Chapter 12: Stealing things that belonged to the scumbag woman, one by one.
After cursing Zhao Desheng and his mother, Xia Jianyong felt much better.
He looked at Xia Yuhuan and said, "You did a great job today. With the life-saving grace you gave to Zhao Desheng's biological mother, I don't believe he would still have the nerve to compete with me."
"Since I've done you a huge favor, shouldn't you give me something in return?" Xia Yuhuan looked at Xia Jianyong, not letting go of any opportunity to take advantage of him.
Xia Jianyong's face stiffened, then he frowned and said, "You are my daughter. What kind of daughter asks her father for favors every time something happens?"
"Why do you always give Xia Zhuyu benefits even though she doesn't help you with anything?"
"Old Xia, you can't be so biased. If you do this, I'll get angry, and if I get angry, I don't know what I might do."
Xia Yuhuan spoke with a gentle smile, but Xia Jianyong felt a pang of pain in his liver as he watched.
Her threat was so obvious that it made Xia Jianyong want to hit her.
But Xia Jianyong had no choice but to accept Xia Yuhuan's threats.
After all, it was Xia Yuhuan who saved Grandma Zhao, and Zhao Desheng only gave in to him because of Xia Yuhuan.
Xia Jianyong asked with a dark expression, "What do you want?"
Xia Yuhuan said with a grin, "I want a bicycle."
"You wish," Xia Zhuyu said irritably. "The cheapest bicycle starts at 120 yuan, not to mention bicycle tickets are extremely hard to get. How dare you ask for that?"
Xia Jianyong remained silent, clearly agreeing with Xia Zhuyu's statement.
Xia Yuhuan was not intimidated at all: "What do I have to be embarrassed about? I helped Lao Xia a lot, so it's not unreasonable for me to make any request."
"As for you, you're incompetent yet shameless. Didn't you get Old Xia to get you a bicycle voucher to buy a bicycle before? Why can you accept it but I can't?"
Xia Zhuyu's face turned ashen after being rebuked by Xia Yuhuan's words.
But Xia Yuhuan wasn't about to let her off the hook. She looked at Xia Jianyong and said, "It just so happens that Xia Zhuyu is going to the countryside, so it seems she won't need this bicycle. Why don't you use the bicycle voucher you got for her to buy me a bicycle? What do you think?"
"You're dreaming! Xia Yuhuan, don't even think about getting my bicycle ticket, it's for buying me a bicycle!" Xia Zhuyu said excitedly, looking at Xia Jianyong with a pleading expression.
"Dad, you're not going to give her the bicycle ticket, are you? You promised to buy me a bicycle." Xia Zhuyu asked uncertainly.
Xia Jianyong was silent for a moment, then asked Xia Yuhuan, "Do you really have to do this? Can't we wait a bit?"
Xia Yuhuan smiled: "Yes, it's absolutely necessary, and we can't delay."
Xia Jianyong had no choice but to get the bicycle ticket and 120 yuan for Xia Yuhuan.
"Hey, Lao Xia, you're so stingy. It's exactly 120 yuan, not a penny more. You just want me to buy the worst bicycle, huh?" Xia Yuhuan teased.
Xia Jianyong has become quite thick-skinned since he's now fighting Xia Yuhuan, and he didn't feel ashamed or uncomfortable at all upon hearing this.
"Giving you a bicycle is already generous. What more do you want? As long as you can ride it, that's fine," Xia Jianyong said indifferently.
Xia Zhuyu, standing to the side, stamped her foot: "Dad, that's my bicycle ticket, how could you give it to her?"
She was furious; her eyes were red, and tears were streaming down her face.
Xia Jianyong coaxed her gently, "Zhuzhu, be good. You're going to the countryside soon, so you won't need a bicycle for now. We won't buy one for you. When you come back from the countryside, Daddy promises to buy you a Phoenix brand bicycle, okay?"
Xia Zhuyu was not about to give up, so she started making a scene.
