Then he walked forward, took Xia Jin's hand and said, "Let's not stay outside anymore. Come with me to the house where it's warm."
Xia Jin said, "Okay, aunt."
Xia Jin walked into the house and looked at the people in the house. Under the introduction of Xia's father, he greeted them one by one and then gave them the gifts he had prepared.
Aunt Xia has three children. The first one is a girl, and the next two are boys. The girl is two years older than Xia Jin. The second child is a little older than Xia Jin and has the same birthday as her. The third one is only in the first year of high school and is two years younger than Xia Jin this year. Except for the little cousin who is in the first year of high school, all the cousins have stopped going to school.
My cousin is even engaged and will be getting married next year. She has agreed with Aunt Xia that Xia Jin must come back when she gets married.
Seeing that his cousin Xia Jin at home did not ask him to work at his place like he did at the Xia family, he had to deal with everything one by one and wait until his two cousins were settled before talking about his cousin's affairs.
Xia Jin stayed at his aunt's house for a while and then went home with his father. Although his aunt tried her best to invite them to have lunch there, his father politely declined.
When the two returned home, Gu Jingmo had already prepared dinner. Maybe it was because Gu Jingmo was cooking, Xia Jin smiled when she returned home and saw her grandfather chatting with Gu Jingmo.
When Xia's father heard that all the dishes on the table were made by Gu Jingmo, he was also surprised. After tasting them, he praised them highly. People who had originally ignored Gu Jingmo also had smiles in their eyes when they looked at Gu Jingmo after the meal.
Gu Jingmo can cook and is willing to cook, so his daughter will have an easier time in the future. At this time, Xia's father and grandfather didn't know about Gu Jingmo's family background. After Xia Jin married into the family, she wouldn't have to cook for herself. She would have hired a professional cook.
Besides, Xia Jin could do it herself. She could afford a nanny if she had money. Xia's father and the others all understood each other well. They knew Xia Jin was rich, but no one ever asked her how much money she had. In their opinion, Xia Jin's money belonged to her and had nothing to do with the Xia family.
After dinner, they chatted for a while in the house, and then Grandpa Xia took Xia Jin out. The elderly people in the relatives they were visiting were all of Grandpa Xia's generation, so it would be more appropriate for Grandpa Xia to take them with him.
After visiting a family, I went home to pick up something. The relatives were very warm to Xia Jin, and they gave me all kinds of blessings and praises. I also ran into some villagers who were chatting outside. The villagers looked at Xia Jin and greeted him warmly:
"Uncle San, this is your little granddaughter. She's so pretty."
"You can tell at first glance that he's a city kid. He's so fair and clean, he looks nothing like the kids here."
"I heard he came here in a car. He must be very rich. Uncle San, just wait and enjoy your life."
Grandpa Xia heard others praising his little granddaughter and said with a smile: "She borrowed the car, but she is a good student. She got the first place in the grade in the exam this time."
"Hey, look at this, isn't this Wenquxing descending to earth? Wait until she goes to college and then you can enjoy your life. You are so lucky."
"Being able to borrow it is a skill. You said we couldn't borrow it even if we wanted to."
Grandpa Xia said, "That's all for the future. Okay, you guys chat first, I'll take her to visit some friends."
"Go ahead."
When Xia Jin walked out, he could still hear them discussing him from a distance. After visiting relatives, it was already late the day after tomorrow. Xia Jin told his father and the others that he would be returning to Zhuang County the next day and would not come again.
When Father Xia and Grandpa Xia heard this, they started packing things for Xia Jin, including various farm specialties. They even wanted to bring a live chicken back for Xia Jin. If Xia Jin hadn't said that taking the train was inconvenient, they would have stuffed it in the car for her.
The mushrooms picked up in the mountains and the dried vegetables were packed into Xia Jin's car in large and small bags. While they were packing, Xia Jin secretly stuffed 500 yuan under the quilt on the bed for them and also wrote a note and stuffed it in.
Xia Jin took the opportunity to go to the yard and pour some spiritual spring water into the well. Xia Jin hoped that grandpa and father would be healthy. Originally, he wanted to drop the spiritual milk into it, but this thing only produces one drop every three months. Xia Jin only has one drop to save his life now. Xia Jin thought that he would do it next time, because there would be more spiritual milk next time.
When Xia Jin was saying goodbye to them in the car, he told them that he had put some money under their quilt, and told them that Xia's father and the others didn't need to be stingy with money and should just eat and drink as they pleased, as he had money that he wasn't afraid to spend.
When Xia's father heard this, he wanted to go back and give the money to Xia Jin. Fortunately, Xia Jin and the others left quickly, otherwise Xia's father would definitely return the money to her. Xia Jin watched from the rear window as Xia's father ran out of the yard with a few bills in his hand. He stood there panting, looking in the direction of the car until he disappeared from view.
Gu Jingmo said as he drove: "Your father and the others love you very much."
Xia Jin said proudly, "Of course. I'm glad I came. If I hadn't come, I would never know the truth about some things, and those who do bad things would never be punished."
After arriving at the guesthouse, the two of them packed up the things they brought from home. The next morning, the four of them set off for Yang City. Just like when they came here, the four of them stayed in the county town for a day and then continued on their journey.
On the afternoon of December 23rd, the four people finally arrived in Yang City. Secretary Zhao and Xiao Wu first sent Xia Jin and the others to the guesthouse and then went back to report. When Xia Jin got off the car, he handed each of them an envelope with 100 yuan in it. They had followed him for so many days, so this was their hard-earned money.
Xia Jin thought that she would not see Secretary Zhao and Xiao Wu for a long time in the future, but who knew that the two of them would come to pick her up the next morning. Gu Jingmo felt that the train was too crowded and too slow, so he used his connections to buy plane tickets, and asked the secretary to deliver the tickets to them and take them to the airport.
When they arrived in Lian City, Xia Jin exclaimed that the plane was indeed fast. It only took 50 minutes to reach the destination which took several hours by train. However, after arriving in Lian City, they still had to take another bus to Huizhuang County.
Sitting on the bus, Xia Jin thought that he would learn to drive as soon as possible after finishing the college entrance examination. Once he went to Beijing and bought a car, he could go wherever he wanted.
Xia Jin and Gu Jingmo did not return home until the evening. When they reached the door, Xia Jin saw a note under the stone on the other side of the eaves. Xia Jin took the note out from under the stone and began to read it.
It said: "Ajin, I heard from your store clerk that you went out. When you come back, come to me quickly. I have something important to tell you. Don't go to your store. Come to me first." - Chen Xin
In addition, the paper also had Chen Xin's home address written on it.
After reading it, Xia Jin said doubtfully: "Could it be that something happened in the store? That can't be possible."
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