Seeing that her father remained silent, Xiao Zhenzhu continued, "I was terrified at the time. It was truly bizarre that two strangers with no blood relation could look exactly alike."
Xiao Wenkai was also very surprised; he had considered all sorts of possibilities.
Perhaps, that Shen Qingchi is actually Shen Yiming, whose fate is unknown; or perhaps, they are simply similar in appearance.
Xiao Zhenzhu analyzed, "Father, I heard from the villagers that my second sister-in-law's adoptive father is not a native of Dahe Village. Is it possible that this newly appointed county magistrate is his twin brother?"
Xiao Wenkai also thought his daughter's analysis was quite reasonable. If he could get close to the county magistrate, it would undoubtedly be a huge boost to his career.
"Pearl! When the magistrate met your second sister-in-law, did he have any particular reaction?"
"The magistrate handled everything according to official procedures and did not give anyone special treatment." Xiao Zhenzhu shook her head slightly, secretly thinking to herself that if the magistrate really was Shen Yunsheng's adoptive father, then he would definitely recognize Shen Yunsheng. Perhaps, he and Shen Yunsheng's adoptive father only resembled each other.
Xiao Wenkai pondered for a moment and said, "Pearl! Although we have separated our families, we still cannot do without the support of the eldest son's family. During this period, you should not go back to the embroidery workshop. Stay at home and help your grandmother with farm work, and also get along well with your second sister-in-law."
Xiao Zhenzhu sighed softly. The rift between the second wife and the first wife was getting deeper and deeper. Even if she went to the first wife's house every day to make her presence known, the people of the first wife's house would not support the second wife's house as before.
"Oh dear! Grandma shouldn't have conspired with Chu Yunfan to scheme against my second brother and his wife. Now, Grandma has been taken back to the county office by Magistrate Shen's men, and I'm afraid she's in grave danger."
“Your grandma is getting more and more confused as she gets older. She has an electric scooter at home, which makes it convenient for her to go out. She’s obsessed with money and wants to earn referral fees.” Xiao Wenkai also felt that his mother was being too dramatic. If it were him, he wouldn’t want to see his mother’s sour face either.
"Sigh, I don't even want to talk about her. She goes to the eldest branch of the family to cause trouble every few days, offending my second brother and even our second branch is not well-liked."
Xiao Zhenzhu grew angrier the more she thought about it. Whenever she thought of that inexplicable marriage certificate, she wished Shen Qingchi would teach the old lady a lesson.
Just as Xiao Wenkai was about to speak, his eldest son, Xiao Hongbin, hurriedly entered the dormitory.
"Father, something happened to Grandma. I heard from my classmates at the academy gate that she was arrested by Magistrate Shen for allegedly misappropriating other people's property." Xiao Hongbin was full of worry. The last time he came home, he specifically told his grandmother not to cause trouble, but in the blink of an eye, she had completely forgotten his words.
“I’ve heard about that before. Your cousin knows how to do things properly, so don’t worry about him.”
Xiao Wenkai was mainly worried about his reputation; as for his mother, he wasn't worried at all.
Anyway, with my older brother around, he definitely won't let my mother go to jail.
Xiao Hongbin frowned slightly. "Father! Don't count on Jingchuan anymore. Ever since he came back from the army, he's like a different person."
Xiao Zhenzhu chimed in, "Father, I also feel that Second Brother is not the same as before. Although he has not turned against us, he is very distant from us. If Grandmother continues to do as she pleases, Magistrate Shen will definitely deal with her."
Xiao Wenkai's eyes flickered; he understood that the two children had a point. But he simply couldn't bring himself to bow down to the eldest son's family.
After a moment of silence, he said, "I'm going to ask for leave. I'll go home later and talk to your uncle about it."
Xiao Hongbin and Xiao Zhenzhu exchanged a glance and nodded.
We can't count on Xiao Jingchuan and his wife; seeking help from his uncle is the wise thing to do.
Xiao Hongbin also decided to go home for two days. Although his grandmother was unreasonable and domineering, she was genuinely good to him, and he had to find a way to get her out of trouble.
Xiao Wenkai let out a long sigh.
He knew in his heart that his mother had indeed gone too far this time. But he still decided to go to his older brother to sound him out and see if he could find a solution.
"Father! You go ahead and make the arrangements, I'll go hire a car." Xiao Zhenzhu said goodbye and left her father's dormitory.
Baichuan Academy
Independent dormitory
Chu Yunfan had already applied the ointment to his body. Although it was a defective product, its effects were surprisingly good. It not only healed his external injuries but also gradually faded the old scars left on his body from many years ago.
"Qiangzi, Manager Zhou wasn't lying after all! This scar-removing cream is truly amazing! I want to buy another bottle!"
Chu Yunfan carefully put away the bronze mirror and excitedly turned to look at the pageboy Chu Qiang beside him.
"Young Master, I reckon if you bought another bottle, it wouldn't be this price anymore." Chu Qiang frowned slightly, pondering to himself. He also felt that this medicine was incredibly effective; not only did it quickly restore his young master's strength, but it also had no side effects. How could such medicine only be worth five hundred taels of silver?
He believed that Shen Yunsheng must have seen their young master's status and position and wanted to use this opportunity to promote his medicine. After all, being able to cure someone as seriously injured as their young master would undoubtedly be the best form of publicity for such a miraculous drug.
Thinking of this, Chu Qiang couldn't help but admire Shen Yunsheng's business acumen.
He knew that if Shen Yunsheng really intended to promote this medicine on the market, then its value would far exceed five hundred taels of silver.
However, Chu Qiang also understood that Shen Yunsheng was willing to sell to them at such a low price because he hoped to win their trust and favor in this way.
"Young master, instead of buying scar removal cream, you might as well buy a bottle of weight loss pills. Maybe that carefree young master can help you lose weight successfully!"
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