With Wu Zhaodi's interruption, the three of them hurriedly finished their meal. Xia Tao didn't even have time to properly savor the rabbit meat. He finished eating in a few bites and then dragged his troublesome mother out!

"Don't pull me, you brat! I haven't finished speaking yet. I'm not getting a divorce!" Wu Zhaodi kept saying.

Xia Tao, his face grim, pulled the person away, not wanting the Xia family to laugh at him, and dragged him outside.

“Mom, my father has made up his mind. If you want things to go well in the future, you should follow his wishes and get a divorce. I can still give you alimony every year. Otherwise, you will have to rely on your own work points to make a living.”

Xia Tao knew that even if he threatened her like this, his mother might not agree to a divorce.

However, he was truly disappointed in his mother and didn't want her to stay in the house any longer, as she was making everyone unhappy.

So even if he takes out some money every year, he doesn't care much. Or maybe his mother will suffer a bit in the future and realize how wicked the Wu family is, and his personality will change.

Wu Zhaodi didn't appreciate his kindness at all. When she saw that even her own son wanted her to get a divorce, she was furious.

"What nonsense are you spouting? What right do you have to make me divorce your father? You little brat, you're starting to interfere in your parents' marriage. Let me tell you, I don't want to get a divorce, and nobody can."

Wu Zhaodi spoke with righteous indignation, glaring fiercely at Xia Tao as if he were not her son, but a heinous enemy.

Xia Tao could only shake his head helplessly: "Whatever. If you make a mess of things and my father wants to fight you to the death, and makes you take back everything you've sent to the Wu family over the years, let's see what you do then."

After coldly uttering those words, he turned around without hesitation and strode back into the courtyard, ignoring the urgent crying and wailing behind him.

Originally, he thought he could avoid these people, but he didn't expect that as soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Old Man Xia's loud and unquestionable voice rang out: "Taozi, come with me quickly, I have something to say to you."

Upon hearing this, Xia Tao frowned, a hint of displeasure on his face. However, he was wary of Old Man Xia's authority in the family, so even though he was dissatisfied, he could only obediently follow Old Man Xia into his house.

After entering the house, Xia Tao asked somewhat impatiently, "Grandpa, what do you want to see me about?"

Old Man Xia slowly turned his head, his face tense, his expression extremely serious, and stared at him with piercing eyes, saying, "Taozi, you've seen it too. Xia Wan has only been back for two short days, and she's already turned our family upside down with endless troubles."

In my opinion, it would be better to just let her go back to the educated youth settlement. This won't affect your interactions, since you're all in the same production brigade, and our home isn't far from the settlement."

At this point, Old Man Xia sighed heavily and continued, "I've really had enough of this brat. She's a real troublemaker, never letting anyone have a moment's peace."

Take this morning's meal, for example. After breakfast, even your third uncle started getting restless, actually clamoring to split up the family property. Is that reasonable? I really don't know what kind of spell Xia Wan cast on them!

Xia Tao couldn't help but curse Old Man Xia in his heart for taking advantage of his age. This guy called him over to talk about this matter just to use his status to pressure him into agreeing.

Let alone the fact that he wouldn't agree to kick his sister out. Even if we take a step back and assume he did agree, his father definitely wouldn't.

Although his father has been bedridden for years and doesn't want to argue with these people, if something were to happen and he were to get involved, he would definitely not let it go easily.

Moreover, since it's Guan's beloved daughter, it's even more likely that his daughter will suffer.

Xia Tao feigned a troubled expression: "I know what Grandpa means, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to my father."

“Go and try to persuade your father. We used to be a very harmonious family, but look at him now. He’s only been back from Xia Wan’s place for two days, and he’s turned this family into a complete mess.”

Old Man Xia tried to reason with him, appealing to his emotions. He knew that if he were to intervene himself, he would definitely not be able to persuade that stubborn Xia Jianguo. So he decided to let Xia Tao do the talking.

Would he really disobey his own son for the sake of some brat?

"Grandpa, you're just joking. If you, as a father, can't even control me, as a son, how can you expect your father to listen to you?" Xia Tao shrugged, looking troubled, like an old man.

Old Man Xia stared intently at the person in front of him for a long while, then suddenly sighed deeply and slowly said, "Don't forget to give your grandma the money due this month. She was about to urge you, but I stopped her."

Hearing this, Xia Tao turned to look at Old Man Xia with a blank expression, and asked suspiciously, "What money? I already paid for this month's food expenses!"

It's actually quite ridiculous. Because after he went to work in the city, he could no longer earn work points like the others. So every month, he not only had to pay his share of food expenses, but also his father's share.

In the past, he used to hand over a large portion of his salary to his family, but from now on, he has decided to save all that money himself and no longer want to do such a laborious and thankless job.

Seeing that he seemed to have completely forgotten about the matter, Old Man Xia was so angry that his teeth itched. He gritted his teeth and patiently reminded him, "It's not the food expenses. I'm talking about that... the public money that you should give us."

Actually, this money was originally intended as payment for their help in taking care of Xia Jianguo, but Old Man Xia was too shy to say it directly, so he referred to it indirectly as "money to be handed over to the public."

Xia Tao sneered inwardly, but his face was full of confusion: "What do you mean by paying public funds? Isn't it enough to just pay for meals? That's what I pay every month. What are you talking about, Grandpa?"

Old Man Xia was so angry he was panting heavily, but he was too proud to explain things to Xia Tao so clearly, so he just snorted and left.

He was thinking of having his wife come and ask for the money later, since she was willing to risk her reputation.

Xia Tao watched his departing figure, pursed his lips, and decided to discuss it with his father later. Instead of giving the money to these ungrateful wretches, he decided to give it to his third uncle and ask him to help take care of them.

Moreover, Xiao Wan is different from Qiao Qiao; she will also help out, so she won't let her father suffer a loss!

He now deeply regrets his past carelessness. If he had paid more attention to his father's situation, such consequences would not have occurred!