It felt like his painstakingly raised daughter was an ungrateful wretch.
"Xiaoran, what are you saying? You want to live with the Yun family forever?" Prefect Chen's mouth twitched, feeling extremely dejected.
Chen Xiaoran said earnestly, "Father, if you divorce Mother, I'm never coming home again!~"
Prefect Chen: "......"
This wicked girl, speaking so seriously, as if the Yun family would even take her in.
Madam Huang sobbed, "Chen Junshan, you heard her. Xiaoran doesn't want you to divorce me. Let's just make do, okay?"
Alas, her daughter was indeed her little warm cotton-padded jacket. At this critical juncture, she still couldn't bear to abandon her mother...
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoran's words depressed Madam Huang. "Mother, it's not for you. It's because Father and you are always arguing, and my heart can't take it. If you two divorce, just get divorced anywhere, but don't quarrel in front of others. The reason I want to live at the Yun family's permanently is because their atmosphere is good, and Auntie and Uncle also take good care of me. Most importantly, Xi Tian accompanies me..."
Saying this, Chen Xiaoran let go of Prefect Chen, waved her hand, "You two can go. After you divorce, don't come looking for me again. From now on, I'll be called Yun Xiaoran, not Chen Xiaoran!~"
Prefect Chen: "......"
Madam Huang: "......"
This wasn't a warm cotton-padded jacket at all, but a leaky one.
"You unfilial brat, how dare you say such rebellious words! You're just like your mother!" Prefect Chen scolded.
Madam Huang, upon hearing this, pinched Prefect Chen's belly. "If you scold her, don't include me!"
Prefect Chen had no time to waste with her. He directly pulled Madam Huang into the carriage and instructed the driver, "Take this prodigal back, have her pack her things, and get lost. I don't want her anymore!~"
Driver: "......"
This time, it seemed serious.
He rarely saw Prefect Chen so furious. It seemed Madam was in dire straits!
Prefect Chen stayed behind to admit his mistakes to Emperor Cheng and beg for leniency.
As for Xiaoran, if she liked staying at the Yun family's, then she could stay there for now. Later, Prefect Chen would give two taels of silver as her living expenses...
"Old woman, Huaihua has prepared food. Don't be angry, okay? After eating, I'll take you to Gou Gou Lake to buy fish!" Old Man Yun pulled Gu Shi's hand and said with a smile.
Gu Shi glanced at the main entrance and let out a long sigh. "I'm fine!"
It was just that Madam Huang's words were too infuriating. She was brainless. Did she really think such a person could have Jinshan become a live-in son-in-law? Dream on...
"Huaihua steamed chicken cake and boiled a few eggs. Even though the kitchen was scorched, it didn't affect cooking. Later, I'll mix some mud and plaster the wall again to cover up that black stuff!"
Old Man Yun mumbled and went inside.
Gu Shi looked around and asked curiously, "Where's my daughter?"
Little Xi Tian and Yun Jinshan had already gone to the county town by carriage, without even eating breakfast...
When they reached the county town, she would buy a few hand-grabbed pancakes to share with her elder brother and nephew.
After all, it was the first day delivering milk to others, and she had to be punctual!
"Auntie, Xi Tian has gone to the county town!" Xiao Jinheng shouted from the entrance of the west house. "Auntie, go look behind the storeroom door. Xi Tian left a bucket of milk for you. Auntie, drink it while it's fresh, or it'll spoil..."
"Milk?" Gu Shi was completely bewildered and walked into the storeroom.
Indeed, there was a bucket of milk behind the door. It was still warm to the touch and looked very fresh.
Gu Shi was stunned for a moment, then a gratified smile bloomed on her lips.
It seemed her little daughter intended to sell milk to subsidize the household expenses...
How much virtue had she accumulated in her past life to give birth to such an understanding daughter!
The more Gu Shi thought about it, the more her heart ached, and she couldn't help but shed tears.
Xiao Jinheng looked from outside the door. Seeing his aunt crying so sadly, he sighed and left.
At the dining table, everyone stared at the milky white liquid in the basin, all looking confused...
This stuff was expensive. Even wealthy families couldn't guarantee drinking milk every meal!
Gu Shi smiled and said, "Drink up, Xi Tian Bao Bao gave it to us!"
Shangguan Fang'er heard this, picked up a spoon, scooped a bowl, and then gulped it down like drinking plain water.
"Ha, it's delicious!" Shangguan Fang'er wiped her mouth.
She seemed to have rediscovered the feeling of her former luxurious life...
Old Man Yun gave her a sideways glance and looked at Yun Sanman. "Sanman, what are your plans?"
This morning, it was Shangguan Qiaoyun who set the kitchen on fire, causing such a big mess.
Now that the prefect and his wife were divorcing and their quarreling had disturbed the entire courtyard, who was to blame?
"Father!" Yun Sanman scooped a spoonful of chicken cake for Shangguan Fang'er and said with a smile, "In a few days, I plan to rent a house in the county town, and then I'll bring Fang'er and Jingde over..."
When Old Man Yun heard this, he became even angrier. "Sanman, I'm not talking about renting a house. This Miss Shangguan has mental problems. If you marry her, you'll have nothing else to do for the rest of your life but take care of her!~"
Gao Jingde silently drank some milk, lowered his head, and said nothing...
Actually, he didn't have a bad impression of Shangguan Fang'er. She was a bit silly, but she had no ill intentions!
Yesterday, when his second uncle and second aunt got married, Shangguan Fang'er had secretly given him two large chicken legs and stuffed his pockets with all sorts of wedding candies.
Yun Sanman said, "Father, don't worry about this. Since I picked her up, I can't just abandon her!~"
"Why shouldn't I worry?" Old Man Yun slammed down his chopsticks, his mustache trembling with anger.
"Old man!" Gu Shi kicked him under the table. "Don't meddle in the children's affairs. Sanman knows what he's doing..."
Yun Sanman was good at business and could make money. Supporting Shangguan Fang'er and Gao Jingde would be no problem.
Besides, Gu Shi felt that Shangguan Fang'er didn't seem like a girl from an ordinary family. Although she wasn't very bright, her every move and way of speaking was polite, and she never used foul language...
"Not sweet, add sugar, add sugar!" Shangguan Fang'er pointed at the milk and suddenly shouted.
Old Man Yun: "......"
Zhao Guihua saw this and quickly went to the kitchen to get the sugar jar, scooping two spoonfuls into Shangguan Fang'er's bowl.
She slurped a couple of mouthfuls, narrowed her eyes, "So sweet, it's delicious!"
At the same time, Prefect Chen arrived at the entrance of the west house with a look of despair, contemplating how to apologize to the Emperor...
Just as he was about to knock, a stern voice suddenly came from inside, "Get in!~"
Prefect Chen's legs trembled, and he walked in fearfully.