Chapter 985: Regaining the Initiative

Look, the initiative has returned, hasn't it?

Mei Shi's face changed when she heard the mention of reporting to the authorities, and she couldn't say a word for a while.

Madam Fan wanted to speak up, but Shu Yu said, "Madam Fan, if you want to discipline your daughter-in-law and deal with your servant, can you wait until I finish asking my questions? After that, you can handle it behind closed doors. Right now, as the victim, shouldn't I first clarify the situation before anything else?"

Madam Fan was almost infuriated. This was her Fan family, and she was the one who planned to handle things behind closed doors. Shu Yu was the one who barged in by herself!! Now, she was blaming her for delaying her own affairs?

Shu Yu didn't care whether Madam Fan was about to explode with anger. She walked straight to Xiao Yun.

Seeing the two rough servant women who were still forcefully restraining her, Shu Yu frowned and said, "Let go, how can I ask questions like this?"

The two maidservants exchanged glances and involuntarily looked at Madam Fan.

Madam Fan sneered, "This maidservant Xiao Yun made a mistake. What if she escapes when we let go?"

"You have so many people in this courtyard, and you're afraid of a small maidservant running away? Isn't that too useless? Or is it that the Fan family doesn't even feed them properly?"

"You..."

Shu Yu squinted at the two maidservants behind her. "Still not letting go?!"

Immediately, Ding Yuehua signaled to the people behind her to go up and help.

But before they could step forward, Shu Yu had already reached out her hand.

She grabbed one maid's wrist, causing her to feel pain and quickly release her grip. The other maid, seeing the situation, could only take a small step back.

Xiaoyun, sweating profusely, flipped off the stool and took a long breath.

Only then did Shu Yu ask her, "What exactly happened? Weren't you supposed to go to the Ding family? How did you end up in conflict with the eldest young madam? And how were the blueprints destroyed?"

Xiao Yun glanced at Mei Shi, who sneered and curled her lips, seemingly not caring at all.

Even if she destroyed the blueprints, so what? What could they do to them?

Xiaoyun was furious and began recounting what happened after she left the house.

She was originally following the young miss's orders to return to the Ding residence. However, just as she stepped outside, she saw a familiar person pleading with the gatekeeper, asking him to help and let him meet the third young master and third young madam.

But the gatekeeper refused him, citing that the third young master was not at home and the third young madam was entertaining guests, so he couldn't come in.

Although the person claimed to have something very important to say, he couldn't take a single step into the Fan family.

Xiaoyun took a few steps closer and realized that this person was the foreman from the kiln.

She hurried forward, and the foreman's face lit up with surprise. But the gatekeeper's eyes shifted around when he saw her, clearly showing signs of guilt.

Xiaoyun didn't have time to think too much. The foreman seemed very anxious, as if something unexpected had happened.

The foreman immediately pulled Xiaoyun aside and the first thing he said was about the two blueprints that the third young master had sent a few days ago. One was burned, and the other fell into the water and couldn't be used anymore.

Xiaoyun was shocked. As Ding Yuehua's personal maidservant, she was well aware of this matter.

A few days ago, the father of the Village Lord, Mr. Lu Erbai, wanted to find someone to make porcelain, and the shape of the porcelain was on the blueprints.

At first, Mr. Lu Erbai didn't consider going to the Fan family, as he didn't need a large quantity. It was Ding Yuehua who overheard this and took charge of the matter.

After Ding Yuehua received the blueprints, she handed them over to the third young master of the Fan family.

The third young master personally took the blueprints to the kiln and had someone make the clay molds according to the drawings.

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 Chapter 485: Request

Ye Muyu was not one to pry into others' affairs. If a child didn't want to speak, she would remain silent.

When they arrived at the old house, they met Chu Liushi returning from outside.

"Mother," Ye Muyu greeted.

"How come you're here?" Chu Liushi asked, her gaze shifting to Chu Sheng standing beside Ye Muyu.

Chu Sheng dared not lie in front of his grandmother and hurriedly explained, "Mother asked me to call Third Aunt over because her mood was off today."

Chu Liushi suddenly guessed something and didn't ask further. She called Ye Muyu and entered the courtyard.

In a lowered voice, she asked, "Muyu, has Ah Heng returned yet?"

"Not yet, it should be another hour." It was still mid-afternoon, and there was plenty of daylight left.

Chu Liushi didn't ask any more questions.

The two of them walked into the main hall.

