Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1772: Chapter 1452:

”Isn’t this basically a death-closed-door seclusion?” He Wenyu immediately asked in surprise.

Luo Qianqian also frowned in some confusion: ”All of a sudden, what are they trying to do? It’s not like they’re usually this hardworking?”

”Hardworking? Your brother is the most hardworking of them all, he practically shuts his ears to anything outside, only ever thinking about cultivation, cultivation, cultivation. I don’t know what kind of stimulus he got, suddenly just...” Luo Yanran shrugged. ”The last time I saw him was because An Hao set your dear cousin on fire, and he had no choice but to go out and handle it.”

”An Hao, fire, cousin?”

Luo Qianqian was dumbfounded.

She knew every single word, but! But! Why did they become so incomprehensible when strung together? Was this timeline just too fantastical?

”Yeah, that cousin of yours... I’m really not trying to badmouth him on purpose, he really is just a total bastard. If you ask me, Xiao An Hao did a beautiful job!” Luo Yanran said, full of his own opinions.

Luo Qianqian and He Wenyu both had blank faces, having no idea what had happened.

”Let me say it.” Qin Nuan sighed. With Luo Yanran’s way of explaining things, he could go on until next year.

”Your cousin took a fancy to a server at Forget Worries Tea House and wanted to use the banner of the Nine Heavens Pavilion to force her to give in. But unfortunately for him, your brother had already very wisely announced that no one is allowed to act in the name of the Nine Heavens Pavilion when outside, so of course she refused. And not to brag, there are tons of outstanding people in our Nine Heavens Pavilion; why on earth would it have to be that cousin of yours, who’s useless at everything except eating and never leaves a crumb? He’s not particularly handsome, he’s got no skills, no money, a bad temper, lazy and gluttonous. I can’t see a single advantage. I’m not speaking from your perspective, I’m speaking as a woman. This kind of man can’t give any sense of security, so tell me, why should she marry him?”

Luo Qianqian: ”...” So he still hasn’t recognized reality?

”Qin Nuan, then what do you see in me?” Luo Yanran looked depressed. Going by that analysis, he seemed more or less the same; he didn’t have Luo Shufan’s capabilities, nor the experience of the other three brothers.

”You? You’re good-looking, kind-hearted, your little sister-in-law is to my liking, and most importantly, you like me not because of who I am.” Qin Nuan met Luo Yanran’s eyes openly. ”But if you can really pinpoint a reason, then it’s not love anymore. Probably because my mouth was bitter and you happened to give me a piece of candy; the moonlight is beautiful tonight, and you’re very wonderful too.” She smiled slightly. ”So relax, the daddy of my little treasures is not that bad.”

”Why am I just sitting here properly eating, and suddenly my mouth is stuffed full of dog food?” Luo Qianqian looked in disbelief at the two people who only had eyes for each other, then turned to He Wenyu.

He Wenyu silently picked up a piece of food and put it in Luo Qianqian’s bowl, and the two of them buried their heads and ate.

”Nuannuan, you really are the best little fairy in the world.” Luo Yanran looked deeply moved, and suddenly he was like a dried-up cactus coming back to life.

”Of course, you two are also little fairies.” Luo Yanran didn’t forget the other two and even added that.

But the two of them just lowered their heads and kept eating, not wanting to bother with them at all...

”Ahem... continue.” Qin Nuan said that she’d eaten too much fruit, and couldn’t really eat lunch, so she might as well do something else.

”The girl refused, but your cousin still refused to give up and blocked her every day, affecting the business of Forget Worries Tea House. The Shopkeeper reported it to your brother, and just then An Hao was doing who-knows-what over there. When he heard this, your brother couldn’t hold him back at all. He charged straight down the mountain, poured a bottle of sunflower seed oil over your cousin, and casually flicked a lighter. Mm... it was lucky they were at Forget Worries Tea House, so nothing terrifying happened; the fire was put out immediately. It’s just that An Hao got hauled back by your brother to face the wall and reflect.”

Face-the-wall reflection... these siblings really did share the same fate.

”An Hao may have gone a bit overboard, but he wasn’t wrong. The one at fault should be...” He Wenyu glanced at Luo Qianqian and then stopped talking.

Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes, annoyed: ”Keep talking, it’s not like I said anything. He really is a bad person.”

”Yeah, so... the Nine Heavens Pavilion compensated your cousin for his financial losses, and as for so-called emotional damages, they really opened their lion’s mouth and took a heavy cut.” Qin Nuan nodded, looking perfectly matter-of-fact.

”Seriously? My brother just paid up? Are they still relatives at this point? My god...” He Wenyu rolled her eyes. ”By the way, has An Hao’s face-the-wall punishment been lifted yet?”

”No, they said he has to come out only after he figures things out.” Qin Nuan shook her head. ”Yeah, they paid. Then all supplies to the shop were cut off, and anyway your aunt and the others aren’t coming out, basically don’t know what’s going on outside. Oh right, your parents... and your uncle have all gone into seclusion too. The Nine Heavens Pavilion has fallen into a state of collective active-and-passive seclusion from top to bottom. Only Feng Xi is left to guard the place, and that little blood-drinker of yours also went out to play. Not sure how he’s doing now.”

”I knew it, my brother couldn’t possibly have...” Luo Qianqian let out a breath of relief. Having An Hao go into seclusion was probably also so he wouldn’t run into them, right? That way he’d be protected too, even though the method was not subtle at all and was a bit hard to accept.

”But... because they now have to buy ingredients from Forget Worries Tea House, they suddenly learned to budget. They don’t overbuy and waste things anymore, and they’ve started paying attention to taste. Business has gotten quite a bit better too.” Qin Nuan went on: ”Before I came here, I asked someone to buy two items for me to try. Although they can’t compare to what we make at home, they were made with care and don’t feel perfunctory at all anymore.”

”Well, that counts as a good thing... hopefully they figure it out. Though I don’t think my brother is going to bother with them much. After all, if he hadn’t gotten there fast, An Hao would probably have been wronged.” Luo Qianqian sighed. She felt so distressed that An Hao was being forced to grow up like this.

”An Hao has already been wronged.” Luo Yanran glanced at Qin Nuan, then continued: ”When An Hao showed up, your cousin started cursing you, Shufan, and Third Aunt. Of course An Hao couldn’t stand that; he’d only meant to scare him, but he went straight in for the kill. Mm, your cousin’s got no hair and no eyebrows now.” Luo Yanran had only heard about it, but he could easily imagine how much courage it took for a little kid to do something like that.

”And when the fire was out and your brother had just arrived, your grandma slapped An Hao twice, without even asking what happened.” Luo Yanran gave a bitter smile. Even though An Hao wasn’t a member of the Luo Family, because of Luo Qianqian’s love for him, the brothers all treated him like their own little brother. How could they stomach this kind of thing?

”An Hao got hit?!” Luo Qianqian’s face was full of fury.