Chapter 488: Persistence

Thanks to the Song family's lack of foresight, they flaunted the bracelet they received as soon as they got it, even though they later managed to keep the news hidden. However, they still revealed some information which could be considered a leverage.

"Mother, what should we do now?" Zhang momentarily felt lost.

Chu Lin instinctively looked at Chu Liushi. In the household, he knew that his mother was the smartest. Whenever there was a difficult problem, she could always solve it well.

Chu Liushi glanced at Ye Muyu.

Seeing Ye Muyu's calm demeanor, without expressions of anger, shock, or a cold-hearted desire to watch the drama unfold, it was evident that this third daughter-in-law had some thoughts on the matter.

Compared to the eldest daughter-in-law Zhang, she was more composed and intelligent.

Chu Liushi felt a slight sense of relief. As for Zhang, considering that this matter was related to Qingxiang and mishandling it could tarnish the reputation of other unmarried women in the Chu family, she was understandably agitated. Chu Liushi couldn't blame her at this moment.

"I'll ask one question: What do you all think?" Chu Liushi inquired.

"Should we continue with the marriage proposal to the Song family or should we ask for compensation from the Song family and voluntarily cancel the engagement?" This question was actually on Ye Muyu's mind as well. Only by determining their stance could they discuss the next steps.

Zhang hesitated for a moment.

Without hesitation, Chu Lin said, "It seems like the Song family wants to cancel this engagement. Plus, with the involvement of the Wang landlord's family, we should definitely cancel the engagement but we mustn't tarnish Qingxiang's reputation."

"No," Zhang frowned, refuting.

Chu Liushi asked, "Why?"

Ye Muyu looked at Zhang and saw the struggle in her eyes. She couldn't help but glance outside the door.

The door was closed because this matter couldn't be leaked out.

However, upon a closer look, Ye Muyu noticed a figure outside the side door. It seemed highly likely to be Chu Qingxiang.

"The Song family clearly doesn't want to marry into our Chu family. Are you still insisting on continuing this engagement with Qingxiang?" Chu Liushi couldn't help but guess why Zhang hesitated.

Clearly, she was already aware that Chu Qingxiang was not willing to accept the engagement.

Without waiting for further thought, the door of the main hall was pushed open and Chu Qingxiang walked in with red eyes.

"Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, third aunt, Qingxiang is unfilial." Chu Qingxiang walked in and knelt in front of all the elders, her gaze unusually firm.

Ye Muyu suddenly remembered the time during the women's arts competition when this niece cooked despite burning several fingers, leaving numerous scars, and the calluses on her hands clearly indicated long hours of sewing.

This girl, she was clearly quite determined.

"You…" Chu Liushi was shaken and tears welled up in her aged eyes. She pleaded in a sorrowful voice, "Qingxiang, you're a good child, diligent and capable. Why must you insist on pursuing a man?"

"If you want to marry someone with a title, we can find someone in the neighboring county or even in the prefectural city!"

"Grandmother, do you think any scholar who knows about my engagement being broken off would agree to marry me?" Chu Qingxiang's eyes were filled with sadness.

But after a moment, her gaze became even more resolute. "Since Song Lu is the man I've chosen, then in this lifetime I can only marry him. Regardless of life or death, whatever the outcome may be, it's my own choice. I'm just sorry for not repaying my parents and grandparents for their upbringing."

Chu Qingxiang suddenly bowed down and kowtowed to everyone.

 Chapter 487: Shameless

"Ye Pozi pretended to coincidentally meet the Song family's children in the village. Those children were only five or six years old and didn't understand much, so Ye Pozi easily got the information out of them."

"They said the bracelet was given by their big sister."

"If you say this isn't evidence, then I've wronged her. But Song Lu's own younger sister, a girl named Song Qing, somehow found out I was at Ye's house. She barged in and pushed me to the ground, accusing me of bullying her sister. She even said something like, our Chu family had already climbed up to Song Lu, yet we still dared to demand so much betrothal gifts, accusing us of being shameless."

Zhang spoke with flushed cheeks, her eyes bloodshot, and veins popping on her forehead, "How can an adult discussion about marriage involve a little maid like her!"

"They even accused our Chu family of being shameless. I think it's the Song family that's shameless for climbing high branches and not caring about their reputation!"

