"The old man has always looked down on Zicheng. It was such a coincidence that Zicheng ran into the old man when he went back and the old man had used the house and furniture to pay off his debts. It was all a show that the old man deliberately put on for Zicheng, so that Zicheng would come back with his tail between his legs and not have any more thoughts about his property."
The more he did this, the more it proved that the news Zicheng had heard was likely true, and that the old man probably still held a large amount of wealth.
Xia Ruizhe's wife, Ning Ya, and daughter, Xia Jingtong, were shocked when they heard Xia Ruizhe say that the old man might actually still have a billion yuan in wealth.
The greedy expression on his face was impossible to hide.
Xia Jingtong excitedly grabbed Ning Ya's arm, "Mom, did you hear that? Grandpa still has so much money, and only we know about it. Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and Aunt all know."
"As long as we get that money from Grandpa, we'll be rich!"
Ning Ya immediately added, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and get ready to go back to China!"
In the past two years, after they had spent all the money their grandfather had given them before returning to China, they had had enough of being penniless.
At first, outsiders didn't know their background, so they could pretend and maintain a semblance of respectability, mingling in the upper echelons of overseas Chinese circles.
But as people gradually realized that their family had become poor, they are no longer included in the upper circles of overseas Chinese.
Even when he takes them along, he only treats them as playthings to be mocked.
Unfortunately, they lack the financial means, yet they still want to navigate those circles, so they have no choice but to smile and endure the humiliation they receive.
Ning Ya and her daughter Xia Jingtong were already looking forward to getting Xia Yuntao's assets and returning to slap the faces of those who had previously ridiculed them!
Xia Zicheng didn't really want to go back, mainly because the transfers by plane were too much of a hassle, and he really disliked the poor and backward country.
But if he doesn't go back, Xia Jingtong might take all of the old man's property after his father gets it, which is absolutely unacceptable.
He had no choice but to go back with them.
Xia Ruizhe considered for a moment and said, "We can't go back right away."
In the next couple of days, quietly pack up the things you want to take back with you. I'm going to meet with my brothers and sisters and make sure they know that we have no choice but to go back because we can't survive here in the US anymore.
Otherwise, if they find out what's going on, we can forget about getting all of the old man's assets.
Ning Ya and her daughter Xia Jingtong nodded repeatedly, expressing their support. They certainly couldn't let the other families become suspicious.
Xia Ruizhe was also clever. Before returning to China, he went to the homes of his brothers and tearfully pleaded with each of them, shamelessly asking each one to lend him money.
But his older brothers and sisters, without exception, only offered him verbal comfort; when he actually asked them for money, they all started complaining about being poor.
No one was willing to lend him any money.
This was exactly what Xia Ruizhe wanted.
On the day they left, none of the other families came to see them off, fearing that he would ask them for money again.
Despite this, Xia Ruizhe still instructed his family to keep looking back as they walked, making sure they performed the act perfectly.
Because he had delayed things by fooling his brothers and sisters, by the time Xia Ruizhe landed in Haicheng with his wife and children, it was already the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
After getting off the plane, they took a taxi straight to the old house that Xia Zicheng had visited on his last trip back.
Guo Tao just received a call from Grandpa Xia today, asking him to help pick up something from the old house here and take it to a house in the countryside.
As a result, Guo Tao ran into Xia Ruizhe's family as soon as he went out to pick up his things.
He didn't know Xia Ruizhe or Ning Ya and Xia Jingtong, but he did know Xia Zicheng.
Upon seeing Xia Zicheng, he immediately changed his clothes and adopted a nonchalant demeanor, looking Xia Zicheng up and down. "Oh, the fake foreigner is back again?"
"What's wrong? Last time, Old Man Xia pleaded for you, so you didn't get beaten up. Now you want to break into a private house and experience the feeling of my fist, which is as big as a sandbag?"
As Guo Tao spoke, he rubbed his nose with the pad of his thumb and casually showed off his fist, which was as big as a sandbag.
Xia Zicheng was a coward, and he was so frightened that he took several steps back and hid behind Xia Ruizhe. He told Xia Ruizhe Guo Tao's identity in a trembling voice.
Xia Ruizhe calmly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Comrade Guo, are you an actor invited by my father?"
I am Xia Ruizhe, Xia Yuntao's son. I know my father well, so you don't need to put on an act in front of me.
Looking at Xia Ruizhe's smiling face, Guo Tao felt a pang of doubt. Had he really been seen through?
At this moment, Xia Ruizhe continued, "Please take me inside to see my father. Don't worry, whatever fee my father gives you, I will give you double."
As soon as Xia Ruizhe said this, Guo Tao knew that he was testing him.
He glanced at Xia Ruizhe, who was holding a stack of US dollars.
She curled her lips slightly and smiled playfully, "So you're Old Man Xia's son, and a rich one at that."
"Perfect timing! That slippery old man Xia has run away. The son must pay for the father's debts. Since you're here, why don't you pay off your father's debts?"
As Guo Tao spoke, he took out an IOU and slapped it directly onto Xia Ruizhe's chest.
When Xia Ruizhe saw the IOU, it showed a debt of over one million yuan. He carefully examined the signature on the IOU and confirmed that it was indeed Xia Yuntao's signature.
He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
He even began to doubt himself, wondering if his analysis was wrong.
"Did you see that clearly?" At this moment, Guo Tao had already taken back the IOU and shouted into the old house, "Brothers, Old Man Xia's son is back. Come out and invite him in properly, treat him well, and get the money back for our boss!"
Although Xia Yuntao and his wife no longer live here, Huo Beixiao has arranged for people to guard the place, specifically to prevent the Xia family from returning.
Guo Tao's shout immediately brought the figures of the people who had been guarding the old house to the door.
At this moment, Xia Zicheng, who had already witnessed their prowess last time, hailed a taxi without a second thought, got in, and was about to leave.
Xia Jingtong quickly grabbed the car door and shouted to Xia Ruizhe and Ning Ya, "Dad, Mom, let's go first!"
Xia Ruizhe had also lost his composure at this point, and quickly shouted to Guo Tao, "Comrade, I'm sorry, I've mistaken the house for someone else. This isn't my home, and Xia Yuntao isn't my father."
He then got into a taxi, slammed the door shut, and sped away.
Seeing the family like this, Guo Tao shook his head and said helplessly, "Like father, like son. How could Old Master Xia, with his illustrious reputation, raise such children and grandchildren? What a pity!"
After expressing his feelings, Guo Tao gave a final instruction to the person guarding the Xia family's old villa.
Only then did they rush to the rural house where Grandpa Xia was currently living and tell Xia Yuntao and his wife, as well as Huo Beixiao and Yang Qiaoqiao, what had happened.
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