The seats were vacated, Ning Shaoyun took Chenchen to sit in the main seat on the left side of the old lady, while Xia Mian and Xiao Feng sat in the main seat on the right side.
The old lady frowned and said to Ning Shaoyun, "Where is Qianqian sitting? She wants to pick up some food for me."
"Alas, old lady." Xia Mian said, "In a wealthy family, people who serve food to the old lady always stand up to serve them. That's called pomp and circumstance. It's not proper to sit down to serve them."
"Besides, aren't you thanking me today for saving your grandson? Then the person sitting in my honorable position must be more honorable than your eldest grandson. Otherwise, people will think that your eldest grandson is inferior to an outsider. What a joke that would be."
The old lady's face turned green after hearing what Xia Mian said, and her tone was obviously unhappy, "Miss Xia has a lot of ideas."
Xia Mian said with a smile, "You are too kind. It's because Sister Ning said that you value rules the most, so I learned a little more when I came here. I have the greatest respect for you anyway!"
The old lady trembled her lips and wanted to say something to Ning Shaoyun, but seeing Xia Mian's eager look, she could only choose to endure it, and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth, "Serve the food!"
When Zhou Qianqian came down after changing her clothes, she was furious again when she saw the seat.
However, the old lady was really afraid of Xia Mian's mouth, so she had to order Zhou Qianqian to sit below the others and gave her a look.
Zhou Qianqian sneered and clapped her hands, and several servants came in one after another, with a set of crab-cracking tools in front of each of them.
Then he said to Xia Mian, "To entertain you today, the old lady specially had hairy crabs from Chengyang Lake flown in. I guess you haven't eaten them before, so try them."
"Oh! I'm in for a treat." Xia Mian said, "Chengyang Lake hairy crabs are famous for their plumpness."
She waited for a moment, and saw the servants left after putting on the crab-cracking tools. She couldn't help but ask, "Is that it? Why don't you go to the wash basin?"
Zhou Qianqian sneered, "I told you you're fat and you're out of breath. I'd better bring you some mouthwash."
Xia Mian smiled lightly and sneered even more condescendingly than her, "Miss Zhou is from the countryside, right? No wonder you don't know."
"In this wealthy family, there are vegetables that have to be peeled by hand on the table, and there must be a small basin placed next to it."
"It's called a basin, but it's actually a glass bowl. It looks nice and classy. It's filled with boiled water, and next to it is a bowl of mung bean noodles smoked with chrysanthemum leaves and osmanthus stamens."
"After peeling the crab, wash your hands to remove the fishy smell and leave behind the fragrance of chrysanthemum and osmanthus."
"But now it's simplified a bit. The mung bean noodles smoked with chrysanthemum leaves and osmanthus stamens are too troublesome. Just soak a slice or two of lemon in boiled water and the effect will be similar."
What she said was so profound and mysterious that Old Mrs. Huo felt it was so impressive that she could not help but listen in silence.
"And more." Xia Mian pointed to the triangular scarf beside him:
"Small towels should be used here. They should be boiled in hot water before serving to disinfect. After peeling crabs and shrimps, wash your hands in the wash basin and wipe them with a towel. They will be clean and elegant."
Xia Mian looked at Ning Shaoyun, "Sister, am I right?"
Then he said to the old lady, "Sister Ning's demeanor must have been cultivated this way. How could the Huo family not know this rule?"
She looked at Zhou Qianqian and said, "Don't give orders if you don't understand. People in Yan City who can afford to eat crabs are all rich people. Have you ever seen a rich person get dirty and messy when eating crabs?"
"It's just me. I don't mind. Otherwise, you'll embarrass the old lady and make people laugh at you."
Ning Shaoyun said to Uncle Fu calmly, "Go and get ready."
Uncle Fu glanced at the old lady, turned and went into the kitchen. Xia Mian heard the chaotic sounds inside.
She still felt it was not enough, "Of course there is mouthwash as well," she glanced at Zhou Qianqian and said, "Miss Zhou, you guessed right."
"This mouthwash is usually made with tea. After eating, drink a cup of tea, rinse your mouth, and spit into the mouthwash bowl held by the servant. When the servant takes the mouthwash bowl away, the meal is considered finished."
Xia Mian said, "Afterwards, we can chat or continue drinking tea and eating dessert, and it will be more elegant and calm."