"I slapped her right then and there!"

Chu Lin was startled by Zhang's intense anger at this moment. He quickly stood up, reached out to grab her and gently patted her back "Calm down, take it easy. If you get yourself worked up, it will only benefit the Song family."

As the person closest to her, Chu Lin understood Zhang's temperament very well.

With just a few words, Zhang's emotions stabilized a bit. She spoke with hatred, "You're right, I can't get angry. How can I let that little maid take advantage of us!"

"You slapped Song Qing and then what happened?" Chu Liushi was also very angry but the angrier he got, the more rational he became. Zhang was clearly distraught.

Chu Lin gently patted Zhang's back to help her calm down.

With a worried look in his eyes, he understood how much his wife valued this son-in-law. Now, he was slapped in the face and it might even affect his daughter's reputation. The more satisfied he was before, the angrier he was now.

After catching her breath, Zhang continued, "After slapping that maid, I told her to relay a message: if there's anything, come directly to our Chu family and speak openly. Don't hide and seek, trying to take advantage of other people's families, and still pretend to be noble."

"Then, Song Qing pointed fingers at me and said that her brother wouldn't marry Qingxiang and there were plenty of other misses who liked him. She said our family was delaying Song Lu's future and demanded that we take the initiative to break off the engagement."

"I won't repeat those unpleasant words, but that was roughly the meaning."

Zhang sneered, "I don't know if all the people in the Song family are like this, but I want to see if they dare to come to our doorstep themselves."

"Does Song Lu know about this?" Chu Zhiwen asked with a bitter smile, furrowing his brows.

Chu Lin furrowed his brows, "Father, do you think Song Lu wouldn't know about his own family's affairs? Do you still have any expectations for him?"

"I'm just asking, after all we don't know many details." Chu Zhiwen explained.

But obviously, his diplomatic attitude was not accepted by Chu Liushi. She glared at the old man and said, "Regardless of whether Song Lu knows or not, it's unacceptable for him to be involved with the Song family's young lady while engaged to our Qingxiang. This matter can't be ignored."

"After all, the Song family has wronged us."

"If this matter is true, then the Song family has done something foolish." Chu Liushi said calmly.

Ye Muyu noticed Chu Liushi's hesitant expression and knew that she must have also realized that the Song family dared to do this because they had the support of the Wang landlord's family.

Obviously, if handled improperly, it would be the Chu family that suffered a loss.

However, for now the Chu family had the upper hand.

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  Chapter 232 Billion

"I haven't signed the divorce papers yet!" Gao Yang grabbed her hand and refused to let go. "You are still my fiancée!"

Bai Muyao's heart was ecstatic, but she still pretended to be frightened on the surface, hastily covering his lips. "Brother Gao Yang, you absolutely cannot say such words again. If Uncle and Aunt hear it, it will hurt their hearts!"

Gao Yang could feel the gentle touch of her fingertips, as tempting as her lips.

Today she was wearing a deep V-neck dress, and when she bent over, a glimpse of spring was revealed.

Such a tempting figure, such a well-behaved and sensible girl...

The happiness and sweetness of the past once again surfaced in his mind.

Bai Muyao realized she had exposed herself, hurriedly covering up, pretending to want to leave. But she rushed too quickly and accidentally stumbled, falling into Gao Yang's arms.

"Gao Yang, let go of me quickly!" Bai Muyao pretended to want to get up, her soft body rubbing against his in his embrace.

Gao Yang could smell the fragrance on her body, and the heat within him was stirred up by her.

"Gao Yang, help me up quickly."

"You've always been a good child since childhood, never disobeying your parents. If they were to see this scene..."

"This is still a public place!"

The more Bai Muyao spoke, the more anxious she became, her eyes turning red.

"It's all my fault, I have bad luck. Eighteen years ago, that big fire caused me to be picked up by a janitor. Eighteen years later, my family encountered this predicament again. It's normal for Brother Gao Yang not to want me..."

Gao Yang looked at her fair and tender face, his Adam's apple rolling. "How could I not want you?"

"Gao Yang, I should go." Bai Muyao struggled to leave his embrace. "If you feel indebted to me, can you promise me one thing?"

"What is it?" Gao Yang still held onto her hand, unwilling to let go.

