Chapter 9: Using his deceased wife's money to support his mistress.

Suddenly, people from the educated youth office came knocking on their door. Li Rouyue and the others were already overwhelmed with the matter of Xia Zhuyu going to the countryside.

If going to the countryside was unavoidable, they thought of setting Xia Zhuyu's destination near the capital, so that it would be convenient for her to take care of and visit her.

If Xia Zhuyu were really sent to a harsh place like the Northwest or Xinjiang, then it would be impossible to take care of her from such a remote location!

Thinking of this, Li Rouyue quickly forced a smile and said softly, "I'm sorry, Yuhuan, we misunderstood you. Zhuzhu was just so agitated because she couldn't accept the news that she was going to the countryside."

"I will try to persuade her to accept the idea of ​​going to the countryside."

"You must be tired after being out all morning. Why don't you go and rest first, and I'll call you when lunch is ready?"

Li Rouyue was more shrewd and adaptable, but she quickly regained her composure and even tried to appease Xia Yuhuan in a gentle voice, hoping to keep Xia Yuhuan from causing them any trouble.

Even though they were on opposite sides, Xia Yuhuan wanted to applaud Li Rouyue.

With Li Rouyue's temperament, what can't she accomplish?

In comparison, Xia Zhuyu was far inferior.

Seeing that Li Rouyue not only didn't pursue Xia Yuhuan's case but also tried to please her, Xia Zhuyu immediately became furious.

"Mom, why are you trying to please her? She must have recruited those people from the educated youth office. Otherwise, why would they suddenly come to our door when everything was fine before?" Xia Zhuyu shrieked.

Li Rouyue snapped, "Shut up!"

Perhaps it was because Li Rouyue's gaze was too fierce, Xia Zhuyu, though unwilling, still obediently shut her mouth.

However, his gaze toward Xia Yuhuan remained indignant and full of resentment.

Over the years, Xia Zhuyu has been treated like a little princess in the Xia family because Xia Jianyong dotes on her and never lets her suffer any grievances.

She was of working age to go to the countryside, but she didn't have a job. She was supposed to go, but she didn't want to suffer, so she went to Xia Jianyong and begged him to let her stay at his home. In the end, Xia Jianyong intervened and let her stay at his home.

Everything was fine until Xia Yuhuan came back, and then things changed.

The carefree and happy days were over, and Xia Zhuyu wished she could kill Xia Yuhuan.

Xia Yuhuan wasn't interested in the mother and daughter's bickering. Seeing that Li Rouyue had persuaded Xia Zhuyu to calm down, she went straight upstairs to her room.

After returning to her room, Xia Yuhuan made sure the mother and daughter hadn't followed her, then entered her spatial dimension.

She took the hoe and wooden handle she had just bought that day and began to install them.

The salesperson taught her how to assemble it when she bought it, so she did it smoothly.

After assembling the hoe, Xia Yuhuan soaked the bottom of the hoe in water, and then began cutting grass with a sickle.

Such a large area of ​​space is left unused; it would take her a lot of effort to cultivate and use it.

After busying herself in the space, Xia Yuhuan felt hungry and left.

As Xia Yuhuan left the room and walked downstairs, she heard conversations coming from the living room downstairs.

She instinctively slowed her footsteps and hid at the corner of the stairs to eavesdrop.

Xia Jianyong said angrily, "I went to ask the educated youth office, but they refused to budge and insisted that Zhuzhu go to the countryside. It seems that this time Zhuzhu has no choice but to go to the countryside."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhuyu burst into tears.

"Dad, I don't want to go to the countryside. I don't know how to do any of that farm work. I'll starve if I go there, boohoo..."

Li Rouyue, standing to the side, hugged Xia Zhuyu, her heart breaking at Xia Zhuyu's tears.

"Good girl, stop crying. Your dad will definitely find a way. Old Xia, is there really no other way?" Li Rouyue looked at Xia Jianyong, her eyes full of pleading.