She looked at the old lady and said, "Madam, do you think I am right?"
The maid standing next to the old lady frowned and walked quickly into the kitchen. Xia Mian felt that she was probably afraid that she would forget the last-minute plan.
Ning Shaoyun tried hard to hold back her laughter. Anyone who had read Dream of the Red Chamber knew that this was how the Jia family had their meals. It was just that there was no toothpaste at that time, so they had to use this troublesome method.
Even though the old lady felt something was wrong, she had no choice but to do as she was told in order not to appear timid. After all, the scene was indeed grand enough.
The servants obviously knew her temper, and soon they brought over glass bowls for washing hands and hot towels. The towels probably didn't have small ones, so they were cut temporarily and had rough edges.
Xia Mian didn't mind. When the food was served, she imitated Lin Daiyu in the TV series, washed her hands, and started to pick up the tools to peel the crabs.
Zhou Qianqian didn't see her making a fool of herself. Instead, she was stunned by her style. Now it was her turn to be at a loss.
Old Mrs. Huo was fine, she asked the servants to do it.
Xia Mian looked at Zhou Qianqian with a half-smile, and told her blatantly that he was just waiting for her to make a fool of herself.
Zhou Qianqian naturally did not want to be outdone. However, even though she had received temporary training and had demolished crabs a few times, she only cleaned out the meat.
It's nothing like hibernation. I learned all kinds of fancy crab-cracking tutorials on the Internet.
He methodically restored the empty crab shell into the shape of a crab, then looked at the pile of messy shells on Zhou Qianqian's plate and chuckled.
Zhou Qianqian couldn't open the half crab in her hand anymore. She put the crab down angrily and stretched her chopsticks towards the abalone and sea cucumber.
The dishes on today's table are not for deliciousness, but for expensiveness.
No matter what Zhou Qianqian ate, Xia Mian's eyes were filled with mockery, telling her clearly that she, Zhou Qianqian, was making a fool of herself.
However, Xia Mian's skill in peeling crabs stunned the old lady. She wondered if there was any particular way to eat such an expensive thing, so she didn't dare to pick up her chopsticks.
Just stare at Xia Mian and see how she eats after she finishes eating.
However, Xia Mian only opened the crabs. After opening one for herself, she gave it to Xiao Feng. While opening the crabs, she occasionally smiled at Zhou Qianqian, as if telling her that she would not be told how to eat the other things, otherwise she would be mad at him!
Zhou Qianqian was irritated by the continuous provocation. She slammed her chopsticks and said angrily, "What do you mean?"
Old Mrs. Huo frowned and looked at Xia Mian.
Xia Mian slowly swallowed the crab in his mouth, wiped his mouth with a towel, and then looked at Zhou Qianqian, "Miss Zhou, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't talk while eating or sleeping." Xia Mian shook her head and said, "Tell me how many times you have broken the old lady's rules. You can't be so unscrupulous just because you are indebted to the Huo family."
Zhou Qianqian was so angry that she was shaking all over, but Xia Mian gently raised a finger as a gesture of silence, pointing at Ning Shaoyun and the others.
The other party didn't even look at her. He quietly opened the crab and put the crab meat in Chenchen's bowl. Xiaofeng did the same, imitating Chenchen's way and eating seriously.
No one took Zhou Qianqian's jumping up and down seriously.
The old lady had nothing to say. When she returned to the Huo family in Yan City, the first rule she was taught was "Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping."
The first rule I challenged was this one, which has been implemented very thoroughly over the years.
After Xia Mian finished speaking, he continued to slowly dismantle the crab, and then, relying on the fact that the old lady was sitting at the top and couldn't see or control him, he became even more brazen in his provocation.
Zhou Qianqian also experienced the unspeakable feeling.
Finally, Xia Mian and the others finished eating, and she saw her rinse her mouth with tea. The Huo family didn't have a mouthwash bowl, so she could only temporarily replace it with an empty bowl.
This one-on-one rule is simple to say, but it requires tacit cooperation to do it.
The Huo family's servants had never heard of this before, so naturally they made a mess when they did it.
There was chaos at the table after dinner.
Xiao Feng smiled secretly. It was the first time for Chen Chen to do this as well. He curiously followed Ning Shaoyun's lead.
Zhou Qianqian watched Xia Mian wiping her hands slowly and couldn't help but sneer, "Miss Xia is really very impressive!"
