"Yes," Huo Beixiao replied. "Everything has been arranged. It just depends on whether the Xia family will agree."
"Okay." Yang Qiaoqiao responded, paused slightly, and then said, "Thank you this time."
After saying that, she prepared to hang up the phone.
"Wait!" Huo Beixiao called out urgently from the other end.
Yang Qiaoqiao frowned. "Is there anything else?"
Huo Beixiao opened his mouth. Before making this call, he had already thought of a thousand words he wanted to say to Yang Qiaoqiao, but now, when he heard Yang Qiaoqiao ask this question, he felt as if his throat was blocked and he couldn't say anything.
On the other end of the phone, Yang Qiaoqiao's voice was unusually calm, "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. Contact me again if needed."
The implication is that you shouldn't contact them unless absolutely necessary.
Yang Qiaoqiao felt that a certain saying was particularly true in her past life: a qualified ex should be treated as if the other person is already dead, so that there is no need to burn paper money for them on Qingming Festival.
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
"Qiaoqiao, do you really think there's any hope for my little brats?"
While Yang Qiaoqiao was on the phone, Wang Shuyi kept pondering what Yang Qiaoqiao said.
Yang Qiaoqiao nodded and said, "Grandma, you only see the shortcomings of your uncles and aunts because you, as their mother, have high expectations of them."
Or rather, you're comparing them to outstanding individuals like yourself and Grandpa Xia, which is naturally incomparable.
When Yang Qiaoqiao was advising Wang Shuyi, she also flattered her.
No one dislikes hearing kind words, and Wang Shuyi is no exception.
Hearing Yang Qiaoqiao's words, she gave Yang Qiaoqiao a loving, reproachful look, "You little rascal, you always know how to sweet-talk people."
Yang Qiaoqiao said with a serious face, "Grandma Xia, I'm not lying to you, everything I said is true. Let me explain."
Although your uncles squandered the inheritance you and Grandpa left them abroad, the whole family returned home together, and none of the aunts threatened to divorce them because they were broke.
Wang Shuyi nodded in agreement when she heard Yang Qiaoqiao's words.
That's true.
Although her three sons were disappointing, she had carefully chosen all three daughters-in-law.
Although they all have some minor flaws, they are not problematic in terms of their overall character.
Yang Qiaoqiao continued, "And Grandma Xia, you definitely know more about the dirty deeds of rich families than I do, but none of that happens to your Xia family."
People say that it's easy to share happiness but difficult times to share hardship. For my uncle and aunt, this must be the most difficult time of their lives.
But they didn't turn against each other; instead, they united and worked together to accomplish something. And even though they had reached this point, they didn't resort to crooked means or do anything illegal or disorderly.
This shows that you have educated them well; they have principles and a bottom line in their conduct.
Wang Shuyi didn't quite agree with Yang Qiaoqiao's words. She gave a disdainful snort and said, "Qiaoqiao, you don't understand them. They're not really able to share hardships. They just got that news and want to get the money back together so they can continue to squander it."
They didn't go astray, probably not because they had principles or a bottom line, but simply because they lacked the brains and the courage.
Wang Shuyi lived through turbulent times.
In her heart, she felt that if the three brothers, Xia Ruisong, Xia Ruibo, and Xia Ruizhe, could really do something outrageous and force Huo Beixiao to confess the truth, then she would think more highly of them.
But now, they are completely powerless against Huo Beixiao.
Huo Beixiao could manipulate them as easily as playing a game.
Seeing Wang Shuyi's attitude, Yang Qiaoqiao could only look to Xia Yuntao.
Xia Yuntao pondered for a moment, then grasped Wang Shuyi's hand and said, "Shuyi, no matter what, the idea that Qiaoqiao came up with for us is good."
"This will give them something to do, allow them to survive, and also allow us to see if there are any among them who can be developed."
Hearing her husband's words, Wang Shuyi stopped complaining about her children and grandchildren, held Yang Qiaoqiao's hand, and said sincerely, "Qiaoqiao, Grandma thanks you."
If it were someone else, they might be hoping that none of their descendants would amount to anything so they could inherit their family's wealth.
Despite their explicit statement that if none of their descendants were reliable, they would leave Caishan to her, Yang Qiaoqiao still tried to find ways to cultivate members of their family.
In fact, no matter who it is, if they have sons and daughters and a lot of grandchildren, they would not want to give away the wealth accumulated by their family over generations.
The decision she made with the old man to leave the property to Yang Qiaoqiao was a reluctant one, made only when there was no one else in her family.
Yang Qiaoqiao laughed and said, "Grandma, if you're being so polite to me, then you don't consider me one of your own."
"If anyone should say thank you, it should be Grandpa Xia and you. If it weren't for Grandpa Xia investing in my duck products shop, how could I have earned so much money and come to Haicheng?"
"And since I came to Haicheng, you've given me so much—houses, cars, land, antiques, jewelry, and so on. I owe you so much, I can never even begin to repay you."
Wang Shuyi looked at Yang Qiaoqiao with affection and patted her hand.
Although she didn't argue with her, she knew in her heart that no matter how precious these things were, they were still limited material possessions.
Yang Qiaoqiao saved the old man's life first, and then saved hers.
These two acts of saving their lives are debts they can never repay.
On the other side, the Xia family also walked out of the Lianyi Building together.
Jiang Yongxian, who had been waiting for them not far from the building, immediately perked up.
But when he saw the Xia family members coming out of the building with joy on their faces, his expression darkened even more.
Has the Xia family been bought off by Huo Beixiao?
Not planning to cause any more trouble?
As the Xia family drew closer, their cheerful conversation confirmed his suspicions.
At that moment, Jiang Yongxian couldn't help but clench his back teeth.
How could someone as capable as Xia Yuntao have such a bunch of idiots who were so easily fooled by Huo Beixiao?
How is he going to explain this to He Zhengguo?
Jiang Yongxian was angry, but there was nothing he could do at that moment, and he could only watch helplessly as the Xia family left.
Yang Qiaoqiao chatted with Xia Yuntao and Wang Shuyi for a while longer. Estimating that the Xia family should be back soon, she said goodbye to the elderly couple.
When Yang Qiaoqiao's car arrived at the village entrance, she happened to run into the Xia family returning home.
You could tell from the Xia family members' faces that they were quite excited, their eyes burning with fighting spirit and light.
As Yang Qiaoqiao's car passed by them, Xia Ruizhe stared at it for a long time.
"Why does this car seem a little familiar?" Xia Ruizhe muttered.
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