The family was enjoying a pleasant time when Old Mrs. Xia's voice came from outside, interrupting everyone's thoughts!

"Taozi, everyone in the family is back. Come out and let your sister recognize everyone!"

The pleasant atmosphere in the room was shattered, and the three of them looked rather grim.

Xia Wan curled her lip: "Recognize people? What's so great about recognizing them? They're just a few unlucky guys!"

Xia Jianguo gave a slight smile: "Go ahead, Taozi, take good care of your sister!"

"Don't worry, Dad!" Xia Tao looked at Xia Wan helplessly: "Let's go, Xiao Wan. If we don't go out, they'll keep calling."

They all knew in their hearts that these people were after Xia Wan's packages again, and who knew what new tricks they would come up with to demand money and packages later.

Xia Tao only paid for food this month; he hasn't paid for anything else yet. If he tells these people later that they won't get those benefits in the future, there will probably be another big fight.

Xia Wan went out with her brother, wanting to see what was so special about those people.

As soon as she stepped out of the room and saw the scene in the courtyard, Xia Wan raised an eyebrow.

As Grandma Xia had said, everyone had arrived. There were quite a few people in the courtyard. When they called the brother and sister out, everyone looked over.

Xia Wan ignored everyone else, her gaze sweeping over the only two boys, wondering which one was the little bastard who had hit her father!

Calling someone Yuanbao must mean they're quite favored; some of the sturdier ones are probably Yuanbao.

Thinking this, Xia Wan's gaze fell on the chubby boy, and her eyes narrowed involuntarily!

"Second brother, you're back! Is Second Uncle alright?"

"You good-for-nothing, what are you looking at!"

The two voices overlapped, interrupting Xia Wan's thoughts and causing Xia Tao to frown!

The one who called him a money-loser was the chubby little boy whose eyes she was fixated on.

The other girl, speaking softly and with a concerned expression, was thin and frail. She was a bit dark-skinned, but Xia Wan clearly saw the gloom in her eyes!

Xia Wan chuckled softly. The Xia family truly is a place where hidden talents abound.

Her sarcasm was so obvious that the chubby boy started acting recklessly again: "What are you laughing at, you worthless wretch?"

Xia Wan's face instantly turned cold: "You little beast, who are you talking to? You have no manners at all. Didn't your parents tell you that you'd get beaten for talking like that?"

"Oh, alright, alright, Yuanbao's just a kid who doesn't know how to talk, Xiaowan, don't take it to heart," Li Cao said, pulling her son back from saying something more.

Her eyes were full of calculation. She couldn't afford to fall out with Xia Wan now. If her son hindered her in-laws from getting benefits from Xia Wan, who knew how they would scold her?

Yuanbao is the family's youngest grandson, and they can't bear to hit him. As his mother, she always feels she has to take the punishment for her son. For the sake of her future well-being, she should discipline her son properly.

"Alright, why bother arguing with a child? You must be Xia Wan." Old Man Xia adopted a patriarchal demeanor, looking at Xia Wan with a critical eye.

Xia Wan inwardly scoffed, then glanced at Old Man Xia before turning to her brother and asking, "Brother, who's this old man? How come he's hard of hearing so early?"

Since these people made him come out to identify them, he should pretend he didn't know them unless they introduced him.

Old Man Xia dares to put on airs in front of him; let's see if he doesn't infuriate this old man to death later.

Xia Tao's face stiffened for a moment, then he coughed awkwardly and said, "This is our grandfather."

Xia Wanfu, feigning sudden realization, said shamelessly, "Oh, so this is Grandpa. No wonder he looks so old, like he's about to be buried."

"You...you...what did you say? You ill-mannered thing?" Old Master Xia pointed at Xia Wan, looking like he was about to die of anger.

He never expected that this brat would dare to talk to him like that. Since she had been chased back by the city people, shouldn't she be trying to curry favor with them in this village?

After all, this brat will still have to rely on them to support her in the future.

Old Man Xia acted as if it were perfectly natural, completely unaware that they were now relying on Xia Tao's salary to make ends meet; otherwise, their family's work points would simply not be enough.

This family is full of lazybones; each one is more lazy than the last, and each one eats more than the last. They even slack off at work. They earn very few work points.

Xia Wan clicked her tongue twice, walked up to Old Man Xia, and shouted in his ear, "Grandpa, you're so old and hard of hearing, why are you still out here? Can you hear me?"

Xia Wan's voice grew louder and louder, coming right up to Old Man Xia's ear, making his ears ring.

"What are you doing?" Old Mrs. Xia reached out and tried to pull Xia Wan away, but she couldn't budge her even after two attempts.

Xia Wan swung her arm, shoving Grandma Xia so hard she stumbled: "Grandma, why are you pulling me? I'm talking to Grandpa. He can't hear me if we're not close enough."

Old Man Xia and Old Woman Xia stood there dumbfounded, watching Xia Wan go crazy. They all had the same thought in their minds: Is this girl an idiot?

Xia Wan seemed not to understand the looks in everyone's eyes, and tilted her head in confusion, asking, "What's wrong with you all? Why are you looking at me like that? Am I wrong? Is Grandpa not hard of hearing but deaf?"

Old Man Xia could no longer pretend to be a patriarch. He angrily roared at Xia Wan, "What nonsense! How dare you talk like that? How am I deaf? Is this how Xia Jianguo taught you?"

Xia Wan rubbed her ears and tried to get closer to Old Man Xia again, but he dodged her. She pouted and gave up: "I've only been back for a few days. What can my dad teach me? Don't speak so loudly. You're deaf, but others aren't."

Old Man Xia pointed at Xia Wan, about to scold her, but Old Woman Xia stopped him: "Xiao Wan, you're wrong, your grandfather isn't... he's not hard of hearing..."

Before she could finish speaking, I showed a regretful expression: "Oh, he's not hard of hearing, he's deaf. Tsk tsk, my poor grandfather!"

Xia Tao was practically bursting with laughter watching from the side. Seeing his younger sister's determined look, as if she wouldn't stop until she drove everyone crazy, he suddenly felt incredibly satisfied.

I used to speak to these people politely and with great respect, but they were two-faced.

It really is true that the wicked will always have their own wicked counterparts to deal with them. It will take his sister to handle these people! Xia Tao suddenly thought unkindly, when his sister said she was going to slaughter everyone, was she actually saying she was going to anger these people to death?

He stood aside watching the show, but he didn't expect that Old Madam Xia had no intention of letting him off the hook. Faced with Xia Wan's unrestrained words, they dared not say anything and could only look at Xia Tao and say, "Taozi, quickly introduce us to your sister, don't let her... don't let her talk nonsense and make your grandfather sick again."