novelaction Chapter 323 The Wicked Servant Deceives His Master
Chapter 323 The Wicked Servant Deceives His Master
After leaving the Lin family, Xiao Chen received a phone call.
"Master, it's me..." came Niu Xingxing's voice from the phone.
His voice was still a little weak.
"I have a favor to ask... Qingqing's birthday is coming up soon, and every year besides me celebrating with her, no one else celebrates her birthday. I'd like to ask you to celebrate her birthday for me..."
Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow.
It's not a big deal.
"Do you want something more lively or something more ordinary?"
"If possible, it would be better to make it more lively. I've made it extremely shabby over the years, thank you so much..."
After hanging up the phone.
Xiao Chen subtly inquired about what kind of birthday gift Niu Qingqing would like.
"I don't want anything, I just want my siblings and I to be healthy and happy," Niu Qingqing said with a smile.
Xiao Chen was in a dilemma.
He doesn't understand girls' feelings.
He planned to ask Lin Qingxue, but due to the misunderstanding, he was reluctant to go to her in person.
“Brother Xiao Chen, my third brother and I have been away from the Niu family for many days. Aren’t we going back to visit?” Niu Qingqing asked Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen remained noncommittal.
“What’s the point of going back to the Niu family? Is there anything you’d want to miss there?” he said.
The brother and sister suffered greatly in the Niu family, and had almost no happy days.
Why go back and be looked down upon?
Niu Qingqing thought about it and realized there was really nothing to miss.
Being with her third brother was when she was happiest.
“I still have to go back. My mother’s ashes are still at the Niu family’s house. I have to go and get them,” Niu Qingqing said.
After taking her mother's ashes back, she no longer wanted to go back.
When are we going to pick it up?
"I want to go right now."
Xiao Chen pondered for a moment, thinking of the faces of the Niu family, and felt uneasy about letting Niu Qingqing go back alone.
"I'll go with you."
……
The Niu family is located on the western edge of Jinhu City.
The Niu family was a third-rate family, but even a third-rate family in the capital was considered to have some power. They also valued their reputation, so their residence was built to be quite luxurious, almost on par with the grandeur of a first-rate family.
Returning here after several days, Niu Qingqing was filled with emotion.
They are no longer illegitimate children who have to depend on others and are not well-liked...
Xiao Chen's status is now beyond measure; even the Yu family treats him with utmost respect.
Thinking about leaving this place that holds so many childhood memories, Niu Qingqing felt a little reluctant to leave.
There are surveillance cameras inside and outside the Niu family's courtyard. The brother and sister were spotted as soon as they stepped into the Niu family's premises.
Xiao Chen and Niu Qingqing arrived at the Niu family's gate and found it tightly closed, with a somber atmosphere.
The main gate of the Niu family compound is rarely closed.
Niu Qingqing stepped forward and pressed the doorbell next to her.
The beeping sound went off several times, but no one came to open the door for a long time.
Niu Qingqing was puzzled and pressed the button again.
While you're at it, knock on the door.
Several minutes passed before someone finally opened the door, and Xiao Chen frowned, wondering whether he should smash it down.
The person who opened the door was an old man with a fleshy face and an unfriendly expression.
This is the old steward of the Niu family, named Niu Hong.
Niu Hong was actually a person of Sun Yingrong, the matriarch of the Niu family.
When they were at the Niu family, this old man did a lot of things to help Sun Yingrong suppress the brother and sister.
He opened the door and saw Niu Xingxing and his sister, their faces grim.
"What are you knocking for? You're practically breaking the door!" Niu Hong shouted irritably.
He only opened the door a crack and did not let the two in immediately.
Niu Hong's reprimand made Niu Qingqing somewhat afraid.
From a young age, the two of them were often verbally abused by him, which left them with psychological trauma.
"Is this how you speak to your own young lady?" Xiao Chen said, his face darkening.
Niu Hong was taken aback.
Relying on the support of the matriarch of the Niu family, he has always treated his illegitimate children in this way.
This time, Niu Xingxing actually dared to question him...
