Chapter 176 is still setting the stage.
[Report! Cheng Sangsang has appeared!]
[My younger sister, Cheng Sangsang, Xu Bai, Wen Yu, Jiang Ye, and oh, my younger sister's dog, Langya, were strolling around the hotel reception area.]
【Seriously, are you guys treating this entry like a beacon tower?】
[That's good. It'll help maintain the buzz. If Cheng Sangsang really did use inferior materials, then there'll be ready-made hype. If she didn't, changing the entry will make it easier to clarify.]
[...That's quite thoughtful.]
At the hotel reception, Xu Bai, Wen Yu, and Jiang Ye, who had all rushed over at the last minute, decided to book rooms at the hotel.
Tu Yao also wanted to book a room, but as soon as she reached into her pocket, her hand froze.
Oh, I remember now, she was an unregistered resident...
Tu Yao scratched her head. If nothing unexpected happened, "Tu Yao's" household registration should still be with the Cheng family...
Cheng Sangsang turned around and saw Tu Yao standing blankly with her hands in her pockets, silently staring at the bright wall lamp in front of the hotel.
...I don't know why, but looking at it this way, even though Tu Xiaomao is standing in the middle of everyone, there's always a feeling that he's detached from the crowd.
It seems like they could leave at any moment.
She suddenly felt a pang of panic and quickly grabbed Tu Yao's sleeve: "Tu Xiaomao!"
Tu Yao turned her head: "What's wrong?"
Cheng Sangsang stared blankly at her, then puffed out her cheeks and feigned anger: "Why did you and Wen Yu book a room? You two can stay with me!"
Tu Yao blinked, then suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Okay!"
Cheng Sangsang didn't dare to relax and immediately put her arm around her.
After booking the rooms, the group headed back, but Cheng Sangsang's phone rang after only a few steps.
She quickly answered the phone: "Uncle."
A dignified yet kind middle-aged voice came from the other end of the phone: "You've recovered?"
“Your older brothers and sisters were originally going to come, but I think you don’t need to now.”
Cheng Sangsang quickly waved her hand: "No need, Tu Xiaomao and my friends will be with me."
"Uncle, thanks to her and Teacher Tu, Teacher Tu saved two workers, and Tu Xiaomao reminded us to avoid danger."
“...Oh, Uncle, you know her, right? Tu Xiaomao is Tu Yao.”
In just one afternoon, she returned to her usual self, chattering away nonstop.
Uncle Cheng naturally knew.
Cheng Sangsang's father, his younger brother, was a womanizer who married every woman he fancied, and had stepchildren everywhere.
Even with his good memory, he was still inevitably confused.
However, he still remembered Tu Yao. In those years, she always chased after Cheng Sangsang, serving her tea and water, and was exceptionally attentive.
Cheng Sangsang looked up at the girl running ahead with a dog.
“But Uncle… she’s not the same as before.”
Uncle Cheng sighed, "Things are different now."
In the port city, he flipped through the stack of investigation materials in his hand. In just two months, that child had accomplished a lot.
He was a businessman, and of all these things, what attracted his attention the most was taking over that transportation company.
To the untrained eye, all they see is Lin Yue and Lin Jing's dramatic turnaround.
Those in the know can see that these two have intricate connections with the Jiang family, and their future prospects are unlikely to be bad.
Uncle Cheng closed the documents and said, "In that case, you should learn more from her."
Cheng Sangsang immediately agreed: "I know, Tu Xiaomao is smart, I'm rather stupid."
Uncle Cheng shook his head. "The word 'smart' is a bit too simplistic. He integrated all the resources at hand, assessed the situation, and helped two young people who were in the abyss to rise to the top."
"From a small mountain village all alone to now having a large following... How come I never noticed this child's wisdom before?"
Cheng Sangsang hesitated for a moment: "Because... Uncle is also stupid?"
Uncle Cheng: ...
"The investigation team will arrive tomorrow. This is your first time handling an emergency independently, so don't overexert yourself. If you still can't resolve it, let me know as soon as possible."
He paused for a second, then stated clearly, "Only with concrete evidence can I thoroughly settle accounts with the Bai family and... Bai Chumeng."
