Chapter 306: Throw Her Out

"That's your parents, what's it to me?" Ou Yan glanced at Secretary Yang, "Do you want to leave with your old boss, or stay here and work for me?"

Secretary Yang looked at Ou Yan, then at Bai Muyao, seemingly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

Bai Muyao gave him a warning look, as if to say: dare to switch allegiance?

"Stay, and your salary doubles."

With just one sentence from Ou Yan, Secretary Yang immediately changed sides, "I'm willing to stay and work for Miss Ou."

"Good, you're quite a turncoat..." Bai Muyao didn't expect Secretary Yang to switch sides so quickly. Just now, he had been extremely respectful to her, but in the blink of an eye, he changed his tune.

"Throw her out, throw out everything related to her. Replace everything in this office that they've used with new ones."

"Yes, Miss Ou." After Secretary Yang finished speaking, he politely said, "Miss Bai, please leave with your luggage."

"Secretary Yang, you're going too far!" Bai Muyao gritted her teeth and glared at him, "When my dad was in charge, he gave you plenty of benefits!"

"But he also scolded and hit me plenty." Secretary Yang smiled, rolling up his shirt sleeves to reveal bruised arms, "During this time when things weren't going well for him, he took it out on me. If it weren't for my mortgage, car loan payments, and family to support, I would have quit long ago."

For him, getting a new boss now was also a good thing, especially with the doubled salary.

"You, you..."

"This way, please." Secretary Yang made a gesture for her to leave.

Bai Muyao was furious but compliant, giving Ou Yan a sharp look, "Don't be too happy too soon!"

Upon hearing this, Ou Yan raised an eyebrow, "Secretary Yang, check if she took anything from my office. Investigate thoroughly before letting her go."

"You..." Bai Muyao didn't expect Ou Yan to be so ruthless now, daring to treat her like this.

"Yes!" Secretary Yang made another inviting gesture, "Miss Bai, please cooperate and go to the next room."

"What for? You want to search me? Let me tell you, this is illegal!"

"I will have law enforcement officers come to investigate."

Ou Yan sat on the sofa, adding casually, "I suspect she brought some company secrets. Let the law enforcement officers check."

"You..." Bai Muyao couldn't believe how audacious Ou Yan had become, it was too much!

In the end, Bai Muyao was searched by law enforcement officers, her luggage turned upside down, and then she and her belongings were thrown outside the group.

During this time, Ou Yan held a meeting, confirmed her identity, announced the company's future direction and salary treatment, fired a few of Bai Zhenhai's people, and then left the group.

At the bureau.

Xu Aiqin kept wailing, sometimes claiming she was innocent, other times blaming everything on Ou Yan, talking until her mouth went dry, yet nobody paid her any attention.

She looked around the small, empty room, with nothing but a light swinging from the ceiling, making her feel uneasy.

Before long, the door was pushed open.

Xu Aiqin thought it was the lawyer Bai Muyao had arranged for her. Just as she was about to get excited, she looked up and saw Ou Yan entering with two men.

Seeing Ou Yan, she felt a wave of fear from the bottom of her heart. She tried to retreat, but was brought before Ou Yan by the two men.

"What do you want? This is the bureau! If you dare to mess around here..."

Ou Yan grabbed Xu Aiqin's hair, just as Xu Aiqin had grabbed the old lady's hair back then, and even more fiercely than she had.

"Back then, you treated Grandma just like this!" Ou Yan grabbed her hair while delivering a slap, pushing her away with force.

Xu Aiqin's body hit the wall, and she was in utter agony.

Back then, she had slapped the old lady like this, pushing the old lady against the head of the bed.

Xu Aiqin couldn't believe that Ou Yan was here today to recreate the "crime scene". In terror, she tried to call for help, "Someone, help..."

With a glance from Ou Yan, one of the men immediately covered Xu Aiqin's nose and mouth.

Just like Xu Aiqin had suffocated the old lady back then.

Xu Aiqin struggled desperately, but she couldn't match the strength of the men.

"How does it feel to suffocate like this?" Ou Yan asked coldly.

Xu Aiqin couldn't believe this girl was practically a demon, devoid of any humanity!

"Take a good experience of the feeling of suffocation Grandma had before she left."

Ou Yan leaned against the bed, watching Xu Aiqin struggle to breathe, then being released by the men, only to be suffocated again. It went on and on.

Xu Aiqin struggled to free her hands to call for help, but Ou Yan took out her phone and dangled it in front of her, "Want this?"

In desperation, Xu Aiqin saw the phone in Ou Yan's hand and desperately tried to snatch it, but Ou Yan's men wouldn't let her.

Ou Yan stared at her coldly, "Want it? I won't give it to you."

After being dealt with for a while, Xu Aiqin collapsed on the ground, gasping for air, her head deprived of oxygen.

She wanted to call for help, but her throat couldn't produce a sound. In a daze, she remembered how the old lady must have felt, suffocated and desperate...

"Admit to all your crimes, reflect on them in prison, and in your next life, be a human being, not a worthless creature."

Ou Yan finished speaking and, seeing no response from Xu Aiqin, raised her voice coldly, "Didn't hear me? Deaf?"

Xu Aiqin instinctively covered her ears, afraid that Ou Yan would tear her ears off like she had done to the old lady.

Ou Yan noticed how quickly Xu Aiqin reacted, "Do you think you can escape?!"

"Ou Yan, what do you want to do?!"

"All the slaps Grandma endured, all the suffering she went through, all the times her ears were pulled... I want you to repay them double!"

"I may not be your mother, but what about Zhenhai? He's been your father for eighteen years, and mom's biological son... If mom saw you lock up her biological son and want to ruin everything about the Bai family..."

"Oh, forgot to mention," Ou Yan leaned against the wall, her tone cold and sharp, "I've already found out on the way to the engagement banquet. Grandma did have a son, but he died shortly after birth. Grandpa, to spare her grief, happened to find an abandoned baby boy to raise."

"What are you saying?" Xu Aiqin couldn't believe it.

"So, Grandma never knew until her last moment that Bai Zhenhai wasn't her biological son. And while Grandpa knew during his lifetime, he treated Bai Zhenhai as his own."

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Chapter 292: The Shop's Grand Opening and Prosperous Business (6)

Seeing the woman buy a hundred catties of rice after tasting the rice, others became curious too. They picked up clean wooden spoons and tasted the rice, all having the same reaction as the woman.

"Give me eighty catties."

"I'll take a hundred catties too."

"I want some too, give me a hundred and fifty catties."

...

Several women clamored, afraid that if they spoke too slowly, the rice would be snatched away by others. The prices were cheaper now, but in the future, they would have to spend more silver to buy it!

Outside, passersby who were curious about the commotion inside came in. After tasting the free rice, they couldn't resist the deliciousness of the spatial rice. Just like the others, they quickly took out their silver.

Mo Yan, Li Xiu, and her niece were busy packing and weighing rice for customers, while Li Zhong helped by calling for carts to transport the rice. The carts came and went at the door, and customers kept coming in waves.

In less than half an hour, over two thousand catties of rice were sold, along with glutinous rice, eggs, and more, all recommended by Mo Yan and others, selling quite a bit. In short, on the first day of opening, "Mo Family Fragrant Rice" had a successful start.

As lunchtime approached and the flow of customers in the shop gradually decreased, and with almost all the rice sold out, Mo Yan suggested locking the door first and then going to Huixian Residence for lunch.

"Yan'er, there are still some customers coming in now. It's not very auspicious to close the shop just after opening. You and Xiu'er can go first, and I'll stay here," Li Zhong urged Mo Yan to go, insisting on staying to watch the shop.

Mo Yan thought about it and agreed, planning to bring him a meal from Huixian Residence later.

The three of them arrived at the private room on the second floor of Huixian Residence. With Liu Tinglan, who had stuffed herself with pastries, eagerly asking Mo Yan about the business situation.

Mo Yan briefly recounted the approximate sales figures, and everyone congratulated Mo Qingze.

