Favoring the concubine and killing the wife? She divorced the concubine and lived with her concubine

Xiao Lan called Mother Xu over and asked about the Xiao family's situation in detail, fearing that the original owner's personality would automatically block something again.

However, after listening to Mother Xu's detailed explanation, it turned out to be exactly the same as the original owner's memory.

Xiao Lan's grandfathers only had one son, Xiao Lan's father, Xiao Zongshan, but there were plenty of daughters. Her father's generation was a single-line family, and he only had one daughter, Xiao Lan. At the time, several grandfathers tried to persuade Xiao Zongshan for a long time, but for some reason, he remained unmoved, neither having any more children nor taking concubines. Therefore, the arrival of this "cousin" was truly strange.

When he entered the main hall, his so-called cousin was standing with his hands behind his back, his back to him. Judging from his figure, he looked like a handsome young man.

He also noticed someone behind him, so he turned around and looked at Xiao Lan.

The man had an upright posture, a smile between his brows, and a face as gentle as jade, which made people feel a breeze blowing on their faces at first sight.

"Sister Lan'er!"

"This 'cousin', I don't seem to remember you..." Xiao Lan's eyes trembled, and she managed to control her expression. This title was really unbearable for her. If this "cousin" was not so handsome, she would have turned around and left.

"Then do you remember when you were in your teens and went back to the north to worship your ancestors, it rained heavily when you passed by a city, and you stayed overnight in that restaurant..." Xiao Xuan stopped talking here, his eyes full of expectation, hoping that Xiao Lan in front of him could remember him.

Unfortunately, the following silence and the awkward smile on Xiao Lan's face showed that she had really forgotten about herself.

Xiao Xuan's face showed no disappointment, and the gentle smile in his eyes remained the same as always. "You were still young back then, so it's normal that you don't remember. Let's get to know each other again. My name is Xiao Xuan, your father is my uncle, and I am your cousin!"

Xiao Lan still couldn't react, but her habitual polite smile was already on her face. Since he could come to her door, he must not be lying!

Mother Xu remembered this person. "You were the young master of that restaurant back then? You were four years older than the lady, right?"

"Yes, Mom, do you still remember me?" Xiao Xuan always had a smile on his face, a smile that didn't change regardless of other people's reactions, as if it were a mask. But because he was handsome, his smile was noticeable, adding to his warmth. Furthermore, his voice was gentle and pleasant, making conversation with him a refreshing experience.

"I remember, but I didn't know at that time that your family was related to the Xiao family!" Mother Xu helped Xiao Lan to the main seat, and Xiao Lan also asked Xiao Xuan to sit down.

"We are related, but due to some strange reasons, we have never been able to recognize each other. Now I have come back to recognize my ancestors. As soon as I arrived here, I heard about sister Lan'er's misfortune, so I came here uninvited." There was an indescribable doting in Xiao Xuan's eyes when he looked at Xiao Lan.

Seeing that the man was polite and spoke directly, Mother Xu started to help him speak.

"Madam, it rained heavily for several days straight. Xiao Wu from the escort team brought a boy to play hide-and-seek with you in that restaurant every day. Do you remember?"

Xiao Lan nodded, as if she had some impression of it.

"Xiao Wu called him little brother?"

"It's Brother Xiao!" Xiao Xuan corrected.

"Then that little brother is you?" Xiao Lan did not change his words, and Xiao Xuan gave up.

Xiao Lan remembered those days as incredibly boring, with rainy days and a dark, gloomy atmosphere everywhere. Business at the restaurant wasn't great, and they were the only ones staying there. The next day, Xue Wu told Xiao Lan he'd found a younger brother, and they'd spent every day hanging out at the restaurant, exploring the kitchen, the cellar, the backyard, the stables, the chicken coop—everywhere they could.

"Xiaowu is one month older than me, and he insisted on asking me to call him brother. I couldn't beat him in wrestling, so I just accepted it." Xiao Xuan recalled the scene at that time. The interesting childhood events were vivid in his mind, and the smile on his face deepened.

"That's such a coincidence. Didn't he know he was my cousin at that time?" Xiao Lan remembered that there didn't seem to be any such thing as recognizing relatives at that time, and from the sound of it, it seemed that he had just returned to recognize his relatives.

"My family didn't recognize me at that time!" Xiao Xuan looked at Mother Xu, nodded and smiled.

Xiao Lan paused for a moment, understood what he meant, and asked Mother Xu to make tea.

Mother Xu stepped out but did not close the door. After all, it was inappropriate for a single man and a single woman to be in the same room.

Since there were only two of them left, Xiao Xuan did not hide anything and told them everything.

"My father was born to your second grandfather's concubine." Xiao Xuanlian said this in a gentle and elegant manner as if he was reciting a poem.

Xiao Lan thought about it for a while. His second grandfather was his grandfather's brother. His grandfather's brother had a son with his concubine, and this son had a son. If he could trace his ancestral home, he would definitely be his cousin.

It was the perfect time for this cousin to return and recognize his ancestors. After all, he was the only male member of the Xiao family left in their generation. Since traveling through time, Xiao Lan hadn't had time to think about her family's property. After all, her small dowry had already made everyone jealous and had caused a lot of trouble.

Xiao Xuan was probably going to take all the money from the Xiao family away! But Xiao Lan also knew that in this world, she had no right to compete.

Who would leave the entire family business to a married daughter? Xiao Lan couldn't understand why her father hadn't fathered another boy? Was he unable to have children?

"Sister Lan'er, I didn't come back to fight with you for the family inheritance!" When Xiao Xuan said this, his expression was rarely serious, because he saw that Xiao Lan thought for a long time and couldn't answer, probably because she was worried about something.

Xiao Lan was even more surprised this time. Why not fight for it? But she didn't show too much surprise. Who knew if what he said was true or not?

"As a woman, there's no question of whether I should fight for the family fortune or not." Xiao Lan said this sincerely. She had just painstakingly resolved the Sun family's mess, and after just two days of peace, she didn't want to get caught up in the strife again. Besides, she didn't even bother to meet her unreliable parents again.

Xiao Xuan saw the disdain for the family property in Xiao Lan's eyes, and felt that she looked very different from when she was a child.

Xiao Lan was timid as a child, and if she hadn't been familiar with Xiao Wu, she wouldn't have said a word. But what child doesn't love to play? They took her around the restaurant in various ways, scaring her every time, but she couldn't help but follow them.

At that time, Mr. and Mrs. Xiao did not have time to take care of them, because the two of them quarreled every day for some unknown reason, so they just let Xiao Lan do whatever she wanted with them.

"Except for you, I am the only one among the younger generation with the surname Xiao. If I don't want them, then they will all be yours!" Xiao Xuan said confidently, as if this was a done deal.

"The Xiao family is not a small business, don't you want it?" Xiao Lan looked at his casual words and felt that this person seemed very mixed. He had an elegant and amazing appearance and expressed himself freely.

"My father has some properties in the north. Although they are not as big as the Xiao family's, we have enough food and clothing." When Xiao Xuan mentioned the north, there was always something different flashing in his eyes, as if he was mentioning a rare treasure.

After hearing what he said, Xiao Lan didn't know what to say, but Xiao Xuan said something else.

"You look pretty much the same now as you did when you were little. But I never expected that the coward you used to be would become such a big shot on this street." Xiao Xuan changed the subject, and Mother Xu brought over tea just in time. "I wonder if that damned Mr. Sun is dead?"

The teapot and teacups shattered all over the floor in an instant... Mother Xu was annoyed that she came in too early.