Seeing this, Xia Shige said, "It's okay, Third Uncle, you and Xiao Tang should go over and check in first. After you check in, you will be eligible to receive supplies from the community, such as down jackets for free."

"As for the bedding and heating equipment, don't worry, we have them at home. We will send them to you later!"

Xia Guozhang scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Is this appropriate? Those things are expensive now. If you give them to us, will they be enough for you?"

He subconsciously turned to look at his grandmother.

But grandma just looked away with a sullen face and said nothing.

Xia Guozhang felt a little disappointed when he saw this. He knew his mother still refused to forgive him because he was such a jerk in his early years.

Seeing this, Sun Yuegui quickly tried to smooth things over and said, "It's enough, don't worry, wait for your eldest brother to come, and we will help you deliver it together!"

After hearing this, Xia Guozhang finally felt relieved. He thanked everyone again, then left with his wife, son, and Xiao Tang.

As soon as they left 1606, Xia Guozhang's phone rang.

Xia Guozhang took out his cell phone and saw that it was Xia Guokang calling.

He clicked to answer the call, and Xia Guokang's voice came from the other end of the phone immediately: "Hey, Third Brother, how is it? Have you reached our mother's place? Hey, I don't know why, but my mother-in-law's landlord suddenly broke the contract and stopped renting the house!"

"The house my mother-in-law and her family moved into is just a rough-finished house! It doesn't even have floor tiles, and the water and electricity aren't fully installed. How can people live here? Please persuade my mother and my eldest brother to vacate a house for my mother-in-law and her family to move in!"

Xia Guozhang replied, "Second brother, please stop talking. Mom has no obligation to make room for your mother-in-law. Besides, Mom really doesn't have any extra rooms. Even I don't live in Mom's house. Like your mother-in-law, I also rent an unfurnished house in the community."

Xia Guokang was a little surprised when he heard this. He asked incredulously, "What did you say? Even you were kicked out?! Could our mother and eldest brother really have the heart to do this?"

In Xia Guokang's view, the most favored child in the family is his third younger brother. Otherwise, they would not help his third younger brother repay his loans again and again.

Xia Guozhang corrected him, "You can't say you're kicking me out, second brother. My family is already doing their best to help me. Our mother and eldest brother have no obligation to help us clean up the mess when they come."

What this means is that your mother-in-law is your problem, and our mother and elder brother have no obligation to help you "fulfill your filial duties" in front of her.

Xia Guokang understood what he meant. Jian Qi was about to laugh. He gritted his teeth and said, "Hey, Third Brother, you still have the nerve to say this to me. I haven't helped you clean up the mess all these years, right? When did I not give you money when you asked me to lend you money? Now you say this to me. Where on earth do you have the nerve to do this?"

Xia Guozhang sighed when he heard this. Facing his angry second brother on the other end of the phone, he said sincerely: "Second brother, I know you have helped me a lot over the years, and I am always grateful to you. I will slowly pay you back the money I borrowed from you over the years, but I don't want to embarrass Mom, so I can't help your mother-in-law... I'm sorry."

Xia Guokang couldn't help but curse a few times when he heard him say that. He asked in a questioning tone, "Old Third, what do you want now? You want to destroy the bridge after crossing it, right? Do you think you can kick me out just because our mother and eldest brother are helping you?"

"I'm telling you, get some supplies from our mom and send them to my mother-in-law. Otherwise, don't blame me for not recognizing you as my brother!"

Xia Guozhang was silent for a moment, then replied: "Second brother, I am sorry for you in this matter, but I really can't help you to plot against our mother. Second brother, I know you have always hated our mother for not giving you a better background, but in fact, our mother really has never done anything to let you down."

"Back then, in order to support your college education, the salaries of several people in the family were basically given to you. Our mother was biased towards you. You should also think about whether you are too much and whether you should not treat your family like this."

After Xia Guozhang finished speaking, he hung up the phone without giving Xia Guokang a chance to refute.

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