The seats were vacated, Ning Shaoyun took Chenchen to sit in the main seat on the left side of the old lady, while Xia Mian and Xiao Feng sat in the main seat on the right side.
The old lady frowned and said to Ning Shaoyun, "Where should Qianqian sit? She wants to pick up some food for me."
"Alas, old lady," Xia Mian said, "In a wealthy family, people serving food to old ladies always stand up to serve them. That's called ostentation. Sitting down to serve them is not proper."
"Besides, aren't you thanking me today for saving your grandson? The person sitting in my honored position must be more honorable than your eldest grandson. Otherwise, people will think your eldest grandson is inferior to an outsider, which would be a huge joke."
The old lady's face turned green after hearing what Xia Mian said, and her tone was obviously unhappy, "Miss Xia has a lot of ideas."
Xia Mian said with a smile, "You're too kind. It's because Sister Ning said you value rules the most, so I learned a little more when I came here. I have to have the utmost respect for you!"
The old lady's lips trembled as she wanted to say something to Ning Shaoyun, but seeing Xia Mian's eager look, she could only choose to endure it. As if squeezing out a few words from between her teeth, she said, "Serve the food!"
When Zhou Qianqian came down after changing her clothes, she was furious again when she saw the seat.
However, the old lady was really afraid of Xia Mian's mouth, so she had to order Zhou Qianqian to sit below the others and gave her a wink.
Zhou Qianqian sneered and clapped her hands. Several servants came in one after another, and a set of crab-cracking tools was placed in front of each of them.
Then she said to Xia Mian, "To treat you today, the old lady specially had hairy crabs from Chengyang Lake flown in. I guess you haven't had them before, so give them a try."
"Oh my! I'm in for a treat then." Xia Mian said, "Chengyang Lake hairy crabs are famous for their plumpness."
She waited a moment, and when she saw the servants finish using the crab-picking tools and leave, she couldn't help but wonder, "Is that all? Why don't you use the wash basin?"
Zhou Qianqian sneered, "I told you you were fat and you're out of breath. Do you want me to bring you some mouthwash?"
Xia Mian smiled lightly and sneered even more condescendingly than her, "Miss Zhou is from the countryside, right? No wonder you don't know."
"In a wealthy family, there must be hand-peeled vegetables on the table, and a small bowl must be placed next to it."
"It's called a basin, but it's actually a glass bowl. It's beautiful and elegant. I put it in boiled water, and next to it is mung bean noodles smoked with chrysanthemum leaves and osmanthus stamens."
"Washing your hands after peeling the crabs not only removes the fishy smell but also leaves behind the delicate fragrance of chrysanthemum and osmanthus."
"But now it's been simplified a bit. The mung bean noodles smoked with chrysanthemum leaves and osmanthus stamens are too troublesome. Just soaking some boiled water with a slice or two of lemon will have a similar effect."
What she said was so profound and mysterious that Old Mrs. Huo felt it was so powerful that she couldn't help but listen in silence.
"And more." Xia Mian pointed to the triangular scarf beside him.
"Small towels should be used here. They should be boiled in hot water before serving to disinfect and sterilize. After peeling crabs and shrimps, wash your hands in the sink and wipe them with a towel. They will be clean and elegant."
Xia Mian looked at Ning Shaoyun, "Sister, am I right?"
Then he said to the old lady, "Sister Ning's demeanor must have been cultivated this way. How could the Huo family not know this rule?"
She looked at Zhou Qianqian and said, "Don't give orders if you don't understand. In Yan City, the people who can afford to eat crabs are all rich. Have you ever seen a rich person get dirty and messy when eating crabs?"
"That's me. I don't mind. Otherwise, you'll embarrass the old lady and make people laugh at you."
Ning Shaoyun said to Uncle Fu calmly, "Go and get ready."
Uncle Fu glanced at the old lady, turned and went into the kitchen. Xia Mian heard the chaotic sounds inside.
She still felt it wasn't enough. "Of course, there's mouthwash too," she said, glancing at Zhou Qianqian. "Miss Zhou, you guessed right."
"This mouthwash is usually made with tea. After eating, you drink a cup of tea, rinse your mouth, and spit into the gargle held by the servant. When the servant takes the gargle away, the meal is considered complete."
