The food is all prepared; we're just waiting for the children.

Xia Jianguo and the others sat in the living room chatting.

“Jianguo, you guys are really successful now, but don’t forget your older brother! He dropped out of school for you back then.”

From the moment Chen Chunhua got off the train until now, she has come to truly believe that Xia Jianguo and his family are wealthy.

In the past, when Xia Jianguo and his colleagues returned to their hometown, they never complained about the dry toilets like other migrant workers, assuming that they were just doing so-so in Shenzhen.

Although she often heard people from her village who came here to work say that Xia Jianguo was rich, she thought it was just that the villagers were ignorant and that there was some exaggeration involved.

After Xia Jianshe returned last time, Chen Chunhua asked him about it, and Xia Jianshe simply replied, "That's how it is," and that was the end of it.

Upon hearing Chen Chunhua's words, Xia Jianshe immediately flew into a rage, "Enough! Are you ever going to stop?! Do you think a grown man like me can't even find a bite to eat?"

Since getting off the train, Xia Jianshe has heard Chen Chunhua complain more than once. Xia Jianshe has also advised her to say less, otherwise she will ruin the last bit of brotherhood they have left.

Xia Damei and Xia Xiaomei were both very angry. Although they were very young at the time, they remembered that Xia Jianshe had dropped out of school.

Xia Damei said, "Sister-in-law, don't you feel guilty saying that? If it weren't for my eldest brother insisting on learning to repair home appliances back then, my younger sister and I wouldn't have had to drop out of school, and my second brother wouldn't have had to get up early every day to catch and sell fish to earn his tuition."

Xia Xiaomei said, "Now it seems like the problem is ours. Instead of thinking about asking others for help, you should work hard yourself."

The atmosphere in the living room was tense.

Chen Chunhua looked at Xia Xia and Jianguo with an innocent expression, "I didn't say anything wrong. According to the rules of ancient times, the eldest son should inherit all the family property. Jianshe is the eldest son of your family, shouldn't he inherit it?"

Hearing Chen Chunhua's words, Xiao Wu shook his head and sighed, "So, according to what you mean, sister-in-law, eldest brother should inherit all the property, but back then the family only had debts. Should eldest brother also inherit those debts?"

Chen Chunhua retorted, "How can it be the same? It's not like we owed the money. Why should we pay it back!"

Xia Jianguo calmly said, "So you mean that all the benefits should go to you, and we, as your younger siblings, are born to clean up the mess you left behind."

Chen Chunhua was startled by Xia Jianguo's cold tone and murmured, "That's not what I meant..."

Xia Jianguo interrupted Chen Chunhua, "Since that's the case, let's have less contact between our two families from now on. I don't want to clean up your mess anymore."

Li Chunmei brought several children in from the terrace, and the living room was unusually quiet.

Chen Chunhua had a mournful face.

Xia Jianshe sat on the sofa, elbows on his lap, hands behind his head, without saying a word.

Xia Jianguo's expression was calm.

The others looked angry.

Li Chunmei thought to herself that Chen Chunhua and Xia Jianshe must have done something to offend everyone again.

After seeing Li Chunmei come in, Xia Jianguo said, "Is it time to eat?"

Wang Yu and Xiao Bao also sensed the heavy atmosphere and dared not say anything out of turn.

Xia Jianshe finished his rice in just five minutes, and Chen Chunhua also put down her chopsticks.

Xiao Bao was still trying to pick up some food, but before he could, Chen Chunhua put his chopsticks on the table.

Xiao Bao looked at Chen Chunhua and said, "Mom, I'm not full yet!"

Chen Chunhua glared at Xiaobao and said, "What are you eating! Nobody welcomes us!"

After saying that, he changed his shoes and prepared to leave.

Xiao Bao cried and pointed at the cup on the table, saying, "Mom, you haven't taken away the chrysanthemum cuttings I planted!"

"Your mother isn't dead yet! What do you want, chrysanthemums! You think you can be bought off with this piece of junk?"

Bang…

The door to the house was slammed shut from the outside.

Wang Yu looked at the locked door and exclaimed, "Mom, why did Xiao Bao leave? Auntie is so mean!"

Xia Damei said, "They need to hurry to their uncle and aunt's place. Stop talking and eat quickly."

"oh!"

The atmosphere improved slightly after Xia Jianshe and the others left.

Li Chunmei asked, "What happened to you just now?"

Xia Damei said, "It's not that Chen Chunhua is bringing up old topics again, I really don't understand where she gets so much resentment from? They've been the ones who have benefited the whole time. I really regret buying the house with them back then, I don't know what kind of trouble they'll cause later."

Wang Jie said, "It's okay. My second brother and brother-in-law specifically came to us to find a lawyer to sign the contract. Xiaoyu's house is also on the property certificate, so they can't sell it on their own. We'll change the lock on the door to a better one later."

"Okay. Then I'm relieved."

After finishing their meal, Li Chunmei and Xia Damei cleaned up the table and dishes.

Xia Jianguo asked Wang Jie, "Have you discussed this beforehand? Should my younger sister work in a factory or a supermarket?"

Wang Jie thought for a moment and said, "If there are jobs in the supermarket, it would definitely be better to work there. The factory has night shifts, and I think my sister would not be able to handle it."

Xia Jianguo made the final decision, "Then let him work at the supermarket! The house you bought isn't too far from here, so Xiao Wu can arrange it for you."

Xiao Wu said, "Big sister only needs to rest for two days before she can go back to work."

Wang Jie said, "Thank you, Second Brother!"

Xia Jianguo said, "No need, it's what I should do, but I will only help this once. You will have to walk your own path from now on."

“As a son, I’ve been treated much better than my older and younger sisters. Back then, they dropped out of school to work on the farm. Although I earned my own money to go to school, I didn’t drop out. Xia Jianshe and I are both beneficiaries, so this is just a little compensation for myself! I think I’ve done right by you.”

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