Chapter 1602: It Was Let Slip After All

Xu Xiaoxiao had not expected that things could be arranged this way!

Once Xu Xiaoxiao came back to her senses, she offered an evaluation: "This tactic of yours is very clever; blocking is not as good as diverting."

"Sigh, when the husband at home is not worry-free, one can only think of more ways."

As she spoke, Jiang Baobao looked at Xu Xiaoxiao and smiled: "You wouldn't have this kind of trouble; Uncle doesn't like socializing, nor does he like to drink."

Hmm...

Jiang Chenghao indeed did not like to drink, only occasionally having a drink once in a while.

But if he drank too much... it was easy for something to happen.

Xu Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and did not say anything more.

But since the topic had been opened, Jiang Baobao could not help but continue: "If Beijue hadn't run into Uncle at the bar that day, who knows how much he would have drunk with his friends."

Xu Xiaoxiao had been listening in silence.

These words that followed made her freeze: "Cheng Hao was there too?"

Looking into Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes, Jiang Baobao realized that Xu Xiaoxiao very likely... did not know what happened that day...

Oh dear, had she let something slip?

Jiang Baobao hesitated for a moment, then tried to remedy it: "Going to a bar doesn't necessarily mean drinking and fooling around."

"Mm, I know he went to the bar to mislead Xu Zixin."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Baobao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She picked up her cup again and smiled: "So you knew all along; I thought I had let something slip."

"I just didn't know that Cheng Hao and Li Beijue ran into each other that day."

"Who's to say? If they hadn't run into each other, we wouldn't have known that Xu Zixin was so bold as to want to do something to Uncle!"

Recalling the scene at the time, Jiang Baobao still felt it was bad luck.

Just as Jiang Baobao was filled with righteous indignation, she noticed Xu Xiaoxiao looking over in surprise.

Then she asked: "Xu Zixin was there too?"

"Ah, you... didn't know that either?"

Xu Xiaoxiao shook her head very honestly.

Now, Jiang Baobao was completely confused.

She put down her cup and asked helplessly: "Xiao Xiao, do you actually know what happened that day!?"

"I only knew Cheng Hao went to the bar, but I didn't know he had already met with Xu Zixin."

So, she had let it slip after all!

Jiang Baobao sighed.

And after a moment of confusion, Xu Xiaoxiao muttered to herself: "Cheng Hao, why didn't you tell me?"

Sister Zhang added some water to the fruit tea again, and hearing this murmur, she teased: "He must have been afraid you'd get jealous."

Based on the two sentences Jiang Baobao had just said, Sister Zhang had already quickly imagined the scene in her head.

Hmm...

The scene was quite suggestive.

Xu Xiaoxiao didn't imagine anything; she just refuted Sister Zhang's words: "I'm not that narrow-minded, and besides, Cheng Hao was only playing along with Xu Zixin for my sake; I feel sorry for him, if anything."

"If that's the case... then why are you frowning?"

Prompted by Sister Zhang, Xu Xiaoxiao raised her hand to press her brow.

Afterward, she asked Jiang Baobao: "Was I frowning?"

"Mm, like a twisted pretzel."

Xu Xiaoxiao quickly relaxed her brow and said: "I make this little gesture whenever I'm curious about something in my heart."

What little gesture; it was clearly still minding it.

Jiang Baobao smiled but did not reveal the truth.

When her smile faded, Jiang Baobao said: "Whatever the reason is, just ask him yourself when Uncle gets back."

She did have to ask; Xu Xiaoxiao felt that there was definitely more than just this one thing that Jiang Chenghao was hiding.

Jiang Baobao could see that Xu Xiaoxiao was a bit distracted.

So she did not stay long, gave a few instructions to the housekeeper, and prepared to leave.

The housekeeper personally saw Jiang Baobao out.

But just as she stepped out the door, she heard an argument outside the iron gate.

One of the voices was very sharp.

Cheng Xueli had a fierce look on her face and shouted at a servant inside the iron gate: "I've come to see my daughter, what right do you have to stop me!"

"Without permission, we cannot let the two of you in."

"Pah, I see you're just keeping my daughter under house arrest; watch out, or I'll call the police!"

"You are welcome to call the police, but please do not make a scene outside our gate and disturb the peace here."

"You... you're just a servant, yet you really think you're someone, ordering me around!"

Cheng Xueli was truly furious and was hurling very nasty insults.

The housekeeper frowned as she listened.

In this situation, leaving through the front gate would definitely mean running into that shrew.

The housekeeper did not want Jiang Baobao to be harassed, so she suggested: "Miss, let's leave through the back gate."

Jiang Baobao felt agitated just hearing that voice, so naturally, she did not want to run into her.

Therefore, she did not object to the suggestion made by the housekeeper.

It's just that...

Jiang Baobao asked, "Do these two people come here often?"

"Ever since Miss Xu moved in, they have come to cause a scene from time to time, but the master has given orders not to let them in."

Not letting them in is the right thing to do.

With family members as noisy as that, if they were to see Xu Xiaoxiao, wouldn't they kick up a huge fuss?

But Uncle brought Xu Xiaoxiao here to give her some peace and quiet; if they come to make noise every day... she will surely feel uncomfortable.

Jiang Baobao thought for a moment and said, "Have someone shoo them away, and if they really make a scene, call the police right in front of them."

"This... will that be useful?"

"It will. Xiao Tang said that the Xu Family are only fierce in their shouting, but in reality, they are cowardly and afraid of trouble; just scare them a little, and they won't dare to act out."

The housekeeper nodded and took these words to heart.

Afterwards, he escorted Jiang Baobao as she left through the back door.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Cheng Xueli was exhausted from all the shouting.

Her throat was sore, her vision was blurry, and it felt as if her blood pressure had risen too.

Yet it had no effect whatsoever; the servants in front of her still showed no sign of opening the door.

After all, Father Xu still cared about saving face.

Seeing Cheng Xueli shouting like a shrew for so long, he could no longer hold his head up.

Seeing that his wife had the intention of stopping, he tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Why don't we go back for now?"

Cheng Xueli had no intention of stopping; she was just tired and needed to rest for a moment.

Now, upon hearing her husband's words, she immediately arched her eyebrows: "Go where? Today, I must see our daughter with my own eyes!"

When Cheng Xueli said this, she was righteous and confident.

It was as if the person inside Jiang Zhai were her own biological daughter.

Seeing this, Father Xu began to get a headache.

He wanted to persuade Cheng Xueli to stop making a fool of herself.

But at this moment, the housekeeper came around from the back door and said, "The two of you should go back."

Cheng Xueli immediately craned her neck and shouted, "We aren't leaving, we want to see Xiao Xiao!"

"If Miss Xu wanted to see the two of you, she would have come out long ago."

The implication of the housekeeper's words was that Xu Xiaoxiao did not want to see them.

A person with thin skin would usually have the sense to leave at this point.

But Cheng Xueli was thick-skinned; she didn't even change her expression as she pushed the problem back onto the other party: "It's also possible that you are holding her captive!"

"How could we possibly hold Miss Xu captive? She comes and goes as she pleases every day."

Comes and goes as she pleases...

These four words made Cheng Xueli narrow her eyes.

Jiang Baobao looked at the man in front of her, her heart feeling as if it had been pricked by a needle.