Early on the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Xiu was dragged out of bed by his grandfather.
"Are you still sleeping, kid? Get up right now! Your in-laws are coming soon, why are you acting like nothing's wrong?"
"I'm not worried even if it's not Grandpa, why are you panicking?"
"It's like the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is..."
"You brat, who are you calling a eunuch?"
Xu Zhiyuan went straight to the door, grabbed a piece of firewood, and came in. Xu Xiu, seeing this, immediately backed down, saying, "Sir, let's talk this out. A gentleman uses words, not fists..."
"Holy crap, you surnamed Xu, you're really going to hit me?"
"Grandma, come quickly and save your grandson..."
The group of people downstairs looked at each other in bewilderment. When did Xu Xiu and Xu Zhiyuan become so close? They remembered that the two of them had only been fighting like this when Xu Xiu was very young.
A short while later, Xu Xiu was brought down from upstairs.
Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, Grandma and two uncles are all ready to go. Xu Xiu wonders if this scene will scare Hanhan.
The Xu and Fang families, with two MPVs and two sedans, set off in a grand procession to wait at the crossroads in the county.
Brother Zhang called this morning and said he would arrive around nine o'clock.
At the intersection, many people who were going out to pay New Year's visits looked at their motorcade, and some familiar people even came up to greet them.
After all, the county town is not big, and I have lived here for most of my life. Moreover, the Xu family and the Fang family are quite famous in the area.
I know a lot of people, so I'm no different from a local security guard.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the convoy saw a three-wheeled vehicle carrying passengers come into view.
When Zhang Tianxiang saw the convoy at the intersection, he was stunned and almost drove his car into the ditch.
When Xu Zhiyuan and Fang Liao saw that the people had arrived, they both got out of the car to greet them. The procession was quite like welcoming a leader.
Moreover, several elderly people put on the New Year clothes that Xu Xiu bought for them, but refused to wear them during the New Year, saying that they had bought new clothes and would save these clothes for next year.
Today, they simply threw aside the clothes they bought for the New Year; the quality and style couldn't compare to what their grandson bought.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Liang, who had lived most of his life, had never seen anything like it before, and his legs were shaking a little when he got out of the car.
Zhang Aixiang quickly helped her up, and Xiao Ruoyan was also a little flustered. Just as Xu Xiu was about to step forward, a figure suddenly rushed out and pushed him aside.
Fang Xueting stepped forward and greeted Zhang Aixiang warmly, then grabbed Xiao Ruoyan's hand, his doting gaze genuinely sincere.
Xu Xiu snapped out of his daze and was about to step forward when he was pushed to the back by the swarming elders behind him. The Xiao family members were surrounded by a group of people, and Xu Xiu couldn't even see his girlfriend anymore.
In the end, having no other choice, I had to sit alone on the footrest of the sliding door in the back of the Alphard.
"This girl is really beautiful."
Shi Dingxiang and Bai Guanying also looked at Xiao Ruoyan with affection.
"Grandma, Grandma, hello."
Xiao Ruoyan greeted each of the elders as they introduced her.
Xu Zhiyuan grasped Xiao Liang's hand apologetically and said, "Brother Xiao, according to etiquette, we should be the ones visiting you first."
Xu Zhiyuan was a few years older than Xiao Liang.
"So you made a long trip."
"Brother Xu, you're saying we're all family from now on, so let's not talk like that."
"Yes, yes, we'll all be family from now on."
Fang Liao also greeted Xiao Liang. After introducing themselves, everyone prepared to get in the car and go to the hotel, where a banquet had been specially booked.
Xu Xiu originally wanted to sit with Xiao Ruoyan, but he was instead assigned to drive. From the time Xiao Ruoyan's family left until now, Xu Xiu and his girlfriend haven't exchanged a single word.
After arriving at the hotel, Xu Xiu finally sat down next to Xiao Ruoyan. Looking at Fang Xueting on the other side, Xu Xiu was very unhappy.
During the meal, the elders from both the Xu and Fang families listened very attentively to Xiao Liang's introduction of his family situation, as the saying goes, "family scandals should not be aired in public."
Xiao Liang felt that Xu Xiu's elders were very warm and easy to get along with, and that many things couldn't be faked; he had that kind of discernment.
If Xu Xiu could take care of the mother and daughter after he passed away, what would he have to worry about?
So he explained his situation in detail, without missing a single word.
During the conversation, the elders from both the Xu and Fang families slammed their fists on the table in anger when they heard certain parts of the conversation.
Xu Xiu was startled. He had a feeling that "Xiao Ruoyan is the princess who was lost outside, and I just picked her up by chance."
Just as he was feeling down, his phone rang. Xu Xiu glanced at it and saw that it was Bai Yushu calling.
He immediately got up and went outside the private room. "Mr. Xu, regarding the matter you asked me to investigate, I hired an investigation company to do so, but the cost during the Lunar New Year..."
"Don't talk to me about money, I just want the results."
"Zhang Aixiang's brother and sister-in-law are currently working at your garment factory branch in Shixian County, Mr. Xu..."
"...Yu Shu, can the investigation fee be refunded?"
"Damn, what's going on?" Xu Xiu thought to himself, feeling frustrated.
"Mr. Xu, please don't tease me during the New Year, okay?"
"Hehe, just kidding, bye, Happy New Year."
Before Bai Yushu could say anything, he hung up the phone. He was filled with regret, wondering why he hadn't thought to investigate his own factory first.
This money was wasted.
Back in the private room, Xu Xiu asked Xu Tinglong for a list of all the factory's workers, including piece-rate workers and temporary workers.
Sure enough, I saw two familiar names at the branch factory in Shixian County.
Looking at the list, Xu Xiu thought to himself, "Looks like I'm about to become the main villain."
After everyone finished eating, they took Xiao Liang's family to Xu Zhiyuan's house and tidied up the room.
Xiao Liang wanted to go back after finishing his meal, but he couldn't resist Brother Xu's enthusiasm and the entreaties of the Xu and Fang families.
They had no choice but to agree, agreeing to stay the night before leaving. When they came out, they brought two free-range chickens and vegetables from their own garden, along with several red envelopes.
Xu Xiu left the chicken and vegetables in the yard. After returning to his grandfather's house, his uncle Fang Qingzhou called Fang An, who had just finished his shift at the emergency room.
Xu Xiu called Xiao Ruoyan aside and took out his iPhone from his pocket.
Xiao Ruoyan recognized at a glance that this wasn't her phone. "Xiu, did you get me a new phone?"
"Yes, there was nowhere to repair it during the first month of the lunar year."
"But there's nowhere to buy a cell phone during the first month of the lunar year!"
"The immortals have their own ingenious plans."
After saying that, Xu Xiu raised an eyebrow.
Fang An rushed over in a hurry, carrying a blood pressure monitor and a small medical kit on his back.
Xiao Liang had no objections to his grandson-in-law. Everything he had seen and heard today, as well as what he had learned from the neighbors, showed how lucky his granddaughter was to have joined the Xu family.
Therefore, he had already wavered in his decision about coming to Shixian County to stay.
Fang An performed some basic examinations on Xiao Liang, and the situation was fine. He then said that he would go to work in a few days to prescribe some medicine for him, mainly to help him recuperate.
He also added, "It would be best if you could live in the county, so that it would be convenient for regular check-ups."
Xu Xiu had to sacrifice three late-night snacks, and he even cooked them himself, just to get this one sentence from his cousin.
A doctor's words are more effective than anything else...
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