That ingrate.
No wonder both of her children were financial losses; her first child even caused her mother's death.
In Xu Guihua's eyes, girls are all a waste of money; once they grow up, they belong to someone else's family. Only grandsons are good, like Jiangjiang, born to her second son. She believes that Jiangjiang will be a member of the Xu family and will take care of her in her old age.
She even thought it would be good if Xu Jin'an couldn't have a son, so that his family fortune would only be inherited by her precious Jiang Jiang.
Who else could it be given to?
In Xu Guihua's mind, Xu Nuo and Xu Yan would get married in the future and would not be able to inherit Xu Jin'an's family property.
There's no reason for a girl to inherit a family fortune.
Thinking this way, Xu Guihua felt a little better and stuffed the last piece of meat into her mouth.
It smells so good.
After dinner, Xu Nuo and Xue Ping went back to their room to whisper. Xu Jin'an took the bowls to wash them, but Xu Guihua, who was wandering around the kitchen, saw him and her expression changed: "You're washing the dishes?"
Xu Jinan had already boiled the water and nodded calmly, "Yes."
There was meat and oil in the bowl today, and rinsing it with water alone wasn't enough to clean it. Xu Jin'an added a little baking soda, rinsed it with hot water, and the bowl was clean immediately. Xu Guihua walked over to him and said with exasperation, "You're such a useless man! Look at you, you're so devoted to that mother and daughter, and look how they treat you!"
Xu Jin'an was annoyed: "Mom, don't say that. Xue Ping cooks, and I wash the dishes. It's no big deal."
"Hey, it's not a big deal. What kind of image would it have if word got out that you, the head of the household, are washing dishes at home?"
Xu Jin'an is now deeply influenced by Xu Nuo's spirit and has advanced thinking. He doesn't think there's anything wrong with washing dishes. He knows that he can't reason with Xu Guihua, so he remains silent and continues washing the dishes in his hands.
Xu Guihua was preoccupied with the thought of her precious grandson inheriting Xu Jinan's family fortune, so she deliberately softened her tone: "You, working yourself to the bone outside, still have to wash dishes when you get home. What's the use of marrying a wife like that? If you ask me, no one is as reliable as your own family. Tell me, did Xue Ping force you to wash the dishes?"
That's not true at all.
Xu Jin'an originally didn't have the habit of washing dishes, and Xu Yan had always done all the housework. However, after Xu Yan went to the countryside for two years, the housework naturally fell to Xue Ping.
Xu Nuo felt sorry for Xue Ping and asked Xu Jin'an to contribute his labor as well, so that everyone could work together.
Xu Jin'an was completely obedient to Xu Nuo. He would do anything for her, not just wash the dishes, but even clean the house. Later, the three of them put their heads together and came up with a perfect plan: Xu Jin'an would wash the dishes when Xue Ping cooked, and Xu Jin'an would mop the floor when Xue Ping did the laundry.
When Xu Nuo suggested that she could do something too, Xue Ping and Xu Jin'an both shook their heads and told her to go back to her room and study.
In short, she wasn't allowed to do anything.
Xu Nuo was happy to slack off, and every day she was responsible for being the sweet little cotton-padded jacket, praising Xu Jin'an for washing the dishes so clean and for mopping the floor so handsomely. Xu Jin'an, who was praised, was so proud of himself that he worked harder and harder. Over time, he got used to sharing housework with Xue Ping.
"Mom, really, don't talk about Xue Ping like that." Xu Jin'an sped up his dishwashing, wanting to end the topic quickly. Unexpectedly, Xu Guihua's eyes suddenly stopped and fell on Xu Jin'an's shiny black hair. After seeing it clearly, she cursed Xu Jin'an for wasting money and asked rather unhappily, "Why did you go and dye your hair? That must be so expensive."
Xu Guihua was heartbroken. In all her life, she had never dyed her hair, let alone cut it herself with just a pair of scissors. She had heard Xu Yunyun say that dyeing and perming hair was not only expensive, but also supposedly not something that could be done casually.
Xu Guihua was very angry; how much money would this cost?
If all the money is spent on construction, how much will be left for Jiang Jiang?
Xu Jin'an, not understanding what was going on, exclaimed "Ah!" and turned to ask Xu Guihua, "Huh?"
Xu Jinan is slender but refined. His face doesn't look like that of someone in their forties at all. His skin is firm and smooth, and the lines at the corners of his eyes are so faint that they are barely visible.
"Your hair turned half white when you were a teenager, and now it's all black. Is it because of your own hair growth?" Xu Guihua said in a bad tone, feeling that her second son had money to dye his hair but no money to lend to his eldest son. He was just as extravagant as the money-losing son she had.
However, the more Xu Guihua looked at Xu Jin'an's face, the more she felt that he resembled her father who had died young.
Xu Jinan does indeed resemble his father; he was handsome and slender from a young age, with a very good appearance.
However, Xu Jin'an's hair turned white at a young age. When he was seven or eight, the back of his head was covered with white hair. The villagers gossiped about Xu Guihua a lot, saying that she had committed a sin and that the retribution was coming on to her child.
Xu Guihua originally favored her eldest son, who looked like her, and disliked her second son. After the villagers said this, she hated Xu Jin'an even more.
After watching for a while, Xu Guihua felt strange. Why was Xu Jinan's hair turning black and his face looking younger and younger?
And then there were Xue Ping and Xu Nuo, their faces were so fair and delicate, and they were dressed in flamboyant clothes, leaving a lingering fragrance as they walked by.
What kind of talk is that?
Xu Jinan understood, gave a nonchalant "Hi," rinsed the bowl under the tap, and said, "It's some kind of tea that Nuonuo gave me. She said it was made by an old Chinese medicine doctor and that it's good for your health. After drinking it, I felt much better."
What was said in jest was taken seriously by Xu Guihua, who quickly asked, "What kind of tea is it? Let me see it."
Xu Jin'an paused, not because he was stingy and wouldn't give Xu Guihua a drink.
However, he knew his own mother's nature well. If he told her, she would probably take all the herbal tea that Nuonuo had bought and bring it to Xu Jinhong's place the next day.
"I don't know what kind of tea it is. If you want some, I'll ask Nuonuo later and have her brew it for you." Xu Jin'an paused, his voice a little annoyed, and said, "Mom, Nuonuo is a good child and filial to her elders, please don't..."
"I know, I know, don't say that to me. Who am I doing this for? It's all for you. Children and wives need to be raised. How can you spoil them? They're not your son. What's the use of spoiling them? They'll belong to someone else in the future anyway." Xu Guihua ate some meat that evening and realized the advantages of Xu Jin'an not having a daughter. When she heard that Xu Nuo had such a magical thing, she was delighted and her attitude towards Xu Jin'an was not so bad anymore.
When the time comes, we'll bring Jiangjiang over and let him win over his second uncle's favor. Aren't these all his precious grandsons?
Xu Guihua's thoughts were beautiful, and she even smiled at Xu Jin'an, which was rare for her. Xu Nuo was carrying her clothes and was about to take a shower when she saw Xu Jin'an and Xu Guihua talking by the sink, so she went back to her room.
"What are you doing? Weren't you going to take a shower?"
Xue Ping sat in Xu Nuo's chair, her face covered in a paste-like substance.
It's a face mask made by Xu Nuo using herbal water. Applying it to the face not only improves the skin, but the scent is also refreshing.
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