Wei Nian thought that stupid girl was going to make a big fuss.
Just a day ago, he was flattering him by calling him Brother Nian all the time, but today he dares to criticize him.
Wei Nian patiently taught Chen Xuan, "This is not just to save your face, right? Besides, they are tactful. If you give them a little sweetness, they will be more tactful in the future."
"I'm not trying to spoil your fun, Brother Anian, but you'll learn your lesson." Then, Chen Xuan emphasized angrily, "Anyway, you spent this money on your own and you didn't discuss it with me, so don't even think about blaming me for it! I won't admit it!"
"Okay, okay, okay. If you don't want to acknowledge it, then don't. I spent it voluntarily." Wei Nian was afraid of Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan was not the type to take advantage of others, but this girl was very shrewd with the accounts. She remembered every single payment clearly, and ordinary people could not fool her.
Because Wei Nian did something that Chen Xuan disagreed with, Chen Xuan was no longer willing to flatter Anian, which made Anian, who was used to hearing flattery, very uncomfortable.
As it turns out, Chen Xuan knows Chen's uncle and aunt better.
Wei Nian brought several more presents, and the Chen family's uncle and aunt were so happy that they left with a smile and gratitude. The car that Wei Nian hired from the car dealership was picked up at the door of the family's home. The two bags of presents were loaded onto the car, and the Chen family's uncle and aunt said goodbye to the Wei family with gratitude on their faces.
With her uncle and aunt together, Chen Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, everyone in the Wei family felt much quieter. When Wei Jin returned to the house, he did not forget to stretch out his fat fingertips and raised his fat round chin to command Chen Xuan, "Reclean the west room and wash all the bedding."
Chen Xuan responded in silence and turned to clean up the west side room. A large amount of sunlight shone through the window onto the desk. Chen Xuan liked this red desk the most. She wiped it again and again. Seeing such a good sun, Chen Xuan temporarily put down the work in her hands and went back to the room to prepare to dry the quilt. When Chen Xuan walked out with the quilt in her arms, she glanced at the wardrobe and was surprised to find that half of the door of the wardrobe was ajar. Chen Xuan was surprised. She and Wei Nian were both careful people. They never closed doors and windows half-open. Chen Xuan glanced at it when she closed the door, and her heart immediately sank. Her new watermelon red coat and the dark woolen coat that Wei Nian made last year were both gone!
Chen Xuan didn't even bother to dry the quilt. She just threw it on the kang and ran out.
Chen Xuan had been in the Wei family for a year. She knew all the neighbors in the alley, whether they were familiar or not. She also knew the vendors who set up small stalls at the entrance of the alley and often came to this area to do small business. After Chen Xuan asked around and described the appearance of a large cart, three people, and two bags of things on the cart, and then roughly described the clothes of her uncle and aunt, Chen Xuan chased them directly from Jinyu Hutong to Chaoyang Gate, and finally intercepted them in front of Chaoyang Gate. When Aunt Chen saw Chen Xuan running over, she knew that something was wrong. Her face suddenly changed, and she hurriedly ordered the driver to drive faster, but this cart was nothing more than an open-air mule cart. Chaoyang Gate was full of people going in and out of the city, and the flow of people was really not small. How fast could it go? Chen Xuan had been chasing them all the way, and was a little out of breath. When she saw the guilty faces of her uncle and aunt pretending to be calm, her face darkened. She looked directly at Uncle Chen, who was in charge of the family, and asked, "Uncle, did you know that Auntie stole my and Brother Anian's coats?"
Aunt Chen immediately exploded and shouted, "What do you mean by stealing? My niece and niece-in-law's clothes, is that stealing?"
"Taking something without permission is called stealing. Stealing is stealing." Second Aunt Chen completely pissed off Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan didn't know how to satisfy her uncle and aunt. In her previous life, they borrowed money, and took away all her better clothes before leaving. Have these two people ever thought about how she would live in the Wei family? Even the best family would not look down on such a daughter-in-law! When Chen Xuan thought of her weakness and incompetence in her previous life, she wanted to slap herself in the face. Looking at her uncle and aunt at this moment, it seemed as if the scene of her previous life overlapped with this life. A flame of anger and hatred burned Chen Xuan's eyes red. If Chen Xuan had a knife in her hand right now, she would have thought of dying with these two people. Second Uncle Chen was resourceful and cunning, saying, "Xuan'er, we don't want to take these clothes. They were given to us by your niece-in-law. Your niece-in-law said that it was a wedding gift for your eldest sister and brother-in-law, and it was also the intention of you as a sister and brother-in-law. Why, didn't your niece-in-law tell you?"
If it was Chen Xuan in her previous life, even if she didn't believe it, she wouldn't dare to talk back and make a fuss after hearing what her second uncle said. Chen Xuan was really angry this time. In her previous life, she was dull and stupid, and everyone looked down on her and bullied her. In this life, it's still like this! Chen Xuan was so angry that she was shaking all over. The string called reason in her brain snapped. She shouted angrily and interrupted her second uncle's nonsense, "The things in my room can't be taken without my approval, even if Wei Nian agrees! Second uncle, let me ask you one more question, I won't give this dress to you, and you still won't return it if I ask for it back!"
