Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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At around six o’clock in the evening, all the branches of the Xiao family in Beicheng, except for the two sisters who were driven away by Ning Zhou, came over. In addition to them, there were also most of the heads of the Beicheng’s noble families and their female mistresses. The huge living room, with its lights, drinks and crowds was very lively.
But one thing that was strange was that they didn’t see Xiao Huimin and Ning Zhou for a while even after they arrived. They should have come down long ago to chat with everyone, but it had been a while since the banquet started, and only their two sons were there to receive them.
“I heard that the youngest son of the Xiao family has been found. He should be brought in soon…”
Before they could finish their discussion, Ning Zhou appeared at the entrance of the stairs with Meng Ting on her arm, followed by Xiao Huimin and Yan Sui, but they stopped two or three steps away from the first floor, when Xiao Huimin spoke.
“Thank you all for coming to celebrate my wife’s birthday. At the same time, I have some good news to announce to you. This is my wife’s third son, Xiao Zinuo, and this is Nuo Nuo’s partner, Yan Sui.”
Xiao Huimin finished his words, after which Xiao Ziang and Xiao Zimo took the lead in applauding, and then everyone stopped and applauded too, and then said some blessings.
They didn’t see Mr. Xiao coming out together, and they were still a little confused. But when they turned around, they found that Mr. Xiao had already appeared in the center of the hall. He opened his mouth to add something to Xiao Huimin.
“If Zinuo and Yan Sui collide in the future, I will take extra care of you.”
Xiao Huimin had spoken, and Mr. Xiao had also spoken. It was already a certainty that Meng Ting was recognized back in the Xiao family, while they continued to walk down, toasted and exchanged greetings, Xiao Huimin and Ning Zhou walked around with Meng Ting and Yan Sui, met a lot of relatives, and also made the heads and matrons of the noble circle in Beicheng familiar with Meng Ting and Yan Sui.
Meng Ting was being carried around by Ning Zhou. After a while, he started looking back at Yan Sui several times. Ning Zhou felt helpless. In the second half, she could only let go of Meng Ting and let him go back to Yan Sui.
Meng Ting’s expression was always very serious. For this kind of occasion, he only felt more at ease when he was by Yan Sui’s side.
After walking around, Yan Sui spoke to Xiao Huimin and Ning Zhou, “I’ll take Ting Ting to have something to eat.”
“Go ahead,” Ning Zhou agreed, leaving aside the part about introducing Meng Ting and Yan Sui at the banquet, it was okay to give them some free time.
Meng Ting and Yan Sui hadn’t been eating for long before the servant came to invite them to Mr. Xiao’s study again.
When they entered, Xiao Xuanmin was coming out in disgrace after being scolded by Mr. Xiao. When he saw Yan Sui and Meng Ting, his face turned ugly again. After some fake smiles and greetings, he left. Yan Sui and Meng Ting entered Mr. Xiao’s study room.
“It’s nothing else, it was Yan Zhanbo who replied to me.”
The re-investigation of the kidnapping case must have been hidden from Mr. Xiao. He just came to know that Meng Ting was sent to the orphanage by Yu Meitong. Mr. Xiao just said that he came to contact Yan Zhanbo and asked him to give him an explanation.
It didn’t take long, and Yan Zhanbo finally replied. Mr. Xiao remembered that Yan Sui was also there, so he was called over. Of course, it was expected that Meng Ting would come along. He was the person involved and he had the right to know what happened back then.
Yan Sui and Meng Ting sat down and waited for Mr. Xiao to speak, but Mr. Xiao didn’t plan to say now, “Wait a little longer.”
Not only did he have people call Yan Sui and Meng Ting, but also Ning Zhou, Xiao Huimin, and the one who just went out, according to Mr. Xiao’s instructions, he went to call his wife, and then came in, that is Xiao Xuanmin and Wei Xiaoyu.
“Dad, because of Lu Lu, you scolded me on the phone, and you just taught me a lesson again, and now you let Xiao Yu and I come in… you.”
He didn’t understand how Xiao Zilu was so short-sighted for a while, and why her eyelids were so shallow. She was the one who provoked the eldest son’s baby, so why did he have to be trained like this, and now he had to be trained again in front of his wife, his brother, his sister-in-law, and even his juniors.
“Who told you this…” Mr. Xiao narrowed his eyes. Even though Xiao Xuanmin was still dissatisfied, he did not dare to say any more.
“Xiao Yu, because you have called me dad for so many years, I will give you a chance to confess, you say it yourself!”
Wei Xiaoyu looked to be about the same age as Ning Zhou. And even when she came in, she even held Ning Zhou’s hand, and the two of them looked very affectionate. Before Mr. Xiao said this, her hand was still on Ning Zhou’s arm.
Ning Zhou was indeed angry with Xiao Zilu for coveting Yan Sui, but she vented her anger on Xiao Xuanmin and did not want to vent her anger on Wei Xiaoyu, because she only gave birth to two daughters and had been wronged a lot over the years. Naturally, not many people dared to express her anger to her face. She looked at her face, but there were always those who made sarcastic remarks behind her back. She couldn’t get over the difficulties in her heart, and she looked a little gloomy and cowardly.
Ning Zhou had a sense of righteousness in her bones. When she attended banquets in the early years, she would often help Wei Xiaoyu speak up. Wei Xiaoyu was also very grateful to her. The relationship between the sisters-in-law could not be said to be particularly good, but Ning Zhou had never felt any problem.
But as soon as Mr. Xiao asked this question, Ning Zhou’s whole body trembled. She looked at her hands and Wei Xiaoyu, and her body trembled slightly uncontrollably.
Wei Xiaoyu lowered her head, the gentle smile on her lips gradually dissipating, “Dad, what are you talking about? Xiao Yu doesn’t understand. Lu Lu and Yue Yue both know they were wrong.”
It seemed that she still didn’t regret it at all despite knowing that Mr. Xiao would not give him another chance. He slapped his hand heavily on the table. Wei Xiaoyu’s face immediately turned ugly again, but she still did not speak, still holding on to that one ten thousandth chance of luck.
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