Chapter 1288: Xun Hui’s Father (6)
Xun Qiancheng’s calves started to tremble as soon as he laid eyes on Yang Ruxin and Gu Qingheng. He had inquired and only came because he heard that this young lady was not at home, so why such bad luck? He hadn’t even managed to get a word in with his daughter alone, so how come this harbinger of doom returned?
Actually, he had never thought of looking for this daughter he had sold years ago, and he hadn’t anticipated finding her either. However, when Xun Juan returned to her maternal home, he overheard from the doorway their discussion about Xun Hui, and that’s when he realized that the girl he thought dead hadn’t perished and was now well-off, with plentiful silver in her household. Thus, he was moved to find his daughter with the intent of being supported in his old age.
After discussing it with his wife, the Mao Family’s excitement was beyond control. Their son needed to marry, and they needed silver everywhere. Besides, it was the Xun Family who had raised Xun Hui to adulthood. After all, had they not sold her, could she have married into such a good family and achieved this affluence? Therefore, Xun Hui’s success was entirely their doing, and she should be grateful and voluntarily come to honor them, ideally turning over her entire family fortune to their son.
Yet, Xun Qiancheng wasn’t stupid. Though he knew Xun Hui was soft-hearted, he didn’t believe she would forget the grievances of the past, so he decided to inquire thoroughly first before acting.
Unfortunately, when they really went to ask Xun Gang’s family, they claimed ignorance, merely laughing it off no matter how they pressed, nearly provoking the Mao Family to curse in frustration.
In the end, the couple decided to come to Dapu East Village themselves to inquire.
It was quite a coincidence that upon entering the village, the Mao Family met Lin Yue’e. As soon as she found out it was about Xun Hui, she immediately became scheming, and when she heard that it was her family, she was delighted. She was absolutely envious, jealous, and resentful of the Yang family, so the possibility of someone causing trouble for them filled her with immense joy. Thus, she spilled everything she knew, with particular emphasis on how wealthy Yang Ruxin’s household was.