"The house your family bought for you before... you once took me there, do you remember? I buried rose seeds in the yard..."

How could Gao Yang forget? She had said at the time that she wanted to plant beautiful roses in their future home...

Thinking of the bits and pieces of the past, Gao Yang's heart once again ached.

"When you have time, can you dig up the roses that have grown and give me one?" Bai Muyao said with a happy smile. "Consider it a memento you left for me. Even if you're not by my side in the future, I'll still have a rose to accompany me..."

Gao Yang suddenly felt she was so silly. After the divorce, she didn't want the house, didn't want the money, but insisted on a cheap rose planted in the soil?

It takes such innocence and understanding for a girl to say such words?

"Can I, Brother Gao Yang?"

Gao Yang's hardened heart was completely melted. "I'm clumsy and afraid of damaging the roots. How about I take you there, and you dig it up yourself?"

"Now?," Bai Muyao asked.

"Yeah, now."

Bai Muyao was still wondering how to lure him into being alone together, but she didn't expect him to take the bait so quickly!

In fact, Gao Yang just wanted to take her to a place with no one else around, to hold her tightly like before...

But how could Bai Muyao bear to miss such a good opportunity? After agreeing, she glanced at the place where Ou Yan had just passed by, not knowing which wealthy father Ou Yan was here to eat with!

She would have to find out later!

At this moment, Ou Yan sat at the dining table, letting Si Yechen set the tableware for her, while she looked at her phone messages.

["Boss, good morning. The air is so fresh today. Go outside and smell it, is there a smell of money?"]

"..." Ou Yan replied, "Money ran out again?"

["The research on XR3 has failed again. If we continue, we'll need a billion." The other party sent a smiling emoji.

"..." Ou Yan hadn't expected the project to be so costly. She didn't want to use Li Canxi's card, so she just said, "Later."

Seeing Si Yechen answering the phone, Ou Yan opened a mysterious website. Two options popped up on the homepage.

["Hire someone to complete the task"]

["Accept the task yourself"]

Ou Yan clicked on ["Accept the task yourself"], and a sentence popped up quickly: "Lord Ou, welcome back!" Her avatar immediately had a small green dot in the bottom right corner, indicating she was online.

"Oh my god, am I seeing things right? The top-ranked big shot is back!"

"He's online!"

"Lord Ou hasn't been seen for half a year! I wonder what tasks he'll take on next!"

"Nonsense, it must be the ones with the most money!"

This website had a leaderboard, and the person at the top, with a completion rate of 100% and the highest reward, was this person called Lord Ou.

Clicking on his avatar, there were two columns below it. On the left were the tasks he had completed in the past, only sixteen in total, each starting at fifty million.

On the right were tasks that others requested his help with. Over a thousand three hundred tasks sought his assistance, and though the details weren't visible, the rewards offered to Lord Ou ranged from fifty million to a hundred million...

Ou Yan clicked on the task worth a billion. Someone asked her to help crack a drone combat system, which was the most powerful military technology in Country N. If they could crack it and learn its secrets, with Huaguo's capabilities, they could create a new system even more powerful than the opponent's!

The wealth that would flow in then would be endless!

Ou Yan speculated that the person posting the task was definitely a businessman with high status in Huaguo, with his own professional technical team.

Because after cracking such a system, this businessman would definitely need a lot of manpower and financial resources to research the new system...

It would definitely cost a lot of money!

Thinking that the other party wasn't short of money, Ou Yan directly changed the amount to ten billion.

This move astonished many hackers.

"Ten, ten billion?? What kind of task would make Lord Ou ask for ten billion right off the bat? That's audacious!"

"So envious of the big shot!"

"This task must be harder than researching aliens, right?"

"I'm only eligible for tasks worth two hundred thousand, I don't even have the qualification to negotiate prices. Lord Ou is truly Lord Ou! I can only admire him!"

...

Just as Si Yechen finished his call and came in, his phone vibrated again, and his face darkened considerably!

Ten billion, the other party sure dared to ask for a lot!

"Chen Ye, we won't get another chance if we miss this one! Lord Ou has finally come online!"

It had been three months since they posted this task, and they had finally waited for Lord Ou to come online!!

If they refused...

Then Lord Ou would take on other tasks!

"Chen Ye, cracking this system is crucial for us..."

