As she spoke, she looked at little Youjin disdainfully. She had a perfect figure and was trying to maintain her weight for her age.
"Ah! Ah ah ah ah! Yiyiyi! "Hey! What are you talking about? I'm handsome!
Youjin clenched her fists, feeling very indignant.
"You're just a kid. You can lose weight when you're older." Old Madam Qi picked up the sliced watermelon from the table and passed it to Youjin. "You can eat more fruits but you can't eat too much sugar. Otherwise, it's bad for your teeth."
Youjin grabbed the watermelon and started munching on it.
Qi Youxuan immediately rolled into Old Madam Qi's arms. "Great-grandma, Dad and Mom went on their honeymoon and left me here alone. I'm very lonely!"
"Why don't we bring Youjin here too?" Old Madam Qi understood when she saw the look in the little boy's eyes.
The little boy felt that Great Grandma was his lifelong partner!
Qi Youxuan looked at Old Madam Qi happily. "With Youjin as my companion, I won't be lonely!"
Old Madam Qi turned around and looked at Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu. "I heard that the Song girl is working on a new design and is quite busy?"
Song Yu. "…"
Old Madam Qi smiled even more kindly. "Why don't we let Youjin stay here for a few days?"
Qi Chengzhi. "…"
Why did he feel a strong sense of malice?
Qi Chengzhi could only agree in the end. It was a good opportunity to spend some alone time with Song Yu.
You Jin seemed to know that he would be able to eat to his heart's content in the next few days and did not miss his parents at all.
When Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu left, he was still waving at them from the carpet.
His heartless and shameless attitude broke Song Yu's heart.
…
While Qi Chenglin and Ruan Danchen went on their honeymoon, Chang Zhiyuan and Old Liang drove for more than seven hours to a county-level city under J City and stayed there for the night. The next morning, they drove for more than an hour before they arrived at the entrance of a village.
The village wasn't small, but it wasn't very rich. At first glance, there were only two or three families living in three-story bungalows. There were also two two-story bungalows, but they weren't beautifully built. They looked like two or three story boxes without any sense of design. The outer walls were also paved with ordinary tiles.
Chang Zhiyuan was not in the mood to look at these things in detail. He just drove the car in and drove all the way until he reached a small hill. The tires were filled with yellow sand. On one side were some single-story houses with courtyards, and on the other side was the hill. The roadside was sparsely covered with weeds and flowers. There were also some stones of different sizes firmly stuck in the soil.
The road was bumpy. Finally, the Toyota jeep stopped halfway up the mountain, next to an intersection.
The intersection was too narrow and uneven. If it was an economical sedan, it would barely be able to get in, but not this jeep.
Chang Zhiyuan and Old Liang got out of the car and walked to the intersection. There were rows of houses along the way. They had courtyards, and the doors were rather sturdy.
From the appearance of the courtyard doors, one could basically tell the wealth of the family. Some of the courtyard doors were open, and one could even see a black and yellow dog chained inside. There were also some houses with tricycles and tractors parked outside.
When they reached the end of the intersection, the house suddenly looked out of place.
The brick walls were short, and the courtyard door was dilapidated. The thin wooden door couldn't block anything. Compared to the shabbiness of this house, the houses that they saw when they passed by suddenly seemed especially high-end.
Chang Zhiyuan looked at them coldly and nodded to Old Liang. "Let's go in."
Old Liang went forward and knocked on the door. A woman's voice came from inside. "Who is it?"
Following that, a ferocious dog barking could be heard.
Not long after, the wooden door creaked as it was opened. A woman with a slightly dark face and rough skin stood inside.
Wang Lixia looked at the two men standing in front of her house in shock. The two of them were dressed very exquisitely. One look and she could tell that they weren't ordinary people. Why would they appear in front of her house?
Wang Lixia didn't know why, but she suddenly thought of Chang Jingqiu.
She clearly didn't know the two people in front of her, but they were connected just like that. She recalled how Liu Ronghua had suddenly appeared in front of her house in the same manner previously, catching her off guard.
Perhaps it was because the two people in front of her were dressed decently like Liu Ronghua, but they had a different aura.
