Grandpa Xia walked very quickly, leaning on his cane.
The first thing he did upon entering the room was not to check if his beloved granddaughter was injured, but to slap Xia Zhengyuan's face twice.
The old man was probably in his fifties, but because of years of hard work, he looked a little older than his peers.
But he was very agile, and in the blink of an eye, the slap landed on Xia Zhengyuan's face.
"You brat, what warnings did I give you before I left? Didn't I tell you to take good care of my precious granddaughter? Is this how you take care of her?"
"If I had come any later, would you have beaten my precious granddaughter to death? You scoundrel, why didn't I beat you to death back then!"
The old man was very angry and cursed loudly.
Xia Zhengyuan pouted, clearly unconvinced.
"Father, you've come, and without even asking what happened, you beat me. Why don't you ask why I hit this little beast?"
Without saying a word, Grandpa Xia slapped him again: "You're the beast! Apart from my precious granddaughter, all four of you are beasts!"
After cursing, she grabbed Xia Zhengyuan by the ear and dragged him to Xia Anyan's side: "Open your eyes wide and look carefully, this is Yun'er's daughter. She helped you and our whole family back then, and now you're all living a good life thanks to her."
"She's dead now, leaving behind only this one daughter. How could you be so heartless as to lay a hand on Yan Yan? If you dare say another word today, I'll disown you. From now on, you're out of this house! And everything you have belongs to Yan Yan. You're not taking any of it with you!"
These words shocked not only Xia Zhengyuan, but even Xia Anyan.
She knew that the old man treated the original owner very well, almost like he was holding her in his palm for fear of dropping her, or keeping her in his mouth for fear of her melting away.
But Xia Zhengyuan is his own son, how could he...
"My dear, were you scared? Don't worry, Grandpa will definitely stand up for you. No one here will be able to bully you!" After scolding the person, Grandpa Xia quickly smiled and coaxed his granddaughter.
As he spoke, he took out a White Rabbit milk candy from his pocket.
Xia Anyan's eyes reddened as she looked at it.
This old man is really something...
"Grandpa, oh my gosh, you're here! It's so wonderful!"
Xia Anyan hugged the old man and cried for a long time before she was comforted.
The old man sat on a stool with Xia Anyan, while Xia Zhengyuan stood to the side with two 'dirty things'.
Even if they were resentful, they dared not resist at this moment.
Xia Anyan pouted: "Grandpa, they just said I stole something. I want to know what it was. Why would Dad rather believe a stranger than his own daughter?"
“If I am truly unimportant to him, even less than a servant, then we might as well sever ties. Anyway, I have already arranged to go to the countryside for their precious daughter, and whether we will ever see each other again is uncertain, so there is no need to maintain this father-daughter relationship.”
The old man already knew about this over the phone, and now that his beloved granddaughter has brought it up again, he still feels heartbroken.
Especially when he saw that the house had been emptied out, his first suspicion was Xia Zhengyuan, not the thief.
"Fine, since you don't want him to be your father, then I'll sever ties with him. He's no longer my son, so naturally he's no longer your father."
The old man kept his word. He called out to Xiao Wang, who had been taking care of him, and then had someone call the newspaper.
Xia Zhengyuan stared blankly at everything that was happening, looking completely bewildered.
He didn't know what he had missed; all he knew was that he would no longer have a father!
"Father, you..."
"Shut up! Who gave you the right to speak here?" the old man cursed. "Go back now and compile all of Yan Yan's assets. If anything is missing, I'll whip you. Don't doubt my courage; you're welcome to try."
When the old man was young, he did manual labor and was incredibly skilled with a whip. In recent years, he has even practiced with the brigade's oxen, so he's quite adept at it.
Xia Zhengyuan was so frightened that he trembled.
Back then, when the old man found out that Xia Anhua was his illegitimate daughter with Zhou Xiuning, he whipped him and forced him to swear that all his property would belong to Xia Anyan before he agreed to let the mother and daughter into the family.
It wasn't until Xia Chengzong was born that the old man started to look at him a little more favorably. But even though he was a grandson, in his eyes there was still only Xia Anyan, and no one else.
"Father, how could you do this?" Zhou Xiuning couldn't hold back any longer and cried as she retorted.
“Zhengyuan is your own son, and Chengzong is your own grandson. Even if you are not satisfied with me as your daughter-in-law, Chengzong is still your own grandson, isn’t he? How come you don’t feel sorry for him at all? Or is it that in your eyes, Zhengyuan and Chengzong are not members of the Xia family, and they are not worthy of being called a member?”
Grandpa Xia glanced at them, but didn't even give them a proper look.
A few years ago, someone like Zhou Xiuning would have been a concubine or a servant.
When did it become a servant's place to interfere with what the masters are saying?
Xia Zhengyuan's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he did not utter a word of reprimand.
Isn't that exactly what he was thinking?
After the scolding, Xia Zhengyuan and his family of three were kicked out.
The old man didn't care whether they had a place to stay or not. This place belonged to him and his beloved granddaughter, and no one else was allowed to touch it!
"Yanyan, tell Grandpa, where did those two bastards take you to in the countryside? Do you want Grandpa to help you find a job here so you can stay?"
Grandpa Xia truly felt sorry for his granddaughter and wished he could suffer in her place.
Xia Anyan grasped the old man's hand and shook her head: "Grandpa, you don't need to worry about me. I've chosen a very good place for myself in Heilongjiang Province."
Grandpa Xia thought for a moment, and his eyes immediately lit up: "I remember, isn't that boy from the Gu family over there? You haven't seen each other for so many years, I wonder if that boy still remembers what he promised back then."
Xia Anyan pursed her lips and remained silent.
The old man patted her hand and took out a savings book from his pocket.
"Yanyan, Grandpa doesn't have much to give you, so please keep this. Take good care of yourself over there. If you need anything, just call Grandpa, and Grandpa will definitely help you!"
He would be willing to give up his life!
"Grandpa, you're so good to me." Xia Anyan moved closer to the old man, rested her head on his shoulder, and rubbed against him.
The more harmonious the relationship between the grandfather and grandson, the more agitated the person who was driven away became!
"Husband, what does Dad mean? Does he really not intend to carry on the family line? Does he really not care about us anymore?"
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