With everyone present, Mo Yan called the waiter to serve the dishes. With the presence of shopkeeper Xing, the dishes were served quickly. Li Zhong's portion, as instructed by Mo Yan, had already been packed in a food box in the kitchen and was sent over by Li Xiu.

However, after waiting for a long time, Li Xiu still hadn't come. Since there were guests at the table, they couldn't wait for her alone. Under Mo Qingze's invitation, everyone started eating.

There were a total of eighteen dishes on the table, all of them Huixian Residence's signature dishes, specially prepared by shopkeeper Xing's orders. They were delicious in color, aroma, and taste, quite impressive.

However, Xin'er and the other children were not very interested; they only tasted each dish and didn't eat much more. Having a comparison, they realized for the first time how skilled their sister was in cooking, even better than the best chef at Huixian Residence.

If Mo Yan knew what they were thinking, she would definitely feel embarrassed. In terms of cooking skills, she couldn't compare to the head chef at Huixian Residence. It was just because the ingredients came from the space and were cooked with spiritual spring water, that's why the taste was exceptionally good. If it were ordinary ingredients, she would fall short!

Halfway through the meal, Li Xiu still hadn't arrived. Not only Li Yan, who was her niece, but also Mo Yan was worried. However, there were guests at the table, so she couldn't leave halfway through the meal, feeling anxious.

After finishing the meal and seeing off Liu Tinglan and her mother, as well as Manager Xing, Mo Yan bid farewell to her father and hurried back to the shop.

At the door, she found Li Zhong and Li Xiu both there, and her previously anxious heart finally settled down.

"Grandpa Li, Aunt Li, what's wrong with you?"

Entering, Mo Yan realized that something was wrong. Li Zhong's face was very ugly, with a hint of anger, and Li Xiu's eyes were red, apparently having just cried.

Seeing her, they quickly tried to hide their previous expressions and shook their heads, saying it was nothing.

Seeing that they were unwilling to tell the truth, Mo Yan felt annoyed. "If it's nothing, why are you so upset? We're a family. If there's any difficulty, let's discuss it together and find a solution, okay?"

Li Zhong looked at Mo Yan, hesitating whether to speak or not. They already owed the Mo family a lot; they didn't want to trouble her with those unpleasant matters again.

Seeing his expression, Mo Yan tentatively asked, "But did someone from the Zhang family cause trouble? If not a customer causing trouble, besides the Zhang family, I can't think of anyone else who could make you so angry and upset."

Li Zhong closed his eyes and nodded helplessly. "Xiu'er was delivering food to me, but she ran into Zhang Ming on the street. He grabbed Xiu'er and talked nonsense, wanting her to reconcile with him, so I drove him away."

Li Xiu, who had just stopped crying, heard her father's words and started wiping her tears again. She never expected to encounter Zhang Ming. Since the day she was divorced, she had given up on him and just wanted to cherish the present moment. But as soon as she saw him, all those unbearable memories came flooding back like a nightmare. How could she not hate him?

Mo Yan was furious when she heard this. "That shameless Zhang Ming, he's fallen to such a low level, yet he still dares to dream of a reunion. He's simply a scumbag!"

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Feng Xuanbo usually spoke like this, so Feng Xuanrui and Feng Xuanbin didn’t think anything was amiss.

As for Feng Xuanbo saying he had brothers from outside, Feng Xuanrui was puzzled: “Huh? Where did these outside brothers come from?”

Seeing that Sixth Brother was pretending to be clueless, Feng Xuanbo was even more infuriated!

Feng Xuanbo angrily turned his head, pointed his chin toward Suisui, snorted, and then turned away, ignoring them.

Feng Xuanrui followed his gaze and saw that Suisui was tilting her head, looking at him with a confused expression. Feng Xuanrui was equally perplexed.

What does this mean?

After thinking about it, Feng Xuanrui seemed to understand why Seventh Brother initially treated Suisui as a younger brother.

He let out a long “Ah,” walked over, took Suisui’s hand, and approached Feng Xuanbo, smiling as he said, “Come, Suisui, this is Fifth Brother.”

Holding Suisui’s hand gave her a sense of security.

Although Feng Xuanbo looked unfriendly with his nose in the air, Suisui still politely greeted him: “Hello, Fifth Brother, I’m Suisui.”

Feng Xuanbo was really about to explode!

He thought this was a provocation, a deliberate provocation!

Ah, it made him so mad!

Little Six is such an idiot!

After Suisui’s greeting, Feng Xuanbo gritted his teeth, turned his head, rolled his eyes at Suisui, and sarcastically said, “So this is the younger brother brought back from outside. He looks quite cute, doesn’t he? Much more interesting than this Fifth Brother of yours, right?”

Younger brother?

Suisui thought, am I not the younger sister? 

How did I become a younger brother?

She was puzzled and looked up at her brother.

Feng Xuanrui was also confused. The little sister was clearly a cute girl, so how could she be seen as a younger brother?

A younger brother couldn’t be this cute!

It simply wasn’t possible!

Feng Xuanrui was somewhat annoyed by Feng Xuanbo’s words, and his tone became less friendly: “What younger brother? Where is this younger brother? What’s so good about a younger brother? Little Five, get it straight. This is your sister. Suisui is your sister!”

Feng Xuanbo:?

Huh?

Feng Xuanbo was really stunned by these words.

No, this is clearly a younger brother, right?

Look at that smooth little head. How could it be a sister?

Which family has a sister without hair?

Feng Xuanbo looked at the angry Feng Xuanrui, the bewildered Suisui, and then at the defiant Feng Xuanbin.

No matter how he looked at it, this little bald head didn’t look like a sister!

It’s a lie!

Little Six must be lying!

After coming to this conclusion, Feng Xuanbo snorted coldly again: “Hmph! I don’t believe it!”

Feng Xuanrui was almost driven mad by Feng Xuanbo’s words!

He gritted his teeth and wanted to shout: Are you blind?

Before he could speak, Suisui became anxious: “I really am the sister!”

After saying this, Suisui started to undress, saying, “I can take off my clothes to prove it to you. I’m the sister, the brother’s sister!”

Feng Xuanbo, who was already angry, now felt even more furious.

Not only did Little Six have a new brother, but he was also being tricked.

Woe is me!

He was no longer the best Fifth Brother!

His blood was shed, and his head was injured!

As soon as he turned his head, he heard that Suisui wanted to take off her clothes to prove she was a sister.

Even though Feng Xuanbo didn’t believe that Suisui was a sister, he still panicked at the thought of her undressing.

He hurriedly turned around to stop Suisui, but lost his balance and fell to the ground with a thud.

The pain made Feng Xuanbo cry out: “Ouch!”

When Suisui was about to undress, Feng Xuanrui quickly grabbed her little hand and was about to scold her: Young ladies shouldn’t casually undress in front of other boys!

Even though Suisui was still young, Physician Liu’s teachings on proper behavior were well observed.

Although Feng Xuanrui often coquettishly wanted to sleep with Suisui, as a brother, he still paid attention to these details.

Behind them, little chubby Feng Xuanbin, who was initially angry about being called a stinky younger brother, was also startled when he heard Suisui was going to undress.

So what if he was a bit smelly?

Not that smelly, right?

When he heard that the sister was going to undress, the chubby little boy was also frightened!

Feng Xuanrui, while holding Suisui’s hand, saw Feng Xuanbin rush over and hug his sister from the side, shouting loudly: “No, the sister can’t undress!”

Feng Xuanbin’s hug was tight and, with his round figure, took up a lot of space.

Suisui was squeezed and had trouble breathing.

She waved her little hands and hoarsely shouted: “Brother, help me, I can’t breathe!”

Seeing Suisui uncomfortable, Feng Xuanrui was furious.

He went up and pinched Feng Xuanbin’s hand.

In pain, Feng Xuanbin obediently released Suisui.

