Chapter 319

When Xiao Changqian heard this, he immediately cursed angrily, "Ma Lan, stop your damn slandering here!"

Ma Lan also got anxious and blurted out, "Oh, you don't believe me, do you? Fine, I'll tell you, if you can find Qian Hongyan, I, Ma Lan, will admit defeat!"

Xiao Changqian blurted out, "What do you mean?"

Ma Lan scolded, "Figure out what I mean yourself. I'm annoyed right now and can't be bothered to talk to you!"

After speaking, Ma Lan immediately hung up the phone.

Listening to the busy signal on the phone, Xiao Changqian was so angry he almost threw his phone.

Xiao Hailong stopped him in time and blurted out, "Dad, don't be impulsive. The most urgent task now is to find Mom first!"

Xiao Hailong did not know that his mother had already been sent to the mountain gullies of Jinxi; with the Xiao family's meager abilities, they would never be able to find her in this lifetime.

At this time, Xiao Weiwei on the side also advised, "That's right, Dad! Why are you getting angry! What did that stinking woman Ma Lan say?"

Xiao Changqian said irritably, "Ma Lan said your mother kept a young lover and ran off with him!"

"Ah?!" Xiao Hailong, Xiao Weiwei, and Old Mrs. Xiao were all shocked!

"Keeping a young lover?!" Old Mrs. Xiao shouted angrily, "Is this true?"

"I don't know either, Mom!" Xiao Changqian was anxious and angry, blurting out, "That's what Ma Lan said on the phone. She also said that Hongyan only lied to me about setting a trap for her to win money, but in reality, Hongyan was setting a trap for me to let my guard down, so she could buy time and opportunity to elope!"

Xiao Hailong blurted out, "That surnamed Ma dog is slandering! How could my mother keep some young lover! It's even more impossible for her to elope with one!"

Xiao Changqian's expression was a bit strange, and he said coldly, "Who can say for sure? Now that I think about it carefully, your mother's actions were indeed a bit suspicious!"

"How so?" Xiao Hailong and Xiao Weiwei asked hurriedly, "How was Mom suspicious?"

Xiao Changqian said with a gloomy face, "Your grandmother kept wanting me to give eight million to the family. Your mother didn't want to give it, so she suggested transferring the money to her first. Then I told your grandmother that the money was being redeemed by a financial manager, which is why I transferred all fifteen million of the family's money to her!"

Old Mrs. Xiao's eyes widened in anger, and she slapped Xiao Changqian across the face, cursing furiously, "Didn't you tell me you only had ten million?!"

Xiao Changqian had been in a rush just now, so he had blurted out the truth. Now that he had been slapped, he felt aggrieved and angry, blurting out, "Mom! Wasn't that your own estimate that I had ten million? I didn't say that!"

Old Mrs. Xiao cursed angrily, "Then why didn't you tell me the truth?! I am your mother! Why didn't you give me the bottom line and tell me how much money you actually have?!"

Xiao Changqian was speechless.

In the end, it was indeed he who had hidden his own capital amount; there was no arguing that.

Old Mrs. Xiao was furious and said coldly, "I always thought you were different from your younger brother, thought you were more capable, had more means, and had better vision than him! But I didn't expect that you would even dare to lie to me!"

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Xiao gritted her teeth and said, "Do you know what it means to be too clever for your own good now? You didn't give your own mother the bottom line, but instead gave all the money to that wife of yours. Now it's great, she's run off with the money, and we're all finished!"

Xiao Weiwei bit her lip and said, "Grandma, my mother is not that kind of person!"

Old Mrs. Xiao sneered, "Not that kind of person? Then where is your mother? Where did she go? Why did she disappear at this time?"

As she spoke, Old Mrs. Xiao asked aggressively, "Also, your mother kept saying she was finding people to set a trap for Ma Lan. Why did the people who set the trap with her also disappear? Only Ma Lan is still fine? This proves that there is something very fishy about this matter!"

