"An'an?"
"Where has this child come from?"
People were talking, but they automatically made way for An'an to run to the door of the main room, where Chi San's wife and the others rushed out.
As soon as Chi Sansao, with her disheveled hair and swollen cheeks, saw An'an, tears welled up in her eyes. She immediately rushed over, grabbed An'an's arm, and started punching the child in the back!
"You brat, where have you run off to? Don't you know how worried your mother will be?"
"You brat!"
An'an was already frightened, and now that she had been hit, she immediately burst into tears.
Chi Sanhe pushed Chi Sansao away, picked up An'an and comforted her, while scolding, "Why did you hit the child? Oh, An'an is alright, Daddy's here, Daddy's here, it's alright."
Seeing that An'an was alright, the whole family was relieved.
Little Wu ran over and quietly asked, "An'an, how did you get lost? Weren't you always with your mother?"
"My mother, my mother later talked to a man and let go of me. I wanted to buy that windmill, so I went to look at the windmill by myself, and then, and then I don't know..."
After An An finished speaking, she buried her head in Chi Sanhe's arms, clearly quite frightened.
The child's voice was so clear and crisp.
Everyone erupted in a frenzy!
Chi Wuhu jumped up and shouted, "Pah! You still have the nerve to say that Tangtang is the culprit! If Tangtang were really unlucky, how could An'an have returned unharmed? It's clearly your fault for not taking good care of An'an, yet you blame Tangtang! You, you shameless bastard!"
He was just a child, and his understanding was limited; he didn't comprehend anything else.
Fifth Brother only knows that Third Sister-in-law clearly lost An'an herself, yet she ran around causing trouble for the whole family and even cursed Tangtang!
"Fuck your mother! Little Zhou, if you don't explain yourself to me today, I'll beat you to death!"
Chi Sanhe instantly flew into a rage, grabbed Chi Sansao by the hair and dragged her back to the west wing. Soon after, the sounds of Chi Sansao's soft sobbing, talking, Chi Sanhe's cursing, and even the sound of slaps hitting flesh could be heard from inside...
Oh ho~
Everyone perked up their ears, eager to hear some gossip.
Old Man Chi came out with a dark face and chased all the outsiders away.
However, he was somewhat bewildered when he saw the carriage at the gate of the courtyard.
"Grandpa, it was this kind grandpa and these two young men who saved me." An'an ran over and then slipped away, standing beside Grandpa Chi and whispering.
Old Man Chi immediately bowed and thanked them, saying, "My grandson is so grateful to you all. We don't know where you are from, but we'll visit you when we get back..."
There are still more good people than bad!
The thought of not being able to find An'an made the blisters on Old Man Chi's lips ache even more.
In just half a day, Old Man Chi developed countless blisters on the corners of his mouth, which looked quite frightening.
Even now, my mouth hurts when I speak.
An old man stood beside the carriage, dressed in a dark blue long robe. He looked refined and gentle, around fifty years old, with a dignified and upright appearance.
The old man said, "No need to be so polite, it was just a small favor. My surname is Meng, I am fifty years old, and I plan to settle here with my two children. I wonder if you could help me introduce me to the village head?"
"Ah, it's Mr. Meng. Um..." Old Man Chi really wasn't in the mood to do anything else, so he quickly called over his eldest son, "Dashan, take Mr. Meng and the others to find the village chief."
Then he added, "Today is just too..."
"Ah! I already said it was a misunderstanding, Chi Sanhe, are you trying to kill me?" This was Chi Sansao's loud shout.
Old Man Chi's face turned bright red; he felt utterly ashamed and wanted to embarrass himself. "I'll definitely visit you when I have some free time..."
Mr. Meng was very understanding and quickly said, "It's alright, it's alright."
Chi Dashan bowed deeply to Mr. Meng again to express his gratitude, a very sincere 90-degree bow. After thanking him properly, he took Mr. Meng to find the village chief.
After they left, Old Man Chi hurried back to his house to see his daughter.
"Where's Tangtang? How is she? Is she still crying?" Old Man Chi asked hurriedly as soon as he lifted the curtain.
Nothing is more important than my precious daughter.
Aunt Chi wiped her eyes and said, choking back tears, "It's alright, I just cried for a while and fell asleep, but now I see that the cut on my face is a bit inflamed and swollen..."
Didn't Old Lin leave any ointment?
"I kept it, but children's skin is delicate, it will hurt for a couple of days no matter what."
"Won't it leave a scar?" Old Man Chi leaned closer and looked at his daughter's chubby face, half of which was almost swollen. He felt a pang of heartache and tears welled up in his eyes.
The middle-aged man stretched out his large, wrinkled, and cracked hand, wanting to touch his daughter, but when he saw his own hand, he decisively withdrew it.
Never mind, don't hurt your daughter.
Aunt Chi said, "Old Lin said the wound isn't deep and won't leave a scar."
Even so, Aunt Chi felt a tightness in her chest.
What kind of mess is this?!
There's not a single good person among those surnamed Zhou!
Enraged, Aunt Chi grabbed Old Man Chi's ear and gave him a good scolding in a low voice!
Old Man Chi knew that his daughter-in-law was very upset this time, so he let her hit and scold him without uttering a single word in her defense!
After his wife got tired of hitting him, he said:
"Wife, I owe you so much for all these years. As for my mother... don't worry, I'm not that senile!"
Thinking that Zhou had caused the wounds on Xiao Wu's hands, Old Man Chi's eyes darkened.
He is indeed filial to his mother, but he also loves his children dearly.
Aunt Chi, who had been strong-willed for half her life, teared up because of the old man's words, "I am grateful for your kindness." Looking at the old man's red ears, she felt a little regretful.
She knew he was having a hard time too.
only……
"What good is it if you only have my sympathy? Does your mother understand you even a little bit? Let me tell you, I won't let my third son's wife off so easily after what happened today! And your mother, if you dare to hurt any of my children again, you can go live with her!"
"Wife, I know, I know..."
Old Man Chi knelt on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), bowing and saying nice things until he finally managed to coax Aunt Chi into stopping her nagging.
It's just about Sister-in-law Chi...
"Third brother's wife, it depends on what the third brother means. If he doesn't... for An'an and Silang's sake, we'll have to..."
Old Man Chi's words were vague, but Aunt Chi understood them perfectly.
Just looking at her daughter's face made her furious.
"Did you hear and see that too? Even if we adults are responsible for An'an getting lost, what does it have to do with Tangtang? She was cursing and swearing, even cursing us for spoiling Tangtang so much, saying that Tangtang would die young!"
"Don't worry, I'll talk to the third brother."
Old Man Chi dotes on this daughter the most.
The third son's wife's words were undoubtedly like tearing his heart out.
But he still wanted to see how the third brother planned to handle it...?
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