Duofu's lips curled up slightly: "It's because the project was completed in one part, and I asked the professor for two days off before he let me come back."
If Duofu's classmates saw his face now, they would probably be shocked.
You should know that in everyone's eyes, Duofu exudes a chilling aura, and it feels like you'll freeze if you walk next to him.
Such a person should be someone to be respected but kept at a distance, but Duofu managed to become a member of a large project team, second only to a few big shots, thanks to his outstanding technical skills.
Despite having an unapproachable demeanor, Duofu, who is focused solely on studying and working, still has many admirers who meticulously observe everything related to him.
Xia Jingshu peeled the skin off the roast duck and put the duck meat in his own bowl.
Place the duck skin, scallions, and cucumber strips on a bean curd sheet, sprinkle with sauce, wrap it up with the bean curd sheet, and place it in Yu Rujia's bowl.
It wasn't that he wanted to eat meat, but Yu Rujia simply loved roasted duck skin with sauce—fragrant, crispy, and tender, paired with the refreshing taste of vegetarian food, making it irresistible.
However, the duck meat was not very satisfactory, and Yu Rujia did not like to eat it, so Xia Jingshu ate it by himself.
The Xia family was already used to this.
Xia Jingshu: "Duofu, go home and rest well, relax. Who knows when you'll get another chance to rest."
Xia Jingsheng: "Since Duofu, such a busy man, is back, do you want to come and take a look at my company?"
My two sons, one lives so close by but is never home; the other son can still come home during winter and summer vacations, but once he joins the army, it will be the norm for him to be away from home for two or three years.
She had two sons, but neither of them stayed by her side.
Fortunately, he is in good health and will be able to wait until his grandson inherits the business he built.
Although he doesn't expect his son to inherit his business, it's still very necessary for them to learn about their company.
Duofu: "I won't go to the company. I'm often away from home. I want to take advantage of these two days of holiday to spend some quality time with my aunt and brothers."
Duolu: "Great, brother! We've made plans to go up the mountain to relax tomorrow. Why don't you come with us?"
Duofu did not reply immediately, but instead glanced at Yu Rujia, waiting for her to speak.
Yu Rujia was happily eating a roast duck roll when she received a questioning look from him. She swallowed what was in her mouth and said, "It's too hot, so I won't go. Remember to bring back some mugwort for me."
Duoshou: "Tomorrow, Duoyi and I will pick mugwort leaves and bring back several large bags for Auntie."
They are no longer in the era when they could only use small tricycles. Xia Jingshu and Xia Jingsheng opened a factory in Beijing, and the factory has plenty of vehicles.
The four older children have all learned to drive. The little truck can carry a lot of things when it's driven up the mountain.
They would also drive small tricycles over there, because in some places small trucks couldn't get through, so they had to use small tricycles to deliver things and then transfer them to small trucks.
They have plenty of space to plant mugwort, so they don't have to estimate the amount of mugwort to hunt and pick as they used to.
Yu Rujia didn't want to go, and Duofu wasn't really keen either, but seeing his younger brothers' expectant faces, Duofu nodded in agreement.
The elders inquired about Duofu for a while longer, and then dinner was over.
Duofu spent some time with Yu Rujia and her younger brothers. After taking a shower, he came to find Xia Jingsheng. He needed to confirm the identity of the person he met on the road earlier that day who claimed to be Aunt Wenqing.
As for why they didn't confirm with Yu Rujia or Xia Jingshu, it's because the family had never talked about that Aunt Wenqing; she was probably an unwelcome presence.
Duofu felt that he shouldn't bother his aunt and fourth uncle with such unimportant matters; his own father was tough and could be abused as much as he wanted.
Xia Jingsheng was somewhat flattered when his eldest son came to see him. There was nothing he could do about it, since his son was born in place of Yu Rujia and her husband.
Xia Jingsheng: "Duofu, why aren't you with your aunt and brothers? Why are you coming to me instead? Is there something your aunt and fourth uncle can't handle that you need your own father to do?"
Duofu: "Dad, I met a woman on the street today. She claimed to be my Aunt Wenqing. Do you know her?"
Xia Jingsheng's expression changed: "I know, but you don't need to pay any attention to her from now on. Just pretend that she doesn't exist in our family."
Before the Xia family's misfortune, because she was the only girl in the Jing generation and unlike Ru Jia who fought with bandits, they cherished her from a young age and always thought of her first when it came to anything.
When the accident happened, she ran away from them out of fear, and they don't blame her for that.
After she went to the countryside, she never cared about their situation again.
To prevent people from knowing her family background, she even lied and said that they mistreated her and wanted to sell her. She signed up to go to the countryside to save her life.
Xia Wenqing's actions are utterly heartless and cruel.
If Xia Taishun hadn't been worried about her life in the countryside and hadn't asked someone to check on her situation, he would never have known that she would make such a fuss about those who treated her like a precious jewel.
Duofu thought to himself, "This person is indeed unpopular. Fortunately, I didn't acknowledge her back then, otherwise I would have tarnished the title of 'aunt'."
Duofu: "She was very excited when she saw me today. I think she will come to my house."
Xia Jingsheng: "If she comes looking for us, let her come to us. Don't pay any attention to her. Tell your younger brothers the same thing."
The Xia family's old house has always been here. Xia Wenqing lived here for seventeen years, so of course he could find it.
Upon returning to her rented apartment, Xia Wenqing sought out old acquaintances to inquire about the Xia family.
He was shocked to learn that, apart from Xia Jingsheng's wife Wei Yuyin, who had committed suicide, and Jia Ruifang, who had divorced him, the entire Xia family had returned home.
If she had known the Xia family was so powerful, she wouldn't have run away in the first place.
After moving to the countryside, she initially struggled to adapt to rural life. Fortunately, she realized the importance of planting in time, which ensured her basic needs were met.
However, the concept of a spatial ability was unheard of, and she didn't want anyone to know about it, which would inevitably restrict her actions when using it.
Without a proper way to make money, and being a sent-down youth, working in the fields was unavoidable.
The work in the fields was too hard, and she didn't want to work all day for just a few work points. Coincidentally, Liang Jiade, the grandson of the brigade leader, was pursuing her, so she agreed to the relationship.
After getting married, she didn't work in the fields much anymore. However, with more than twenty people in the Liang family, there were too many disputes and arguments every day. She tried to separate the family property many times, but it never happened.
The food at the Liang family's house was so bad that she, who was used to such comforts, found it hard to eat. So she often ate alone in her space. After this happened a few times, Liang Jiade found out.
Fortunately, Liang Jiade had no bad intentions. After learning about the existence of the space, he worked with her to develop it. The two of them often took the products produced in the space to the black market to sell and made a fortune.
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