Xia Mian put down the towel and said helplessly, "Miss Zhou, please stop picking on me."
"Isn't this the rule of the Huo family? I see that Uncle Fu has trained according to the standards of the chief eunuch. Wouldn't it be rude if I don't follow the etiquette of a rich lady?"
"Miss Qianjin." Zhou Qianqian said sarcastically, "Miss Xia, could it be that your ancestors have some other connection?"
Xia Mian raised his head with interest, "Speaking of ancestors..."
Zhou Qianqian frowned, and the old lady also concentrated, thinking, could it be that the ancestors of the Xia family really had such a saying
Then I heard Xia Mian say in a sonorous voice, "Three generations of poor peasants, with a good family background!"
The old lady and Zhou Qianqian were almost choked.
The servants were all in a state of confusion, and Xia Mian even heard a few suppressed chuckles.
The old lady had a gloomy face. She no longer wanted to entertain Xia Mian. She just wanted to beat him up and be done with it.
Everyone moved from the dining room to the living room.
Ning Shaoyun asked the maid to serve some dessert to the two children. The meal they just had was so uncomfortable that no one was full.
This time no one dared to make any trouble. They quickly took it and considerately cut it into small pieces.
Xiao Feng had never eaten this kind of cream cake before, and looked at Chenchen with a small fork in hand.
Chenchen considerately slowed down his movements to teach him.
Zhou Qianqian saw through it and imitated Xia Mian's mocking look, but Xia Mian didn't even look at her.
Zhou Qianqian felt very aggrieved. She took a deep breath and looked at Old Mrs. Huo.
Seeing that Old Mrs. Huo was frowning as she stared at the two children's clothes, she obviously wanted to say something but was embarrassed to do so.
Zhou Qianqian understood immediately and said sarcastically, "Why is this child wearing the same clothes as the young master? Could it be that after saving the young master's life, he planned to let the child be his brother? He is calculating very well."
Xiao Feng seemed to know that he was being talked about. He looked up at Zhou Qianqian and then continued to eat his cake with his head down.
This woman was constantly being scolded by her aunt, so he didn't have to worry at all.
Before Zhou Qianqian realized that she was being looked down upon by a child, Xia Mian clapped her hands and said, "Oh, Miss Zhou really reminded me."
"Look, your father only helped the old man once. Miss Zhou can become the daughter of the Huo family. We saved Chenchen's life. This friendship is worth swearing brotherhood."
Ning Shaoyun touched Chenchen's head and smiled, "Chenchen is also an only child and a little lonely. It's good for him to be a brother with Xiaofeng."
Chenchen looked up and said, "Brother Xiaofeng."
Xiao Feng smiled obediently: "Brother Chenchen."
The two little guys smiled at each other.
Mrs. Huo's face turned even worse. Zhou Qianqian gritted her teeth and sneered, "Don't make it sound so high-sounding to curry favor with the powerful..."
"Okay." The old lady spoke up to stop Zhou Qianqian from continuing. She was really afraid of Xia Mian's mouth.
Now I just want to cut the Gordian knot and send him away quickly. Calculating the time, Huo Xuewen will be back soon.
Zhou Qianqian obviously realized this and just shut up and waited for the show.
"Miss Xia, you saved Chenchen, we are indeed very grateful to you." Mrs. Huo stretched out her hand, and Uncle Fu immediately handed her a pen and a check folder.
"This money should be enough for you to settle down and study in Yan City."
Mrs. Huo signed the check and said, "From what I heard from you, you didn't seek anything from saving Chenchen. It just happened to be a good opportunity to come to Yan City."
"But you saved Chenchen after all, and our Huo family is not an ungrateful family, so please accept this check."
Ning Shaoyun frowned, "Mother, this is not appropriate."
Mrs. Huo glanced at her and said calmly, "It's not your turn to be the master of this family. If you hadn't been running around, there wouldn't be all these messy things."
"From now on, just stay at home and take care of your husband and children, and serve the young master well."
Ning Shaoyun's face turned cold, but Xia Mian took the check with great interest. Haha, this is the legendary scene of throwing the check.
In her previous life, this method was already out of date, but she didn't expect to experience it here firsthand.
But this thing seems to have really become popular in this era, "Give you a check and leave my son alone."
How many people in later generations hope to be slapped in the face like this, but the rich have become smarter and no one does this kind of thing anymore. Xia Mian finds it a little novel for a while.
