Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside
Chapter 366 - 349 Scaring you guys (first update)

Chapter 366: 349 Scaring you guys (first update)

Chu Qing of course understood that the arrival of the police meant a search was imminent. Her eyes fixed on Xiaonian, her tone somewhat stern, "Xiaonian, why do you have a gun on you?"

Xiaonian faced her mother’s eyes, feeling a bit guilty.

She dared not carry a gun—if she really had a gun on her, her parents would definitely skin her alive.

"Mom, Xiaonian doesn’t have a gun on her," Xiaoyan stood up to speak for his sister.

"If it’s not a gun, they couldn’t have falsely accused her." Chu Qing extended her hand, "Take it out."

It was not for others to frisk her daughter.

Hu Xiulan on the side continued to stir the pot, "I’ve always sensed something off about Ye Cheng, never expected there really was something. Fatty, look at what kind of relatives your family has, they even have guns, must be no good people."

Look, all of you who said Xiaofeng married well, who thought her luck improved after getting pregnant, come have a look, see what kind of man Su Xiaofeng married, and what his relatives are like.

Xiaofeng, wrapped in a jacket, came out with Ye Cheng and from a distance, heard Hu Xiulan’s triumphant voice. Coldly she said, "Whether someone is good or not is not for you to judge, I don’t think you look like a good person either."

"What kind of good person could it be, comrade, why are you not acting yet, do take action." Hu Xiulan urged, waiting for the young girl to take out the gun, to see what Su Xiaofeng had to say then.

Perhaps the gun was Ye Cheng’s, and the young girl simply played with it. Yes, that must be it, and if that were the case, Ye Cheng would definitely be detained, and Xiaofeng would certainly be taken away too.

Chu Qing stared at Xiaonian, "Xiaonian, what are you staring at, take it out."

Xiaofeng too looked at Xiaonian, wondering if she really had a gun, but then thought it impossible. No matter what background Uncle Quan’s family had, Uncle Quan wouldn’t just provide Xiaonian with a gun.

Xiaonian smiled helplessly, taking a black pistol from her pocket and placed it in her palm, "Where’s the gun? It’s just a lighter, look how scared you all are."

When the villagers saw the object in her hand, they gasped and recoiled with unbelievable speed.

How could it be a lighter? So realistic, exactly like what they see on TV.

Xiaofeng glanced at the item in Xiaonian’s palm, which indeed resembled a real gun. For the country folks here, they could only see such things on TV, never the real deal.

At first glance, the object did look pretty frightening.

"Comrade, that’s the one. So realistic, how could it possibly be a lighter?" Hu Xiulan said excitedly upon seeing what appeared to be a pistol taken out.

Look, she said it was there.

The police eyed the gun in Xiaonian’s palm, their expressions shifting, their gaze towards Xiaonian becoming wary, "Miss, please hand over the gun to us. If you commit any illegal acts, we have the authority to arrest you."

"It really is a lighter, why won’t you believe it," Xiaonian protested, frustrated, "If you don’t believe me, I can demonstrate it for you."

Having said it was a lighter, why would no one believe it?

The object might look alike, but it wasn’t the real thing.

"Please hand it over to us. Whether it’s real or fake, we’ll find out after a test," the station chief said, furrowing his brows.

For the young girl to face them with such composure and without a hint of fear, she either had a powerful background or was a habitual offender, able to remain calm in such situations, without any sense of panic.

Xiaonian flashed a mischievous smile, flicked the lighter, and a burst of flames shot from the barrel—a small flame, but it burned continuously. If this wasn’t a lighter, what was it?

Everyone: "...."

The police: "...."

Hu Xiulan was dumbfounded, it actually was a lighter.

How could there be such a realistic lighter.

Zhang Dacai was in disbelief; the thing that had just scared him half to death was not real after all. Damn it, he had been made a fool of by a kid.

"For safety’s sake, we still need to inspect the object in your hand," the station chief said, not fully trusting Xiaonian’s demonstration.

"Sure," Xiaonian passed the lighter to the station chief, "Be careful when you light it, it’s my grandpa’s treasure, if you break it, my grandpa won’t let me off the hook."

The station chief felt the young girl was making a mountain out of a molehill over a simple lighter.

He inspected it from all sides and then pulled the trigger, and with a whoosh, a burst of flame rose from the barrel.

Not real, indeed a lighter.

The station chief breathed a sigh of relief internally, glad that it wasn’t real.

But this thing is too realistic, if it gets out, it will definitely cause panic among people, so, "Excuse me, ma’am. You’re her mother, aren’t you? We’re planning to confiscate your daughter’s lighter because it’s too realistic."

