Perhaps because they were holding back their anger, the Zhou brothers knocked on the door with exceptional force, making it so loud that it sounded like they were pounding the door.
Fortunately, there were some dogs barking and chickens crowing in the village, which masked the sound of the banging on the door, so the sound that came out seemed normal.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen, who were having dinner by candlelight in the room, heard someone knocking on the door outside, and their eyes met for a moment.
Chen Xiucai frowned, dropped his chopsticks, stood up, and shook his head at his wife Liu Wan'er, who looked reluctant, "You eat first, and let me deal with her."
Liu Wan'er put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, and said hesitantly: "Are we being too harsh? She didn't do anything wrong. She doesn't know anything. If we send her to a place where the family can't find her, then... "
"No." Chen Xiucai refused flatly, his face darkening.
But when he saw the surprise on his wife's face, he regained his gentle expression and said in a gentle voice: "Wan'er, think about our Pengfei. If Mingyue is found, what will happen to our Pengfei? You have to know that your own children are different from those of others."
Liu Wan'er was slightly startled and lowered her eyes.
Yes, if Mingyue really went back to that house, how would her Pengfei cope with it
But Mingyue had been hers for more than 20 years. Even if it was just a dog, one would develop feelings for it, not to mention that she was a well-behaved and sensible child.
How could she bear to watch Mingyue go like this...
When Chen Xiucai heard the knocking on the door getting louder and louder, a trace of impatience flashed across his face.
But he still said in a gentle voice: "Wan'er, I'll go out first."
Liu Wan'er paused, but finally nodded and didn't mention anything else.
Just as her husband Chen Xiucai said, there is a difference between the children born by oneself and those born by others, so when she knew that Mingyue was not her daughter, she allowed her husband to treat her so carelessly.
Her son was kidnapped by someone, why should she treat her enemy's daughter well
But when she thought about how Mingyue believed in her and was close to her, Liu Wan'er still felt a little reluctant.
But until Chen Xiucai walked out of the room, Liu Wan'er did not call him.
Liu Wan'er silently told herself in her heart that people are selfish, so there was nothing wrong with her being on her own child's side. It was just that Mingyue was not her biological child and that Mingyue had a bad fate.
Despite this, Liu Wan'er never picked up her chopsticks again. She just stared towards the door, not knowing what she was expecting.
Chen Xiucai was already very impatient when he was with his wife just now.
In the short distance to open the door, he had even thought about how to drive Mingyue away.
However, when Chen Xiucai opened the door with an angry look on his face, he saw the five brothers of the Zhou family.
Chen Xiucai was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Why are you here?"
Zhou Dalang sneered, "Who else could it be if not us? Father-in-law, no, our third brother has divorced your daughter. Now I should call you Master Chen. Master Chen, you should quickly ask Chen Mingyue to return the money that he cheated from our Zhou family, otherwise don't blame us brothers for being rude."
Zhou Erlang also nodded: "Chen Mingyue took thirty taels of silver from our family. Thirty taels is not a small amount. If this matter gets out, your Chen family's reputation will not be good."
Zhou Silang said sarcastically, "Your daughter usually pretends to be gentle and virtuous, but now her true colors are revealed, right? Ah! If the Chen family doesn't give an explanation for this matter today, I will definitely go out and spread the word to others to prevent her from deceiving others in the future."
Zhou Wulang was not good at speaking and just kept nodding and agreeing, "Yes, yes, yes." Since they were studying at Xishan Academy, Zhou Chengwen and Chen Xiucai saw each other every day. He didn't want to offend Chen Xiucai too much, so he kept silent and acted like an invisible man, leaving the right to speak to his brother.
Chen Xiucai was completely stunned by what the Zhou brothers said.
What thirty taels
Where is Chen Mingyue now
What is the situation now
Why are things different from what he discussed with Pengfei
Could it be that the people in the Marquis' Mansion acted so quickly
Thinking of this, Chen Xiucai showed a bit of sadness on his face.
"Wait a minute," Chen Xiucai looked up at Zhou Chengwen and asked with a somewhat unfriendly tone, "Mingyue is gone? She left by herself? Alone?"
Zhou Chengwen mistakenly thought that he was blaming himself, and touched his nose uncomfortably, explaining: "Father-in-law, this matter cannot harm me. You also know that Mingyue has been childless for so many years after giving birth to Pandi, and I can't be without a successor, so..."
Chen Xiucai interrupted him irritably: "I asked you if she left alone, why are you telling me those useless nonsense?"
Zhou Chengwen was stunned by his scolding, and then he stammered: "Yeah, not a person either."
The worst guess in his mind came true. Chen Xiucai's body swayed and he was a little unsteady. How could he explain to Pengfei
Then Zhou Chengwen slowly added the second half of the sentence: "She also took Pan Di away."
Chen Xiucai almost couldn't breathe. His mood was like a roller coaster, flying from the ground to the sky all of a sudden.
"Why do you stop talking halfway? I almost thought it." Having said this, Chen Xiucai stopped talking. Some things cannot be said.
Zhou Dalang couldn't bear to see Chen Xiucai still acting like an elder, so he coughed twice and said, "Master Chen, let's talk about the thirty taels of silver!"
Chen Xiucai then realized that no one from the Marquis' Mansion had come, so what happened to the thirty taels of silver
From the very beginning, he deliberately cultivated Mingyue into a weak and vulnerable person with no opinions of her own, so that even if she returned to the Marquis' Mansion in the future, she would not be able to compete with his Pengfei.
So he knew best that Mingyue would not do the things that the Zhou brothers said.
And logically speaking, after being driven out by the Zhou family, Mingyue should go home!
You should know that Pengfei had already asked people to ambush near Chen's house, waiting for Mingyue to come back.
But the current situation is that Mingyue took the silver from the Zhou family and ran away.
This...this is impossible!
Chen Xiucai frowned and said, "Are you mistaken? Mingyue is a gentle person, how could she do such a thing? And where is she?"
Zhou Erlang snorted coldly: "Chen Mingyue brought a sickly child with her. Where else can she go but to the Chen family? Master Chen is still acting with us brothers? You are such a good actor, why are you a master? You should go on stage and perform in a big show."
The other sons of the Zhou family also followed suit with sarcastic remarks.
Zhou Chengwen was also upset, "Father-in-law, this money is what my parents have saved for most of their lives, you see..."
Chen Xiucai looked at the expressions on their faces and knew they were not lying.
At this moment, Liu Wan'er came out of the house: "Why haven't you come for so long... Why are you here?"
(End of this chapter)