Chen Chaolu and Chen Xiaochao, a brother and sister, followed the surging crowd of students out of the school gate.

"Xiao Lu, Xiao Chao, this!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw Chen's mother and father waving at them not far away, and the brother and sister ran over happily.

"Grandpa, Grandma! Why are you here?"

"Oh, dear, of course I missed you."

Chen's father and mother each held one of their children, their faces full of wrinkles as they smiled.

"Come on, come home with me for dinner. Grandma specially asked your aunt to make your favorite braised prawns and fried yellow croaker."

The brother and sister were a little hesitant, but ultimately they couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the two elders and followed them back to Chen's house.

However, the brother and sister were very sensible and called Pei Wenping to report before leaving.

…

"Come on, eat more fish and replenish your body. Look at how thin you both are."

Mother Chen broke a large yellow croaker that had been fried golden on both sides into two pieces and put half in each of the siblings' bowls.

"Thank you, grandma."

Chen Xiaolu picked up a small piece of fish and put it into her mouth.

Compared to her sister's gentleness, Chen Xiaochao was much more unrestrained. He picked up the yellow croaker and took a big bite. While chewing, he said, "Grandma, your eyesight is getting worse and worse. I have gained two kilograms."

Chen's mother scolded: "Nonsense, you are not fat at all, I see you are very thin, eat more, then you can grow as tall and strong as your father."

When Chen Yi was mentioned, the atmosphere at the table suddenly became cold.

Father Chen blamed: "Just eat your meal, why are you saying that?"

Yi Ling smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Eat the shrimp. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

As he spoke, he diligently picked up two large shrimps for each of the siblings.

"Thank you, auntie."

"What are you thanking me for? We are all family. Just tell me what you want to eat and I will make it for you."

Yi Ling smiled kindly and looked at the siblings with eyes full of concern.

In the past, the siblings would have thought that Yi Ling was a kind and loving elder.

But now, knowing that their uncle and aunt wanted to compete with them for the inheritance left by their father, they naturally would not accept their goodwill.

The brother and sister both avoided the shrimps in their bowls and ate other dishes on the table.

After dinner, Yi Ling did the housework. Chen's father and mother, his siblings, Chen Liang and his two children, the whole family sat on the sofa and watched TV.

"Xiaolu, Xiaochao, even though your father passed away early, he was a very successful man. He left you and your sister a large sum of money. You will be moving into a big house soon, so you won't have to worry about having a good life in the future."

The brother and sister were filial people, and when they heard this, they immediately invited Chen's mother to move to their new home with them.

Chen's mother's purpose was not this. "Your grandfather and I are old and don't have many years left to live. The only thing we are worried about is your uncle."

"He's not as successful as your father. He can't make a lot of money, and the family lives a tight life. The adults can still grit their teeth and hold on, but Xiaoya and Xiaojin are from the same bloodline as you. As older brothers and sisters, you should help your younger brothers and sisters."

"Your sister Xiaoya is almost ten years old, and she still has to sleep in a small room with her brother. If this gets out, people will laugh at her. Girls from other families learn piano and dance, and are multi-talented, but your sister Xiaoya can't even afford the tuition for English tutoring."

Chen's mother and father said a lot of things, all of which were to ask the siblings to go back and persuade Pei Wenping to agree to let Chen Liang and his two nephews inherit Chen Yi's estate.

And instill in the siblings the idea that they and the Chen family are one family, and that they should support and depend on each other as cousins.

He even used Pei Wenping's blind date to sow discord, believing that Pei Wenping would remarry sooner or later and give birth to half brothers and sisters, so he would not care about their lives.

Children aged fourteen or fifteen are at a sensitive and fragile age. How could they not be affected by hearing these words?

He returned to the family compound in a depressed mood.

Chen Xiaolu reminded her brother: "Don't tell mom what you heard at grandma's house."

"Why?" Chen Xiaochao was puzzled.

Chen Xiaolu: "Mom will definitely be unhappy if she finds out."

After all, the daughter is thoughtful and considerate of her mother.

"If mom asks us, what will we say?"

"Just asked about our studies."

After returning home, Pei Wenping was indeed concerned about what the Chen family had said to the siblings.

The brother and sister successfully fooled themselves.

Pei Wenping didn't expect that the children would conspire to deceive her. She thought that the Chen family was decent people and did not use the children to do anything bad.

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Although the siblings hid the secret from Pei Wenping, they could not stop the Chen family's determination.

Chen's mother waited at the school gate almost every day, bringing food and drinks to the siblings and asking about their well-being. Two out of every three sentences she spoke were about the division of the inheritance.

In order to avoid the "entanglement" of the Chen family, Chen Xiaochao chose to skip classes.

Chen Xiaolu didn't have the courage to skip classes, but she wasn't in the mood to attend classes either. She was often criticized by the teacher for daydreaming, which made her become increasingly silent and depressed.

…

After the unit test, Chen Xiaolu was called to the office by the head teacher.

"Look at your score this time, 80 points! This test is all basic questions. With your ability, you can definitely get full marks, but you lost a full 20 points! Chen Xiaolu, do you know what losing 20 points in the high school entrance examination means?"

"Also, if your brother doesn't come to class tomorrow, I'll have to call your mother and ask her to come to school."

When Chen Xiaolu heard that the parents were asked to come, she panicked a little and repeatedly promised that she would persuade Chen Xiaochao to come to school. Only then did the head teacher give up.

The reason why the class teacher was so lax about Chen Xiaochao's absence from school was, on the one hand, because Chen Xiaochao had taken sick leave in advance, and on the other hand, he knew that Chen Yi had died in a car accident and felt sympathy for the siblings.

…

"Xiaolu!"

As soon as I walked out of the school gate, I saw Chen's mother again.

"Why are you getting out of school so late today? Where's Xiaochao?"

Looking at Chen's mother's concerned face, Chen Xiaolu felt only hypocrisy and disgust.

"Can you please not come to school to see us again?!"

Mother Chen was stunned by the yelling.

The eldest granddaughter has been a good girl since she was young. Even when she is in a bad mood, she is as gentle as a little lamb and will never be disrespectful to her elders.

Chen Xiaolu burst into tears due to the grievance and anger that had accumulated over the past few days. "Xiaochao didn't even come to class to avoid you. You just want dad's inheritance, but you say it so high-soundingly. It's really disgusting! If dad knew that you bullied mom and us like this after he left, he would never forgive you!"

Although Chen's mother was very hurt by her granddaughter's accusations, she did not think she was wrong. Instead, she believed that it was Pei Wenping who taught her granddaughter the wrong thing.

"We shouldn't have given the two children to her to raise. It's only been a few days and Xiaolu has the guts to yell at me, her grandmother. We have to take back the custody of Xiaolu and Xiaochao, otherwise, over time, the two children might be so taught by her that they won't even recognize us!"

Yi Ling took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "She said that she would keep Xiaolu and Xiaochao by her side no matter what. I'm afraid this is what she is thinking. In this way, the money for the two children will belong to their Pei family, right?"

As he was speaking, there was a knock on the door.

The Chen family thought it was Pei Wenping who came to cause trouble, but when they opened the door, they found two strange men. (End of this chapter)