Once they understood its secrets and researched a new system, not to mention Huaguo, other countries would also spend huge sums to get their hands on it!

The wealth that would come then couldn't be measured by ten billion!

"Give it to him," Si Yechen said coldly.

On the other end, Qing Mu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to make arrangements!

A while later, Ou Yan saw the other party agreeing, and the task was automatically activated, starting!

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

  Chapter 210: Inviting Guests to the Warm Room, Buying Cattle and Horses (3)

Mo Yan knew she couldn't have any soft spots for this fellow. Otherwise, once it stuck to her, she wouldn't be able to shake it off. So, regardless of its actions, she left straight away.

The red python stared resentfully at Mo Yan's retreating figure, feeling hopeless...

When she returned to Xin'er's room, she saw that Xin'er still hadn't woken up, but Zhen'er had fallen asleep leaning against the bed. Mo Yan smiled, took off Zhen'er's shoes, and gently carried him to the other end of the bed so he could sleep comfortably.

Sitting by the bed for a while, watching her siblings sleeping soundly, Mo Yan also felt a bit tired. She lay down on the edge of the bed.

"Mm... Mm... uncomfortable... Sister, Xin'er is uncomfortable... so uncomfortable..."

Mo Yan heard Xin'er's low sobbing voice in a daze. She suddenly woke up and quickly looked towards Xin'er, only to see Xin'er frowning tightly, her face flushed, and she kept muttering in her sleep.

"Xin'er, wake up quickly, don't scare sister, wake up!" Mo Yan anxiously called out to Xin'er, gently patting her face, trying to wake her up from the nightmare. However, when she touched her, she felt a burning sensation, indicating a high fever.

Mo Yan's heart skipped a beat. She knew it was not good. She regretted not taking Xin'er to the clinic earlier. If the fever continued like this, it could be very damaging.

After calling for a while without success, she managed to wake up Zhen'er, who was frightened to see Xin'er's lips peeling from the fever.

"Zhen'er, quickly go and call father." Mo Yan hurriedly dressed Xin'er while urging Zhen to get help, feeling full of self-blame.

"Okay."

Zhen'er responded and ran to find his father in a hurry.

Mo Qingze was still not fully awake. It took Zhen'er crying and calling for a long time before he finally woke up. As soon as he heard that his second daughter had a high fever, he quickly got up from the bed and rushed barefoot to Xin'er's courtyard.

Li Zhong lived in the row of houses near the main gate, some distance away from where the four members of the Mo family lived. He didn't know Xin'er was in trouble until Mo Qingze carried her out of the room. 

There were no horse carriages or ox carts in Liuyang Village. Mo Yan only borrowed a handcart from Yang Bao's house. They laid a thick blanket on the handcart, placed Xin'er, who was still murmuring, on it, and Mo Qingze pushed the handcart towards the town.

It would take at least two hours to cover forty miles, but they were in a hurry, so Mo Qingze almost ran all the way. Mo Yan and Li Xiu followed behind, pushing the handcart with all their might, wishing they could go faster.

Seeing Xin'er's face had turned purple-red from the fever, Mo Yan was filled with regret. She regretted provoking the red python, which scared Xin'er, and she regretted being careless and not taking Xin'er to the doctor immediately. If anything happened to Xin'er, she would never forgive herself.

The three of them were extremely anxious. Despite their haste, they arrived in town in just an hour and a half. They found a nearby clinic.

"The child is in such a state. Why didn't you bring her here sooner?"

Seeing Xin'er's condition, the doctor was also startled, then blamed Mo Qingze.

"Doctor, please examine my daughter quickly."

Mo Qingze was worried about his daughter's condition, and he couldn't listen to anything else.

The doctor didn't dare to delay and quickly had Mo Qingze lay Xin'er on the bed in the inner room, sitting beside her to feel her pulse.

After a while, the doctor withdrew his hand, frowning, and said, "This child was under tremendous shock, causing a reversal of blood flow, leading to an acute condition. Fortunately, you brought her here in time. If you had been half an hour later, the child might have been burned to death. Now, I can only prescribe some strong medicine to reduce the fever."

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 Chapter 986: Cause and Effect

The couple in the third branch of the Fan family was quite concerned about this matter. However, it was the first time for the kiln to make such a thing, so they were not familiar with the process, making it difficult to produce the desired result.