Feng Xuanrui, not yet reassured, pulled Suisui closer, checked her carefully, and helped her adjust her clothes: “Are you still uncomfortable?”

Suisui shook her head obediently: “Not uncomfortable, Brother.”

Once Feng Xuanbin let go, Suisui felt much better with fresh air.

Seeing that Suisui was fine, Feng Xuanrui finally relaxed and turned to see Feng Xuanbo lying on the ground with a mournful expression.

Feng Xuanrui found Feng Xuanbo’s look inexplicably strange: “Why are you looking at me?”

After asking, noticing the coolness of the ground, he added: “Aren’t you cold lying on the ground?”

Feng Xuanbo felt miserable!

Lying on the cold floor, no one cared about him for a long time.

Woe is me!

So hard!

Feeling extremely difficult, the young master lay there, touching the bandage on his head, and pretended to cry pitifully: “Some people, having a new younger brother, forget the old one. Woe is me, the poor old brother, so…”

Before he could finish, Feng Xuanrui interrupted him with an eye roll: “Try finishing that sentence, and see if Father won’t break your legs when he comes back!”

Feng Xuanbo, halfway through his fake crying, realized that this act wasn’t appropriate.

Father, and Mother were all here.

If they heard, a beating would be inevitable.

But it was so distressing!

Feng Xuanbo was reluctant to get up and lay there, secretly peeking through his fingers.

He saw Suisui’s curious and lively eyes.

In those clean eyes, he saw his own reflection.

Feng Xuanbo was stunned by this scene.

He hadn’t carefully looked at this little bald head before due to his anger.

Unexpectedly, the eyes were quite nice.

Unable to control himself, Feng Xuanbo lowered his hand and looked Suisui up and down.

His gaze was without malice, just simple observation. Suisui didn’t avoid it and stood there patiently.

Thinking that the other person didn’t believe she was a young lady, Suisui quietly emphasized: “I really am the brother’s sister!”

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  Chapter 118: Changes in Xu Tian

"Through this distribution of ginger soup, we have seen which people are not suitable to be employed, and which ones are," Chen Yuan nodded, indicating his agreement. They had already discussed during the distribution of ginger soup that Chen Xue and the guards would observe the prisoners to determine who was worth employing.

During this process, they could discern the characters of these people from their behavior. For example, some people threatened their wives and daughters to bring them the ginger soup. 

Or they would hold their children in their arms while their wives brought out the ginger soup, pretending to feed it to the children but actually drinking it themselves. 

Some even drank their own portion of ginger soup, pretended to slip, pretended to spill the soup, and asked for another bowl.

Chen Xue saw all this but did not intervene. After all, it was just a bowl of ginger soup. She wanted to see how others would react to these people's behavior.

Sure enough, some people saw the woman's behavior and imitated her, pretending to slip and spill the soup, then asking for another bowl.

Some knew there was only one bowl of ginger soup, but they had two children, one boy and one girl, so they gave the soup to their son.

Of course, there were also some good behaviors. 

Some women, upon knowing there was only one bowl of ginger soup, gave it to their children.

And if there were multiple children, they let each of them have a few sips, truly ensuring that everyone had a fair share.

Therefore, the behavior of these people was noted by Chen Xue and the others.

For this reason, Chen Xue even spent contribution points to exchange for a small camera to record the behavior of these people so as not to forget later.

So, this distribution of ginger soup was still very meaningful. Not only did they know who could be used, but it also rallied a group of people to their side.

"Master Chen..."

Xu Tian suddenly ran over again, "We are now facing a big problem, the prisoners lack clothing..."

Although it was not snowing now, the temperature was still very low, and everyone was wearing thin clothes.

But luckily, many people had drunk the ginger soup and were gathered around the fire. However, the main issue was what to do when it snowed again at night. Additionally, what would they do when they resumed their journey?

During the journey, they couldn't carry the fire with them. If these people were wearing thin clothes, they would either freeze to death or get frostbite.

If they caught a cold, it would be over for them.

In this era, catching a cold was as deadly as an incurable disease.

If they were lucky, they might survive. If not, it would be game over.

They could only hope for a better life in their next reincarnation.

"Hey, who is the captain after all?" Chen Xue rolled her eyes beside him. "Whenever you encounter a problem, you ask my father. What's the use of you being the captain?"

Although the Chen family treated Xu Tian well, they hoped he could grow up and at least be capable on his own without having to ask them for everything.

Although this was beneficial to the Chen family since Xu Tian listened to them, the whole exiled team was under their control, but at the same time, they had secrets and often needed to enter the space. If Xu Tian asked them about everything, what secrets could they have?

When Xu Tian heard Chen Xue's words, he felt embarrassed. It seemed true that he relied on Master Chen for everything. Wasn't he too useless?

So, he lowered his head and started to ponder.

"The team will rest here, and I will send someone to Wenzhen to buy some clothing, then we will continue our journey."

Soon, Xu Tian came up with a solution. They were too far from the next county, so Wenzhen was the closest option.

Unless he could conjure up clothing out of thin air, they would have to return to the county to buy clothes for so many people.

"How do you plan to do that?" Chen Yuan asked, "There are so many people, each needing a piece of clothing, that's hundreds of pieces. Are you going to pay for it yourself?"

"I..."

Xu Tian was stunned. He did think so, but when he felt his pockets, it seemed that he didn't have enough money.

So, he turned to look at Chen Yuan and Chen Xue.

"Do you want to borrow money?" Chen Xue interrupted him before he could speak, "My father is broke, where would we get the money to lend to you?"

Lending money to Xu Tian to buy clothing for the prisoners was no different from being overly benevolent. These prisoners not only were ungrateful but would continue to demand things in the future. If they didn't comply, they might turn against them. If Xu Tian fell from power, it would only bring harm to their family.

"That's right!"

Xu Tian nodded. He had forgotten that Chen Yuan was broke. Suddenly, he felt a headache.

Master Chen timely reminded him, "Go find those prisoners and tell them that you plan to go back to the county to buy clothing for them, and they need to pay for what they want."

"Will they agree?" Xu Tian hesitated.

"If they want it, they will pay. If they don't, let them freeze," Chen Xue said disdainfully, "Didn't you realize this before? Be firm when necessary."

"What if no one wants to pay?" Xu Tian was helpless. "We can't buy nothing for them, right?"

"It won't happen," Chen Xue shook her head. "They know your character, so your reputation is like a golden signboard. They will be willing unless they are being unreasonable."

Xu Tian opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but Chen Xue and her father turned and entered the carriage.

Xu Tian wanted to catch up, but the guards directly stopped him. He could only watch Chen Yuan enter the carriage and disappear from sight.

He didn't blame Master Chen. He knew that Master Chen leaving was to let him make his own decision.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and gathered the prisoners together. After briefly explaining the situation, he spoke loudly.

"Winter is here, it's snowing, and it will probably get colder. I plan to send someone to the county to buy clothing."

Upon hearing this, the crowd cheered, "That's great!"

"But..."

Xu Tian's tone changed, and after hesitating for a while, he continued, "You need to pay for the clothing yourselves."

"Why?"

Li Ming jumped out, dissatisfied, "Why should we pay ourselves? You are the officials; you should be responsible for providing our clothing."

As soon as this was said, many people echoed, "That's right, our money has long been taken by you. We don't have any left."

"Yes, you still have the nerve to ask for money. How shameless."

One by one, they expressed their opinions, clearly feeling that they should not pay and that Xu Tian should foot the bill himself.

Seeing this situation, Xu Tian felt somewhat expected it, but not completely. Not a single person supported him.

He wasn't a fool or a saint. His repeated kindnesses were met with such a response. How could he not be angry?

So, he angrily said, "Those who want it, pay for it themselves. Otherwise, figure out how to survive until we reach the Southern Barbarians!"

After speaking, he left, not turning back no matter what these people said.

Seeing Xu Tian leave angrily, the crowd looked at each other, some regretful and even blaming Li Ming.

They all rushed over, expressing that they could pay for it themselves. After all, compared to their lives, this money meant nothing.

