Ch. 551..560

Chapter 551: 551 Match

 

 

After arriving at the airport, the Tao brothers took the initiative to help Zhuang Liu move the solemn bed to the plane. Although their private plane was parked at the edge of the airport runway, Zhuang Liu still did not dare to let his guard down. When he came out of the car, he was in a wheelchair.

He was about to return to the Capital. Zhuang Liu went back with a purpose. Before they arrived in the Capital, nothing could go wrong. Especially the fact that his legs had recovered. He could not let anyone in the Zhuang family know about it now.

Tan Rou pushed Zhuang Liu, Xiao Mo followed the Tao brothers to move solemnly, and even little Tao Qi came over to help them.

Shen Jing followed behind them and watched. Her heart ached a little. “Xiao Liu is a smart child, but he is very cold, even to his mother. Then, he met Xiao Rou. Ever since they met, Xiao Liu became more and more cheerful. 1 don’t even know how to thank Xiao Rou.”

“Xiao Liu is a filial child. He just doesn’t know how to express himself.

“Moreover, his body has not recovered yet. Once he recovers and his mood improves, he will definitely talk to you more.”

Shen Jing looked enviously at the four children of the Tao family. “Your children have a good relationship. Usually, it’s the older brother who picks up his younger brother and sister from school. I often see them talking and laughing when they come back from outside. Sometimes, I wonder if it’s because Xiao Liu is an only child which is why he’s so cold? Perhaps she should have given birth to a younger brother or sister for him.”

“Don’t think too much. If you really want Little Liu to have a younger brother or sister, then treat my two younger ones like your own.”

Shen Jing smiled when she heard that. She leaned into Mrs. Tao’s ear and whispered a few words.

Mrs. Tao’s eyes lit up. “So that’s what you think too?”

Shen Jing said, “They have a good relationship and our two families know each other well. If we can get them married, it will be icing on the cake.”

Mrs. Tao thought about it and said, “Let’s listen to their opinions first. After all, we’re not the ones getting married.”

Although they both wanted Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu to be together, they would not force their children to make a choice. Marriage must be carefully considered. They could not get married without thinking.

The Tao family had already arranged seats for Zhuang Liu and the others, and had also prepared a spacious place for Zhuang Yan to put the equipment that would sustain his life.

The seats were connected in pairs, but there were nine other people besides the medical staff, so Xiao Mo sat alone. Tao Qi had even thoughtfully placed a Transformer beside him, saying that he was afraid he would be lonely.

Xiao Mo looked at the eight people in front of him. There was a father and son, a best friend, a brother, and a couple. He really envied them for having company! Xiao Mo decided that once Zhuang Liu became the head of the Zhuang family, he would go on blind dates to find a partner.

Zhuang Liu, who was sitting in front, poured a glass of warm water for Tan Rou. He knew that Tan Rou did not like to drink beverages or cold water, so every time he went out with Tan Rou, he would prepare a thermos of warm water.

Tan Rou drank warm water and slid her fingers on the tablet. She was improving the chip program that she had given Zhuang Liu last time. She would release the new product by the end of the year, so she had to seize the time to produce the best work and strive to make Zhuang Liu earn more money.

Zhuang Liu sat quietly beside her, not making a single sound. He fed Tan Rou something from time to time to replenish her energy. The sun shone through the window of the plane and shone on the two of them. It was romantic and beautiful.

Tan Ron’s mother and Zhuang Liu’s mother sat on their right. They were sitting together. They wanted to sit together and chat, but after seeing Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu, they chose to communicate through writing.

Shen Jing took out a piece of paper and wrote, “Look at how compatible they are! I think I can already see what they look like after they get married.”

Mother Tao drew a heart on the paper and replied, “My daughter and your son are a perfect match!”

As it was a private plane, they did not have to stop from a transit in the middle and directly arrived at the Capital.

The Tao family had already arranged for a car. Tan Rou and the others could go back directly as soon as they got off the plane.

“Third Brother, are you going back to the Zhuang family’s old residence now?” Tan Rou asked.

Zhuang Liu replied, “I’m not going back now. I’ll go back when we have New Year’s Eve dinner.”

Tan Rou smiled and said, “Third Brother was in such a hurry to return to the capital. I thought you might want to celebrate it early..”

 

Chapter 552: 522 A Big Gift

 

 

If Tan Rou had not returned to the Capital, Zhuang Liu would not have set foot in the Capital at all. He and Xiao Mo had returned to the Capital for his parents. If he had not wanted to take Zhuang Yan and Shen Jing away, he would not have come back for the family meeting.

“My father’s current situation is not suitable for him to return to the old mansion.”

Zhuang Liu said, “The person who poisoned him must be in the old house. I can’t bring him back to the fire pit.”

Tan Rou frowned. “We can’t leave Uncle alone in a place, nor can we bring Uncle back to the old mansion. It’s really troublesome. Do you still have anywhere to go?”

“If I have nowhere to go, will Rourou take me in?” Zhuang Liu asked with a smile.

Tan Rou raised her eyebrows and said happily, “If Third Brother doesn’t have a place to go, I’ll bring Third Brother home and hide him in my manor. In the future, Third Brother will be mine.”

This was the first time Tan Rou had said ‘you’re mine’ to Zhuang Liu. After Zhuang Liu heard it, he could not react for a long time.

“Xiao Rou, what did you just say? Can you repeat it?” After Zhuang Liu reacted, he immediately took out his phone from his pocket. “Say it again. 1’11 record it.”