Cheng Sangsang's eyes flickered, and after a few seconds of silence, she assured him, "Uncle, I will find out as soon as possible, don't worry."
Hearing this response, Uncle Cheng was somewhat relieved.
He was a true shrewd businessman who understood that everyone in the world was driven by profit, and that true friends were hard to find in the business world, and sometimes even family ties were rare.
He knew perfectly well why Bai Chumeng approached Sangsang.
The Xu family members must know this very well.
And just like him, when it didn't cause any harm, they all tacitly chose to turn a blind eye.
The reason is not hard to guess. Bai Chu dreamed of using their child to rise to prominence, and they, in turn, also harbored the idea of using her as a whetstone.
The only thing he hadn't anticipated was that Bai Chumeng, despite her young age, was ruthless enough to justify risking human lives.
...He seems ruthless, but his actions are somewhat short-sighted and reckless.
...
At the entrance of the Jiang Family Garden on the outskirts of the city, a large group of people were standing.
They were all members of the Jiang family's collateral branches who rushed over with their children after hearing the news of Madam Jiang's discharge from the hospital.
A group of middle-aged men, all pale-faced, stood motionless at the door.
Jiang Peng was the most seriously injured at the auction that day, while the others only suffered minor injuries and were discharged from the hospital in less than half a day.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they were discharged from the hospital, the company launched several rounds of investigations against them.
After repeated investigations, in just two days, they were almost banished to the very edge of society.
When she finally realized what was happening and turned around to look for Jiang Peng, she found that Jiang Peng was nowhere to be found!
But the old lady was discharged from the hospital at this time.
...Now everyone realized that they had been tricked by the old lady again.
He pretended to be sick, and used that Tu Xiaomao as a cover, repeatedly deceiving them!
They used to have Jiang Peng to advise them, but now Jiang Peng is finished, and the group is leaderless. The only solution they can think of is to come to the outskirts of the city and beg the old lady to confess their sins.
They had been standing for almost an hour, and some of the younger children couldn't take it anymore.
"Dad! When are we going back?"
The other person next to him was pulling at his Chinese-style shirt, looking awkward: "Dad, I don't like wearing this. I want to wear my British-style vest!"
"Auntie doesn't like us anyway, what are we doing here! Isn't she sick? Why isn't she dead yet!"
"Shut up!"
Jiang San immediately retorted angrily, "Jiang Yuetian! What nonsense are you spouting!"
The child was instantly frightened and shrank back, his eyes turning red.
Jiang San's expression didn't improve, and he continued to berate, "What are you wearing, that British-style vest? Your great-auntie likes that kind of clothes! And from now on, you're not allowed to call yourself Ethan. Chinese people should use Chinese names!"
He was scolding his son, but he himself broke out in a cold sweat.
I wonder if it's too late to win over the old lady...
Seeing this, others also warned their own children.
Before long, cries and shouts rose and fell at the entrance of the garden.
Standing on the top floor of the garden, Madam Jiang's eyes were slightly narrowed. Upon seeing this scene, she suddenly smiled.
"...Liqing, do you think he looks familiar?"
The butler smiled faintly: "You're referring to the day Xiao Mao came."
Madam Jiang's smile faded: "...Yes."
On the day Tu Yao arrived, there was a group of people standing at the door, a group of children.
But the situation is now very different.
Madam Jiang gave them one last indifferent look, then turned around and walked straight back.
"Oh, by the way," she turned around, "how is Xiao Mao's brother?"
"They're just abrasions, they look serious, but there's nothing seriously wrong."
Madam Jiang frowned: "Abrasions... He's a celebrity. If he doesn't recover well, won't it affect his career?"
"...And Lin Yue, I think he's still in the hospital. He's the boss of a respectable company, and it'll be inconvenient if his leg doesn't fully recover."
"Have you asked the doctor who treated Cormier's friend's bone injury last time? If he has, arrange for him to go there."
The butler nodded: "Okay."
Madam Jiang sighed softly.
"Why do all these children have such bad luck?"
"...I don't know why, but I just can't shake this feeling of unease."
The next morning, the Jiang family's car drove out of the suburban garden and headed towards Yanjing Hospital.
Meanwhile, the investigation team sent by Uncle Cheng also arrived.
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