Zhang wasn't in sight.

Ye Muyu thought of the faint crying she had heard from the courtyard just now and guessed that Zhang might be in Chu Qingxiang's room.

After figuring this out, she became even calmer.

Chu Liushi looked at Chu Sheng. "Go call your mother. Your father and grandfather haven't returned yet?"

"Mother asked my younger brother to call her." Chu Sheng said and then ran out of the hall to find Zhang.

Chu Liushi stood up to pour tea for Ye Muyu.

Ye Muyu didn't let her do it and stood up. "Mother, please rest. I'll do it."

She picked up the teapot and poured a cup for herself. The tea was cold, and Ye Muyu frowned slightly. She was about to replace it, but Chu Liushi had already drunk it without any reaction.

At that moment, Zhang rushed in, her steps panicked.

Ye Muyu quickly stepped forward to support her, and even Chu Liushi was startled and hurried forward to support her.

Zhang burst into tears and hugged Chu Liushi. "Mother, the Song family is too much!"

"Alright, sit down and tell us slowly. Kneeling on the ground won't solve anything. Your father and eldest brother will be back soon!" Chu Liushi reprimanded.

Zhang listened and touched her tears, then found a chair to sit down.

Ye Muyu sat next to the chair without saying a word, silently listening. She had some idea why Zhang had called her here alone without calling the second wife. It must be related to Chu Heng after all.

"Eldest sister-in-law, take a break and have some tea." Ye Muyu said, seeing that Zhang's emotions were unstable. She stood up to pour her some tea.

Zhang suddenly grabbed her wrist, her eyes reddening and said through gritted teeth, "Third sister-in-law, you must help me! Only you and the third brother can help our Qingxiang!"

"Elder sister-in-law, don't worry. Things may not be as bad as you think." Ye Muyu didn't immediately promise to help. Even if she wanted to help, she had to see if she was capable of doing so. She wasn't qualified to make promises on Chu Heng's behalf.

Right now, things were not clear and it wasn't wise to make a statement.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, you haven't even said what happened. Why are you in such a hurry?" Chu Liushi spoke up and scolded.

Zhang sniffed and wiped her face with a handkerchief, her emotions still fluctuating.

But Chu Liushi's words came first. Although she was angry, she also knew that getting angry at her own people was useless. Ultimately, they had to come up with a plan.

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 Chapter 486: The Hidden Affairs of the Song Family

The three of them remained in silence.

After about half a quarter of an hour, Chu Zhiwen and Chu Lin returned from the fields.

They hastily washed their hands in the courtyard and entered the main hall.

Chu Lin immediately noticed Zhang's slightly red eyes and angry expression, causing him to feel a pang in his heart. He hadn't seen Zhang like this for a long time. Could something major have happened?

Feeling uneasy, he furrowed his brow and quickly sat down on the stool next to Zhang.

Initially, he wanted to ask about the situation but seeing his parents and younger brother present, he realized it was something that needed to be discussed together. He restrained his curiosity and waited for the elders to speak.

"Alright, tell us what's going on. Why did you call us back in such a hurry when we haven't finished our work?" Chu Zhiwen asked.

Zhang could no longer contain herself and angrily exclaimed "Father, the Song family is shameless!"

"What's going on exactly?" Chu Zhiwen saw Zhang's agitated state, furrowing his brow in concern.

Zhang wiped away her tears and said, "The Song family has secretly been arranging a marriage between their family and Wang's third daughter!"

"Even though they've already arranged a marriage with our Qingxiang, the Song family has been having secret dealings with the Wang family these past few days. I even heard that the younger generation of the Song family has been wearing a bracelet! It was only five or six days ago."

"At that time, Huang Shi showed off the bracelet when she went out with her daughter."

"When asked, she only said it was a gift from Song Lu. This news has spread throughout Dazhuzhuang, and I easily found out by asking around."

"Wait a minute, you're saying that while the Song family was arranging a marriage with us, they were also arranging a marriage with the Wang family? And it's the Wang landlord's family?" Chu Liushi understood Zhang's words, feeling shocked and angry at the same time.

But more than anger, there was a deeper chill. What did the Song family want to achieve? Did they think they could abandon the Chu family now that they had the Wang family's support, without worrying about any repercussions?

Such despicable behavior!

What chilled Chu Liushi even more was that their family was just seeking a normal marriage arrangement, not asking for anything extravagant. But in the eyes of the Wang family, it seemed like they were hated to the core?