Xia Mian said, "Afterwards, we can chat or continue drinking tea and eating dessert, which will be more elegant and leisurely."
She looked at the old lady and said, "Madam, do you think I'm right?"
The maid standing next to the old lady frowned and walked quickly into the kitchen. Xia Mian thought that she was probably afraid that she would forget the last-minute preparation.
Ning Shaoyun tried hard to hold back her laughter. Anyone who had read Dream of the Red Chamber knew that this was the same dining routine at the Jia Mansion. It was just that there was no toothpaste back then, so they had to use such a complicated method.
Even though the old lady vaguely felt that something was wrong, she had no choice but to do as she was told in order not to appear timid. After all, the scene was indeed quite grand.
The servants obviously knew her temper, and soon they brought over a glass bowl and a hot towel for washing hands. The towel probably didn't have a small one, so they had to cut it temporarily, and it still had rough edges.
Xia Mian didn't mind. When the food was served, she imitated Lin Daiyu in the TV series, washed her hands, and then started to pick up the tools to peel the crabs.
Zhou Qianqian didn't see her making a fool of herself, but was stunned by her style. Now it was her turn to be at a loss.
Old Mrs. Huo was fine, she asked the servants to do it.
Xia Mian looked at Zhou Qianqian with a half-smile and told her blatantly that he was just waiting for her to make a fool of herself.
Zhou Qianqian naturally did not want to be outdone. However, even though she had received temporary training and had removed crabs a few times, she only cleanly picked out the meat.
It's nothing like hibernation. Later, I learned all kinds of fancy crab-picking tutorials on the Internet.
He methodically restored the empty crab shell to the shape of a crab, then looked at the pile of messy shells on Zhou Qianqian's plate and chuckled.
Zhou Qianqian couldn't open the half crab in her hand anymore. She put the crab down angrily and stretched her chopsticks towards the abalone and sea cucumber.
Today's dishes are not for deliciousness, but for price.
No matter what Zhou Qianqian ate, Xia Mian's eyes were filled with mockery, telling her clearly that she, Zhou Qianqian, was making a fool of herself.
However, Xia Mian's skill in peeling crabs also stunned the old lady. She wondered if there were any particular rules for eating such an expensive thing, so she didn't dare to pick up her chopsticks.
Just stare at Xia Mian and see how she eats after she finishes eating.
However, Xia Mian only peeled the crabs. After peeling one for herself, she peeled one for Xiao Feng. While peeling the crabs, she occasionally smiled at Zhou Qianqian, as if telling her that she would be pissed off if she didn't tell her how to eat the other crabs!
Zhou Qianqian was getting irritated by the constant provocation. She slammed her chopsticks and angrily asked, "What do you mean?"
Old Mrs. Huo frowned and looked at Xia Mian.
Xia Mian slowly swallowed the crab in his mouth, wiped his mouth with a towel, and then looked at Zhou Qianqian, "Miss Zhou, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't talk while eating, and don't talk while sleeping." Xia Mian shook her head and said, "Tell me how many times you have broken the old lady's rules. You can't act so recklessly just because you are indebted to the Huo family."
Zhou Qianqian was so angry that she was shaking all over, but Xia Mian gently raised a finger in a gesture of silence and pointed at Ning Shaoyun and the others.
The other party didn't even look at her. He quietly opened the crab and put the crab meat in Chenchen's bowl. Xiaofeng did the same, imitating Chenchen's way and eating seriously.
No one paid any attention to Zhou Qianqian's jumping around.
The old lady had nothing to say. When she returned to the Huo family in Yan City, the first rule she was taught was "Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping."
The first rule I argued about was this one, which has been implemented very thoroughly over the years.
After saying that, Xia Mian continued to slowly dismantle the crab, and then, relying on the fact that the old lady was sitting at the top and could not see or control him, he became more presumptuous and provocative.
This made Zhou Qianqian experience the unspeakable feeling.
Finally, Xia Mian and the others finished eating, and she saw her rinse her mouth with tea. The Huo family didn't have any mouthwash bowls, so they could only temporarily use an empty bowl.
This one-on-one rule is simple to say, but it requires tacit cooperation to do it.