Tan Rou did not want to speak loudly. She narrowed her eyes and bent down. She whispered into Zhuang Liu’s ear, “Third Brother, you’re mine.”

She did not give Zhuang Liu any time to react and ran away after saying that. Zhuang Liu was sitting in a wheelchair and couldn’t catch up even if he wanted to.

Tan Rou sat in the car and rolled down the window. She waved goodbye to Zhuang Liu.

Tao Zhi looked at Zhuang Liu through the window. He was secretly happy because no matter how persistent Zhuang Liu was, he could only follow them to the airport. It was impossible for him to go home with them.

“Xiao Rou, quickly close the window. The weather is quite cold,” Tao Zhi said.

Tan Rou said, “I’ll close after saying goodbye.”

Zhuang Liu smiled and waved at Tan Rou. The winter vacation had just begun, so he had plenty of time to spend with Tan Rou. Moreover, he wanted to treat his father during the new year. When the time came, he would definitely ask Tan Rou to come over. The Tao family would not stop Tan Rou from treating his father.

“Third Young Master, the old mansion sent a message asking when we will arrive.” Xiao Mo showed his phone to Zhuang Liu. “”The signal was bad on the plane just now. I received the message as soon as I landed.”

Zhuang Liu glanced at the message and replied, “Ignore them now. When they call, tell them that we’re not going to the old mansion for now.”

“I understand. The car is waiting outside. We’ll go back to the villa first.”

Zhuang Liu changed his mind at the last minute. “Change to another one. Get someone to clean up the villa near the Tao family.”

Xiao Mo had already guessed that Zhuang Liu wanted to move, so he asked the cleaning lady to clean up all the houses under Zhuang Liu’s name.

“Third Young Master, I’ve already asked someone to clean the villa in advance. We can head there right away. At that time, 1 didn’t think it was enough to just clean one villa,” Xiao Mo said, as if he was taking credit for his work. “What if you got tired of living here and wanted to move? Hence, I asked the cleaning lady to clean all the villas.”

Zhuang Liu was very satisfied. “Xiao Mo, I’ll give you an additional 3,000 for this month’s bonus.”

Xiao Mo’s eyes widened. “Thank you, Third Young Master!”

“Xiao Liu, are we not leaving?” Shen Jing waited for a long time before Zhuang Liu got into the car. She walked over and asked, “Is there anything else?”

“Mom, get the driver to send you and Dad to the villa first.. We won’t be going back to the old mansion for the next few days.” Zhuang Liu said.

Shen Jing didn’t understand. “Why aren’t we heading back to the old mansion?”

Zhuang Liu told Shen Jing what Tan Rou had said in the ambulance. When Shen Jing heard that her husband had been drugged, her eyes turned red. “Why did they do that? Are we such an eyesore? If we hadn’t met Xiao Rou, would our family have been poisoned to death by them?”

Zhuang Liu comforted Shen Jing. “Mom, don’t be too sad. I will definitely get back what they owe us.”

“Xiao Liu, you must protect yourself well.” Shen Jing said earnestly, “If anything happens to you, I will not be able to stand it.”

Zhuang Liu clenched his fists. “Mom, you should head back first. I have something else to do!”

After Shen Jing left, Zhuang Liu asked Xiao Mo to drive their car to the old mansion.

“Have you brought all the information?” Zhuang Liu asked coldly.

“Yes,” Xiao Mo replied.

Zhuang Liu curled the corners of his lips.. “Let’s go and give the people in the old mansion a big gift!”

 

Chapter 553: 553 Why Are You Back?

 

 

Third Uncle Zhuang had been very unhappy recently. One reason was because of the Song family’s incident, and the other was because of his stupid son.

Third Uncle Zhuang had not agreed to Zhuang Che leaving the Capital, but Zhuang Che was not obedient at all. He took the opportunity to sneak out of the capital while he was discussing business.

He said that he wanted to go to the Song family to take a look. The New Year was coming soon, and they had to show Old Master Zhuang some results. Third, Uncle Zhuang’s brain short-circuited, and he did not let Zhuang Che come back.

In the end, something happened to the Song family, and all the dirty business dealings were exposed. If they did not deal with the Song family as soon as possible, Third Uncle Zhuang and his son would be implicated.

Third Uncle Zhuang had wanted Zhuang Che to come back so that he could handle it, but Zhuang Che insisted on staying behind to handle it himself. Now, not only was the matter not settled, but Zhuang Che was also trapped there.

The Song family threatened Third Uncle Zhuang. If they didn’t settle the matter, they would expose Third Uncle Zhuang’s collusion with them and send them to jail together.

Third Uncle Zhuang smoked and paced around the living room. The servants wanted to mop the floor, but they did not dare to stop him. He had a bad temper and had been very angry these few days. From time to time, he would scold the servants at home.

A maid couldn’t stand him smoking in the living room. She walked up to him and reminded him, “Third Master, Old Master said that smoking is not allowed in the house. The old man was resting now. If he woke up and smelled the smoke in the house, he would definitely be angry.”

Zhuang Laosan was in a bad mood. He became even angrier when he heard a little maid criticizing him. “What the f*ck are you talking about? Did he treat the old master’s orders as an imperial edict? Do you believe that I will make you lose your job right now?”

The maid shrank to the side after being scolded by him. She did not dare to say a word. She did not want to lose this job.