"Mother, this news is definitely true. I went to the county to inquire and I've seen the bracelet style from the Wang family in the jewelry shop. I even tried to ask about it."

"That shop belongs to the Xie family, so there's no possibility of them lying to me. The shopkeeper said it was bought by the third daughter of the Wang family's servant girl. Since most of them were small-sized bracelets for children, the shopkeeper remembered it clearly."

"Even so, I didn't jump to conclusions easily because the third daughter of the Wang family is still at home and she's also from a wealthy family. How could she possibly be involved with Song Lu? I thought it was just a coincidence."

"Thinking of mother's advice to me, I decided to inquire further before coming to a conclusion."

"I took the opportunity to visit the mother of our third brother's wife and asked her to help me inquire."

Ye Muyu thought to herself that this matter might not be true. Otherwise, the Song family's attitude wouldn't change so drastically.

Moreover, Ye Pozi was always talkative and should be the person most familiar with the situation in the village.

It had to be said that being talkative made it easier to inquire about news.

"And then?" Chu Lin asked anxiously. Although he had already guessed it was true, he still hoped it was false until there was evidence. After all, if this matter escalated, it could only lead to scandal.

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  Chapter 230: Conflict Between Fifth Brother and Si Ye Chen

Early the next morning.

Li Canxi received a reply from his eldest brother, consisting of just two words.

"Get lost."

Normally composed and restrained, the eldest brother actually cursed at someone. Li Canxi was in a great mood. After freshening up, just as he walked to the balcony to breathe in some fresh air, he suddenly saw a man holding onto Xiao Yan'er's hand outside their front door and not letting go!

The distance was too far to make out the man's appearance clearly. Without much thought, Li Canxi flew into a rage and rushed out.

"Let go of my sister! Who are you?! Who gave you the guts to take advantage of my sister in front of my house?"

Li Canxi rushed over, but his fist was easily intercepted by Si Yechen.

"You, Ah Chen??" Li Canxi was stunned to see his good friend in front of him. Then, seeing Si Yechen holding onto Ou Yan's hand, he immediately separated them. "What are you doing? What are you doing? This is my sister!"

He looked protective, saying, "My sister just returned home, and I warn you not to have any ideas about her! Otherwise, I'll beat you to death!"

"I already have."

"What did you say?" Li Canxi widened his eyes, thinking he must have misheard.

"Today is Saturday, and I'm taking Yan Yan somewhere."

Yan Yan??

Li Canxi held onto Ou Yan even tighter, feeling baffled. Instinctively, he asked, "Are you, are you very close?"

They were on such familiar terms??

"Yan Yan is now my fiancée."

The words "fiancée" struck like lightning, leaving Li Canxi stunned for a good two seconds.

"Yan Yan is your fiancée?"

Oh right, there was an engagement between the Li family and the Si family. If Shasha wasn't the real rich girl, then Yan Yan would be the one engaged to Si Yechen!

"But Yan Yan just returned home. She's only eighteen this year, hasn't even started university yet. You cunning guy, using the name of engagement to stick to my sister here. Have you ever considered whether my fists agree with you or not?"

With that, he waved his fists, a blatant warning.

Si Yechen looked at him with interest, asking lightly, "Are your fists very powerful?"

Such tone, such attitude, was simply insulting!

Li Canxi's fists clenched even harder. "Do you want to try?"

"Yan Yan, step back. Let me see what your fifth brother is made of."

"You bastard, dare to look down on me!" Li Canxi rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight, but then he saw that Si Yechen's muscles were perfectly defined, probably twice as strong as his own. It was clear that this guy had been exercising a lot!

"What? Scared?" Si Yechen looked at Li Canxi swallowing nervously, feeling even more pleased.

"Who's afraid of who, you're the grandson here!"

Just as Li Canxi was about to go all out, Ou Yan suddenly spoke up, "Fifth Brother, Si Yechen has been good to me. Don't touch him."

Li Canxi thought he misheard. In disbelief, he turned to look at his sister. "Xiao Yan'er, are you speaking up for him? That's just his way of fooling girls! Who doesn't treat girls nicely? Saying some deceptive words, taking you out to play, giving you some small gifts..."

Ou Yan's eyes were clear as she asked seriously, "Hmm?"

Just what?

Li Canxi swallowed hard, not daring to say it, just, just to bed her like this!!

