"Who dares to call Constable Chen's name so boldly at the yamen?"
As Xiahou entered the county yamen.
A yamen runner immediately stormed out, full of anger.
Chen Nan quickly ran over: "Don't be rash, everyone. This is my elder."
Although he didn't know why Xiahou had come to the yamen looking for him in a fury.
He still asked, "Uncle Xia, is there something wrong?"
"Are you sure you want me to say it here?" Xiahou's eyes flashed with intense anger.
Chen Nan felt a little guilty. He cleared his throat: "How about we find another place to talk?"
Xiahou snorted coldly.
He turned and left.
Chen Nan didn't say a word and immediately followed Xiahou's pace.
He followed him all the way to the Xia family.
At this moment, Xia Youwei's aggrieved cries could be heard from the room.
Chen Nan was a bit bewildered.
What was going on?
Xiahou's expression was blank: "Tell me, what is going on between you and the wife of the owner of Wu Shi Printing House?"
???
A string of question marks flashed through Chen Nan's mind.
He actually knew about him and Ning Yinqiu?
It was no wonder he was so angry.
It was no wonder Xia Youwei was crying so aggrievedly.
Anyone would find it hard to accept their significant other messing around with someone else outside.
Xiahou became more and more angry: "Chen Nan, I told you, we don't mind if you're an ordinary person."
"Nor do we mind if you were rejected by the Leng family after the engagement. As long as you don't make Youwei suffer."
"But now, you're actually messing around with a married woman."
"Aren't you afraid of being hacked to death with a knife if you walk down the street?"
"It's one thing if you have no shame."
"Our Xia family has dignity."
"How can I confidently hand Youwei over to you if you act like this?"
Chen Nan was speechless.
He couldn't think of any words to refute.
Although Xiahou had never given him a good look,
He could feel that Xiahou treated him wholeheartedly, considering him his future son-in-law.
And now that Xiahou knew about him and Ning Yinqiu.
What else could he say?
No matter what he said, no matter how he argued, it would be futile.
If he was wrong, he was wrong.
At this moment, any more words would be like adding fuel to the fire.
Of course,
Chen Nan also knew.
That the reason Xiahou knew about his relationship with Ning Yinqiu.
It was definitely that bitch Leng Qingmei.
Because besides her, no one else knew about his dealings with Ning Yinqiu.
She was doing this to get revenge on him.
"Bitch, you wait. See how I deal with you tonight."
A strong sense of anger rose in Chen Nan's heart.
In fact, tormenting Leng Qingmei for the past two days had already made him feel much less angry.
But he never expected her to cause trouble at this time.
He wasn't afraid of Xiahou scolding him.
He was only afraid of Xia Youwei crying.
Afraid of her being sad.
Seeing Chen Nan lowering his head in silence, Xiahou snorted coldly: "Tell me, what exactly is going on between you and Ning Yinqiu?"
Chen Nan hesitated for a moment and said, "A while ago, I wrote a book and wanted someone to help me publish it to earn some money. Although the Leng family gives me ten taels a month, I don't want to rely on them."
Xiahou sneered: "You? You can write books too?"
Chen Nan was very embarrassed.
Why do you look down on people?
Xiahou said impatiently: "Continue!"
Chen Nan: "You should have heard about my situation in the Leng family. I was very depressed at the time, and I happened to meet Ning Yinqiu, the owner of the printing house."
"Perhaps we shared similar experiences, and then... we made a big mistake."
He originally wanted to say that he just made a mistake that all men would make.
But in the end, he swallowed the words back.
Saying that might get him scolded.
Xiahou said coldly: "As a man, sometimes you do need to vent, but why would you hook up with a married woman? Couldn't you spend some money to go to a brothel?"
Upon hearing this.
Chen Nan almost blurted out "Holy crap."
Are these words that a father-in-law would say to his son-in-law?
He shook his head solemnly: "Brothels are not clean, and it's easy to get sick."
"That is irresponsible to oneself, and irresponsible to family and loved ones."
"Damn it!" Xiahou cursed. "You actually have such high awareness about this."
Chen Nan chuckled sheepishly, not daring to speak.
Xiahou exhaled a breath of turbid air and said earnestly: "Men are like cats. No cat doesn't steal fish."
"However, no matter what happens outside."
"It cannot affect the harmony of the family."
"You need to understand who is just playing around with you, and who will stay with you for life."
He was a merchant, and often his hands were tied.
Moreover,
The underworld did not stipulate monogamy.
Having three wives and four concubines was very common.
It was just that,
Some truths needed to be told to Chen Nan.
He had to make him understand.
"Junior remembers Uncle Xia's teachings." Chen Nan bowed to Xiahou from the bottom of his heart.
Xiahou suddenly said: "Also, you should be able to tell that someone is deliberately targeting and retaliating against you, right? Otherwise, we wouldn't have known about this matter."
Chen Nan nodded.
Xiahou: "Just know it. We only hope that this matter is a one-time occurrence."
"Also, clean up your mess as soon as possible, and don't leave any handle for others to target you."
Chen Nan: "Yes!"
Xiahou took out a piece of pigskin from his embrace: "Put it on your back. Today, I have to give Youwei an explanation." Saying this, he picked up a wooden stick.
Chen Nan knew that Xiahou meant well.
Putting the pigskin on his back could absorb the impact.
But he still shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness, Uncle Xia. If I was wrong, I was wrong. I don't want to be fake. I am willing to accept punishment!" Saying this, he bent his knees and knelt on the ground.
Xiahou gritted his teeth, his eyes full of hatred: "You are noble!"
"You are amazing!"
He was clearly thinking of Chen Nan's well-being,
But the other party said he was being fake.
He felt gratified, but also felt that this guy had inadvertently slapped him in the face.
"Since you are willing to accept punishment, then I will naturally not show mercy!" Xiahou said, raising the wooden stick and whipping it fiercely onto Chen Nan's back, shouting as he whipped, "I'll beat you to death, you bastard, for messing around outside."
"My daughter is a lady of refinement, skilled in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, poetry and songs. How could you mess around with other women behind her back?"
Slap, slap, slap!
He did not hold back.
Each blow landed with force.
Making Chen Nan wince in pain.
Creak!
A door opened with a sound.
Xia Youwei, with her eyes red from crying, rushed out with a heartbroken expression. She hugged Chen Nan from behind and used her delicate body to shield him from her father's beating.
Looking at her father with teary eyes: "Father, Brother Nan just made a mistake that all men in the world make. Please spare him!"
The scalding tears wet Chen Nan's clothes.
Especially Xia Youwei's words, which pierced his heart like a needle.
It also ignited a strong rage in his heart.
Leng Qingmei, all of this started because of you.
Just wait.
If I don't make you wish you were dead tonight,
Then I'm not Chen Nan!