“Looks like I came back at the wrong time today. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Third Uncle scolding people.” Xiao Mo pushed Zhuang Liu into the room.

“Third Uncle,” Zhuang Liu said calmly, “Didn’t you always say that you’re a gentle person? Why were you scolding the maids?

Zhuang Laosan was shocked to see Zhuang Liu. “Why are you back?”

“I’m back for the New Year.” Zhuang Liu asked back.

“Didn’t Grandpa tell you?”

Zhuang Laosan’s expression turned ugly. Zhuang Liu did not come back for the New Year. Even if his parents were in the capital, he would not come back.

But this year, he came back for the new year. He must have come for the position of the family head because, after the new year, it would be the old master’s 8oth birthday. The old master would announce who the next family head would be.

Zhuang Liu smiled and said mockingly, “Perhaps Grandpa has already said it, but Third Uncle has been busy recently and forgot about it.” He asked, “I heard that Eldest Brother has been very close to the Song family recently. This is not a good thing. If Third Uncle is free, you should urge Eldest Brother to come back quickly. Otherwise, he will be implicated in the Song family’s matter.”

Third Uncle Zhuang had already forgotten about the Song family, but the moment Zhung Liu mentioned the Song family, Third Uncle Zhuang became mad again. Old man Song was such a powerful person. How could the entire family fall because of one wretched girl?

“You don’t have to care about this.” Third Uncle Zhuang said angrily.

“Xiao Liu is back!” Old Master Zhuang walked out of the bedroom. He was very happy to see Zhuang Liu back. “Have you eaten?”He looked behind him and did not see Shen Jing. He asked, “Why didn’t your mother come back with you?”

“Let’s talk about my mother later.” Zhuang Liu asked Xiao Mo to push him to Old Master Zhuang. “I want to show Grandpa something now.”

Third Uncle Zhuang also came over to take a look. “Xiao Liu, what did you prepare for your grandfather?”

“It’s a secret,” Zhuang Liu replied.

Third Uncle Zhuang was a little flustered. He really wanted to see what Zhuang Liu had taken. “We’re family. It’s not like we’ll lose anything if I take a look too.

Xiao Mo secretly laughed in his heart. Third, Uncle Zhuang indeed wouldn’t lose a piece of meat when they see this. However, after this, he may as well end up losing more than one piece of meat.

Zhuang Liu ignored Third Uncle Zhuang. “Grandpa, let’s talk in the study. This is very important.”

Old Master Zhuang nodded. “Yes.”

Zhuang Liu asked Xiao Mo to wait outside, no one was allowed to enter the study. Third Uncle Zhuang was anxiously scratching his ears and cheeks outside, but when Zhuang Liu and the others finished talking, he did not go in to listen to what they said.

“Grandpa, I can only inform you. You can decide what to do next.” Ten minutes later, Zhuang Liu opened the door. “I’m leaving..”

 

Chapter 554: 554 Unlucky

 

 

Third Uncle Zhuang smiled and asked Xiao Liu, “What did you say to your grandfather?”

Zhuang Liu said coldly, “It’s still your word. If Third Uncle wants to know, go ask Grandpa.”

Third Uncle Zhuang wanted to ask more questions, but he heard Old Master Zhuang’s angry roar from the study.

Zhuang Liu said softly, “Third Uncle, Grandpa is calling you in.”

Third Uncle Zhuang’s scalp tingled as he walked in. Xiao Mo considerately closed the door and pushed Zhuang Liu out of the old house.

On the other side, when Tan Rou and the others arrived at the Tao family’s manor, Grandpa Tao and Grandma Tao were not around. They had gone out shopping. Moreover, the servants at home were very surprised to see them return, as if they did not know that they were coming back at all.

Mr. Tao said to the children, “This was arranged by your grandfather. Your grandmother misses you very much and has been talking about you. Your grandfather wanted to give her a surprise, so he didn’t tell her that we were coming back. The old master was afraid that his family would expose this news, so he simply didn’t tell anyone that we were coming back.”

“Grandpa is quite good at hiding things.” Tan Rou smiled.

“If you don’t come back soon, your grandma will probably go to find you guys. Your grandfather must have been pestered by her to take your grandmother out today to divert her attention.”

“Go back to your own rooms and rest for a while. 1’11 send a message to Old Mr. Tao immediately and tell him that you can bring Old Mrs. Tao back.”

Tan Rou carried her small bag and went to Yuanxi Manor. She had not returned for so many days, so she did not know if Yuanxi Manor had fallen to dust.

When she got close to the small building, she realized that the door was open and there were voices inside. She thought that her grandfather had arranged for someone to clean the house, but as she listened, she could tell that something was wrong.

Tan Rou walked in quickly and saw Tao Yue sitting leisurely on the sofa. She was using the remote control to change the TV channel. The conversation just now was from the TV series.

Tao Yue turned the volume up so much that she didn’t hear Tan Rou come in.

Tan Rou walked behind Tao Yue with a straight face and threw her bag on the sofa next to Tao Yue, giving her a fright.

“What’s wrong with you?” Tao Yue shouted with her eyes closed. She didn’t see who threw the thing at all, but when she turned around, she saw Tan Ron’s cold face.

Tao Yue felt guilty. “Tan Rou, why are you back?”

Tan Rou did not answer her question. “How did you get in?”

“I saw Auntie Zhou cleaning, so 1 came in to help her.” Tao Yue stuttered.

