Chapter 316 Difficult
Wang Yueju is 40 years old. If her children had married earlier, she would have become a grandmother. At her age, she no longer needs her parents' care.
She knew her life story from a very young age. When she was in the most difficult time, she once thought how nice it would be if her biological parents could descend from the sky and help her, but there was nothing.
The most difficult times have passed. Now her husband treats her well and her children are obedient and well-behaved. If her biological parents' family is peaceful and stable, it would be nice to recognize her as a relative and add icing on the cake. But the key is that her biological parents' family is not peaceful. Just Xia Yuan is enough to make people feel disgusted.
She didn't mind, but she couldn't bring trouble to the children. If she acknowledged them, the Xia family would be her maternal family, and Xia Yuan would be her aunt. Such relatives were inseparable. Xia Yuan was a problem. She didn't know much about the Xia family, but as long as Xia Yuan was around, the Xia family would be a problem, so she didn't want to acknowledge this relationship.
So she said that her surname would be Wang for the rest of her life.
Xia Zhengming felt very uncomfortable when he heard Wang Yueju's words. Although he had never gotten along with this sister and this was only the second time they met, he had been worried about her with his parents for decades, and their feelings had gradually developed in the process.
If he was so upset, how much more so would her mother be. If her mother knew that her daughter refused to recognize her, she would be so sad.
He said, "I didn't ask you to change your last name. Mother has been worried about you all these years, worried that you'd suffer. You're a mother too, so you should understand her feelings."
Wang Yueju listened to his words and lowered her head in silence. She was also distressed. Although they had never lived together, they were related by blood. Moreover, the Xia family had only been forced to send her away. As Xia Zhengming had said, she was also a mother and understood the worry and fear a mother feels after losing her child.
However, she didn't want to cause trouble for herself and her children! Their family was equivalent to making enemies with Xia Yuan. After recognizing their relationship, they became a family. The thought of it made her feel sick.
"How about this, Minister Xia, you go back first and we will think about it." Gu Jianguo said.
"Okay," Xia Zhengming stood up and said, "Except for Xia Yuan, everyone in the family is easy to get along with."
He also knew that the problem lay with Xia Yuan.
Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju remained silent. Gu Jianguo handed the property certificate to Xia Zhengming and said, "You should take this back."
Xia Zhengming didn't want to take it back, which represented his family's attitude. But Gu Jianguo was very persistent. It would be inappropriate to argue about it now, so in the end, he had no choice but to take the property certificate back.
Ye Chi sent Xia Zhengming out. After they left the Gu family's gate, Xia Zhengming said to Ye Chi, "Ye Chi, although our two families don't have much contact, you know how our Xia family does things, except for Xia Yuan, of course."
He wanted Ye Chi to speak well of Gu's family, but Ye Chi said after hearing this: "Minister Xia, let's understand each other. You also said that besides Xia Yuan, you do have a Xia Yuan in your family. If we acknowledge each other as relatives, how will we get along in the future? It's impossible for Xia Yuan and I to be good to each other. Think about it, it will be difficult for you all to deal with it then."
What should Xia Zhengming say? Should he expel Xia Yuan from the family? They couldn't do that. They could punish Xia Yuan harshly for her misdeeds, but they couldn't truly abandon her. But they also wanted this sister they'd lost for so many years.
Ye Chi watched Xia Zhengming get in the car and leave before turning back to the Gu family's courtyard. He also felt that this was a coincidence, and besides, this matter was really difficult to handle. This relationship was not something that could be disowned, as blood ties were there.
When he entered the hall, his family members were all there, their faces looking a little grim. They were obviously talking about Xia Zhengming coming to recognize his relatives. He walked over to sit next to Gu Yimin, and heard Gu Jianguo say, "That's what happened. I never thought it was the Xia family."
Gu Siqing and her four sisters were all shocked. This was the first time they knew their mother had such a complicated life story, something even Gu Siqing hadn't known in her past life. They didn't know what to say for a moment. Just because the Xia family wanted to recognize her, they couldn't just say no.
"I just think it's too much trouble. That Xia Yuan is troublesome. Looking at what she did in the past, I know she's not a good person. If I acknowledge her as my relative, it will only cause a lot of trouble. The thought of it makes me depressed." Wang Yueju hesitated at this point and added, "But even if I don't acknowledge her, the blood relationship is still there."
"Then just treat us as ordinary relatives," said Gu Siqing.
I've never gotten along with them before, so I'm not very close. I just treat them as ordinary relatives. After spending more time with them, if I feel like they can get along well, I'll spend more time with them. If they don't get along well, then I'll just stop talking and cut back on them.
"I think so too." Gu Erhui said: "Besides, are we still afraid of Xia Yuan?"
"Of course I'm not afraid!" Zhang Zijun replied from the side.
"I also think it's better to just be ordinary relatives first." Gu Yimin also said.
Wang Yueju was not one to dwell on things. Seeing her daughter say this, she turned her head and glanced at Gu Jianguo. Seeing that he also meant the same thing, she said, "Then do as you say and treat each other as relatives."
This is good. If she were asked to get closer to the Xia family now, she would definitely not be able to do it.
While they had come to an agreement, the Xia family was in a state of gloom. After returning home, Xia Zhengming told Xia Qingzhang about his visit to the Gu family, but he didn't dare speak to Old Lady Xia in person, fearing she wouldn't accept it.
Even Xia Qingzhang felt very sad after hearing this and sat there in silence.
Xia Zhengming was also worried about his health. Xia Yuan's incident had happened before, and now Wang Yueju didn't want to acknowledge him. He was definitely saddened by both of these things. He said, "My younger sister didn't say she didn't want to acknowledge me, but she said she would always be surnamed Wang."
"She is worried about Xia Yuan!"
Xia Qingzhang sighed deeply. He couldn't say that he had devoted his life to the country, but he had also risked his life to fight for the country and the nation. He didn't expect that his own daughter would do such a thing to bully others, and the person she bullied was another daughter and child.
"I'll talk to her tomorrow," Xia Qingzhang added, "and I'll promise her I won't let Xia Yuan cause them any more trouble."
"You can't blame my younger sister," Xia Zhengming said, "There must be something wrong between her and Xia Yuan."
"I didn't say that they should shake hands and make peace. She is herself, and Xia Yuan is Xia Yuan. It's okay if we don't talk to them when we meet in the future."
"Now that we are both clear about our relationship, we can actually take it easy. Slowly, we will develop feelings for each other as we spend more time together," Xia Zhengming suggested.
Xia Qingzhang was silent for a moment, then said, "It's okay to take your time. I'll go meet someone tomorrow."
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