"May I know who you are looking for?" Wang Lixia's eyes wandered between Chang Zhiyuan and Old Liang's faces.
"What's wrong?" Huang Pinggui walked out, and behind him was a young and inexperienced youth.
Huang Pinggui was wearing a sloppy shirt and black trousers that were covered in dust. The youth behind him was very skinny. There were dark circles under his eyes, and he looked like he didn't have enough sleep.
Wang Lixia turned to look at the two of them and said, "I don't know you. I wonder why you're looking for us."
Following that, she said to the youth, "Jincheng, why are you out? Go back and revise. It's almost time for the college entrance examination. Don't waste time."
The young man behind him replied with an "Oh." Then, he glanced at Chang Zhiyuan and Old Liang before turning back slowly.
"You're Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia, right?" Chang Zhiyuan asked.
"What are you doing?" Huang Pinggui raised his voice, as though it sounded more imposing to boost his courage.
"Don't be nervous." Old Liang smiled warmly. "We were sent by Miss Chang."
Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia looked at each other. Wang Lixia didn't think much of it and asked, "Jingqiu sent you?"
Chang Zhiyuan knew that they were right to probe.
Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia were uncultured people. They were usually a little calculative, but they weren't smart and were easy to get information out of.
Old Liang nodded sincerely. "Shall we go in first?"
Because of his work, he knew people from all walks of life. His acting skills were extraordinary, and Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia were no match for him.
On top of that, Old Liang had an honest and kind face to begin with. He looked even more honest than the villagers in the village. This natural advantage made Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia feel no sense of danger.
Seeing that Chang Zhiyuan and Old Liang were well-dressed and looked rich, Huang Pinggui couldn't think of anything else and quickly invited them into the house.
He straightened his back and put on airs in front of Chang Zhiyuan and Old Liang. He said to Wang Lixia, "I told you that Jingqiu wouldn't watch us suffer. Isn't she the one who's embarrassing us? Regardless, we are her parents. If we suffer, we will be unfilial. We will be struck by lightning! "
"That's right!" Wang Lixia beamed as she nodded.
Chang Zhiyuan was shocked as he exchanged looks with Old Liang. They were only probing and had made preparations. It couldn't have gone so smoothly. Who knew that the two of them would say it out loud!
When Chang Zhiyuan and Old Liang were discussing, they had guessed that Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia were somehow related to Chang Jingqiu or that they had something on her. They never expected that the two of them were Chang Jingqiu's biological parents!
This also explained why Chang Jingqiu would give them money. However, the person who sent Chang Jingqiu to the Chang family had clearly said that she was her sister's daughter.
This meant that the person knew Chang Jingqiu's true identity but had deliberately lied to them!
Damn it!
Chang Zhiyuan's expression darkened and he couldn't control himself. Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia were afraid as well. From the looks of it, Chang Zhiyuan wasn't there to give them money.
"Who … Who are you?" Wang Lixia stammered.
"Uncle, why are you here?" A panicked female voice sounded at the door. It was even trembling.
Chang Zhiyuan turned around and saw Chang Jingqiu standing at the door. Her face was pale as she looked at him in panic. Then, she looked at Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia, unsure if they had said anything that shouldn't be said.
"And why are you here?" Chang Zhiyuan asked expressionlessly.
Actually, he knew without Chang Jingqiu's reply.
He had attended the Qi family's wedding and was sitting with the Ruan family. How could Chang Jingqiu be at ease?
Therefore, she still came to ensure that her identity would not be exposed.
He wanted to know what she was going to do to protect her identity.
"I …" Chang Jingqiu looked around and entered the house. "Uncle and Auntie are the parents of a friend of mine. My friend is no longer around, so I take care of them on her behalf and visit them from time to time."
Huang Pinggui decided to ask Chang Jingqiu for a sum of hush money later. Her uncle had come to find her. It was obvious that he was suspicious of her identity. Did he think that they were fools?
He had only given her 800,000 last time. He had to ask for more this time. He wasn't afraid that she wouldn't give him the money.
Therefore, Huang Pinggui played along with Chang Jingqiu and nodded. "Yes, yes!"