The third young master couldn't stay at the kiln all the time. He had other matters to attend to, so he handed the blueprints to the foreman and asked him to make it as soon as possible.

However, his attention only brought about unwanted attention from others.

This morning, Mei Shi suddenly brought a few people to see how the latest batch of porcelain had turned out. The foreman, who was completely focused on reworking the clay molds according to the dimensions on the blueprints, didn't notice their arrival.

By the time he realized there was movement around him, Mei Shi and her group had already approached him. She directly picked up the blueprints on the table and started looking at them.

The foreman, being the third young master's subordinate, was aware of some of the discord within the Fan family. Seeing Mei Shi approaching, he became nervous.

As expected, after Mei Shi finished looking at the blueprints, she said, "What a mess! The Fan family supports all of you so that you can work diligently. It's not an opportunity for laziness or personal gain."

The foreman hurriedly wanted to explain that it was an order from the third young master.

But before he could explain, Mei Shi swiftly threw both blueprints onto the nearby brazier.

The foreman was stunned and immediately rushed to salvage them. However, when he got around the table, he could only rescue one of the blueprints.

Fortunately, only a corner of this blueprint was burned, and the central design was still visible.

But in the next moment, Mei Shi poured a basin of water onto it and said while pouring, "Oh, you're on fire. Don't get burned."

In an instant, the foreman was drenched, and the blueprint he held became wet and torn into two pieces, with the design smudged.

Both blueprints were completely destroyed. The foreman felt like crying but had no tears. Mei Shi left the kiln with an indifferent expression.

The foreman didn't dare to do anything to Mei Shi and could only run to the Fan family to find the third young master.

However, Mei Shi had returned earlier and anticipated that he might come, so she instructed the gatekeeper to stop him outside.

It was fortunate that Xiaoyun happened to be leaving and encountered him; otherwise, they would still be kept in the dark about the situation.

Xiaoyun was so worried after hearing the story that she forgot about returning to the Ding family and hurried back to the Fan family. She ran towards the West Orchid Garden, wanting to inform Ding Yuehua about what happened.

However, Mei Shi had already been quietly informed by the gatekeeper, stating that the foreman had seen Xiao Yun and might not be able to stop him.

Therefore, just as Xiaoyun passed through the hanging flower gate, two maidservants from Mei Shi's side came to bother her.

Since Mei Shi was so brazen, she wasn't afraid of the people from the third branch finding out.

However, she had just returned and hadn't had a chance to put on a show for her mother-in-law. She had to file a complaint first and shift the blame onto the third daughter-in-law. This way, when the third daughter-in-law came to confront her, Mei Shi might be able to take advantage of the situation and make her stumble.

In doing so, she had to intercept Xiaoyun first.

This interception led to a conflict between the two sides. Xiaoyun had been with Ding Yuehua for many years and often traveled outside, so she was physically fit.

The two maidservants couldn't restrain her and were even pinned down by Xiaoyun.

When Mei Shi came over after applying eye medicine, Xiaoyun had already broken free.

At that moment, Mei Shi took a quick step forward, imitated Xiaoyun's hand movement, and fell to the ground. Then, she used the fact that Xiaoyun dared to hit her as a reason to have several strong maidservants capture and beat her to death.

Fortunately, there were other people in the courtyard at the time, including the maid who had come to inform Ding Yuehua.

After hearing the cause and effect of the matter, Shu Yu nodded, indicating that she understood.

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  Chapter 231 Retreat as Advance

"I will respect Xiao Yan's wishes."

"What respect? Just because Xiao Yan agrees, you think you can further develop? I warn you, don't even think about it!" Li Canxi waved his fist as a warning. "Dare to mistreat Xiao Yan, I'll risk my life to make sure she gets justice!"

"Do you still not understand me?" Si Yechen smirked, his smile wicked. "Although I'm not a gentleman, I'm not an animal either. Rest assured, I'll wait until Yan Yan becomes my wife."

"That day will never come!" Li Canxi asserted firmly.

"We'll see."

Seeing Si Yechen get into the car, Li Canxi hurriedly leaned against the car window and said to Ou Yan, "Xiao Yan, if this guy bullies you, just give me a call, I'll personally deal with him! Also, come home early! No matter what happens outside, anything tricky or unsolvable, just find fifth brother, fifth brother will help you solve it."