When Old Mrs. Huo saw her expression, a trace of contempt flashed across her face.
Zhou Qianqian spoke up for her, "Fifty thousand yuan should be enough for you to graduate from college, but don't say that the Huo family treated you harshly."
Xia Mian rolled her eyes. "Why are you everywhere? Who are you to the Huo family? What right do you have to say this to me? Are you worried that we are better than you and will make you look worthless, so you are so hostile to us?"
After saying that, she ignored Zhou Qianqian and sat up straight to look at Mrs. Huo. "I understand what the old lady means. She wants to take the money and write off Chenchen's life-saving grace."
Mrs. Huo narrowed her eyes and said, "Or you can choose to put forward a condition. If it is reasonable, I will satisfy you."
"No need." Xia Mian shook the check and smiled, "This is good. But I think fifty thousand is a bit unreasonable."
Zhou Qianqian showed an expression that said "as expected".
The old lady also narrowed her eyes and sneered.
Xia Mian didn't care about her and analyzed it to her, "The old lady used money to settle this matter. The value is not calculated in this way. It's not about how much money I deserve, but how much Chenchen is worth."
"It's like I found something that belonged to you and returned it to you, but you felt that I was not worthy of the integrity of returning the lost property, so you gave me some money to end the matter."
"If this thing is a piece of iron, you can just give me two dimes. But for a piece of gold, you can't say I'm from the countryside and not worth two hundred. You can't just give me two dimes and kick me out, right?"
"Chenchen is the eldest grandson of your Huo family. He can't be a piece of iron, right?" Xia Mian said, "Then let's calculate his worth."
"With the family planning policy in place now, Chenchen won't have any brothers or sisters in the future."
She looked at Zhou Qianqian meaningfully and said, "Unless Mr. Huo divorces and remarries, we are not sure whether the baby is a boy or a girl, and we are not sure whether she is as smart as Chenchen."
"Based on this, Chenchen is the heir of your Huo family." Xia Mian said, "Looking at the old lady's pomp, the Huo family's assets must be tens of millions, right? Let's calculate it as 50 million. As for the complicated calculations afterwards, I'm afraid you won't understand even if I calculate it."
"Chenchen is worth 50 million, which is equivalent to the 50 million I saved from the Huo family." Xia Mian said, "When you take this 50 million back from me, you must pay me. Then according to market rules, 10% of the commission should be given to me."
"So five million is more reasonable."
Mrs. Huo's face changed drastically, and Zhou Qianqian shouted directly, "Xia Mian, you are really brave. You are asking for too much."
"Didn't the old lady ask me for the price?" Xia Mian said, "Now you think it's too expensive, so I'll give you 1% for Sister Ning's sake, a flat price of 500,000."
Mrs. Huo covered her chest and said, "You, you are such a scoundrel."
She looked at Ning Shaoyun, "Look at who you brought back?"
Ning Shaoyun said calmly, "Xia Mianchenchen's savior. Besides, this is someone you insisted on bringing back, not someone I brought back."
"I've also said that this is inappropriate."
The old lady said angrily, "How could this happen if you didn't run away from home with Chenchen?"
Ning Shaoyun said coldly, "You can break into my house and steal my paintings. How can I stay in such a den of thieves?"
"Who do you think is the thief?" the old lady said angrily, "It's just a painting!"
"Madam!" Xia Mian sneered, "If you don't want to pay, don't make excuses. You can easily give away my sister's paintings worth millions, why are you so stingy with a mere 500,000 yuan?"
Zhou Qianqian sneered, "Don't exaggerate. How could that crappy painting be worth a million? It's only worth a little because Director Luo likes it. Otherwise, give me a hundred dollars and see if I'll buy it."
Xia Mian grabbed the cake on the table and stuffed it into her mouth. "If you can't speak human language, shut your dog mouth! Open your mouth and bark, who do you think you are?"
After that, he ignored her and taunted the old lady, "Old lady, you were the one who asked for the money, and now you are the one who doesn't want to pay."
"You still call yourself a noble family? You are clearly just a rogue in the village. Don't try to gild yourself with these tricks in the future. It will only make you a joke."
The old lady covered her chest angrily, "You, you..."
Xia Mian said, "Please don't faint. If you faint, I will tell everyone that the old lady even pretended to faint in order to avoid paying the debt of 500,000 yuan."