Uncle Chen was speechless, feeling annoyed, and gave Aunt Chen a subtle look.
Aunt Chen burst into tears, beating her chest and stamping her feet, crying and wailing, slapping her thighs, throwing a tantrum, and doing everything she could. "I'm not going to live any longer! I worked so hard to raise this child, and now I've given this piece of clothing to my nephew and his son-in-law. If my niece says that my uncle and aunt are thieves, oh my God, I'm not going to live any longer!"
Chen Xuan was not afraid at all. She took two steps forward and said to the coachman, "My husband paid for your fare. I tell you, just drop it off here and you don't need to go any further. I won't ask you for a penny of the fare. I'll give it to you for free. Go now!"
The driver showed a look of hesitation and embarrassment. Chen Xuan said, "You should listen to whoever pays you! I will come to you for business in the future!"
The driver immediately shouted, unhooked the mule, and led the mule aside. He then said to the uncle and aunt of the Chen family in the carriage, "Excuse me, both of you, please get off the carriage. The young mistress has said that we are done with this trip."
Second Aunt Chen was also trembling with anger. Seeing the idle people around watching and pointing, she could not bear it no matter how useful Chen Xuan was! She stretched out her arms and rushed towards Chen Xuan. Second Aunt Chen's arms were stopped by a hand in the middle of the crowd. Then a strong force came from the front of her, and the whole person fell backwards uncontrollably. Fortunately, Second Uncle Chen caught her, otherwise, she would have fallen flat on her back.
Based on Aunt Chen's fighting ability, she wanted to jump up and fight again, but in the end, she didn't dare to move.
Yes, it’s not that we can’t, but that we dare not.
The man who stopped her was a young man, who looked to be in his twenties. He was wearing a dark grey slim coat that outlined his tall and handsome figure. His features were so handsome that Aunt Chen couldn't bear to look at him directly. Especially the extraordinary aura around him. Even the Wei family, who Aunt Chen was very fond of, were inferior to this man. Rong Yang reached out to hold Chen Xuan's shoulders, revealing the wooden beads on his thin wrist. With concern in his eyes, he asked politely, "Mrs. Wei, are you okay?"
Chen Xuan was so angry that her face turned pale. When she saw Rong Yang, she spoke word by word, "Mr. Rong, please go to the police station and report that my house was robbed."
Uncle Chen reacted quickly and tried to go forward but was stopped by Rong Yang's driver. Uncle Chen said quickly, "Xuan'er, Xuan'er, it's not necessary, it's not necessary." He slapped Aunt Chen in the face with a big slap, making her dizzy. She hurriedly opened her cloth bag and took out a blue leather bag from it. She handed it to Chen Xuan from a distance and said with a self-righteous and humble smile, "Xuan'er, Xuan'er, uncle really didn't know. You can take it back now."
Chen Xuan picked up her bag and walked back, ignoring Uncle Chen's clever excuses.
Rong Yang saw that Chen Xuan's eyes were red and she looked like she was about to cry, so he handed her a clean white handkerchief. Chen Xuan shook her head and didn't take the handkerchief. She stared at the yellow earth road in front of her and said fiercely, "I won't cry. What's the point of crying? Even if you cry your eyes blind or get angry to death, it's useless." While gritting her teeth and saying these harsh words, Chen Xuan's tears still fell uncontrollably. She buried her face in her bag, her shoulders shrugged, and she couldn't help sobbing. It was short and hoarse, as if she was carrying the pain and sadness of crying blood.
Rong Yang gently patted Chen Xuan's back. Chen Xuan was not the type to keep things to herself. Even if she was extremely wronged and hurt, she would feel much better after crying. Mr. Rong was such a considerate person. In this cold winter, seeing Chen Xuan's eyes were red and swollen from crying, he felt very pitiful. He did not let Chen Xuan walk home like this. He asked Chen Xuan to get in the car and told the driver to go home.
Mr. Rong's home is in the embassy area of Dongjiaominxiang. Mr. Rong introduced, "This is my residence in Beijing. It's not good for Mrs. Wei to go home like this. It's cold today. Why don't you go to my house first to wash up, and then I will ask the driver to take you back."
Chen Xuan had long since recovered from the pain of having her uncle and aunt pissed her off. She was a little confused, standing out of place in Mr. Rong's magnificent and splendid living room, not knowing where to sit. Mr. Rong asked the maid to take Chen Xuan to the bathroom. Chen Xuan handed the bag in her hand to the maid and went to the bathroom to wash her face. Even the furnishings in the bathroom were so high-end that it was hard to recognize them. There was also a large mirror half a person's height embedded in the wall. It was so bright that it clearly reflected Chen Xuan's swollen face and red nose. Chen Xuan was embarrassed. She used to wear the best clothes and dress up before going to Mr. Wen's salon. This time, in order to get her coat back, she was in a hurry to go out, so she wore a half-worn pink cotton cheongsam and embroidered large cotton shoes. Chen Xuan herself felt that it was very rustic.
