Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 1040 - 1044: Playing the Family Card Won’t Work

When Yuan Zining left, the friends who played with him chased the car far away, only stopping when they couldn’t see the car anymore.

Yuan Zining kept waving at them from the car window, shouting, ”I’ll come find you to play when I get a holiday.”

After sending him off, Yunyi started to tidy up the things her parents had brought, while thinking that when Huo Jingrui came back, she would have to tell him about the things the Duan family did, and also have him inform his parents, so they wouldn’t be kept in the dark.

Huo Jingrui came back early today: ”Yi’er, I’m back.”

The voice arrived before the person did, and before Yunyi could respond, she was already enveloped in Huo Jingrui’s embrace: ”I heard your parents came over?”

Leaning in Huo Jingrui’s arms, Yunyi softly uttered, ”Mm,” ”They came to check on me and to tell about the date set for my elder brother’s wedding.”

”The wedding date for your elder brother is set?”

”Yes, the ninth day of the first lunar month.”

Then Yunyi narrated the incident where the Duan family misled her parents: ”If my parents hadn’t mentioned it today, I wouldn’t have known the Duan family was trying to deceive everyone. You think such a big matter could be kept secret?”

”If it weren’t for the fact that our Huo family is related by marriage, plus the face for Third Brother, the matter would have been reported long ago. They actually dare to play tricks; I really don’t understand how Third Brother took a fancy to Duan Zhuangyu initially.”

The reason Yunyi didn’t take action was first because she knew Huo Jingrui definitely wouldn’t spare her, and secondly, she wanted to see what the Huo Family and Huo Gaodi would do.

”Don’t worry, the people I can’t bear to bully, why should I let them get bullied? Just wait and see.”

The two indulged in sweet talk for quite a while, then Huo Jingrui asked, ”Where’s Zining?”

”The master sent someone over to take him away.”

”Wasn’t he supposed to return to the city with us? Why did they come and take him away so early?”

Yunyi shared her guess: ”I estimate that the master took action against Zining’s cousin-in-law. Zining is destined to be exceptional, so the master naturally needs to teach him personally.”

Huo Jingrui nodded after listening, ”That Ding Zhinan and his wife indeed need to be sorted out.”

Yunyi looked up at him, ”Did you find out something?”

Huo Jingrui naturally wouldn’t keep secrets from his wife, so he recounted what Ding Zhinan and his wife did in the past to Yunyi.

”You mean, originally Aunt Jiang was sent by them to spy, but Aunt Jiang developed personal motives for her son, and now they’re fighting among themselves?”

”Yes, the master sent someone to bring Zining back; I guess wants to ask Zining’s opinion because, on the maternal side, it’s now just cousin-in-law Ding Zhinan.”

”Although Zining is young, his IQ is astonishingly high; if Ding Zhinan wants to play the emotional card, I fear it won’t work.”

”Mm, I know that Shao Guoqiang fundamentally has issues, it’s hard for him to escape this time.”

”That’s deserved retribution. If, according to your investigation, the master’s incidents are connected to Ding Zhinan and Shao Guoqiang, why keep such relatives around?”

”Let’s not talk about them. After experiencing so many things, the master won’t be lenient for Zining; let’s discuss something cheerful.”

”My elder brother is getting married on the ninth; what gift should we present?”

”A few days ago, I ran into Li Baihe; she asked me if I wanted any of the new batch of jacquard blankets that arrived at the Department Store. I asked her to reserve two sets. Originally, I was thinking of adding them to Jiayuan’s dowry, but since elder brother’s wedding is first, we’ll make them a wedding gift for him.”

These jacquard blankets are indeed in hot demand, and surely make a presentable wedding gift: ”Alright, let’s go with that. Oh, by the way, who is Li Baihe?”