Chapter 227: Chapter 227: Cursing Our Family to Die Early
After returning home last night, Miao Suiping couldn’t get Lu Cheng out of her mind and couldn’t even sleep.
She usually slept in late, but this morning, she was up at the crack of dawn.
It was enough to astonish Guo Chunxiang.
After a hasty breakfast, Miao Suiping rushed over to Miao Dagui’s house. She had wanted to bring Guo Chunxiang along, but after what happened yesterday, her mother had no intention of coming. She wanted to stay home and give Miao Changfu a piece of her mind!
So, Miao Suiping just came over by herself. The thought of seeing Lu Cheng soon made her heart pound with excitement the entire way.
But just as she reached the Miao family’s front door, she heard a blood-curdling scream. She was so startled that she started screaming herself without a second thought.
’Murder! It’s murder! The Shen family must be killing someone in there!’
’Didn’t they just get a load of cash yesterday? They must be killing someone to steal their money!’
Miao Suiping’s first instinct was to scream a few more times. ’I have to get everyone around here to come over! That way, the Shen family won’t be able to escape!’
But before she could get out more than a couple of shouts, Shen Xiangnan yanked her into the house.
As her earlier theory came to mind, a new fear gripped Miao Suiping. ’The Shen family found me! Don’t tell me they’re going to kill me to shut me up!’
"Help! Help! The Shen family are murderers! They’re going to kill me to silence me!"
"Shut your mouth!"
Shen Xiangnan clamped a hand over Miao Suiping’s mouth and dragged her in front of everyone.
Everyone had heard what she’d just shouted. It wasn’t just the Shen Family; even Miao Dagui, Tian Yilan, and Miao Changquan, who had just received treatment, were glaring at her with hostility.
"Mmph, mmph... Murder..."
Miao Suiping tried to keep screaming, but Shen Xiangnan kept her mouth covered. The moment he finally let go, she started to yell again, only to be cut off by an angry rebuke.
"Quiet!"
"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle... you’re not dead..."
Seeing the people before her, Miao Suiping’s screams finally died down. An expression of utter disbelief spread across her face.
’Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle are all here. Even the Shen family is here. And everyone looks fine. Clearly, no one’s been murdered!’
’Then what was that blood-curdling scream I heard just now?’
"How could our family have a granddaughter as foolish as you!"
Hearing Miao Suiping’s words, Miao Dagui and Tian Yilan trembled with rage. They couldn’t possibly be more disappointed in her right now.
Especially with Shen Nian, who was around the same age, right there as a point of contrast, Miao Suiping paled in comparison instantly.
The Miao Family weren’t snobs; if Miao Suiping’s behavior had been even slightly better, they wouldn’t have found fault with her. But as it was, from yesterday until now, there hadn’t been a single thing she’d done that they could appreciate.
On the contrary, everything she said and did only made them furious.
Yesterday, she’d insinuated that Miao Dagui’s recovery was just a final burst of energy before death. Today, the first thing she did was ask why their family wasn’t dead yet! If she weren’t their own granddaughter, they would have thrown her out long ago!
"Miao Suiping, are you trying to curse our family to an early grave?!"
"I... I... I wasn’t..."
Miao Suiping stammered for a long moment, unable to form a coherent response. Then she looked up and saw Lu Cheng standing beside Shen Nian, and her eyes instantly lit up.
Without a second thought, she ran toward Lu Cheng.
"Lu Cheng! Lu Cheng! That’s not what I meant! Please, explain to everyone for me!"