Zhou Qianqian came back after wiping the cake off her mouth, and hurriedly appeased the heavens, saying to Xia Mian, "Don't go too far!" She then accused Ning Shaoyun, "I'll tell Brother Xuewen about this."
Ning Shaoyun curled the corners of her mouth sarcastically, "As you wish."
"So, what do you think, old lady? Should we give the money or not?" She tore the check into pieces.
"Ah, I heard from Sister Ning that the old lady is a stickler for rules and values gratitude. Haha, it turns out she is just trying to gain fame!"
The old lady was irritated by her contemptuous attitude, and picked up the checkbook again, signed some money and handed it to Xia Mian.
But when she handed it over, she seemed to regret it. Xia Mian felt her hands shaking when she took the check.
Obviously he was really heartbroken.
However, when Xia Mian saw the number above, she was still amused, "Two hundred thousand?"
The old lady said with a sullen face, "Chenchen is worth 20 million."
"Oh." Xia Mian was full of doubts. "That shouldn't be the case. I see your style and pomp. I think 50 million is too little. 100 million is about right."
The old lady's face turned pale. "No matter what, it's just this much. If you are willing, then you are willing. If you are not willing, then forget it."
Xia Mian sighed and said, "Forget it, for Sister Ning's sake."
Xia Mian collected the check and said to Ning Shaoyun, "This way, Chenchen's life-saving grace is offset."
Ning Shaoyun always felt that what this girl said next would make the old lady mad to death, and she was looking forward to it.
Sure enough, Xia Mian continued with a happy smile, "From now on, we will just be good friends!"
She took advantage of the situation and acted cute. "I feel much more relaxed now that I'm no longer my savior. Otherwise, you and Mr. Huo would be so polite to me, which would make me uncomfortable. Now it's good, we are equal!"
The old lady's face changed drastically, and Zhou Qianqian said angrily, "You, you dare..."
"What's wrong with me?" Xia Mian said, "Why do you care about my friendships? Now that I'm Chenchen's savior, you can't control me at all!"
Mrs. Huo no longer cared about the rules and stood up. "Xia Mian, don't go too far. Do you believe that I will make sure you can't stay in Yan City?!"
Xia Mian made a frightened expression, "Oh, I'm so scared. I think you'd better issue a nationwide wanted order for me. Otherwise, I can go anywhere with the two hundred thousand."
Mrs. Huo didn't have the ability to do that. Zhou Qianqian also knew that they couldn't win over Xia Mian, so she simply pointed the finger at Ning Shaoyun, "Auntie, she must have been the one who ordered this."
"She just hates you for giving her painting to Director Luo, so she specially asked this country girl to treat you."
The old lady sneered at Ning Shaoyun, "I knew that you act like a fairy descending from the earth with no desires or requests every day, but your heart is darker than anyone else's."
"Enough!" Ning Shaoyun shouted, then covered Chenchen's ears and said to the old lady, "I know what you want."
"I will divorce Huo Xuewen."
Zhou Qianqian was delighted and blurted out, "You said that yourself!"
The old lady didn't quite believe it, "Do you have any conditions?"
"No conditions." Ning Shaoyun said, "I will only take my dowry and Chenchen."
The old lady didn't care at all, and didn't even pretend to be interested. She asked directly, "How can you guarantee that you will divorce Xuewen?"
Ning Shaoyun took out a divorce agreement from her bag and said, "I have already signed this. As long as Huo Xuewen signs it, it will take effect."
"I believe you will find a way."
Zhou Qianqian almost couldn't wait to take it and take a closer look. The old lady didn't know how to read very well, and waited for her to finish reading before looking at it with a questioning look.
Zhou Qianqian nodded happily, her joy no longer suppressed, as if the position of the Huo family's young lady was already in her pocket.
"I came here today thinking that it would be the last visit. I wanted to make things clear in person so that I could have a beginning and an end."
"Now that the matter is over," Ning Shaoyun said, "we will take our leave. We will not disturb each other in the future and we will be well."
After Ning Shaoyun finished speaking, she took Chenchen’s hand, and Xia Mian also picked up Xiaofeng and prepared to leave.
As a result, I don't know whether Zhou Qianqian was too happy and ran away from home; or she felt that she had won and wanted to step on him, so she actually stopped in front of Xia Mian and said, "Stop!"
Xia Mian frowned, "What?"
