How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Has Chapter 21 already been harmed by them?

Qian Laifu still hoped the rumors were true. "Alright. You should also think about whether you've offended the White Impermanence?"

"Okay. I'm going back now. You should get some rest too." With that, Xiao Gou Sheng closed his eyes and nestled into Qian Laifu's arms.

Little Dog Sheng also hoped the rumors were true. However, her reason told her that this was illogical, and illogical things are often scams.

The next day, the grandfather and grandson took a dog-beating stick and a broken bowl and went to wander around the vicinity of Longhua Temple. They had only been wandering around for a short while when they saw a beggar.

Qian Laifu quickly took Gou Sheng over and said a lot of nice things.

Seeing that he was quite sensible and had a mentally challenged grandson with him, the other party didn't make things difficult for him. However, they forbade the grandfather and grandson from begging in his vicinity.

After thanking him, Qian Laifu asked him if there had been any interesting developments recently.

Without a second thought, the other person recounted Chunhua's story. After finishing, they sighed, "I wish I had half that girl's luck."

Qian Laifu also sighed a few times.

Time flies, and the fifth day of the Lunar New Year is here in the blink of an eye.

Qian Laifu and his grandson arrived at Longhua Temple early to wait. Over the past few days, they had become quite familiar with the temple. They chose a spot where they could clearly see those coming to offer incense, but wouldn't attract attention. Of course, not attracting attention meant they wouldn't be able to get much.

It turned out that the person begging there had been secretly mocking them for choosing such a spot. He was laughing at them for not even knowing the most basic begging skills and for thinking they would starve to death sooner or later.

Around mid-morning, the Tang family's carriage arrived.

Madam Tang got off the carriage first, and a moment later Tang Xiaoya and Qian Chunhua also got off the other carriage. The two women held hands and chatted as they followed Madam Tang up the mountain.

Qian Laifu squinted and looked closely at his eldest granddaughter, finding her neither too fat nor too thin. Besides, he felt she was genuinely happy.

Xiao Gou Sheng was different from Qian Laifu. Qian Laifu only stared at Qian Chunhua, while Xiao Gou Sheng stared at Tang Jia Mu and Qian Chunhua together.

The dog noticed that Tang Xiaoya's interactions with Qian Chunhua were subtly ingratiating. Mrs. Tang, however, showed no unusual reaction.

As Mrs. Tang and her entourage passed by Xiaogousheng, he stared at the hands of Tang Xiaoya and Qian Chunhua.

After Mrs. Tang and her entourage walked past Xiaogou Sheng, Xiaogou Sheng stared at Tang Xiaoya and Qian Chunhua's backs for a while.

Seeing how well his eldest granddaughter was doing, Qian Laifu couldn't help but lean close to Gousheng's ear and whisper, "Your great-grandfather must have offended the White Impermanence."

Gou Sheng thought for a moment, then turned around and hugged Qian Laifu's neck, whispering in his ear, "When Madam Tang and the others come out of the temple, go to the outhouse to relieve yourself. I'll go ask them for some money."

Qian Laifu was delighted to hear this. "You want to reunite with your eldest sister? You also think your great-grandfather offended the White Impermanence?"

Gou Sheng wanted to confirm again. "We'll talk about it when we get back. Also, if I don't come looking for you, you stay in the outhouse and don't come out."

"What?"

"It was my great-grandfather's instruction."

"...Alright. Your great-grandfather probably didn't know when he offended the White Impermanence."

Madam Tang and her party stayed at Longhua Temple for more than half an hour.

While waiting for them, Qian Laifu and his grandson asked some money from the people who came to offer incense.

When Gou Sheng saw Madam Tang and her entourage come out, he nudged Qian Laifu.

Qian Laifu muttered, "Your great-grandfather must have been tricked by the White Impermanence," before heading towards the outhouse.

To alleviate the pressure on the temple's latrines and to prevent people from entering the temple solely to use the latrines, Longhua Temple built two latrines outside the temple.

When Madam Tang and her party reached the mountainside, a little beggar suddenly rushed out from the side. The little beggar was thin and dark-skinned.

The little beggar rushed over and grabbed Qian Chunhua's leg, saying, "Madam, please give me some copper coins. I haven't eaten for three days. Madam, please give me some copper coins. I haven't eaten for three days."

Madam Tang and Tang Xiaoya were both startled. Tang Xiaoya was about to say, "Why are you barging in like that?" when Madam Tang said, "Give him some copper coins, look how thin he is."

"Yes." A maidservant beside Madam Tang took a purse from her sleeve and handed it to Gou Sheng. Gou Sheng took the purse and kowtowed to Madam Tang. "Thank you, Madam, thank you, Madam. You are such a kind person."

After kowtowing, Gou Sheng grabbed the purse and ran off.

Madam Tang didn't take it seriously; she'd seen beggars like this before.

Tang Xiaoya cursed Gou Sheng in her heart.

Qian Chunhua looked down and smiled when she noticed two faint black handprints on her skirt.

Meanwhile, Madam Tang and her entourage descended the mountain after seeing Gousheng run away.

On the other side, before Gousheng even reached the outhouse, he was stopped by the beggar who had been begging there before. "Little fool, give me your purse."

Gou Sheng glared at him. "You're the idiot. My grandpa said this is Buddha's territory. If you bully us under Buddha's nose, Buddha will punish you by making you a beggar in your next life. Do you want to be a beggar in your next life?"

The beggar who had been standing there raised his hand to hit Gou Sheng, but then withdrew it halfway. "You'll be a beggar again in your next life. Pah!"

After spitting out the insult, the beggar stormed off in a huff.

Gou Sheng ran outside the outhouse and barked twice. Qian Laifu heard his granddaughter calling him to pull up his pants and come out of the outhouse.

As soon as he came out, Gou Sheng stuffed a purse into his hand. "Grandpa, this is what I begged for. Aren't I amazing? I want a chicken leg."

Qian Laifu was initially quite happy. However, when he heard his youngest granddaughter say that his eldest granddaughter had given her some copper coins and sent her away, the smile on Qian Laifu's face instantly froze.

Fearing that Qian Laifu might say something inappropriate, Gousheng shouted loudly, "Grandpa, I want to eat a chicken leg."

Qian Laifu snapped out of his daze. "Okay, Grandpa will buy it for you."

I want to eat now.

"Okay, okay, Grandpa will buy it for you right now."

After saying that, Qian Laifu led Gou Sheng down the mountain.

The beggar who had been there saw them get a few coins and then go to buy chicken legs, and spat again. "Pah, they'll starve to death sooner or later."

On the other side, Qian Laifu really wanted to ask Gousheng if her older cousin had said anything to her, but there were people all around.

After descending the mountain, Gousheng dragged Qian Laifu to buy a chicken leg before returning to their shack. They had built the shack themselves.

As soon as they got back to the shack, Qian Laifu asked in a low voice, "Didn't your eldest cousin recognize you?" Qian Laifu had thought about it the whole way and this was the only possibility.

Snapped!
Gou Sheng broke the chicken bone in his hand into two pieces. "That person isn't my older cousin."

"What?!" Qian Laifu's eyes widened instantly. "What did you say?"

Gou Sheng looked into Qian Laifu's eyes and repeated what he had just said. "That person is not my eldest cousin."

Qian Laifu plopped down on the ground. "If it wasn't your eldest cousin, then where is she? Has she been killed by them? You should ask your great-grandfather if he saw her down there."

Thank you for correcting my mistake, my dear. I wish you beauty as bright as a spring flower!

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