"No way, right? It's been so long already." Jiang Wanru couldn't believe it. So much time had passed; how could something slip now?
"I'll go take a look."
Fang Manyin thought for a bit, then carried the fruit platter upstairs. She happened to overhear Xu Nianhua getting scolded, so she quietly came back downstairs and said, "Mom, it really is the kidnapping thing—Second Brother Xu found out, Nianhua's getting chewed out right now."
"What?"
Jiang Wanru exclaimed in surprise, then lifted her foot to go upstairs. After taking a few steps, she retreated and said, "I shouldn't go up. The more angry Second Brother Xu is, and the more he scolds Nianhua, the more it shows he's worried. Hiding this from Second Brother Xu was never right."
"Let Second Brother Xu vent a bit. Once he calms down, those siblings will be back to normal again." Jiang Wanru thought to herself, so she wasn't in a rush to go upstairs now.
