Xia Wan looked at the awkward man in front of her, her mind full of questions. "You're giving me candy, so why is your face red?"
"Okay, thank you, Bai Zhiqing. I don't like milk candy." She even brought White Rabbit candy for Erdan; it's not like she can't afford milk candy.
Seeing his younger brother's face turn even redder after being refused, Bai Jian quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "We are able to team up with Third Grandmother thanks to Xia Zhiqing. Bai Kang just didn't know how to express his gratitude, so he kept bringing milk candy."
He knew perfectly well what was going on with his younger brother's behavior; it all started after they joined Grandma Wu's group.
Back then, my mentally challenged younger brother was very enthusiastic about work and was very much liked by Grandma Wu. The old lady teased him, saying she would introduce him to a potential partner and asked him what kind of person he liked.
This guy is straightforward; he just blurted out, "I like people who are good-looking and strong!"
This was overheard by Aunt Cuihua, who was visiting. Aunt Cuihua laughed and chimed in, "Bai Zhiqing, isn't that Xia Wan? That girl looks skinny, but she's just as strong as a man. Even though she's thin, she'll be a beauty in the making if she takes care of herself."
Originally, the other person just said it casually and didn't take it seriously, but who knew that his silly younger brother would take it seriously and have been mentioning Xia Wan to him a lot these past two days.
Xia Wan had no idea what the two were thinking, but since Bai Jian had said so, Xia Wan was very accommodating and took two, handing one to her brother.
"It's because you've caught Grandma's eye that you're able to team up with her, it has nothing to do with me. But I still want to thank you for the candy, one piece is enough for me."
Bai Kang, who had been looking dejected, finally smiled again: "Hehe, you're welcome, Bai Zhiqing. You have no idea how stifled we were during our time sharing meals at the educated youth compound. Now that we can share meals with Third Grandma, it's like a lifesaver."
Bai Kang is a simpleton who speaks his mind directly, and he immediately started complaining to Xia Wan.
The atmosphere was relaxed. After chatting for a while, Grandma Wu went to the kitchen to check on the stewing rabbit meat. Only after confirming that it was ready did she call Xia Wan over to serve the meat.
As she had said before, Xia Wan left half for Third Grandma, but the old lady insisted that they couldn't finish it, so she only left one bowl and Xia Wan took the rest away.
Xia Wan and Xia Tao took their food home. The Xia family also prepared another meal amidst grumbling and cursing. The whole family sat around the table to eat, but the atmosphere seemed very tense.
Xia glanced at it during evening self-study and then ignored it, going directly to Xia Jianguo's room.
"Dad, dinner's ready. Let me tell you, the rabbit stew my third grandma made is so delicious, it smells amazing."
Xia Jianguo looked much better than a few days ago, and smiled as he looked at his daughter and son: "Good, good, good, it's all thanks to my daughter that we can eat such delicious rabbit meat."
"It's all thanks to Xiao Wan, my sister is really amazing, but she can't go into the mountains anymore."
Xia Tao didn't really believe his sister's explanation. Even if they went deep into the mountains, it certainly wasn't at the foot of the mountain, and going further in would be dangerous.
Xia Wan pouted helplessly: "I know, I know, brother, you're even more nagging than Dad."
"Listen to your brother, you're right!" Xia Tao knew she hadn't listened, so he couldn't help but emphasize a series of dangers to her again.
After all, he had experienced it. When he was a child, because his grandparents favored him and his father worked outside, he would always go to the mountains to find food when he was hungry.
He didn't go deep into the mountains, but he still encountered a wild boar. If he hadn't climbed a tree and stayed there for a day, he probably wouldn't have grown this big before he died.
Xia Wan nodded and put a piece of rabbit meat on each of their plates: "I know, eat quickly, it will get cold if you don't eat it, and I have to go to work after you finish eating."
Fortunately, the busy farming season is over now, and we don't have to start work so early anymore, otherwise we really wouldn't have been able to have this rabbit meat this morning.
Xia Tao took a bite of rabbit meat before speaking, "Xiao Wan, you don't need to go to work. Just rest at home. I don't need to run the transport business these days. I'll go to work in your place."
Although Xia Wan has been recognized by them, her household registration has not been transferred yet. Her current status is still that of an educated youth sent to the countryside, so unlike Qiao Qiao before, she cannot continue not to go to work.
Xia Wan wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she realized she had to go out today, so she nodded and said, "Okay, thank you, brother."
Earning work points is not as important as earning points, and he took this opportunity to use the system's query function to check if there were any suitable jobs for him in the county.
But work isn't urgent right now. We need to get Lao Xia settled first. Otherwise, if I go to work and my brother has to run transport jobs from time to time, Lao Xia will be bullied all the time.
I'll go out for a stroll today and earn some more points. I heard there are a few hooligans in the Huaihua brigade who are on good terms with Xia Shitou.
Let's see if we can run into her today and let her rack up some points.
The atmosphere among them was just getting along when Wu Zhaodi walked in carrying a bowl: "Jianguo, this is your rice porridge. Why aren't Xia Wan and Taozi eating out?"
She tried her best to appear gentle, but when she saw Xia Wan and the other two eating meat, her face couldn't help but contort.
She saw Xia Wan and Xia Tao bring back a bowl of meat, so she took the initiative to bring in the rice soup.
Xia Wan pursed her lips and didn't say anything, continuing to eat her meal. Xia Tao also lowered his head, pretending not to hear.
Xia Jianguo swallowed the meat in his mouth and looked sharply at Wu Zhaodi: "No need to bring me rice soup. After the meal, I will have the brigade leader issue a certificate, and we will find some time to get the divorce certificate."
"Why get a divorce certificate? Didn't we agree not to get a divorce?" As soon as Wu Zhaodi heard him mention divorce, she no longer cared about the rabbit meat.
Didn't her father and brother agree yesterday that they wouldn't get a divorce? She couldn't understand why Xia Jianguo had changed his mind now.
“I never said I wouldn’t get a divorce. There’s no way to change the fact that we’re getting a divorce. No matter what you do, it won’t make a difference.” Xia Jianguo’s tone remained unchanged, and he looked at her without any emotional fluctuation.
Wu Zhaodi panicked and said nervously, "No...you can't do this! Taozi isn't married yet, and Xia Wan hasn't found a husband. If we get divorced, what will happen to the children?"
Xia Wan couldn't stand them using her to blackmail Lao Xia, and sneered, "With a mother like you, it's no wonder I have trouble finding a husband, right? People will definitely worry that if I send everything to my parents' home like you, who would dare to marry me?"
"Cough cough..." Xia Tao choked on his own words when he heard her blunt remarks: "I... cough cough... my finding a wife has nothing to do with your divorce."
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