The Huo family's servants had never heard of this before, so naturally they made a mess when they did it.
There was chaos at the table after dinner.
Xiao Feng smiled secretly. It was the first time for Chenchen to do this as well, and he curiously followed Ning Shaoyun's lead.
Zhou Qianqian watched Xia Mian slowly wiping her hands and couldn't help but sneer, "Miss Xia is really very impressive!"
Xia Mian put down the towel and said helplessly, "Miss Zhou, please stop picking on me."
"Isn't this the Huo family's rule? I see Uncle Fu is trained according to the standards of a Grand Chamberlain. Wouldn't it be disrespectful if I don't follow the etiquette of a young lady?"
"Miss Qianjin." Zhou Qianqian taunted, "Miss Xia, could it be that your ancestors have some other connections?"
Xia Mian raised his head proudly, "Speaking of ancestors..."
Zhou Qianqian frowned, and the old lady also concentrated, wondering if the ancestors of the Xia family really had something to say?
Then I heard Xia Mian say in a sonorous and powerful voice, "Three generations of poor farmers, with a good family background!"
The old lady and Zhou Qianqian were almost choked.
The servants were all in a state of confusion, and Xia Mian even heard a few suppressed chuckles.
The old lady had a gloomy face and no longer wanted to entertain Xia Mian. She just wanted to get rid of him quickly and be done with it.
Everyone moved from the dining room to the living room.
Ning Shaoyun asked the maid to serve some dessert to the two children. The meal they just had was so uncomfortable that no one was full.
This time no one dared to do anything weird. They quickly took it and considerately cut it into small pieces.
Xiao Feng had never eaten this kind of cream cake before, and looked at Chenchen with a small fork.
Chenchen considerately slowed down his movements to teach him.
Zhou Qianqian saw through it and imitated Xia Mian's look of mockery, but Xia Mian didn't even look at her.
Zhou Qianqian felt very aggrieved. She took a deep breath and looked at Old Mrs. Huo.
Seeing that Mrs. Huo was looking at the two children's clothes with a frown on her face, she obviously wanted to say something, but was too embarrassed to speak.
Zhou Qianqian understood immediately and said sarcastically, "Why is this kid wearing the same clothes as the young master? Could it be that because he saved the young master's life, he plans to make the child his brother? He's quite calculating."
Xiao Feng seemed to know that he was being talked about. He looked up at Zhou Qianqian and continued to eat the cake with his head down.
This woman was constantly being scolded by her aunt, so he didn't have to worry at all.
Before Zhou Qianqian realized that she was being looked down upon by a child, Xia Mian clapped her hands and said, "Oh, Miss Zhou really reminded me."
"Look, your father only helped the old man once. Miss Zhou can become the daughter of the Huo family. We saved Chenchen's life. This is a life-and-death friendship. We must become sworn brothers."
Ning Shaoyun touched Chenchen's head and smiled, "Chenchen is also an only child and a little lonely. It's good for him to be brothers with Xiaofeng."
Chenchen looked up and said, "Brother Xiaofeng."
Xiao Feng smiled sweetly: "Brother Chenchen."
The two little guys smiled at each other.
Old Madam Huo's expression turned even worse. Zhou Qianqian gritted her teeth and sneered, "Don't make it sound so high-sounding to say you're currying favor with the powerful..."
"Okay." The old lady spoke to stop Zhou Qianqian from continuing. She was really afraid of Xia Mian's mouth.
Now I just want to cut the Gordian knot and send him away quickly. Calculating the time, Huo Xuewen will be back soon.
Zhou Qianqian obviously realized this and just shut up and waited for the show.
"Miss Xia, you saved Chenchen, we are indeed very grateful to you." Mrs. Huo stretched out her hand, and Uncle Fu immediately handed her a pen and a check folder.
"This money should be enough for you to settle down and study in Yan City."
Mrs. Huo signed the check and said, "From what I hear you mean, you didn't seek anything from saving Chenchen, and coming to Yan City just happened to be a coincidence."
"But you saved Chenchen after all, and our Huo family is not the kind of family that would be ungrateful, so please accept this check."
Ning Shaoyun frowned, "Mother, this is not appropriate."