If Xu Tian got angry and refused to buy for them, it would be a loss for them.

PS: Is anyone reading? Seeking support (﹏)

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  Chapter 305: Your New Boss

On the way to the Bai Group, Si Yechen held Ou Yan on his lap, taking care of her like a child.

"Have something to eat first."

In the RV, the chef served a well-prepared feast in front of them. Si Yechen picked up a piece of steak with his fork and brought it to Ou Yan's lips.

"It's what you usually like to eat."

Ou Yan had no appetite.

"Have a little bit more." Si Yechen persuaded softly.

Ou Yan raised her eyes, and the coldness in them softened a bit as they met his. "You've been with me all day, aren't you busy with the company?"

"Qing Mu is there." Si Yechen fed her a piece of steak and then another with his fork. "Is it okay?"

"Mm." Ou Yan tasted like wax in her mouth, but she cooperated and ate a little to keep him from worrying.

Si Yechen naturally knew that her sorrow hadn't passed yet; her grandmother's departure was a great blow to her.

"Grandma definitely wants you to be happy," Si Yechen fed her while comforting her, "If she sees you feeling down, she'll be worried. None of this is your fault from start to finish; you've already done very well."

It was Grandma's failing health that led to the failed surgery.

But what Ou Yan couldn't accept the most was that her grandmother suffered before her departure!

All of this was because of those heartless people from the Bai family!

Especially Xu Aiqin!

"If you find them repulsive, let me handle it for you," Si Yechen fed her a bit more.

But Ou Yan insisted, "I want to settle the score for Grandma personally."

She couldn't let those three scumbags die too easily.

"Alright, if you need help, just ask me." Si Yechen patiently fed her, "The most important thing is not to punish yourself for their mistakes; you're not the one who deserves punishment."

"Mm." Ou Yan listened to his comforting words and suddenly realized that this man really cared about her, afraid that she might do something foolish out of despair.

Joke, those three worthless scumbags were still alive and kicking, how could anything happen to her?!

If anyone should have problems, it should be them!

On the other side.

The property management came to drive them away because Bai Zhenhai was no longer the owner of the villa area. The luggage of their family of three was piled up at the door of the old lady's villa, which was against the regulations.

Bai Muyao endured the humiliation and tried to be polite, but the property management finally agreed to give her an hour to move out.

During this hour, Bai Muyao made several phone calls to friends, but without exception, no one offered to help. It seemed that news of Bai Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin being taken to the police station had reached their ears.

Bai Muyao had no choice but to walk to the nearest pawnshop and pawned all the jewelry on her neck and wrists.

The owner of the pawnshop looked at her, dressed in a wedding dress, in a miserable state, and deliberately lowered the price.

"Do you even know the value of these? This necklace, this bracelet, are all top international brands, bought for six hundred thousand at the time! And you're offering fifty thousand now??"

"This is the price here!" The pawnshop owner said indifferently, "Take it or leave it!"

"You..."

Bai Muyao was penniless and had no choice but to pawn them off. She received a message of fifty thousand in her account and called the moving company to move their luggage to the Bai Group.

That was their Bai family's last resort!

At the entrance of the Bai Group.

Ou Yan said to the man in the car, "Wait here for me."

"Okay." Si Yechen was about to get up, but when he heard her, he sat back down, "Let me know if you need help."

"Okay."

"I'll have old Tang go with you."

Old Tang was Si Yechen's driver, who had been with him for many years and had good judgment.

In order to let Si Yechen feel at ease, Ou Yan agreed.

The receptionist saw a beautiful and cold-looking girl walking in with a man, exuding a chilling aura that made people shiver.

The receptionist couldn't help but stand up, "Hello, may I ask whom you're looking for? Do you have an appointment?"

"Your future Boss, no appointment needed." Ou Yan slammed the share certificate on the table, "Inform everyone, a meeting will be held in five minutes. All directors, shareholders, and executives must attend!"

The receptionist was dumbfounded, watching the girl walk towards the elevator, she was dumbfounded for a while before calling her superior to report.

At the same time, Bai Zhenhai's secretary also received the news and hurried to the CEO's office, "Miss Muyao, something's not right..."

Bai Muyao listened to him explain what had happened and couldn't help feeling angry, "What did you say? The new owner of the company is here? My parents haven't died yet! Who dares to be so arrogant? Pretending to be my parents?"

Suddenly, the office door was kicked open, and Ou Yan swaggered in.

"Is it you?" Bai Muyao didn't expect Ou Yan to find them so quickly, "You're the one they're talking about, the new owner?"

Ou Yan sat arrogantly on the sofa, slamming the share certificate and Grandma Bai's will on the table, one hand resting on the armrest of the sofa.

"Yang, make sure only relevant people are here after you've read it."

Secretary Yang was stunned, picked up the will to read it, and it was indeed signed by the old lady Bai. Did the old lady Bai pass away?

What on earth happened to the Bai family today?

It was supposed to be Miss Muyao's engagement banquet, but not long after, Bai Zhenhai and his wife were taken to the police station for questioning. Then Miss Muyao brought her family's luggage and moved to the company, and now, Miss Ou Yan came with this will, claiming to be the new owner of the company.

Bai Muyao couldn't believe it. She rushed forward and grabbed it to read, and indeed, it was the will left by the old lady!

It stated that 30% of the shares, all properties, cars, and savings under her name belonged to Ou Yan!

Previously, after her parents sold the shares, the largest shareholder of the company was the old lady!

Although she knew the will was genuine, Bai Muyao couldn't help feeling angry, "Ou Yan, aren't you too ugly? Grandma just passed away not long ago, her body is probably still warm! You can't wait to come and be the new owner?"

"So what?" Ou Yan sat arrogantly on the sofa, exuding the aura of a big shot, "Even without this will, I am still the largest shareholder of this company!"

How could this be?!

At this moment, Secretary Yang found another share certificate and quickly handed it to Bai Muyao.

Bai Muyao was shocked when she saw it, "In the past, my parents sold off the shares, and you bought them all? You, you..."

Suddenly, Bai Muyao seemed to understand everything, "It was you... You deliberately released the news that buying that piece of land would bring in several times the profit, and you calculated that my parents would sell off all the shares for money..."

On the day of the auction, it seemed that most of the people who went were Ou Yan's people?

The Si family, the Li family, Grandpa Yan's Ai Yue Group...

Did everyone set a trap for the Bai family for Ou Yan?!

Bai Muyao took two steps back, never expecting Ou Yan to be so malicious, daring to plot against them like this!!

"Are you even human?!" Bai Muyao scolded angrily, "I've never seen anyone who could deceive their own parents like you!"

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Chapter 291: The Shop's Grand Opening and Prosperous Business (5)

Mo Yan readily agreed. With the combined part-time work of the lowlands and terraces totaling over a hundred mu, and using the high-yield rice seeds she researched from her past life, coupled with the blessing of the spiritual spring water, producing 1,500 catties per mu was not a problem. Their rice shop couldn't consume all of it, so selling some to Huixian Residence would also be good.

As for the remaining, they could sell it as seeds. If this high-yield rice were promoted widely in the Da Chu region, it would also be a good deed.

However, with the premise that the yield of rice per mu was less than 400 catties, they needed a reasonable explanation for their high yield. Irrigation with spring water could be one reason, and good soil quality could be another, but that alone wasn't enough.

Seeing more and more people attracted by the aroma of the rice, and with the auspicious time approaching, Li Zhong took out a long string of firecrackers, hung them on a bamboo pole, and lit them up.

Amidst the loud crackling of firecrackers, Mo Qingze bowed to the crowd, smiling, and then unveiled the big red cloth covering the sign above the door.

On the rustic wooden sign, the four vigorous characters "Mo Family Fragrant Rice" were prominently displayed. The aroma of rice still wafted from the nearby wooden steamer, perfectly affirming the words "fragrant rice."

