Lin Xuecheng was also afraid that if things got too out of hand, Qing Wu might not leave after all.
“Mom, I’ll go shopping with you in a bit to cool down. I heard that Master Ye Yi’s new autumn custom collection is already on the market—if we go too late, we won’t be able to get our hands on it.”
Master Ye Yi’s works had always been priceless and unavailable on the open market.
Lin Xuecheng thought about how Qing Wu would never have anything to do with these upper-class luxuries again, and how she might have to wake up early to feed the chickens and sleep late grinding feed, and her heart was filled with immense satisfaction.
She curled her lips, her gaze landing on the person at the door, and deliberately let out a surprised gasp.
“Oh my, is this Qing Wu’s father? Why is he standing at the door…”
Everyone followed her gaze.
Outside the main gate stood a simple, honest-looking middle-aged man, wearing a suit covered in dust, with mud still caked on his leather shoes…
This person must have just come from the chicken farm in Qingshan County, right? He probably even had chicken droppings on him… The three members of the Lin family simultaneously showed looks of disgust and took a step back.
How utterly shabby!
Lin Xuecheng raised her chin, confident and smug. “Sister, from now on you’re going to live a hard life! What a pity—I was hoping you could come to my wedding with Brother Chuan…”
Qing Wu gave her a light, dismissive glance, a hint of pity in her eyes. “A sickness of the body can be cured, but a sickness of the mind cannot.”
With the way Lu Mingchuan played around, he’d been to the infectious disease clinic six times in two months. If Lin Xuecheng married into that family, she probably wouldn’t fare much better.
“What do you mean by that?”
Seeing that Qing Wu was still acting so high and mighty even as she was about to leave, the maid quietly approached with a basin of water in her hands.
The water seemed to carry a strange odor.
“Miss Qing Wu’s mouth is so filthy, you should wash it out before you go…”
The basin of water was about to be dumped on Qing Wu, but before Lin Xuecheng could even feel a surge of glee, Qing Wu sidestepped in a swift motion, grabbed the maid’s hand, and applied a gentle force—sending the entire basin of water splashing onto Lin Jingsheng’s family of three!
Lin Jingsheng’s mouth hung open, utterly stunned!
Lin Xuecheng was drenched from head to toe, momentarily too shocked to even react!
Qing Wu clapped her hands cleanly and took a step back. “You three really do need to wash your mouths out. No need to thank me.”
Qian Yuechang shrieked, “Qing Wu, have you lost your mind?! Get out of here right now! From now on, we have nothing to do with you!”
This daughter of hers was utterly lacking in upbringing—she was just mentally twisted because she was about to live a life of hardship!
Qing Wu’s eyes were full of mockery. “You never treated me as family anyway. Isn’t it ridiculous for you to say something like that?”
Last month, before the whole family had their physical examinations, Qian Yuechang had already bought a house in Ningcheng for Lin Xuecheng. At that time, she hadn’t spared a single thought for the fact that her “real daughter” in name was still Qing Wu.
Qian Yuechang knew Qing Wu’s words carried a hidden meaning, and whether it was guilt or anger she couldn’t tell, she snapped, “Just leave already! I’m still waiting to take Chengcheng shopping for autumn clothes. You ungrateful, ill-mannered little brat…”
With that, she pulled Lin Jingsheng and Lin Xuecheng inside and immediately slammed the door shut.
The middle-aged man standing outside the garden looked at the closed door, feeling that something was off.
Lin Jingsheng had stipulated that only luxury cars with recognizable brand names could enter the Lin estate. The security guard, seeing that the man’s car had no logo, had arrogantly ordered him to get out and walk to the villa’s front gate to pick up the person!
The Lin family may have some standing in Ning City, but their behavior was hardly gracious—it reeked of small-mindedness.
He shook his head and looked expectantly at Qing Wu as she approached, eager to take her away from the Lin family villa as quickly as possible.
“Miss, my car is parked outside. The Lin family said only luxury vehicles are allowed through the gate, so I’m afraid you’ll have to walk a short distance with me.”
Qing Wu nodded, got into the car with the middle-aged man, and fastened her seatbelt.
“Even though there’s an older sister in the household, you’re still the only legitimate daughter of our family. The master said that no matter what anyone else in the family thinks, you are the eldest miss! The other young masters and misses have no objections—from now on, your word is final in the household! I’m Old Zhou, the driver. Everyone is looking forward to your return!”
Old Zhou wanted to get close to Qing Wu, so he spoke with particular sincerity, a simple, honest grin fixed on his face.
Afraid she might be displeased, he explained everything in great detail.
Qing Wu frowned slightly. The family has its own dedicated driver?
This household didn’t seem to match Lin Jingsheng’s description.
She nodded at Old Zhou and said coolly, “Thank you for coming to pick me up. We can go now.”
Old Zhou was momentarily stunned, then a little dazed.
This was his first encounter with the eldest miss, but somehow it felt just right—she truly was the Shen family’s daughter!
Old Zhou beamed at Qing Wu.
“Miss, hold on tight! We’re in a hurry, so we’ll need to move fast.”
“Alright.”
The next second, Old Zhou pressed a button in the car.
The ordinary black sedan, still parked on the ground, rapidly transformed—a rotor emerged from the sunroof, and the entire vehicle morphed into a helicopter!
“Whirrrrr—”
A sudden sensation of weightlessness hit her as Old Zhou expertly piloted the helicopter into the clouds, vanishing into a speck of light!
Qing Wu: “?”
Old Zhou chuckled. “Startled you, did I? The old master gets carsick, so they specially arranged this little aircraft for him. It’s a bit cramped—hope you don’t mind, miss!”
Gets carsick, so they arranged an aircraft…
“As I recall, the Amphibious Helicopter-Sedan Transport Technology only passed its trial run last month.”
Hearing how well-informed Qing Wu was, Old Zhou grew excited at once.
“That’s right, that’s right—it was only deployed last month! Before I retired, I happened to be in the Air Force, so I came to serve as the old master’s driver. Heh heh.”
She knew about that technology—after all, last month she’d sent out her thesis data, and the recipients had quickly derived the correct experimental results based on it.
She hadn’t expected a finished product to appear so soon.
Nor had she expected to see it here, among her own family. The Shen family was by no means an ordinary household.
Qing Wu gazed at the clouds outside the window. The azure sky was immaculately clear, and the Lin family villa soon vanished from her sight.
Throughout the ride, Qing Wu said nothing. Aside from glancing at her phone for a while, she spent her time doodling on sheets of paper.
Old Zhou stole a few looks and noticed that the papers she held were all blank—the pen in her hand seemed to have run out of ink. Not a single mark appeared on the white sheets.
Old Zhou frowned repeatedly at the sight.
The Lin family couldn’t even prepare a pen for the eldest miss—how stingy could they be!
Old Zhou slapped his forehead and pulled a document from his pocket.
He hadn’t even gotten the chance to step through the door earlier and had forgotten to hand over the thank-you gift the Shen family had prepared. This document was a contract worth ten billion, complete with connections and resources attached!
“Miss, your parents prepared some modest gifts for the Lin family, but just now… would you like to have them replaced?”
“No need. I’ve already given them a gift, and from now on, I have no connection with the Lin family.”
Qing Wu spoke the truth—no matter how fine the gifts, they would be wasted on the Lin family. What she had given them was something truly valuable; a few sheets of paper were more than enough!
Old Zhou was taken aback, then nodded in understanding.
Miss appeared so refined and well-mannered, yet she could speak such words—it was clear the Lin family had not treated her well!