In any case, he used his brotherly identity to protect Ou Yan, saying, "You cunning fox, I've only been abroad for a short time, and you've already fooled my sister! Do you believe I'll let my dad whip you?"

Whipping him, he couldn't do that to the cunning old fox, so it might as well be Dad!

An old fox was a junior, probably wouldn't dare to fight with his elders!

He'd just obediently get whipped!

"Your father is very satisfied with me as his son-in-law."

"You're talking nonsense!" Li Canxi didn't believe anything he said. "How could my father agree? Right, Xiao Yan'er?"

"He really agreed."

Li Canxi felt like the sky was falling. "Did Dad really agree?" Was he even her real father? How old was Xiao Yan'er? What was Dad thinking? How could he bear it??

"My eldest brother came back a while ago, and you got beaten up, didn't you? Do you believe I'll tell my eldest brother and have him whip you when he comes back!"

"Eldest brother also agreed and invited me to dinner next time."

"Impossible!!"

Eldest brother was so difficult to deal with, how could he agree to let someone else's pig eat his precious little cabbage!! It had only been a few days since they last met, and this guy was getting better at lying!

"I don't have time to waste with you." Si Yechen glanced at the time, his gaze falling gently on Ou Yan. "Yan Yan, let's go."

Ou Yan was about to walk over when Li Canxi grabbed her hand. "Xiao Yan'er, you can't go with him today. Big brother wants to take you out to shop and buy things!"

He didn't believe his sister would choose this guy in front of him!

But the next moment, Ou Yan said, "I promised Si Yechen before, how about next time, Fifth Brother?"

"You, you promised him?" Li Canxi didn't expect his sister to have agreed to Si Yechen's invitation beforehand. "Even if you agreed, you can break the promise! You don't have to listen to him! Can't you bear to let your brother stay at home alone and be nagged by Mother?"

Si Yechen glanced at him, "Let go."

"If anyone's letting go, it's you first!"

"I'm taking Yan Yan out for dinner."

"I don't care, Yan Yan can't go with you today!" Li Canxi held onto his sister's hand tightly.

Li Yusha, hiding in the shadows, saw this scene and was about to explode with anger!

She never expected Fifth Brother and Si Yechen to argue over Ou Yan!

What's so special about Ou Yan!

"Yan Yan, who do you want to go with?" Si Yechen always held onto Ou Yan's hand, as if asking for her opinion, but the grievance and tenderness in his eyes seemed to be telling Ou Yan: You haven't been with me for a long time! You promised to be with me today!

Ou Yan felt a little helpless. "Fifth Brother, I promised him first. How about going shopping with you next time?"

"Don't..." Li Canxi's heart shattered, but he still held onto his sister's hand firmly. "Where are you guys going? How about taking me with you? I can carry your bags for you?"

Just to see if this guy would do anything excessive!

If he did, he wouldn't let him off lightly!

Ou Yan looked at his handsome face, too eye-catching. If she took him along, it would probably cause a sensation wherever they went!

She had already witnessed how popular he was at the airport that day.

"I can wear a hat! Sunglasses! A mask! I can wrap myself up like a mummy! I promise no one will recognize me!"

"..." Ou Yan said lightly, "Next time."

It was easy to be recognized during the daytime.

But it's different at night.

"Xiao Yan'er, do you really want to leave Fifth Brother?"

Li Canxi could hear his heart breaking, never expecting his sister to be swayed by the bad guy so quickly! And she wants to leave with him!

What tricks did the bad guy use after all!

Seeing Si Yechen open the car door and let Ou Yan get in, Li Canxi couldn't help but warn, "I'm telling you, dating is fine! But if you dare to go too far, be too excessive, do something outrageous... don't blame me, don't blame any of us five brothers for not letting you off!"

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 Chapter 208: Inviting Guests to the Warm Room, Buying Cattle and Horses (1)

Watching helplessly as Xin'er collapsed on the ground, Mo Yan felt both anxious and angry. She quickly ran over to help her up and pressed her philtrum with her thumb.

After a while, Xin'er slowly regained consciousness, and upon seeing her sister, she tightly grabbed Mo Yan's hand, her face full of fear. "Sister, run, there's a snake, a huge snake!"

Mo Yan patted her back gently to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. The snake has been driven away by sister and won't harm you. Don't be afraid!"

Unexpectedly, before Mo Yan could finish speaking, Xin'er screamed again, "Sister, it's coming again, the big snake is coming again, run, quickly!"