"Great!" Everyone applauded, congratulating the Mo family, their faces filled with genuine smiles.

Next, Mo Yan left the task of attracting customers to Li Zhong, the shopkeeper. The Liu family, the Xing's shopkeeper, and others were their guests, so it wouldn't be appropriate to keep them waiting here. Mo Qingze invited them to Huixian Residence, where private rooms had already been arranged.

After some initial refusal, they were persuaded by Mo Qingze, and Xin'er and the other three couldn't help much, so they went along as well. Only Mo Yan and the Li family of three remained in the shop to handle the business, planning to join them later.

Li Zhong was originally in the business, so he had his own way of attracting customers. With just a few words, he managed to persuade many passersby who were drawn by the aroma of the rice.

Many people took customized wooden boxes and rice scoops from the table at the entrance and came in. Seeing the sparkling and plump rice and grains, they were very tempted, but seeing the price tag showing a twenty percent higher price than other shops made them hesitate.

"Your rice looks good, and the aroma outside is enticing, but it's too expensive. Who knows if it tastes good."

A woman with a gold hairpin picked up a handful of rice, examined it carefully, and sniffed it. She liked it very much, but she was very dissatisfied with the price.

Mo Yan wasn't angry at being criticized; she wore a confident smile on her face. "Our rice is more expensive than others for a reason. Ordinary shops sell gold and silver jewelry, and people buy them, even if they're expensive. At Duobao Pavilion, the jewelry is so expensive, yet many people still spend a lot of money on them. It's the same with our rice. We're currently offering a twenty percent discount during the opening period, so the price is the same as other shops'. If madam is worried it won't taste good, you can try the rice in the wooden steamer first. If you find it delicious, you can buy some to taste at home. If your family likes it, you can buy more next time, but then it will be sold at the original price."

Hearing this, Li Yan, who was standing aside, cleverly went to the small kitchen and brought out a large bowl, filled it with rice from the wooden steamer outside the door, and brought it in, along with several clean wooden spoons in the plate.

The woman was hesitant, picked up a wooden spoon, scooped up a spoonful of steaming rice, and tentatively put it in her mouth. As soon as the rice entered her mouth, her eyes lit up. She chewed slowly and found the rice more and more delicious.

After swallowing a mouthful of rice, she couldn't wait to say, "This rice is delicious! Give me a hundred catties of this kind."

"Alright!" Mo Yan was overjoyed and quickly opened the sack next to her, letting Li Xiu fill it with rice. After weighing and packing the rice, she received four hundred wen from the woman.

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The eastern wing of the residence is where the other female relatives of the Prince live.

The western wing, originally a guest courtyard, was later converted into a living area for the residence’s young ladies.

Now…

Well, it's completely empty.

The back courtyard houses the servants’ quarters, various setups, and storerooms.

The distance between the Southeast Courtyard and the eastern wing is quite far, with a beautiful bamboo forest, gardens, and a series of artificial hills and ponds in between.

When the residence was built, the craftsmen took advantage of the terrain to dig an artificial river between the Southeast Courtyard and the eastern wing, with the water flowing downhill, passing through the western wing, and then circling back to the main pond in the back courtyard.

To facilitate walking, an arch bridge was also built in the middle.

Suisui didn’t know how long it took to get from the eastern wing to the Southeast Courtyard.

She only knew that it took her a very long time to walk from the front courtyard of the main residence to the Southeast Courtyard.

She passed countless pavilions, artificial hills, ponds, and small gardens, sweating all over before finally arriving at the Southeast Courtyard.

The Southeast Courtyard consists of a series of interconnected houses, totaling more than ten rooms.

Currently, seven of them are occupied, corresponding to the seven young masters of the residence.

When the young masters turn six or seven, they can move to the Southeast Courtyard and live there separately from their mother.

Of course, with servants and attendants to take care of them, they are not worried about adapting. Moreover, living together with their brothers helps them learn and build relationships.

The houses are arranged from south to north, with the eldest young master in the southernmost room and the youngest in the northernmost.

Each young master’s room has different scenery in front—some with flowers, some with grass, some with medicinal herbs, and some with low bamboo varieties.

The scenery along the way was almost too much for Suisui’s eyes.

Now, arriving in this area, her eyes were even more dazzled.

Arriving at their own residence, Feng Xuanrui generously introduced Suisui: “See that? See that? The one with bamboo in front is my room.”

Feng Xuanbin, not wanting to be left out, immediately tugged at Suisui’s sleeve after Feng Xuanrui finished speaking, pointing at his own room: “That’s mine, right next to Sixth Brother’s. It used to have flowers in front, but it’s cold now, so they haven’t bloomed yet. They’ll be beautiful when they do.”

Speaking of flowers, Feng Xuanbin was quite proud: “Niangniang is great at growing flowers. When they bloom, we’ll pick some for you!”

Niangniang?

Hearing this term, Suisui looked a bit puzzled.

Wasn’t it called “Mother”? 

Could it also be called “Mother”?

Suisui didn’t understand and tilted her head in confusion.

Unfortunately, neither of them noticed the little girl’s confusion.

If they didn’t need to visit Little Five, Feng Xuanrui was really planning to show his sister his room first.

His room was really nice!

Thinking about what Mother said, that Little Five had just moved back a few days ago, Feng Xuanrui turned to Feng Xuanbin and asked, “Little Five moved back a few days ago. Where was he living before? Did he go back to his mother’s?”

Feng Xuanbin, being familiar with the residence, naturally knew these things.

When Feng Xuanrui asked, he quickly nodded: “Mother was worried and had Fifth Brother moved to the eastern wing.”

Feng Xuanrui nodded in understanding, not asking further.

Little Five—Feng Xuanbo—had long heard that Sixth Brother was back and had brought a child with him.

He guessed that Mother would definitely make him come over.

The fight happened over a month ago; children don’t hold grudges for that long. 

Even though Feng Xuanbo was beaten badly, as the fifth brother, he couldn’t hold a grudge forever!

So, he wasn’t angry anymore.

However, hearing that Feng Xuanrui had brought back a child, Feng Xuanbo became angry again!

At this moment, he was lying by the couch, his head wrapped in a couple of layers of bandages, sulking.

When Feng Xuanrui and Suisui entered with Feng Xuanbin trailing behind, they saw Feng Xuanbo glaring at them fiercely, then turning away, unwilling to look further.

Feng Xuanrui:?

Still holding a grudge after more than a month?

Feng Xuanrui wanted to say something sharp, but seeing the bandages on Feng Xuanbo’s head, he felt a bit guilty.

Thinking about how he had cracked open Feng Xuanbo’s head and how frightening it had looked back then…

It was quite terrifying.

Thinking back, he was still a bit scared.

Feng Xuanrui thought: Forget it, it was my fault, better to admit it honestly.

With that thought, Feng Xuanrui first reassured Suisui, then let go of her hand, and walked up to Feng Xuanbo, cupping his hands in a bow: “Fifth Brother, I’m sorry!”

Feng Xuanbo:?

Where did this come from, what kind of etiquette is this?

Feng Xuanbo was somewhat confused, standing there in a daze, not knowing how to respond.

Feng Xuanrui also only realized when he was cupping his hands…

This was something he learned from watching shadow puppetry.

As for the words…

Hmm, he picked them up from a storyteller at a teahouse during the journey.

He thought he was using the right etiquette.

So, why was Little Five just staring blankly?

No response? Trying to show me up?

Feng Xuanrui didn’t understand. After thinking about it, he couldn’t figure it out and decided to repeat it.

This time, Feng Xuanbo finally responded.

He leaned back on the couch and turned his head away, unwilling to look further.

Feng Xuanbo was only a year older than Feng Xuanrui, but he was much thinner.

At that moment, leaning on the couch with the bandages on his head, he looked quite pitiful.

Feng Xuanrui couldn’t help but soften, wanting to ask: “Little Five, what’s wrong?”

As for calling him “Fifth big Brother” as Mother said?

Isn’t it enough to just be a year older?

