Chen Chunhua walked ahead angrily, while Xia Jianshe carried the luggage and pulled Xiaobao along behind.
At six or seven in the evening in Shenzhen, it was still not dark, and the number of people on the streets had not decreased at all, with the night market stalls gradually filling up.
Chen Chunhua, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Xia Jianshe. "What's wrong with your younger siblings? I just said something, is it really that big of a deal? Why are you making such a big deal out of it?"
Xia Jianshe remained silent.
This was the first time Xiao Bao had ever seen Chen Chunhua's ferocious face. He hid behind Xia Jianshe's legs, looking at Chen Chunhua timidly.
Chen Chunhua was enraged by Xia Jianshe and Xiaobao's expressions. "What do you two mean? If it weren't for you, would I have offended people like this? Now it's as if I'm the one who's guilty, while you two are innocent."
"Xia Jianshe, you're such a good actor. You're no better than anyone else. You're clearly jealous of your brother, but you just don't say it. You're just hinting to me to be the bad guy."
Xia Jianshe glanced at Xiaobao and said to Chen Chunhua, "The child is still here. We can talk about it later."
Chen Chunhua retorted sarcastically, "What, are you afraid your son will find out about the shameful things you've done?"
The surrounding pedestrians were attracted by Chen Chunhua's words and stopped to look at them.
Xia Jianshe noticed the stares of those around him, put down Xiaobao's hand and pulled Chen Chunhua's hand, saying, "With so many people watching us, let's talk about it privately."
Chen Chunhua looked at the people around her and said, "You actually still have any shame? Do you even have any face left?"
As Chen Chunhua spoke, she kept patting her face with her hands.
The voices of the people around them grew louder and louder.
Speak Mandarin! We can't understand your dialects.
Tell us what happened, and we'll be your judge!
“I can understand, I’m telling you.”
"It seems that this man is the eldest brother and offended his younger siblings."
"It is said that they did many excessive things."
"The woman said the man had done a lot of shameful things."
"Did you mention any shameful things you did?"
"I want to know too!"
Some even said, "We are all one family, what is there that we can't listen to?"
The person standing next to him, presumably his friend, gave him a shove, saying, "You'll stop at nothing to watch the show!"
The man chuckled.
Hearing the surrounding discussions, Chen Chunhua felt ashamed and angrily pushed through the crowd, rushing out.
"Hey girl, don't go! I haven't finished talking yet!"
"Yeah, it's so frustrating to be left hanging like this halfway through a conversation!"
"Tell me just a little more."
Xia Jianshe watched Chen Chunhua leave, then quickly followed her with his luggage.
Xiao Bao watched Chen Chunhua and Xia Jianshe leave one after the other, feeling somewhat lost. He followed behind Xia Jianshe, crying and running, "Daddy! Wait for me!"
Although the onlookers enjoyed watching the spectacle, most were kind-hearted. Someone quickly stopped Xia Jianshe, saying, "Your child is still behind us!"
Xia Jianshe then turned around to pick up Xiaobao.
Xiao Bao clung to Xia Jianshe's arm affectionately, "Daddy, don't leave me! I'll never eat snacks or buy toys again."
Xia Jianshe patted Xiaobao's head and said, "Xiaobao, Daddy is sorry!"
The onlookers watched Xia Jianshe and started talking amongst themselves.
"Even if you two are arguing, you can't just ignore the child!"
"Look how scared the child is."
"You parents are terrible."
Xia Jianshe ignored what the people around him were saying, took Xiaobao's hand, and left.
Xia Jianshe saw Chen Chunhua, who had left early, squatting in a corner at the bus stop.
Upon seeing Chen Chunhua, Xiao Bao let go of Xia Jianshe's hand, ran towards Chen Chunhua, and hugged her, crying, "Mommy! Don't abandon me!"
"Don't leave me, I'm scared!"
"Can you and Dad please stop arguing? You're arguing so fiercely, it's scary."
Chen Chunhua hugged Xiaobao, who rushed towards her, and said, "Xiaobao, I'm sorry. It was Mommy's fault!"
Xia Jianshe placed his luggage next to Chen Chunhua, and they waited for the bus together.
Chen Chunhua looked at Xia Jianshe and said, "Jianshe, did I do something wrong again? I don't know what's wrong with me. Seeing how well Xia Jianshe's country is doing, I started to feel jealous again, and I blurted it out without thinking."
“Jianshe, do you think they will forgive me if I apologize to them now? I really didn’t mean it, I didn’t mean to say it.”
"I really do know I was wrong."
Xia Jianshe looked at Chen Chunhua and said, "Chunhua, things shouldn't happen more than three times. They've forgiven you more than three times already. We can talk about those things behind their backs, but we can't say them in front of everyone."
“If we hadn’t gone so far back then, Jian Guo wouldn’t be such a heartless person. If we had asked him for help, he would definitely have helped us. Unfortunately, we went too far back then and only saw the immediate benefits.”
"It's also my fault. If I had taken on the responsibility of being the eldest brother back then, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
Chen Chunhua looked annoyed. "I never knew Xia Jianguo would have such good fortune."
Xia Jianshe said, "It is probably a case of misfortune being the foundation of fortune, and fortune being the harbinger of misfortune."
"What does 'founding the nation' mean?"
"It means that fortune and misfortune are interdependent. He suffered losses before the founding of the country, but his good fortune has come in recent years."
"Wouldn't that mean we're sending good luck to Jian Guo? Jian Guo should be thanking us properly!"
Xia Jianshe looked at Chen Chunhua, who was beaming with pride.
"Here we go again. I've said so much to you, but you haven't listened to a word. I told you last time not to say anything nonsense in front of Jianguo and the others, but you wouldn't listen! That's their money, not ours. We have no right to control it."
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