As luck would have it, Chi Beibei met Xia Shuyu and Chi Mingchu who were about to go out at the door. Chi Beibei was thinking about his study plan for the future, and he slightly moved aside to let them go first.
Xia Shuyu glanced at Chi Beibei indifferently, turned her head away with disgust, and was about to take Chi Mingchu into the car.
Chi Mingchu stood still and asked, "Mom, should we ask my sister to go to grandma's house with us?"
"Why did you call her? She's not your grandmother's granddaughter." Xia Shuyu's expression was as disdainful as it could be. She rolled her eyes at Chi Beibei and said sarcastically, "You're just causing trouble for your grandmother."
"Okay then." Chi Mingchu's tone was full of regret, but he looked a little complacent.
She took Xia Shuyu's hand and walked towards the parked car. When passing by Chi Beibei, she glanced at her with contempt.
Did you hear that? Chi Beibei, I am the eldest daughter of the Chi family and the granddaughter of the old lady of the Xia family, and you, the fake daughter, are nothing.
In fact, Chi Beibei didn’t pay any attention to what they were saying. He knew it wasn’t anything good. After they got in the car, Chi Beibei went back to the room to continue reviewing.
When Chi Mingchu saw Chi Beibei, he was so shocked that he couldn't even speak. He almost fled back to the house. He didn't know how relieved he was in his heart.
After the car drove out for a while, Chi Mingchu slowly calmed down. Thinking that she would go to see her grandmother soon, she was a little nervous and asked in a low voice: "Mom, when I go to grandma's house later, is there anything I should pay attention to?"
I don’t know if it was her illusion, but when she mentioned her grandmother, her mother seemed to frown a little unhappily. She shouldn’t have any problem with her grandmother, right?
The relationship between Xia Shuyu and Old Madam Xia was indeed not good, and they had only maintained a superficial relationship over the years. Hearing her daughter's question, Xia Shuyu did not give a direct answer, but only said: "Don't be afraid, you are my only precious daughter, your grandmother dare not do anything to you."
Anyway, no matter what Mingchu does, the old lady will dislike her, so there is no need to try to please her.
Chi Mingchu keenly noticed that the relationship between his mother and grandmother did not seem to be very good, and he did not dare to ask more questions.
The original tension has dissipated a little.
An hour and a half later.
The burgundy Bentley stopped in front of a courtyard house. The driver, Xiao Li, opened the door respectfully. An old lady who had been waiting at the door for a long time hurried forward and skillfully held an umbrella for them.
Chi Mingchu followed Xia Shuyu out of the car and saw a lot of people standing at the gate of the courtyard, with more than ten or twenty servants surrounding them. She didn't know any of these people, so she stood quietly beside Xia Shuyu without saying a word.
A woman in plain clothes came up to them. She was about fifty years old, with a pale and haggard face, a deep sorrow lingering between her brows, and a petite and thin figure, as if she would fall down at the slightest wind.
There was a young girl standing next to the woman, looking at Chi Mingchu curiously.
Chi Mingchu thought that the woman must have a serious illness, so pitiful.
The woman forced a smile and greeted Xia Shuyu: "Sister, you are back." She looked at Chi Mingchu and asked softly: "This is Mingchu, right?"
Xia Shuyu's attitude was somewhat lukewarm, and she tilted her head towards Chi Mingchu: "This is your aunt."
"Hello, aunt." Although he felt the atmosphere was a bit strange, Chi Mingchu still said hello politely.
Chi Mingchu's aunt, Mrs. Xiao Ruoqin of the Xia family, smiled more sincerely when she heard this, and enthusiastically introduced the girl next to her to Chi Mingchu: "Mingchu, this is your cousin Xia Qiyun, who goes to the same school as you. You two sisters should take care of each other in the future."
It turned out that this was my aunt's cousin. Chi Mingchu then greeted her, "Hello, cousin."
Xia Qiyun held Chi Mingchu's hand in a friendly manner: "Sister, don't be so formal. Just call me sister. We are the only two girls of our generation. We should be closer."
Huh? Isn’t there Chi Beibei? Although she didn't want to admit it, Chi Beibei had indeed been the daughter of the Chi family for more than ten years. Even if her background was revealed now, she was still the nominal adopted daughter of the Chi family. Why did Xia Qiyun automatically ignore her?
Just when she was puzzled, Chi Mingchu saw Xia Qiyun blink at her and immediately understood what she meant.
Tsk tsk, Chi Beibei, how big of a failure are you as a human being? How come even your cousin who grew up with you hates you? Alas, as expected, a fake daughter is a fake daughter, and no matter what, she can never replace the real daughter.
Xiao Ruoqin looked at the two sisters with relief. Just as she was about to say something, she heard an impatient voice in her ear.
"Is this ever going to end? I've been standing at the door for so long and I'm almost freezing to death." A woman with sexy big wavy hair, bright red lips, a beige windbreaker, a black long skirt and high heels complained.
The man standing next to the woman quickly took off his coat and put it on her. He held her hands with his big hands and kept breathing hard while saying, "Honey, let's go inside first. It's warm inside."
Having said that, the couple went back without paying any attention to anyone else.
Xiao Ruoqin was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "It's all my fault. I forgot to ask everyone to go in first."
She called out to Xia Shuyu and Chi Mingchu: "Go in quickly, don't freeze to death."
Xia Shuyu was not surprised by this and took Chi Mingchu's hand and walked inside.
Chi Mingchu was still a little confused at first, but after seeing the furnishings inside the Xia family's old house, he immediately put aside the weirdness in his heart.
It’s so beautiful.
This is a standard courtyard house with four entrances and exits. Ancient objects are everywhere, including the screen wall, door pins, and patio. The columns are painted red, and the corridors are beautifully painted. Some servants in retro clothes are busy working. Chi Mingchu even thought he had traveled back to ancient times.
After walking through corridor after corridor, Chi Mingchu was brought to the north room by his mother.
There was an old man sitting on a high seat, his gray hair combed meticulously, he was wearing an expensive silk Tang suit embroidered with a semicircular flower-shaped longevity character, and a walking stick beside him with an exquisite crane carved on it, his demeanor was dignified and serious.
Chi Mingchu secretly guessed that this old lady should be her grandmother?
Xiao Ruoqin stepped forward first, bent over and said softly, "Mom, my sister and Mingchu are here."
The old man raised his eyelids and glanced at Xiao Ruoqin, then replied, "Well, go down and make some tea."
Xiao Ruoqin breathed a sigh of relief and left quickly.
Chi Mingchu wondered why he asked his aunt to make tea personally even though there were so many servants around. Was it to show respect for her and his mother?
At this moment, the old lady's eyes fell on Chi Mingchu, and her voice was hoarse and harsh: "Is this the stinky girl?"
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