Time flies, and a week of school has already passed.

Xu Yao actually transferred to Yang Wanwan's class.

Xu Yao wasn't particularly stupid to begin with, and she seemed to work hard after transferring to Yucai Middle School. Although her grades hovered around the bottom, if she could keep going step by step, getting into a junior college wouldn't be a problem.

I heard that Hu Aimin's business has plummeted. He hasn't made any new business and has lost many of his old ones. Now, not only is he having trouble with cash flow, but he has also sold two properties in the county town and his car to pay off his debts.

Now, he only has one house left, where his family of three lives.

Fortunately, Luo Xiaoyan's cosmetics business was doing well; otherwise, the family would have starved.

Luo Xiaoyan's father retired in April, and Liu Hui had been retired for two years, so they helped Luo Xiaoyan take care of her child.

Hu Aimin's business was constantly hitting roadblocks, and he was feeling depressed, so his patience with Luo Xiaoyan gradually waned.

Luo Xiaoyan was a competitive and ambitious woman. Seeing that Hu Aimin couldn't earn money and was always drunk, she began to look down on him. With Liu Hui stirring things up, the couple often quarreled.

That day, the couple argued again. Luo Xiaoyan said, "Your mother said Yang Xiaojia is raising a jinx. She's the one who's causing trouble by having that jinx following you around. You should have told her to get rid of that jinx. But you don't listen to us. Look at you now, that jinx is haunting you every day. Look at what your business has become in the last six months! Tell me the truth, don't you miss Yang Xiaojia? Don't you? Don't you?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Aimin immediately thought of Pan the Mute's feet and said irritably, "What do you mean you can't bear to part with Yang Xiaojia? She's just a haggard old woman, what's there to be reluctant about? Didn't I already tell you? I went to cause trouble for them, and that nephew of hers from who-knows-where kicked me out the door! And you still bring up this unlucky guy? If you really go to cause trouble for Yang Xiaojia, I think you might as well give up on your business!"

That kick was a lifelong humiliation for Hu Aimin, and he hated having it brought up.

"I've already inquired. That person hasn't shown up for months and won't be coming back. What are you afraid of? If you ask me, now is the perfect opportunity to get Yang Xiaojia to get rid of this unlucky guy from you. Otherwise, think about it, if that person comes back, when will you ever be able to turn things around?"

Hu Aimin thought about it and realized it made sense.

Besides, he only asked Yang Xiaojia to drive the unlucky guy away, not to cause trouble for Yang Xiaojia. Even if Pan the Mute came, it wouldn't matter.

This doesn't mean he broke his promise to Pan the Mute not to cause trouble.

With this in mind, Hu Aimin began to make plans.

The next day, he found Moon Bay.

Hu Youkai is helping to move goods in the store. He has been eating well and in a good mood over the past year and has grown into a young man.

As he unloaded the goods, he chatted and laughed with Yang Xiaogu. The mother and son both looked very happy, and they were dressed neatly and cleanly, clearly living a comfortable life.

Especially Yang Xiaogu, who doesn't have so many worries, has a smooth job, and earns more than a thousand yuan a month, her whole mental state has changed.

Having been exposed to the world of clothing business, her taste in clothes has greatly improved. She wore light makeup, styled her hair, and looked completely different from this time last year.

Hu Aimin had not seen Yang Xiaogu since last winter, and now that he saw her again, he could hardly believe that the person in front of him was Yang Xiaogu.

Is this the sallow-faced woman he didn't want?

"Yang Xiaojia?"

Hu Aimin tentatively called out.

When Yang Xiaogu turned around and saw it was him, the smile on her face immediately faded. "What are you doing here?"

"I...I've come to discuss something with you."

"I'm sorry, I'm at work and don't have time to discuss anything with you. Besides, everything was discussed and settled during the divorce proceedings, so I don't think there's anything left for us to say to each other."

Hu Aimin: Yang Xiaojia has not only changed her appearance, but also her way of speaking.

"Yang Xiaojia, hey, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness, don't be so heartless, I really have something to tell you."

Yang Xiaogu ignored him and went into the shop.

Hu Aimin smiled and said to Hu Youkai, "Son, can you help me persuade your mother? I really have something to tell her. By the way, our family hasn't eaten together in a long time. I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."

Hu Youkai shook his head: "I'm sorry, we're very busy and don't have time to eat with you. As you can see, our business is good, and we still need to do business. You can go now."

Hu Youjin and Yang Wanwan were just settling accounts with the delivery driver at the intersection when they walked over. Upon hearing Hu Aimin's words, Hu Youjin walked past him without any expression.

"Hey, Youjin, did you hear what Dad said? Let's go have dinner together, it's been so long since we ate together."

Hu Youjin turned around and asked, "Won't your wife be angry if you eat with us?"

Hu Aimin chuckled awkwardly, "No, no, she's always been reasonable."

“She’s reasonable, but we’re not. We won’t eat with you.”

"No, no, you misunderstood. What I mean is, you and Youkai are also my children, and she won't stop us."

"Then I'd be even more embarrassed. We're not your children now, so of course we won't eat with a stranger like you."

Hu Aimin's smile froze instantly. "What are you saying? Although your mother and I are divorced, you are still my blood relatives."

“You seem to have misunderstood something. Last year, when we couldn’t even afford the tuition, we were no longer related.”

"How could that be? If there were no tuition fees, how would you and Youkai go to school? Don't listen to your mother's nonsense. She has the money to send you to school. She's just pretending to be poor."

Hu Youjin sneered, "How did you get into school? It was with the money my mother earned by selling her blood! Back then, you lived in three houses, drove a luxury car, and hosted banquets for your son at hotels. What, you don't remember any of that? You may not remember, but I remember it all perfectly clearly, and I will never forget it in my entire life!"

Hu Youkai walked over and said, "Don't come looking for us again."

Hu Aimin became furious. "You two ungrateful wretches! You're my own children, and now you don't listen to me. You just keep spouting nonsense with your mother all day long! I knew I was so unlucky; it's all because of these wretches your mother raised! I kindly invited you to a meal, and you put on airs and spout nonsense about selling your blood! That's utter bullshit! No matter what, I'm still your father, and you can't get rid of me! If you anger me, I'll go to your school and tell everyone what you've done, and see if you still have any shame!"

Hu Youjin and her brother Hu Youkai were furious.

Hu Youkai turned around and said, "How can you be so shameless!"