Tan Rou looked around but did not see the cleaning lady. “Where is the cleaning lady?”

Tao Yue pointed outside. “She had just gone out.”

“Humph.” Tan Rou didn’t believe her. “Since you said you were cleaning, why are you sitting here watching TV?”

“I got tired.” Tao Yue said.

At this moment, the elevator suddenly opened and three girls rushed out of the elevator. Each of them was holding a few pieces of jewelry and wearing new dresses. They didn’t seem to see Tan Rou and directly called Tao Yue.

“Yue Yue, can you give this to me?”

“Yue Yue, your family really loves you so much. They actually gave you so many clothes and jewelry.”

“Yue Yue, we want to be good friends for life!”

Meng Xiao had just finished speaking when she saw Tan Rou in the hall. She said unhappily, “Why is Tan Rou here?””

Tan Rou stood there and said nothing. Her eyes were fierce as if she could kill.

Meng Xiao was a little flustered, but with Tao Yue backing her up, she was not afraid of anything. “Get out. This is Yue Yue’s manor. Don’t come in!””

Tao Yue’s eyes twitched. Why was she so unlucky? First, she didn’t get first in the physics competition and even got embarrassed. Those people didn’t know where they got the news that Tan Rou had returned to the Tao family. All of them said that she wasn’t loved by the Tao family and was going to be abandoned by the Tao family.

This was all Tan Ron’s fault. She had been unlucky ever since Tan Rou came back. If it weren’t for the fact that she wanted to regain her face, she wouldn’t have brought Meng Xiao and the others here..

Chapter 555: 555 Aren’t You Embarrassed?

 

 

There were people coming to clean up Yuanxi Manor every day, but the owner of the manor, Tan Rou, didn’t live here. Therefore, Tao Yue was bold enough to bring Meng Xiao and the others over to play. She told them that Yuanxi Manor was a gift from Grandpa Tao and that she owned such a big manor alone.

This made Meng Xiao and the others very envious, especially when they saw the decorations in the small building. They all praised Tao Yue and said that she was the real eldest daughter of the Tao family.

Tao Yue listened to them and lost herself. She really treated this place as her own, so she let Meng Xiao and the others wander around and take whatever they saw. There was no need to be polite with her. Meng Xiao and the others really ran upstairs to get their things.

However, Tan Rou came in and caught Tao Yue red-handed.

“Tao Yue, is this your new trick?” Tan Rou asked as she looked around.

Tao Yue’s face changed. “Meng Xiao,” she urged. “Put the things down!”

Meng Xiao refused to put it down. She didn’t want to return such precious things. “Yue Yue, didn’t you say that we can take whatever we like? Why are you asking us to put down the things now?”

“Did Tao Yue ask you to take these things?” Tan Rou asked the other two girls.

The other two girls weren’t familiar with Tan Rou. They only knew that she The other two girls weren’t familiar with Tan Rou. They only knew that she was the eldest daughter of the Tao family. They didn’t have any conflicts with Tan Rou, so they said very kindly, “Tao Yue did say that we can choose whatever we want. As long as we like them, we can bring it home.”

“You said that?” Tan Rou questioned Tao Yue.

Tao Yue explained, “It’s a misunderstanding. I just told them look at it, 1 didn’t let them take anything.”

Meng Xiao shouted, “Yue Yue, why are you talking to her so kindly? This isn’t her manor, and the things aren’t hers. What right does she have to care about us?”

One of the girls felt that the atmosphere was not right. She came out to smooth things over and said, “I’m sorry. We’ll put the things down now. You shouldn’t be mad at your sister because of us.”

Meng Xiao grabbed Tao Yue’s arm and continued, “Yue Yue, hurry up and chase her out. We still have a lot of things to do. I saw a big balcony upstairs just now. There are many flowers inside. Let’s go there and take photos!”

Tao Yue pulled her arm out from Meng Xiao’s arm. “Meng Xiao, 1 told you not to touch anything here. Each of these jewels costs nearly a million yuan. It’ll be bad if you break them.””

“They’re that expensive?!” Meng Xiao said in surprise.

“Then can you give me more jewelry? Anyway, you have so many in your closet.”

“I didn’t ask you to take it!” Tao Yue saw that Tan Ron’s expression was getting uglier and uglier, so she quickly stopped Meng Xiao from continuing. “It was you who touched other people’s things!”

The other two girls were quick to catch on as well. Hearing Tao Yue’s words, she had already guessed that this wasn’t Tao Yue’s room. However, she wasn’t easy to deal with. If Tao Yue wanted to push all the responsibility to them, then she wouldn’t let Tao Yue have her way.

“Tao Yue, you were the one who asked us to take it. If you didn’t take us there, how could we have found these things? Also, your elevator is so hidden. If Tao Yue didn’t take us to the elevator, how could we have found this hidden elevator?””

“You guys can find your own.” Tao Yue said stubbornly. As long as she didn’t admit it, Tan Rou couldn’t do anything to her. There were no surveillance cameras and no recordings anyway. Tan Rou wouldn’t know what she said.

“You brought these people in, right?” Tan Rou didn’t want to settle the score with Meng Xiao and the others for taking things. She just wanted to find out who brought them in.

“Yes… It’s me.” Tao Yue’s voice was very soft. “1 really just wanted to bring them in to take a look. I didn’t tell them to take anything from here.”

Tan Rou smiled. “1 thought you said that you came in to clean up this place?”

