It was lunchtime soon, but Grandma Xia didn't call for lunch, insisting on waiting for Xia Jiashun to come back so they could eat together.
Several children complained that they were hungry and were scolded by Grandma Xia.
"What are you eating? Are you a reincarnated starving ghost? Your eldest brother hasn't come back yet!" Old Mrs. Xia glared at the noisy children.
After she scolded them, the children all fell silent.
"Grandma is so biased," Xia Jiabao complained quietly to her older sister, Xia Daya.
Xia Daya quickly covered her younger brother's mouth: "Shh, if you keep talking, you'll get scolded again. Just bear with it a little longer, we'll be eating soon."
Fortunately, Xia Jiashun returned with a gloomy face not long after.
Grandma Xia wasn't very good at reading people's expressions, but when she saw her eldest grandson return, she immediately greeted him with a big smile: "Grandson, you're back! How did it go? Did you see your grades?"
Xia Jiashun didn't say anything and walked straight to his room. He was too ashamed to talk about his grades.
He only scored 127 out of a possible 400 points. He couldn't even get into a junior college, let alone a university, especially since he didn't apply to junior colleges.
Now everyone guessed that his exam results were not ideal, otherwise he wouldn't be in this state.
Grandma Xia quickly followed: "Jiashun, say something! Don't scare Grandma. If you didn't do well on the test, we can go down and take it again."
The Xia family is used to this, after all, Xia Jiashun took the junior high school entrance exam three times.
Hearing this, Wang Xiaofen gave her husband a wink. Xia Jiashun was over twenty years old, but he was only half-baked at his job and couldn't even earn enough work points to support himself. He just stayed home and ate for free every day.
The thought of having to support this nephew for who knows how many more years was unbearable for her; the family had to be separated as soon as possible.
After entering the house, Xia Jiashun did not close the door and let Old Lady Xia follow him in.
Grandma Xia looked at Xia Jiashun, who was lying on the bed sulking, and coaxed him gently, "My dear grandson, let's go eat first. Grandma even killed a chicken for you."
"Grandma, I don't want to eat," Xia Jiashun said sullenly.
He's in such a bad mood that he can't eat anything; he's practically dying of depression.
Grandma Xia's cloudy old eyes darted around as she thought of all sorts of sweet words to coax her beloved grandson, and finally Xia Jiashun agreed to go out for dinner.
The others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Xia Jiashun come out; finally, they could eat.
After dinner, Xia Jiashun locked himself in his room again, and no one dared to ask him about his grades.
That evening, Xia Hezhi went to Grandma Xia and Grandpa Xia's room alone.
When Grandma Xia saw her youngest son come to see them at this time, she was a little surprised: "Third son, what's wrong with you?"
"Father, Mother, I have something to tell you," Xia Hezhi said softly.
He was actually a little unsure of himself. His parents would definitely not allow him to talk about separating the family now, but the family would have to be separated anyway, and he didn't want to be taken advantage of by the eldest son's family anymore.
"What? Speak up if you have something to say, stop dawdling," Grandma Xia said impatiently, looking at her youngest son's hesitant appearance.
Xia Heping gritted his teeth and spoke his mind: "Father and Mother, you know that the children are getting older and older. Shouldn't this family be divided up?"
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Xia almost jumped up: "Third son, your father and I are not dead yet, and you're already thinking about dividing the family property?"
Old Man Xia looked at his youngest son with displeasure and shook his head, saying, "Third son, you have disappointed me greatly."
When Xia Hezhi heard his parents blaming him, he burst into tears: "Father and mother, I don't want to separate from the family, but Jiashun didn't pass the exam this time. You will definitely support him to take it again next year. He is about to get married, and the bride price will be a lot of money. In a few years, there will be Jiabao. I also have three children of my own. I have to think about my Maodan too."
"Father, Mother, please think about me too," Xia Hezhi wiped away his tears and looked pitifully at Old Mrs. Xia.
Old Mrs. Xia sighed sadly, pounding her chest in grief. Her sons had all come to collect debts.
But she had raised her youngest son with love, so how could she bear to make things difficult for him?
"Do you really want to separate the family?" Old Man Xia looked at his youngest son with a deep gaze.
The second son has already lost touch with the family, and he can't let his youngest son become estranged from the two old folks. What if the eldest son becomes unreliable in the future? Then the two old folks will really have no one to take care of them in their old age.
Xia Hezhi nodded firmly: "I want to separate the family. Dad, whether my older brother and I separate or not, you are still my parents. It won't affect our relationship. Actually, you and Mom can live with me if you want. I will take care of you in your old age."
Whether these words were sincere or not, they still sounded pleasant to Old Man Xia and his father:
"It's good that you have this intention. Even if we split up, we will definitely live with your eldest brother."
Xia Hezhi was overjoyed, knowing that his parents had relented and were willing to separate the family.
The division of the family property was quickly settled, with the family money divided equally into three parts: one for each of the eldest and third sons, and one for the elderly couple.
The houses will continue to be allocated according to the rooms each family currently lives in. The elderly couple will live with the eldest son, and the house they live in in the future will also be left to the eldest son.
When the family divided the property, Xia Heping, the second son, was not notified. After all, when the second son was separated from his family, he was essentially left with nothing, so it was impossible to give him a share of the family property now.
Xia Heping heard about this from someone else. He was stunned for a moment when he heard the news that his eldest brother and third brother had separated their family, but he quickly returned to normal.
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The next day, Shihe Brigade was in an uproar.
Xia Qingqing achieved the top score in the college entrance examination in the southern province. The county leaders came to congratulate her and gave her a bonus. To encourage her, the city prepared a bonus of 100 yuan for Xia Qingqing, and the county also gave her a bonus of 50 yuan.
The crowd gathered outside the Xia family's house to watch the commotion erupted in a frenzy of discussion:
"This daughter of the Heping family is amazing; she can study and earn money at the same time."
"Yes, it sounds like he's a top scorer in the college entrance exam. In ancient times, he would have become a high-ranking official."
"Hongyan is lucky to have such a promising daughter. No wonder she protects Qingqing like the apple of her eye. It turns out that Qingqing is such a smart girl."
Some people who disliked Zhang Hongyan retorted sourly: "Tch, no matter how capable she is, she's still just like this. The girl will get married sooner or later."
“What do you know? Having a daughter like Qingqing is better than having 10 useless sons. After Qingqing gets a job, Hongyan and her husband will enjoy endless happiness.”
“I heard from my child that Hongyan’s youngest son also does well in school and always gets first place in exams.”
"Really? Heping and Hongyan don't seem very smart usually, so how come their two children are so bright?"
"No, I need to go and ask Hongyan for some advice."
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