After Xia Jiashun got the book "Physics", he looked at it for two days in a row but still couldn't understand the contents.
He didn't think it was his fault; instead, he believed that Xia Qingqing had given him a useless book and was trying to prevent him from getting into university.
He turned around and complained to Grandma Xia, "Grandma, the book that Xia Qingqing gave me is completely unusable. She must have done it on purpose."
Upon hearing her grandson's words, Grandma Xia immediately widened her cloudy old eyes. This girl was truly no good.
They're so ruthless; they're trying to destroy the Xia family's hopes.
"My dear grandson, wait here. Grandma is going to settle accounts with that brat right now," Grandma Xia said before rushing off to her second son's house.
This time, she didn't need anyone to invite her; she rushed into the house and started cursing: "Xia Qingqing, you better get out here and die!"
At this time, Zhang Hongyan and Xia Heping had both gone to work, and Gou Dan had gone to school, leaving Xia Qingqing alone at home.
Hearing the noise, she quickly came out of the room, her face cold as she looked at the constantly talking Old Mrs. Xia: "You were looking for me?"
"You heartless brat! Giving your cousin a useless book, are you trying to harm him on purpose?" Old Mrs. Xia threw the physics book at Xia Qingqing, scolding her loudly, spitting everywhere.
Xia Qingqing took the book with one hand, took a step back with a hint of disdain, and raised an eyebrow, saying:
"Xia Jiashun applied for liberal arts? I thought he applied for science."
She really just grabbed that physics book randomly; she had no idea what Xia Jiashun was talking about. It was just that this was the only physics book left among the old books that hadn't been lent out, so she just grabbed it to appease him.
Now that Old Mrs. Xia is so agitated and scolding people, Xia Qingqing has misunderstood that Xia Jiashun applied for liberal arts.
Grandma Xia was completely confused: "What arts and sciences? I don't understand. You heartless brat, hurry up and hand over the useful books."
"Then what books are useful? All the books here are the same as the previous one," Xia Qingqing said, feigning helplessness as she spread her hands. These books were originally a set, so she wasn't exactly lying.
"Are they all those useless books?" Old Mrs. Xia looked at Xia Qingqing with suspicion, clearly not believing it.
“Yes, I found these books at the scrap yard. Why don’t you let Xia Jiashun go to the scrap yard and look for some himself? Maybe he’ll find something more useful than me. After all, he’s much smarter than me, a girl, right?” Xia Qingqing said with a smile.
Her attitude was excellent, which lessened Old Mrs. Xia's desire to cause trouble.
Hearing her praise her eldest grandson for being smart, Grandma Xia was quite happy. She was fooled and went home empty-handed in a daze.
When Xia Jiashun saw his grandmother return, he immediately rushed over excitedly: "Grandma, did you get the book?"
Grandma Xia repeated Xia Qingqing's original words and suggested that Xia Jiashun go to the scrap metal recycling station to find it himself.
Her eldest grandson is so capable, the books he finds are definitely better than those of a young girl.
Xia Jiashun immediately panicked. There were no review materials left at the scrap metal recycling stations in the county town; they had all been searched for long ago.
"Oh well, I'll go borrow it myself," Xia Jiashun gritted his teeth and went to Xia Qingqing's house by himself.
Xia Jiashun had a fawning smile on his face: "Qingqing, please lend me the documents for a moment, since I'm your cousin. I promise I'll return them soon."
"Don't rush to borrow the books. Let me ask you first whether you applied for arts or sciences?" Xia Qingqing asked curiously.
Although Xia Jiashun didn't understand why she suddenly asked this, he honestly replied, "Science, is there a problem?"
"No problem, no problem," Xia Qingqing said calmly, trying to suppress her laughter.
I almost died laughing at him. This question is too big! He's a science major who can't even understand a physics book, and he wants to go to university? It's hilarious!
Xia Jiashun begged Xia Qingqing repeatedly, and she, out of concern for the mentally challenged, gave him a copy of "Algebra".
Since it's all just pointless tinkering anyway, it might as well give him a deeper understanding of his own abilities.
Xia Qingqing would never admit that she wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
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After leaving Xia Qingqing's house, Xia Jiashun revealed an angry expression on his face.
As the eldest grandson of the Xia family, when had he ever been so humble?
All the embarrassment he's experiencing today is because of Xia Qingqing.
Xia Jiashun gripped the book tightly in his hand. Just wait, once he gets into university, he'll make Xia Qingqing pay.
After returning home, Xia Jiashun would shut himself in and read, only leaving his room to use the toilet and eat.
Unfortunately, the formulas in the math book looked like a dense swarm of ants, making him dizzy and overwhelmed.
He couldn't solve 9 and a half out of 10 math problems, and he couldn't tell anyone else, as that would make him seem incompetent.
I had no choice but to grit my teeth and continue learning, regretting all the while that I hadn't paid attention in class.
Fortunately, there were detailed answers at the back of the book, and by referring to the answers, he was able to understand some of the simple questions.
Seeing how hard her eldest grandson was working, Grandma Xia not only prepared a bowl of steamed egg custard for him every day, but also asked her two sons to catch fish from the river and stew them into soup for their grandson.
After the fish soup was cooked, Xia Jiashun ate it all, including the solids, while the rest of the family could only smell it.
This caused great dissatisfaction among others, especially Wang Xiaofen from the third wife's family.
That night, Wang Xiaofen couldn't help but complain to her husband, "Mom is so biased. All the good food in the house went into Xia Jiashun's stomach. He's such a grown man, how can he have the nerve to eat alone?"
“Our little boy is only 6 years old. Today he was staring at the fish soup and drooling. It broke my heart to see him like that,” Wang Xiaofen said, wiping away a couple of tears.
Xia Hezhi hugged his wife with a touch of tenderness, his eyes narrowing slightly in displeasure.
He has two daughters and one son. His eldest daughter, Xia Xiaodou, is 10 years old; his second son, Xia Jiadong (Maodan), is 6 years old; and his youngest daughter, Xia Xiaomi, is 3 years old.
Of his three children, he valued Mao Dan the most, as he was his only son.
He was extremely unhappy about the differential treatment he received from his own mother.
He caught some of these fish today, so why shouldn't his own son even get a sip of soup?
Mao Dan is the youngest grandson in the family, so he should be the most pampered.
But his mother seemed to be bewitched, and her favorite was still his good-for-nothing nephew, Xia Jiashun.
He and his older brother have never separated their household; they eat, drink, and live together. Given his mother's favoritism, most of the family's possessions will definitely go to his older brother in the future. So what's the point of him working so hard now?
Thinking this way, Xia Hezhi had the idea of splitting up the family.
Thinking about how prosperous his second brother's family is now, Xia Hezhi believes he is no worse off than his second brother. If they separated their households, he would definitely be better off than he is now.
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