Tao Yue’s expression froze. She was so focused on getting rid of her responsibility that she forgot the excuse she had made at the beginning.

“Second Cousin, aren’t you embarrassed that you were caught stealing?” Tan Rou pointed at her own face and said, “I feel embarrassed for you. If I were you, 1 would find a hole in the ground and hide in it now so that 1 wouldn’t continue embarrassing myself in front of outsiders..”

 

Chapter 556: 556 Brainless

 

 

Tao Yue’s face was very ugly, but she didn’t want to lose face in front of these people.” Eldest cousin, 1 didn’t steal anything. Did you see what 1 stole?”

Tan Rou didn’t see Tao Yue take anything, but Tao Yue’s uninvited arrival and her behavior of bringing people in to take things had already constituted the crime of illegal entry. If Tan Rou wanted to call the police to arrest Tao Yue, she would report it to them.

“Yue Yue, why are you telling her all this?” Meng Xiao said in a huff.

“This isn’t her territory. Hurry up and chase her out. We still have to continue shopping.” There were so many good things here. She had to bring some of them back. The Meng family had reduced her living expenses to tens of thousands of yuan a month. It wasn’t even enough which was why she needed all these.

The two girls who came with Meng Xiao looked at Meng Xiao and thought about the same question. Did Meng Xiao really not have a brain? In the past, the elders in their family taught them not to get along with Meng Xiao. Meng Xiao was a brainless fool. If they stayed with her for too long, they would become stupid.

If Tao Yue hadn’t invited them, they wouldn’t have come with Meng Xiao. Now, it seemed that what the elders in their family said was very reasonable. Meng Xiao was indeed brainless, and she would become stupid if she stayed with Meng Xiao for too long. Tao Yue, for example, was behaving foolishly.

“Second cousin, do you want to tell your friends whose manor this is?” Tan Rou said with a smile that was not a smile, “Things have already gotten to this point and yet there’s still someone speaking up for you. You’re quite charming.” “Tan Rou, don’t be too arrogant!” Meng Xiao was like a puffed up porcupine. “Don’t think that you’re so great just because you’re the eldest daughter of the Tao family. You can’t bully Yueyue. If you do, 1’11 be the first to disagree.”

Meng Xiao didn’t want to protect Tao Yue. She was just unhappy with Tan Rou because she had been bullied by her a few times. She wanted to take this opportunity to scold Tan Rou.

Tan Rou sat on the sofa and acted like the host. “Who do you think you are? Tao Yue’s bodyguard? Meng Xiao, you can be stupid, but you can’t be brainless. How can you be so ignorant that you don’t even know what is happening?” “Who are you calling stupid?” Meng Xiao was furious. “Yue Yue, you should chase her out. Even if she is the daughter of the Tao family, she can’t bully you in your territory!”

“This is Tao Yue’s territory?” Tan Rou tilted her head and looked at Tao Yue.

She couldn’t help but smile. “1 bullied Tao Yue?”

Meng Xiao’s ability to twist black and white was really amazing.

“Who bullied Yue Yue?” Grandma Tao rushed in from outside the door and happened to hear this sentence. “Why are there so many people here?”

After Tan Rou heard her voice, she stopped arguing with Tao Yue and the others. She walked straight to Grandma Tao’s side and held her arm intimately. “Xiao Rou, you’re finally back. Grandma missed you so much!” Grandma Tao “Xiao Rou, you’re finally back. Grandma missed you so much!” Grandma Tao smiled so hard that her eyes could not be seen.

Tao Yue saw how close Tan Rou and her grandmother were, and her jealousy grew.

“Grandma, I miss you too.” When Tan Rou saw Grandma, the anger in her heart lessened a little.

After Grandma Tao and Tan Rou exchanged a few words, she changed the topic to Tao Yue.

“Why did 1 hear that someone was going to bully Yue Yue?” Grandma Tao looked at Meng Xiao and asked curiously, “Who are you? Why are you here?”

Tan Rou said coldly, “You should ask Yue Yue about this. She said that she wanted to help me clean up. 1 didn’t expect that she would bring so many people over. She even went to my room and helped me clean up my jewelry and dress.”

Tao Yue could tell that Tan Rou was mocking her, but she really didn’t have a good reason to explain why Meng Xiao and the others were here.

“Yue Yue, how could you bring someone into the manor without your sister’s permission?” Grandma Tao said unhappily.

Tao Yue explained, “Grandma, I didn’t do it on purpose. I just brought them here to play. I didn’t expect them to take the things from inside.”

Grandma Tao’s expression was very serious. “It’s wrong to enter someone else’s room without permission. Moreover, you touched someone else’s things. Every item here costs hundreds of thousands. If you lose one, how are you going to compensate?”

Tao Yue was very frightened. She knew the value of the jewelry in this place. If Meng Xiao and the others really broke the jewelry, she couldn’t afford to pay for it..

 

Chapter 557: 557 Losing Money

 

 

“Grandma, 1 didn’t touch my sister’s things. Don’t be angry,” Tao Yue said timidly, “1’11 get them to leave now.”

Grandma Tao sat on the sofa. “Are you guys leaving so easily?” Before Tao Yue could answer, she continued, “Xiao Zhou, search around so they won’t steal the jewelry. Also, tell the security guards that such shady people are not allowed to enter our house in the future!”

Tao Yue felt that Grandma Tao was slapping her in the face. When Grandma Tao said that Meng Xiao and the others were no good, she said she was no good. She was the number one socialite in the Capital. How could she endure such humiliation?

