The next morning, Du Jiang was pulled out of bed by Huo Yang in a sleepy state. When a cold towel covered his face, Du Jiang woke up completely.
"What time is it?" The voice was a little hoarse after he just woke up. As soon as Du Jiang said it, he felt a little uncomfortable in his throat and couldn't help frowning.
The next second, the still warm cup was stuffed into Du Jiang's hand, accompanied by Huo Yang's voice, "Drink some water to moisten your skin. The weather in Cangzhou is a little dry. When we get back, let's go for a walk and see if we can buy some snow pears."
"Okay, let's prepare more. Xingle is new here and probably won't be able to adapt too well." Du Jiang raised his head and took several gulps before finally suppressing the dryness in his throat. But he was still a little impatient, "I don't know how Dad and uncle are doing."
"Don't worry, their resistance is relatively good. But you and Xingle..." Huo Yang touched Du Jiang's forehead worriedly, "Let's go to the hospital to get some medicine later. It's better to be prepared."
Upon hearing this, Du Jiang quickly reached out to stop him, "No, I still have honeysuckle and chrysanthemums. I'll make some to drink on the way. Didn't we make an appointment with the guy next door? Don't be late."
"Okay, let's eat first. I've already made porridge." Huo Yang picked up the clothes and put them on Du Jiang. "Go downstairs and wash up first."
After Du Jiang finished washing up, the others also got up one after another. Looking at Huo Xingle who was doing well and not looking dry at all, Du Jiang had to admit that Du Siming and Huo Ze took good care of him.
Perhaps sensing the hoarseness in Du Jiang's voice, Huo Ze subtly pulled Huo Xingle towards him. The next second, he received an unexpected glance from Huo Yang. Huo Ze shrugged disapprovingly and said, "Children have weak resistance. I'm doing this for Xingle's own good. You should hurry up and eat and get back to work. You still have to go to Second Uncle's house when you come back."
Okay, seeing that what Huo Ze said was true, Du Jiang didn't say much, "Okay then, I'll trouble you, uncle. I'll make some honeysuckle water later, and please feed some to Xingle as well."
Ah, Huo Xingle's eyebrows were furrowed, and his face was full of resistance.
Unfortunately, Du Jiang was unmoved. After seeing Huo Yang finish his meal, he ordered Huo Yang to go take a bath.
By the time a large teacup of water was brought up, Du Jiang had almost finished eating. Without paying any attention to Huo Xingle's expression, she poured a cup of water from the kettle and followed Huo Yang out.
When Du Jiang and Huo Yang arrived, the other party had collapsed a little later. The three of them exchanged a few simple greetings and completed the transfer transaction with the help of the staff. Looking at the stack of money that had been paid out, Du Jiang could not hide his inner pain, but looking at the black and white words in his hand, he felt a little better.
"Let's settle the bill. If I'm going to give it to you, I've already agreed with Du Siming on the furniture. We've already taken away the pots, pans, beddings and other things last night." After the man gave the instructions, he couldn't wait to take the money and rush to catch the train.
Standing at the door of the Real Estate Bureau, Du Jiang and Huo Yang looked at the properties they had obtained, smiled at each other, and then walked forward together.
People came and went to buy things along the way, and bought quite a few things.
Looking at Du Jiang and Huo Yang who returned with their goods, Du Siming didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You guys emptied the store."
"Hey, I accidentally got excited," Du Jiang said, covering his face with his hands in embarrassment. "Dad, are we going over now?"
"Let's go. I borrowed a car today. I remember Huo Yang can drive. I'll go drive it later." Du Siming took out the keys from his pocket and threw them to Huo Yang. "Go sit for a while. If the other party says anything later, just listen to it. Azena and I will take care of everything."
Du Jiang and Huo Yang nodded obediently after hearing this.
"Okay, let's go. We won't have lunch there," Du Siming looked at the watch on his hand and made the decision. Huo Yang didn't comment and walked out the door obediently.
As the car started, Du Jiang actually felt a sense of homesickness. When the car swayed into the familiar courtyard, the blue bricks and red tiles that were familiar in his memory, Du Jiang's eyes gradually became moist. He felt so sad and unfamiliar, and his mood sank at a certain moment.
Huo Xingle in the back seat didn't understand what was going on, but he felt like a little animal that the atmosphere in the car was not right, and his little body moved uneasily into Huo Ze's arms.
Huo Ze noticed it immediately and held the little guy in his arms, coaxing him softly, "Be good, Xingle, be good. When you meet people later, call them Second Grandpa and Second Grandma."
Listening to the voices from the back row, Du Jiang's thoughts gradually returned to her senses. She reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, she was still the invulnerable Du Jiang, just as strong-willed as the person who named her. Or maybe the other person had just said it casually, but Du Jiang had grown up to be the best she could be.
After greeting them in advance, when the car stopped, looking at the two elders standing at the door, it turned out that they were so old. The previous resentment, misunderstanding and indifference did not seem so important at this moment. Du Jiang thought that if there were no excessive demands, perhaps it would be nice to just get along with each other as ordinary relatives.
Unfortunately, Du Jiang was wrong in the end.
In the living room
Du Jiang scratched his ears, looked at Du Liangcai, who was thumping his chest across from him, then glanced at Zhuang Xiangqiao and Uncle Du, who looked as if it was a matter of course, and sneered, "Who gave you the courage to say that? No one forced you to write the adoption documents. I still have the letter you sent me severing ties with me. Do you think I should read it to you?"
Zhuang Xiangqiao's face darkened, and her finger pointing at Du Jiang began to tremble, "You..."
Du Jiang glanced at her with disdain, then looked at Du Siming, "Dad, what Second Uncle said about me giving Du Liangcai a betrothal gift is too absurd. I won't pay it. Not only will I not pay it, you won't allow it either. Everything you have in the future will belong to Xingle. Now that we're new here, Second Uncle not only doesn't help, but he even has to pay for it. I don't want that." After saying that, he didn't care whether the situation was good or bad, and directly pulled Huo Yang and Huo Xingle to go out.
Zhuang Xiangqiao and Du Erbo were also dumbfounded. Looking at Du Jiang with a cold face, they could not reconcile him with the taciturn and timid child in their memory.
Du Siming didn't care about their surprise, and immediately pulled Huo Ze up and walked out. When he reached the door, he turned his head and looked over. "Second brother, what's said is like spilled water. You did it voluntarily in the beginning. Don't say that I took advantage of you. Besides, a large part of the things that sister-in-law sent to Du Jiang was paid by me. You don't deny it, it doesn't matter if you deny it. I still have the evidence of sending the money. I'm not the boss and I don't care about face, so don't force me. Du Jiang is my child. I think you should have recognized the reality ten years ago. This is the last time I remind you. Don't think about taking back what you gave away. I, Du Siming, don't take back anything. What's more, Du Jiang is not a thing. She is a living person. You can't throw her away or pick her up as you please. If you tear your face, I don't think you will end up in a bad situation either."
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