Han Meifeng: "If we retire in a few years, we'll move to Shangfen Brigade in the winter and build a big courtyard there so we can live however we want."
Although the Shangfen Brigade detained them for ten years, they were not persecuted there, and the Xia family had a good impression of the place.
Gao Xiujuan: "I've heard about that place for over ten years, but I've never been there. Now that you're describing it so well, I'm starting to get interested."
Back then, in order to avoid people associating them with the Xia family, they only maintained contact with Yu Rujia and others through two or three phone calls a year.
Apart from Xia Jingguo, no one else dared to go that way, and they didn't even dare to mail anything or a letter.
When Xia Jingrong went to take care of the children, he had to do it secretly. When there were other people around, he would stay in the house and avoid contact with others as much as possible.
Yu Rujia: "We bought a large area of mountain land there, thinking that after Duoyi and the others finish university, they will go back to live there."
Han Meifeng: "It's been more than ten years since Duoyi graduated from university. I was already retired by then, so I could go with you."
Gao Xiujuan: "I've heard Jingguo talk about how great that place is for years. I'll go and see the place where you used to live when I have the chance."
Xu Xiangyue: "If you're going, let's go together."
During the Spring Festival, everywhere was bustling with activity, but Xia Jingxing and Xia Jingguo, who couldn't stay still, took a group of their nephews all over the capital from the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Xia Wenqing's repeated failures fueled his hatred for Ru Jia.
They decided to find Xia Jingshu to confirm his attitude towards Rujia.
To my surprise, after waiting outside the Xia family's house for several days, I did see him come out to play, but he was never alone. He was always surrounded by at least three or five people.
Knowing that the Xia family disliked her, Xia Wenqing didn't dare to approach them.
Just as Xia Wenqing was wondering why Xia Jingshu was so difficult to approach, he encountered Xia Jingguo, who had lost badly at Pai Gow and was being pushed out to buy roast duck.
Xia Jingshu and Xia Jingguo are brothers, and Xia Wenqing thought that he might be able to arrange a meeting with Xia Jingshu through Xia Jingguo.
Moreover, Xia Jingguo is also one of the people who dislike Yu Rujia. If she can win him over to her side, she will have found a breakthrough.
Without further hesitation, Xia Wenqing walked behind Xia Jingguo, who was queuing for roast duck, and gently tugged at him as he was looking around boredly.
When Xia Jingguo turned around, he saw Xia Wenqing, whom he hadn't seen for more than ten years, standing in front of him. Remembering what Xia Jingxing had said a few days ago, Xia Jingguo frowned.
Xia Wenqing, seemingly oblivious to his glare, said, "Jingguo, aren't there many people at home? Why are you the only one here?"
Xia Jingguo said casually, "Buying a roast duck is enough for one person."
Xia Wenqing: "You'll be thirty soon, right? How old are your children?"
Xia Jingguo: "I am not married."
In just a few words, the shop had already packed up his roast ducks, a total of six.
Xia Wenqing watched as Xia Jingguo handed over more than a dozen ten-yuan bills without even frowning.
Xia Wenqing: "Jingguo, you bought so many roast ducks, can you finish them all?"
Although she possesses a spatial ability that allows her to engage in some low-cost trading, she only sells common goods and dares not offer off-season fruits.
Now there are more and more people selling fruit, and their family can only sell a little over a hundred yuan a day at most.
Their fruit comes from an unknown source, so they dare not do this business every day. Liang Jiade is looking for other ways to make money and try to do as little business as possible without any initial investment.
So they still had to plan their money carefully. A hundred or two hundred yuan was enough for them to use for several months, but they just gave it away all at once. Xia Wenqing felt her heart was aching.
Xia Jingguo: "There are more than 20 people in my family. We finished the meal in one go. I'm leaving now." With that, he carried the roast duck out of the crowd.
Xia Wenqing hurriedly chased after him: "Jingguo, how is your brother's relationship with Rujia?"
Xia Jingguo: "It's great. My brother wishes he could send all the good things to Sister Rujia."
Xia Wenqing: "Are you lying? Your brother clearly didn't like Rujia when you were little."
Xia Jingguo: "The 'before' you mentioned refers to more than ten years ago. We were ignorant back then and couldn't distinguish between good and bad. As the saying goes, true friendship is revealed in times of trouble. We have long since overcome our prejudice against Sister Rujia."
Xia Wenqing looked incredulous: "Really? You can tell what a person will be like at three years old. I don't believe Rujia will ever become diligent and kind. Is your brother really not being forced into this relationship by her?"
Xia Jingguo said slowly, "The saying 'you can tell what a person will be like at three years old' is not true. Before the incident at home, you were always a kind and understanding person, but after the incident, you ran away faster than anyone else."
"As for my brother and Sister Rujia, you don't need to worry about them. They're doing very well now. You know my brother quite well; if he doesn't want to accept someone, he has plenty of ways to make him sad."
"But after they got married, he took on all the housework and chores, and couldn't bear to let Rujia do any work."
“When Duofu and his siblings were still young, my brother did all the cooking, laundry, and cleaning at home; it was only when Duofu and his siblings got older that he started to help with the housework.”
Xia Wenqing felt a tightness in her chest. She knew Xia Jingshu's personality well; if he had been coerced, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths.
Xia Wenqing refused to admit she was wrong and questioned, "How did you know these things?"
Xia Jingguo: "I was in junior high school when the accident happened at home. My dad was worried that my brother and sister Rujia wouldn't be able to take care of four children, so he asked me to go to their place during winter and summer vacations."
“After graduating from high school, it wasn’t time for military recruitment, so I applied to go to the countryside for two years. In total, we lived together for nearly three years, so I naturally know these things.”
Xia Wenqing asked, almost as if to torture himself, "When you were in the countryside, did Rujia go to work?"
Liang Jiade treated her well after marriage. Except during the busy farming season, she basically didn't have to work or be exposed to the elements.
All she has to do is stay at home and do housework.
Xia Wenqing believed she had married a good man.
If Yu Rujia didn't have to work or do housework after marriage, wouldn't her life be better than hers?
Yu Rujia is only one year younger than her, but the two look like they are from two different generations.
Is she able to stay young because she does less?
Xia Jingguo's answer confirmed her suspicions: "Sister Rujia is the team doctor. She can get full work points without working and also gets a monthly salary. My brother and I are both technicians, and neither of us has to work."
Xia Wenqing: "Did you arrange the team doctor job for her?"
She was certain that the Xia family had helped Yu Rujia get the job. They had lived together for eight years, and Yu Rujia's attention was entirely focused on the Jing generation. She couldn't possibly have had time to learn any medical skills.
She initially thought the Xia family was finished, but she never expected them to have so many backup plans.
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