"Oh? That's not what you said just now. "Chang Zhiyuan mocked.
Wang Lixia's face was pale as she shook her head. "We … We didn't say anything!"
Old Liang took out a voice recorder from his pocket and pressed it. Huang Pinggui's voice sounded. "I knew it. Jingqiu wouldn't watch us suffer. She's the one who's embarrassing us, isn't she? No matter what, we're her parents. If we suffer, we'll be unfilial. We'll be struck by lightning! "
"You didn't say anything?" Chang Zhiyuan smirked. "I think you've said everything you could say."
"Uncle, they're the ones talking nonsense!" Chang Jingqiu took a step forward and pointed at Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia. She looked wronged and said, "I've taken care of you so much. Why are you accusing me!"
"How are you being accused? Didn't you give them 800,000 yuan? Why are you giving them so much money when you're not related to them? "Chang Zhiyuan said coldly.
"Uncle, it's … it's my friend. She's in trouble and I'm worried about her parents. She's a very good friend of mine, so I promised her that I would take care of them. I know that they're not living well and that their son is going to university. They can't possibly not be able to pay for their school fees after getting into university, can they? Since I promised them that I would take care of them, I gave them money. 800,000 yuan is enough for them to live a good life here. They can send their son to university and repair their house. They don't need to work anymore. As long as they don't squander it, it's enough. "
Chang Jingqiu angrily said to Huang Pinggui and his wife, "Why are you accusing me? I've done my best to take care of you. What's there to be dissatisfied with? Can't you just look at me like that? To think that I wanted to take care of you. You're a bunch of ingrates! "
Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia's faces flashed with indignation, but they endured it and did not say anything.
"Uncle, let's go." Chang Jingqiu grabbed Chang Zhiyuan's arm aggrievedly. "Everyone says that you can't be a good person these days. Instead, you'll be betrayed. I didn't expect to be accused like this after doing a good deed for a friend. That's the end of the story of the farmer and the snake! "
Chang Jingqiu only wanted to pull Chang Zhiyuan away.
"That won't do. How can you let them accuse you like this?" Chang Zhiyuan stood still. Chang Jingqiu could not pull him away no matter how hard she tried. She could only stand there nervously.
Chang Jingqiu's heart was still in her throat. She did not know what Chang Zhiyuan was planning to do.
She did not believe that Chang Zhiyuan did not suspect her. Otherwise, how could he come here and even know that she had given them 800,000 yuan?
While he was on tenterhooks, he heard Chang Zhiyuan speak again, "I think it's better to settle this once and for all. Go do a paternity test with them and hold the report in your hand. Then, you won't have to worry about them accusing you again. Otherwise, they will talk nonsense outside and ruin your reputation. "
Chang Jingqiu's heart suddenly turned cold. Her legs went weak and she staggered back half a step. She could no longer take chances and think that Chang Zhiyuan did not know.
He obviously knew everything when he came here today.
"Uncle … Uncle …" Chang Jingqiu said with a pale face.
"What? You're not going to do it?" Chang Zhiyuan asked coldly.
"I …" Chang Jingqiu's body turned cold. "Uncle, I …"
"Am I really your uncle?" Chang Zhiyuan asked faintly.
Seeing Chang Jingqiu's pale face, Chang Zhiyuan's face darkened. "You still won't admit it? Do you really want me to shed all pretense of cordiality and reveal the evidence? "
"Uncle!" Chang Jingqiu actually knelt down with a thud.
She tugged at Chang Zhiyuan's sleeve. "Uncle, I didn't mean to hide it. I just don't know what to do! Uncle, I didn't want to do this either! It's just that I've been a member of the Chang family for 27 years. Suddenly, someone jumped out and told me that you're not my family, but they are! I don't know what to do. Uncle, I only see you as my family. I don't even know them. I'm not familiar with them! I only know that they sold me for money back then. Now, they're here for money too. How do you expect me to treat people like family? "
Chang Jingqiu cried. "In my eyes, you're my family! Even if they're related by blood, I've never known them before. They suddenly jumped out to ask for money from me. How do you expect me to be close to them? I'm just afraid … afraid that you won't want me after you find out. After all … after all, I'm not really your niece. But I still remember how good you were to me. Grandma, you, you were so good to me. I can't bear to, I really can't bear to! I really see you as family. I can't bear to leave. I'm really afraid that you won't want me … "
Chang Jingqiu sobbed so hard that she looked really pitiful.
