Chapter 32 – Search (III)
Liu Qianqian’s face turned pale when she saw the bag of rice and the basket of eggs.
Liu Qianhe stared at the bamboo basket holding the eggs and the cloth bag containing the rice, feeling that they looked very familiar.
Before he could ask, Yan Xiaosi said, “Village Chief, you don’t need to ask. I exchanged this bag of rice and basket of eggs for the mirror with your daughter earlier.”
A large bag of rice and a basket of eggs for just one mirror!
Liu Qianhe’s heart ached, and he turned to scold Liu Qianqian, smacking her on the head, “You’re going to ruin our family one day! When your stepmother finds out about this, don’t blame me for not protecting you from her scolding and beating.”
Liu Qianhe’s current wife, Zhao Lixia, was not Liu Qianqian’s biological mother. Liu Qianqian’s mother had passed away early and Zhao Lixia was Liu Qianhe’s second wife. After marrying into the Liu family, she gave birth to a son, Liu Mengmeng, and thus became Liu Qianhe’s favorite. As a result of Liu Qianhe’s favor, Zhao Lixia became arrogant and domineering.
Thinking of Zhao Lixia’s fierceness, Liu Qianqian shuddered and glared at Chen Dahe.
Chen Dahe, feeling guilty, avoided looking at Liu Qianqian’s face and quickly closed the broken wooden cabinet containing bowls and chopsticks.
At this moment, some clanging sounds came from the two bedrooms.
Yan Xiaosi strode into her bedroom and saw Chen Erhe searching under the bed.
“Chen Erhe, my family’s bed is old and worn. If you break it, don’t blame me for making you compensate us with a new one.”
Her loud voice made both Chen Erhe and Chen Sanhe stop in their tracks.
The two brothers searched high and low for a long time but couldn’t even find a single dog hair. They had no choice but to go to the kitchen, looking disappointed, to inform Liu Qianhe and Liu Qianqian.
“Uncle Village Chief, Qianqian, we couldn’t find that mongrel.”
Yan Xiaosi crossed her arms and leaned against the doorframe, her gaze sweeping over Liu Qianhe, Liu Qianqian, and the Chen brothers. Finally, she said to Liu Qianhe, “Since that mongrel isn’t in my house, I won’t detain you any longer, Village Chief.”
“Big sister, second sister, see our guests out.”
Yan Xiaosi’s momentum soared, and even Village Chief Liu Qianhe didn’t dare to say anything.
Yan Shuqin and Yan Shuxue walked into the kitchen, both looking at Yan Xiaosi with admiration in their eyes.
Their younger brother was really something. How had they not noticed it before?
Yan Shuqin approached the Village Chief with a smile, her speech polite, “My third sister went up the mountain to chop wood today and sprained her ankle. She needs to rest and isn’t able to entertain the Village Chief. Please excuse us and head back.”
Liu Qianhe snorted coldly, called Liu Qianqian and the Chen brothers, and left together.
Watching the retreating figures of the Liu family and the Chen brothers, Ms. Zhong, Yan Shuqin, Yan Shuxue, and Yan Shuyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as Liu Qianhe and his daughter left with the Chen brothers, Yan Shuqin curiously asked Yan Xiaosi.
“Xiaosi, where did you hide that piece of dog skin? Our house is so small; how come the Chen brothers couldn’t find it?”
Yan Shuqin’s question immediately piqued the curiosity of Ms. Zhong, Yan Shuxue, and Yan Shuyun. Even Long Hao stared at Yan Xiaosi with interest.
“I noticed there was some blood on the dog skin, so when I took a bath, I brought it to the pond to wash it. On my way back, I heard Liu Qianqian looking for the dog from a distance, so I hid the dog skin along the way.”