Mrs. Huo glanced at her and said calmly, "It's not your turn to make the decision in this family. If you hadn't been running around, there wouldn't be all this mess."
"From now on, just stay at home and take care of your husband and children, and serve the young master well."
Ning Shaoyun's face turned cold, but Xia Mian took the check with great interest. Haha, it was the legendary scene of throwing the check.
In her previous life, this method was already outdated, but she didn't expect to experience it here firsthand.
But this thing seems to have really become popular in this era, "Give you a check, leave my son alone" and so on.
How many people in later generations hope to be slapped in the face like this, but the rich have become smarter and no one does this kind of thing anymore. Summer sleep is a bit of a novelty for a while.
When Old Mrs. Huo saw her expression, a trace of contempt flashed across her face.
Zhou Qianqian spoke up for her, "Fifty thousand yuan should be enough for you to graduate from university, but don't say that the Huo family treated you harshly."
Xia Mian rolled her eyes. "Why are you everywhere? Who are you to the Huo family? What right do you have to say this to me? Are you worried that we are better than you and will make you look worthless? That's why you are so hostile to us."
After she finished speaking, she ignored Zhou Qianqian and sat up straight, looking at Mrs. Huo. "I understand what you mean, Mrs. Huo. You just need to take the money and write off Chenchen's life-saving favor."
Mrs. Huo narrowed her eyes and said, "Or you can choose to put forward a condition. If it is reasonable, I will satisfy you."
"No need." Xia Mian shook the check and smiled, "This is good. But I think fifty thousand is a bit unreasonable."
Zhou Qianqian showed an expression that said, "As expected."
The old lady also narrowed her eyes and sneered.
Xia Mian didn't care about her and analyzed it to her, "The old lady wants to use money to settle this matter. The value is not calculated like this. It's not about how much money I deserve, but how much Chenchen is worth."
"It's like if I found something and returned it to you, but you felt I wasn't worthy of honesty and offered to give me some money to end the matter."
"If it were a piece of iron, you'd give me twenty cents; but if it's a piece of gold, you can't say I'm from the country and not worth two hundred, and then send me away for twenty cents, right?"
"Chenchen is the eldest grandson of your Huo family. He can't be a piece of iron, right?" Xia Mian said, "Then let's calculate his worth."
"With family planning now in place, Chenchen won't have any brothers or sisters in the future."
She glanced at Zhou Qianqian meaningfully and said, "Unless Mr. Huo divorces and remarries, but we're not sure whether it will be a boy or a girl, and we're not sure if she'll be as smart as Chenchen."
"Based on this, Chenchen is the heir of your Huo family." Xia Mian said, "Looking at the old lady's pomp and circumstance, the Huo family's assets must be tens of millions. Let's calculate it as 50 million. As for the complicated calculations afterwards, I'm afraid you won't understand even if I calculate it."
"Chenchen is worth 50 million, which is equivalent to the 50 million I saved the Huo family." Xia Mian said, "When you take this 50 million back from me, you must pay me. So according to market rules, the 10% commission should be given to me."
"So five million is more reasonable."
Mrs. Huo's face changed drastically, and Zhou Qianqian shouted directly, "Xia Mian, you are so bold, you are asking for such a big mouth."
"Didn't the old lady calculate the price with me first?" Xia Mian said, "Now you think it's too expensive, so I'll give you a one percent discount for Sister Ning's sake, a flat price of five hundred thousand."
Old Mrs. Huo covered her chest and said, "You, you are such a scoundrel."
She looked at Ning Shaoyun and asked, "Look who you brought back?"
Ning Shaoyun said calmly, "Xia Mianchenchen's savior. Moreover, this is the person you insisted on bringing back, mother. I didn't bring him back."
"I've also said that this is inappropriate."
The old lady said angrily, "If you hadn't taken Chenchen away from home, how could this happen?"
Ning Shaoyun said coldly, "You can even break into my house and steal my paintings. How can I stay in such a den of thieves?"
"Who are you calling a thief?" the old lady exclaimed angrily. "It's just a painting!"
"Madam!" Xia Mian sneered, "If you don't want to pay, don't make excuses. You can easily give away my sister's paintings worth millions, so why are you so stingy with a mere 500,000 yuan?"