Then, Xin'er shook violently, her pupils dilated, and finally, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted once more.

Mo Yan turned her head and saw the red python propping up half of its body, sticking out its long tongue innocently staring at her.

Mo Yan was furious. If it weren't for holding Xin'er, she would have rushed up and beaten this stupid creature. "Look at what you've done! Get out of here quickly. If you scare people again, I'll teach you a lesson!"

"What's wrong, what's wrong? What happened to Xin'er?"

At this moment, Li Xiu, her niece, and Zhen'er also heard Xin'er's screams and rushed over anxiously.

Mo Yan felt a sense of 'trouble' in her heart. Before she could stop them, Li Xiu, who was at the forefront, had already screamed loudly. Li Yan was crying loudly out of fear, and Zhen'er, who was at the back, didn't cry but his face turned pale, unable to move.

Seeing the red python still not leaving, Mo Yan picked up a nearby stone and threw it, urging, "Hurry up and leave, quickly!"

Although the stone hit it without causing any harm, the red python felt sad. This human treated those two stinky wolves so well, but hit it with something and told it to leave! It felt so pitiful, as no one liked it.

Mo Yan was angry and waved her hand as if shooing away a fly, not moved by its pitiful appearance at all.

Seeing her like this, the red python, who had come to find Mo Yan, was truly sad. Amid Li Xiu's screams, it swam its huge body and quickly disappeared over the courtyard wall.

"Auntie, come and help, let's lift Xin'er onto the bed." Seeing the red python leave, Mo Yan quickly called for Li Xiu's help.

Li Xiu's legs were weak, but seeing Xin'er unconscious, her fear was immediately replaced by worry. She quickly ran over to help Mo Yan carry Xin'er into the room.

Zhen'er and Li Yan hurriedly followed. Li Yan looked frightened and panicked, while Zhen'er, looking at Mo Yan's back, had a flicker of admiration in his eyes.

After laying Xin'er on the bed, Mo Yan quickly fetched water to wash her face and gave her some Spirit Spring water to drink.

"Do we need to find a doctor for Xin'er?" Li Xiu touched Xin'er's pale face, asking worriedly.

Mo Yan hesitated for a moment and shook her head, "There is no doctor in Liuyang Village, and it's not certain if a doctor will come from the city given the distance. We don't have a car at home now, so it's inconvenient to take Xin'er to the city. Let's wait for a while. If Xin'er is not seriously injured, we don't need to see a doctor."

Just being scared by the red python, sleeping for a while should be fine, right? Mo Yan thought uncertainly.

Knowing that this was the only way for now, Li Xiu said, "Then I'll stay here and watch. Xin'er was frightened, she might have nightmares."

"Let me stay. Yanyan was also quite scared just now. Aunt Li, please comfort her." Mo Yan pointed to the trembling Li Yan beside her.

Li Xiu looked at her pale niece with extreme heartache, smiled gratefully at Mo Yan, and led Li Yan out.

Seeing Zhen'er standing still, with an excited look on his face as if he had recovered from the shock, Mo Yan found his reaction a bit strange but didn't pay much attention to him, only worried about Xin'er. 

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 Chapter 984: That Blueprint is Mine

Ding Yuehua was so focused on dealing with the two people in front of her that she didn't notice the presence of someone behind her.

After hearing Shu Yu's words, she was momentarily confused and didn't quite understand what she meant.

Shu Yu continued to smile and said, "Yuehua, since you have married into the Fan family, you are the third young madam of the Fan family. The servants you brought with you are also servants of the Fan family. Similarly, whether it's your sister-in-law or your mother-in-law, those serving around you should address you as their mistress, right?"

Ding Yuehua almost instantly understood her meaning.

Sure enough, the next moment, she heard Shu Yu say, "Just now, when you entered the gate, the maidservant in the courtyard chased after you and even pulled you. It's really lawless. Can a mistress be pulled around like that? And these servants in the courtyard, they don't even know how to greet the third young madam. Yuehua, as the third young madam of the Fan family, it is your duty to teach them. Only then will your mother-in-law believe that you have truly integrated into the Fan family and consider yourself a part of the family. After all, everything you do is for the good of the Fan family, right?"

Ding Yuehua smiled. When she came over, she had brought along several rough servant women from her natal family.

