A faint smile spread across Gao Shujing's handsome face, exuding elegance and refinement: "Duoxi, be good, okay?"
The response to Gao Shujing was a pusher. Duoxi's chubby little hands shook and he cried out, his big eyes fixed on his rice bowl. Anyone could see that this little foodie was only thinking about eating.
There were few people in the educated youth compound, and each person had their own room. Gao Shujing was no exception. Before, when he went to Yu Rujia's place, he could use feeling unwell as an excuse. But it was different when he went to the cowshed. If he was discovered, he would be imprisoned himself.
It's not a big deal that he went in; the real problem is that there will be even more unexpected events after he comes out.
He deliberately waited until after 8 p.m. to go to Captain Huang's house to get the letter of introduction, and then went to Yu Rujia's place to pick up some things before going to the cowshed.
The Xia family was very happy to see Gao Shujing.
The patriarch, Xia Yuanqiang, spoke up: "When did Shujing arrive?"
Xia Taishun told them that Xia Jingshu had changed his name to Gao Shujing, and even if they weren't used to it, the Xia family started calling him by his new name.
Apart from the Xia family's third branch, Xia Jingrong, Xia Wenqing, and Yu Rujia who were outside, all the other members of Xia Yuanqiang's lineage were here.
The patriarch, Xia Yuanqiang, lost his wife more than two years ago.
Xia Taiping, the eldest son of the Xia family, married Xu Xiangyue. His eldest son, Xia Jingsheng, lives here, while his second son, Xia Jingrong, is in the army.
Xia Jingsheng's wife died in this upheaval in the Xia family, and Duofu and Duoxi are his sons.
Xia Jingrong is unmarried.
Xia Tai'an, the second son of the Xia family, married Han Meifeng. His eldest son, Xia Jingfan, and his twin son, Xia Jingxing, are both here. Xia Wenqing went to the countryside in H province when the Xia family had an accident. His adopted daughter, Yu Rujia, is in the same brigade as him.
When the Xia family got into trouble, Xia Jingfan's wife immediately divorced him. In order not to be implicated, she even abandoned their twin sons, Duolu and Duoshou, and went back to her parents' home alone.
Xia Jingxing is a rebellious young man who has just graduated from high school.
Gao Shujing: "He came today."
Han Meifeng: "Have you gone to see Rujia?"
Her biggest worry was Yu Rujia. She had mentioned several times that she wanted to send Duofu and the others to Xia Taishun's place, but Yu Rujia disagreed and insisted on raising them herself.
The thought that the person she cherished so much now had to take care of several young children every day made Han Meifeng so worried that she couldn't sleep at night. Unfortunately, because of her status, she couldn't be by Yu Rujia's side.
When Gao Shujing arrived, he didn't care about anything else and immediately asked about Yu Rujia's situation.
Thinking of how flustered Yu Rujia was when he went in, Gao Shujing said, "I've checked on them. They're all fine, but Rujia is a bit overwhelmed taking care of four children."
Han Meifeng said with heartache, "Now that you're here, please help Rujia more. She's never done anything since she was little. It's all because I, her mother, am incompetent that she has to work so hard every day at such a young age."
The Xia family members: "..." This person was definitely implying something about them, but they couldn't say anything to refute it. If Yu Rujia didn't care about the children, with her abilities, she could definitely live an easy life.
Xia Tai'an coughed lightly, "Shujing, I'll leave Rujia to you."
Gao Shujing: "Rujia only lived in the Xia family for eight years, yet she worked tirelessly for us. As someone who has Xia family blood, I have no reason to be lazy."
“I will try to persuade the brigade leader to allow me to build a house next to Rujia’s residence so that it will be easier to take care of them.”
Xu Xiangyue: "Shujing is always calm and collected, he will definitely come up with a solution, Meifeng, don't worry."
Xia Jingsheng and Xia Jingfan sat silently to one side, not daring to make a sound, for fear of attracting Han Meifeng's attention. After all, the child Yu Rujia was taking care of was theirs.
Gao Shujing: "How is Grandpa's health? Is he still holding on?"
Xia Yuanqiang: "I'm doing alright here. With your two uncles and a few brothers around, they'll help me share some of the burden, so I can manage. How's your family doing?"
Gao Shujing: "Everything is fine at home, and we haven't been affected much. Rujia asked me to bring you some medicine. The bottles are labeled with their uses. She made some tonics and said they would work. You can try them. If they work, I'll ask her to make more."
Xia Yuanqiang: "The medicine she sent is really effective, better than what you can buy outside. After using the health tonic, I feel a few years younger. I can hold on until now without the help of these medicines."
The health-enhancing medicine that Yu Rujia used for them was different from the body-strengthening pills that she used for Duofu and the others; the body-strengthening pills were far more effective.
Duofu and the others are too young to understand these things, but if the Body Strengthening Pill is given directly to the adults in the Xia family, it will make Yu Rujia's identity unstable.
For their own safety, Yu Rujia prescribed them a weaker version of the health-enhancing medicine. Each use could remove one-tenth of the chronic illnesses in their bodies, and it took several days to take effect, so the effects weren't as noticeable.
The Xia family really liked this health-boosting medicine. After using it, they felt as if the fatigue from farm work had been completely swept away.
Gao Shujing: "I haven't seen Rujia for a year or two. I didn't expect her to have become so amazing."
Xia Jingxing didn't take it to heart: "She's always been very capable. Before, she just wanted to be lazy and focused on taking advantage of us. She was too lazy to bother with anything outside. Actually, she sees things much more clearly than we do."
Yu Rujia's recent performance, coupled with her previous analysis, gave Xia Jingxing a new perspective on her, and he no longer disliked her as much as before.
Gao Shujing lowered his eyes. When did this simpleton develop such awareness?
Regardless of what others think of Yu Rujia, she is always perfect in Han Meifeng's heart: "Rujia has loved learning since she was a child and doesn't like to show off. Unlike some people, she doesn't make her affairs known to everyone. She is not as honest as Rujia."
“Rujia is gentle by nature. I was worried that she would be bullied by outsiders, so I asked her to spend more time with you. I didn’t expect that none of you would be considerate of her.”
“But Ru Jia is a forgiving person. Even though you treated her like this, she still thinks of you wholeheartedly. I feel ashamed towards Lan Lan and Ru Jia.”
Lanlan, whom Han Meifeng mentioned, was Yu Rujia's biological mother and an underground party member. Later, her identity was exposed, and her entire family, except for the original owner's eight-year-old daughter, was eliminated.
Even so, the original owner of the body was only returned to Han Meifeng, the best friend of the original owner's biological mother, after many twists and turns by the organization.
The original owner of this body was intelligent. In order to please Han Meifeng, she showed some good qualities in front of her, one of which was her love of learning.
If the original owner only showed the bad side, she wouldn't be able to get Han Meifeng to stand by her side wholeheartedly, even disregarding her own children.
Therefore, when Gao Shujing said that Yu Rujia was amazing, Han Meifeng thought it was only natural.
It can only be said that her filter is too thick. Even if the original owner were here, she wouldn't dare to admit that the person Han Meifeng was talking about was herself.
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