Xia Jin looked at the old lady trembling with fear, then looked at Liu Xiu standing there and said with a wronged look: "Mom, you have never loved me, right? You went to such great lengths to block me this time just because you knew I was rich and wanted me to go back to that family to continue helping you, right?"
"Sometimes I really doubt whether I am your biological child. You are so kind to Xia Qingqing, who has no blood relationship with you. Why can't you be nicer to me?"
"You know, I actually hate you more than these people in the Xia family, because whenever I was forced to work in the Xia family, beaten and scolded, if you had protected me, they wouldn't have treated me like this."
The crowd around heard what Xia Jin had said before, and combined with Xia Jin's oath and the old lady's attitude, most people gradually understood that what the two people had said before were all lies. Thinking that they would treat a little girl like that, they felt that the two people deserved it.
Some people who had just believed the rumors said to Xia Jin apologetically: "Little girl, I'm sorry for scolding you just now."
"It's all the fault of these two people who twisted right and wrong, making themselves sound so wronged and good. Auntie was also deceived by them."
"If I did something even more extreme, I wouldn't be done until I turned their house upside down."
"This is the first time I know that the young boss has such a background. It's so pitiful."
"No, I'm going to eat Malatang again tomorrow to support the boss."
"I'm going too."
However, there were also a few confused people who thought that there is no wrong parent in the world. No matter what, what Xia Jin did was wrong. However, as soon as they opened their mouths, they were scolded back by reasonable people. These people were embarrassed to stay here after being scolded, and they squeezed out of the crowd and strode away in shame.
Liu Xiu cried and said, "Mom, I didn't mean it. I'm her stepmother. If I don't treat her well, how will she look at me?"
"And you should thank me. If I hadn't brought you to the city, you would still be digging in the dirt with your good-for-nothing father."
"It's fine if you don't thank me now, but you're blaming me. If I had known this would happen, I should have left you in the countryside and let you farm with your father."
Xia Jin laughed and said, "You know, I'd rather farm in the countryside than follow you. You're really disgusting."
When Liu Xiu heard Xia Jin's words, he sat on the ground and began to cry, crying and shouting, "Unfilial, unfilial."
Xia Jin looked at the people on the ground and said, "I'm telling you again, don't try to take advantage of me. Even if I donate all these things to the welfare home, I won't give your family a penny."
"If you don't believe it, just come to me. I hope you can bear the consequences when the time comes."
When Liu Xiu heard Xia Jin say this, he sat on the ground and said earnestly, "Xiao Jin, we are doing this for your own good. You are an orphan running three stores, and you have to go to school. How can we manage them all? Although you employ people, they are not your own family after all. What if they cheat you? What if they collude to steal things from your store?"
"You should come back and let our family run the store. That way you can go to school with peace of mind. Our family won't cheat you anyway."
"And I've already made an agreement with your Uncle Xia that since you're not doing well in school, you can come down and work. We'll find you a regular job in the factory. It's a stable job, much better than opening your own shop."
"After all, no matter how much you earn, this is still a capitalist practice. If there's another crackdown one day, wouldn't that be dangerous? It's still better to work in a factory. Look at that worker family these days. Isn't that something that others envy?"
"Besides, it's hard to get a job now. This is all thanks to Qingqing's boyfriend's family. Qingqing said that as long as you come back, she will find you a job."
Xia Jin said, "Mom, do you think I'm so naive and easy to fool? How much money can a worker make in a month? How much money do my three stores make? You think you can take over my stores by using a worker's job? How can that be so easy?"
"And asking my relatives to manage it? I don't even have any relatives. And Xia Qingqing is so kind to help me. Besides, it's still a question whether she can marry into the Luo family. Let's talk about those things after she marries in."
"Who told you I wasn't good at studying? Xia Qingqing? Then you should go home and ask her why she lied. I clearly ranked first in the grade, so how could she think I was a bad student?"
Xia Jin exposed Xia Qingqing's lie to Xia Jin, but no one knew what happened when Liu Xiu returned to the Xia family.
Liu Xiu said, "Your aunt and her family are all unemployed. Since you followed me and married into the Xia family, they are your relatives. We can rest assured if they can help you run the store."
As if finally realizing what was happening, Liu Xiu asked in surprise, "Didn't you tell me where you ranked?"
Xia Jin looked at her and said, "You really don't care about me at all. Didn't I tell you that I'm number one in the grade?"
Old Madam Xia said in disbelief, "It's impossible! How could you get first place? You're just a cheap girl from the countryside. How could you get first place? You must have lied or cheated. Yes, yes, yes, you must have cheated."
Xia Jin looked at the two people who were devastated and said, "If you don't believe me, go ask the school. They know best whether I cheated or not. Who said that people from the countryside can't get first place in the exam?"
"And no matter what you say, I won't go back with you. I guess the reason you're so sure Xia Qingqing can marry into the Luo family is because of me. Didn't she say that as long as she gave him a shop as a dowry, she would definitely be able to marry into the Luo family?"
Looking at the expressions of Liu Xiu and the others, Xia Jin said, "It seems I was right. But are you stupid or am I stupid? Since she needs my help to marry into the family, then don't call finding me a job as charity. After all, she depends on me for everything."
"And since she can marry so well for just one store, then my three stores can also be managed by the factory manager's family. If that's the case, why don't I do it myself and rely on her."
When Gu Jingmo heard Xia Jin say this, he leaned over and said to her, "Baby, marry me. I have plenty of money, even more than the factory director's family."
Xia Jin glared at the dishonest Gu Jingmo and said, "We'll talk about it later. It depends on your performance."
Gu Jingmo said: "I must perform well to satisfy my wife."
Old Lady Xia pouted and said, "Who would like you?"
Xia Jin said, "Don't come looking for me again, or I'll take action. I'm telling you, if I want someone to be unhappy, I'll go to the Luo family and completely end Xia Qingqing's desire to marry into the family. I mean what I say, and there won't be a next time."
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