Meng Xiao was even angrier than Tao Yue. “Damn old hag,” she scolded. “Who are you calling indecent?”

When Tan Rou heard Meng Xiao scolding Grandma Tao, she immediately grabbed the red-heart dragon fruit on the coffee table. After pinching it open, she threw it at Meng Xiao’s mouth. The purple-red juice and fruit slid down Meng Xiao’s face onto her white coat, adding a few colors to her coat.

Meng Xiao was stunned. “You… You ruined my favorite coat! Pay me back!”

This was Meng Xiao’s most expensive piece of clothing. It was the first time she wore it to show off, but she did not expect Tan Rou to ruin it.

Tan Rou took out her phone. “How much is it? I’ll pay for it.”

However, Grandma Tao stopped Tan Rou. “Well, since we’re at this point, let’s clarify the numbers.”

She pointed at Meng Xiao’s jewelry and said, “That one piece of jewelry is worth 890,000. Since you’re wearing it, it’s yours now. 1 won’t ask you to pay a high price. Let’s make it 890,000 yuan.”

Meng Xiao’s mouth opened wide and turned into an ‘O’ shape. “890,000!”

Her monthly allowance was only tens of thousands of yuan, and she didn’t control her spending. She didn’t have the money to pay for this jewelry.

“Yue Yue, tell Grandma to give this jewelry to me. You have so much jewelry. Can you give me one or two?” Meng Xiao asked Tao Yue shamelessly.

Tao Yue wanted to kick Meng Xiao out. Didn’t she realize that these things belonged to Tan Rou?

“What’s the use of asking her?” Grandma Tao was confused. “These jewelry don’t belong to her.”

Meng Xiao blinked and asked, “Yue Yue, aren’t these yours?”

“Meng Xiao put the things back!” Tao Yue said in a deep voice.

“I don’t want it even if you put it back. I don’t want things that others have worn before.” Tan Rou said.

Grandma Tao also agreed. “Indeed, the things that others have worn are not worthy of you. In that case, whoever touches these things can take them away. However, you have to compensate according to the original price.”

“These are yours?” Meng Xiao finally reacted. “So this manor is yours too?”

“If I had known that you would come in, I would have hung a sign on the gate of the manor.” Tan Rou said, “It says that outsiders are not allowed to enter.”

Grandma Tao felt that this method was feasible. “Xiao Zhou, go and make a sign immediately. Write it like what the young Miss said.”

Meng Xiao, who was labeled as an outsider, was very angry. She glared at Tao Yue. “Yue Yue, didn’t you say that this is your manor? Why?”

The girl who came with Meng Xiao said angrily, “Meng Xiao, can’t you see clearly? Tao Yue is treating us like fools. She deliberately brought us here to take Tan Ron’s things and anger Tan Rou, but nothing happened to her.” “Tao Yue, are you using me?” Meng Xiao asked Tao Yue.

Tan Rou sneered. “Wow, you finally came to your senses. How brainless can you be?”

“You’re the stupid one!” Meng Xiao’s joy and anger were completely expressed on his face.

Tan Rou didn’t argue with her. “Meng Xiao, calculate what you have on you. Transfer or cash?”

The other two girls didn’t take much, just a necklace and two bracelets, but these things were worth millions. Although they had some money at home, they were not people who could take out hundreds of millions of pocket money at once.

“Miss Tao, I’m really sorry! 1 really didn’t know this was yours. Tao Yue told me to take it, so 1 took it.” The girl with a better temper apologized. “If you want me to pay for it, can you give me some time to do so?”

Another girl with a bad temper also said, “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have touched your things. I’ll pay for it too, but I can’t take out that much money now..”

 

 

Chapter 558: 558 Identity

 

 

Tan Ron was very satisfied with their attitude. In the beginning, she did not really want them to compensate her. She was just unhappy with Meng Xiao’s attitude.

“Xiao Rou, what do you think?” Grandma Tao respected Tan Rou’s opinion.

“I have no objections. It’s just a waste of the jewelry that Grandpa and Grandma carefully picked for me,” Tan Rou said regretfully.

Grandma Tao patted the back of her hand and said very generously, “I’ll get someone to send you a new batch of jewelry tomorrow. You can choose what you like and keep it.”

Tao Yue clutched her clothes tightly. Jealousy and anger filled her heart. Grandma Tao had never asked her to pick jewelry. They were both daughters of the Tao family. How could Grandma Tao be so biased towards Tan Rou?

“Since it’s already decided, let’s send these two young ladies out first!” Grandma Tao instructed.

The girls that were asked to leave didn’t want to take the blame. Before she left, she didn’t forget to make trouble for Tao Yue. “Old Madam, we’re not uneducated people. If Tao Yue didn’t bring us in, we wouldn’t have come in, and we wouldn’t have taken other people’s things.”

“I didn’t ask you to come in and take anything. 1 just brought you in to take a look. Who knew you would go upstairs to take jewelry?” Tao Yue argued.

Tao Yue had to keep her position. She could find new friends if she lost these friends. If she was kicked out of the Tao family, she would have nothing left.

Meng Xiao was very angry. She pointed at Tao Yue’s nose and scolded,” You vicious person. You tricked us into coming here. Now you’re pushing all the blame on us. If we have to pay for the jewelry , you should pay as well.”

