Xia Jiandang was completely at ease and had no guilty conscience whatsoever. When Xia Wan asked him this, he replied with a big smile, "Hey! Your grandfather said that after this illness and hospitalization, he has finally seen clearly that I am the most filial person in our family!"

Besides, everyone knows how close your father and I are, so they asked me to make a special trip to bring you this bowl of mixed grain noodles.

As they spoke, Xia Jiandang kept glancing at Xia Jianguo, his smug expression as if he were showing off something.

Upon seeing this, Xia Jianguo frowned deeply.

If Xia Jiandang really brought this bowl of noodles, then he could enjoy it without worry. After all, although his third brother had some petty schemes and liked to take advantage of others, he was still upright and had no sinister or malicious intentions.

However, when Xia Jiandang said that it was specially ordered by Old Man Xia to be sent, Xia Jianguo's heart began to pound.

After all, not long ago, he clearly remembered that Old Man Xia and his wife wanted to kill him for the sake of their precious son who was far away in Beijing!

Thinking of this, Xia Jianguo had absolutely no interest in the bowl of noodles in front of him.

Xia Wan, standing to the side, smiled gently, her bright eyes holding a hint of meaning as she looked directly at Xia Jiandang and said:

"Third Uncle, are you implying that Grandpa only gave my father this bowl of noodles because of you?"

Xia Jiandang raised his chin and said, "Your grandfather said that he knew I had a good relationship with your father, so he specially set aside a bowl of noodles for me to bring to your father."

Xia Jiandang was extremely pleased with himself and wished he could repeat everything his father had just said to the father and daughter.

Xia Wan and her father exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing an undisguised mockery.

Xia Wan had always thought that Xia Jiandang was somewhat shrewd, but who would have thought that he would be so easily manipulated by the old man Xia today?

What exactly did Old Man Xia say to make Xia Jiandang react like this? She remembered that Xia Jiandang didn't have this attitude just a few days ago at the hospital.

At this time, Xia Jiandang was completely unaware that others' opinions of him had changed drastically, and he continued to pester Xia Jianguo relentlessly.

Xia Jianguo coughed lightly, waved his hand, and said, "Jian Dang, I finished eating a long time ago. You should take this bowl of noodles back with you."

To be honest, Xia Jianguo didn't really want to talk to this brother who had once helped him.

Although the help he received may not have been out of pure kindness, but rather out of financial consideration, at least Xia Jiandang did not join in when everyone was busy kicking him while he was down.

However, Xia Jiandang completely failed to grasp Xia Jianguo's meaning and continued to persuade him, "Second brother, don't refuse. I know that after you moved out of the house with Taozi and Xia Wan, you must have been living a tight life and probably didn't have much to eat or drink. Look at your health, you really need to take good care of yourself!"

He did speak with some sincerity in these words, after all, in his view, Xia Tao had given almost all of his previous salary to his family.

Now the whole family has moved out, and not only that, they've also bought all these things from the yard.

In that case, they probably don't have much money left, and they may even have trouble getting enough to eat.

His father only sent over a bowl of noodles because of him, which should be the best his second brother has eaten in days.

When Taozi gets his salary next month, he'll definitely get some benefits.

After all, that's how it's always been.

Xia Wan smiled slightly, finding the naive and innocent idea somewhat amusing.

Then, Xia Wan slowly said, "My grandfather has always disliked my father the most, so why would he suddenly think of sending food to my father?"

Furthermore, Uncle, didn't you have a huge argument with Grandpa and Grandma before, even proposing to separate the family property? Don't you want to separate now? If you don't, doesn't that mean Jinbao will continue to suffer injustice in the Xia family?

When Xia Jiandang heard the name Xia Jinbao, he was slightly taken aback. His mind, which had become somewhat muddled due to the so-called emotion, seemed to clear up considerably all at once.

Then, he composed himself and stubbornly replied, "After your grandfather went through this illness and hospitalization, he has figured out a lot. He won't mistreat Jinbao like before."

Xia Wan nodded, indicating that she understood and respected his thoughts, and had no intention of helping him see the reality of the situation.

After all, in her opinion, there was no need to do something so thankless and exhausting.

"Uncle, this bowl of noodles of yours..."

Xia Wan was about to ask Xia Jiandang to take the noodles back, but before she could finish speaking, she was suddenly interrupted by her father.

"Let's leave it here for now, we can reheat it at noon and eat it later."

Upon hearing this, Xia Wan's mouth dropped open in surprise, and she quickly exclaimed, "Ah? No, Father..."

However, her words were once again ruthlessly interrupted by Xia Jianguo.

"Keep it, Xiao Wan. Listen to your father! You can't let your third uncle's good intentions go to waste." After saying that, Xia Jianguo winked at his daughter, signaling her not to say anything more.

Xia Wan was filled with doubts and had no idea what her father was planning.

But after seeing the hint in her father's eyes, she obediently chose to follow his instructions, carefully took the bowl of clumps of mixed grain noodles, and carried it into the kitchen.

Xia Jianguo turned his gaze to Xia Jiandang, who was sitting motionless beside him like a statue, and asked with concern, "Jiandang, why didn't you go to work today?"

Xia Jiandang's face beamed with uncontainable joy as he quickly replied, "Father specially granted me permission to rest today! My older brothers all went to work early this morning!"

As he spoke, Xia Jiandang couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

You should know that in the past, only Xia Jianjun could enjoy such treatment, while he could only work his butt off to earn a few pitiful work points.

Now, even his father has taken the initiative to ask him to take a day off. How could he not be happy about that?

Xia Jianguo nodded absentmindedly and replied perfunctorily, "Oh, is that so? In that case, you should hurry home and take good care of Dad. Don't linger here too long!"