"Don't worry, fifth brother."

Seeing the smirk on the bad guy's face, Li Canxi felt very uneasy, but he was like a family member sending his sister off to marriage, helplessly watching the car disappear into the distance, feeling lost and despondent...

"fifth brother, what are you doing here?"

Just then, a voice brought him back to reality.

"Shasha..." Li Canxi glanced at Li Yusha, then couldn't help but look back in the direction Ou Yan had left. He couldn't see the car anymore, so he refocused his gaze on Li Yusha. "Why are you up so early today?"

"fifth brother, you're up early too. Since it's rare to have a day off, why don't we go out together? It's been a long time since we siblings went out together!"

Just now, she overheard fifth brother saying he would take Ou Yan out for shopping. If she could go out with Li Canxi and find a reporter to take a picture of her holding Li Canxi's hand...

That buzz would definitely skyrocket her to the top of the trending topics!

Then everyone would know she's Li Canxi's most beloved sister...

She could also buy a lot of things and let Li Canxi be her ATM!

But unfortunately, Li Canxi, feeling dispirited, said, "Next time, okay!"

He had to wait at home for Yan Yan. What if Yan Yan needed him?

Li Yusha's smile froze, but she forced herself to ask, "fifth brother, do you have other plans?"

"Yeah." Li Canxi didn't think much about it, just patted her shoulder. "Be good, play by yourself today."

Li Yusha's face twisted with frustration!

Si Yechen drove Ou Yan to a romantic restaurant themed around flowers and led her into a private room, holding her hand.

Meanwhile, Bai Muyao, who was sitting in the lobby, thought she must have seen wrong. She quickly rubbed her eyes, but in the next moment, she couldn't see Ou Yan and a man's figure anymore.

"You asked me out, saying there's something you wanted to discuss in person? I'm here now, so what is it?" 

Seated across from Bai Muyao, Gao Yang had already shed his previous gentleness and become somewhat unfamiliar and cold.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Bai Muyao noticed that her beloved had changed completely, with no hint of sadness on his face. Instead, she boldly took out a divorce certificate and placed it in front of Gao Yang.

"Gao Yang, rest assured, I'm not here to pester you... This is the divorce certificate, I've already signed it."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang's face showed a hint of surprise. Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, he picked it up and read through it. Every word mentioned Bai Muyao's faults and her voluntary decision to divorce, subtly upholding the reputation of the Gao family and his own character.

This, instead, made him feel somewhat guilty and uneasy!

"I'm sorry, Gao Yang, I made a mistake. I plagiarized my sister's song, causing embarrassment to you and your family. Although saints make mistakes, I made you unable to hold your head up in front of others, made it difficult for you in front of your father and mother. It's my fault!"

Speaking up to this point, Bai Muyao took out an exquisitely wrapped bag and placed it in front of Gao Yang.

"This is a gift I secretly prepared. Originally, I was going to reveal it publicly at the engagement banquet, but it turns out it's unnecessary." Bai Muyao chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Consider it a memento for you."

Gao Yang opened the bag and found many things inside, including a diary documenting their first meeting until today, where every word conveyed her love for him.

Just reading a couple of pages, memories rushed in like a tide, overwhelming Gao Yang. His nose tingled, and his hand holding the diary trembled slightly.

"There are also birthday gifts I prepared for you in advance, a scarf and gloves knitted by me. Although I'm clumsy, it took me over forty days to knit them. My hands..."

Bai Muyao said this with a feigned casualness, then withdrew her hand.

Only then did Gao Yang notice that seven or eight of her ten fingers were bandaged. Concerned, he asked, "Were these injuries from knitting?"

Bai Muyao pulled her hand back indifferently. "It doesn't matter. What matters is that the scarf might look a bit ugly, not as good as the branded ones you buy at the mall. If you don't like it, just throw it away!"

"No, it's very beautiful..." Gao Yang's heart had already been deeply moved by her. His previous determination was shaken severely.

"In the past, I was too naive, thinking that loving you sincerely and wholeheartedly would be enough for us to be together forever. I ignored the increasingly serious difficulties facing the Bai family and my own social status, which no longer matched yours. We were no longer on equal footing..."

