Chapter 267 - A habit that lasted 10 years, through rain and shine (2/2)

Only single men who are too lazy to cook will visit restaurants often. Since the roasted chicken is a specialty, it will naturally be more expensive. Even though Mr. Xing had a pretty good income, he had to fend for his family, and thus, this was a strange act.

“Mr. Xing loved that roasted chicken and will always buy from there. Even if the weather is horrible, Mr. Xing will still go.”

What kind of chicken will tempt Mr. Xing so much?

Mo Xuetong did not expect that the servant that her mother had left behind will be so complicated.

“Ask Mo Feng to continue monitoring the man. If he does anything unusual, inform me immediately.” Mo Xuetong raised her head slightly and ordered. She had a gut feeling that this seemingly honest shopkeeper is harboring a big secret. Regardless of what secret that her mother’s store had been hiding, the fact that her father never suspected it for all these years made it impressive.

“Alright, I also asked Mo Feng to investigate the restaurant, but we have no discoveries yet.” Mo Ye explained, nervous.

“Go and find out the owner of the restaurant,” Mo Xuetong sighed. “And find out how long the restaurant had been open. Mr. Xing only took over Xiuning Workshop for these few years. There could be a connection.”

“Are you suspecting that Mr. Xing knows the owner of the restaurant?” Mo Ye asked, confused.

“I don’t know. All is possible.” Mo Xuetong lowered her head. The more she found out about her mother, the more she did not believe that the ignorant Auntie Fang harmed her mother. Even though Auntie Fang was malicious, her mother also harbored many deep secrets, which meant that there must be someone capable of her side.

Like Mr. Xing…

Will a woman with such secrets be so easily harmed by Auntie Fang? Mo Xuetong regretted not opening her mother’s letters. In the act of respect, she did not look at the letters her mother sent to her dad. Perhaps the answer lies within the letters. But now, she had to gather clues by herself to find out the secrets of her mother.

She even did not speak of this important matter to her father!

The curtain was gently lifted as Mo Lan entered. “Miss, Forth Miss is here.”

“What a special day to have both my sisters are looking for me after returning from the palace!” Mo Xuetong nodded, inviting Mo Xueqiong in.

As Mo Xueqiong entered, Mo Xuetong put down the embroidery in her hand. She did not want to sew but instead was thinking about the strange matters she had encountered while looking at the embroideries.

“Third Sister, I hurried over to send you a letter. A man asked me to bring a letter to you.” Mo Xueqiong took a sip of the tea that Mo Lan handed over before slamming down the teacup, with a tinge of mockery lingering on her lips. “I didn’t expect my Third Sister to have such a close companion that asked me to deliver a letter to you. I wanted to hand the letter to father, but I figured that you are more anxious, and thus, I rushed over.”

Actually, she had already sent the letter to Mo Huawen but she wanted to see how anxious Mo Xuetong would be.

“She was accusing me of having an affair!”

Mo Xueqiong will not let go of any opportunity to mock her.

Mo Xuetong snickered as she replied calmly, “How dare someone to send me a direct letter! Fourth Sister, you should have sent the letter directly to father, and let him judge! How can you send me a letter for no reason? Did you forget the teachings from ‘Cla.s.sics for Women’?”

“Third Sister, I am merely a messenger. How am I at fault?” Mo Xueqiong did not expect Mo Xuetong to be so unconcerned and thus became embarra.s.sed. It was an unsatisfactory feeling as if she had just punched cotton.

“Forth Sister said that the letter was for me. But what evidence do you have? For us girls, a clear name is important. If you help others deliver letters, you might be tainting your reputation.” Mo Xuetong looked straight at her with her pure black pupils, making Mo Xueqiong look away out of discomfort.

“I had already handed the letter to my father…” Unwilling to be weak, Mo Xueqiong threatened her.

“That should be the case. Father will handle the matter perfectly.” Mo Xueqiong took up the teacup and sipped on the tea, not afraid at all by the threat. She did not want the letter, be it crafted by Mo Xueqiong or not.

She did not think that anyone will send a letter to her through Mo Xueqiong.

“The man said to hand over the letter personally to you.” Mo Xueqiong sneered, “Were you corresponding with him and deliberately lied to me to prevent me from knowing the truth?”

She wanted to force her to admit that she was having an affair.

Mo Xuetong’s face sank. “Fourth Sister, you shall be direct with your words and not to frame me without any reason! You found a letter from nowhere and wanted to send it to me?! Come, come, let’s go to father and see what he had to say. Fourth Sister, you brought a letter from nowhere and dared to bring it to us?”

She did not want to waste her time here with Mo Xueqiong, who merely wanted to gain the favor of her father. However, this method is too superficial.

Mo Xueqiong and Mo Xueyan returned to the manor together, but they entered their gardens one after another because Mo Xueqiong went to see their father.

“Mo Xuetong, don’t be arrogant! How can you defend yourself for your affairs!” Mo Xueqiong was provoked by Mo Xuetong and stood up, slamming the table. Regardless of the truth, she wanted to insist that Mo Xuetong did have an affair.

A snort came from the doorsteps. “Who dare accuse Tong’er of having an affair!”

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