Xiong Lin was eager to seize this opportunity. His intense desire fueled his intelligence. He gripped Chong Ling's shoulders and said, "Wife, don't hesitate any longer. They're coming for us."
"They're after us?"
"Hmm." Xiong Lin looked at Chong Ling and said, "Think about it, Wang Xiaoman is a big boss. If she wants embroidery, she can just give the order to her people and they will take care of it. Why would she come all the way here herself?" To make his point, Xiong Lin also brought up Chou Gu: "Look at Chou Gu, as soon as she heard that someone was coming, she rushed over and invited them back. After inviting them back, she treated them to good wine and meat."
Seeing that Chong Ling was still hesitant, Xiong Lin continued, "Wife, Mr. Wang definitely didn't come here to buy the embroidery. He must have noticed something was wrong with the child and brought the child to us. Think about it, would buying embroidery require the whole family to come out of their way?"
"Well...maybe her husband came to give her courage. Didn't her daughter say they came with their mother?"
“Honey, stop fooling yourself. Wang Xiaoman is a big boss. He wouldn’t have come down to collect the gifts himself if it weren’t for the kids. Honey, they’ve already come to our doorstep. If you keep hesitating, they might not be so polite. Besides, what a great son of Boss Wang. He’s handsome, tall, and from a good family. It wouldn’t be a loss for us to marry him to Yueyue. If I were a woman, I would marry him even if he was twenty years older than me.”
"This...they really came to see us?"
"Definitely. Boss Wang is a big boss. She'll go to dinner with anyone who invites her. She'd spend all her time eating. She comes as soon as we invite her. She must know that the curse on her son comes from our family."
Xiong Lin had only intended to scare Chong Ling, but he hadn't expected to actually guess correctly. "Wife, it's not a matter of whether you want to or not. It's about whether they'll hold it against us. If they do, we'll definitely come out worse off. Even though you know how to use Gu, they're not pushovers."
Chong Ling's eyelid twitched.
Xiong Lin was focused on doing business. And being a man, he only noticed Xiao Man.
Although Chong Ling also thought Xiao Man was very capable, she hadn't overlooked Han Bin. After Xiong Ling said that, Chong Ling knew that this matter might no longer be up to her. "I think Wang Xiao Man's husband is probably an official."
Xiong Lin was even happier to hear that. However… “No wonder Wang Xiaoman, a woman, could build such a big business. It turns out she has someone behind her. If that’s true, then Yueyue marrying her would be a huge step up for us. Wife, don’t hesitate. Being more than ten years older is really nothing.”
"Then...then call that child over tomorrow."
"Okay. Go to sleep."
"Um."
After the couple went to bed, one thought: "I hope I'm wrong." The other thought: "I hope that boy really has been bewitched by Yueyue's husband-spell." One couldn't sleep because of worry. The other couldn't sleep because of excitement.
The next day, both the couple had dark circles under their eyes.
Chong Ling: "How do you plan to call that child over?"
Xiong Lin thought for a moment: "Let Yueyue go and call her."
"Should we send Yueyue?"
"Hmm. It's not really appropriate for us to go and invite her. Doesn't Yueyue's little sister-in-law like Yueyue's red panda? If Yueyue invites her to our house to see the panda, she'll definitely come. They're not familiar with this place. So if she comes, her two older brothers will definitely come with her."
Chong Ling frowned: "What 'Yueyue's sister-in-law'? Maybe she wasn't even under the influence of the curse."
"Okay. I won't say anything more. Let's cook."
"Um."
After breakfast, Xiong Lin called Yueyue over. "Didn't that girl from yesterday like your little panda? Go and invite her over to play."
Yueyue didn't want to go to Ugly Aunt's house: "I want to take Tuantuan out to find my Gu."
"No need to go. Your husband's curse is still there..."
Xiong Lin had just finished speaking when Chong Ling interrupted him. "I'm giving you a day off today. Go out and look again tomorrow."
Yueyue: "I'd better go out and look for it. The sooner I find it, the sooner you'll all be at ease."
Xiong Lin looked at Yueyue and said, "You must be tired after searching for so many days. Rest at home today. Dad will go with you to look for it tomorrow."
Chongling: "Yes. I'll rest at home today."
Yueyue looked at Xiong Lin and Chong Ling with a puzzled expression: "Dad, Mom, is something wrong?"
Xiong Lin: "Hmm."
Chong Ling: "No."
One said yes, the other said no. Now, Yueyue was even more confused: "Dad, what's going on?"
Chong Ling gave Xiong Lin a warning look.
Xiong Lin smiled and said, "Yueyue, Dad just wanted you to rest at home for a day."
Yueyue: "Okay. Dad, Mom, I'm going back to my room now."
Xiong Lin: "You must be so bored at home all by yourself. That girl really likes your little panda. She'll be so happy if you invite her over to play with you."
Yueyue: "I'm not bored. Dad, Mom, I..."
Knowing her daughter wasn't easily fooled, Chong Ling said directly, "Your father and mother have something to discuss with that young lady. But it's inconvenient for your father and mother to go see her."
"Oh. What do you need that young lady for?"
Chongling: "Call that young lady over first. I'll tell you after she arrives."
"All right."
When Yueyue arrived at Chougu's house with the little panda, she called out into the yard, "Big sister, it's me, Yueyue. I've come to invite you to my house to play."
Ugly Girl's voice came from your room: "Yueyue is here, come in."
Yueyue: "No, miss. Come to my house instead."
The older sister looked at Xiaoman. Xiaoman nodded. The older sister turned and called out loudly, "Okay. Wait a moment. I'll be right out."
Yueyue: "Okay."
A little while later, the older sister led Nao Nao and Tengteng out.
As soon as the little panda saw Nao Nao, it hugged Nao Nao's leg again.
Tengteng was both envious and puzzled: "Strange. How could it not recognize it?"
Nao Nao picked up the little panda from the ground. "Because she's smart."
After Yueyue led her older sister, Naonao, and Tengteng in, Chongling saw Naonao holding the little panda and grabbed Naonao's wrist. Chongling didn't want to rush things. But she was afraid that if her sister and Yueyue took the little panda away, she wouldn't be able to tell Naonao and Tengteng apart. She could take their pulses, but that would require both of them to stand in front of her at the same time. Otherwise, she might take one person's pulse twice while not taking the other's at all.
Nao Nao was stunned for a moment: "Auntie, you..."
The Gu poison in Naonao was raised by Chong Ling for Yueyue. Therefore, Chong Ling knew as soon as he placed his hand on Naonao's pulse that Yueyue's Husband Gu was indeed in Naonao's body. Chong Ling closed his eyes briefly. "Go back and call your parents. I have something to tell them."
Nao Nao, Tengteng, and their sister immediately guessed that Chong Ling might be the person they were looking for when they saw his appearance.
Nao Nao: "Did you raise the Gu poison in my body?"
Tengteng: "Did you raise the Gu poison in my brother's body?"
Sister: "Can the curse on my brother be cured?"
After a moment of surprise, Yueyue retorted loudly, "My Gu couldn't possibly be on him."
Nao Nao, Tengteng, and their older sister all looked at Yueyue. "Your Gu?! You know how to raise Gu?!"
Yueyue: "Mother, my Gu could not be on him."
Chong Ling released Nao Nao's wrist: "Why couldn't your Gu be on him?" Chong Ling had always suspected that Yue Yue had deliberately released that Gu.
Yueyue: "I..."
Chong Ling glanced at Yueyue. The meaning was: I'll deal with you later. "Nao Nao, go and call your parents."
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