Tie Xiong looked at the old woman with a scrutinizing gaze, his curiosity growing. Why did this person always appear when they were in danger? It seemed too coincidental.
Despite this, he still smiled and said, "Thank you so much today, ma'am. Why don't you come in and sit down?"
“Yes, ma’am, come in and have some tea, take a rest.” Zhou Wan said as she helped the woman upstairs.
She had no more doubts at the moment.
Once inside, Tie Xiong closed the door, and Zhou Wan poured tea for the old lady before chatting with her about everyday matters.
But Tie Xiong decided to ask the old lady: "Auntie, who exactly are you, and why are you here? Were you involved with those men in black that night?"
His face was cold, clearly in the manner of interrogation.
"Tie Xiong, what are you doing?" Zhou Wan was afraid that he would frighten the old woman, so she immediately tugged at his sleeve and then whispered a reminder, "The old lady is not a bad person."
Tie Xiong, however, still kept a straight face.
He couldn't believe such a coincidence could happen: "Zhou Wan, she inexplicably left us behind, then inexplicably encountered thieves, and now she's inexplicably run into us again. I think there's probably a lot going on here."
“Auntie, as you can see, I’m no ordinary person. I’m a government official with countless methods for interrogating criminals. You don’t want me to go through all that trouble, do you?” He glanced at her coldly, and his entire aura intimidated her.
“Tie Xiong…” Zhou Wan still felt that such behavior was really inappropriate, and quickly tugged at his sleeve again.
Tie Xiong was about to explain when the old woman interrupted him, saying, "Young lady, you mean well, but if you don't make things clear, I'm afraid your husband won't be at ease."
The old woman paused for a moment, then quickly began to explain, "I am indeed from Luoping Village, and I fled there. But some time ago, someone found me, gave me a large sum of money, and asked me to harm you two."
She choked up as she spoke, “I’m so unlucky. My children and husband are all gone, and I’m all alone now, and I can’t even live a peaceful life.”
"Then you..." Zhou Wan was stunned for a moment, not expecting that this old woman was actually going to harm them.
The old woman burst into tears: "Although I am old, I still have a conscience. I know I cannot do such a heinous thing, so I did not accept the money. But I never expected that I would become the target of those people. I had no choice but to continue to run away."
Seeing that the old lady's reaction didn't seem fake, and hearing that they genuinely pitied her, the two decided to take her with them.
“Auntie, we’ve made too many mistakes along the way, so we have to be careful. Please don’t blame us,” Zhou Wan explained when she saw the old lady getting upset.
She herself had experienced fleeing from war and knew how difficult those days were.
Tie Xiong then prepared to go out and book another room: "Auntie, since that's the case, you should come with us. Otherwise, those people might come looking for trouble for you again."
The old woman wiped away her tears: "Okay, thank you then. I really didn't want to hurt anyone."
Zhou Wan gestured for Tie Xiong to book a room, while she comforted the old lady again.
As soon as Tie Xiong stepped out of the room, his eyes turned cold, and he couldn't help but look at the other side of the corridor. Although there was no one there, he still sensed something was wrong.
He glanced at the closed door again, then went downstairs to book a room as if nothing had happened.
Xu Yuehuai and San Niang continued their business as usual, but they were also wary of the mastermind behind it all. Despite their precautions, trouble still struck.
Holding the order, Anan excitedly ran to the backyard: "Manager Xu, Third Aunt, there's a big order here, come out and take a look."
Xu Yuehuai was researching new dishes, while San Niang was tidying up the kitchen. Hearing his shout, the two of them came out one after the other.
As soon as San Niang came out, she teased him, "A Nan, what kind of big order is it that makes you so excited? Or are you starting to overreact like Zhao Ping?"
Zhao Ping was chopping wood in the backyard at the time, and upon hearing this, he immediately curled his lip.
"Third Sister, why do you always compare me to him?" he couldn't help but complain.
The group burst into laughter.
After thinking it over for so long, they had long since gotten used to being with these orphans and treated them like their own family, so they would naturally tease them from time to time.
Xu Yuehuai smiled and looked at Anan: "Hurry up and take it out, otherwise Third Sister might not even want to eat today."
“Otherwise, she probably won’t have time to eat today.” Anan stuck out his tongue and handed the order to the two of them. “We’ll come to your door to roast a whole lamb, three of them.”
Xu Yuehuai and San Niang were also shocked; it was indeed a big order.
Three whole roasted lambs are enough to cover the expenses of an average family for at least five or six years.
"Anan, hurry up and prepare the materials," Third Sister hurriedly called out.
"Yes." Anan happily ran out to prepare the materials.
Xu Yuehuai, however, was in a dilemma because she had only finished half of her new dish and couldn't give up now.
Third Sister glanced at her and naturally knew that she was cooking a new dish. She quickly said, "A-Yue, you go and cook your dishes. I can handle this."
Fearing that Xu Yuehuai would not agree, she patted her chest and said, "It's just three whole roasted lambs, I can roast them."
Xu Yuehuai smiled, pondered for a moment, and seemed to think it was time to let go: "Third Sister, I know you can grill, but you have to be careful."
"No problem." Soon, Third Sister took the materials prepared by Anan and went to the location marked on the list.
Third Sister was curious about what kind of family this was, that they were so wealthy. Then, when she arrived at the door, she dismissed her wild thoughts and went up to knock on the door.
"Coming, coming," a middle-aged man replied, then came out, opened the door, and welcomed Third Sister to the backyard. "Third Sister, this way please. My master has been waiting for a long time."
Third Sister was very happy and secretly looked around, but when she entered the backyard, her smile instantly froze.
Marquis Ningyuan was sitting right in the center. As soon as Third Sister showed her face, he ordered her to be arrested.
Soon, Third Sister was tied up tightly.
"My lord, what are you doing? Weren't you going to roast a whole lamb? I brought all the ingredients, but this doesn't look like you're going to roast a whole lamb." Third Sister tried to calm herself down and pretended to know nothing about it.
Marquis Ningyuan snorted coldly and walked up to her.
His voice was deep: "Why not a whole roasted lamb? Aren't you, little lamb, at our disposal now?"
Third Sister swallowed hard, realizing that pretending to be stupid was useless, and immediately asked, "What do you mean by this?"
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