Chapter 90: Qian Hongxin, Playing the Blame Game
The Yang family.
In the living room, Su Yunxin was anxious as she suppressed her excitement and worry. She rubbed her hands and stood up from the sofa from time to time to look at the door. Seeing no one come after a while, she frowned and murmured, “Why aren’t they here yet, it’s been so long. Second Sister, why don’t you call Hongsheng?”
“Third Sister, I called him five minutes ago and Hongsheng is already on the way. What’s the use in being anxious? Sit down and wait patiently.” Su Zhiqing looked helplessly at Su Yunxin, who was fidgeting.
“It’s only been five minutes, but why do I feel like an hour has pa.s.sed?” Su Yunxin said as she clutched her chest.
Su Zhiqing pulled Su Yunxin to the sofa and comforted her. “Okay, Third Sister, you’re just wandering around. Sit down first.” Her Third Sister was making her nervous, but she understood; if it was her son, Hongsheng, who was unconscious, she would be on pins and needles too.
“Ma’am, as a junior, I shouldn’t say anything, but I’m really worried that in your anxiety, you’ll fall into the trap of some crooks instead.” Qian Hongxin, who was sitting on the other end, couldn’t help but say, “You’re a highly intellectual person, how can you believe this feudal nonsense? Even Young Master Yang was probably fooled by that charlatan.”
“What do you want me to do?” Su Yunxin dropped her forehead into her palm sorrowfully. “Finding so many experts was useless. Should my son wait to die? I don’t care if this master is a liar or not. If he really is a liar, what is being tricked once or twice compared with a glimmer of hope for my son’s recovery?”
“Alright, Yunxin, Hongxin also means well. You, you were also too harsh with your words.” Yang Wenbin patted Qian Hongxin’s shoulder and said to him apologetically, “My wife is just too anxious, and once she’s anxious, her words aren’t pleasant. Don’t mind her.”
“How can that be? I totally understand how you feel, but I think this method is really too unreliable.” Qian Hongxin looked at Yang Wenbin, who was on the sofa, and hesitated. “Think about it; you’re a professor in the Department of Physics at A University. If word got out that you’re dabbling in feudal superst.i.tion, your reputation…”
Yang Wenbin followed Qian Hongxin’s train of thought, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method wasn’t reliable. If his son didn’t wake up after they tried this, his own reputation would conversely be affected, so he frowned and said, “Yunxin, I think this child is right. This method is really unreliable. Let’s forget it. When the time comes, I’ll get my friends who are in this area to find a few renowned foreign experts.”
“Still looking for experts; was everything before just for show?” Su Yunxin was unusually firm and shook her head. “I have to try no matter how unreliable it might be.”
Su Yunxin recalled how since her son’s mishap, those local and foreign experts tried countless times, but none of them could find a cause for his unconsciousness or explain it. They could only conclude that he was in a coma; she really didn’t find them convincing.
Moreover, Su Yunxin had investigated the Celestial Master whom Yang Hongsheng recommended. That Celestial Master was the one who solved the incident with the Zhou family’s kid and Hongsheng and his friend being possessed in this period of time. It also confirmed what Hongsheng said about the Celestial Master being capable.
Moreover, when she put the talisman on her son, she saw with her own eyes how the golden lines on the talisman turned black one after another before it eventually exploded into dust. Her son had also suddenly woken up for one moment. This was much more reliable than those so-called experts.
“Ma’am, the more impatient you are, the more opportunities there are for those crooks to take advantage.” Qian Hongxin frowned helplessly. He really felt that Ma’am was too stubborn and inflexible. “Furthermore, it’s impossible to prevent the current scam. If we try one thing on top of another, we might end up with double the loss before he’s cured.”
“Mom, what Hongxin says actually makes sense.” Liu Xinfang, who has been secretly crying these days, raised her head and hesitated. “Aren’t we just rus.h.i.+ng to give the swindlers money like this? I saw something about this sort of superst.i.tion fraud on the news just a few days ago.”
“Alright, I know you’re worried. I know my limits.” Su Yunxin looked at Liu Xinfang on the side and touched the back of her hand. “Xinfang, you’re pregnant, don’t think too much.”
“Ma’am…” Qian Hongxin still wanted to say something, but Su Zhiqing stopped him with a glance. She frowned at Qian Hongxin. Before, she had thought that this student of Third Brother-in-law’s was outstanding and smart, and diligent and obedient, with a boundless future ahead of him. How could he be so pedantic? It wouldn’t hurt to try. Her impression of this young man thus plummeted drastically.
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As soon as Yang Hongsheng stepped into the Yang family’s living room with Chi Shuyan, almost everyone sitting on the sofa stood up abruptly and looked at the two people at the door.
When they saw Yang Hongsheng enter with a young and extremely beautiful girl, they were stunned. It definitely couldn’t be such a young person. Filled with doubts, they looked at the door a few more times.
“Third Uncle, Third Aunt, this is the Master Chi I told you about.” Yang Hongsheng introduced Chi Shuyan helplessly when he saw everyone looking at the door.
The moment Qian Hongxin saw Chi Shuyan, he recalled the young lady he had seen at the restaurant. His eyes widened in surprise and panic. Seeing that everyone was looking at Chi Shuyan, he took a deep breath, lowered his head, and restrained the look in his eyes.
The others also stared suspiciously at Chi Shuyan as they sized her up. Chi Shuyan really looked too young. Even Su Yunxin was no exception; looking at how young this girl was, she wondered if she really could wake up her son. She worried about the gains and losses.
“Young lady, you look like you’re still a student?” Yang Wenbin asked.
Chi Shuyan was long accustomed to doubtful gazes like these and nodded without saying anything.
“Young Master Yang, are you serious? Letting such a young girl who’s still studying come and treat Feiyu; what on earth are your motives?” Qian Hongxin took a few steps forward with an agitated and mistrustful expression.
Everyone was stunned by Qian Hongxin’s sudden agitation. Yang Hongsheng was stunned and angry. “Qian Hongxin, what do you mean by that? Can it be that I, a member of the Yang family, still want to covet my Third Aunt’s family a.s.sets?”
“I didn’t mention names, hmph.” Qian Hongxin tried his best to quell his anger and said to Yang Wenbin and Su Yunxin on the side, “Teacher, Ma’am, I didn’t want to say this, but I can’t bear to see you cheated. Last time, Feiyu and I ran into this little girl and a little boy at a restaurant spreading rumors about Feiyu. One look and I knew that she was a swindler. Feiyu and I caught her red-handed, and she ran away out of guilt. I didn’t expect to run into her here today.”
Yang Wenbin and Su Yunxin were stunned. Who knew something like that would happen? It was no wonder Qian Hongxin was so angry.
“Could it be a misunderstanding?” Su Yunxin still trusted her own nephew more.
Qian Hongxin snuck a glance at Liu Xinfang, who immediately reacted. “Mom, I remember that Feiyu also told me about this last time. I just treated it as a joke and let it pa.s.s. I didn’t expect…”
Yang Wenbin and Su Yunxin’s faces immediately changed at Liu Xinfang’s words. If the words of the proud student, Qian Hongxin, convinced them a fraction, Liu Xinfang’s words immediately added 70% credibility.
The way Yang Wenbin and his wife looked at Chi Shuyan changed, from doubting her abilities to wondering if she really was a consummate swindler.