The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

Chapter 233 I'll Make the Decision for You

However, as time went on, the greed of Qin and her two sons and daughter-in-law grew day by day. Finally, a few days ago, they packed up their luggage and moved into the blue brick courtyard in a dignified manner.

The village chief's son accidentally discovered that the courtyard door was open, and thought that Chen Xi and Xie Tianyi had returned. When he walked in, he was shocked to find that the people living there were actually members of the Xie family.

Moreover, among the group of people who occupied the Xie family's ancestral home, there were only Qin and her two sons. The elder of the Xie family, Old Man Xie, was not among them.

This discovery made him extremely anxious. He quickened his pace and almost jogged all the way back home.

As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to tell his father, the village elder, everything he had seen and heard.

When the village chief heard this, his brows furrowed. He immediately put down his work and decided to go and find out for himself.

Mr. Xie, the elderly and lonely man, was completely powerless to stop the arrogance and unreasonableness of Qin and his group, and could only watch his home being occupied bit by bit.

With anger and helplessness mixed together, he fell ill in bed and was bedridden for several days, feeling depressed and unhappy.

After finally recovering a little, Qin couldn't wait to leave the Xie family's ancestral home with her son and daughter-in-law, leaving only Mr. Xie alone in the dilapidated adobe house. The walls around him seemed to tell of the vicissitudes and injustice of the years.

After learning about the situation, the village chief tried to find Qin many times to argue, but was obstructed by Qin and her two daughters-in-law every time with all kinds of rogue means and fierce verbal conflicts. The two sons of the Xie family always avoided him, leaving the village chief helpless.

In desperation, the village chief had to inform Chen Xi's elder brother Chen Yongxuan about the matter, hoping that he could come forward to solve the problem.

Chen Yongxuan told all this to Chen Xi. After listening to it, she sneered. Obviously, these people were living too comfortably, so they wanted to take her property.

In the afternoon, she arranged accommodation for her eldest brother and then set off again in a beautifully decorated carriage.

At this time, the rain in the sky gradually subsided, which seemed to indicate that the night would be a clear night.

The next morning, as soon as the sky turned pale, Chen Xi and Chen Yongxuan got up early, and the third brother of the Chen family, Su San, had been waiting in the Chen Mansion for a long time.

Their first stop was Chenjia Village.

Before leaving, Liu Xiufen held Chen Xi's hand tightly and said gently but firmly: "Xi'er, don't worry. With your parents and your eldest and third brothers here, our house will never fall into the hands of others easily."

Chen Qiangsheng also echoed, his eyes full of concern: "Yes, Xier, Dad will definitely make the decision for you. Why didn't Tianyi come back with you? Is he really planning to give the house to those ungrateful people in the Xie family?"

Chen Xi smiled gently and explained patiently: "No, Dad. Tianyi is studying hard in the academy and only has two days off a month. I think with your support, I won't disturb him."

Chen Qiangsheng suddenly realized, that's what it was.

"You have thought it through very carefully. My son-in-law will take part in the provincial examination next year, and we cannot affect his studies. When he passes the examination and becomes a master, our Xier will be a distinguished lady."

Chen Qiangsheng looked forward to the future, his face filled with a happy smile, as if everything had already come true.

Chen Qiangsheng's words made Chen Xi involuntarily recall the scene when Xie Tianyi proposed marriage, and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.

"Mom and Dad, it's getting late. I want to go to Chenjia Village tomorrow. What do you think?"

Although Liu Xiufen was reluctant, she still followed her daughter's wishes: "I'll listen to you. I'll prepare some of your favorite food for you."

Having said that, she pulled Chen Xi into the house, and the mother and daughter whispered to each other, enjoying this rare warm moment.

During dinner, Chen Xi said to Chen Pingan with concern: "Brother, if the restaurant is busy, you can go back first and let Ma Dong take you there."

Chen Pingan quickly waved his hand to refuse: "It's okay, the restaurant's affairs are not as important as my sister's affairs."

Chen Xi asked again: "Can the second sister-in-law handle it alone?"

Chen Pingan smiled and replied: "Recently, your second sister-in-law and I have trained Zhang Da and Zhang Er to help. Don't worry with them around."

It turned out that Zhang Da and Zhang Er were loyal and reliable, and their joining really relieved the second sister-in-law of a lot of burden.

In Xianghe Village, in the large blue brick courtyard, Qin and her two daughters-in-law sat together.

"It's so warm in this room. Even on a rainy day, I don't feel cold."

Jiang sighed.

Qin said, "Yes, sister-in-law, it's much better than the place we lived before. Dad is so stubborn that he insisted on guarding that shabby mud house by himself."

There was a hint of dissatisfaction in their words. If it weren't for Mr. Xie's insistence, they would have moved into this comfortable new home long ago and wouldn't have to endure the coldness of the leaky old house during the rainy nights of the past few days.

"Well, now that you've moved in, stop complaining."

Qin tried to comfort her. After all, as a partner who had lived with Mr. Xie for most of his life, she didn't want to hear others talking about Mr. Xie behind his back.

"Let the eldest and second son go and pick up dad tomorrow, and the family should be reunited."

Qin made the decision, and her two daughters-in-law naturally nodded in agreement.

The next morning, the sun shone brightly on the earth, and the path gradually dried up under the sunlight after days of rain.

The two carriages slowly drove towards Xianghe Village. At the same time, in Chenjia Village, Liu Xiufen called out, "Big Brother, Second Brother, it's time to set off!"

Chen Yongxuan and Chen Pingan came over upon hearing the noise, and the whole family got on the carriage in an orderly manner.

Fortunately, the carriage was spacious enough to carry the entire family.

"who is it?"

Qin's voice came from the courtyard, with a hint of displeasure.

Jiang and Qin were also awakened by the sudden knock on the door. They looked at each other in confusion: "Could it be Dad?"

Qin thought about it and felt that this was possible, so she got up and opened the door.

However, the whispers outside the door were ignored by everyone.

Qin opened the door with a smile on her face, but was stunned the moment the door opened.

The scene before her shocked her - a group of officers with broadswords on their waists stood at the door. Qin had never seen such a scene before, and she was so scared that she took a step back involuntarily.

Jiang and Qin were equally shocked and quickly called for their husbands.

"Dad is here, why are you calling us?"

Boss Xie was woken up and spoke in an impatient tone.

"No, not Daddy, not Daddy."

Jiang's voice was obviously trembling.

Qin was so frightened that she couldn't speak for a moment.

"Brother, it's not Dad who's here."

Xie Laoer was the first to come to his senses and spoke calmly.

The surrounding villagers also gathered around, and discussions arose one after another, making the scene even more chaotic.

"Hey, isn't this the second Xie, the eldest son of the Xie family? I heard that he got into some trouble recently?"