I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 369 Xu Rong Logs Offline

Xiao Siqi's eyes were bloodshot. At this moment, he truly felt ruthless towards Xu Rong and hated himself for bringing danger back.

If there hadn't been a cure for smallpox, or cowpox prevention, would Yangyang have been the only one to contract it? Xiao Siqi dared not think about it.

Seeing Xiao Siqi clench his fists so tightly that he almost crushed the booklet in his hand, Xiao Siyue went over and took the booklet out, but did not comfort him.

She opened the booklet and began to read. It contained all the details of Xu Rong's life from before she entered the Xiao family until now. Xiao Siyue read through it one by one. Xu Rong's reputation in the Xu family was indeed not good. Her father neglected her, her stepmother suppressed her, her biological mother was weak, and her brothers and sisters bullied her. She had always lived cautiously.

Later, she accidentally learned about Xu Wei's friend Xiao Siqi and Xiao Siqi's family background. She then set her sights on Xiao Siqi, but she knew she couldn't do it herself, so she conspired with Xu Wei. One of them wanted to leave the Xu family and live a better life, while the other wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Xiao family to bring benefits to the Xu family.

However, she never expected that after she arrived at the Xiao family, Xiao Siqi would ignore her, and the Xiao family would not like her either, and would place her in a remote courtyard.

Xu Rong was unwilling to accept this, feeling that as long as Xiao Siqi's wife and children were gone, she would definitely be able to take his place, which led to this incident.

Xu Rong's maid had contracted smallpox as a child, so Xu Rong sent her to a family in the capital who had contracted smallpox. She gave the family some silver, told some lies, obtained smallpox ointment, applied it to her skin, and then returned to infect Yangyang.

Xiao Siyue understood now. Yangyang had mentioned before that he had fallen and Qiu Kui had wiped his face. She guessed that this was the time when she had given Yangyang the smallpox.

These things were all extracted from Qiu Kui by Xiao Qinian's men. That girl wasn't a good person either; once pressed, she immediately confessed everything about Xu Rong.

"Third Uncle, this is Siqi's fault. I didn't think it through. Don't worry, I will handle this matter well." After his anger subsided, Xiao Siqi solemnly apologized to Xiao Qinian and made a promise.

"Well, then I'll leave it to you. You're not young anymore, and I believe you can handle it. I hope you can give your child an explanation and not let him suffer so much in vain." Xiao Qinian nodded. He was somewhat satisfied with Xiao Siqi's current state. His family members absolutely could not be weak and procrastinating.

"Thank you, Third Uncle." After expressing his gratitude, Xiao Siqi took the booklet from Xiao Siyue and left.

"Father, what do you think my elder brother will do with Xu Rong?" Xiao Siyue asked Xiao Qinian after watching Xiao Siqi leave.

“You’ll see. Your older brother may seem gentle and polite on the surface, but he’s ruthless. This time, Xu Rong should leave the Xiao family for good.” Xiao Qinian’s eyes revealed a hint of a smile.

Okay, Xiao Siyue nodded. She'll find out later.

Just three days later, Xiao Siyue heard the news that Xu Rong had disappeared from the Xiao family. Of course, she wasn't dealt with by Xiao Siqi, but was sent to jail. Not only that, the Xu family's assets were also gone in those three days, and the Xu family members were forced to return to their hometown, a relatively poor village.

Of course, Xiao Siqi certainly didn't let Xu Rong off easily; Xu Rong will never be able to get out of prison again in this lifetime.

When Xiao Siyue heard these things, she sighed. Life is truly unpredictable; harming others will ultimately harm oneself.

However, Xiao Siyue still admired Xiao Siqi quite a bit. She didn't expect her older brother to grow so quickly. Although the Xu family wasn't particularly wealthy, they were still a powerful force in their area. Her older brother was able to suppress them in just three days, so his strength was not to be underestimated. She had indeed underestimated her older brother.

Xiao Siqi did not tell the Xiao family about what she did to Xu Rong. It wasn't until Xu Rong left that the rest of the Xiao family learned about the evil deeds she had committed. They all hated her intensely, thinking that it was utterly inhuman to harm a four-year-old child.

Qu Yin was devastated when she found out. She held Yangyang and cried her heart out. She had always thought that she had not taken good care of her son, but now she knew that it was all Xu Rong's doing.

"Yangyang, my good son, I will protect you well from now on." She had underestimated Xu Rong. She should have dealt with Qu Yin directly before. How could she have neglected Xu Rong just because she knew that Xu Rong had not had a relationship with Xiao Siqi?

"Yin'er, don't cry, it's all my fault." Xiao Siqi felt a sharp pain in her heart as she watched the mother and son hug each other and cry.

Upon hearing this, Qu Yin abruptly turned to look at Xiao Siqi, suddenly feeling resentful towards him. It was all because Xiao Siqi had made bad friends, was too stupid, and had fallen for a trick. Otherwise, how could Xu Rong have appeared in the Xiao family and come into contact with Yangyang?

Thinking of this, Qu Yin looked at Xiao Siqi with a cold gaze, as if she was about to explode.

"Xiao Siqi, get out of here! I don't want to see you right now!" Qu Yin shouted angrily at Xiao Siqi.

"Yin'er, don't be angry, I'll leave right now." Xiao Siqi knew that Qu Yin was in a bad mood, so she didn't dare to disturb her any further and just let the mother and son stay there for the time being.

He didn't dare to explain, since it was his own fault to begin with, and besides, Qu Yin was in a fit of anger, and the more he explained, the more confused things would become.

Xiao Siqi quickly left, but didn't go too far, staying outside the door where Qu Yin couldn't see her.

Hearing the cries inside, Xiao Siqi felt extremely distressed and slapped herself twice.

He only went in quietly after the crying inside stopped, knowing that Qu Yin had calmed down.

"Yin'er?"

"What are you doing here again? Didn't I tell you to get out?" Qu Yin had just had a good cry, and her anger had subsided a lot. Now she could look at Xiao Siqi calmly, but her attitude towards him was still not very good.

"Yin'er, I've rolled in again," Xiao Siqi said with a grin.

Qu Yin glared at him fiercely upon hearing this: "You still have the nerve to laugh? If it weren't for your stupidity and poor judgment of people, would our Yangyang have suffered like this? Tell me, how old are you? You've been in business for several years, yet you still don't have any ability to judge people. What have you been doing all day?"

"Yin'er, it's all my fault for being stupid. I'll study hard with my third uncle from now on, and this will never happen again. Look, these are gifts I bought for you and Yangyang." Xiao Siqi took out two boxes from somewhere.

They gave one to the mother and one to their son. Little Yangyang's eyes were red; he had been crying for a long time. Although he didn't quite understand why his mother was crying, he couldn't help but cry when he saw her.

She was exhausted from crying, but seeing the gift cheered her up again.

"Thank you, Dad."

"Good boy." Xiao Siqi affectionately patted the little guy's head.

The little guy happily grabbed the gift box and immediately ran to the table to open it.