Chapter 508: 508. Chapter 508: Aren

508. Chapter 508: Aren't you afraid my father will be restless in the underworld?

He heard Qian Qiuyue ask.

Hu Shi said, "Where else could he be? Isn't he just following his mother? But at this moment he should be at the Wenwu Academy."

He heard the words.

Hu Qi said, "You're really clueless, Cheng Jinyu is, no matter what, a descendant of your Liang Family, how could you let Cheng Xianglan take him away? How could you let him take Cheng Xianglan's surname?"

Hu Shi's face fell.

"How could we have imagined Cheng Jinyu would have such a fate? He didn't like studying as a child, his temperament was bad, and on top of that his father died, we…"

To put it bluntly, the reason they acted that way was: first, they thought Cheng Xianglan and her group were a burden; second, they feared Cheng Jinyu, when grown, would split the inheritance with them.

Their family isn't very wealthy, but it's not an ordinary household either.

Qian Qiuyue murmured softly, "He doesn't even get along with you, could he marry Ling Er from our family?"

"What did you say?"

"The younger sister asked us to come; could she possibly not have thought it through?"

Hu Qi scolded Qian Qiuyue.

Qian Qiuyue, feeling uneasy, shut her mouth.

Hu Shi found it hard to speak about this matter; after a while she finally said, "Brother, I want to speak privately with the elder sister-in-law."

"What is there that I'm not allowed to hear?"

Hu Qi replied to Hu Shi offhand.

He saw Hu Shi about to speak but stopped.

Qian Qiuyue told Hu Qi to take the daughter and wait outside.

Hu Qi, unwilling yet reluctantly, went out with Hu Qingling.

The door closed.

Hu Shi lowered her voice and said, "Third sister-in-law, we're all family, so I won't beat around the bush. You also know Cheng Jinyu's relationship with us isn't good; if we let him marry Ling Er directly, he would definitely refuse, so…"

If she weren't afraid that Qian Qiuyue would be uneasy.

Why go as far as telling her?

Is there anything else Qian Qiuyue doesn't understand up to this point?

Qian Qiuyue pretended to be angry and said, "Little sister, Ling Er is your niece; if Cheng Jinyu refuses to acknowledge, wouldn't her whole life be ruined?"

Her words had just left her mouth.

Hu Shi said to her, "Elder sister-in-law, if this actually happens, Cheng Jinyu won't refuse, unless he gives up his own future. Although he passed the martial exam, he still can't act recklessly; if it spreads, can he still keep his Martial Scholar title?"

Exactly!

Cheng Jinyu is now a Martial Scholar.

Agreed.

Hu Shi asked Qian Qiuyue to tell this matter to Hu Qi and Hu Qingling.

"Can this work?"

Hu Qi also felt uneasy.

Hu Qingling's face turned bright red.

She whispered, "Fourth aunt, I'm afraid…"

Hu Shi grasped her hand and said, "Don't be afraid, we'll back you up."

Cheng Jinyu doesn't know about this.

He, as usual, left school and went home, then did his homework while waiting for Cheng Xianglan to return so they could have dinner together.

Cheng Xianglan is to return a bit earlier today.

Cheng Jinyu, seeing she returned a bit earlier than usual, couldn't help being curious: "Mother, why are you coming back earlier than usual today?"

"Business isn't that good today, and also, I won't say more; you can see for yourself."

Cheng Xianglan, speaking, handed the letter in her hand to Cheng Jinyu.

Cheng Jinyu took it, opened it, and frowned: "What are they planning, moving dad's tomb to the Imperial Capital!"

"No matter what they're doing, he's still your father; go take a look."

Cheng Xianglan feared Cheng Jinyu wouldn't go; the Xiao family pointed out his faults, spreading rumors of his unfilial behavior.

The next day they went to the Liang Family.

The Xiao family greeted them with smiles, then led them to the tomb.

Looking at the newly built tomb.

Cheng Jinyu clenched his hand and said, "What are you thinking? Aren't you afraid my father will be restless in the underworld?"