Just as Shu Yu finished speaking, she waved her hand and pointed directly at the maidservant who had chased after her earlier, speaking sternly, "It's her! She actually dared to pull me. If I hadn't stabilized myself in time, I might have fallen and injured myself. This courtyard is covered in cobblestones, and a fall like that could have cost me my life. I now suspect that you intentionally wanted to harm me. You, grab her and punish her."

Madam Fan and Mei Shi were shocked on the spot. This maidservant was someone by Madam Fan's side. She immediately shouted, "Who dares?"

Ding Yuehua naturally wouldn't really harm anyone. She just wanted the maidservants by her side to put on a show. So when Madam Fanu shouted, those maidservants only held onto the maidservant and didn't do anything further.

Seeing this, Mei Shi immediately turned her head and glared at Shu Yu angrily, "Who are you?"

"Me? I am Yuehua's friend."

Earlier, when Mei Shi entered, the gatekeeper had mentioned that two people had come to visit the third young madam, one of whom was Kong Zhixia.

Mei Shi recognized that person, but the one standing beside Ding Yuehua now was someone else, someone with an unfamiliar face, someone she didn't recognize at all. She didn't know where this person had come from to steal the limelight here.

She sneered and pointed at Shu Yu, "This is an internal matter of our Fan family. What business does an outsider like you have meddling in it? Someone, please escort this girl who doesn't know her place out."

Mei Shi's maid immediately stepped forward, but before she could approach, Shu Yu raised her head and said, "Who said this matter has nothing to do with me? I heard that you destroyed two blueprints, and Xiaoyun had a conflict with you because of this. She was almost harmed by you, right? I'm sorry, but those blueprints are mine. Do you think this matter has nothing to do with me?"

Mei Shi was stunned. Those blueprints, they were hers?

Ding Yuehua was also taken aback. Shu Yu had actually guessed it?

They exchanged a glance, and with that glance, Shu Yu was certain that those were the blueprints for the squat toilets.

"So, the blueprints that I worked hard on were handed over to you and ended up being destroyed. As the owner of the blueprints, don't I have the right to ask what exactly happened?"

She looked at Xiaoyun and then raised her head again. "Of course, if the eldest young madam feels that I am not qualified to ask questions, then let's report this to the authorities."

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  Chapter 229: Bragging from Fifth Brother

She never expected Fifth Brother to give Ou Yan pocket money, and it was a black card with no limit!

Thinking back to the last time Big Brother also gave Ou Yan pocket money...

Why are both of her brothers so good to Ou Yan??

And she had been in this family for eighteen years, and neither Big Brother nor Fifth Brother had ever given her pocket money!

Just thinking about this made Li Yusha's mood extremely bad!

"In the future, Fifth Brother will often ask you to buy things. Let me make it clear first, don't give Fifth Brother any discounts, do you hear me?"

Fifth Brother is willing to let you rip him off! Wholeheartedly!

"As long as it's Fifth Brother asking me, it's free," Ou Yan said obediently.

Suddenly, Li Canxi felt that his sister was even more adorable, unable to resist ruffling her long hair.

"However, Fifth Brother wants to know, why at such a young age, you were able to establish such a big brand and have such deep expertise in music. When did you get involved in these two industries?"

And when did you learn to manage a company??

The key is, even in such a busy situation, you can still balance your studies and achieve top scores...

This is not simple at all!

Ou Yan didn't hide anything and truthfully replied, "I happened to know a few elders before, and with their guidance and support, I made rapid progress."

"So that's how it is."

Maybe my sister doesn't know, but others spend their whole lives without reaching the level she has in piano or design!

And she can excel so much under the guidance of a few elders, it can only mean she's very intelligent and talented!

Just look at himself, he's been in the entertainment industry for several years, although he's become an international top star, but in terms of musical accomplishment, he's still far behind his sister!

There's not even a bit of comparison!

"Do you want to enter the entertainment industry after you graduate from university? If you do, Fifth Brother can help pave the way for you."

Ou Yan raised her lips, "I'm not interested in the entertainment industry."

"What are you interested in then?"

"Medicine."

Li Canxi understood, so his sister was interested in medical skills, "Your third brother is a doctor. When you graduate from university in the future, go to him and let him guide you."

Guide her?

Ou Yan nodded with interest, "Okay."

"Well... it's late now, you should rest early. If you want to go anywhere these two days, just find Fifth Brother anytime! Fifth Brother is at your service!"

"Okay."

"Goodnight, Xiao Yan!" Li Canxi was about to leave, then thought of something and returned with a smile, "Xiao Yan, Fifth Brother has a small request, I wonder if you can agree..."

