about their youngest daughter-in-law's pregnancy that they forgave their eldest son, and she happily planned to repair her relationship with her eldest son.
What is the result?
Guo Lingyue shuddered all over, her face turned paler, and she stammered for a long time but couldn't make any sense.
He Xue said sarcastically, "Tell me! Where is that precious child? Where is the child you got by relying on the power of the Xiao family?"
"I didn't bring the child back." Guo Lingyue swallowed hard and replied guiltily.
He Xue picked up the pillow and threw it at Guo Lingyue, angrily saying, "Did you not bring it back or did you abandon it?"
"Abandoned?" Mu Qinglian was very surprised. She looked at He Xue and then at Guo Lingyue. "What's going on?"
When He Xue said this, Guo Lingyue knew she couldn't hide it anymore. She knelt down with a plop and looked at Xiao Jinchen with tears in her eyes. "Mom, I don't want to do this. It was Jinchen who said that the child was his shame and he didn't recognize the child. I had no choice. I didn't want to do this either!"
Mu Qinglian felt dizzy and almost fell down.
Xiao Bai hurriedly grabbed her.
Xiao Jinlin stepped forward, took the child from Mu Qinglian's arms, and helped her sit down.
Mu Qinglian's eyes lost focus. She was stunned for a long time, then turned her gaze to Xiao Jinchen, "Tell me, what happened?"
Xiao Jinchen no longer had the complacency he had just had. He just straightened his back stubbornly and said nothing.
Mu Qinglian looked around, suddenly stood up, pulled out a feather duster, ran to Xiao Jinchen with great momentum, and hit him hard three times.
The muffled sounds of "bang bang bang" echoed in the room.
Xiao Jinchen's eyes turned red instantly, but he still said nothing.
Mu Qinglian was so angry that she continued to beat him, "I'm asking you a question. Are you mute? Where's the child?"
"The child was thrown away." Xiao Jinchen said expressionlessly.
That calm and cold look made all the elders feel chilled to the bone.
"Throw it away?" Mu Qinglian shed a tear and suddenly laughed, "What do you think of the child? Xiao Jinchen! You are committing a sin, do you know that? I asked you to abort the child but you refused, and you insisted on doing something crooked. You threw the child away after it was born. Are you sick?"
"Yes! I am sick! That child is sick too! He is crazy! Is that okay?" Xiao Jinchen roared fiercely.
Xiao Bai stepped forward and kicked him to the ground, "Who allowed you to talk to your mother like that?"
Mu Qinglian reacted and broke down crying.
Xiao Sheng handed the information to Xiao Bai, "Brother, take a look. Xiao Jinchen has been in Guangdong Province for many years. He has made friends with gangsters in the name of our Xiao family and participated in illegal smuggling, prostitution, gambling and drugs. I have reported the case to the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Bureau, and they have launched an investigation."
Xiao Jinchen, who was so arrogant just now, finally showed fear when he heard this, "Second Uncle, you are hurting me!"
Xiao Sheng looked down at him with disgust, "Harm you? You should be glad that you are a descendant of the Xiao family, otherwise you would be in prison now!"
"Why? Why do you treat me like this? I am the eldest son and grandson of the Xiao family. What rights do you have to expose me?" Xiao Jinchen collapsed and yelled with an unwilling look on his face.
Mr. Xiao waved to the guards, and two guards stepped forward and subdued Xiao Jinchen in no time.
He was still struggling and roaring over there.
"Mom and Dad, I don't want to be caught. Please help me, Mom! Mom."
Mu Qinglian was distraught, as if she didn't recognize her eldest son in front of her, "You are not my Jinchen, my Jinchen would not do such a thing."
This one sentence completely cut off Xiao Jinchen's escape route.
Xiao Bai and his wife watched Xiao Jinchen being dragged away.
Xiao Sheng let out a long sigh and sat down. "Brother, I'm not hiding it from you, but Xiao Jinchen is deeply involved with the underworld in Guangdong Province. If he notices something is wrong, he might have already fled to Southeast Asia. Where would we go to find him then?"
This time they tricked her back using the excuse that Chen Xinyue was pregnant and the old couple of the Xiao family were happy, so they asked them to come back for a reunion dinner.
"I know." Xiao Bai seemed to have aged a dozen years in an instant, and the energy and spirit disappeared from his numb face in an instant.
Xiao Sheng was a little worried, "Brother, will you blame me?"
Xiao Bai shook his head and glanced at Mr. Xiao. "I would do the same if it were me. Jinchen is so stupid! He deserves it!"
As he spoke, Xiao Bai covered his face with his hands and sobbed silently.
Mr. Xiao felt much better after hearing what his eldest son said. "It's good that you can distinguish the priorities. Xiao Jinchen is your son. In order to avoid suspicion, I asked the second son to keep it a secret from you. When the Public Security Commission investigates, you just need to tell the truth. Once the matter is clarified, you should all keep a low profile during this period."
"Yes!" everyone responded in unison.
Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao supported each other and returned to their room.
Xiao Bai cried for a while, and when he calmed down, he looked at Xiao Sheng, "How did you know that Jinchen did these things, brother?"
Even his own father knew nothing about it.
Xiao Sheng said the excuse he had prepared before, "Jinlin's mother-in-law has a good relationship with Xiaoxue. When she came to the capital, she came to our house for dinner and mentioned it during the conversation. She didn't dare to confirm it, so I specially asked someone to verify it.
Humph! Xiao Jinchen didn't hide anything when he did these things. They will come out if you check them casually! He really doesn't take the interests of the Xiao family seriously!"
Xiao Bai didn't expect that this was related to the Chen family. He immediately looked at Xiao Jinlin who was holding Yuanyuan, and his expression became a little gentler. "Thank your mother-in-law for me and prepare a generous gift for the Chen family."
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