Zhou Qianqian sneered, "Don't exaggerate. How could that crappy painting be worth a million? It's only worth a little because Director Luo likes it. Otherwise, give me a hundred dollars and see if I want it."
Xia Mian grabbed the cake on the table and stuffed it into her mouth. "If you can't speak human language, shut your dog mouth! You open your mouth and bark, who do you think you are?"
After saying that, he ignored her and mocked the old lady, "Old lady, it was you who asked for the money, and now it's you who doesn't want to pay."
"You still call yourself a noble family? You're clearly just a bunch of scoundrels in the village. Don't try to flatter yourself with these tricks in the future. It's just a joke."
The old lady covered her chest in anger, "You, you..."
Xia Mian said, "Please don't faint. If you do, I'll tell everyone that the old lady even pretended to faint in order to avoid paying the 500,000 yuan debt."
Zhou Qianqian came back after wiping the cake off her mouth. She quickly appeased Lao Tian and said to Xia Mian, "Don't go too far!" She then accused Ning Shaoyun, "I'll tell Brother Xuewen about this."
Ning Shaoyun curled the corners of her mouth sarcastically, "Whatever you want."
"So, what do you think, old lady? Should we give the money or not?" She tore the check into pieces as she spoke.
"Ah, I heard Sister Ning say that the old lady is a stickler for rules and values gratitude. Haha, it turns out she's just trying to gain fame!"
The old lady was irritated by her contemptuous attitude, and picked up the checkbook again, signed a sum of money and handed it to Xia Mian.
But when she handed it over, she seemed to regret it. When Xia Mian took the check, she felt her hands shaking.
Obviously, he was really heartbroken.
However, seeing the number above, Xia Mian was still amused, "Two hundred thousand?"
The old lady said with a sullen face, "Chenchen's worth is 20 million."
"Oh." Xia Mian's face was full of confusion. "That shouldn't be the case. Looking at your style and pomp, I think 50 million is too little. 100 million is about right."
The old lady's face turned pale. "Anyway, that's all. If you're willing, then you're willing. If you're not willing, then forget it."
Xia Mian sighed and said, "Forget it, for Sister Ning's sake."
Xia Mian put away the check and said to Ning Shaoyun, "This way, Chenchen's life-saving grace is offset."
Ning Shaoyun always felt that what this girl would say next would make the old lady angry to death, and she was looking forward to it.
Sure enough, Xia Mian continued with a happy smile, "From now on, we will just be good friends!"
She took advantage and acted naively, "I feel much more relaxed now that I'm no longer my savior. Otherwise, you and Mr. Huo were so polite to me, which made me uncomfortable. Now it's good, we are equals!"
The old lady's face changed drastically, and Zhou Qianqian said angrily, "You, you dare..."
"What's wrong with me?" Xia Mian asked, "Do you want to control my friendships? Now that I'm Chenchen's savior, you can't control anything about me!"
Mrs. Huo no longer cared about etiquette and stood up. "Xia Mian, don't go too far. Do you believe I will make sure you can't stay in Yan City?!"
Xia Mian made a frightened expression, "Oh, I'm so scared. I think you'd better issue a nationwide wanted order for me. Otherwise, I can go anywhere with the two hundred thousand."
Mrs. Huo didn't have the ability to do that. Zhou Qianqian also knew that they couldn't argue with Xia Mian, so she simply pointed the finger at Ning Shaoyun, "Auntie, this must have been her instigation."
"She just holds a grudge against you for giving her painting to Director Luo, so she sent this country girl to punish you."
The old lady sneered at Ning Shaoyun, "I knew it. You act like a fairy descending to earth with no desires every day, but your heart is darker than anyone else's."
"Enough!" Ning Shaoyun shouted, then covered Chenchen's ears and said to the old lady, "I know what you want."
"I will divorce Huo Xuewen."
Zhou Qianqian was delighted and blurted out, "You said that yourself!"
The old lady didn't quite believe it. "What are your conditions?"
"I don't have any conditions." Ning Shaoyun said, "I'll only take my dowry and Chenchen."
The old lady didn't care at all, and didn't even pretend to care. She asked directly, "How can you guarantee that you will divorce Xuewen?"
