Qu Qiang did not expect that his daughter would not listen to him at all and would not be able to keep her cool. When his daughter, Qu Yaoxi, was in the middle of speaking, he shouted sternly, “Qu Yaoxi, shut up!”
The joyous atmosphere in the Qu family was forcefully interrupted by Qu Yaoxi’s words.
Everyone looked at Qu Qiang and Qu Yaoxi, their brows furrowed silently. Especially Elder Qu and Qu Yaobing, their expressions were the most unsightly.
When those bad rumors about Chen Meng’er were spread out, Elder Qu was especially furious. After Chen Meng’er said that he didn’t need to care about these rumors, he still stubbornly sent people to investigate who was behind the malicious rumors.
And he never would have thought that in the end, the person who spread the malicious rumors was actually a part of the Qu family.
If he wasn’t holding the teacup that Chen Meng’er had given him, he would have picked it up long ago and smashed it on the ground.
If it wasn’t for the fact that Qu Qiang was one of his eldest son’s subordinates, he would have sent people to deal with Qu Qiang’s family long ago. Why would he let them appear in the Qu family?
“I’m sorry, Old Chief, Chief. It’s my fault for not teaching my daughter well.” Qu Qiang had never thought that he would bring his daughter here. From the looks of it, he had made the matter worse.
This was the first time Qu Qiang regretted that he had spoiled his daughter so much previously. He had forcefully spoiled his daughter into a willful and unruly young lady who didn’t have any brains at all. It was also the first time that he realized that he was not treating his daughter well but was harming his daughter instead.
“Qu Qiang, I think you should take your daughter back. I don’t accept the apology of the both of you.” Elder Qu’s face was stern and very frightening. Qu Yaoxi, who had just lost her temper, saw the stern face of Elder Qu glaring at her. She was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head.
When he heard Elder Qu say that he did not accept his apology, Qu Qiang immediately became anxious. If Elder Qu did not even want an apology from them, then their family would really be finished.
“Old Chief.” Qu Qiang was so anxious that he was about to explode.
Elder Qu threw his face to the side.
“Chief.” Qu Qiang was about to cry.
“Qu Qiang, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but your daughter is too much. Moreover, she has not even realized what she has done wrong. In fact, she doesn’t even believe she’s done anything wrong. What objections do you have to make her apologize?” Qu Yaotian was also feeling very uncomfortable. With Qu Yaoxi’s appearance, how was she here to apologize? This was more like she was here to quarrel.
Originally, his father had agreed to let Qu Qiang and his daughter come to his house because of hIM.
Now that Qu Qiang’s daughter was doing this, what was he to do?
“No, Chief, my daughter’s temper…” Qu Qiang wanted to explain to Qu Yaotian, but when he opened his mouth, he did not know how to explain. He could only look at Chen Meng’er for help. “Miss Meng’er, my daughter has been spoiled by me. She doesn’t know what to say and what to do. I would like to ask Miss Meng’er to not hold it against her for the sake of her young age.”
Chen Meng’er was not angry at Qu Yaoxi’s offense. She smiled and said, “Mr. Qu, right? I think you’ve made a mistake. Your daughter seems to be older than me.”
Qu Qiang’s expression tensed up. How could he have forgotten that Chen Meng’er was two years younger than his daughter? All this while, Chen Meng’er had been mature and experienced in handling matters, causing him to forget about Chen Meng’er’s age.
For a moment, he really didn’t know how to open his mouth.
“Qu Yaoxi, right? I’ve never understood it. I don’t know you at all. We don’t have any interactions on a daily basis. I don’t know why you’re spreading those rumors that slander me outside.” Chen Meng’er turned her head and looked at Qu Yaoxi.
This was something that Chen Meng’er had never understood. In fact, Chen Meng’er had already investigated long ago. She did not want to probe into the rumors because of the Qu family’s reputation. Moreover, Qu Yaoxi only started it. There were some who added oil to the fire, but there was someone else behind it.
Chen Meng’er did not expect that her grandfather, Elder Qu, would pay special attention to this matter and even find out who it was.
Hearing Chen Meng’er call out her name, Qu Yaoxi raised his head and looked at Chen Meng’er.
Chen Meng’er had no impression of her, but she had a deep impression of Chen Meng’er. Looking at Chen Meng’er’s beautiful face, Qu Yaoxi could no longer hide her envy, jealousy, and a faint hatred towards Chen Meng’er.
Chen Meng’er had noticed the meaning contained in Qu Yaoxi’s eyes when she looked at her. She did not know where Qu Yaoxi’s hatred for her came from. Envy and jealousy were things she could still understand. “Qu Yaoxi, if you can give me an explanation today, perhaps I won’t delve into this matter. Otherwise, your father will know what kind of result awaits your family.”
“Chen Meng’er, you’re just relying on your good birth to be so arrogant. Let me tell you, no matter how good your birthright is, it can’t hide the fact that you grew up in the countryside. You’re just a country bumpkin in a shiny dress.” Qu Yaoxi was so agitated by Chen Meng’er that she lost his head.
“Shut up.” Chen Meng’er didn’t get angry at Qu Yaoxi’s words at all. On the other hand, Elder Qu, Madam Qu, and Qu Yaobing felt very uncomfortable when they heard it.
Chen Meng’er had been carried away by someone for so many years before she found out about this matter. Although Chen Meng’er was eventually found and brought back, Chen Meng’er had never come back to stay. This made Elder Qu, Madam Qu, and her parents sad. If Chen Meng’er had not been carried away by someone back then, then would Chen Meng’er’s feelings towards them have been even deeper?
Qu Qiang also did not expect that his daughter would speak so indiscriminately, he directly slapped his daughter’s face. “Shut up. Do you think that I won’t cut you off at this rate?”