"Hmm?" Ou Yan raised her curious eyes.

"It's just that Fifth Brother wants to take a photo with you. Is that okay?"

"..." Take a photo?

"Just for a moment, it won't take much of your time!"

"Okay."

Seeing Ou Yan agreed, Li Canxi immediately took out his phone, saying happily, "You can trust me, Fifth Brother's beauty camera is the best, I've tried and found this one to be the best!"

Ou Yan glanced at the app he opened - "Bare-faced", couldn't help but curl her lips, turns out Fifth Brother is using the software she designed!

"Can Fifth Brother put his arm around you?"

Ou Yan nodded.

Li Canxi was both happy and cautious, gentlemanly and graceful, lightly draped his sister's shoulder, then smiled brightly at the camera.

Ou Yan also curled her lips, feeling a hint of warmth in her heart. She didn't expect Fifth Brother to be so approachable and cute.

"Xiao Yan, you look great in photos!" Li Canxi took a picture, realizing that his sister's face was top-notch. Even a casual shot looked like a big production. "Let's change angles!"

Wasn't it agreed to take only one photo??

Ou Yan didn't refuse, she cooperated with Fifth Brother from the doorway to the corridor, and from the second-floor living room to the terrace...

Finally, Li Canxi felt like he had found a treasure, extremely satisfied, "Then Xiao Yan, rest early. See you tomorrow!"

He ruffled Ou Yan's hair and left happily.

Ou Yan was about to enter the room when she inadvertently noticed a figure hiding in the shadows.

Heh, it's Li Yusha again.

She ignored it, went straight into the room, and locked the door.

After everyone left, Li Yusha, who was hiding in the shadows, finally emerged, her features contorted with anger!

Fifth Brother is too biased!

Actually taking so many intimate photos with Ou Yan!

Is Ou Yan really that photogenic? In her eyes, she's clearly just a country bumpkin!

And even planning Ou Yan's future path after graduation...

It's simply infuriating!

Not long after, Li Yusha's phone lit up with a hot search.

The topic #Li Canxi Changed His Profile Picture# suddenly topped the hot search!

He was standing on a beautiful terrace, gazing at the night sky. Although he seemed to be the only one in the photo, attentive fans still noticed the shadow of another girl!

This girl should be helping him take the picture, her shadow elongated on the ground by the light. Although only a small part was visible, fans with sharp eyesight still noticed it!

So, the topic #Li Canxi Suspected to Be in a Relationship# quickly rose to second place on the hot search!

At this moment, Li Canxi returned to the bedroom and sent the two songs his sister gave him to the group, letting the agent and the music team take a look.

After everyone finished reading, they praised endlessly.

"These are definitely from the hands of a master! It's her style, no doubt!"

"These are great songs!! This is what talent means!"

"The composers out there are nothing compared to her in front of her!"

"She wrote so well... I'm humbled! This talent, this artistic conception, besides Ting Yin, I can't think of anyone else in the world who can create something like this!"

The agent couldn't help but @Li Canxi and asked, "Did you use your looks to seduce her to get these? Tonight we were just rejected by Ting Yin's side..."

In the blink of an eye, Ting Yin privately gave Li Canxi two songs?

This doesn't make sense!!

"Hahaha!" Li Canxi couldn't help but boast, "Didn't expect that, right? These were given to me by Ting Yin! It didn't cost me anything!"

Didn't cost anything??

Everyone in the group was shocked, sending expressions of disbelief, and then bombarding him with questions.

"Not cost anything?"

"How is that possible?"

"Probably spent too much, feeling embarrassed to say?"

"Come on, we're prepared!"

"Definitely cost at least two billion, right??"

"No, with this level, at least three billion??"

"Come on, we won't laugh at you."

Li Canxi proudly said in the group, "My dear sister, didn't cost anything!"

Dear sister??

Now, the group was even more shocked, asking Li Canxi for a long time before confirming that he wasn't lying, and that Ting Yin was indeed his real sister!

But, he wasn't referring to Li Yusha, there was another sister!

The agent knew who he was talking about, but others didn't, still asking.

"Why was it so difficult to get songs from her before? Wasn't she your real sister before?"

"Anyway, keep it confidential!" Li Canxi sent a happy expression, then deliberately boasted as he sent the songs to his big brother, "On the first day we met, Xiao Yan gave me a big gift. Big brother, have you ever received a gift from Xiao Yan?"

