Chapter 431: Coaxing and Cajoling
"Where would I get the money if the person can’t be found?" Zhou Lanfang glared at her, exasperated by how her niece could be so clueless at such a critical time, seemingly not on her side.
Shen Jianhua’s face flushed with anger as he roared, "If that money can’t be found, pack your things and roll back to your brother and sister-in-law’s house." Now he had no idea where Mianmian had gone, no idea where to even start looking.
Upon hearing these words, Zhou Lanfang’s temper vanished, and she started to cry and wail again.
Zhou Siyu was jolted awake by Shen Jianhua’s words. If her uncle and aunt divorced, wouldn’t she also have to go back with them?
With that thought, she quickly steadied her emotions and tried to appease, "Uncle, please calm down. It doesn’t matter if we didn’t find my sister this time. In a few days, she’ll definitely have to return to school to get her notice. We can look for her again then."
After speaking, she quickly tugged at Zhou Lanfang’s arm, "Aunt, be more careful next time, please don’t make the same mistake again."
"Do I even need to say that?" Zhou Lanfang’s tone softened, she glanced at Shen Jianhua and saw that his expression had eased somewhat, then she breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Jianhua felt frustrated. Without the money in hand, he felt uneasy and had no mood to stay in the living room, so he went straight back to his bedroom.
Seeing this, Zhou Lanfang also took Zhou Siyu into the room. As the door closed, she whispered reprimandingly, "Siyu, I’m your aunt. In this family, we are the closest. Don’t think that your uncle is always nice to you. Without me, the only one he would care for is that little bastard. You better not turn your back on family!"
Zhou Lanfang had felt uncomfortable ever since Siyu sided with Shen Jianhua at the school gate.
This was the niece she’d raised like her own daughter; how could she side with someone else?