"Now that the favor is settled, shouldn't we also settle the other accounts?" She wiped the cream that no longer existed.
Yiran still remembered the day when she was hit on the head by that wild girl in front of Huo Xuewen.
Xia Mian saw that this guy was just looking for trouble. She handed Xiao Feng to Ning Shaoyun, pressed her thumb over the other knuckles one by one, and said with a smile, "Excuse me, how do you plan to calculate it?"
Zhou Qianqian slapped him without saying a word.
After a crisp "snap" sound, Xia Mian shook his aching palm, looked at the confused Zhou Qianqian in surprise and said, "Oh, you think you deserve a beating for destroying someone else's family, so you're looking for a beating?"
"How many more times will it take? You're welcome. I'm the most enthusiastic person, especially to an immoral rubbish like you."
The burning pain spread from her face, and Zhou Qianqian realized that she had been beaten. She covered her face and rushed over screaming, "Xia Mian, I'm going to fight you!"
Xia Mian grabbed her hair and said in a relaxed tone, "You are really hardworking. You are simply a role model for the mistress world. Don't worry, I will beat you until you feel guilty."
Then he slapped her again.
The crisp slapping sound made the old lady react. She immediately stamped her feet and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Hold them down!"
The servants immediately started to move.
"Who dares?" The casual voice carried a coldness that was hard to ignore.
Several men subconsciously stopped walking. Xia Mian turned around and saw Ning Shaobai standing at the door at some point.
He was wearing a slightly more formal white shirt and trousers today, with one hand in his trouser pocket, looking at the old lady indifferently, "Mrs. Huo, don't think that there is no one in our Ning family."
Zhou Qianqian's hair was still in Xia Mian's hand. She couldn't hit Xia Mian, but was dragged around by her. She screamed in despair, "Auntie, save me!"
The old lady immediately shouted, "Wait a minute, what are you doing? Who are you from? Who can order you around?"
Uncle Fu directly pushed the strongest man and said, "Go quickly!"
The man immediately ran towards Xia Mian. Ning Shaobai suddenly moved. He took two quick steps, stretched out his long arm and grabbed the man's arm.
Xia Mian watched helplessly as the 1.80-meter-tall man was almost lifted up by Ning Shaobai and fell onto the coffee table in front of the old lady with a "bang".
The expensive solid wood coffee table creaked and a crack appeared.
Wow! So handsome! Xia Mian really wanted to applaud.
The old lady and Zhou Qianqian were stunned. After a while, the old lady reacted and pointed at Ning Shaobai and said in a trembling voice, "You, you actually, do you still take our Huo family seriously?!"
Ning Shaobai clapped his hands and looked at Xia Mian, "Did you enjoy the fight? If you do, let's go."
Then he looked at Mrs. Huo and said sarcastically, "The Huo family? I think they are just playing house."
"If it weren't for my sister, do you think your Huo family would rank high with me?"
Ning Shaobai finished talking to the old lady with disdain on his face, and seeing Xia Mian still grabbing Zhou Qianqian's hair, he said speechlessly, "What are you doing?"
Xia Mian was conflicted and said, "I want to fight her, but since she doesn't resist like this, I can't bring myself to do it. There's no atmosphere."
Ning Shaobai was amused. "Okay, there's no point in hitting that thing. It's dirty."
Xia Mian thought about it and pushed the person directly to the old lady. "Keep an eye on your future daughter-in-law. If she lets her out to bite people again, I won't be polite."
The old lady was so angry at their arrogance that she almost fainted. Zhou Qianqian was also furious, "He's just an abandoned child of the Ning family, why are you so arrogant?"
"Ask your grandfather if he still knows who you are?"
"It seems that he gets along well with the women of our Ning family?" Ning Shaobai smiled indifferently, his face full of compassion, "Speaking of abandoned children, at least my last name is Ning, so you..."
He glanced at the old lady and said, "She is a poor creature who doesn't even know her own last name."
That glance made the old lady's heart beat wildly.
There was the sound of a car engine outside.
Uncle Fu was as if he had been pardoned, "The young master is back!"
Then Xia Mian saw the second face of the old lady and Zhou Qianqian.
The old lady instantly turned from a mean and evil mother-in-law into a bullied young wife, and Zhou Qianqian turned from a bully into a poor little girl who was oppressed.
The two of them supported each other and knelt on the ground, trembling.