Xiao Hailong blurted out, "Could it be Ma Lan's doing? Could it be that she turned the tables and dealt with my mother and the others who were setting the trap for her?"

Old Mrs. Xiao said with disgust, "Ma Lan? A shrew like her, where would she have such ability? Only a fool like your second uncle would be schemed against by such a shrew! I won't comment on your mother's character, but her intelligence is ten times that of Ma Lan. If she really wanted to play with Ma Lan, Ma Lan would only be the one being played!"

Xiao Changqian's expression was uncertain; he now highly suspected that his wife had run off with the money!

Except for this explanation, nothing else made sense!

Four people, they couldn't just evaporate into thin air, could they?

Even if they evaporated, there should be some shadows or clues left behind, right?

Combined with the fact that Qian Hongyan had fifteen million in cash, he felt even more that Qian Hongyan might have betrayed him.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "No, I have to go find Ma Lan and ask her clearly in person!"

Old Mrs. Xiao angrily hit Xiao Changqian on the back with her cane and cursed, "Hurry up and go ask clearly for me, then find that stinking woman Qian Hongyan and bring her back! Even if you can't find her, you must find that fifteen million for me. If the money can't be found, don't come back either! Just pretend I never gave birth to you as a son!"

Xiao Changqian had to nod and say, "Alright, alright, I'll go right now!"

Old Mrs. Xiao suddenly said, "Don't rush! I'm going with you!"

Xiao Changqian said in a breakdown, "Mom, what are you going for! Don't come along and add to the chaos!"

"I'm adding to the chaos?!" Old Mrs. Xiao cursed angrily, "You've squandered all the money, and now you say I'm adding to the chaos? I'm telling you, I must go this time! If you don't solve this matter for me, I will live at Changkun's house from now on and sever the mother-son relationship with you!"

Xiao Changqian had grievances he couldn't voice, so he could only nod and say, "Fine, fine, fine, then let's go together!"

Both of them were extremely anxious; they went out, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for Ma Lan's house.

Ye Chen and his father-in-law were sitting on the sofa watching TV. His mother-in-law, Ma Lan, was alone in her room, burying her head in the quilt and sobbing, still heartbroken over her two million plus in cash and that broken jade bracelet.

At this moment, a loud banging on the door suddenly came.

Ye Chen stood up and opened the door, finding Old Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Changqian standing there. He frowned and asked, "What are you here for?"

Old Mrs. Xiao felt sick with anger when she saw Ye Chen and cursed furiously, "You loser, get out of my way and let Ma Lan come out!"

Ye Chen frowned and said coldly, "Old woman, our family has already severed ties with you. You are not welcome here!"

"What did you say?!" Old Mrs. Xiao cursed angrily, "Who gave you the nerve? How dare you be disrespectful to me?!"

Ye Chen said coldly, "Do you still think you are the head of the Xiao family from before? Everywhere you go, you have that arrogant air of being the only one who matters? Let me tell you, you are not welcome here, get out!"

After speaking, Ye Chen moved to close the door.

Xiao Changkun heard the commotion at this time and ran over.

Seeing the two people at the door, he couldn't help but frown and ask, "What are you here for?"

Old Mrs. Xiao snorted coldly and asked with full authority, "Changkun! Do you still have me, your mother, in your eyes?"

Xiao Changkun was startled and said, "You were the one who wanted to sever ties with me. You should ask yourself if you still have me, your son, in your eyes."

Old Mrs. Xiao's expression was very ugly, and she blurted out, "Blood is thicker than water! No matter what, I am your mother!"

Xiao Changkun had suffered enough grievances from the old woman for so many years and said angrily, "When you were annoyed with me, you wanted to sever ties. When you need me, I'm your mother at any time? Sorry, I don't want a mother like that either!"

After speaking, Xiao Changkun turned around and went back into the house.

Ye Chen looked at Old Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Changqian, smiled slightly, and said, "You heard my father-in-law's words. Please go back!"