Chapter 188 The Bai Family Falls to Pieces
Mr. Qi and Mrs. Xie looked at each other and smiled, as if they had reached a consensus.
Mother Xie smiled kindly, "If Brother Qi doesn't want to go, I won't go either. He's all alone in the village, and I'll stay here with him. When the time comes, we can ask Erya and Dongchen to move in with us, so it'll be more lively! If you miss me and Brother Qi, come back and live with us for a while."
His eyes fell on Xie Yunshu, and his tone became a little more severe:
"You follow Manman, but you must protect her well, understand! If anything happens to Manman, I will be the first one to not forgive you!"
Xie Yunshu: "Mom, you are so hypocritical!"
Mother Xie pretended to be angry and glared at Xie Yunshu fiercely:
"What nonsense are you talking about, you bastard! If a grown man like you can't protect your own wife, you are a real coward."
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Xie Yunshu being scolded, Qi Man smiled so much that her eyes were curved.
A family of four is having a happy breakfast.
After the couple had eaten and drunk their fill, they used space magic to leave Qingyun Village. No one knew that Qi Man and the others had returned today.
In comparison, the Bai family's experience was much more miserable.
Bai Jiao disappeared. Early in the morning, Bai's mother lost control of her emotions when she didn't see her daughter who came to pay her respects every day. She cried and cursed, just to see her daughter. She waited for nearly two hours, but she didn't see her daughter. Her heart couldn't bear the pressure, her eyes turned black, and she passed away.
Because he was not liked by the villagers and because of the previous incident, he had cut off relations with all his relatives, and no one was willing to attend Bai's mother's funeral.
The three brothers of the Bai family simply made a coffin and found a Feng Shui good place to bury their mother.
The death of his wife and the disappearance of his daughter made the already old father Bai look twenty years older in the blink of an eye. He became hunched over, and his eyes were filled with sorrow and sadness that could not make flowers bloom.
In order to find Bai Jiao, the three brothers of the Bai family decided to go to the county town to work to support their family while looking for their sister.
The villagers felt very sympathetic towards the Bai family's experience. A good family was torn apart.
Of the huge Bai family, only Bai's father and Shen Qingzhi were left.
In order to show her filial piety, Shen Qingzhi did not follow her husband to the county town, but stayed to take care of her elderly father-in-law.
Shen Qingzhi placed her hand on the back of Bai's father's hand, pursed her thin lips, and coaxed him softly:
"Dad, the weather is cold, don't stay outside, go in and warm yourself up by the fire!"
Father Bai's expression was stiff, his eyes, as pale as death, fixed on Shen Qingzhi. They leaned against each other and slowly walked into the living room.
Shen Qingzhi looked worried, and did not notice her father-in-law's abnormality. She helped him into the hall, closed the door, and placed him by the stove to warm himself. She said softly,
"I'll get you some food!"
Just as he was about to turn around, his wrist was firmly grasped by Bai's father.
Even though Shen Qingzhi is more energetic than other women in farming, she is still not as hard-working as Bai's father who works in the fields all day long.
Shen Qingzhi's wrist was pinched so hard that it hurt. She had a thin layer of cold sweat on her forehead, but she half-knelt down and asked softly:
"Dad, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Father Bai stretched out his hand towards Shen Qingzhi, his voice hoarse:
"Second daughter-in-law, your mother left and I am left alone. Now there is only you and I in this family, relying on each other for survival."
Although Shen Qingzhi had not read much, she was not stupid. Looking at her father-in-law's attitude, there was everything she didn't understand. She fell to the ground in panic, with a look of fear on her face.
"Dad...let's talk nicely!"
However, Father Bai had already lost hope. His eyes, which had been dark and empty, stared at Shen Qingzhi like a wolf or a tiger. He picked her up and put her in his arms. His hands wandered around dishonestly, and his tone was bewitching:
"If you take good care of me, the second brother won't say anything!"
The devil's claws stretched out towards Shen Qingzhi. Shen Qingzhi's whole body was trembling, but she dared not make any sound.
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When Qi Man and Xie Yunshu came out of the room, Xie Shanshan had already gone out early.
Mother Chen stood aside respectfully with a faint smile on her face:
"Miss, sir, a group of people just came in, saying they wanted to see Miss. They are waiting in the living room. You two haven't had breakfast yet. How about you wait until you have breakfast before coming over?"
Qi Man shook her head: "I don't have much appetite today. Do you know who they are?"
They had just arrived in Beijing and apart from Xie Shanshan, they didn't make any friends. Who would come to them the next day?
I just came back with a full stomach, and my stomach is very full now.
Mother Chen shook her head: "I haven't seen it."
"Lead us there."
Mother Chen led Qi Man and Xie Yunshu over.
In the living room, there were three gray-haired old men in suits. They all sat upright with a cup of steaming hot tea in front of them. The atmosphere was solemn and depressing.
Qi Man took a quick look and found that they were all people she had never seen before and she didn't recognize them.
"please!"
Mother Chen made a gesture of invitation.
Noticing the noise coming from this side, three gray-haired old men stood up and looked Qi Man and his wife up and down.
The old man closest to Qi Man smiled happily:
"You must be Manman, right? I haven't seen you for more than 20 years. You have grown from a little girl into a grown-up girl. You are so graceful and beautiful that even the most beautiful woman in the capital cannot compare to you!"
Qi Man frowned slightly: "Who are you?"
"My name is Helian Deliang, and I'm your grandmother's biological brother. You have to call me uncle. This is your great-great-great-uncle, and this is your great-great-great-uncle."
Helian Deliang introduced the two old men, one fat and one thin, standing beside him.
Qi Man and his wife were led to their seats by Mother Chen.
San San promptly updated Qi Man's mind with the information of the three elderly people in front of her, as well as their relationship with the original owner's grandmother.
It is true that they are the original owner's grandmother's younger brother and cousin, but long before the original owner's mother married the original owner's father, the original owner's grandmother was unwilling to exchange hearts with her half-sister, so her family severed ties with them.
The grandmother had ruthless means and raised the original owner's mother alone. With her thundering means and the connections she had made before, she made a name for herself in the capital and lived a smooth life.
It was not until the original owner's mother and father met and sparked love, and the couple both died, that the grandmother used her own resources to transfer all her assets abroad, and was unwilling to come back until her death.
The original owner had arranged everything before his death!
Qi Man’s little head was full of doubts.
Logically speaking, there should be no connection with my grandmother's family, so why did these three old people in front of me appear here?
"No one comes to see me for no reason. Uncles, what do you want to talk to me about?"
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