Chi Mingchu looked at the old woman in a high position in disbelief. The first words her grandmother said to her more than ten years after she went missing were "Is this the stinky girl" with contempt and disdain?
Chi Mingchu subconsciously looked at her mother, only to see the muscles on her cheeks twitching slightly and a hint of anger flashing in her eyes. She took a deep breath and said, "Mom, what are you talking about? This is my daughter, your granddaughter."
The old lady looked at Chi Mingchu without saying a word.
To be precise, he was staring straight into Chi Mingchu's eyes, and Chi Mingchu looked back without giving in.
The old lady's eyes were sharp and cold. Chi Mingchu was able to look her in the eye at first, but she was defeated in the end. She pursed her lips and tightened her chin.
All the expectations I had for my grandmother before coming to the Xia family’s old house disappeared at this moment.
The old lady looked at her like she was a piece of trash.
She hated that look.
The old lady snorted coldly and said slowly: "Everyone sit down."
Chi Mingchu sat on one side with her mother. The old lady pretended not to see her the whole time. Her mother took her hand and placed it on her lap, as if to comfort her.
When she mentioned her grandmother before, her mother seemed very unhappy. Could it be that her mother had a bad relationship with the old lady, so the old lady took her out her anger?
Isn’t this old lady too unreasonable?
"Jiang Mo is the general manager of the Chi family's company now, right?" When talking about her grandson, the old lady showed a loving smile on her lightly made-up face.
Xia Shuyu was somewhat uninterested. She fixed Chi Mingchu's hair with one hand and responded casually, "Yeah, yes."
Chi Mingchu saw the old lady's angry face, but he pinched his fingertips tightly. After a while, he said to his mother: "Jiang Mo is also your son and the only heir of the Chi family. Why do you have to..."
"Okay, Mom, I'm tired of hearing this." Xia Shuyu interrupted impatiently.
The old lady stomped her cane on the ground, pointed at Chi Mingchu, and said with a sullen face: "Now that this stinky girl is back, how long are you going to keep being angry with Jiang Mo?"
Xia Shuyu was so angry when she heard this that she trembled and tears fell directly. She looked at the old lady fiercely: "Mom, why do you always force me?"
The old lady and Chi Mingchu were both frightened by Xia Shuyu's eyes. Chi Mingchu quickly hugged her trembling mother. The old lady seemed to remember something and her arrogance weakened a little. She murmured, "I'm doing this for your own good."
The air froze for a moment.
Just then, a chuckle came from outside the door.
The woman who had just appeared at the door and complained about the cold walked in. She was dressed fashionably, walked gracefully, and had a charming look in her eyes, which seemed out of place in this ancient building.
As they got closer, Chi Mingchu could smell the rose perfume on her.
The old lady frowned and looked at her, but did not get angry. She just turned her face away.
Chi Mingchu thought, could this be her aunt?
The woman touched her manicure and said nonchalantly, "If someone lost my child, I would even want to kill him. How could I possibly forgive him?"
What?
Chi Mingchu's face turned pale. He connected the information he had just obtained and came to a horrible conclusion. Was she lost by her brother?
Mom has been angry with my brother for more than ten years because of this?
Did my brother do this on purpose?
Are you afraid that she will fight for the family property?
Chi Mingchu thought of her gentle and steady brother, and how he had cared for her and tolerated her over the past few days. She never expected that he would be this kind of person.
Seeing Chi Mingchu's expression change, the old lady directly scolded the woman: "Yao Yao, do you know what you are talking about?"
The woman named Yao Yao curled her lips and said nothing more.
But the man who had been coaxing Yao Yao at the door walked directly to Yao Yao, gently stroked her back, looked at the old lady with some displeasure, and said, "Mom, why are you raising your voice to Yao Yao again?"
Now the old lady was so angry that she was shaking and couldn't speak for a long time, but the man didn't care.
"Mom, calm down and have some tea." Xiao Ruoqin came in after making tea and walked forward weakly to persuade her.
The old lady took the tea, took a sip, and placed the teacup heavily on the mahogany table, making a loud "bang" sound. "What kind of tea did you make? Are you trying to fool me?"
Xiao Ruoqin shrank back and apologized, but the old lady insulted her with vicious words. At the end, she said, "What's the use of you being a hen that can't lay eggs?"
Xiao Ruoqin lowered her head and sobbed softly. Her daughter, Xia Qiyun, the only daughter of the Xia family, stayed by her side silently. Her expression was distorted for a moment, but she did not dare to refute.
Yao Yao would never compromise like her elder sister-in-law. It's the 21st century, why would she still let her evil mother-in-law torture her? She said stubbornly, "You don't have a throne to inherit, so why are you so obsessed with having a son?"
Before the old lady could start to curse, the man next to Yao Yao, the second master of the Xia family, directly agreed: "My wife is right, it's so nice to be in a world of two."
"You...you..." The old lady's hands were shaking as if she had Parkinson's disease. Even Chi Mingchu was a little afraid that she would fall to the ground.
Xiao Ruoqin was the first to rush forward, holding the old lady's hand, patting her back, and calming her down: "Mom, don't be angry."
It took the old lady a while to recover and she pushed Xiao Ruoqin, causing her to stagger. Fortunately, Xia Qiyun was quick to catch her and she did not fall to the ground in a mess.
The old lady's voice became more hoarse and harsh, pointing at Yao Yao and the second master of the Xia family: "Get out of here."
Perhaps knowing that he had made his mother very angry, the second master of the Xia family said with a smile, "Mom, Yaoyao and I will come to see you another day."
After saying this, he didn't wait for the old lady to react and directly protected Yao Yao and left.
The old lady slumped in her seat, her face terribly gloomy. No one else dared to make a sound. Chi Mingchu was still thinking that he might have been lost on purpose by his brother, and looked a little dazed.
After a long time, the old lady told Xiao Ruoqin to leave with the servants. Xia Qiyun was about to follow, but the old lady stopped her: "Qiyun, take that stinky... take Mingchu girl for a walk."
Xia Qiyun nodded slightly, walked up to Chi Mingchu, leaned over gently, and took her hand: "Sister, come with me."
Chi Mingchu had a good impression of this gentle cousin, but she still looked at her mother for advice. Only after seeing her mother nod did she follow Xia Qiyun away.
Soon, only the old lady and Xia Shuyu were left in the north room.
The old lady's eyes were full of fatigue, and her tone was vicissitudes and helplessness: "Shuyu, Mingchu's eyes are too similar to that person."
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