"No, I don't want it, I won't do it. You promised to give me a bicycle, you broke your promise, you have to buy me a bicycle too."
Xia Jianyong was already unhappy because he was forced by Xia Yuhuan to give her a bicycle, and now he was even more unhappy because of Xia Zhuyu's fuss.
He smashed an enamel water vat with a loud crash, choking Xia Zhuyu's cries into silence. She stared blankly at Xia Jianyong, not daring to utter a sound.
"Enough! I can give away my things if I want to, or I can't if I don't want to. It's none of your business to force me!" Xia Jianyong said angrily.
Li Rouyue, who was standing nearby, quickly pulled Xia Zhuyu aside and gently squeezed her hand to comfort her.
Then she looked at Xia Jianyong and said softly, "Old Xia, Zhuzhu didn't mean it that way. Too many things have happened these past two days, and Zhuzhu was also traumatized, which is why she acted this way. Don't take it to heart."
Li Rouyue was a good calming agent; her words calmed Xia Jianyong down.
He sighed and said, "Take some money back and take Zhuzhu to the department store to buy some nice things so she can take them to the countryside."
"Okay, I understand." Li Rouyue smiled faintly.
Seeing that Li Rouyue had appeased Xia Zhuyu, Xia Jianyong left home to go to work.
"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, my dad wouldn't have yelled at me." Xia Zhuyu looked at Xia Yuhuan with resentment, her hatred almost overflowing.
Xia Yuhuan pouted at her: "What does it have to do with me that he's yelling at you? You really don't make any sense when you talk."
Xia Zhuyu was so angry that she wanted to rush over and tear her apart, but Li Rouyue held her down tightly.
"Zhuzhu, don't be impulsive. If you hurt her, your dad will scold you again."
As Li Rouyue spoke, she turned to Xia Yuhuan and said, "Yuhuan, you finally managed to coax a bicycle ticket from your dad, so hurry up and buy a bicycle. Don't waste this hard-earned bicycle ticket."
Xia Yuhuan nodded, squinting and smiling: "You're right, I need to hurry up and buy the bicycle so that someone can be envious."
Xia Yuhuan then turned and left, infuriating Xia Zhuyu to the point of rage.
"Mom, look at her smug look on her face, it makes me so angry, it really makes me so angry."
After Xia Yuhuan left, Xia Zhuyu flew into a rage.
"Zhuzhu, calm down..."
"Mom, I can't calm down, I can't calm down at all. If this continues, she'll take Dad away from me, Mom..."
"If you continue like this, you're really going to drive your dad to the point where he doesn't want to talk to you anymore," Li Rouyue shouted angrily.
Xia Zhuyu was stopped by her rebuke and stared blankly at Li Rouyue.
Li Rouyue's face turned cold for the first time, and she said in a cold voice, "Zhuzhu, haven't you noticed that you've become more and more irritable these past few days? Look at you now, so furious. Do you still have any of your former sweet and gentle cuteness?"
“Zhuzhu, I’ve told you before, a woman’s softness and charm are her most effective weapons. Your father has to be coaxed, do you understand? Xia Yuhuan is doing very well now, and she’s forced your father to do what she wants him to do.”
"But your father is a man who holds grudges. He's only being tolerant of Xia Yuhuan now because he needs her. Once he no longer needs her, he'll deal with her himself."
"Don't rush, just be patient and bear with it, okay?"
Xia Zhuyu was unwilling to give up. She bit her lip, lowered her head, and said reluctantly, "I understand."
She was about to go to the countryside to suffer, but Xia Yuhuan was about to marry into the Chi family and enjoy a life of luxury.
Although Chi Yanzhou is currently unconscious, the Chi family's living conditions are so good that apart from Chi Yanzhou being unconscious and Xia Yuhuan having to live a life of widowhood, she has not suffered any other losses.
Thinking of this, Xia Zhuyu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and excitedly called out to Li Rouyue, "Mom, I have a way! I have a way to avoid going to the countryside!"
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