Xia Tingyu, who was next to him, also glanced at the car, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.

They were born into privileged lives with big houses and cars, but now they've fallen to this state. It would be a lie to say they feel no sense of loss.

“Third Uncle, this car must belong to a relative of someone in the village. You’ve been back in the village for so long, it’s normal for you to recognize this car,” Xia Tingyu said to Xia Ruizhe.

Xia Ruizhe thought that was probably the case, so he didn't think about it any further.

"Dad, Mom, we're back!" Xia Ruisong said excitedly to Xia Yuntao and Wang Shuyi as soon as he entered the courtyard.

Wang Shuyi was feeding the chickens in the yard.

Although the elderly couple knew everything all along, she still glanced at her good-for-nothing children and grandchildren and asked, "What? Did you find money today or did you get it back from Huo Beixiao?"

Xia Ruisong didn't hide anything from the elderly couple, and said with undisguised joy, "It can be considered that we're getting some money back."

Huo Beixiao returned our old house to us, so our family no longer has to squeeze into this small courtyard. And starting tomorrow, everyone in our family can go to work at his branch office.

In the future, our whole family will be able to receive wages, and our standard of living will be much better than it is now.

When we go to work at his company, we'll investigate again thoroughly about how he swindled Dad out of his investment funds. Once we have the evidence, he'll have to return our family's money.

As Xia Ruisong spoke, he took the feeding bowl from Wang Shuyi and fed the chickens.

Actually, Huo Beixiao returning the old house to them was a pleasant surprise.

At the time, they agreed to let Huo Beixiao arrange jobs for them, and they had no other expectations.

Unexpectedly, just as they were about to leave, Huo Beixiao suddenly told them to go home and tell the old man that they could move back to their family's old house.

Later, he also recruited someone from Huo Beixiao's company to learn more about the company.

Knowing that their old house was mortgaged to loan sharks to raise money, Huo Beixiao had only recently managed to raise enough money to buy the house back.

Xia Ruisong didn't entirely believe this explanation. He suspected that Huo Beixiao had arranged for someone to take away their house, and now he was pretending to have gone to great lengths to buy it back and return it to them, so that they would be grateful to him.

Regardless, it's a good thing that they can go back to their old house.

At least the whole family won't have to squeeze into this small courtyard.

At night, the whole family slept on the floor, which was even worse than when they were children and their family servants slept on the communal dormitory.

Seeing their eldest son's delighted expression, Xia Yuntao and Wang Shuyi felt a mix of emotions.

In fact, compared to when the second and third children were young, due to the turbulent times, they were not properly cared for or taught.

They really taught their eldest son with great care when he was a child.

So the eldest son is really good in terms of character; he is filial and upright.

If Xia Ruisong had been born in a peaceful era, he would have had no problem maintaining the status quo given his character.

But he was born in a turbulent time.

When he left the overseas company to him, he knew that the company wouldn't last long under his management.

The capitalist markets abroad are not the same as those in China, and as Chinese people, they are already subject to exclusion in foreign markets.

Given Xia Ruisong's abilities and character, the company would soon be devoured by various covetous forces, leaving nothing behind.

At that time, he wanted to take over the company, and Xia Yuntao also thought that he should give him some experience, just in case he could succeed.

Thinking back on the past, Xia Yuntao couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Seeing his father's expression, Xia Ruisong immediately wiped the smile off his face. "Dad, I..."

From a very young age, his parents taught him that as a decision-maker, the worst thing is to show your emotions and let others guess your thoughts.

Even at his age, he still can't keep his emotions completely hidden.

Thinking of this, Xia Ruisong couldn't help but glance at Xia Tingchen from the second wife's family.

He only realized today that his nephew, whom he had previously thought was emotionally detached, was actually the kind of person his father had described as someone who never showed his emotions.

Xia Tingchen also felt his uncle's gaze, though he didn't know why his uncle was looking at him.

But he still nodded slightly to his uncle.

Afterwards, he said to Xia Yuntao and Wang Shuyi, "Grandpa, Grandma, let's prepare to move back to the old house tonight. Huo Beixiao has sent us a car, which will come to pick up our things later."

Xia Yuntao nodded, "Okay, then your grandma and I will go inside and tidy up first."

After Xia Yuntao and Wang Shuyi entered the house, they heard the sounds of the whole family arguing and tidying up outside.

In the kitchen, Qin Xiaoyun, Qi Zhiman, and Ning Ya, her sister-in-law, were preparing dinner.

When they returned today, Xia Tingchen even paid for some meat, saying it was to celebrate.

During this period, Qin Xiaoyun, Qi Zhiman, and Ning Ya, who were originally pampered, were also toughened up.

Although the food I made wasn't particularly delicious, it was still edible.

"Old man, I still think that with all the good-for-nothings in our family, it's unlikely we can support a company," Wang Shuyi said to Xia Yuntao with unwavering concern as she entered the house.

Xia Yuntao sighed, held his wife's hand and said, "It's alright. They've squandered all those big companies and so much money overseas."

The company only has tens of thousands of yuan in start-up capital. If they really can't keep it going, they'll just fail.

"At worst, when we're no longer able to make ends meet, we can hand over our assets to Qiaoqiao to manage, and sign an agreement with her to give them a monthly allowance. They won't starve, after all."

They are, after all, their own children; how could they possibly bear to completely disregard them?

Wang Shuyi nodded as well.

In her view, the domestic market has such a large gap now. With a well-established platform and start-up capital, doing business is like playing a game, and it's hard to lose money.

If none of them can do it, then there's really nothing we can do.

As soon as Jiang Yongxian returned to his residence, he called He Nian and asked anxiously, "Nian Nian, how is it? Did the surgery go smoothly?"

Today is the day that He Nian and his side have agreed to transfer the cultured embryos into He Nian's uterus.

"Yes, everything is going smoothly. Honey, I can feel our little baby growing inside me."

This feeling is both blissful and wonderful.

He Nian's voice, coming through the microphone, was filled with happiness.

Jiang Yongxian's heart sank even further.

The surgery went smoothly. If the pregnancy is successful, then he will have to do it himself.

But it's not time to rush now.

He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. As long as things go smoothly for you, even if I encounter some major difficulties, it won't seem like a big deal."

He had already made it so obvious, so He Nian naturally realized the problem.

She asked, "Honey, what happened to you?"