Xia Jianyong certainly didn't want Xia Zhuyu to go to the countryside to suffer. She was his daughter whom he had cherished since she was a child. How could he bear to let her suffer?

He sighed and said softly, "Judging from what the educated youth office says, there's no way to change things. Besides, I'm at a crucial moment for promotion right now, so I can't make any big moves. If someone finds something on me, how can I compete with them?"

Upon hearing this, Li Rouyue knew that Xia Zhuyu's decision to go to the countryside was a done deal.

Xia Jianyong valued this promotion highly, as it was a crucial step for him to advance to a higher level.

He will not allow anyone to stand in his way of advancing his career.

Even if this person is his most beloved daughter.

Li Rouyue was in pain, but she dared not show it on her face. She said softly, "Of course, your matter is more important. Zhuzhu and I will definitely not hold you back, right, Zhuzhu?"

Although Xia Zhuyu was arrogant, she was not stupid.

She knew in her heart that only when Xia Jianyong was well could she be well, because Xia Jianyong was the source of her wealth and luxury.

Even if she goes to the countryside and Xia Jianyong gets promoted, he can find a way to get her back. But if Xia Jianyong doesn't get promoted because of her, he might want to eat her alive.

So Xia Zhuyu nodded, her voice choked with emotion: "Yes, Dad's matter is the most important, I'm fine."

Xia Jianyong felt heartbroken seeing Xia Zhuyu's red-rimmed eyes.

Li Rouyue said gently at the right time, "Old Xia, since going to the countryside is unavoidable, can you find a way to send Zhuzhu to a place with better conditions?"

"Could you take out some of those things you mentioned before and use them to grease some palms?"

“Zhuzhu has been pampered since she was a child. What will she do if she is sent to a rural area with poor conditions?”

As Li Rouyue spoke, tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuhuan's mind stirred.

The things Li Rouyue mentioned were probably the dowry left by the original owner's biological mother.

The original owner's biological mother, Xia Qingqing, came from a family that was in business during the war.

Later, her brothers died one after another, leaving her father with only Xia Qingqing as his daughter. The Xia family's vast fortune had only Xia Qingqing as its heir.

Back then, countless men wanted to marry Xia Qingqing, all hoping to take advantage of the Xia family's extinction and get a share of the spoils.

However, Xia Qingqing is a very opinionated person. In addition, her father and brothers supported the army in the war and were red capitalists who were both politically reliable and professionally competent. Therefore, although those people coveted her, they did not dare to force her.

Later, Xia Qingqing fell in love with Xia Jianyong and married him, this poor boy, bringing all her family's assets with her.

At that time, Xia Jianyong did not have the surname Xia. He changed his surname to Xia to show his loyalty to his father-in-law.

Xia Qingqing therefore believed that Xia Jianyong was a good man who genuinely liked her and would love and protect her wholeheartedly in the future.

Unexpectedly, Xia Jianyong was also one of those who wanted to exploit the family's wealth.

He was better at disguising himself than anyone else, successfully deceiving Xia Qingqing into falling in love with him. In the end, not only was his own daughter lost by Xia Jianyong, but he also died on the way to find his daughter, which is truly heartbreaking.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuhuan felt a deep contempt for Xia Jianyong.

Xia Jianyong then said, "Okay, I'll go get some things later and ask someone to pull some strings to put Zhuzhu in a better village near the capital. That way, it will be easier for us to visit her."

"Thank you, Dad. You're the best!" Xia Zhuyu snuggled into Xia Jianyong's arms and acted coquettishly.

Both were going to the countryside, but going to villages near Beijing was better than going to faraway places.

Xia Yuhuan looked at the scene of fatherly love and filial piety and pouted.

Using his ex-wife's dowry to pull strings for his illegitimate daughter, Xia Jianyong is truly shameless!

However, she would absolutely not allow Xia Jianyong to continue taking advantage of the original owner's biological mother.

She has to help the original owner get back all of the original owner's dowry!