Guan Bo nodded, "Yes, I would rather think of it as my child. Just one daughter is better than ten or a hundred sons.
Unfortunately, I don’t have this blessing, and my four children are getting worse than the other.
All I gave her was a little warmth in our childhood, and she helped me countless times. Unfortunately, the people she helped were all ungrateful. From Xiangxiang to Qiangqiang, which one has she not helped?
Yet you say I treat her better than you! Don't you think you've achieved what you have today through your own hard work? If it weren't for me, why would she help you? Your success is due to my favor.
Don't you just look down on me and think my last remaining possession is this blacksmith shop, which I gave to Xiang Xiang? So you think it's unfair, that I'm treating Xiang Xiang better than you are!
But, if there was no blacksmith shop, if I hadn't asked Xiangxiang to go into the blacksmith shop to warm herself by the fire that winter, you would still be living in your two adobe houses in Guanjia Village, and no one would be willing to marry you.
Where did your success come from? Huh? Think about the electronic watches and clothes I brought back, which I sold on credit. She also ran to tell me in the scorching sun that I forced her to pay you back when you wanted to go out and make a living.
It was she who told me that you and Liu Hui were going to Beijing, and that's how I got your money. Your home appliance store was also set up by Zhou Xiang.
Are you successful? Your success was given to you by others! Your success was protected by Zhou Xiang at every turn! Your success was the result of your mother's sweat and tears washing the gluten, and was invested by Qiang Qiang.
Otherwise, your home appliance store would have gone bankrupt again. So, you set your eyes on my 30,000 yuan again. You are too ambitious and you invest recklessly. Even 30,000 yuan is not enough for you.
You are a hopeless person. No amount of money can fill your pig brain!"
Zhou Xiang quickly walked behind the fat uncle and patted his back, "Fat uncle, don't be angry! You gave me the blacksmith shop, and I will keep it well for you. You don't have to worry about your retirement. You gave me the blacksmith shop, and I will take care of you in your old age. Don't worry!"
If you really want me, I will be your goddaughter and take care of you in your old age. That winter, I stood by the fire, and I was looking forward to it. How great it would be if this were my father!
Guan Bo was overjoyed and turned around, "Really? Are you really willing to be my goddaughter?"
"Yes! Really."
The warmth of that winter day was something she would never forget in her past or present life.
"Okay, okay! I abandoned four children and found a daughter. It's worth it! Good! Let's acknowledge her now. It just so happens that the village chief and my older brother and younger brother are here."
The village chief of Guanjia Village was very angry at first. Not only was he angry at Zanfu and his family for being unfilial, but he was also angry at Bo for exposing the family's dirty laundry to outsiders. He was even more angry that he handed over the Guanjia property to outsiders. There were many younger generations in Guanjia Village!
Now, he was happy, because Zhou Xiang, the Zhou Xiang that the whole town and county envied, the Zhou Xiang with countless mysterious ideas, was going to become the goddaughter of the villagers of Guanjia Village. Good news, great news! The blacksmith shop was nothing, reputation was what mattered. The blacksmith shop was giving him a goddaughter, so it was justified!
Before the village chief could say anything, Ma Zhao said, "Father-in-law, you can't abandon us too. Xiangxiang and I will take care of you in your old age."
Guan Zanxiang nodded, "Yes! Dad, if you don't want your brothers and sisters, you still have me!"
Guan Bo shook his head. "No, let's throw them away together. Ma Zhao, don't feel guilty. I'm the one who let you down. I didn't teach Xiangxiang well enough! If she hadn't changed over the past year or so, I would have asked you to divorce her. If you don't know how to respect her, don't respect her."
Guan Zanxiang blushed, "Dad! I've changed. I will definitely live a good life with Ma Zhao."
"Then just live your life well! I won't get involved. I don't want any of you. I just want my daughter. Ling Ran, go make some more tea. Hahahaha, Old Zhou, I'm going to snatch half of your daughter away."
Aunt Guan also smiled. With Zhou Xiang as her goddaughter, she felt at ease and was no longer afraid of the day when she would grow old.
Father Zhou felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. It was only today that he finally understood why his little girl loved to cling to her fat uncle. It turned out that when he was not doing anything, Fatty Guan filled in the role of a father for him. He replied dryly with one word, "Okay!"
Zhou's mother blamed her husband, saying that these were the consequences of his own actions, and no matter how reluctant he was, he had no right to interfere.
Ling Ran went to make tea again. Old Master Xiao listened to a live broadcast. He arranged for Xiao Guo to broadcast it and for Xiao Ding to go to the town to inquire.
After he finished listening to the two people's reports, he sighed, "It's all Old Man Jiang's fault! He gave birth to a child but didn't raise it, and his son-in-law also gave birth to a child but didn't raise it, which led to the miserable childhood of Zhou Xiang's generation. He deserves to be unforgivable!"
Guan Zanfu and Liu Hui were taken out and thrown away by Ma Zhao, which led to him being abandoned by his father-in-law. It was so unlucky. They should be sterilized and disinfected in the sun.
After cleaning up the living room, Ling Ran made tea. After the tea leaves were steeped, he added some boiled water to avoid scalding the little girl's hands.
Guan Bo and Aunt Guan sat down. Zhou Xiang knelt on a cushion in front of them and handed a teacup to Guan Bo, "Godfather, have some tea!"
Guan Bo took the teacup, which wasn't too hot, and looked at Ling Ran with a smile. He then nodded to Zhou Xiang, "Okay! Good boy, if your godfather is happy, we'll sign a gift agreement soon. It will be your gift."
"Yeah! Thank you, godfather!"
Zhou Xiang thanked Ling Ran and took the second cup of tea from him, handing it to Aunt Guan, "Godmother! Have some tea!"
Aunt Guan took the teacup and smiled at Ling Ran. Then she and her husband took a sip from the cup and said, "Good boy, get up quickly!"
Ling Ran pulled the little girl up.
Everyone applauded and celebrated, and the two people lying outside had ugly expressions. Only then did Guan Zanqiang understand what he had finally lost.
"Mom and Dad! You don't want me anymore?"
The smile on Guan Bo's face disappeared. He turned around and said, "Qiangqiang, you are already 17 years old. Ever since you were able to snatch money from your mother, I have been discouraged. I have repeatedly imagined that you would wake up, and repeatedly comforted myself by giving you another chance.
But, Qiangqiang, look at your mother's hands. They are soaked in water all day to wash gluten, and exposed to the wind and sun outside. There are cracks everywhere. The money you took away was saved by her penny by penny.
She counted the banknotes every day and said with a smile: I will feel at ease when I have saved enough and help Qiangqiang get married.
When you snatched the money, her cut was bleeding, did you see it? When you snatched the money, she said with tears in her eyes that she was saving it for you to marry a wife, did you hear it?
You left without looking back, and she collapsed on the ground crying. Did you see that? If your eldest brother is said to be ruthless, then you are even worse than him. You are also ruthless.
Now, I have a daughter, and I've kept the blacksmith shop. You can do whatever you want! I can't control you. Once the separation agreement and severance agreement are written, you can leave. You can get 7,500 out of the 30,000 yuan, plus the money you invested in the home appliance shop. That's enough.
I have more than enough money to marry wives in Guanjia Village. This is my only ability. If you want to marry a wife from the city, you can earn it yourself. I don’t owe you anything.
I don't want you to support me in my old age. I raised you and gave you over 30,000 yuan. That's enough. Even if I owed you in my past life, and you're my son in this life just to collect the debt, I've done so much, isn't it enough?"
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