He took out a dagger from his sleeve and searched for Qing'er in the crowd. He had already run and hid behind his mother.
The Zhang family was also frightened when they saw Bai Zhiyue was about to use a knife.
"Bai, what are you doing? Qing'er is still a child. I'm angry that you bully us. Besides, isn't your son fine?"
"Doudou is okay because he has a mother like me to save him. If he had been a little later, he would have been killed. You can also try to save him in my hands."
"You can't. He's a child. How can you get angry with a child?"
Su Chen arrived late and saw her holding a knife against her uncle's family and hurriedly tried to stop her.
"Stop, what are you doing?"
"Why don't you ask them what they did?"
As soon as this happened, someone went looking for him. He was not far away, so he arranged for the guests to be held at another place.
He was so frightened when he heard that his son almost got into trouble that he broke out in a cold sweat. Now that he saw that his son was fine, he thought it was not that serious. He was very dissatisfied with Bai Zhiyue for pointing a knife at his uncle's family.
"Doudou is fine. Qing'er is just naive. I'll teach him a lesson later. No matter what, you can't use a knife against me."
"Then you can ask the people there. If I hadn't practiced martial arts so well recently, I wouldn't have been able to catch it. Can you imagine the sight of your son falling on that big rock and bleeding all over the place?"
Su Chen was speechless
"When I caught it, I was just one arm away from falling. If you think this is not a big deal, then go away and I will do it myself."
"Qing'er didn't mean it, and he didn't expect things to be so serious. Fortunately, the young master is fine. If something had really happened, we wouldn't let him go. Please forgive him this time."
"Then let me throw him down once too, and you can go and rescue him. If he doesn't die, then it's fine, right? This is the fairest way."
"That's enough, stop making trouble. Let's just leave it at that. Take your son back and rest. I'll handle it."
Su Chen just felt that the Bai family was too disrespectful to him and made him lose face in front of his relatives and everyone. He didn't think about how thrilling the incident was just now, nor did he think about how his uncle's family cared about him by doing this.
The momentary face made him forget what he should focus on.
"Fuck, what kind of father is this? His son almost died tragically, and all he cares about is his face."
"So what else do you expect?"
"No, no, why would I have any expectations of him?"
"They're not smart enough, but they're so self-righteous. They're blind and heartless. Let that family be happy for a while longer. I won't let them go, including Yun'er who secretly instigated them."
After talking about Bai Zhiyue's departure, Su Chen just scolded Qing'er a few words and that was it. He had a lot of things to do and was exhausted every day. He didn't have the energy to argue with his uncle's family.
He always felt that nothing really happened and there was no need to make a fuss.
Seeing that the matter ended like this, my aunt and Qing'er were secretly happy but also a little regretful.
"It seems that Gang'er still has his family in mind, and Yun'er has a better chance."
"It's a pity that I couldn't throw the child to death."
"If something really happens, will Gang'er chase us away?"
"How can this really drive my uncle away? We are his real relatives, and the relationship cannot be severed. When Yun'er marries and gives birth to a few sons, he will have forgotten this son long ago.
He's just the son of a merchant woman. Our Yun'er is a daughter of an aristocratic family after all. When her father mentions her again, she's the daughter of a fourth-rank official. He should be happy if I give her to him as a second wife."
The girl named Yun'er had a shy look on her face and smiled gently and lovely, as if she was not the one who had instigated Qing'er to push Qinglian just now.
"But judging from the Bai family's behavior just now, it seems they won't let this go."
"We'll take care of her tonight."
In the evening they made another fuss, saying that there were not enough staff and too few people to serve, and asked for double the number of staff.
Su Chen didn't take these requests seriously. It was just a matter of adding a few servants. He just gave them.
In order to avoid any complaints from the family, more people were assigned there. As a result, the already insufficient manpower became even more insufficient, and the number of people on duty at night was greatly reduced.
"Okay, I got the oil back, a whole jar. Right now, the place is empty, with few people guarding it. They're either out serving people or taking a break, which is perfect for work."
"Don't you see who came up with this plan?"
"Yes, you have the best brain. Otherwise, how could you have raised such capable children like Yun'er and Qing'er!"
Do you really know whether this is a compliment or an insult to him?
Knowing that they were going to do something big tonight, the children were very energetic and excited, as if they were going to complete some important task.
"Pour oil on the doors and windows, light them on fire, and then run back. Be careful not to be discovered, okay?"
"Well, don't worry, I've set fires before, I know how to do it."
"Do you know what to say if someone finds out?"
"I know. We went to the kitchen to get the oil. We wanted to burn her because he bullied and scared me, and even pulled a knife on me. My brothers and I were so angry."
"Very good, that's what you said! Go ahead, I'll give you a reward if you succeed."
"I want to get that jade pendant back. My classmates are so envious every time they see it. How can I show it off to them if it's taken away?"
"Okay, that piece of jade will definitely be yours."
Three boys aged between ten and twelve, carrying the oil jar, quietly went to the main courtyard. Several adults accompanied them to the junction of the backyard and the front yard before returning.
Bai Zhiyue had already coaxed Doudou to sleep and put him into the space. It was indeed dangerous outside. Even if she wanted to sever her ties with the Zhang family, she couldn't put her son in danger.
"Woman, the naughty kids are outside the yard. They're climbing over the back wall and bringing a jar of oil."
The mouse family had been patrolling outside and discovered it the moment they arrived.
"Congcong, it's your turn. Go find Su Chengang."
"Okay, I'll be there right away. Be careful."
Su Chengang was still keeping vigil. He and his two half-brothers, several clan brothers, and cousins from the Zhang family took turns guarding the body. They changed shifts every two hours at night, and it was not time for a change yet.
After Congcong came over, he suddenly pecked at the incense in the incense burner in front of the coffin.
"What is this bird doing? It's feeding its mother. Catch him!"
Congcong used his claws to dig hard and pulled out a lot of incense ash.
"Get out, what is this stupid bird doing?"
"Hurry up and help catch the eldest brother. Go over there, fourth brother. Block over there."
Congcong nimbly ran back and forth among several people, pecking one person's head, then pecking another person's head, making everyone of them run around with their heads in their hands, but they couldn't catch it.
Su Chengang and the others were so angry that they chased after it, but unfortunately there were too few people serving inside and outside, otherwise it would not be their turn to catch the bird themselves.
Congcong led them out, and when he saw that he could not keep up, he turned back and pecked them a few times. He led them all the way to the main courtyard, and the noise along the way attracted more and more people.
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