Chapter 134: Shunzi Wrongly Paid

The little devil was looking for books in the big study until his eyes were almost dizzy, and he kept muttering: "Miscellaneous Records of Strange Stories...Miscellaneous Records of Strange Stories, why can't I find it? Could it be that Xu Wan remembered it wrongly and it's actually on the second floor?"

Shunzi was helping out, but he was also dizzy from searching. His stomach was growling, and he couldn't help shouting, "Master, there are too many books in the study. How about we look for them after dinner?"

When the little devil is not paying attention, he wants to slack off in whatever he is doing, but when he gets serious, he is so focused that he doesn't want to do anything else. It doesn't matter if he is hungry, as he won't starve to death.

He waved his hands and said, "Don't make a fuss. If you can't find me, I won't eat."

Shunzi's eyes were filled with tears. She wanted to say, "If you are not hungry, then I am hungry. If you don't eat, then I want to eat..."

But he wisely swallowed his words, fearing that the little devil would get angry and turn hostile, and then he would be the one to suffer.

There were footsteps outside, and Zong Wenxiu ran in and shouted, "Jincheng, Auntie asked me to call you over for dinner."

"Are you upset? I told you I won't eat it," the little devil yelled angrily, but when he turned around and saw that it was his brother, he immediately suppressed his anger and quickly admitted his mistake: "Sorry, brother, I didn't mean you."

Shunzi: “…”

I understand, I understand. They are all talking about me.

It was my mistake after all. I am no longer your favorite Shun.

Zong Wenxiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not angry with you. Come here quickly, let's go eat, everyone is waiting for you."

In the end, he did not dare to convey Xu Wan's original words. Otherwise, if his brother knew that he had been deceived and spent so much time looking for the book, he would definitely be very angry, and his relationship with Xu Wan would become even worse.

Zong Wenxiu felt that his aunt and brother were very nice people.

He should have tried harder to ease the relationship between the two.

"Everyone?" The little devil just remembered, "Grandpa and grandma are here too, oh yes, they are all back, what book am I looking for here?"

The little devil suddenly reacted and immediately realized that he had been tricked by Xu Wan. He left the rows of books and went to eat with his brother.

On the way, Zong Wenxiu said to him, "Grandpa and grandma just went to Mr. Baili's house. They won't be back soon and probably won't be able to make it in time for lunch."

"Ah? Then why are we going to the hall to eat?" The little devil frowned. He didn't want to see Xu Wan at this time.

What if she told him some anecdotes that he had never seen or heard of? Wouldn't that mean he was showing off again?

That won’t work. If anyone wants to show off, he should show off to her!

Zong Wenxiu said: "My mother was also here. It was her first time to come to the front hall and eat with us."

Little Wenxiu was very happy. He felt that both he and his mother were recognized, and that his mother might live a better life in the future than before. Thinking of this, all the wild thoughts he had before became a thing of the past.

My mother said that people should look forward. As long as the road ahead is bright and smooth, there is no need to cling to the muddy past.

"Huh? If you want to go, we will sit with your mother instead of Xu Wan." The little devil started to form cliques.

Zong Wenxiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "That's fine."

Anyway, the table is so small that you can see wherever you sit.

The food in the front hall has been served.

Xu Wan chatted a lot with Aunt Hong. When she saw the two of them coming, she was quite surprised that the little devil didn't get angry. Normally, the kid should be very angry when he knew he was deceived.

Anyway, she never cared about her relationship with the little devil. If the relationship was too good, it would be difficult to discipline the child, so she didn't mind how much hatred the little devil held against her.

Zong Jincheng came over and deliberately snorted at her, then sat down next to Aunt Hong and refused to sit with her.

Xu Wan: “…”

You really have no good eyesight, sitting in Wenxiu's seat.

What does Aunt Hong have to talk to you about?

But fortunately, she was on the other side of Aunt Hong, so she didn't have to sit with this little brat.

"Let's eat." Xu Wan said.

The maids opened the covers of the dishes and served hot soups one after another. The two children were hungry after working hard for the whole morning and didn't care much about their image when eating. Wenxiu was fine and learned the rules very seriously. The little devil not only learned the rules poorly, but also threw them all out of his mind when it came to practice.

Xu Wan felt a headache again. This kid really needed an etiquette teacher. She turned around and saw Aunt Hong eating slowly. Both the way she held the chopsticks and the way she ate were perfect.

She raised her eyebrows suddenly and had an idea.

But now was not the time to talk about this, so she silently noted it down and would bring it up again after the matter was resolved.

The meal went on quite peacefully. With Zong Wenxiu and Aunt Hong present, the little devil just made a face at her and hummed a few times, but there was no major quarrel.

Just after dinner, before anyone left the front hall, the old marquis and the old lady came back.

Both of them had smiles on their faces, and this was obviously good news.

Xu Wan asked, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, is it done?"

The old lady smiled happily: "It's done, it's done. Mr. Baili is willing. He said that he will bring Mrs. Baili to recognize her as his relative tomorrow and asked us to come back and make preparations."

Xu Wan breathed a sigh of relief, finally feeling relieved.

Zong Wenxiu was surprised and happy, and smiled excitedly at Aunt Hong.

Aunt Hong was only happy for a moment, and then she asked worriedly, "Mr. Baili, does he not mind my background?"

She was not talking about her origin in the slums, but her identity as the daughter of Yan Xiang. If this matter were to become known one day, even Mr. Baili's family would be implicated.

It has been ten years since that incident, and many of Yan's enemies have resigned and left Beijing, but the kind-hearted Hong Yiang still does not want to bring trouble to others because of herself, even if there is only a small possibility.

The old lady stepped forward and took her arm, comforting her, "Don't worry, we have not hidden anything from Mr. Baili. He is truly willing to take you in as his adopted daughter."

The old marquis also added: "Right and wrong in this world are not generalized. Some people remember his merits, and some remember his faults. Mr. Baili is very understanding. He believes that your father's merits far outweigh his faults. He is a great man worthy of respect. He said that even if it is made public in the future, he doesn't care."

Xu Wan listened and silently gave a thumbs up in her heart.

Mr. Baili is worthy of being Mr. Baili.

This pattern is truly admirable.

The old lady continued, "I will ask someone to tailor clothes for you. We are sorry for having wronged you over the years. We will definitely treat you well in the future."

"I have no grievances. My father-in-law and mother-in-law have always treated me very well," Aunt Hong shook her head, tears falling. She knelt down and said seriously, "I thank my father-in-law and mother-in-law for their kindness."