Fortunately, even if she was not a country boy, she still looked up to Mr. Rong and admired him. Chen Xuan calmed down, washed her face, combed her hair again, and went out. As for the bottles and jars on the marble mirror table, Chen Xuan did not dare to touch any of them.
When they arrived at the living room, coffee and snacks were already placed on the mahogany coffee table. Mr. Rong still had a cup of black tea in his hand. Seeing that Chen Xuan had tidied everything, Mr. Rong smiled and pointed to the sofa opposite, "Sit down."
Chen Xuan sat down. The redness and swelling in her eyes could not be washed away immediately. However, Chen Xuan's expression had recovered a lot and she knew how to be polite. "Thank you for troubling Mr. Rong today."
"But since we just happened to meet, I can't just sit back and do nothing." Mr. Rong had taken off his coat and dark suit jacket, revealing a burgundy round-neck sweater. He looked handsome and easy-going. He pushed the snacks towards Chen Xuan and said, "Mrs. Wei, try this. It's freshly made today. Every time I see Mrs. Wei, it always reminds me of some past events."
"Me?" Chen Xuan thought, how could this be possible? Mr. Rong looked like a very smart, rich and powerful person. He was from a completely different world from her. However, although Chen Xuan had always been honest, she had also learned some tricks from Wei Nian these days. Even though she didn't believe what Mr. Rong said, she just took a sip of the coffee and didn't refute it.
Mr. Rong smiled faintly, "Mrs. Wei must think that what I said is untrue."
Chen Xuan almost choked on her coffee. How could Mr. Rong see that? Mr. Rong still smiled, but there was a hint of reminiscence in his eyes. "I was also bothered by some external affairs and outsiders, and was deeply hurt by some people."
"Mr. Rong, a great man like you can also have sad things?" Chen Xuan was incredulous. She always believed that the difficulties in life might only exist in the lives of small people like her.
"I was too young at that time, and always pinned my hopes on others, so I mostly got sadness. But since I changed this habit, life has become much better." Rong Yang smiled and saw Chen Xuan add three spoonfuls of milk and then three spoonfuls of sugar to the black coffee. He couldn't help but say, "I've seen Mrs. Wei drinking coffee at your uncle's house. I thought you liked it?" He asked the servant to change Chen Xuan's cup of milk tea.
Chen Xuan didn't expect that people would find out that she was pretending to be foreign. Chen Xuan had to tell the truth, "Hey, Mr. Rong, a smart man like you must have seen it a long time ago. I haven't seen much of the world. When Brother Anian and I go out, we often see fashionable people outside, most of them wear suits and drink coffee. Moreover, according to my observation, many people now feel very foreign if they go out for a western meal. I have little education, and I am worried about being looked down upon when I go out, so I pretend to be foreign. When people ask me what I drink, I say coffee. This coffee is a bit bitter, but the smell of burnt bottom of the pot is not bad." She stirred it with a small silver spoon, and it didn't taste too bitter.
Rong Yang laughed so hard that he almost spilled the tea in his hand. Chen Xuan felt very embarrassed, her face burning, "Am I very vain?"
It was the first time that Rong Yang had seen someone ask him in such a serious manner whether he was vain or not. Rong Yang put down the bone china teacup, and a smile could be seen flying out from the corners of his slender eyes. Seeing that Chen Xuan was still waiting for his answer with a serious look, Rong Yang said, "This is a kind of social wisdom. Mrs. Wei can say it directly, so it is not vain."
The servant brought tea, and Chen Xuan thanked him and took it. However, she was always frugal, so she drank most of the coffee in one gulp before she started to drink tea. Rong Yang wanted to stop her but it was too late. The two chatted for a while, and Chen Xuan's mood recovered. It was not good to disturb Rong Yang anymore. "I'm sorry to bother you today, Mr. Rong. I'm fine now, and I should go back."
Rong Yang stood up and said, "I'll ask the driver to take you."
Chen Xuan was a little worried, "I hope it won't cause any trouble for you, Mr. Rong?" It would be the same if she walked back by herself.
Rong Yang smiled, "It's okay, I just returned to Beijing today, nothing happened."
When Chen Xuan came home, it was lunch time. After Wei Jin knew that Chen Xuan ran out to chase clothes, he didn't say a word of "no". He just whispered to her mother in the house, "You can't judge a person by appearance. My second brother's wife is usually useless. I thought she was a coward. I didn't expect that she knows how to protect money so well."
Then, the mother and daughter privately praised Chen Xuan's "money-protecting" personality in all aspects, and believed that Chen Xuan did have one or two good qualities.
The author has something to say: ps: The second update is here, good afternoon everyone~~~~~~~~~~~ The first update tomorrow will still be at 9 o'clock~~~~~~~~~~~~~