Zhou Qianqian cried, "I know Madam doesn't like me, but why do you want to embarrass the old lady? I will try my best not to appear in front of you in the future..."
The old lady wiped her tears tremblingly, "I know you look down on me. Your Ning family is powerful and I can't afford to offend you. I just came here with Qianqian, and I want her to talk to me. It's not worth it for you to make such a fuss!"
"Aunt… "
"Qianqian..."
The two of them hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Xia Mian was stunned by the skillful acting that instantly entered the role. She asked Ning Shaoyun, "Is this how they usually frame you?"
Ning Shaoyun had an expression as if she was used to it.
But Xia Mian held back her breath and confirmed, "What about Mr. Huo? He believes it all, right?"
The door was suddenly pushed open, and the person who came was Huo Xuewen. Ning Shaoyun looked at his anxious face and smiled sarcastically, "Yes, he believes it all."
"Xiaoyun." Huo Xuewen walked towards Ning Shaoyun, "Yes..."
"Brother Xuewen," Zhou Qianqian tried to get up in a panic, but she seemed to be seriously injured. She fell again before she got up with difficulty and looked at Huo Xuewen crying aggrievedly.
"Brother Xuewen, you are finally back. If you hadn't come back, we would have been bullied to death by the Ning family."
"Ning Shaoyun, Ning Shaoyun actually asked this wild girl to beat me? And Ning Shaobai..."
To be honest, this is Zhou Qianqian with a red and swollen face, and this may be the most real time she framed someone.
pity…
Suddenly, there was applause at the door. "This Miss Zhou is not studying business administration, but drama, right?"
The young man who was speaking had a popular 3:7 side-parted hairstyle, a floral shirt and bell-bottom pants. He smiled with a bit of ruffian vibe. He looked at Zhou Qianqian and said, "I think I can sign you. Maybe I can train a Brigitte Lin in you by then."
When Zhou Qianqian saw the person coming, she covered her face in shock and called out aggrievedly, "Young Master Rong."
When he saw the people around the young man, he said in surprise, "Uncle Huo, you're back?!"
The old lady stood up suddenly from the ground, subconsciously straightened her clothes, and said with joy, "Grandpa. You are back?"
Huo Pengyi looks to be in his fifties, but his back is straight, and even a light and comfortable casual outfit cannot conceal his elegant temperament. From his every move, one can tell that he is indeed well-educated, and he is exactly the ideal type that girls of that era flocked to.
No wonder the old lady felt ashamed in front of him.
Seeing Huo Pengyi looking at the mess in the house with a gloomy face, the old lady said sadly, "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I come from a poor family and the Ning family looks down on me..."
"Shut up!" Huo Pengyi suddenly shouted angrily, "Please go upstairs right now. Don't come down without my order!"
The old lady widened her eyes in surprise. Huo Pengyi had almost never lost his temper with her over the years, especially in the past few years, so why did he not say a word today...
Before the old lady could figure out why he was angry, Zhou Qianqian quickly pleaded: "Uncle Huo..."
"You shut up too!" Huo Pengyi said coldly, "Zhou Qianqian, I think I treated you well, but you come here to harm our family! Please don't come to the Huo family again. We have repaid your father's kindness over the years."
Zhou Qianqian and the old lady's expressions changed at the same time.
"Uncle Huo, did you listen to me? You must believe what you see..."
As she was talking, she realized something was wrong. Why was there an emphasis on her words
Rong Xin raised his phone, "Tsk tsk, Miss Zhou, do you know that people can't trust what they see the most?"
He looked at Zhou Qianqian with a half-smile and said, "Because some people are the best at deceiving others."
While Rong Xin was speaking, his voice also came from the phone.
Zhou Qianqian finally reacted, "What is this?"
"A cell phone?" Rong Xin said with a smile, "You guys acted well and fooled some people." He looked at Huo Xuewen meaningfully.
Huo Xuewen's face was full of regret, "Xiao Yun, don't say such angry words, I don't agree to divorce!"
Zhou Qianqian didn't care about what Huo Xuewen said. She turned around in panic and looked for someone.
Ning Shaoyun held up her small mobile phone, which still showed that she was on a call.
Xia Mian’s eyes widened. She didn’t even know about this. Ning Shaoyun actually did a live broadcast with her mobile phone
It’s just so beautifully done!
