Chapter 425: Accompany me to report to the police

Ma Lan, who was covered in bruises, was also hungry to the point of being back-to-back.

At noon, Ye Chen had just made the food, and she hadn't even eaten a bite before she was caught by the police.

After tossing and turning all afternoon until now, plus the fright and beating, her physical strength was consumed greatly, so she was even hungrier.

So she crawled over carefully, took a lunch box from the plastic basket, and was just about to eat in the corner by herself, when Zhang Guifen suddenly shouted at her, "Ma Lan, what are you doing?"

Ma Lan hurriedly said, "Big... Big sister, I want to eat..."

"Eat?" Zhang Guifen shouted, "You bastard who doesn't respect your mother-in-law, you still have the face to eat?!"

"I... I..." Ma Lan choked up instantly, but didn't know how to answer Zhang Guifen's question.

Zhang Guifen scolded with dissatisfaction at this time, "What 'I' what? Come here!"

Ma Lan could only walk to her side staggeringly, nodding and bowing, "Big sister, what are your orders..."

Zhang Guifen snatched the lunch box from Ma Lan's hand and said coldly, "People like you don't deserve to eat, get lost."

When Ma Lan heard this, she cried and said, "Sister, I only ate something in the morning today. I'm almost hungry to the point of fainting. Please have mercy and let me eat two bites..."

"Eat?" Zhang Guifen laughed, "You are someone who lives in Tomson First Grade, isn't it a drop in status to eat this kind of food?"

Ma Lan cried, "Sister, I'm really hungry. Please have mercy and let me eat two bites. You can't watch me starve to death..."

Zhang Guifen said coldly, "Don't worry, you won't starve to death if you don't eat for two or three days."

Ma Lan pleaded, "But I'm really hungry..."

Zhang Guifen questioned with disgust, "Are you done yet? I'm telling you, you'd better get lost. If you say one more word, do you believe I'll beat you to death now?"

Ma Lan looked at Zhang Guifen's fierce appearance, trembled in her heart, and the aggrieved tears fell instantly.

She was afraid that Zhang Guifen would beat her again, so she could only hide in the corner by herself, watching Zhang Guifen eat her portion of food spoon by spoon...

At this very moment, Ye Chen was preparing dinner in the big kitchen of Tomson First Grade.

Xiao Churan and Dong Ruolin came back together. As soon as Dong Ruolin arrived home, she ran to the kitchen, saying, "Oh, I'm causing you trouble by coming to live in your house, so let me help with more housework!"

After saying this, she had already drilled into the kitchen and asked Ye Chen shyly, "Is there anything I can help with?"

Ye Chen said, "You don't need to help, go out and watch TV with Churan."

"But I don't want to watch TV!" Dong Ruolin said shyly, "I just want to help you, even if it's just helping out."

Ye Chen knew what she was thinking, so he hurriedly said, "Really don't need to, I'm used to cooking by myself. You go out and sit and wait for dinner."

Just as he was speaking, Xiao Churan walked into the kitchen and asked Ye Chen, "Ye Chen, have you seen my mom?"

"No." Ye Chen asked with feigned surprise, "What's wrong? Mom isn't back yet?"

"No." Xiao Churan said, "I thought she went to a party with friends, but just now her friend called me and said that my mom couldn't be reached since the afternoon. They were waiting for her to confirm the dinner, but they couldn't find her no matter what. I asked Dad, and Dad said he didn't know where she went, so I thought I'd ask you."

Ye Chen said lightly, "I really don't know where Mom went. She asked me for money at noon, saying she was going to eat with friends, but I thought, Dad is in charge of the money now, so I said it had to be with Dad's consent. Dad didn't let me give it to her, so I didn't, and Mom was a bit angry."

Xiao Churan nodded thoughtfully and muttered to herself, "That's a bit strange. Not at home, and didn't go to a party with friends, then where could she have gone..."

Ye Chen shrugged and said, "Maybe she went to play mahjong somewhere?"

Xiao Churan said, "That wouldn't mean her phone is turned off, and she can't be reached. That has never happened before."

"What if her phone is out of power?" Ye Chen said, "Don't worry for now, Mom is an adult, she should be able to take care of herself."

Xiao Churan sighed, "Although she is an adult, her style of doing things is not as good as a child's. I'm really afraid she'll cause trouble everywhere."

Dong Ruolin asked in surprise, "Auntie is missing?"

"Yeah." Xiao Churan said worriedly, "Her phone can't be reached, and I asked around, but no one has seen her."

At this time, Xiao Changkun poked his head in and asked in surprise, "Why are you all in the kitchen as soon as you get back? I was going to ask you to come and drink tea with me."

Xiao Churan asked him, "Dad, has Mom contacted you? It's so late, why isn't she home yet?"

As soon as Xiao Changkun heard her ask about Ma Lan, he sneered and said unhappily, "Who knows, don't worry about her. Maybe she's causing trouble for us somewhere again."

Since learning that Ma Lan had lost all the family's money, Xiao Changkun's dissatisfaction with Ma Lan could no longer be hidden.

These past few days, every time he saw Ma Lan, he thought about how she had lost all the family's money, so he wished Ma Lan would go out and go crazy, so he wouldn't have to see her and feel annoyed.

Xiao Churan sighed helplessly and said, "Dad, I know Mom was wrong, but Mom has already apologized, and she knows she was wrong. Don't be angry with her anymore. What if Mom is forced by you to run away from home?"

"Run away from home?" Xiao Changkun sneered disdainfully, "If she could really run away from home, I would go to Luohan Temple to burn incense and thank Buddha tonight. It would be best if she could evaporate from this world like Qian Hongyan, then I would be truly liberated!"

When Xiao Churan heard this, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness. The relationship between her parents had reached this point.

After a moment of silence, she said, "Dad, no matter how wrong Mom is, you have walked together for more than twenty years. Can't you forgive each other?"

Xiao Changkun waved his hand, "Forgive her? Doesn't exist. I will never forgive her in my life!"

After saying this, Xiao Changkun walked out slowly with his hands behind his back.

Xiao Churan sighed for a long time, hesitated again and again, and then said to Ye Chen, "Ye Chen, you know many people in Jin Ling, and that Master Hong Wu seems to have a good relationship with you. Can you ask her to help check? See if anyone has seen Mom."

Ye Chen said, "Wife, children playing outside will sometimes play late. Mom just went out for an afternoon, what's there to worry about? She used to play mahjong, sitting at the mahjong table, and wouldn't get up until she played eight rounds. What if she really went to someone's house to play cards? Even if you turn Jin Ling upside down, you might not be able to find her!"

Xiao Churan pursed her lips and thought for a long time, then said, "Alright then, let's wait a bit longer. If she's not back by ten o'clock, I'll report it to the police!"

"Report to the police?" Ye Chen said awkwardly, "That's not necessary, right? The police are very busy. It's better not to trouble them with this kind of thing."

"How can that be." Xiao Churan said seriously, "Auntie has been missing and hasn't been found yet. What if Mom is the same as her! If I still can't see Mom or reach Mom by ten o'clock, you accompany me to the police station!"