Xia Taiping surrendered, saying, "Alright, alright, I'll listen to you. I'll go find the second brother right now. Good luck and happiness, come and chat with us more often in the future."
He just wanted to take this opportunity to let his two grandsons spend more time with them, so why did he become the bad guy when it came to his wife?
Duo Xi responded loudly.
Duofu poured another glass of water for the two elders and placed it in front of them, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Grandpa."
Xia Tai'an had just returned from his biological father's place when his older brother arrived.
As soon as Xia Taiping entered, he asked, "Second brother, did you know that Wenqing is back?"
Xia Tai'an replied truthfully, "Dad just called me over to talk about this. I'm going to talk to Wenqing about it."
Xia Taiping: "It's good that you know what's going on. The way she scolded Rujia, not to mention the children she raised, even your sister-in-law and I felt uncomfortable. You have to be ruthless when necessary."
“If you can’t bring yourself to be ruthless, then you can move out. As long as she doesn’t show up in front of us, you can live with Wenqing however you want.”
Xia Tai'an: "..." He never said he would bring Wen Qing back, so how did it come to the point of being kicked out of the house?
Xia Tai'an: "Brother, don't worry, I definitely won't let Wenqing come here and get in the way."
Han Meifeng already knew the truth from her grandchildren, and upon hearing this as she entered the room, anger welled up within her.
Han Meifeng: "Didn't she say we were harsh on her and wanted to sell her off? Why did she come back? Let me tell you, Xia Tai'an, my mother-daughter relationship with her was severed the moment she abandoned us and made up those lies."
“If you dare let her move back in or give her anything, you can get out and live with her, and never come back here again.”
Han Meifeng, a wife who had just married into the family, had a much stronger presence than Xia Tai'an, the head of the second wife's household. She could easily threaten to kick him out, and Xia Tai'an had to appease her gently.
There was nothing they could do; when the original owner of this body had a dispute with Xia Wenqing, Xia Tai'an sided with Xia Wenqing, while Han Meifeng sided with the original owner.
As it turned out, Xia Wenqing, whom he trusted, was unreliable, and he immediately distanced himself from them after the incident at home.
Yu Rujia, whom he did not have high hopes for, suffered alongside them and single-handedly supported the Xia family through the most difficult month.
On this point alone, Xia Tai'an is three points inferior to Han Meifeng.
If he dares to make a mistake regarding Xia Wenqing, Han Meifeng will kick him out of the house, and the rest of the family will only applaud and kick him while he's down.
Moreover, he is not a heartless person. He has seen what Yu Rujia has done for the Xia family and never thought of doing something that would break his family's heart for the sake of a daughter who abandoned them.
In Yu Rujia's courtyard, Duoyi was hugging her father and grumbling as she complained, while her two older sons stood to the side, occasionally adding a word or two.
Xia Wenqing quickly became a heinous villain in their mouths, and they kept urging their father to hurry up and deal with Xia Wenqing.
Yu Rujia tapped her indignant youngest son on the head: "What do you know, you little brat? Your grandparents will handle Xia Wenqing, it's not your dad's place to deal with her. You're just giving me bad advice."
Xia Jingshu patted his youngest son's head, gently pulled him into his arms, his brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of disapproval appeared in his eyes.
Xia Jingshu: "Although my parents are handling things, I still need to know about these things. I can't keep everything in the dark. Duoyi did a great job. Next time something like this happens, remember to tell Dad immediately."
Duoyi looked up at his father expectantly: "Dad, will you go and deal with that bad woman?"
Xia Jingshu: "Didn't your great-grandfather say to have her come over around 7 or 8 pm? Let's see what your maternal grandparents think. If they can reason with her, we'll leave this matter alone."
“If we can’t get through to you, we’ll move out. We have several large houses in Beijing, and we’re sure you’ll be comfortable there.”
Xia Jingshu believed that Han Meifeng would unconditionally stand by Yu Rujia's side, but he was unsure whether Xia Tai'an could bring himself to do it.
If you're going to let Yu Rujia stay at home and suffer, you might as well move out and just take care of yourself.
Once you're on your own turf, there aren't so many elders to keep you in check.
If Xia Wenqing dares to come knocking on our door, all of us in the family can handle her. Even if we beat her up, she'll just have to take it.
Yu Rujia: "Moving out is out of the question. With Mom here, if Dad can't think straight, it'll be Dad who moves out, not us."
The atmosphere in the Xia family was quite harmonious. Everyone cherished this rare reunion and never argued with each other. They were always accommodating to Yu Rujia's requests.
She likes to sleep in late in the morning and can't have breakfast with everyone, but the elders in her family never say anything to her and will thoughtfully save breakfast for her.
When the children were at school, the adults took turns cooking the meals at home.
During summer and winter vacations, the meals are mostly prepared by the children, and the chores after meals are all done by the adults in shifts.
The sanitation within each person's yard is their own responsibility, while the sanitation outside the yard is usually done on weekends, with adults who are not working bringing their children to do it.
The vegetable garden is mainly managed by a few adults, and sometimes Xia Yuanqiang and the children will help with some of it.
Yu Rujia, however, rarely does housework except in special circumstances.
They also have their own courtyard, so apart from eating together at mealtimes and chatting at other times, it's not much different from living alone.
She believed that with Han Meifeng around, she would nip any factors that were unfavorable to her in the bud.
She just wanted to live her life comfortably at her own pace, so she never thought about moving away from the Xia family.
The family had just finished dinner and cleared the table when Xia Wenqing, keeping track of the time, arrived at the Xia family home again.
Having prepared himself, Xia Tai'an led the people to their courtyard.
The second house's courtyard was only occupied by the couple and their two sons, Xia Jingfan and Xia Jingxing, who were often away from home. Now, neither of the brothers were there; only Xia Tai'an and Han Meifeng remained.
Xia Wenqing immediately knelt down and wept uncontrollably, recounting the events of that year with tears streaming down her face.
When she left the Xia family home in the afternoon, she found a place to vent her anger and then calmed down, beginning to review her experience at the Xia family home.
Through Xia Yuanqiang's attitude, Xia Wenqing realized that her escape back then had angered the Xia family.
She decided to apologize for the incident. She was just a naive 17-year-old girl at the time, and it was only natural for her to be afraid when faced with such a situation. She believed that as long as she behaved well, the Xia family would calm down.
Yu Rujia, an adopted daughter who had reported the Xia family, managed to stay in the Xia family after seducing Xia Jingshu and giving birth to his son;
She simply ran away; she didn't harm the Xia family. There's no reason why she shouldn't stay after sincerely admitting her mistake.
At this moment, Xia Wenqing completely forgot that after settling down, she never tried to find out about the Xia family's situation, and even went so far as to smear the Xia family in order to live a better life in the countryside.
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