Ning Shaoyun took out a divorce agreement from her bag and said, "I've already signed this. As long as Huo Xuewen signs it, it will take effect."
"I believe you will find a way."
Zhou Qianqian almost couldn't wait to take it and take a closer look. The old lady didn't know how to read very well, and she looked at her inquiringly after she finished reading it.
Zhou Qianqian nodded happily, her joy no longer suppressed, as if the position of the Huo family's young lady was already in her pocket.
"I came here today thinking it would be my last visit. I wanted to talk things over in person so that I could have a conclusion."
"Now that the matter is over," Ning Shaoyun said, "we'll take our leave. Let's not disturb each other anymore and wish each other well."
After Ning Shaoyun finished speaking, she took Chenchen's hand, and Xia Mian also picked up Xiaofeng and prepared to leave.
In the end, Zhou Qianqian didn't know whether she was too happy and her IQ had gone away; or she felt that she had won and wanted to step on the other person, so she actually stopped in front of Xia Mian and said, "Stop!"
Xia Mian frowned, "What?"
"Now that the favor is settled, shouldn't we also settle the other accounts?" She wiped off the cream that no longer existed.
Yiran still remembered the day when she was hit on the head by that wild girl in front of Huo Xuewen.
Xia Mian saw that this guy was just looking for trouble. She handed Xiao Feng to Ning Shaoyun, pressed her thumb over the other knuckles in turn, and said with a smile, "Excuse me, how do you plan to calculate it?"
Zhou Qianqian slapped him without saying a word.
After a crisp "snap" sound, Xia Mian shook his aching palm and looked at the bewildered Zhou Qianqian in surprise, "Oh, you think you deserve a beating for destroying someone else's family, so you're looking for a beating?"
"How many more times does it take? You're welcome. I'm the warmest person, especially for an immoral piece of trash like you."
A burning pain spread across her face before Zhou Qianqian realized she had been beaten. She covered her face and rushed over screaming, "Xia Mian, I'm going to fight you!"
Xia Mian grabbed her hair and said in a light tone, "You are really hardworking. You are simply a role model for the little three worlds. Don't worry, I will beat you until you feel guilty."
Then he slapped her again.
The crisp sound of the slap made the old lady react. She immediately stamped her feet and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Hold them down!"
The servants immediately started to move.
"Who dares?" The casual voice carried an unignorable coldness.
Several men subconsciously stopped. Xia Mian turned around and saw Ning Shaobai standing at the door.
He was wearing a slightly formal white shirt and trousers today, with one hand in his trouser pocket, looking at the old lady indifferently, "Mrs. Huo, don't think that there is no one in our Ning family."
Zhou Qianqian's hair was still in Xia Mian's hand. She couldn't hit Xia Mian, but was dragged around by her instead. She screamed in despair, "Auntie, save me!"
The old lady immediately shouted, "What are you waiting for? Who are you from? Can anyone order you around?"
Uncle Fu directly pushed the strongest man and said, "Hurry up!"
The man immediately ran towards Xia Mian. Ning Shaobai suddenly moved. He took two quick steps, stretched out his long arm and grabbed the man's arm.
Xia Mian watched helplessly as the 1.80-meter-tall man was almost lifted up by Ning Shaobai and fell onto the coffee table in front of the old lady with a "bang".
The expensive solid wood coffee table creaked and cracked.
Holy crap! So cool! Xia Mian really wanted to applaud.
The old lady and Zhou Qianqian were stunned. After a while, the old lady reacted and pointed at Ning Shaobai and said in a trembling voice, "You, you actually, do you still take our Huo family seriously?!"
Ning Shaobai clapped his hands and looked at Xia Mian, "Did you enjoy the fight? If so, let's go."
Then he looked at Mrs. Huo and said sarcastically, "The Huo family? I think they are just playing house."
"If it weren't for my sister, do you think your Huo family would rank higher than me?"
Ning Shaobai finished arguing with the old lady with disdain on his face, and seeing Xia Mian still grabbing Zhou Qianqian's hair, he said speechlessly, "What are you doing?"
Xia Mian was conflicted. "I want to fight her, but since she's not resisting, I can't really do it. It's just not a good atmosphere."
