Chapter 330: Chapter 330: The Evil of the Ten Demon Sons

Chen Xiao closed the door.

Carefully opened the packing box.

Soon, he saw the blood-red wood carving.

Chen Xiao lifted the carving from the box onto the table.

As Hu Yue described, the whole piece is indeed bulging like a pregnant woman’s belly.

And that hole in the middle, it’s less like being sliced open, but more like those ten childlike beings inside the belly ripped it apart.

The overall design of the wood carving is not particularly special.

The truly chilling part is the creation of those so-called Ten Demon Sons inside!

Chen Xiao didn’t understand wood carving.

But from every character’s expression and movement, one can see the carver’s skill in this field!

The ten children are lifelike, some sneering, some wailing, some cold, some giggling...

One child holding a small knife.

One child holding a small axe.

One child with sharp teeth.

One child with sharp nails.

One child with cold eyes.

One child revealing compassion beyond his years.

......

Chen Xiao observed each character.

He had to admit, this piece shocked his heart.

That shock wasn’t positive; it strangely reminded him of the self-encouragement poster Lin Xi had in her room.

"When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you!"

Looking at the ten children Lou Xiaodong named as the "Ten Demon Sons," Chen Xiao felt a slight tremor in his heart!

That tremor made him very uncomfortable.

Just as he felt disgusted, Lin Xi’s call came through.

"Husband, what are you busy with?" Lin Xi started jokingly.

Chen Xiao laughed and said, "Your tone is so relaxed; everything is handled?"

"Yes, all done. How is it at home? It must be lively!"

After Chen Xiao listed everyone at home, Lin Xi exclaimed, "So many people, can our home still fit everyone?"

"Should we be thinking of getting a bigger house?"

Chen Xiao wasn’t joking; he truly felt the current place was indeed small.

Back then, due to poor family finances, and Lin Xi’s job in the city center, Old Chen and his mother used their savings to buy this small house.

Old Chen worked hard all his life, raised Chen Xiao, and the savings are just for these times; in the next few years, it would be unthinkable.

Lin Xi paused: "Are you serious, husband? Are we really changing houses?"

"We can afford it; at least in Dongzhou, buying anywhere isn’t an issue."

"I know, but... I don’t want to change it. It’s our wedding house, with all our memories together."

Chen Xiao understood Lin Xi’s meaning and smiled: "What if we have a baby later?"

"I don’t care, our first baby must be born here; we can change after the baby comes!"

"First baby, huh? Does that mean having many babies?"

"Yes, yes, as you say, I’ll have them for you. As the daughter-in-law of the Chen Family, I have to expand the family! Someday we’ll be the biggest family in Songshanping!"

Lin Xi’s words were simply irresistible for a man!

Chen Xiao took a deep breath just about to speak when Lin Xi quickly said, "Here’s an opportunity, pick me up at the highway entrance, I’m twenty minutes away, calling you from the service area now."

"Alright!"

"Wait... ."

"What’s up?"

"Throw away those annoying things!"

"Annoying things?" Chen Xiao didn’t immediately understand, but Lin Xi had already hung up.

Chen Xiao thought carefully, finally understood.

Found a black plastic bag, packed Lin Xi’s "annoying things" into it, tossed them into the trash can, then drove to the highway entrance.

Over ten minutes later, Chen Xiao arrived, and a few minutes later Lin Xi also got out from her colleague’s car.

After a few words with colleagues, Lin Xi got into Chen Xiao’s car.

On the way, Lin Xi was making and taking phone calls nonstop, leaving Chen Xiao no chance to speak.

Finally arriving home, Lin Xi did not immediately get out of the car. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Once finished with the calls, she sighed: "Glad that’s finally over, tonight I get a break!"

Chen Xiao understood Lin Xi’s work well, smiling, said: "First change at home, Uncle Sifu is treating us tonight, invited us for dinner."

"Uncle Sifu is treating, we should enjoy it, Uncle Sifu has been making a fortune lately."

"Just hope you can handle the food!"

Chen Xiao joked, Lin Xi linked his arm going upstairs.

Shortly after bringing Lin Xi home, Boss Dai finally arrived.

He brought many gifts for the middle-aged and elderly.

Chen Xiao could tell that Boss Dai had put real thought into those gifts.

After some pleasantries, Chen Xiao took Boss Dai to a quiet place downstairs for a chat.

He just noticed the young woman brought by Boss Dai.

It should be Boss Dai’s granddaughter, not too old, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

Judging by her manner and speech, she seems well-educated.

Chen Xiao didn’t beat around the bush and said directly: "Boss Dai, you can say it now if there’s anything."

Dai Bingquan nodded: "Mr. Chen, you may not be aware, but the Dai Family’s business has totally fallen apart."

Chen Xiao was surprised: "How did that happen?"

"It’s a long story. The business was originally built by me and my younger brothers. Over the years, in the Dai Family, I had final say. But greed corrupts people; my brothers, during my trust, isolated me to take control."

"When I realized it, it was too late. Now I’m just a mascot in the family’s business."

Although Dai Bingquan didn’t detail the Dai Family’s turmoil, he was clear on family disputes often being intense.

After thinking a bit, Chen Xiao recalled Dai Bingquan’s granddaughter and asked: "You originally wanted your granddaughter to succeed, didn’t you?"

"Yes, for the sake of the family’s future planning, Hong’Er is the most suitable choice. But you know, she’s a girl, so my brothers disagreed, and ultimately, they used isolation to support someone else to helm the family business."

At this point, Dai Bingquan sighed deeply: "Looking back, I don’t even know if my choice was wrong. Sometimes, I even think my brothers were not wrong."

Chen Xiao slightly nodded: "So you’re here to tell me?"

"Hong’Er went across the country after returning and identified three projects: real estate, logistics, and the mobile phone industry!"

After Dai Bingquan finished, Chen Xiao’s gaze slightly focused, mentally praising, "Great foresight!"