Since there was nothing to do at the factory today and Zhou Ling'er hadn't started school yet, Zhou Yang took Zhou Ling'er to tidy up their new house after receiving the property certificate.

Yang Qiaoqiao gave Zhou Yang an advance of 1,000 yuan of his salary, telling the siblings to buy whatever they needed and not to be stingy.

She and Huo Beixiao went to buy some groceries and then went to the house where Xia Yuntao and his wife now lived.

Because Xia Yuntao likes to eat duck products, Yang Qiaoqiao specially bought a duck and some duck products, and also brought some braising sauce with her.

Xia Yuntao opened the door and saw the two of them with An An and Le Le.

His gaze fell on An An and Le Le, and he immediately smiled kindly. "Oh, An An and Le Le are here. I've missed you so much, Grandpa."

As he spoke, he took An'an and Lele, one in each hand, and handed them over to her.

He affectionately nuzzled the two children's soft little faces and asked, "An'an and Lele, do you miss your great-grandfather?"

Although An'an and Lele can't speak yet, their giggles say it all.

However, Xia Yuntao's expression immediately changed when he faced Huo Beixiao and Yang Qiaoqiao.

He frowned, looking somewhat displeased, and said, "Why are you two so free? Here we go again."

Is the company going bankrupt? Are you bored and have nothing to do?

Huo Beixiao & Yang Qiaoqiao: ...

At this moment, Wang Shuyi came out of the house and glared at Xia Yuntao reproachfully, "You old man, can't you speak properly?"

"Bei Xiao, Qiao Qiao, ignore him. He's just saying one thing and meaning another."

Before you arrived, he had run to the main gate countless times to look around.

"I'm afraid even you've forgotten about us two old folks," Wang Shuyi said with a smile.

Xia Yuntao was surprised that his wife would come out and expose him, and he immediately blushed.

Yang Qiaoqiao took Wang Shuyi's hand and said, "Grandma, don't worry. We've lived together for so long, we know Grandpa Xia's temper well."

As she spoke, Yang Qiaoqiao had already directed Huo Beixiao to move all the ingredients she had bought into the kitchen.

Xia Yuntao and Wang Shuyi were playing with their two children.

She and Huo Beixiao braised all the ingredients they had brought, and then started making dinner.

At this moment, on the other side of the ocean.

After Xia Zicheng returned to the United States ten days ago, he was immediately caught by his father, Xia Ruizhe. "You brat, stop right there! Where have you been lately? Don't you know it's Chinese New Year these days?"

You won't even show your face, who are you trying to drive crazy?

After Xia Yuntao and his wife returned to China, the Xia family became even more disorganized.

But everyone lives in the same large estate that the old man bought back then. Even if they live in different small buildings, it's hard to say that the siblings won't get together during the New Year.

As they gathered, they discovered that Xia Ruizhe's youngest son was nowhere to be found again.

In addition, he was the most irresponsible one among them, so it was inevitable that they would compare and ridicule each other, which caused Xia Ruizhe to lose face quite a bit these past few days.

Xia Zicheng completely ignored his father's anger. He threw himself onto the sofa and said slowly, "I'm going back to China."

Xia Ruizhe was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

He almost thought he was hallucinating.

After realizing what he had said, he quickly asked, "What did you say? You went back to China?"

Although Xia Zicheng was exhausted, he was so frustrated by the trip back that he desperately needed someone to talk to. So, he patiently told Xia Ruizhe why he went back and the whole process of his journey.

After listening, Xia Ruizhe fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he asked, "Zicheng, do you mean that someone told you that your grandfather invested over a billion yuan in a major project in China?"

When you went back, he was still living in a big house with maids. When you woke up, the debt collectors came, not only taking your belongings but also saying the house had already been mortgaged to them.

Xia Zicheng got angry when he talked about this, and said in English: "Yeah, that old geezer, he's so old, I don't know what he's still messing around with."

"So much money should have been left to me, instead you had to go into business and lost it all, not even a penny left. That old man is probably frozen to death on some street corner by now!"

Xia Ruizhe pondered for a moment, then asked, "Have you seen your grandmother?"

Xia Zicheng then realized that not only did he not see his grandmother after she returned, but he also didn't think to ask the old woman a question.

He only thought about getting money from the old man, and since the old man had no money, he didn't care about anything else.

He said nonchalantly, "I didn't see her. She's probably dead! Didn't the old man call a few months ago saying that the old woman was dying and wanted us all to go back?"

Xia Ruizhe fell into deep thought.

Just as Xia Zicheng was about to go back to his room to sleep, he spoke up: "Zicheng, this is not right, absolutely not right!"

If your grandfather could invest in a project worth 1 billion yuan, he wouldn't have lost so much money that he had to mortgage his old house.

Moreover, based on my understanding of your grandfather, he values ​​that old house as much as his life. Even if his business fails again, he will still protect that old house.

"And if, as you say, your grandmother is already dead, then the old man would be even less inclined to do anything."

Xia Zicheng, who had just stood up, stopped in his tracks, looked at his father, and asked incredulously in English, "You mean the old man lied to me?"

Xia Ruizhe nodded.

Xia Zicheng angrily clutched his head, "Oh, no!"

Xia Ruizhe looked at Xia Zicheng's frantic state and revealed a pleased smile.

He reached out and patted Xia Zicheng on the shoulder. "Zicheng, you've finally done something useful. When your mom and sister come back tonight, we'll discuss it and get ready to go back to China."