Xie Hengshou never expected this kid to have such courage. He thought that with his support, the kid would at least get the money back, but he never expected him to do that.
But then he realized what the child meant. His eyes immediately welled up with tears; his brother had a wonderful grandson!
Xie Laowai was also dumbfounded. They had already clearly divided that money over the years, with 500 yuan going to the second and third sons when the family split up.
They took the remaining 1800 to live with their eldest son's family, and over the years they spent no less than 700 or 800.
Building a house, buying things, getting a wife for the eldest grandson... none of the eldest sons' biological children have worked in the fields much, and they have to provide them with a lot of subsidies every year.
Xie Quanxi and Xie Quanwang looked at their parents in surprise, they really didn't expect that the money from back then was so much.
Old Lady Xie guiltily avoided the gazes of her second and third sons. She had always doted on her eldest son, and back then, instead of giving the younger two a larger share, she had them take him to her eldest son's house. In fact, she wanted to leave that money for her eldest son's family.
She even wanted to give the job in town to her eldest son, but when she persuaded her husband to do it when the children were a little older, the household registration system was being implemented.
Now that's great, the son and grandson's household registrations have all been transferred to the direct line.
She and the old man discussed it and decided they couldn't do things this way. If the child found out he wasn't Xie Quanfu's child, who knows what kind of trouble he would cause.
Finally, the boss also told them that they should wait until Xie Ming got the job before asking him to give it up, so that no one could argue with him.
But she never expected things to develop to this point.
Now that things have come to light, not only will she lose her job, but even her second and third brothers will distance themselves from her. The thought of having to hand over the money made her feel like dying.
"Oh dear! Open your eyes and look at your unfilial son! You were born from my womb. Now your good son wants to tear my family apart!" Old Lady Xie still wanted to use the debt of life to coerce Xie Ming into changing his mind. 2300! She wouldn't give it up even if she were sold.
“Hey, you old man, what are you yelling about? I remember when your great-grandfather wanted to adopt your youngest son, you took money for raising him!” A mother of the same generation as her shouted loudly.
If money is accepted for raising a child during an adoption, then the debt of gratitude for giving birth is severed. After all, that money covers all expenses from pregnancy to childbirth and recuperation, and it's not a small sum.
The village women all looked at Aunt Xie with disdain. No mother would accept this money when adopting a child. Because adoption and giving away children for adoption are very different in the clan. Generally, there is no taboo about the child. The adopted child will know the birth parents, and the two families will be very close when they grow up. There really is no one like Xie Laowai's family.
Old Lady Xie was speechless. She knew the clan chief didn't intend to take the child back to the main branch to raise; he just wanted the money. She was confident she could raise the child to be close to her own family, and Xie Quanli did indeed become closer to them later. But she never expected the child to go to war with the army!
“Everyone knows the situation! Since Quanli’s son wants to contribute to the village, I, on behalf of Dagang Village, would like to express my gratitude to his family.” The village secretary knew that Xie Laowai’s family could no longer be involved, so he quickly settled the matter.
So, he led the villagers in a round of applause. As the applause subsided, the sly village secretary spurred everyone to hurry home and cook. Before Aunt Xie, who was about to cause a ruckus, could react, people began to wander off in twos and threes.
"Xie Ming, Xie Ming!" Xie Jinzhu called out to Xie Ming, who was supporting the clan leader.
"Brother Jinzhu, what do you want?"
"You hit my sister?" Xie Jinzhu still wanted to take advantage of him, so he brought up that incident right away.
The villagers immediately stopped in their tracks upon hearing this; there was more juicy gossip to come! They now held Xie Ming in extremely high regard and even hoped to lend a hand if he were in trouble. Don't ask where this goodwill came from; it all came from that "tractor" that hadn't even been seen yet.
"Oh! You mean this? When I carried her to town, she fell asleep and dreamed that I wasn't your child, and even the town leaders knew that. They even said I was a fool!" Xie Ming dropped a bombshell and helped the old woman away.
Of course, that's not how it works, but he can't exactly say I'm a celestial being who awakened my memories and therefore knows the truth, can he? So let's just shift the blame to Xie Chunhua!
Xie Jinzhu was dumbfounded; he never expected things to turn out this way.
From the moment they arrived at the village entrance, they hadn't considered how things had been exposed; they'd been led by the nose by the clan chief and Xie Ming. Now, however, they've come to their senses.
The villagers all stared at Xie Jinzhu like he was a fool. Now, forget about Xie Ming hitting your sister; you probably want to slap her too, right?
Indeed, not long after, a shrill cry erupted from Xie Quanfu's house. Needless to say, the owner of the sound was Xie Chunhua, who was fair-skinned and raised like a young lady.
Xie Ming had no intention of returning to Xie Quanfu's house; he didn't want anything left there.
All his possessions, a total of 3 yuan, were in his pocket. The clothes he was wearing were the only ones he could afford to wear; he also had a work uniform in his dormitory. Luckily, he didn't take them back, otherwise, who knows who would have worn them.
He didn't have any blankets or anything like that. He had always used a tattered old coat as a blanket and as an outer garment in winter.
I came back this time hoping my family would buy me a bed and blankets, but I almost lost more than ten yuan.
As for his salary, it had long been confiscated.
Back at Xie Hengshou's house, his grandchildren stared curiously at their new cousin.
As for his uncles and elders, they were all cold and indifferent to him. The reason was simple: their father had given most of Xie Hengchang's wealth to Xie Laowai's family to raise their children.
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