Chu Qing smiled and said, "Comrade, there’s a line of small print on it. Decide whether you want to confiscate it after you read it."

Her father, what was he thinking giving Xiaonian this thing? It’s not like hasn’t scared others.

The station chief flipped it over and saw a line of small print at the bottom, which mentioned it was a keepsake from a certain place to a certain general.

Recognizing the name, the station chief suddenly felt the object in his hands was too precious, and hurriedly returned it to Chu Qing, "Since this is a keepsake, please take good care of it and don’t take it out lightly to avoid frightening people."

The name on it was too frightening, so they were...

Chu Qing took it and replied with a smile, "Thank you, comrade, for the reminder. We’ll be careful in the future."

The police station’s personnel said to the villagers, "Don’t panic, everyone. We’ve examined it, it’s just a lighter, not a real one."

"So it’s just a lighter, huh? The people making lighters these days are so unconscionable, how can they make them look so realistic? It could scare someone to death."

"Seriously, it’s too scary."

"Sorry everyone, my daughter’s playful nature made her take her grandfather’s keepsake to play with, causing this unwarranted scare. Xiaonian, apologize to the uncles and aunties, grandpas and grandmas present."

Xiaonian, seeking rescue, glanced at her brother, but Xiaoyan pretended not to see, and looked elsewhere.

Seeking help from the comrades all around, Yixiao coughed and said, "Listen to your mom."

Xiaonian bowed stiffly to all the villagers, "I’m sorry to all the uncles, aunties, grandpas, and grandmas. I shouldn’t have caused you all such a fright for the sake of my playfulness."

"Comrade, this isn’t just a matter of being playful." Hu Xiulan, seeing that nothing serious happened to them, became somewhat impatient.

She had run such a long way to report the incident, and it couldn’t be that she left without any gains, "Even if it’s just a lighter, education is in order. Wasn’t this frightening?"

Hu Xiulan didn’t take Xiaonian’s apology to heart.

"Sister, we’re grateful for the lead you’ve given us. But the object in their hands is just a lighter, so we don’t have the authority to deal with it. Alright, we should be going back," the police personnel said to everyone, waving and then turning to walk toward the police car.

"Sister," Xiaonian hopped over to Xiaofeng, since her mom had accepted Sister Xiaofeng as a goddaughter, naturally she was her sister, "How did you get out?"

Xiaofeng looked at her amusingly, "Naturally, I came to see what trouble you’d gotten into."

"I didn’t cause any trouble; I actually did something meritorious. Don’t believe me? Ask Grandma." Xiaonian said proudly, feeling she had done a big favor for her sister’s family.

"Indeed, without Xiaonian there, Zhang Dacai wouldn’t have signed the severance document so readily." Grandma Huang handed over the signed paper to Xiaofeng, "If he comes to make trouble again, just kick him out of the house, and let’s see if he comes back to cause a scene."

The paper clearly stated in black and white that if he dared to cause trouble again, he should be beaten out with a stick.

Everyone went to look for Zhang Dacai, only to find he had left at some unknown time.

"He sure knows how to slip away fast," He Yong snorted coldly.

"And you, playing with whatever you get your hands on." Chu Qing wanted to put away the lighter, which was too realistic and could potentially bring unnecessary trouble at any time.

"Mom, mom," Xiaonian whispered to Chu Qing, "Let’s give the lighter to Sister as a gift, sort of like a present from Grandpa, okay?"

The thing was, in key moments, it could really be used for self-defense.

On hearing this, Chu Qing laughed, "Only you would think of that."

"You agreed," Xiaonian blinked.

"I’ll give it to her in a while."

"Mom, you’re the best." Xiaonian wanted to cheer.

Back in the room, Chu Qing passed on Xiaonian’s thoughts to Xiaofeng, "It’s from her grandpa, and she likes you a lot and insists on giving it to you. Keep it, it might come in handy for self-defense when necessary."

Xiaofeng turned it over and saw the line of text at the bottom, which mentioned it was presented to a certain general as a keepsake.

"This thing is so valuable, I’m a little hesitant to accept it," Xiaofeng said with a smile upon reading the fine print.

"Now you’re my daughter too, what’s there to hesitate about? The next time you come to the Imperial Capital, the old man will definitely have something to give you." Chu Qing grew fonder of Xiaofeng as she watched her, "You look a lot like my mom when she was young."

If her dad saw Xiaofeng, he would certainly like her a lot because she really resembled her mom when she was young.