Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife-Chapter 145: The Bloodstained Lion!

Rested at home for a night.

In the morning, Lin Xi really wanted to sleep until noon, just like she said.

Chen Xiao didn't wake her.

During the days he wasn't in Dongzhou, he heard that Lin Xi had done a lot of things.

Her body was exhausted. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

After Chen Xiao got up, his mother had already made breakfast.

His father was mixing bait and arranging fishing rods.

He still remembered to take Lin Xi fishing.

Seeing Chen Xiao coming over, Old Chen asked, "Hasn't Xiaoxi gotten up?"

"Not yet. She's been so tired from work, and yesterday she even ran to the provincial city to pick me up. She's probably catching up on sleep now."

Old Chen nodded, then said with some concern, "There's something strange at Chen Yuan's house today. Many cars are going to his house, and they're bringing lots of things."

Chen Xiao also frowned, feeling that Chen Ding wouldn't be so foolish.

One Guo Qing alone could completely overpower Chen Ding.

After all, almost all of Chen Ding's business could be tied to Guo Qing.

Although Qingtian Architecture's headquarters is in Dongzhou, anyone who can handle such a large construction business like Guo Qing, with such wide connections, can easily control someone like Chen Ding.

So why was Chen Ding behaving so abnormally at this time?

What were those cars going to his house for?

Could it be that he wants to throw away those businesses and fight to the death with Chen Xiao?

While curious, someone suddenly ran in.

It was a boy around ten years old, who Chen Xiao remembered was also from the family of one of his younger cousins.

"Grandpa, Chen Ding's family brought people here!"

Old Chen immediately put down the fishing rod and grabbed the nearby hoe.

Chen Xiao pressed down Old Chen's hand and asked the boy with a smile, "Xiaobo, besides the people who came, who else is there?"

"It seems like they also brought a lot of stuff."

"What kinds of things?"

"I didn't see it all. My dad sent me to tell you guys. It seemed like there were cigarettes, alcohol, and lots of delicious food!"

Hearing about these things, Chen Xiao understood and said with a smile, "They're probably here to apologize."

The smart Chen Ding made a smart decision.

For a businessman, nothing is more important than his own life and wealth.

Sure enough, before long, Chen Ding came in with a big smile, bringing his father Chen Yuan with him.

As soon as he entered, Chen Ding bowed to Uncle Lie: "Good morning, Uncle Lie, and good morning, Chen Xiao."

Old Chen didn't speak, and Chen Xiao didn't make a sound either.

Chen Ding proceeded to instruct those people to bring all the things they were carrying inside.

Chen Xiao's mother came out upon hearing the noise, looking bewildered at the sight.

"Auntie, you must be busy with breakfast. Don't worry, we're here to apologize for what happened with Xiaoxi the other day and last night!"

After Chen Yuan said this, Chen Xiao told his mother something, who then quickly went back inside.

But Lin Xi had already woken up from the noise.

After quietly standing beside Chen Xiao, Chen Yuan walked up with an apologetic face and said, "Xiaoxi, I'm here to formally apologize. I shouldn't have made things difficult for you that day, and I definitely shouldn't have tried to hit you. It was very stupid of me. I'm used to being bossy in my daily life, but that day I was really out of line!"

Chen Yuan was sincere.

He suddenly felt fortunate that all he did that day was raise his hand and say harsh words.

If he had taken any real action, he knew the situation wouldn't be so easily resolved.

When he looked up at Chen Xiao, he didn't notice any change in Chen Xiao's expression, and it was the same with Lin Xi.

Soon, Chen Yuan realized he needed to do more.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuan went in front of Old Chen and Ah Ying: "Chen Lie, Ah Ying, all these years I've let you down as an older cousin! I forgot the elders' instructions, we should have been family. It's my fault for making the situation look so bad. I'm here to make it right!"

Saying this, Chen Yuan bowed deeply.

Old Chen's eyes were a bit red.

At this moment, he seemed to have let go of all the abuses and grievances he had suffered over the years.

He simply nodded silently, and Chen Ding happily helped his father up, then looked at Chen Xiao: "Chen Xiao, could you please put in a good word with President Guo?"

"For the business you've built over the years, it wasn't easy. I'll mention it to Guo Qing."

"That's good, that's good... Oh, right, we're planning to move those two stone lions at our house. Over the years, things have been going wrong at home, and we had a feng shui expert look at it, who suspected the stone lions might be the problem. But since it's a feng shui matter, we're having a feast at noon; we hope all of you can attend as family."

Chen Xiao pondered.

Old Chen had lived in the village all his life.

Facing Chen Yuan day in and day out, once the face and dignity were recovered, that would be enough; there's no need for a total fallout.

More importantly, open fighting is easy to defend against, but hidden arrows are hard to guard against; Chen Xiao didn't want Old Chen and his mother to be in danger in the village.

Looking at Old Chen, Chen Xiao said, "Dad, how about you represent our family at noon, while Xiaoxi, Mom, and I stay at home."

"Alright."

Chen Yuan didn't expect Chen Xiao to show up anyway.

Last night, after truly inquiring, he realized for the first time how terrifying his streetwise cousin really was.

One Guo Qing is far from the limits of Chen Xiao's connections!

"That's settled then. I'll send someone to invite Uncle Lie at noon. Uh... Uncle Lie, sorry for bothering you so early, carry on with your day!"

They apologized.

They said all the right things.

All the mistakes they admitted to, nothing was left out.

As he left, Chen Yuan felt much lighter.

Watching their departing figures, Lin Xi asked, "Will you ask President Guo to lift all restrictions on him?"

"No, just a little bit at a time. If everything is lifted, maybe they'll become arrogant again."

Lin Xi let out a long yawn, resting her chin on her mother's shoulder, "Mom, I'm going back to sleep for a bit; call me at noon, okay?"

Her mother chuckled and nodded: "Go ahead, but make sure to eat breakfast first. You young people always skip breakfast, it's not healthy!"

"Okay, okay, I'm going to eat!"

Lin Xi went back to the house, her mother following closely behind.

Old Chen was still somewhat in a daze, and Chen Xiao said with a smile, "Dad, are the fishing rods ready? I'll take Xiaoxi fishing in the afternoon."

"With your restless nature, what fish could you possibly catch? I'll come back after lunch."

Saying this, Old Chen continued fiddling with his precious fishing rods and carefully prepared special bait.

Chen Xiao shrugged helplessly and returned indoors to have breakfast.

Shortly after breakfast, Chen Xiao sat in the courtyard, able to hear the sounds of musical instruments from the village.

It seemed that Chen Yuan's family was moving the stone lions.

Thinking back to those early years when his third son drowned, and later his youngest son Chen Xianzu died of alcohol poisoning despite having a promising future.

Now, Chen Yao, the second son, was also in prison, with an unknown number of years to serve.

Given this series of events, it made sense for Chen Yuan's family to suspect there was a feng shui problem.

However, Chen Xiao and Old Chen didn't go to join the excitement; moving two stone lions wasn't something interesting to them.

But the musical sounds, after ringing for quite a while, suddenly stopped.

Old Chen, tidying up the courtyard, raised his head in surprise and mumbled, "Finished so soon?"

Chen Xiao also found it odd.

Not long after, the little informant Xiaobo came rushing to Chen Xiao: "Uncle!"

Seeing Xiaobo out of breath, Chen Xiao chuckled, "What's up, Xiaobo?"

"Uncle, isn't the pretty auntie a police officer?"

Chen Xiao nodded: "Yes, she is."

"Then quickly call auntie to come; the stone lion fell and crushed Grandpa Chen Yuan to death, and there's a head inside!"