She subtly hinted to Gao Yang that it would be impossible for him to find someone as pure and devoted as her in the future!

"Gao Yang, thank you for loving me in the past. Every day spent with you was worthwhile and happy."

"Goodbye, Gao Yang."

Bai Muyao stood up, intending to leave.

But in the next moment, Gao Yang immediately grabbed her hand, deeply shaken internally. "Yao Yao..."

"Gao Yang, we're already divorced. If you hold me like this, what if your future partner happens to see? She wouldn't feel comfortable. Your future partner from a matching background will definitely be more dominant in personality and intolerant of any wrongdoing. You should let go quickly..."

Gao Yang knew that if he really found a suitable heiress in the future, she wouldn't be as gentle and understanding as Bai Muyao! She wouldn't be as foolishly devoted! She wouldn't be as easy to talk to!

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

 Chapter 209: Inviting Guests to the Warm Room, Buying Cattle and Horses (2)

However, Zhen'er walked over hesitantly, holding onto Mo Yan's arm with a look of admiration. "Big sister, why did you just throw a stone at that big snake and let it leave? It obediently left?"

Mo Yan felt that she should explain the matter of the red python to him, so that he wouldn't be scared if that thing suddenly came back to the house and frightened him.

"That snake is a red python, which I encountered when I went into the mountains before. This time, it came to our house to find me. If it comes again next time, don't be afraid. If I'm not around, just pretend you didn't see it and don't provoke it."

Zhen'ers eyes lit up even more after hearing this. "Big sister, you're so amazing. Even such a big snake is willing to play with you. Can you call it to our house next time? I really want to touch it." That big snake looks so majestic!

"No way!" Mo Yan refused without hesitation. "Although it won't harm me, it might harm you. How can we bring such a dangerous creature into our house?"

She didn't want the red python to come find her at all, so she naturally wouldn't bring it home voluntarily. Besides, if the villagers found out, they might have bad intentions. After all, such a big snake could fetch a good price if hunted and sold!

"Well then…"

Zhen'er felt a little disappointed, but he admired his big sister even more in his heart.

Seeing that Xin'er wouldn't wake up for a while, Mo Yan asked Zhen'er to stay and watch over her while she went out to see if that thing had left. If it hadn't, and it frightened the villagers passing by near their home, it wouldn't be good.

Mo Yan's yard was large, with a foundation of seventy mu enclosing sixty mu, so there was not only the main gate but also a small side gate in each direction for convenience.

Mo Yan opened the side gate on the east side, which was where the red python had crawled in from.

Just as she stepped out, she saw that thing lazily lying under the courtyard wall. When it saw Mo Yan come out, its snake eyes brightened, and it swam over quickly.

"Your wounds have all healed. You should go back to the mountains. Why did you come to find me? You've frightened my sister."

Seeing that there was only a shallow mark left on its abdomen, indicating that it had recovered well, but it still scared people as soon as it came, Mo Yan kicked it without mercy.

The red python hissed innocently, indicating that it was innocent. It had never left the mountains before and didn't know that humans were so timid. If it knew it would scare people, it would have come quietly at night without being noticed.

Knowing why it had come, Mo Yan took it to a secluded place and took out a small basin of Spirit Spring water from the space, as well as a basket of eggs and a basket of fruits.

Originally, she wanted to catch some chickens for it, but when she thought about how it had scared Xin'er unconscious, she just withheld the chickens directly.

Seeing these good things, the red python was so moved that it wanted to shed tears. This human kept her promise and gave it so many delicious things all at once. Sob, it didn't want to leave this human anymore.

Seeing this thing devour all the food in three to five, Mo Yan's eyes twitched. After sending it away, she became even more determined not to let it come back to find her.

The red python, feeling satisfied, shook its tail contentedly. However, it didn't know that its wish to cling to Mo Yan's leg was about to be dashed, thinking about coming back tomorrow. Over time, this human might decide to keep it.

It didn't consider that it was so big, and unlike Xiao Hua, it couldn't pretend to be a dog and stay in Mo Yan's house. How could Mo Yan possibly keep it? Therefore, when Mo Yan said sternly that it should never come again, the red python's longing heart shattered into pieces in an instant.

Listening to the continuous hissing of the red python, constantly rubbing against Mo Yan's legs with its large head, begging her to change her mind.

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 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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