What’s the advantage of that?

Feng Xuanbo turned away with a cold snort, his tone sounding strange: “I can’t accept this ‘brother’ from Sixth Brother. Since Sixth Brother already has other brothers, what’s the point of calling me ‘Fifth Brother’?”

After saying this, seemingly unconvinced, he glanced at Feng Xuanrui and quickly turned away, speaking even stranger: “The younger brothers outside are much better. They not only comfort people but also don’t fight like me. They’re better than me, who only fights with younger brothers.”

“Sixth Brother, you know what Fifth Brother is like. I don’t want to compete with others. Just stick with the younger brothers outside, okay?”

…

Suisui didn’t quite understand what Feng Xuanbo was saying.

But she could tell that his tone was a bit odd.

With her brother not around and Seventh Brother…

Still unfamiliar.

Suisui stood there anxiously, with no one to ask, and finally turned to Lele.

【Lele, I think this brother sounds a bit strange.】

System:……

It’s indeed strange.

Who would have thought that the young master of the residence would be such a green tea? 

The system didn’t know how to explain green tea to Suisui.

It could only comfort her first.

【It’s a bit strange, but don’t worry, you have your brother.】

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  Chapter 117: Trouble

In the end, Chen Yuan accepted the Wu family.

Although their interaction was brief, Chen Yuan noticed that Wu Zhang was somewhat similar to him, prioritizing the well-being of his wife and daughter over his own.

People like this were mostly not bad people.

Otherwise, even if he had skills, Chen Yuan wouldn't have accepted him.

But I digress.

The matter of Wu Zhang and his family was just an episode. They continued to distribute ginger soup to others, but it seemed that because they saw Wu Zhang's actions, many people followed suit and came running over, wanting to serve Chen Yuan.

This caught the Chen family off guard; they hadn't expected things to turn out this way at all.

It was impossible to accept all these people as their own servants. Let's not even talk about anything else; just consider the food distribution. If all these people became the Chen family's servants, then they would have to provide their own food. With so many people, their food reserves would be depleted.

So, doing this would be both difficult and thankless.

To speak bluntly, after these people became their own servants, they wouldn't need them to do anything, but they would still receive food and other supplies. It was precisely because they thought of this that these people acted this way.

So, the Chen family's first reaction was to reject them. But since they had already accepted Wu Zhang, rejecting the others would only anger them.

If they intended to bring these people under their control now, refusing them would probably make it even harder to do so later.

So, Wu Zhang's unintentional actions ended up causing trouble for the Chen family.

Chen Xue quickly said a few words to the guards beside her, and then the guards immediately stepped forward and angrily shouted, "Enough!"

When the crowd heard the guards' anger, they were immediately frightened and dared not say anything more. At this time, Chen Xue came out.

"We, the Chen family, are also exiled criminals like you. How can we take in servants? If the court finds out, all of us will be charged with treason and executed publicly."

Hearing Chen Xue's words, the crowd was instantly shocked. The words "treason" and "public execution" filled them with fear.

"What about them?"

Suddenly, one of the criminals pointed at Wu Zhang and others, questioning. The man was the same one who had questioned the Chen family's distribution of ginger soup earlier. Chen Xue had someone inquire about him; his name was Li Ming.

Upon hearing Li Ming's words, the others chimed in, "Yes, why can they?"

Chen Xue replied, "Who said they became our servants? They only thanked us because we sold them food and clothes before."

The crowd was stunned, and some frowned. They weren't too far away at the time and clearly heard that Wu Zhang said more than just thank you.

At this moment, Chen Xue gave Wu Zhang a meaningful look.

Wu Zhang quickly stood up. When he saw the crowd gathering, he regretted it deeply and felt guilty for causing trouble for the Chen family.

So, upon hearing Chen Xue's words and seeing her meaningful look, he knew what he had to do.

"That's right," Wu Zhang stepped forward and said, "If it weren't for Master Chen's willingness to sell us clothes and food, we would have frozen to death long ago. Kneeling to Master Chen was just to express our gratitude..."

He deliberately didn't mention becoming servants of the Chen family. After all, they had benefited and caused trouble for the Chen family. If they didn't cooperate, it would be ungrateful.

Upon hearing Wu Zhang's words, the crowd was disappointed. They knew that the Chen family had enough to eat and wear, so they wanted to become servants of the Chen family.

After all, most of them were originally servants and slaves. Serving anyone wasn't a big deal, especially since the Chen family seemed better than their previous masters.

But unfortunately...

"What are you doing, what are you doing!"

Zhao Guang and several others rushed over, seeing a group of people gathered together, and immediately became angry. "What are you doing, planning a rebellion?"

Slap!

Zhao Guang swung his whip, making a crackling sound. The crowd was startled and seemed to be back in the days when Captain Sun and others were still around, hurriedly dispersing.

"After drinking the ginger soup, leave quickly. If you gather here again, be careful of my whip."

Zhao Guang glared fiercely at the crowd, who dared not say anything but obediently left.

As the saying goes, evil breeds evil.

Although some of them weren't evil, they were more afraid of evil. So, Zhao Guang easily intimidated them.

If it were Xu Tian, he couldn't do such a thing because everyone already knew his character and knew that even if he was angry, he wouldn't whip them.

But Zhao Guang was different. When Zhao Guang held a knife and threatened the Chen family in front of everyone back then, it left a deep impression on them.

"Not bad!"

Seeing Zhao Guang's expression, Chen Xue was very satisfied.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Hearing Chen Xue's praise, Zhao Guang was somewhat flattered and quickly said that this was what he should do.

"How was it? What do you think!"

Next to her, Chen Yuan turned to ask Xu Tian, who had hurried over.

Xu Tian remained silent, knowing what Master Chen meant. If it were him, he might make things worse, and even Master Chen might not be able to get off the hook.

But now, Chen Xue first scared the crowd, then calmed them down, and finally had Wu Zhang clarify things.

After that, Zhao Guang showed his authority. This method of giving a stick after giving sweet dates was something he couldn't do before.

"I understand."

After a long time, Xu Tian finally made up his mind and said solemnly, "Sometimes kindness can actually be indulgence."

"That's right." Chen Yuan  nodded in agreement, "When necessary, you have to be firm. And when necessary, you have to be gentle."

"Is this approach okay?"

Suddenly, Xu Tian asked a somewhat inexplicable question.

Chen Yuan understood what he meant. These people, although driven away by Zhao Guang, would surely not give up easily and would try to become servants of the Chen family by any means necessary.

"You can spread some rumors like this," Chen Yuan thought carefully before saying, "Just say that they don't need to become servants of the Chen family; pledging allegiance to the Chen family is enough..."

Xu Tian nodded, seeming to understand Chen Yuan's intention as dissuading these people from their thoughts.

"Will this method dispel their thoughts?" Xu Tian asked.

"Not in a hurry. Later, I will release other rumors," Chen Yuan said after careful consideration.

Xu Tian nodded and immediately went to make arrangements.

Meanwhile, Chen Yuan had his subordinates settle the Wu family, then came to his wife and daughter's side.

But Wu Zhang knelt down again, apologizing for the trouble he had caused earlier. Chen Yuan waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind.

"This time, it was Xiao Xue's cleverness that resolved the crisis easily."

Chen Yuan praised.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Chen Xue walked arm in arm with her mother, extremely happy to hear her father's praise, her smile like a blooming flower swaying in the wind.

"It's just a bit regrettable for Xiao Xue."

Suddenly, Chen Yuan apologized, "Xiao Xue collected so much ginger, but it was used up by me."

"Bought ginger is meant to be used, isn't it? Besides, this time it wasn't used in vain. At least it let us know..."

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 Chapter 1063: Two White Horses Have Arrived

After passing the alfalfa field, the group quickly arrived at the sunflower planting area.

The sunflowers had been planted for almost a month, and they were still in their seedling stage, but even as seedlings, they had grown quite big.

The sunflowers obviously loved the current weather, growing rapidly.

