Chapter 261 Come to the door
They went straight to Duanmu's house and didn't say much on the way.
After a while, Uncle Pang, the steward of the Duanmu family, hurried to Duanmu Lin's study to look for him, but found that he was not there. He hurried to call Su Dalong and found that she was pruning flowers and trees in the garden.
Housekeeper: "Madam, where is the master?"
Su Dalong: "Why are you so anxious? The master just went out to do some business. How would I know where that pervert has gone? He might be having fun in that concubine's room. Who dares to call and harass him now?"
Butler: “This is bad.”
Seeing his anxious expression, Su Dalong also realized the seriousness of the situation. She put down the scissors in her hand and asked, "What happened? Look how anxious you are."
Butler: "General Hongtai has come and wants to see our master."
Su Dalong: "I've heard of this guy. Rumor has it that he's very suspicious and doesn't usually go to other people's homes. Is he okay?"
Butler: "I asked, but he refused to tell me and said he had something urgent to see the master."
Su Dalong: "Why don't you just tell him that the master is not here?"
Butler: "Yes, but judging by his attitude, I think he won't give up until he sees the master today."
Su Dalong: "Then you'll just leave him at home and wait?"
The housekeeper said, "I have no choice. Do you want me to kick him out? How dare a small person like me offend the general?"
Su Dalong picked up the phone and called Duanmu Lin.
"Hey, Master, when did you offend General Hongtai?"
"What are you talking about?"
"They've come to your house to accuse you of something, and they probably won't leave until they see you. Come back and see what's going on."
"Is he still at home?"
"Yes, the housekeeper refused to leave no matter how much he was persuaded. He didn't say anything, he just wanted to see you."
"I see. Go and greet him first. I'll be back soon."
Duanmu Lin, who was in Baixue Manor, kept thinking about why Hongtai was in a hurry to find him after hanging up the phone.
Situ: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong at home?"
Duanmu Lin: "An unexpected guest suddenly came to my house and asked me to go back quickly."
Situ: "Hongtai?"
Duanmu Lin: "Besides him, who else can ask Su Dalong to call me?"
Situ: "No one comes to the temple for no reason. Go back and see what's going on."
Duanmu Lin was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, who is this guy called Qiu Shanhe? He seems to be quite interested in our family."
Situ: "I don't know either. He was brought back by Mingli. He's a resigned police officer. I thought he was quite smart, so I kept him for Mingli's sake."
Duanmu Lin: "When you have time, talk to him properly and tell him not to be so active in investigating Ji Jihua's case. Just pretend to do it for my so-called family. I'm really worried that he will lead Duanmu Jin astray."
Situ: "I know, I told you not to let him go. It was you who couldn't resist Jun Lan's tender offensive and asked him to go over to help Duanmu Jin. This is none of my business."
Duanmu Lin: "Do I blame you? You didn't see Jun Lan's shrewish appearance that day. Forget it, let's talk about this later. I'm going to go see what that idiot wants to see me for."
At Duanmu Lin's house, Sudalong was drinking tea with General Hongtai. Hongtai knew that Sudalong had always suppressed Ji Jihua and her daughter, so he had no good impression of her.
Su Dalong: "General, what brings you here this time?"
Hongtai: "It's best for women not to meddle in men's affairs. I really hate those women who crow like hens at dawn."
Su Dalong has always been the one who has the final say at home. She is used to people around her being respectful to her, so she would never tolerate someone suddenly insulting her like this.
But he was a general after all, and her husband was still on the way, so she couldn't get angry. She could only hold back her temper and sit with him for a while.
"General, have you been waiting for a long time?" Duanmu Lin walked in from the door calmly.
Su Dalong: "Yes, you see, I had someone make several pots of tea for the general before you came back."
Duanmu Lin: "I am sorry for being rude to you, General. Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming?"
Hongtai: "Actually, I was rude for coming here without even saying hello, but I received important news that was of great importance, so I had no choice but to come and discuss it with you."
Duanmu Lin: "How come your Chinese has become so fluent all of a sudden, General?"
Hongtai: "Isn't it just so I can interact more with Chinese people like you? I always feel it's inconvenient to bring a translator with me, so I force myself to learn Chinese at my age. When I first started learning, I almost killed my Chinese teacher! Hahahahaha."
Duanmu Lin: "The sea of learning is endless and the journey is long!"
Su Dalong: "Then you guys can talk slowly, I'll go back to my room first."
Duanmu Lin: "General, if you have anything to say, let's go to the study to discuss it!"
Duanmu Lin and Hongtai strolled into the study.
Hongtai: "Thank you for helping me raise my daughter for so many years."
Duanmu Lin was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. He didn't expect Hongtai to be so outspoken.
"Are you saying that Rongrong is your daughter?"
Hongtai: "Didn't you already know this? Why are you pretending to be surprised now?"
Duanmu Lin thought to himself: "Of course I know she is not my child, but I never expected that you were the one who handled it."
"Isn't this a trivial matter? It was indeed a bit unfair to Ji Ji Hua Xia to ask her to marry me. Helping her raise her daughter is actually nothing. Hasn't it been good for everyone to live their own lives these years? Why did General Hongtai bring up this matter again?"
Hongtai: "Someone reported to me that ever since Ji Jihua died, your family has been bullying her because she is a motherless child. Since you don't like her so much, why don't you let me take her back and raise her well? I won't have to bother you anymore."
Duanmu Lin: "Even if I let you take Rongrong away, will that tigress in your family let you take her in? She has called me dad for so many years and she is indeed well-behaved and cute. I still have some father-daughter feelings for her. Don't worry, I, Duanmu Lin, will not embarrass an innocent little girl. Just let her stay with me!"
Hongtai: "Stop pretending to be a kind father and a good guy. If Ji Jihua's family didn't have some influence here, you would have killed her long ago, right?"
Duanmu Lin: "That's pure nonsense. Where did you hear that? I'm afraid there's some misunderstanding. Is there someone out there who's jealous of our relationship and is trying to sow discord between you? Don't fall for their trick."
Hongtai: "Sowing discord? It was your people who told me this news. Now even an outsider can't stand it. You can imagine how excessive you are. Do you dare to call Duanmu Rong out for a face-to-face confrontation?"
Duanmu Lin: "There's no need to involve children in adult matters, right? I'm doing this for Rongrong's own good. You don't want her to be pointed at and called a bastard, right?"
Hongtai: "You really speak better than you sing. Every word you say is for the good of the child, but I guess you are the only one who knows where the child is right now?"
Duanmu Lin: "Arguments are the most boring thing. Let's go to Rongrong's house now and see what she has to say."
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