Apart from Gu Anrou, who hated her to the core, the person who had always been gossiping about her was Uncle.
Even Huang Tonghai, who had lost the painting, hadn't accused her as much as Uncle had.
Uncle was instantly silenced, unable to say a word, not knowing how to continue.
"Since Uncle has nothing to say, I'll take it as your default. I'll ask Dad to wait for your apology at home."
"You..." Uncle was so angry at Xu Qingqing's words that his liver ached, but he couldn't find a retort. He could only curse Xu Qingqing in his heart.
After saying that, Xu Qingqing packed her messy cosmetics back into her bag, picked up her backpack, and turned to leave.
Before leaving, Xu Qingqing cast a deep look at "Liu Guang Fights the Tiger", which was still hanging in its original place, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Everyone was in an uproar, looking at each other in surprise.
This originally well - prepared birthday night had been completely ruined.
In the evening, the dejected Uncle and his wife came to Xu's parents' home.
As soon as Auntie entered the door, she started shouting loudly.
"How do you teach your children! Does she have any manners at all? She made her uncle lose face in front of so many people!"
Xu's mother, who was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen, heard this and came out of the room. She wiped her hands on the apron around her waist and looked at Uncle and Auntie unhappily.
"Who are you saying has no manners? What do you want to do!"
It was really too much. Usually, it was okay for Uncle and Auntie to take a little advantage when they came to their home, and they hadn't entangled them too much about the stolen painting.
But now they actually had the nerve to come and talk about her precious daughter!
Xu Qingqing was her dearest daughter. Xu's mother would rather be scolded herself than hear a single bad word about Xu Qingqing from others' mouths.
Auntie was startled by Xu's mother's fierce look and subconsciously took a step back.
But thinking that she was in the right, she straightened her back and pushed the reluctant Uncle in front of her.
"Tell your sister - in - law clearly about this, so that she won't say we're bullying her child."
Auntie's tone was sarcastic.
"What's there to talk about? Let's just go quickly." Uncle felt ashamed to talk about it.
After all, it was he who had first slandered Xu Qingqing. The words he had said were already embarrassing enough.
"Look at how cowardly you are!"
Auntie glared at Uncle with wide - open eyes and told Xu's mother the whole thing from beginning to end.
Finally, Auntie sighed angrily, "Her uncle just said a couple of words to her, and she actually demanded an apology. She has no tolerance at all!"
After Xu's mother understood the whole story, her face became even more ugly. She directly took off the apron around her neck and threw it on the table.
"What do you mean by that? Do you think it's okay for you to slander my daughter, but she's not allowed to fight back?"
"You still know you're her uncle, but you actually caused trouble for Xu Qingqing in front of so many people. Do you deserve all the kindness our family has shown you over the years?"
Uncle was scolded by Xu's mother and didn't even dare to say a word. He still very insincerely apologized to Xu's mother.
"Sister - in - law, don't be angry. She's just confused..."
Xu's father, who was working in the study upstairs, heard the commotion downstairs and quickly came down. He saw Uncle and Auntie standing downstairs.
Xu's father's face instantly darkened. He quickly walked up to Xu's mother and stood in front of her, shielding her behind him.
"What are you here for again?"
"Second brother, I'm here to apologize to you now."
Uncle rubbed his hands and forced a smile at Xu's father with a thick skin. There was not a trace of guilt on his face.
After saying that, Uncle didn't forget to add, "I've apologized to you. You can't let your Xu Qingqing keep hounding me."
Uncle's tone portrayed Xu Qingqing as a petty and unreasonable wild girl.
Although Xu's father didn't know exactly what had happened, he guessed that Xu Qingqing must have done something to make his elder brother come and apologize reluctantly.
"You stole something from our family. Apologizing is only natural. There's no question of letting go or not."
Xu's father retorted coldly and firmly stood on his daughter's side.
"Big brother, I didn't call the police only because we're relatives. If there's a next time, we'll see each other through the iron bars."
Xu's father's tone was harsh. He was completely disappointed in family affection, exuding an aura of coldness that kept others at a distance.
Uncle knew that he had completely crossed Xu's father's line this time, but he was very dissatisfied with Xu's father's tone.
Xu's father and Xu Qingqing were really father and daughter. They were equally unlikable when they spoke!
Thinking like this, Uncle couldn't help but provoke Xu's father, "That painting isn't in my hands now. It was stolen by a thief at Boss Huang's banquet today."
"It's really a pity for such a beautiful painting. Second brother, just let it go. We'll go back first."
Seeing the anger rising on Xu's father's face, Uncle immediately pulled his wife and ran away quickly.
At least he had managed to get the upper hand. It was really satisfying to see Xu's father so angry!
"Damn bastard!" Xu's father kicked the wall hard. Just thinking that the painting had been stolen made him extremely sad.
It was a painting he had been looking for half his life, and it was also a painting that Xu Qingqing had exhausted all her efforts to get for him. It had been wasted by this scumbag.
"It's too much. I originally planned to treasure it forever!"
Xu's mother saw the remorseful Xu's father and gently patted his back to comfort him.
"Don't be sad first. There might be a turn for the better in this matter."
"Qingqing specifically went to that Boss Huang's banquet. How could she let a thief steal the painting right under her nose?"
As she said this, Xu's mother told Xu's father how Uncle had come, her tone full of helplessness and pride for her daughter.
"Maybe the painting being stolen was also arranged by this girl. She just wanted Uncle to apologize to you."
Only then did Xu's father wipe away the tears at the corners of his eyes, and his face turned red with embarrassment.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me sad for nothing." Xu's father complained.
Seeing the tears at the corners of Xu's father's eyes, Xu's mother couldn't help but tease him.
"I didn't know you would cry. This is the second time you've cried... Hahaha!"
Hearing that Xu's mother was still laughing at him, Xu's father said angrily.
"When did I cry? I just yawned and tears came out. What first time and second time? Go to bed quickly!"
"Don't you remember?" Xu's mother was being pushed by Xu's father towards the bedroom upstairs, but she still waved her hand and teased Xu's father.
"The first time you cried was because you misunderstood that I had a boyfriend..."
Hearing this, Xu's father's face turned even redder. It was hard to tell whether he was shy or angry.
"Stop talking. Go to bed quickly."
"The dishes in the kitchen haven't been washed yet... Don't push me!"