Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 267 What if I insist on arguing with her?

"What are you doing here?" Du Desheng seemed to know the group well. Seeing their surprised expressions, he took the initiative to greet them.

The leader was a middle-aged man in his fifties or sixties, dressed in simple casual clothes. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his facial features were well-defined. Even though he was old, one could still see some of the good looks he had in his youth.

"You, the main character, have been running around for so long, can't we just come and take a look?" the man said, glancing indifferently at the crowd and Madam Kou. "I didn't expect to see such a good show as soon as I arrived."

Du Anrao's gaze swept over the group of people, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Who are these people? They have so much merit. This is the first time I've ever seen so much merit in anyone else.

Although she had seen similar golden light of merit on Du Bixiao before, her merit was nothing compared to these people. The light was so bright that she could hardly open her eyes.

Upon hearing this, the Du family members, along with Xi Jingyue, subconsciously glanced at the group still talking to Du Desheng. Considering what Du Desheng had done before, they began to guess the identities of these people.

Du Anrao was also guessing, but compared to vague guesses, she preferred to find the definite answer herself.

Noticing that the butler was also following behind the group, presumably the one who had helped receive them earlier, Du Anrao quietly slipped over to Du Miao's side and whispered, "Uncle Miao, who are these people? They seem to know Grandpa very well."

"They are all old acquaintances of Ninth Master." Du Miao lowered his voice and briefly introduced the identities of the people to Du Anrao. Du Anrao's eyes brightened as he listened.

[It's like searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly. I was still struggling to find these people, and they just walked right into my doorstep!]

Ah this——

The Du family members exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion. Why was their An'an seeking out these important figures? What had happened that they didn't know about?

Xi Jingyue, the only one who knew the truth, roughly guessed the real reason why this group of people appeared here, and subconsciously glanced at Du Desheng not far away.

Du Desheng had already noticed the golden light of merit emanating from the group of people when Du Anrao mentioned it. He had taken in her small gesture as she walked toward the butler. Now, hearing her surprised exclamation, his eyes flickered slightly, and he stopped talking: "The younger members of the family had a little dispute with someone. Please forgive the commotion."

"Mr. Du, you flatter me. There are so many people attending the wedding banquet, a real mixed bag. There are always one or two unpleasant people who slip in. We can just get rid of them."

This person was being tactful. Taking advantage of someone's happy occasion to come to the host's house and act arrogantly, speaking ill of the host behind their back, is not just unlikable, it's downright annoying and detestable.

Du Desheng smiled upon hearing this and waved to Du Miao: "Go and find the person who brought her in."

Madam Kou was unaware of what had happened, but upon hearing Du Desheng's words, her heart pounded uncontrollably, and she instinctively wanted to leave the place.

Unfortunately, the Du family and the bigwigs who arrived later were all blocking the only exit, so she couldn't escape even if she had wings. She could only wait anxiously for her son's arrival.

The person who brought Mrs. Kou to the wedding banquet was naturally her eldest son, Kou Huaqing. However, the invitation came from Kou Huaqing's father-in-law. Because his mother-in-law was feeling unwell and unable to attend, Kou Huaqing thought he would ask his mother to stand in for him, so that she could broaden her horizons and, at the same time, establish his image as a filial son in front of his business partners, thus improving his reputation.

It's just a wedding banquet, and I've attended similar events before, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Who would have thought that his outspoken mother would give him such a wonderful gift without him even noticing!
Kou Huaqing, his wife, and father-in-law were still somewhat confused when they received Du Miao's summons. Especially with the deliberate flattery from some business partners who recognized Du Miao's identity, they all became a little arrogant, thinking that they had unintentionally struck it lucky and been noticed by a big shot, and were about to rise to prominence and have their entire families rise to the top.

As a result, when they were almost at their destination, they learned the whole story thanks to Du Miao's "kind" reminder. Their legs almost gave way, and they wished they could disappear on the spot and sever all ties with Madam Kou.

Unfortunately, disappearing is impossible.

Even though they were terrified, they still had no choice but to appear before Du Anrao and the others with the steward and clean up this mess.

"Mr. Du, gentlemen..." Kou Huaqing's father-in-law, surnamed Xiong, was always the undisputed leader in the company, but now he was bowing and scraping like a lackey in front of these important figures.

Kou Huaqing felt a bit uneasy, but he was even more nervous and fearful, after all, the person who had caused such a huge mess was his own mother!

Du Desheng, as both the host and the person being slandered, glanced at him coldly and sneered, "A Miao should have already told you everything that happened here before we came, right?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Xiong's back bent even more: "Yes, before we came, Steward Du had already explained the whole story to us. It was indeed my mother-in-law who was wrong. I hope that Elder Du will be magnanimous and not hold a gruff woman against her."

"What if I insist on arguing with her?"

Mr. Xiong's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat poured down his forehead: "She was in the wrong first, so you can do whatever you want with her. Since she did something wrong, she should apologize to you and your wife."

Madam Kou was completely speechless at this point. Seeing that her in-laws, who usually wouldn't even give her a second glance, suddenly looked inferior in front of Du Desheng and the others, she finally realized belatedly that she had really offended someone formidable.

And this person could easily destroy her, destroy her son, and even destroy the wife and her family that her son relied on!
Du Desheng stared at Mr. Xiong for a long while, making Mr. Xiong's legs tremble and his face turn pale, before finally letting out a cold snort.

"You're quite clever. Forget about the apology; I don't want my wife to have her ears stained with such foul language on this special day."

"I understand, I understand." Mr. Xiong didn't even dare to wipe the sweat from his brow, and nodded hurriedly. "Don't worry, I will never let her have another chance to appear in front of you and your wife and cause you and your wife any trouble."

"That's good. There are many things to do at the manor today, so I won't keep you any longer. A-Miao, see the guests out."

Du Desheng spoke politely, but in reality, he wanted to kick the whole family out.

Du Miao stepped forward at the opportune moment: "Please, everyone."

(End of this chapter)