Remembering his mistress's instructions, he immediately gave a cold laugh.
"If not this tone, what tone should we use?" Niu Hong sneered.
"Don't forget, you are nothing but illegitimate children who have no one to care for you, of low status. This is the only tone I will use to address you!"
Xiao Chen's gaze sharpened.
When he was in the Xiao family in the southern city, he was often bullied by wicked servants.
"Forget it, I just want my things back today. It's best not to cause any trouble," Niu Qingqing advised softly.
Xiao Chen then calmed down slightly.
"Butler Niu, please let us in..." Niu Qingqing looked at Niu Hong and pleaded, even using the word "please".
However, Niu Hong refused to budge an inch.
“Want to enter the Niu family? You can…” he said, “but according to the mistress’s instructions, you must kneel outside for two hours before you are allowed to come in.”
Niu Qingqing frowned.
"why is that?"
"Why? Why don't you know?" Niu Hong asked sarcastically.
"Don't you know how much disaster you've brought upon the Niu family?"
Niu Qingqing was completely confused and didn't quite understand.
"It's all because of that arrogant Niu Xingxing who dared to provoke the number one family in the West District, plunging the Niu family into dire straits!"
"That day, the eldest son of the Yu family personally led people to the Niu family to demand an explanation, saying that if they didn't hand over Niu Xingxing, they would deal with the Niu family!"
"The eldest young master and the cousin brought people to find you, and you actually dared to hit people. Both young masters and the Yu family members were injured, and you still dare to ask me why?"
"For such an unforgivable sin, the mistress only made you kneel for two hours, which is already too lenient... How can you not be grateful?"
Niu Hong launched into a barrage of questions, his outward appearance fierce but his inner weakness was palpable.
Niu Qingqing gave a strange look.
At the Lin family's eldest daughter's birthday party, the Yu family both respected and feared her "third brother," repeatedly apologizing and saying they would bring generous gifts to apologize in person another day.
Did the Niu family not receive the news?
As a result, the Niu family was on edge and filled with worry.
"Butler Niu, this matter is over, and the Yu family will not pursue it further," Niu Qingqing said with a smile.
"Bullshit!" Niu Hong glared.
"The Yu family is the most prestigious family in the West District. Are they so easy to mess with? This good-for-nothing Niu Xingxing dares to offend even the young master's fiancée. Isn't he just asking for death? Do you think the Yu family will let him get away with this?"
"Besides, even if the Yu family is truly blinded by greed and doesn't pursue the matter, the Niu family cannot let it go! How can the heinous crime of injuring the two young masters be easily forgiven?"
Niu Hong became more and more agitated as he spoke, and he was almost about to point his finger at Xiao Chen and curse him.
Meanwhile, someone was watching the surveillance footage from behind the scenes.
It was also they who instructed Niu Hong to intimidate him.
"You two, kneel outside for two hours before you come in to accept your punishment!" Niu Hong roared, then said coldly.
"If you dare disobey, you'll be in big trouble!"
He waited patiently for a reply.
They actually hoped that Niu Xingxing would rebel.
That would give them even more reason to take action.
Everyone stared at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen suddenly looked up, a wicked smile appearing on his face as he looked at the surveillance camera above him.
The three people behind the surveillance camera were instantly horrified.
"Could it be that he knows we're watching him?" The three were filled with doubt and surprise.
Outside the gate, Xiao Chen looked at the arrogant Niu Hong.
"What? Are you going to kneel or not?" Niu Hong demanded.
Xiao Chen smiled.
"You old bastard, you're nothing but a lackey, a dog's slave. What right do you have to speak to my brother and me like that?" he said coldly.
Upon hearing this, Niu Hong's expression instantly darkened.
"You little brat! What did you say? Dare to say it again?" he shouted, glaring at them.
Xiao Chen smirked, offered no reply, and simply kicked out.
"boom!"
The kick struck the iron gate directly, producing a loud thud.
Niu Hong, who was behind the door, was blasted away by the force emanating from the iron gate before he could even react...