“Old, old man ……”
When the boy turned around at the sound of the voice and saw that it was Old Mr. Xu, he was so scared that his legs went weak and he fell to his knees, cold sweat all over his head at once.
In his haste, Song Si grabbed the door frame and managed to steady himself.
Old Mr. Xu’s face was ugly.
When Xu Liang went out to buy something, he saw the boy leading Song Si from afar. He was puzzled and hurriedly went back to report to Old Mr Xu. The two men rushed to see the scene of the boy pushing Song Si through the door.
“Song Si, come here!”
Song Si, his heart palpitating, quickly came over and saluted, “Old sir.”
“Are you alright.”
“The student is fine.”
He was just a little scared, if he hadn’t once been counted by the Zhang family, I’m afraid he wouldn’t have been able to notice something was wrong in time today, and if he did go inside, he wouldn’t be able to explain to Miss Xiao, whether there was anything wrong or not.
“Those inside get out!”
Old Mr Xu’s anger reached its peak, he did not expect that someone would do such a nasty thing right under his nose, if Xu Liang had not happened to notice and the two of them rushed over, Song Si would have been set up.
There was no movement in the house, not even the sound of breathing, as if no one was inside.
“Xu Liang, you go in!”
Xu Liang answered, and was just about to lift his foot to go over when Xu Ling’er’s trembling voice came from inside the house, “Don’t, I, I’ll go out now.”
A loud noise followed, and after a long time, Xu Ling’er came out wrapped in a quilt, and underneath the quilt, a gauzy garment came through.
Even though he knew in his heart who would be inside, seeing Xu Ling’er in this state, Mr. Xu’s anger rushed to the top of his head at once.
Although Xu Ling’er was not a member of the Xu family, she had grown up in the Xu family and had been read to by all eyes and ears, so she should have been a woman of books who abided by etiquette and teachings, not a self-serving person like this.
“Great grandfather ……”
Xu Ling’er’s face had long since lost its blood as she knelt down with a thud, “I, I, I …… no, no, no ……”
Old Mr. Xu closed his eyes, “Xu Liang, go and get everyone from the Great House.”
……
After a cup of tea, Mr. Xu Da, Huo and Wen were all called to the courtyard, looking at Xu Ling’er wrapped in a quilt and shivering on her knees, Mr. Xu Da froze for a moment before instantly looking at Huo.
Huo’s face was whiter than paper, her body couldn’t help but shiver, and her soft eyes looked at him helplessly. There was nothing wrong with Huo, she was just trying to find a good marriage for her own granddaughter.
Thinking of this, he lifted his robe and knelt down, “Father, this is my doing, you have to punish me alone.”
Huo knelt down with her, hanging her head low and not saying anything.
“b*****d!”
Many years ago, this sinful son insisted on marrying Huo, who had two children, as his wife, which almost made him die.
Wen knelt behind them, glaring at her daughter with hatred, so close to making it happen.
“My son saw that Song Si was very knowledgeable and had a good future, so he had the idea to let Ling’er marry him. He excused himself from the engagement yesterday, so in my desperation, my son came up with such an idea, a thousand mistakes are my fault, please punish father.”
“You ……”
Old Mr. Xu was so angry with him that his eyes turned black, “You have read all the sage books in your dog’s stomach for so many years, how could you do such a thing, you are shameless, you have to think about the rest of the Xu family, how could I have such a stupid son like you?!”
“My son was confused for a moment, however, since Song Si has seen Ling’er’s body, he should be responsible, I see ……”
Old Mr. Xu kicked over, right on his chest, and Mr. Xu Da fell backwards.
“Master!”
Huo exclaimed and went to help him, but not only did he fail to do so, he fell to the ground with him, and Wen rushed forward to help.
Old Master Xu looked on with a ragged breath, and when the two were helped up and back on their knees, he pointed at Mr Xu Da and said angrily, “How could I have had such a b*****d son like you? Get your ass to the ancestral hall and kneel there, and don’t come out without my order!”
“I understand, son.”
“Xu Ling’er!”
Xu Lao shouted angrily first.
Xu Ling’er was so frightened that her heart jolted and she knelt and took a step forward on her knees, “Great, great grandfather ……”
“Did I tell you yesterday that Song Si has been betrothed to Miss Xiao of the Ding Guo Mansion?”
“Told, told.”
“Did I not warn you to disabuse yourself of your thoughts about Song Si?”
Xu Ling’er was so frightened that she was going to be unable to speak, “Warned, warned.”
“You grew up in the Xu House, I treated you like my own great-granddaughter, I thought I would teach you a woman who knew how to read and write and behave, but I never thought you would do something so shameless, my Xu Family can no longer tolerate you, from today onwards, your family will leave the Xu House.”
“Father!”
“Grandfather!”
Several voices rang out at the same time.
Mr. Xu Da hurriedly kowtowed, “Father, this matter is my own doing, it has nothing to do with the children, please don’t implicate them, I will suffer all the punishment alone, I will go and kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights, I ……”
“You can move out with them!”
Mr. Xu Da’s words paused, his mouth slightly open, looking at his father incredulously.
Although he was involved in this matter, he would not be the mastermind, Huo should be the one who planned it, and he had driven Xu Ling’er’s family out of the house just to teach her a lesson. He hadn’t died yet, and the Xu residence was not a place where she could do whatever she wanted.
Huo and Wen also froze, they expected Old Master Xu to be angry, but they didn’t expect to throw their family out.
For so many years, they had lived and eaten in the Xu residence, and had long considered it their home.
If they had been thrown out, they would have been criticised!
Wen took a step forward and slapped Xu Ling’er across the face, “How could you do such a thing? You are not my daughter!”
Xu Ling’er was so dumbfounded by the blow that she forgot to cover her face, staring at her dumbfounded, “Mother ……”
“Don’t call me mother, I don’t have a daughter like you!”
After saying that, Wen kowtowed towards old Mr. Xu, “Grandfather, Ling’er did such a thing because I, as a mother, did not teach her well, you can beat or punish her, but please don’t kick us out, for so many years, we have long considered the Xu family as our own home, and we consider both father and you as our closest relatives, we still have to do our filial piety in front of you, to repay you and father for taking us in for so many years and the kindness of teaching us.”