When someone mentioned the name Xia Jinbao, Xia Jiandang, who had always been like a walking corpse with empty, lifeless eyes, slowly began to gleam with a light that was completely different from before.
That's right, he also has a son! His Jinbao can't be without a father, and his son is still waiting for him to take care of him!
Thinking of this, Xia Jiandang seemed to suddenly wake up from his dazed state, and said firmly in a slightly hoarse voice, "Second brother, don't worry, even if it's just for Jinbao's sake, I will live on no matter what!"
Hearing this, Xia Wan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but roll her eyes and muttered to herself, "Hmph... So if it weren't for Xia Jinbao, you would have been planning to kill yourself? What did the child do wrong? You're putting such a big burden on him!"
Xia Jianguo coughed lightly, then began to earnestly advise Xia Jiandang: "Third brother, it's excellent that you think this way. However, in my opinion, if you go back directly like this, you'll probably get a severe scolding again. So, you need to know what to do next."
Xia Jiandang looked at Xia Jianguo with a face full of trust and replied without hesitation, "Second Brother, I will follow your orders completely! If you tell me to go east, I will never go west; if you tell me to beat a dog, I will never dare to chase a chicken!"
Anyway, he knew very well that his second brother had always been sincere to him and would never harm him!
At this moment, in the depths of Xia Jiandang's heart, Xia Jianguo had become the person he trusted and relied on the most.
Xia Jianguo had no idea that after he inadvertently showed a bit of kindness, fate would send him a loyal and obedient younger brother.
Of course, that's all in the future!
"What you plan to do is ultimately your decision. Now you can think about it carefully."
Seeing that his unfortunate younger brother, who wasn't completely bad yet, had finally figured out the key point, Xia Jianguo stopped interfering with his choices too much.
After all, everyone has their own path and choices, and all he can do is provide appropriate guidance.
However, just as Xia Jianguo was about to turn and leave, he suddenly heard an urgent shout: "Hey, don't go, don't go, Uncle, wait a moment!"
The sound came from a corner not far away. Xia Jianguo and another person subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xia Wan standing there, holding a lively mouse in her hand.
Perhaps because she found rats too disgusting, Xia Wan tightly wrapped her hands in a rag.
Despite the gazes directed at Xia Jianguo and Xia Wan, Xia Wan seemed oblivious, completely ignoring their instantly frozen expressions, and unhesitatingly tossed the rat in her hand directly into the bowl of noodles in front of her.
The poor little mouse was thrown into the bowl and immediately found itself in a mess of mixed grain noodles. It struggled desperately to break free, but all its efforts were obviously in vain.
What's even more surprising is that the little mouse seemed to smell the tempting aroma of the noodles, and while struggling, it still managed to take a few bites every now and then.
Time passed second by second, and in less than a minute, the little mouse, which had been putting up a stubborn fight, suddenly stopped all movement and became completely quiet.
Seeing this, Xia Wan muttered casually, "This might really be rat poison, and it looks like they used a lot of it."
After saying this, she raised her head and looked at Xia Jiandang with a half-smile, her eyes revealing an unfathomable expression.
A bitter smile appeared on Xia Jiandang's lips. His voice sounded full of complex emotions, and somewhat unspeakable: "Xiao Wan, you... have suffered a lot."
Then she looked at Xia Jianguo and said firmly, "Second brother, this time I've made up my mind to separate the family. You didn't take anything with you when you moved out of the house. Why don't you go back?"
Xia Jianguo waved his hand without hesitation and said with an indifferent expression, "I'm not going back to join in the fun. Anyway, there's nothing in that house that I'm interested in."
He seemed to have absolutely no interest in the Xia family's possessions, and even less so in people.
Meanwhile, Xia Wan narrowed her eyes slightly, secretly pondering the matter of the Xia family's division.
Actually, she really wanted to go there herself, but she didn't want to make a big fuss and let everyone know, so she wanted to go secretly and do something to Old Man Xia and the others.
Therefore, she chose to remain silent at this moment, quietly waiting for Xia Jiandang to leave before making any plans.
After Xia Jiandang disappeared from sight, Xia Wan pursed her lips and began to clean up the "poisonous creature" in the yard and the horrifying rat.
She moved with practiced ease and efficiency, quickly and cleanly dealing with these "troublemakers."
Xia Jianguo, who had been watching with great interest from the sidelines, couldn't help but tease him.
He pointed to the dead rat that his daughter had thrown away on the ground and deliberately imitated Xia Wan's sarcastic tone, saying, "Oh dear, it was a living being, after all. My precious daughter, how could you be so heartless?"
Hearing her father's words, Xia Wan trembled as if struck by lightning.
She quickly rolled up her sleeves, raised her arms high in front of Xia Jianguo, and complained, "Old Xia, don't talk to me like that! Listening to your tone gives me goosebumps all over."
Her action made Xia Jianguo burst into laughter, and it seemed that her father's mood was a few times brighter than usual.
Perhaps it was because of the series of good things that had happened these past few days that Xia Jianguo could feel that he was less depressed, and he was in a very good mood right now.
Xia Wan was infected by her father's good mood and smiled as well: "Dad, do you think Third Uncle can split up the family?"
Xia Jianguo nodded with a profound look on his face: "Yes, you can doubt your third uncle's character, but you absolutely cannot doubt a father's devotion to his son! Besides, your third uncle has already turned his heart away from his parents."
Xia Wan curled her lips and looked at her father suspiciously: "So confident? It seems you still trust Uncle San a lot, Dad? As expected, my dad has the potential to be a saint."
Xia Jianguo raised his hand and pointed at her, shaking his head helplessly: "You silly girl, you can't treat everyone as an enemy. Wouldn't it be too lonely without any friends? You have to allow others to have some flaws. No one is absolutely perfect."
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