Huo Xuewen's face was full of complexities and regret, "I'm sorry, Xiaoyun, I'm sorry, it's my fault, from now on..."
Ning Shaoyun said calmly, "You don't have to apologize. You are not wrong, but you have something more important."
"I am not doing this to clear up any misunderstandings. I just don't want to leave with a false accusation. I am the eldest daughter of the Ning family. My character has been carefully cultivated by my parents and cannot be trampled upon by others."
Huo Xuewen's face changed, "Xiao Yun, I have never thought of divorcing you!"
Zhou Qianqian also panicked when she heard this, "Brother Xuewen, she framed us, she deliberately set a trap for us!"
"Shut up!" Huo Xuewen suddenly lost his composure and roared, "Get out of our Huo family, and never show up in front of me again!"
Seeing that Zhou Qianqian was still pestering him, Huo Xuewen said to Uncle Fu, "Pull her out for me. If you can't pull her out, don't come tomorrow!"
Uncle Fu was silent. He covered Zhou Qianqian's mouth and took her out.
Ning Shaobai hugged Chenchen and said, "Wait for us in the car outside, okay?"
Chenchen glanced at Ning Shaoyun uneasily. When he saw Ning Shaoyun nodded, he frowned and said nothing.
Xia Mian thought about it and said to Xiao Feng, "Would you like to go and accompany Brother Chenchen?"
Xiao Feng nodded, and Ning Shaobai squatted down, picked him up and walked out.
The two little guys were a little surprised to be held like this for the first time. Xiao Feng reached out and held Chenchen's hand, whispering, "Brother Chenchen, I'll accompany you."
Chenchen's frown relaxed slightly and he took Xiaofeng's hand back.
After the two children left, Huo Xuewen looked at Ning Shaoyun, "Xiaoyun, we won't get divorced. Please give me a chance, I will..."
Ning Shaoyun laughed at herself, "But I've already given myself all my chances."
"From the time you broke your promises to Chenchen, from the time you ignored them and sold my paintings... I gave you countless chances."
"No, Xiaoyun!" Huo Xuewen's coldness and calmness faded away, and his tone was filled with panic, "I will fire Zhou Qianqian immediately and never let her appear in our house again..."
Ning Shaoyun suddenly burst into tears, "You really still don't understand. It has never had anything to do with Zhou Qianqian. Without Zhou Qianqian, there are still Li Qianqian and Wang Qianqian..."
Huo Xuewen anxiously wiped the tears from her face, "I'm sorry, where did I go wrong? Can you tell me? I will change, and I will..."
"There is no future!" Ning Shaoyun said, "Huo Xuewen, don't make promises if you can't do it. Your words are just talk to me now." It can no longer be accepted by her ears or taken to heart.
Huo Xuewen was shocked, and he realized in his heart that he seemed to have lost something very important.
"Let's go," Ning Shaobai sent the child away and came in from the door to pick someone up.
Then he seemed to remember something and stretched out his hand towards Xia Mian, "Give me the check."
"Oh," Xia Mian almost forgot about this and didn't ask him what he did. She just handed it to him.
Ning Shaoyun took the check, walked up to the old lady, put it in her hand, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Use this to buy the yard your daughter lives in now. It's a good deal, almost twice the price."
The old lady's heart was beating hard. "What do you mean?"
Ning Shaobai looked at her meaningfully, "Zhou Qianqian, don't you treat her as your own daughter? Even Huo Xuewen has to step back."
"I, I don't understand what you are talking about." The old lady's face turned pale. Ning Shaobai's eyes seemed to see through her. The old lady clenched her palms tightly to avoid losing her composure further.
Ning Shaobai looked at her pitifully, "If you don't understand, Huo Xuewen and Mr. Huo will understand in the future." When he said this, his voice became even lower, "After all, she is so much like you..."
Old Mrs. Huo looked at Ning Shaobai suddenly, as if she was looking at a devil.
Ning Shaobai smiled slightly, "Remember to come to the transfer yard at the latest one week."
"Well, I can't make the decision."
"I don't care about that," Ning Shaobai said, "I have already promised someone to buy that yard."
Ning Shaobai said with a half-smile, "I believe you can do it. After all, Uncle Huo doesn't really want to take care of you, does he?"
"Anyway, I've already given you the money, and you can choose not to transfer the property, but if people knew about this..."
The old lady was trembling all over.