The Reborn Aristocrat's Daughter-Chapter 828 - 791: Want to Cause Him Some Trouble_2

But how could Xiao Muli let them off so easily? It was his slip of the tongue that had Situ Xin trek all the way to the Xiao Family Old Mansion. However, Xiao Muli wouldn’t take all the blame upon himself. He felt that the real culprits were the four old geezers sitting right in front of him.

If not for them wanting to stir up trouble for him, talking about meeting the Family Head’s wife, talking about those rules of the Xiao Family, he wouldn’t have slipped up and let Situ Xin come to the Xiao Family Old Mansion.

Thankfully, Situ Xin arrived safely without any issues. But what if something had happened? Whom would he turn to? So, it was unsurprising that Xiao Muli vented all his frustrations on the four elderly members of the Xiao Family.

Xiao Muli had long noticed something off about these four when they faced him.

"Don’t go just yet, elders. Didn’t you say you hadn’t met the Lady of the Xiao Family? Now that Lady Situ Xin is about to arrive, you can’t leave now. Otherwise, if you tell me later that you haven’t met the Family Head’s wife, what am I supposed to do?" Xiao Muli said with a smirk, looking at the four in front of him.

Upon hearing Xiao Muli’s words, the four old geezers who had been ready to stand up and leave adjusted their posture, sat back down on their chairs, and quietly waited for Lady Situ Xin’s arrival.

While the four old geezers sat facing Xiao Muli in a tense silence, bearing the almost imperceptible oppressive aura emanating from him, Situ Xin finally arrived fashionably late. Seeing her, Xiao Muli retracted his aura, much to the relief of the four geezers, who heaved a sigh of relief.

"Baby, why did you come over without having breakfast?" Xiao Muli looked at Uncle Zhong, who was following behind Situ Xin with a plate of pastries, and disapprovingly said to Situ Xin.

"Oh, I felt bored eating alone, and when I heard from Uncle Zhong that some elders were so eager to meet me, I rushed over early in the morning. I didn’t want to make the guests wait too long," Situ Xin said, then turned and pulled a smile at the few elders of the Xiao Family, "Elders, you don’t mind me having some snacks here, right?"

"Not at all, not at all, please feel free to do as you wish," Elder Master Xiao San said with a forced smile to Situ Xin. A joke, where would they dare to object? He was certain if any of them dared to express discomfort, Xiao Muli definitely wouldn’t let them leave the grand entrance of the Xiao Family Old Mansion with any dignity.

Situ Xin had deliberately asked this question. Even if they had objected, she would have eaten regardless, but still, she nodded in satisfaction at their understanding response, "Then I won’t stand on ceremony. Uncle Zhong, please put the pastries on the table."

After Uncle Zhong placed the pastries on Xiao Muli’s desk, Situ Xin unapologetically sat down in Xiao Muli’s office chair, while Xiao Muli pulled up another chair for himself beside her and then asked someone to fetch a glass of milk.

So there they were, Situ Xin savoring her food, Xiao Muli enjoying the sight. The couple had completely pushed the four Xiao Family elders to the back of their minds, causing the elders’ complexions to go from dark to pale and back again.

Only when Situ Xin felt her stomach no longer hungered did she lift her head and look towards the four Xiao Family elders, "Mm. I heard from Muli that you venerables wanted to see me. May I ask what you wanted to discuss with me?"

Situ Xin knew that these four were up to no good, always causing trouble for Xiao Muli and sowing discord. She also knew that these four didn’t have any actual business with her; they were just looking for an excuse for one.

"Hehe, it’s nothing much, just a tradition in our Xiao Family that the wedding of the Family Head should originally take place in the Xiao Family Old Mansion," Fourth Uncle started to say, before quickly changing his tone under Xiao Muli’s hostile gaze, "However, we understand that your circumstances are a bit special and it’s not suitable to hold the wedding back at the old mansion. So, we thought of a compromise—to have you visit the Xiao Family once after the wedding."

"Yes, yes, we thought, now that the Xiao Family finally has a Matriarch, shouldn’t all members of the Xiao Family meet the Family Head’s wife? That way, in the future, there won’t be any oblivious ones who meet the Matriarch but fail to recognize her, to avoid any potential disrespect," Elder Master Xiao San said with a stiff smile, looking at Situ Xin. Seriously, this Elder Master Xiao San was genuinely scared of Situ Xin. That hand injury of his, which rendered him immobile and in intense pain for a full half a year, was courtesy of this very matriarch. It was only after her anger subsided that she treated his injury.

Before seeing Situ Xin, Elder Master Xiao San managed to put this incident to the back of his mind, but upon laying eyes on her, the memory came rushing back, causing his hand to throb painfully again. He was filled with regret.

"Oh, is that so? If I understand correctly, I should summon all the clan members of the Xiao Family to acknowledge me as the Matriarch, so there’s no mistake in the future," Situ Xin said, nodding as if considering the proposal seriously.

Xiao Muli watched as Situ Xin, who had been visibly annoyed earlier, now seized the opportunity to stir the pot. He shook his head helplessly, and to prevent her from actually causing a scene, he quickly said to the four Xiao Family elders, "Alright, you’ve seen her, now you can go back."