Chang Zhiyuan flung her hand away with a cold face. She had been raised by the Chang family for 27 years. How could he not know what kind of person she was?
At this time, did she really think he was a fool?
"You can't bear to leave us? Or you can't bear to leave the Chang family's money and status? " Chang Zhiyuan questioned, pointing at Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia who were at a loss. "You're afraid that people will look down on you if they find out that these two are your parents, right? You've been using Ruan Danchen's status to talk about things and make Old Madam look down on her. In the end, you're the one with a bad status now. You're afraid. "
"No, no!" Chang Jingqiu shook her head desperately. "I see you as my own uncle! I can't bear to leave Grandma and you! I know that you and Grandma love me the most in the family. I can't bear to leave you! "
"You also know that I love you the most, but what did you do? You're always stirring up trouble in front of Old Madam and saying bad things about your aunt. Is this how you repay me for my love? "Chang Zhiyuan questioned coldly.
Chang Jingqiu was stunned. She didn't expect Chang Zhiyuan to know.
Chang Zhiyuan sneered. "You don't want to leave us, but have you ever thought about my real niece? What will she do? I treat you well because of my sister. Because I think you're my sister's daughter, I'm always on your side no matter what you do. It's not because of you, but because of my sister! But since you're not, why should I feel sorry for you? "
"Uncle, even if we're not related by blood, we've lived together for 27 years! Don't you have any feelings for me at all?! "Chang Jingqiu tugged at Chang Zhiyuan's sleeve again.
"How can I not have feelings? Even cats and dogs have feelings for me after a long time." Chang Zhiyuan said. Chang Jingqiu was delighted, but then she heard him say, "Since you know, why did you hide it from us? Since we have feelings for each other, I naturally won't chase you away if you tell us the truth. But you hid it from us. You let my real niece wander outside and you took over her place. What are your intentions? Our Chang family raised you since you were young and taught you to be so pampered. We've never done anything wrong to you, and this is how you repay us? Letting our real family wander outside and hiding it from us for the rest of our lives?
"You're selfish. For your own sake, you don't care about our feelings. This is the 27 years of feelings you speak of, the family you speak of! Even a dog knows how to be loyal to us. What about you? "Chang Zhiyuan was trembling with anger." If you're a good person, I'll raise you as well. I'll treat you as an adopted daughter of our Chang family, and to the outside world, you're still our biological daughter. I won't mistreat you. But what are you doing now! "
"Uncle, I'm wrong!" Chang Jingqiu's hand was pushed away by Chang Zhiyuan. She tugged at his pants. "Uncle, I know I'm wrong. I really know I'm wrong. Uncle, I'm selfish, but who isn't selfish? It's just that my selfishness is different. When I first found out about this, I was so shocked that I didn't know what to do. "
"I admit that my first choice was wrong. I've made you sad. But I was just too afraid. I was really too afraid. Uncle, I was wrong. I was really wrong. Please forgive me. Don't abandon me. I'm begging you. "Chang Jingqiu cried." You … You just have the heart to push me to these two people? These two people are people who would sell a child for a bit of money! By pushing me to them, you're pushing me into a pit of fire, Uncle! Now that they know my identity, they don't want to acknowledge me or treat me well. They only want money from me. Why should I acknowledge people like them? "
"Uncle, my mind was in a mess at the start. I couldn't think of anything, so I made the wrong decision. I really didn't mean it. I know I'm wrong." Chang Jingqiu knelt on the ground and tugged at Chang Zhiyuan's pants as she pleaded.
She only knew that she couldn't be abandoned by the Chang family. Otherwise, she would have nothing left.
She couldn't stand being trampled on.
As long as she could get through this, she would naturally be able to take revenge for today's humiliation!
Chang Zhiyuan naturally didn't believe her. If what she said was true, how could Huang Pinggui and Wang Lixia threaten her?
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