Chapter 644 Going Home
If this matter had nothing to do with the Zhu family, Chen Yang would not mind cooperating with them and improving Zhuque’s relationship with his family.
But if the Zhu family was truly the mastermind behind this incident, Chen Yang would not let them off.
The next morning, Zhuque left some money for Shi Wenli.
“Sister Wenli, stay at home these few days and don’t wander around. I’m going to the city.”
“We’ll discuss whatever it is when I get back.”
Shi Wenli looked at Zhuque with concern. She knew about Zhuque’s background.
This was a secret her own grandfather had told her before he died.
Now that Zhuque was back, Shi Wenli from the bottom of her heart did not want Zhuque to go to the Zhu family.
“Que’er, can you listen to me for a moment?”
Shi Wenli held Zhuque’s hands tightly and said word by word, “Since we’ve returned, that’s good enough. Don’t fight with them!”
“If we don’t provoke them, they won’t try to kill us.”
“If you don’t want to stay with me, the house on the mountain can be cleaned up for you to live in.”
Zhuque paused and chuckled, “Sister, don’t worry. I’m going to the city to handle some company matters with my boss, not to the Zhu family.”
Hearing this, Shi Wenli no longer stopped her.
Watching their retreating figures, Shi Wenli’s face was filled with worry.
Zhuque, this girl, hadn’t been seen for so long, but she was still the same as before, unable to lie.
Not going to the Zhu family?
If not, why was there such intense hatred on her face?
“Mom, where is Sister Que going? What Zhu family?”
Seeing his mother so worried, Shi Jingshan seemed to sense something was wrong.
“Your Sister Que is going home, back to the home that once kicked her out.”
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In Nanlong City, one could see a vermilion mansion gate by simply walking around the city.
That was the gate of the Zhu family.
Legend had it that this ancient city was founded by the Zhu family, and no one living in Nanlong was unaware of the Zhu family.
But similarly, everyone knew very well that the Zhu family’s gate was not something one could casually enter.
Although the Zhu family often organized charity events, even for guests, the Zhu family would never open their main gate to welcome them.
The last time the main gate was opened was decades ago.
“Hey, what are those two doing?”
“Damn, they’re knocking on the Zhu family’s gate!”
Chen Yang’s knocking immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers.
Some even shouted to remind Chen Yang, “Brother, your knock isn’t loud enough! Hit it harder!”
However, he was immediately slapped by his father.
“Dad, why did you hit me?”
“What do you mean? I told you not to stir up trouble. Do you really think these two don’t know that the Zhu family’s gate can’t be knocked on casually?”
This man’s father was clearly someone who had seen the world. He whispered to his son, “Let’s not even talk about their demeanor. Just look at their clothes and appearance. There’s a show to watch today!”
The gatekeeper of the Zhu family naturally heard the knocking. However, he did not immediately notify the head of the family. Instead, he opened the side gate to look outside.
“Who are you two? Do you know where this is?”
As soon as the gatekeeper finished speaking, he found the face of one of the women very familiar.
After realizing who it was, he immediately closed the side gate and ran towards the main hall.
“The eldest young lady is back, the eldest young lady is back!”
The entire Zhu mansion was immediately in an uproar.
Two young people in their early twenties frowned, “Big sister is back?”
“Didn’t big sister go to the upper city? Why is she back so soon?”
The gatekeeper heard these words, panting, and shook his head, “Young masters, it is Miss Zhuque who has returned.”
As soon as the name Zhuque was mentioned, the expressions of the two changed, but not with excitement, but with extreme unpleasantness.
“Zhuque? She still has the nerve to come back? Wasn’t she kicked out long ago?”
“It’s okay, third brother. I’ll drive this person away!”
The younger one finished speaking and was about to leave, but was immediately stopped by a shout from behind: “You stop right there!”
Everyone turned to look and a shiver ran down their spines when they saw the old master of the Zhu family.
The old master of the Zhu family tapped the man with his cane, “Zhuque is your sister, how can you speak like that?”
After speaking, the old master of the Zhu family said to the butler beside him, “Call everyone in the family together. Tell them there’s something important.”
“You two personally escort your sister in!”
Zhuque, who had been waiting outside and was getting impatient, was about to kick the door when Chen Yang stopped her.
There were so many people watching outside. If she really kicked open the Zhu family’s main gate.
Regardless of whether the Zhu family had done those things or not, the enmity between the two sides would surely be sealed.
Just then, the main gate of the Zhu family slowly opened. The gatekeeper who had opened the side gate earlier cupped his hands and said, “Eldest young lady, the master is waiting in the main hall!”
“Everyone else is on their way back.”
The few young men following behind the gatekeeper grunted and said nothing, looking sideways at Zhuque and Chen Yang.
Zhuque paid no attention to their expressions, but just as she was about to enter with Chen Yang, she was stopped by someone beside them.
Seeing this, the gatekeeper jumped up and said, “Fifth Young Master, what are you doing? The master said…”
The fifth young master of the Zhu family coldly snorted, “The old master said Zhuque can enter, but who is this man? Why should he be allowed to enter the Zhu family’s gate?”
“I don’t know where Zhuque found this wild man to dare bring him across the threshold?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuque kicked the threshold of the Zhu family’s gate.
Seeing this, the gatekeeper trembled and dared not speak.
The threshold, in a sense, was the face of the Zhu family, and the term “doorway” referred to this.
No one had dared to damage the Zhu family’s threshold from ancient times to the present.
This was a symbol of status.
However, after doing this, Zhuque did not enter first. Instead, she turned sideways and said to Chen Yang, “The Zhu family’s threshold is a bit old, I’ll help you dismantle it.”
Chen Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head. This girl Zhuque was making things difficult for him!
Nothing had been investigated yet, and she was already taking such a stance. It could be seen how much resentment Zhuque harbored towards the Zhu family.
Seeing that Zhuque had kicked and broken the threshold, several young masters of the Zhu family were furious.
“Zhuque, the old master letting you in now is giving great face to your eldest uncle. Don’t be ungrateful!”
“When you and your mother left the Zhu family back then, you were no longer members of the Zhu family!”
Zhuque looked at their ferocious faces, not only did she not get angry, but she suddenly burst into laughter.
“When did I ever say I was a member of the Zhu family?”
“Moreover, I have never considered this place my home.”
“If you really want to stop me, I think you can do it now. I just don’t know if you have the strength!”
As Zhuque spoke, her hands had already begun to exert internal force.
Seeing this, the gatekeeper quickly stepped in front of them and said with a smile, “We are all family. Miss is joking.”