Chapter 127: Second Aunt Rises Up
[Miao family? A noble family from Yazhou?] Chu Ci turned to look at Fan Jingrui, asking silently with his eyes.
Fan Jingrui nodded, then gestured to Chu Ci to listen to his mother.
Chu Ci's mother-in-law did not hide the truth for her unreliable sister-in-law.
And he hit the nail on the head: "Miao Xiucai's uncle is the top manager of the quarry. And most of the male members of the Liu family, including your fourth aunt's father, brothers, and nephews, are all in the quarry."
However, this made Chu Ci even more confused: "If that's the case, why did you agree to this marriage? I don't remember the Fan family having the custom of exchanging women for future prospects?"
Chu Ci's mother-in-law thought that everything would be fine as long as she pointed out the key problem, but she didn't expect Chu Ci to criticize her as well.
But this concerns Qian Lan's reputation, and she really doesn't know what to say. "This..."
But the more this happened, the uglier Chu Ci's expression became, and the more he wanted to get to the bottom of it. "That bastard ruined Qian Lan's reputation?"
Now, not only Chu Ci's mother-in-law, but everyone present in the Fan family had an extremely ugly expression on their faces.
Finally, Fan Chongyuan couldn't help himself and stood up. "I'm Qianlan's father, so let me tell you."
"Husband..." Wang wanted to stop him, but Fan Chongyuan gave her a look and she shut up.
Fan Chongyuan then said painfully, "Half a month ago, Miao Shiguang suddenly came to propose marriage, but your second aunt and I naturally didn't agree. After all, Qianlan is only fourteen years old, and we don't want her to get married so early."
Chu Ci understood this, but she didn't want to hear such irrelevant words. "Then why did you agree to it later? Even after Qian Lan clearly refused."
"Five days ago in the morning, Miao Shiguang suddenly appeared in Qianlan's bed." When saying this, Fan Chongyuan's eyes were red, as if he wanted to eat someone.
Chu Ci heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, "Except Miao Shiguang, there is no one else?"
"It wasn't anyone else, but Fourth Brother's wife told the owner of the Xiulou in town about this. And Fourth Brother had to protect this damn woman."
Fan Chongyuan vented all his resentment towards Liu Yinzhang at this moment.
However, Chu Ci still had no sympathy for Fan Chongyuan. "So, because Fourth Uncle protected Liu Yinzhang, you decided to sacrifice your own daughter?"
Chu Ci hit the nail on the head, and Fan Chongyuan was dejected: "It's my incompetence as a father, but Qian Lan's reputation has already been lost, and there's nothing I can do."
"No, these are just excuses. It's just that in your heart, your daughter is not as important as your brother." Chu Ci said deliberately.
Fan Chongyuan didn't think so, but after hearing what Chu Ci said, he felt inexplicably guilty.
And this is exactly the effect that Chu Ci wants.
After dealing with his second uncle Fan Chongyuan, Chu Ci turned his attention to his fourth uncle Fan Zengzhi. "Fourth uncle, what do you think? Should Sister Qianlan be sacrificed for your selfish desires?"
Fan Zengzhi knew it was wrong to shield Liu Yinzhang, but he had grown accustomed to it over the years. "I...was also doing this for the Fan family's reputation."
Chu Ci couldn't help but roll his eyes after hearing this, and retorted bluntly: "The Fan family's reputation was ruined by you two. Whoever is to blame should take the blame. Anyway, I don't agree with Qian Lan's marriage."
Seeing Chu Ci so blatantly interfering in Qian Lan's marriage, Liu Yinzhang finally became anxious: "Why do you disagree..."
But before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Chu Ci. "Also, Liu Yinzhang betrayed Qian Lan this time for the Liu family, but there's no guarantee he won't betray someone else next time."
Having said that, Chu Ci looked around and saw that everyone present showed expressions of approval.
Chu Ci continued, "Logically, you are all elders, and a junior like me shouldn't interfere. But I'm really afraid of what you're doing. I'm afraid that one day, I'll become a victim of Fourth Uncle's doting on his wife."
Fan Zengzhi knew he was in the wrong, but he felt he wasn't as foolish as Chu Ci claimed. "This was just an accident. I promise I'll pay more attention to the citation next time."
"I don't believe it." This time it was the second aunt who had previously stopped the second uncle from telling the truth.
Chu Ci's face was filled with surprise, but Second Aunt didn't stop there. "After the Qianyan incident, Fourth Brother also promised the same thing. And now? In just a few months, he dared to sell out his nephew for the Liu family. If this continues, is there anything that Liu Yinzhang wouldn't dare to do?"
After she finally asked the question she had been holding back for a long time, Second Aunt's heart was pounding. But at this moment, she felt an unprecedented sense of joy.
Seeing that Fan Zengzhi remained silent, Second Aunt even learned to sow discord without any instruction. "Sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, fifth sister-in-law, what do you think?"
Chu Ci: [Is Second Aunt going to turn evil? ]
At the same time, Chu Ci was also curious about the choices of those named.
"Liu Yinzhang is a troublemaker. When the incident happened, I suggested sending my fourth brother's wife back to the Liu family to learn some rules. My opinion remains the same now." As the eldest daughter-in-law, Chu Ci's mother-in-law definitely has a broad perspective.
With the eldest sister-in-law taking the lead, the other two did not hesitate and expressed their opinions one after another: "I agree. If the fourth brother disagrees, we can go together."
"If Fourth Brother doesn't want to return to the Liu family, I suggest that you separate your family. Or if Fourth Brother is willing, you can ask to leave the clan yourself."
At this moment, Uncle Fan and his wife finally realized that they had incurred public wrath.
With a thud, they both knelt before Mr. Fan and Mrs. Fan. "Dad, Mom, I (my daughter-in-law) know I was wrong. Please don't chase us away."
Mrs. Fan didn't say anything.
Even if Chu Ci was not mistaken, Mrs. Fan did not feel annoyed with Fan Zengzhi and his wife, but only had deep contempt for them.
But Mr. Fan was different. Seeing Fan Zengzhi and his wife like this, he felt bad. After a long while, he just said, "Old Four, you are confused!"
Fan Zengzhi seemed to have a way of treating Old Man Fan. He immediately burst into tears and said, "Dad, Yin Zhang is just too soft-hearted. We don't mean any harm."
The old lady had anticipated this and closed her eyes early.
Although others are angry and dissatisfied, the word "filial piety" is deeply engraved in their bones.
However, just when everyone thought the matter had been dealt with.
Chu Ci's heavenly voice reached everyone's ears: "Is Fourth Uncle blind? How can someone who can abuse an innocent little girl day in and day out for decades be considered 'soft-hearted'?"
Fan Zeng felt extremely angry when Chu Ci pointed out his intentions so clearly.
He turned his head and stared at Chu Ci with eyes like a lone wolf: "Niece-in-law, as a junior, don't you think you're overreaching?"
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