Ning Shaobai was amused. "Alright, there's no point in hitting that thing. It's dirty."
Xia Mian thought about it and pushed the person directly to the old lady's side. "Keep an eye on your future daughter-in-law. If she lets her out to bite people again, I won't be polite."
The old lady was so angry at their arrogance that she almost fainted. Zhou Qianqian was also furious. "He's just an abandoned child of the Ning family, why are you so arrogant?"
"Ask your grandfather if he still knows who you are?"
"It seems like he gets along well with the women of our Ning family?" Ning Shaobai smiled indifferently, his face full of pity. "Speaking of abandoned children, at least my last name is Ning, and you..."
He glanced at the old lady and said, "She's a poor creature who doesn't even know her own last name."
That glance made the old lady's heart beat wildly.
The sound of a car engine came from outside.
Uncle Fu was as if he had been pardoned, "The young master is back!"
Then Xia Mian saw the second face of the old lady and Zhou Qianqian.
The old lady instantly turned from a mean and evil mother-in-law into a bullied young wife, and Zhou Qianqian transformed from a bully into a poor little girl who was oppressed.
The two of them supported each other and knelt on the ground, trembling.
Zhou Qianqian cried, "I know Madam doesn't like me, but why are you making things difficult for the old lady? I will try my best not to appear in front of you in the future..."
The old lady wiped her tears tremblingly, "I know you look down on me. Your Ning family is so powerful that I can't afford to offend you. I just get along well with Qianqian. I want her to talk to me, but it's not worth making such a fuss!"
"Aunt……"
"Qianqian..."
The two of them hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Xia Mian was stunned by the skillful acting that instantly captured her character. She asked Ning Shaoyun, "Is this how they usually frame you?"
Ning Shaoyun had an expression of being accustomed to it.
But Xia Mian held back her breath and confirmed, "What about Mr. Huo? He believes everything, right?"
The door was suddenly pushed open, and the person who came in was Huo Xuewen. Ning Shaoyun met his anxious face and laughed sarcastically, "Yes, he believes it all."
"Xiao Yun." Huo Xuewen walked towards Ning Shaoyun, "Yes..."
"Brother Xuewen," Zhou Qianqian tried to get up in a panic, but she seemed to have been badly injured. She fell again before she struggled to get up and looked at Huo Xuewen crying aggrievedly.
"Brother Xuewen, you're finally back. If you hadn't come back, we would have been bullied to death by the Ning family."
"Ning Shaoyun, Ning Shaoyun actually asked this wild girl to beat me? And Ning Shaobai..."
To be honest, this is Zhou Qianqian with a red and swollen face, and this may be the most real time she framed someone.
pity……
Suddenly, applause rang out from the doorway. "This Miss Zhou isn't studying business administration, but drama, right?"
The young man who was speaking wore a trendy 3:7 side-parted hairstyle, a floral shirt, and flared trousers. He smiled with a hint of ruffian charm. He looked at Zhou Qianqian and said, "I think I can sign you. Maybe I can even train a Lin Qingxia like you."
When Zhou Qianqian saw the person coming, she covered her face in shock and cried out aggrievedly, "Young Master Rong."
When he saw the people around the young man, he said in surprise, "Uncle Huo, you're back?!"
The old lady stood up suddenly from the ground, subconsciously straightened her clothes, and said with joy, "Grandpa. You are back?"
Huo Pengyi looks to be in his fifties, but his back is straight, and even a light and comfortable casual outfit cannot conceal his elegant temperament. His every move shows that he is indeed well-educated, and he is exactly the ideal type that girls of that era flocked to.
No wonder the old lady felt ashamed in front of him.
Seeing Huo Pengyi looking at the mess in the room with a gloomy face, the old lady said sadly, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I come from a poor family and the Ning family looks down on me..."
"Shut up!" Huo Pengyi suddenly shouted angrily, "Please go upstairs right now. Don't come down without my order!"
The old lady's eyes widened in surprise. Huo Pengyi had almost never lost his temper with her over the years, especially in the past few years, when he hadn't spoken a word. Why was he... today...
Before the old lady could figure out why he was angry, Zhou Qianqian quickly pleaded, "Uncle Huo..."