Da Niu and Shu Yu discussed issues regarding fertilizing and dealing with pests. Shu Yu didn't have much experience in this area, so she mostly listened to Da Niu's advice.

They also talked about the situation of the hired workers on the farm. In the past month, everyone had worked diligently.

Because it was their first time planting sunflowers, everyone was quite worried. Even during scorching hot afternoons, someone would come over to check on the plants, and there was always someone keeping watch almost the entire day.

Just as they were discussing the workers, Guo Shi happened to come over, running towards them with excitement.

"Lord Lu."

Shu Yu raised her head and noticed that there was another person with Guo Shi. The man seemed somewhat familiar.

As they got closer, Guo Shi excitedly spoke, "It's really Lord Lu!"

The man beside Guo Shi stepped forward with some uneasiness, "Village Lord Lu."

Shu Yu looked at him for a moment and asked, "Have we met somewhere before?"

"Yes, I've been working at Lord Lu's residence for the past month." As a helper, he had even attended the moving-in banquet at Shu Yu's house yesterday.

The man's name was Yu Dao, and he was rather thin, but his dark skin made him look capable.

As he mentioned it, Shu Yu suddenly recalled.

Turned out, this man had participated in the repairs of her large mansion.

She had heard Xiaoya mention it before. Guo Shi's family only consisted of her and her sickly mother-in-law. The men in her family had left, looking for work in the county. So when Guo Shi encountered danger, she didn't run to her family's house, afraid of causing trouble for them.

She never expected there would be such a connection.

Guo Shi came over to Shu Yu's side and said somewhat shyly, "Lord Lu, my husband has been working at your residence for a month. As you know, he is diligent and hardworking. Now that he's back, could you consider hiring him to work on the farm?"

Guo Shi herself was hired by Shu Yu, and she worked efficiently.

However, if Yu Dao couldn't get hired by Shu Yu, then he would have to continue looking for work in the county, and this situation couldn't continue for long.

So when Guo Shi heard that Shu Yu had come, she brought her husband along to try their luck.

After thinking for a moment, Shu Yu replied, "Alright, come later to sign a contract."

Guo Shi was delighted and quickly thanked Shu Yu while pulling Yu Dao along.

Shu Yu waved her hand. Now that the sunflowers were looking good and the weather was hot, she planned to head back to her manor.

However, Lu Da Song didn't want to leave yet. He decided to take a walk around the 100 mu of land and experience it.

Shu Yu allowed him to do so but reminded him not to stay outside for too long, as he might get heatstroke.

With that, she started walking back to her manor with Ying Xi and Zhou Qiao.

However, as they reached the main road, they saw a carriage clattering toward them from afar.

Two white horses were also pulling the carriage.

Shu Yu's eyes brightened as soon as she saw the two horses. They looked energetic and beautiful, making her envious.

Just as she was thinking, the carriage and horses in front of them stopped.

A head popped out from the carriage, "Ah Yu! It's really you!"

Shu Yu was momentarily stunned, "Yuehua? Where did you come from?"

Ding Yuehua grinned and quickly got down from the carriage.

"I came back from Donggu County. I brought you a gift. Look, these two white horses, I brought them back for you. Do you like them?"

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  Chapter 301: Is the person really gone?

Li Yue'e didn't even have the strength to sit up, maintaining the posture of falling, panting heavily. After a while, she struggled to sit up, tremblingly reaching out to try to retrieve her phone.

But how could Xu Aiqin be so kind as to return the phone to her? She stepped back, laughing even more wantonly. "Want it? I won't give it to you!"

The old lady was furious. After finally managing to prop herself up, she had one foot on the ground.

Xu Aiqin immediately guessed her intention. "Your body is falling apart, and you still want to go out and call for help? Do you think you can get out of this door? If it weren't for the money, I would have buried you long ago!"

Li Yue'e was still attempting, but as her other foot touched the ground, she heard Xu Aiqin's threatening voice.

"I'm telling you, I have limited patience. Tomorrow, have the people from the Huaguo Will Repository come. Change the will in front of me and transfer all the property under your name to mine! Do you hear me?"

Ignoring her, Li Yue'e finally managed to get both feet on the ground and was about to take a step forward.

Xu Aiqin reached out and effortlessly pushed her back onto the bed. "I'm asking you, do you hear me? You old thing, are you deaf?"

Xu Aiqin extended her hand and grabbed Li Yue'e's ear, causing her great pain. "Let go..."

Xu Aiqin didn't release her, watching Li Yue'e's painful expression, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Li Yue'e was pulled by her ear, and the pain from hitting the bed rail earlier began to throb again, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Seeing Li Yue'e gasping for air with both hands covering her heart, Xu Aiqin continued her mockery. "I'm telling you, this trick won't work on me!"

This old thing, she could only put on a show in front of Bai Zhenhai, but she couldn't pretend in front of her!

"I'm asking you, do you hear me?" Xu Aiqin continued to threaten while pulling her ear.

Li Yue'e curled up in pain, her whole body trembling, like a shivering rabbit, unable to defend herself as her ear was being pulled.

Seeing Li Yue'e gasping for air heavily, her face turning red and her eyes staring, Xu Aiqin realized something was wrong. Just as she was about to let go, Li Yue'e suddenly collapsed on the bed, curling up even more tightly.

"Don't try to scare me. I won't fall for your tricks..."

Li Yue'e felt as though a demonic hand was strangling her throat, wanting to breathe fresh air, but the oxygen in the room seemed to thin out, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't inhale any.

"I'm telling you, don't try to shift the blame onto me! Even if you want to die, you have to change the property under your name to mine before you die!"

Xu Aiqin watched as Li Yue'e lay gasping for air on the bed, seeming really unwell. Just as she was about to leave, she noticed something and opened the door of the ward, only to see two nurses approaching from afar.

Terrified, Xu Aiqin quickly closed the door of the ward. Meanwhile, Li Yue'e, lying on the bed, heard the noise outside the door and wanted to call for help, but her throat couldn't make a sound.

She didn't even have the strength to gasp for air, so how could she call for help?

In the end, she heard the footsteps of the two nurses getting farther and farther away, and she felt utterly hopeless.

At this point, it was too late for the nurses to check this ward. And when Xu Aiqin saw the two nurses leaving, she hurriedly slipped away, afraid of taking responsibility.

In the ward, there was only the helpless and lonely figure of the old lady. She tried countless times to reach the call button on the other side, but she couldn't. Seeing the phone that Xu Aiqin had dropped on the ground before leaving, she wanted to grab it, but she fell off the bed...

Ultimately, when the nurses arrived at this ward and found the old lady lying on the ground unconscious, they hurriedly called the doctor...

But it was too late!

The video ended here, and the hall of over six hundred people fell silent. They never expected Li Yue'e to suffer such torment...

Bai Zhenhai looked at Xu Aiqin in astonishment. "You, you actually..."

"Zhenhai, let me explain..."

Xu Aiqin's words were interrupted as the large screen suddenly displayed a black and white posthumous photo of the old lady!

She screamed in horror, "Ah..."

Who did this?

Bai Muyao, who was pressed to the ground and couldn't move, was even more pale with fright. How could her grandmother's photo appear here? And in black and white? Could it be that grandmother has already...

All the guests were shocked. Could it be that the old lady had passed away? Was she appearing as a ghost to hold Xu Aiqin accountable?

"Mother??" Bai Zhenhai looked at the huge posthumous photo in front of him, even more frightened. Could his mother really be gone?

The whole hall suddenly went dark, the electronic curtains closed together, and the large hall was illuminated only by the light emitted from the black and white posthumous photo...

Many guests were terrified, their scalps tingling!

They wanted to leave, but the main door slammed shut and couldn't be opened!

Now, the whole hall was in chaos, filled with screams, panic, fear, and confusion.

What on earth was happening?

Xu Aiqin trembled with fear, thinking that the old lady had really come to hold her accountable for her life??

No, it couldn't be...