Tao Yue really wanted to scold him back, but it didn’t fit her image. She could only say in a low voice, “Meng Xiao, 1 didn’t ask you to take the things. You took them secretly. Don’t frame me.”

Meng Xiao picked up the Fire Dragon Fruit from the ground and wiped it on Tao Yue’s head and clothes. “Why are you pushing the blame onto me? You’re the one who brought us here?!”

Grandma Tao didn’t want to see them fight here in case they broke her things. “Xiao Zhou, send these two ladies out. The Meng family’s people will come and pick up their second miss. Don’t let her go crazy here.”

Aunt Zhou waved her hand, and a few burly maids walked over quietly. They stopped Meng Xiao alone and forced her out.

Tao Yue wiped the Fire Dragon Fruit Juice off her body with a wet tissue. “Grandma, I’ll go back and take a shower first, in case it gets dry and hard to wash.” She just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

“Second Cousin, don’t be in a hurry to leave!” Tan Rou reached out her arm to stop Tao Yue. “We haven’t solved the problem between us.”

“I…” Tao Yue was very scared. Her voice was trembling when she spoke. “What do we have to talk about?””

“Go find Aunt Zhou to receive your punishment!” Grandma Tao shouted. “You must give your eldest cousin an explanation for today’s matter!”

Tao Yue bit her lips and said unwillingly, “I understand, Grandma. The Tao family’s rules were very strict. If she went to receive her punishment today, she didn’t know if she would be able to get up tomorrow.

After everyone left, Grandma Tao pulled Tan Rou to her side again. “It’s been hard on you today. Don’t worry. 1’11 get your second uncle and second aunt to come over later. We definitely won’t let you suffer.”

“I don’t mind. I’ll just think of it as selling jewelry away.” Tan Rou smiled and said, “I don’t usually use those jewelry, so 1 can sell them for money.”

Grandma Tao gently scratched Tan Rou’s nose and said dotingly, “You little miser.”

After that, she looked in the direction that Tao Yue had left. “Tao Yue is getting more and more out of line. She has been the young lady of the Tao family for a few years, and she doesn’t even know her original identity. He had to teach her a lesson this time so that she would remember. Otherwise, who knows what she will do in the future.”

“Just be more careful in the future. Besides, 1 don’t think Tao Yue will dare to come in again.” Tan Rou said.

“It’s time to teach her a lesson, or she won’t know who she is anymore.” The Tao family raised her for so many years and gave her the best education and life. Was this how she repaid the Tao family? One by one, they feed the ungrateful wolf..

 

Chapter 559: 559 Shifting responsibilities

 

 

“Grandma, 1 don’t think that Tao Yue is a stupid person for no reason.” Tan Rou analyzed Tao Yue’s behavior today. “Since Yuanxi doesn’t belong to Tao Yue, Tao Yue definitely won’t take the initiative to mention it to others. I think something happened recently that made Tao Yue eager to show off.”

Grandma Tao nodded. “Although Tao Yue had some tricks in the past, most of the time, it was just to please her parents. But ever since you came back, her behavior has been very radical, as if she was in a hurry to prove something.”

“Perhaps you can find out what happened outside. Maybe that would explain why she’s been acting this way.”

“Yes. I’ll get someone to investigate this matter immediately,” Grandma Tao said.

On the other side, Tao Yue was lying on the bed after being whipped. The injury on her back was not that serious, but she had to make it look serious so that her parents would feel sorry for her and not pursue the matter with Meng Xiao and the others.

Second Aunt Tao heard from Grandma Tao that Tao Yue had brought people to Yuanxi Manor and that Tao Yue had been beaten up. She ran back in a panic. He saw Tao Yue lying on the bed. Her shirt was covered in blood, and it was obvious that she had been beaten up badly.

“Yue Yue, how are you?” Second Aunt Tao caressed Tao Yue’s shoulder with heartache. “How could Aunt Zhou be so ruthless?”

Tao Yue’s tears finally fell. “Mom, it’s all my fault. 1 shouldn’t have let anyone into Yuanxi Manor. If 1 stopped them from entering, they would not take their eldest cousin’s things.”

“Yue Yue, what’s going on?” Second Aunt Tao asked. “Why did your grandmother say that you brought people to steal your eldest cousin’s jewelry?”

“Mom, I didn’t bring anyone to steal my eldest cousin’s jewelry.” Tao Yue shook her head, but her back hurt whenever she moved, so she could only speak to Second Aunt Tao stiffly. “I invited them to my house as guests, but they saw the flowers in Yuanxi Manor when they were strolling around, so they slipped in when I wasn’t paying attention.”

Second Aunt Tao was a little angry. “Yue Yue, didn’t 1 tell you not to play with that Meng Xiao? Why are you playing with her again?”

Tao Yue was just Meng Xiao’s tool. Now that her relationship with Meng Xiao had broken, she would make use of that idiot Meng Xiao for the last time.

“Mom, I don’t want to get along with Meng Xiao either, but Meng Xiao somehow found out that I’m not your biological child and spread rumors that I’m going to be chased out of the Tao family.” Tao Yue cried. “In order to break the rumor, I had to invite them back to play. 1 wanted them to see how good my grandparents and parents were to me.”

Second Aunt Tao caressed Tao Yue’s face and sighed. “No matter what, Daddy and Mommy love you and will never chase you out.”