"Shut up!" Huo Pengyi said coldly, "Zhou Qianqian, I think I've treated you well, and you come to bring disaster to our family! Please don't come to the Huo family again. We have repaid your father's kindness over the years."
Zhou Qianqian and the old lady's expressions changed drastically at the same time.
"Uncle Huo, did you hear something? You can't just listen to one side of the story. You have to believe what you see..."
As she was speaking, she realized something was wrong. Why was there an emphasis on her words?
Rong Xin raised his phone and said, "Tsk tsk, Miss Zhou, do you know that people can't trust what they see the most?"
He looked at Zhou Qianqian with a half-smile and said, "Because some people are the best at deceiving others."
As Rong Xin spoke, his voice also came from the phone.
Zhou Qianqian finally reacted, "What is this?"
"A cell phone?" Rong Xin said with a smile, "You guys acted well and fooled some people." He looked at Huo Xuewen meaningfully.
Huo Xuewen's face was filled with regret. "Xiao Yun, don't say such angry words. I don't agree to a divorce!"
Zhou Qianqian didn't care about what Huo Xuewen said. She turned around in a panic, looking for something.
Ning Shaoyun held up her small mobile phone, which still showed that she was on a call.
Xia Mian’s eyes widened. She didn’t even know about this. Ning Shaoyun actually did a live broadcast with her mobile phone?
It’s so beautifully done!
Huo Xuewen's face was filled with complex regret, "I'm sorry, Xiaoyun, I'm sorry, it's my fault, from now on..."
Ning Shaoyun said calmly, "You don't need to apologize. You're not wrong. It's just that you have more important things."
"I'm not doing this to clear up any misunderstandings. I just don't want to leave with a false accusation. I'm the eldest daughter of the Ning family. My character has been carefully nurtured by my parents, and I won't allow anyone to trample on it."
Huo Xuewen's face changed, "Xiao Yun, I have never thought of divorcing you!"
Zhou Qianqian panicked when she heard this, "Brother Xuewen, she framed us! She set a trap for us on purpose!"
"Shut up!" Huo Xuewen suddenly lost his composure and roared, "Get out of our Huo family and never show up in front of me again!"
Seeing that Zhou Qianqian was still pestering him, Huo Xuewen said to Uncle Fu, "Pull her out for me. If you can't pull her out, don't come tomorrow!"
Uncle Fu was silent as a cicada. He covered Zhou Qianqian's mouth and took her out.
Ning Shaobai hugged Chenchen and said, "Wait for us in the car outside, okay?"
Chenchen looked at Ning Shaoyun uneasily. Seeing Ning Shaoyun nod, he frowned and said nothing.
Xia Mian thought for a moment and said to Xiao Feng, "Would you like to go and accompany Brother Chenchen?"
Xiao Feng nodded, and Ning Shaobai squatted down, picked him up and walked out.
The two little guys were a little surprised to be held like this for the first time. Xiao Feng reached out and held Chenchen's hand, whispering, "Brother Chenchen, I'll accompany you."
Chenchen's frown relaxed slightly and he took Xiaofeng's hand back.
After the two children left, Huo Xuewen looked at Ning Shaoyun and said, "Xiaoyun, we won't get divorced. Please give me a chance, I will..."
Ning Shaoyun laughed at herself, "But I've already given myself all my chances."
"From the time you broke your promises to Chenchen over and over again, from the time you ignored them and sold my paintings... I gave you countless chances."
"No, Xiaoyun!" Huo Xuewen's cold and calm demeanor faded away, and his tone was filled with panic. "I will fire Zhou Qianqian immediately and never let her appear in our house again..."
Ning Shaoyun suddenly burst into tears, "You really still don't understand. It has never had anything to do with Zhou Qianqian. Even without Zhou Qianqian, there are still Li Qianqian and Wang Qianqian..."
Huo Xuewen anxiously wiped the tears from her face, "I'm sorry, where did I go wrong? Can you tell me? I'll change, and I'll..."
"There is no future!" Ning Shaoyun said, "Huo Xuewen, don't promise things you can't do. Your words are just talk to me now." It would not go well with her ears or with her heart.
Huo Xuewen was shocked, and he realized that he seemed to be
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