Chapter Eleven Zhang Family Couple

  The horse carriage had been traveling for about half an hour when it finally stopped with a "whoa" from the coachman. Someone came running up respectfully and said, "Young master, you're back! The old master was furious when he found out you weren't home, he said...".

  "What are you talking about? Are you looking for a beating?" Little Overlord said hastily.

  "The old master said, waiting for you in the study, and madam is not allowed to enter. It's necessary, it's necessary, to ask for family law."

  The little rascal's face finally changed, oh no, he shouldn't have sneaked out to play today, he must have been reported by the teacher and his dad. It's true, wasn't it just a matter of cutting off the teacher's beard while he was sleeping?

  Thinking of the punishment I'll receive soon, my face scrunched up like an orange peel. Sighing, I prepared to enter the mansion and get a beating. Just then, I heard a "Oh no" coming from behind the horse carriage.

  The little overlord turned back suspiciously, "How is there a sound in the car? You go take a look. Which little thief dares to be wild on Zhang's family territory."

  Xi Mei knew she had been discovered and obediently crawled out from under the horse carriage. Several people saw that it was a doll coming out, and they were all shocked.

  "Who are you? Why did you crawl out from under my family's carriage? Honestly, or I'll have my uncle throw you into the great prison." Zhang Zishang said proudly.

  She rolled her eyes in a place where he couldn't see, thinking to herself that at such a young age, his temper was so violent and wasn't afraid of getting a cerebral hemorrhage in the future. She tidied up her clothes and smiled sweetly at him: "Little brother, it's you who saved me. I think if Uncle knew you came back so late because of saving me, he definitely wouldn't punish you, and might even reward you."

  Everyone stared at Xi Mei in surprise, not expecting such a young child to speak so clearly. Xiao Ba Wang heard her say this and jumped up excitedly. "Right! How did I not think of that? Now Father won't hit me. Little guy, you're really my savior!"

  "Hey, little guy, you're not even as big as my older brother, yet you're acting like a grown-up. The naive one nodded and said in a cute tone: "Little bro, I've been out for a whole day. I'm afraid my mom will worry, can you take me home?"

  Zhang Zishang was stared at by the soft eyes of a little kid, and suddenly felt himself becoming much taller. He patted his own chest: "Alright, I'll take you there, but you have to wait for me to go home and tell my parents first." After saying that, he carried Xi Mei into the house.

  He thought to himself with a happy heart, now that's good, when his mother-in-law sees this porcelain doll, she'll definitely be so delighted that she won't be able to close her mouth from smiling. Not only will he be exempt from family punishment, but maybe his father will even give him two days off in high spirits.

  Mei Mei entered the door and saw a servant looking around, Xiao Bao Wang kicked him with one foot: "You blind thing, didn't you see that I, Young Master, have returned? Hurry up and inform Old Master and Madame. If you're still so useless, be careful or I'll whip you to death."

  "Yes, yes, I'm going, I'm going." The little servant rolled away. After a while, a loud and clear voice came from inside the house: "You dare to come back? Didn't you go to school today? How did Master say you ran away early? Huh? And you even burned Master's beard?"

  "Dad, I didn't burn anything, I just cut husband's beard. I saw his beard was so long and was afraid he would get it dirty while eating, I meant well." Zhang Zishang said with a wronged tone.

  "How dare you still try to talk your way out of this? Look at me today, I won't kill you, let you see what it means to respect and revere teachers. Don't run, you little rabbit!" The two people, one big and one small, started chasing each other in the living room.

  Here is the translation:

  After Zhang Zhongquan had run to the point of exhaustion, panting with his head down, his younger sister stood curiously in front of him. When he finally lifted his head, oh boy, she gave him a fright. There before his eyes was a little doll, her head tilted as she gazed at him, her big black eyes seeming to hold all the starlight from the sky. Her soft voice said: "Uncle, you're really amazing, able to run for so long! My dad can't even catch up with my second brother in the time it takes to drink a pot of tea before he's out of breath."

  In an instant, Zhang Zhongquan felt his waist straighten, "That is, when I was young..." He had just blown for a while and felt something was wrong. When did such a delicate little girl come to their home? How could he not know, wouldn't it be that his son had brought her back from someone else's home?