“Mom, I regret it now. 1 shouldn’t have let Meng Xiao and the others go to Source Creek Manor, and I shouldn’t have let them take Eldest Cousin’s jewelry. Now that Eldest Cousin is angry with me, 1 don’t know how to make up with her.” Tao Yue said pitifully.

“Apologize to her sincerely. If you don’t know how to say it, make a draft first.” Second Aunt Tao gave her an idea.

“Then, go apologize to your grandmother. You have to do it with ail your heart. I believe they will forgive you.”

Tao Yue’s head moved slightly. “Mom, 1’11 go apologize to them later.”

Second Aunt Tao said, “Yue Yue, you can’t make such a mistake again.”

“Mom, don’t worry. 1 won’t bring outsiders to Yuanxi Manor again.” Tao Yue promised.

“Have a good rest.” Second Aunt Tao helped her change into a soft blanket. “Now that your back is injured like this, I don’t even know if you can participate in the piano competition next week.”

“I have to!” Tao Yue sat up immediately. Her back hurt so much that she broke out in a cold sweat. “Mom, I’ll definitely recover when the piano competition starts.”

She couldn’t let go of the only chance she had to show off. Tao Yue had to win first place in this piano competition..

 

Chapter 560: 560 Judges

 

 

Tan Ron was drinking tea, admiring flowers, and writing a program in her private greenhouse when she suddenly received a call from Hang Wei.

“Boss, what are you busy with? Have you arrived in the Capital?” Hang Wei’s very recognizable voice came from the phone, accompanied by his laughter that he could not hide.

“I’m busy with the chip.” Tan Rou placed her phone on the table and said, “After all, it’s a collaboration between our company and Brother Zhuang. I have to make it perfect.”

Hang Wei pursed his lips in disdain. “Third Brother, Third Brother, you never addressed me that so affectionately. I’ve even never heard you call me ‘brother’. Boss, you’ve really forgotten your comrades when you have a man.”

Tan Rou didn’t intend to chat with Hang Wei. “Hang Wei, if you have nothing to do, talk to Third Brother more about the details of the new product development. Don’t waste time here.” She was about to hang up.

“Wait, wait, wait!” Hang Wei stopped Tan Rou. “Boss, I really have something important to tell you.”

“Hurry up and say it. Don’t talk nonsense.” Tan Rou urged.

“Boss, the thing is Professor Wu asked me to call you and ask if you’re interested in being a judge for the piano competition.” Hang Wei said.

Tan Rou did not understand why Professor Wu would ask her this question. “Could it be that Professor Wu is getting tired of physics and is switching over to playing the piano?”

“Hahaha!” Hang Wei laughed out loud. “Boss, you’re too humorous. At Old Wu’s age, he can’t even understand the score. How could he play the piano? It’s just for a piano competition.”

“What piano competition?” Tan Rou asked casually.

“A grand piano competition. There will be famous people from home and abroad will participate in this event. Someone came to Professor Wu and hoped that you could be a judge for the convention.” Hang Wei explained.

“Professor Wu couldn’t get through himself, so he asked me to call you.”

“I blocked his number.” Tan Rou massaged the space between her eyebrows and said with a headache, “1 got him to do one thing and he had to call me at least 30 times a day… Most of the time, he would only be talking nonsense. I still have classes to attend and didn’t have time to listen to his nonsense, so I blacklisted him and released him when 1 needed him.”

Hang Wei knew Professor Wu well. Calling Tan Rou more than 30 times a day was something Professor Wu would do.

“Are you going to the piano competition? Professor Wu is urging me to do so. He said that if you don’t reply to him, he’ll bring someone to your house to ask you personally.”

Tan Rou really admired Professor Wu . Why was he regressing as he lived? How could he do such a childish thing?

“I don’t have time…” Tan Rou was about to refuse when she suddenly saw the flowers in her greenhouse. She recalled the scene of Tao Yue playing the piano in the greenhouse. At that time, Tao Yue seemed to be preparing for a piano competition.

After thinking about it, Tan Rou felt that it was necessary to take a look. “Alright, send me the address and time. I’ll be there in advance.”

Hang Wei was shocked. “Are you really going to be a judge for this piano competition? Are you kidding me?”

“I don’t like to joke. Send the details to my phone immediately. You don’t have to tell me anything else.” Tan Rou said.

“I’ll go to the venue in advance to make preparations on the day of the competition.” Then she hung up the phone.

Hang Wei hung up the phone and sat at his desk, puzzled. Did their boss take the wrong medicine? Why did she agree to be a judge at the piano competition?

Tan Ron’s time was so precious. Other people could not even walk downstairs in a minute, but Tan Rou could come up with a prototype of a work in just a minute, such as a high-intelligence capsule pen.

“How magical is this piano competition? Even the Boss was attracted to it.” Hang Wei said to himself, “Since Boss is going, this piano competition must be good. I’ll ask Professor Wu for a few tickets and bring my wife along.”

Hang Wei called Professor Wu and told him that Tan Rou had agreed to be a judge.

Professor Wu was very happy, but at the same time, he was a little confused. “How did you get through to the little girl? Perhaps it’s because you have better signal?”

Hang Wei rolled his eyes through the screen. ‘It’s not that my signal is better than yours to get through, but you’re too annoying and she blocked your number’

“It’s probably because the network signal is strong.” Hang Wei said perfunctorily, “Also, have two seats arranged for me when the time comes. I’ll go watch it with my wife.”

Old Professor Wu had no objections. He gave Hang Wei a few electronic tickets and told that he was welcomes to join them..