There must be someone playing a joke on her!

"Could a Bai family engagement banquet be without grandma?"

Suddenly, a cold voice came from the crowd.

Bai Zhenhai looked towards the source of the voice and vaguely saw a familiar figure!

"Ou Yan, it's really you! I knew everything was your doing!" Bai Zhenhai couldn't help but get angry. "Today is your sister's engagement banquet, and you put up a posthumous photo. Are you cursing your sister or your grandmother?"

"When someone dies, shouldn't you kneel down and confess to grandma? After all, it's you who killed her!"

"What are you saying? Is your grandmother really... gone??" Bai Zhenhai felt as if he had been struck by lightning, unable to believe it. Stunned for a while, he looked towards Ou Yan.

The hatred in this girl's eyes didn't seem like she was joking.

Could grandma really... be gone??

Thinking like this, Bai Zhenhai seemed to collapse, covering his face, not wanting to cry, but unable to help it. He paced back and forth, bursting into tears after a few seconds.

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  Chapter 302: Kneel Down and Repent

How could this be!

How could the old lady leave so suddenly!

With her passing, all the assets she left behind now belong to Ou Yan!

The Bai family is really finished now!!

Bai Zhenhai was in despair, completely unaware of Ou Yan stepping onto the stage, kicking Xu Aiqin's back of the knee.

Before Xu Aiqin could react, she fell to her knees with a thud, right in front of the posthumous photo of the old lady.

Ou Yan grabbed her hair, forcing her to kowtow ten times, with astonishing speed.

Xu Aiqin's forehead was bleeding from the knocks, screaming, "You despicable person, how dare you..."

To think it was just a teenager, daring to treat her like this!

Ou Yan kicked her down to the ground, not wanting to listen to her nonsense, then pressed her foot onto her back, coldly looking towards Mrs. Gao, "Step aside."

Mrs. Gao, who was sitting on top of Bai Muyao, was stunned for a moment. She hadn't expected Ou Yan's aura to skyrocket so suddenly, subconsciously moving aside.

She must be looking to settle the score with Bai Muyao...

With this thought, Mrs. Gao took a few more steps aside, afraid of being implicated.

"Sister..."

"Say another word, and I'll cut off your tongue and feed it to the dogs."

How could Bai Muyao not know that Ou Yan had come specifically to settle the score with their family, considering the harm her mother had caused to the old lady?

But with over six hundred pairs of eyes watching her, if she caused trouble here, she would definitely end up drinking tea at the police station later!

With this in mind, she continued to play the innocent victim, "I just wanted to remind you... with so many people watching, you should release my mother soon, or else..."

Ou Yan snatched the microphone from the host beside her and accurately smashed it into Bai Muyao's mouth.

Bai Muyao was suddenly hit in the mouth, in pain, and covered it with both hands, blood flowing from her lips.

This Ou Yan was simply too much!

Even Gao Yang beside her was frightened by Ou Yan's ruthlessness, unable to speak. He hadn't expected this girl to repeatedly exceed his expectations...

Ou Yan coldly looked at Bai Muyao, "I have no patience. Get down and apologize to grandma!"

"Ou Yan, you little brat..." Xu Aiqin, who was being trampled on the ground, hadn't finished her words before Ou Yan stomped on her again, causing her spine to nearly break from the pain.

"Ou Yan, stop this..." Although Bai Zhenhai knew Xu Aiqin was at fault in this matter, he hesitated, "Anyway, mother was a member of the Bai family. Even if she needs to be taught a lesson, it should be done by someone from the Bai family, not you!"

"Who said my fiancée isn't suitable?" A cold voice came from below the stage.

Everyone was surprised to see that it was Si Yechen speaking, his cold eyes filled with a murderous aura, "She is the granddaughter recognized by Grandma Bai herself and the sole heir to the Bai family's inheritance! She is more qualified than all of you to stand here and seek justice for Grandma Bai!"

"Si... Young Master..." Bai Zhenhai hadn't expected Ou Yan to bring Si Yechen here, feeling both anxious and angry.

"I see who dares to meddle."

Si Yechen swept his gaze across the crowd, and immediately everyone fell silent. Just a moment ago, there were some busybodies thinking of capturing this scene with their phones, but upon hearing this, they hurriedly put their phones away.

Who was Si Yechen? He was someone they couldn't afford to provoke!

The Bai family caused the death of the old lady, and now her granddaughter, who was recognized by Grandma Bai herself, had come to seek justice. It wasn't excessive at all!

The key was that Bai Muyao had been indiscreet, embarrassing the Gao family today. If someone wanted to deal with her family, they would be happy to see it happen!

"It seems like you all have bad ears. None of you heard a word my fiancée said." Si Yechen coldly told the people behind him, "Go and help your Madam."

This hotel belonged to Si Yechen's holdings. With just one word from him, several waiters immediately stepped onto the stage.

Ou Yan coldly said, "Make them kneel down and apologize properly."

Two waiters held down Bai Zhenhai, while another two held down Bai Muyao, and two more held down Xu Aiqin, forcibly making them kneel down and kowtow in front of the posthumous photo.

"Let go... Let me go..." Xu Aiqin struggled, unable to break free, and was pushed down to the ground once again.

Her forehead was already bleeding, and she had to kowtow again?

"Ou Yan, I only found out about this from the video just now..." Bai Zhenhai's head was forcibly pressed down, and he could only explain intermittently as he continued to kowtow, "It's true that Aiqin didn't handle this matter well, but the most important thing now is to let your grandmother rest in peace. We can discuss other matters later..."

Ou Yan didn't speak, and the other waiters didn't dare to stop either, continuously forcing them to kowtow.

The light from the screen enveloped Ouyan, making her look cold and majestic, like a queen.

Everyone knew that this girl was someone they couldn't afford to provoke, especially since she was recognized as Si Yechen's fiancée...

"Ou Yan, did you hear what I said?"

As soon as Bai Zhenhai's voice fell, Ou Yan signaled to a nearby waiter, "Shut him up."

"Yes!"

The waiter stuffed a handkerchief from Bai Zhenhai's pocket into his mouth, finally quieting him down.

"Until they apologize."

Another waiter brought a chair, and Ou Yan sat down, crossing her legs, exuding an air of dominance.

The Gao family members hadn't expected the quiet and obedient girl from before to now emanate such a boss-like aura... Each of them became apprehensive.

Strong, this aura was too strong.

Bai Muyao's forehead was bleeding, feeling dizzy, and could only say, "I-I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have disturbed Grandma's rest last night. But Grandma's death, we really didn't expect it..."

Although she also wished for the old lady to die as soon as possible, at least she should have transferred the inheritance to her before dying!

Xu Aiqin couldn't bear it anymore. She felt like she was getting a concussion from all the kowtowing, "Ou Yan, please make them stop..."

She could endure it herself, but Muyao couldn't. Muyao had just been injured...

A waiter brought a freshly brewed pot of tea and handed it to Ou Yan. Ou Yan took a sip indifferently, then poured it onto them, "It's too hot."

"You..." Xu Aiqin hadn't expected this brat to dare to pour tea on them.

"Brew another pot."

The waiter realized it wasn't just a cup, but a pot. Could it be... His gaze fell on the three figures on the ground, and he understood.

"Ou Yan, how dare you..." Xu Aiqin didn't expect this brat, ever since she got close to Si Yechen, to become so audacious! And she never expected that no one in the entire venue would speak up for their Bai family! This was outrageous!

"If making tea is troublesome, sulfuric acid will do."

Hearing Ou Yan's words, Xu Aiqin's expression changed, "What... What do you want to do... Let's talk about it..."

"Wuwuwu..." Bai Zhenhai wanted to say something, but his mouth was stuffed, unable to speak.

It was Bai Muyao who was most frightened. While kowtowing, she whispered to Xu Aiqin, "Mom, Ou Yan is really angry now. She's capable of doing anything. Let's just apologize to Grandma... All she wants is a simple apology!"

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