Shishiballs rumbles: 

why do i felt like all her brothers talents or careers Ou Yan also has?? Just like talent in business(Li Yihan), music(Li Canxi), medical field (3rd brother) I wouldn't shock if she has a hacker brother or a professor brother or a designer brother but i guess Li Yihan is also good in design, she's good in fighting I guess she has a brother that is also a fighter or gang leader or a racer???

▶▶After breaking off the engagement, Mr. Si chased his wife to the crematorium!

 Chapter 207: Moving into a New Home, Xin'er Faints (7)

 Chapter 983: The Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law of the Fan Family

The atmosphere in the courtyard was tense and on edge.

At first glance, Shu Yu saw a stool placed in the middle of the courtyard. Xiaoyun was struggling frantically, but she couldn't match the strength of the two maidservants holding her down on the stool. There were two people standing on either side with large boards in their hands.

If Ding Yuehua hadn't arrived in time, those boards might have been used to strike her.

In addition, there were two people in the courtyard who seemed to be the masters of the house.

The younger one should be the eldest young madam of the Fan family, Mei Shi. There was also an older woman by her side, judging by her stern gaze and unpleasant expression, she was probably Yu Shi, the wife of the Fan family Madam Fan.

The servant who had brought the news to Shu Yu had said that Xiaoyun had a conflict with Mei Shi.

But now, it seemed that Madam Fan had also gotten involved.

Ding Yuehua had to face both of them, one of whom was even an elder, and that was quite disadvantageous.

Sure enough, before Ding Yuehua could speak, Madam Fan already reproached her displeasingly, "What are you doing? Just casually barging into your elder brother and sister-in-law's courtyard, what kind of words are those?"

With Madam Yu present, Ding Yuehua forcefully suppressed the urge to rush forward and argue with Mei Shi.

She took a deep breath and said to Madam Fan, "Mother, it was wrong of me to rush in like this, but it was elder sister-in-law who detained my people. Without even asking me, she was about to harm Xiaoyun. I couldn't help it. Xiaoyun has been with me since she was young. No matter what she does wrong, shouldn't elder sister-in-law come and talk to me first before taking action against her?"

Mei Shi, with Madam Fan by her side, wasn't afraid at all. She sneered, "Ask you? You would only protect her. What's the use of asking you? Xiaoyun has been with you since she was young, but now that you've married into the Fan family, Xiaoyun is also a servant of the Fan family. As the eldest young madam of the Fan family, what's wrong with me punishing a maidservant?"

Madam Fan nodded on the side. "What your elder sister-in-law said is right, daughter-in-law. You've been married into our family for nearly half a year now. You shouldn't still see yourself as an outsider and treat this maidservant as if she were your own relative, right?"

Ding Yuehua was about to deny it on the spot, but Madam Fan's words were clearly meant to attack her, trying to find fault with her, right?

But if she denied it, it would mean admitting that Xiaoyun was a servant of the entire Fan family.

Shu Yu stood behind and furrowed her brows slightly. Madam Fan and Mei Shi were clearly just causing trouble and trying to use their elder status to suppress Ding Yuehua.

Fortunately, Ding Yuehua wasn't just a girl who grew up in seclusion.

She quickly regained her composure and said, "Mother, regardless of the situation, punishment of a servant should always have a reason behind it. Otherwise, how can it be justified? What exactly did Xiaoyun do wrong? If elder sister-in-law wants to harm Xiaoyun, I..."

However, before she could finish her sentence, Madam Fan loudly interrupted her, "Daughter-in-law, don't change the subject. I'm asking you now, do you really consider yourself a part of the Fan family? Is your heart really with the Fan family?"

Ding Yuehua really didn't like this mother-in-law of hers.

Shu Yu couldn't help but chuckle. Ding Yuehua wanted to reason, but Madam Fan only wanted to cause trouble and use her elder status to suppress her daughter-in-law. She was firmly protecting her eldest son's wife, wasn't she?

"Daughter-in-law, you still haven't answered my question. Is this how you respect your elders?"

Ding Yuehua cursed silently in her heart. It was truly a case of a scholar encountering soldiers. Even if she had reasons, she couldn't explain them clearly. Fuck.

But at this moment, a familiar voice with a hint of amusement suddenly came from behind.

"Yuehua, I think your mother-in-law is right."

Ding Yuehua turned her head abruptly and saw Shu Yu standing behind her, actually echoing the words of her mother-in-law.

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