Grandpa Xia kept talking about what he saw and heard along the way as if he were his own brother, and every time he talked about Xia Jin, there was a look of pride on his face.
Grandpa Xia would tell them where Xia Jin had taken them, what delicious food they had eaten, and what he had bought for them. While he was talking, he would get off the kang, take the bag containing their luggage, and then open it.
He took out the clothes that Xia Jin bought for him one by one and excitedly showed them off to others, his face full of pride. These were bought for him by his granddaughter.
Just as he was saying this to his brother, his son came in with some water. Father Xia placed the water on the table in the middle of the kang and said, "Uncle and Aunt, have some water."
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Er Niang said, "Xiao Jin is doing fine, both in life and studies."
"Everything is good. My daughter is more promising than me. She studies well, makes money, and succeeds in everything she does."
The second uncle smiled and said, "As expected of the daughter of our Xia family, she has a promising future."
Second Mother smiled and joked, "What does this have to do with your Xia family? It's their own children who are doing well. They are all members of the Xia family. Look at these children in your family. Why can't they do anything?"
Grandpa Xia smiled and said, "Good luck, good luck."
"Don't be so modest. What you said outside when you came back last night has spread throughout the village. Go out and ask which family doesn't envy you."
"You have such a good granddaughter. Even after she became successful, she still remembers her brothers at home and arranged jobs for them. Third brother, you don't have to worry about the future. Just wait and enjoy the good life. Your grandchildren are so capable."
Grandpa Xia smiled and said, "Children are sensible. If we hadn't refused, they would have taken us in. But I think we're not that old. We can still farm for a couple of years at home. What can we do in the city? We can't do anything and will only cause trouble for others."
"That child, even though her mother isn't very good, is indeed a good child. She didn't learn bad things from her mother and is filial."
Second uncle asked mysteriously, "What on earth are you going there for? You don't have to say you're visiting relatives or anything like that. I don't know you very well. If you were really just going to see your children, you wouldn't have brought so many people with you. You wouldn't want to spend the money."
Grandpa Xia said with some disdain, "It's Liu Xiu again. You don't know what I said when I took the child away. In the end, she treated Xiao Jin like a servant and bullied her all day long."
Grandpa Xia recounted in a vivid and moving manner what Liu Xiu, Xia Jianguo and their family had done to Xia Jin. He became more and more excited as he spoke, and he wished he could go back and beat them up.
After the two of them heard what Grandpa Xia said, the second uncle said indignantly: "Third brother, you are still too kind. If I were to go, I would tear down their house and chop them down. How can you satisfy me by just beating them?"
"If it were me, I would squat at their door all day and beat up anyone who came out. I would squat at their door for a week first and then see if they dared to do it again."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? You should have called all these brothers to help you get revenge. How dare you bully our Xia family like this? Do you really think we have no one left in our family?"
Er Niang looked at the excited Er Bo and said, "Calm down for a moment. Do you think the city is the countryside? With your bandit-like behavior, you will be in jail in less than half a day. Do you think you are so smart?"
"It's okay, second brother. I've already made it known that if they dare to bully Xiao Jin again, I'll call my brothers to go and beat them up again. But they probably won't dare to do that in the near future."
"You don't know how miserable their family was when we left. We also spread the news about everything they did. I guess they've become famous over there."
The second uncle said angrily, "That's how it should be. What kind of family is this? Just because a child isn't their biological child doesn't mean they can treat him like this. Even if they don't pay child support, the child is still Liu Xiu's biological daughter. Not to mention how much money our second son gives them every year. They are simply beasts."
As they were talking, the door outside was opened. Father Xia looked out the window and saw that it was his eldest brother and sister-in-law, but he ignored them. After the two of them came in, they looked at his second uncle and others sitting on the bed and greeted them.
Seeing Aunt Xia coming over, Er Niang quickly pulled her to her side and said, "Now that you're here, let's chat. Tell me something. We do have something in common."
The two of them started chatting, and Xia's father and a few others were also chatting. Neither side participated in the other's conversation, and each talked about their own things. After all, men and women have different focuses.
While they were chatting, Er Niang suddenly exclaimed, "Really? That's great."
Several grown men heard the sound and looked over there. The second uncle asked, "What's true or false? What are you talking about?"
Er Niang smiled sincerely and said, "Chunhua just told me that Xiaojin gave them money and asked them to renovate the house. Isn't this a good thing?"
Second Uncle looked at Father Xia and smiled, "What a happy occasion! Your house should have been rebuilt long ago. Years ago, I told you that my brothers and I would pool our money and lend it to you so you could renovate it. My eldest and fourth brothers and I all agreed to this, but you just wouldn't listen."
"Your father was stubborn, saying the house was still habitable. Every time it rained heavily, I was always worried that your house would collapse and something would happen. Now everything is fine."
"Your father finally relented because his granddaughter paid for it. Look around this village, who else has a house like yours? Except for those places where no one has lived for a long time, every family has built a new one. Only your father is so stubborn."
Grandpa Xia said a little embarrassedly: "Your family is not well off. You lent us the money. We don't know when we can pay it back. Besides, the house is still habitable. Why bother with it?"
The second uncle blew his beard and glared, "What about now? Why did you agree to it again?"
Grandpa Xia smiled and said, "Xiao Jin is coming back to live here during the summer vacation. Why should I worry about not having a room? My little granddaughter is so fair and clean. How can she live in a leaky house?"
"I have to build it for my granddaughter's comfort, but I have to spend her money, which is a bit awkward."
Second Mother smiled and said, "What's there to be unhappy about? Second Sister is the only child, and this house will be hers in the future. If you still feel unhappy, you can work harder with Second Sister and earn more money, and give it to her in the future."
"You don't have to tell me that."
Er Niang sighed, "It's already very enviable that your two grandsons have found jobs in the city. If the news of you building a house gets out, I wonder how many people will envy you."
"Those who looked down on you before must be gnashing their teeth in hatred. And the second brother's marriage proposal wave just passed, and now it's making a comeback."
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