Chapter 267
Chapter 267: What If I Insist on Stooping to Her Level?
“What are you all doing here?” Du De Sheng seemed very familiar with them. Seeing them, he showed a bit of surprise and walked over to greet them.
Leading them was a man in his fifties or sixties, dressed in simple casual clothes. He had sharp brows and bright eyes, with clear features. Even though he was older now, you could still see how handsome he must have been when he was young.
“You, the main character, have been gone for so long. How could we not come over and take a look?” the man said. He glanced lightly at the people gathered around and at Madam Kou, then added: “I did not expect that as soon as we came over, we would get to watch such a good show.”
Du An Rao’s gaze swept over them, and her eyes narrowed slightly.
[Who are these people? They have so much accumulated merit on them. This is the first time I have ever seen this much accumulated merit on someone else.]
She had seen a similar golden light of merit on Du Bi Xiao before, but the accumulated merit on that girl was nothing compared to these people. The light coming off them was so bright that she almost could not keep her eyes open.
When the Du family members and Xi Jing Yue heard this, they all instinctively looked over at the people still talking with Du De Sheng. Thinking of what Du De Sheng had done in the past, they more or less guessed who these people were.
Du An Rao was also guessing, but rather than rely on vague guesses, she preferred to look for clear answers herself.
Noticing that Steward Uncle was also following behind this group, and guessing that he had been the one to receive them earlier, Du An Rao quietly shuffled over in small steps to stand beside Du Miao and asked in a low voice: “Uncle Miao, who are these people? They seem very close to Granduncle.”
“Them? They are all old acquaintances of Ninth Master from back in the day.” Du Miao lowered his voice and briefly told Du An Rao who they were. The more she listened, the brighter her eyes became.
[I had been searching high and low and could not find them, and now they just show up at my door on their own. I was still worrying about how to find these people, and they actually came to me!]
“Uh… this…”
The Du family members traded looks, their eyes full of confusion. What did their An An want with these big shots? What was going on that they did not know about?
Only Xi Jing Yue knew the truth of the matter. He more or less guessed the real reason this group had come here and, without thinking, glanced at Du De Sheng not far away.
Back when he heard Du An Rao mention the golden light of merit on these people, Du De Sheng had already guessed something. He had also taken in her small movements when she headed toward the steward. Now, hearing her happy little sigh, his gaze flickered, and he smoothly stopped the original topic, saying: “A junior in the family got into a small argument with someone. I am afraid we have made you all laugh.”
One of the men said politely: “Elder Du, you are being too serious. There are so many people here for the wedding banquet, and all kinds of people mixed in. It is normal if one or two unpleasant ones slip inside. Just send them away.”
He was still putting it very mildly. To take advantage of someone else’s happy event, come into the host’s home, step on their face, and badmouth them behind their backs was not just “unpleasant”. It was downright hateful and disgusting.
Du De Sheng smiled when he heard this and waved at Du Miao: “Go find the person who brought her in.”
At this moment, Madam Kou still did not know exactly what was happening, but when she heard Du De Sheng’s words, her heart began to pound wildly. Her first instinct was to hurry and leave this place.
Unfortunately for her, the Du family members and these newly arrived big bosses were all blocking the only exit. Even if she had wings, she could not fly out now. She could only wait in fear and panic for her son to arrive.
The one who had brought Madam Kou to the wedding feast was of course her eldest son, Kou Hua Qing. However, the invitation had actually come from Kou Hua Qing’s father-in-law.
Because his mother-in-law had suddenly felt unwell and could not come, Kou Hua Qing had thought of letting his own mother come in her place. That way she could see a bit of the world, and at the same time he could bring her out in front of his business partners to show off how filial he was and polish his reputation.
It was only a wedding banquet, and they had attended such things before. There should not have been any big problems.
Who could have guessed that his loose tongued old mother would, with one careless moment, deliver him such a huge “gift”!
When Kou Hua Qing, his wife, and his father-in-law received Du Miao’s summons, they were still rather confused. Some business partners nearby had recognized Du Miao’s identity and were deliberately flattering them, so the three of them were feeling quite pleased, thinking they had accidentally run into great luck and been noticed by a big shot. They felt they were about to rise to the top and take their whole family up with them.
But only when they were almost there did they learn the whole story from Du Miao’s “kind” reminder. Their legs nearly gave out on the spot. They wished they could vanish into thin air and cut ties with Madam Kou right away.
Sadly, disappearing was impossible.
No matter how terrified they were, they still had to follow the steward over to stand in front of Du An Rao and the others and clean up this mess.
“Elder Du, gentlemen…” Kou Hua Qing’s father-in-law, whose surname was Xiong, was usually someone whose word was law in his own company. But in front of these big shots, he was like a small underling, bowing and scraping and flattering them with all his might.
Kou Hua Qing felt very uncomfortable inside, but even more than that, he was nervous and afraid. After all, the one who had caused this disaster was his own mother.
As the host and also the person who had been slandered, Du De Sheng gave him a cold glance and said with a short laugh: “A’Miao should already have told you what happened here before you came.”
At these words, Mr. Xiong’s back bent even more. “Yes, before we came, Butler Du already told us the whole story. It is true that my in-law Madam was in the wrong. I hope Lord Du will be generous and not lower yourself to the level of a rough woman like her.”
“And what if I insist on stooping to her level?”
Mr. Xiong’s heart gave a hard thump, and cold sweat poured down his forehead. “Even then, she was the one who was wrong first. However you want to deal with her will not be too much. Since she did wrong, she should naturally apologize to you and Madam and ask for your forgiveness.”
By now, Madam Kou did not dare make a sound. Seeing her in-law, who usually could not be bothered to look at her straight on, acting so small in front of Du De Sheng and the others, she finally, belatedly, realized that she had really offended someone she could not afford to offend.
And this person could easily ruin her, ruin her son, and even ruin the family of the wife that her son relied on!
Du De Sheng stared at Mr. Xiong with a deep look for a long moment, until the man was shaking on his legs and his face had gone pale. Only then did he let out a cold snort.
“You are quite quick on the uptake. As for apologizing, forget it. I do not want my wife’s ears dirtied by those filthy words on such a good day.”
“I understand, I understand.” Mr. Xiong did not even dare lift a hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He nodded over and over. “Please rest assured, I will never let her have another chance to appear in front of you and Madam and upset you.”
“Good. The house is busy today, so we will not keep you. A’Miao, see our guests out.”
Although Du De Sheng’s words sounded polite, he was in fact kicking this whole family out.
Du Miao stepped forward at the right time and said: “Everyone, this way please.”