  "Hey, you little scamp! Tell me clearly, where did you kidnap a girl from? Although we've always wanted to give you a little sister but it never happened, you can't just steal someone else's child! Just wait and see, I'll beat you up! Where's the stick?"

  Sister Xi hastily went forward to hug his leg, "Uncle, uncle, it wasn't the young man who abducted me, but rather he saved me." After that, she recounted how she and her family were kidnapped when they left their house, and then she escaped. During her escape, she was rescued by his son again.

  "Really? Little girl, you're not fooling me?" Zhang's father asked in doubt. "Yes, of course! Look at how cute I am, how could I possibly lie? Brother, don't you think so?" She quickly pulled the bewildered Zhang Zishang along.

  "Right, right, that's what happened, I saved my sister." Although he didn't know when he had saved her either, whatever his sister said was the truth.

  The poor kid is hot-tempered but almost naive, whatever others say is what they think, and it's easy to fool them.

  "Uncle, I've been out for long enough, I have to go home now. My parents are still worried sick about me." Jiemei said.

  "Alright, you should head back home now. Losing such a clever child and your family isn't worried sick yet? Old Zhang, hurry up and prepare the horse, I'll personally escort Little Girl back home. Little Girl, what's your name?"

  "Uncle, I'm Xi Mei," the little girl replied sweetly. Only when Yu Guang saw Old Zhang go out to prepare did Xi Mei finally breathe a sigh of relief.

  At this time, footsteps were heard from the entrance. The father and son suddenly became flustered, Zhang Zhongquan was even more exaggerated, hugging Xi Mei and spinning around in circles. His mouth still muttering "Where to hide? Where to hide?"

  Before he could hide, a middle-aged beautiful woman walked in. Her face was like a full moon and her eyebrows were like willow leaves. Although her eyes were sharp, she didn't lose her loving expression when facing her son. However, the moment her eyes saw the baby in her husband's arms, her eyes suddenly sparkled with anger. She quickly stepped forward and snatched the baby away from him.

  "Where did Master bring such a lovely girl from? She's really to my liking, little girl, you be my daughter-in-law!" After saying that, he kissed the two sisters forcefully.

  Only now did Xi Mei realize why her father and son were so panicked when they knew that person had arrived. It turned out that Zheng Shi had been eager to have a daughter since she got married, but God didn't hear her wish, and she gave birth to three sons in a row.

  Because the youngest son was ill at birth, the doctor said that it would be very difficult to have another child in the future. Although the couple already had three sons, they were unable to produce a daughter, which had always been a heartache for them. Zheng's feelings were especially severe. Whenever she saw other people's clever and agile daughters, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

  Zhang's father sighed and went forward, wanting to hug Xi Mei back, but his daughter-in-law turned her head away, not giving him face. He had no choice but to step forward with a red face and explain: "Isn't this our son saving Xiao Yu's life outside? Now she's in a hurry to go home, and her family doesn't know what to do with anxiety! If you want Xi Mei so much, I'll bring one back for you tomorrow, how about that?"

  "I don't want to, I just want this little girl, she suits my taste, let her go and where can I find such a clever and beautiful little girl? You're fooling me."

  "Hey, you want to make Xi Mei your daughter? We have to ask her parents for their opinion too, we can't just take someone's daughter without being reasonable, right? Son, don't you think so?"

  "Yes, yes, Father is right." Heaven knows what his father just said. But now it seems to be a good thing, and in the future he will also have a sister, called the little fat man next door who has always boasted that he has a sister, can his sister compare with his own sister?

  He also has a sister now, who is soft and cute, and can call him "brother", haha.

  Xi Mei silently stared at these three eccentric family members, and had no choice but to speak up: "Uncle, I want to go home, I want to find my mother." Her voice was already trembling with tears.

  Zheng's mother saw that she was anxious and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, Mom is here, Mom is here." As soon as the words fell, she saw three people staring at her with wide eyes. Xi Mei thought to herself, this is really an eye-opener, Little Overlord actually inherited his mother's fierce gene.

  "Anyway, I'm going to acknowledge Xi Mei as my daughter-in-law, so what's the difference whether it's early or late? What are you waiting for, aren't we sending Xi Mei back home?"

  "Right, right, the carriage is ready, let's go. Zhi Shang, come on, we'll send your sister home together." The four of them got into the carriage and drove towards the city gate under the moonlight.