Chapter 230: New Year's Eve (Part 3)
Xie Nancheng drove out of Xiangcheng about an hour later than Tu Ran.
Both of them took the highway first and then the national highway.
The difference is that Tu Ran stayed in a small town near Fenghuangling for a long time and did some simple shopping.
The phone rang, Xie Nancheng took a look and answered it with the wireless Bluetooth headset.
Xie Nancheng: Mom.
Mrs. Xie: Son, where have you been?
Xie Nancheng: Ah, I'm going out for a while to do something.
Mrs. Xie: When will you come back for dinner?
Xie Nancheng: Maybe, I won’t go back.
Mrs. Xie: What did you say? (Incredible)
Xie Nancheng: Mom, I really have something to do and may not be able to finish it. You guys eat first.
Mrs. Xie: Nancheng, today is New Year’s Eve, you promised me that you would come back to our old house to celebrate the New Year.
Xie Nancheng: So I went back early in the morning, wished the elders a happy new year, and gave red envelopes to the younger generations.
Mrs. Xie: Did you go to see Tu Ran?
Xie Nancheng: Isn't it only natural for me to find her? She's my wife.
Mrs. Xie: But I am your mother!
Xie Nancheng: Mom, you have to be reasonable. I have to treat you equally. After spending time with you, I naturally have to spend time with my wife as well.
Mrs. Xie: Xie Nancheng, do you want to piss me off to death?
Xie Nancheng: Mom, it’s New Year’s Day, let’s not say anything unlucky. I’m driving now, let’s chat back. Happy New Year.
Beep, beep, beep...
The call was hung up. Mrs. Xie was extremely angry, but because there were other people at home, she had to endure it for the time being.
It’s just that I really have a hard time explaining to Zhou Han. I invited him to celebrate the New Year, but Xie Nancheng ran away. What does this mean?
"Hanhan, I'm sorry, but there's some urgent matters at the company in Nancheng that I need to deal with. I might not be able to come back for lunch."
Mrs. Xie was too embarrassed to say that her good-for-nothing son had run away for a woman.
She just used work as a cover, but who is Zhou Han? How could he deceive her?
But Zhou Han didn't care. When she decided to destroy a legal marriage, she had already thrown all morals and conscience out of the window.
"It's okay, auntie, I'll go back first then."
"Senior Nancheng is not here, so it would be awkward for me to stay."
"That's fine, then auntie won't keep you here."
"It's okay, auntie, I'll come again when I have time." Zhou Han kept smiling brightly.
Mrs. Xie felt embarrassed and took out a prepared red envelope and stuffed it into Zhou Han's arms.
He also handed over a box of Mingqian Longjing tea and a bottle of red wine worth tens of thousands of yuan.
It’s New Year’s Day, we can’t let the children go away empty-handed, it won’t look good.
After all, Zhou Han brought a lot of gifts when he came.
Of course the Zhou family has strength.
Not long after Zhou Han returned to China, Old Man Zhou gave all the old gold belonging to the Zhou family to his own daughter.
In other words, Zhou Han is now the general manager of Zhou Gold and also has a seat in the Zhou family, after all, he is the legitimate son.
Many people think that times have changed and that things are no longer important.
In fact, it’s because ordinary people don’t care about it.
But those top wealthy families and those with powerful houses attach more importance to these old rules.
Although the customs and practices in several first-tier cities in the north are different, the rules are the same.
These high-ranking officials and wealthy families always value their wives.
No matter how pretty the mistresses, such as the third, fourth, and fifth mistresses, are, even if they look like vixens, they can only be concubines who are not presentable.
Only the children born to the wife are legitimate and are eligible to inherit the family business.
Most of the children born to concubines were sent abroad when they were young, and were only given money, food, drink and entertainment. Not to mention returning to the family, that was absolutely impossible.
This is why Mrs. Xie has always been optimistic about Zhou Han.
After all, she is the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, of noble status, beautiful and smart, and a good match for his son.
After driving a long way out of the Xie family's old house, Zhou Han stopped at a remote intersection.
She put away the smile on her face, got out of the car and took out the things given by Mrs. Xie from the trunk.
Without hesitation, I threw them all into the trash can on the roadside...
"You think I'm interested in this little thing of yours, you old woman?"
"If I hadn't had feelings for your son, do you think I would be so humble in front of you? Who the hell do you think you are?"
Mrs. Xie may not know that Zhou Han has a dislike for stupidity.
In her eyes, anything that she likes is fine.
But in her eyes, Mrs. Xie's IQ and EQ were not up to par at all.
If it wasn't for the purpose of getting close to Xie Nancheng, she wouldn't have bothered with that kind of woman at all.
Xie Family Old House
"Hey, why did Miss Zhou leave?" Xie Huailan started to speak sarcastically after going downstairs.
"Ah, I also want to go back home for the New Year."
"That's hilarious! Didn't she say she wanted to spend the New Year at our house?" Xie Huailan didn't give her any face at all.
Mrs. Xie's face was grim. "Can't I just have something urgent to do?"
"Sister-in-law, don't lie to me. It's because Nancheng left, right? Where did Nancheng go? Did he go to accompany that country bumpkin?" In Xie Lan's vicious eyes, Tu Ran was still at the level of a country bumpkin.
"Huai Lan, it's New Year's Day, do you really have to cause trouble for the family?"
"Sister-in-law, you are really wronging me. How could I do that? It was you who invited outsiders to celebrate the New Year, it was you who couldn't keep your own son, and it was you who couldn't get along with your daughter-in-law. What does it have to do with me?" Xie Huailan smiled proudly. She liked to make fun of the eldest wife, and she had been doing so for years.
"That's enough, shut up."
At this time, the old lady had already come down, with Sister Qiu supporting her.
"mom."
"mom."
Neither Xie Huailan nor Mrs. Xie dared to continue arguing.
"Get ready to eat, and don't mention anything unpleasant."
"Anyone who deliberately seeks trouble should get out immediately."
Although the old lady is old, she is not confused at all.
The old lady actually wanted to call Tu Ran back, but her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law had been acting weird recently, and she didn't want to escalate the conflict, so she just wanted to find an opportunity to see if she could help them resolve it.
"Where's Nancheng?"
"He...may have something to do at the company, so he won't be back yet. Let's eat first." Mrs. Xie explained guiltily.
"Then let's not wait for him, let's eat." The old lady did not delve into the whereabouts of her grandson, and no one dared to say anything.
At the dinner table, Xie Jiatong, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said something.
"Grandma, where is my sister-in-law?"
"Grandma, why didn't my sister-in-law come back for the New Year? I haven't seen her for several days."
"I like my sister-in-law very much. She is very nice to me and has even bought me New Year's gifts." Xie Jiatong pointed to the purple Stella Lou in her arms.
Xie Huailan sneered, "After all, it's just a child. A broken doll can win people's hearts. But this Nancheng daughter-in-law is also interesting. Ha, the Xie family only has two children. Why did you buy one for Jiatong and not for my Guangyao? Does she look down on our family?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Sister Qiu hurriedly took out a Lego from the corner of the living room and said, "Second Miss, no, the young mistress also prepared one for Young Master Guangyao. She bought it long ago and it's here. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it."
"Wow, it's Lego." Xie Guangyao quickly took it and couldn't let it go.
"It's obvious that this is a fake thing bought online. Real Lego is not cheap. How could a country bumpkin be willing to spend that kind of money?" Xie Huailan started to find fault again.
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