He took the report to his wife, wanting to see what she had to say.
Unexpectedly, his wife was only slightly surprised, and then directly admitted that their daughter was not his, saying that she had looked for him, who was born in a small village, just to take over his child.
If it weren't for her, would Xu Mingjiang be living such a good life?
Although Xu Mingjiang was very angry, his wife controlled the family finances, so he wouldn't get anything good out of a divorce.
So they could only continue the marriage, but they were sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, and neither of them wanted to talk to the other.
Originally, none of Xu Mingjiang's siblings knew about these things, but one time Xu Mingjiang got drunk at Xu Minghan's house. Perhaps he had been holding it in for too long, so he took advantage of his drunkenness to reveal that his eldest daughter was not his biological daughter.
Xu Minghan and Zhang Xuemei were very surprised, and originally planned to ask Xu Mingjiang properly after he woke up.
But when he saw that Xu Mingjiang knew nothing the next day, he swallowed his words again. Perhaps Lao Wu didn't want them to know such an embarrassing thing!
So Xu Minghan and Zhang Xuemei only knew that the fifth sister-in-law from their previous life must be pregnant by now, and she just wanted to find the fifth brother to take over the child.
However, they were unsure whether the fifth son would still agree to be their son-in-law even if he knew the truth, since the Xu family was truly poor now, and of course, the Xu family wouldn't be much richer twenty years later either.
"I think, even if I were the fifth child, I definitely wouldn't want to raise someone else's child," Xu Minghan said after a moment of silence.
"But the Zhang family is rich, really rich, at least in their area they are a wealthy family."
Their family owns a factory and several shops. Marrying their daughter would truly save you years of hard work.
Among the brothers in my past life, the fifth brother's family was the best off. Aside from his daughter not being his biological child, I've noticed his wife treats him very well, so you see…”
Xu Minghan felt that if you want to enjoy the benefits, you must give something in return.
Of course, if it were him, he definitely wouldn't want to; he'd rather suffer than be kept in the dark and raise someone else's child.
Zhang Xuemei glanced at him and said, "You're overthinking it. I doubt that Lao Wu's life as a live-in son-in-law has been easy all these years."
I'd heard Mom say before that sometimes when my fifth brother buys her something, he tells her not to say a word. Does that sound like she's living a comfortable life?
Xu Minghan waved his hand and asked, "Then what do you suggest we do?" Should he tell or not? As a brother, he couldn't bear not to tell.
"We don't have any evidence right now, since we don't know our former sister-in-law anymore."
In my opinion, you should just call someone and ask them to come and help you avoid this situation.
Zhang Xuemei thought that she might as well stop working in town, then she probably wouldn't be looking for Lao Wu anymore!
"Why call him over? We only have a small noodle stall here, and Xiao Wan is enough. I can't arrange any work for him if he comes!"
Xu Minghan was thinking of calling his underlings to help him after he finished his work, but not now!
"Oh dear, you only set up a stall at the factory in the morning and at noon, and you're still free in the evening? I was thinking, let's find another job in the evening, so we can earn more money."
Zhang Xuemei thought that while they were young and money was easy to earn, they might as well make as much money as they could now, because they might not be as well off as they are now when competition gets tougher later.
"At night? What can I do at night?" Xu Minghan had thought about this question, but then he realized he couldn't manage it all by himself, so he didn't think about it much.
"I remember there's a night market nearby, right? How about we get some braised food? Like duck necks, chicken feet, chicken gizzards, and maybe some vegetables too."
Panpan loved eating these back then, and I even learned how to make them! They tasted great, didn't they?
In their past life, Zhang Xuemei and her husband longed for only one child, and they tried their best to satisfy whatever the child wanted to eat.
Take this braised food for example, she tried making it at home several times but the taste still wasn't right.
In the end, I spent money to learn from a school on the street, and only after repeatedly promising that I would only eat at home and not open a shop did they agree to teach me.
I never thought it would actually come in handy now.
Just mentioning braised duck necks makes Xu Minghan's mouth water. Like Panpan, he loves it the most, and it's even better with a sip of wine.
"I think that's fine. I'll check if there are any seats left at the night market."
Then we need to get a modified car too, and Lao Wu and I will set up the stall. Xiao Wan will stay home with you; you're in your late pregnancy now, so you need to be careful.”
"Yeah, that's fine. I'll stay home during the day and help prepare the duck parts and stuff. But now that it's hot, I'm thinking of buying a refrigerator, because these vegetables spoil easily if left outside."
Zhang Xuemei felt heartbroken if the food spoiled. Besides, they definitely got discounts for buying more frozen goods, so they needed to prepare a refrigerator.
Xu Minghan nodded. There were still many places where he would need to spend money! Fortunately, he still had a lot of money left over from buying the house.
"Okay, I'll go ask about it later. There's no need to buy a new one; a second-hand one is fine."
"You can arrange it. By the way, have you decided how much to pay Xiaowan when you called her over?"
Even close brothers should keep clear accounts. When asking someone to do work, the wages should be agreed upon beforehand to avoid future conflicts.
Xu Minghan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "How about two hundred?"
Zhang Xuemei frowned. "Isn't that too little? I remember Xiao Wan earns around 120 a month at the factory, sometimes even 150 or 160."
Moreover, working here is definitely more tiring than working in a factory, since working in the catering industry is never easy.
"Then how much do you want? I see that the factory where I set up my stall usually pays around three hundred. They're a big factory, and our little stall can't compare."
Xu Minghan was concerned because his small stall wasn't very stable; there was no fixed amount he could earn in a month, so...
"Alright, how about we give you 220 a month first, and we'll increase it later when business is better?"
"Okay, whatever you say. You rest first! I'll go call Lao Wu."
Xu Minghan found the phone number Xu Mingjiang had left before and went out.
"Beep beep..." The phone rang for a long time without being answered. Just as Xu Minghan was about to hang up, the call was answered.
"Hello, I'd like to find Xu Mingjiang."
"Oh, Xu Mingjiang? I'll find him for you. Don't hang up yet, I just saw him." The person on the other end of the phone said this and ran out to look for him.
A moment later, Xu Mingjiang's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hello, this is Xu Mingjiang, and you are..."
"Xiao Jiang, I'm your third brother." This was the first time Xu Minghan had heard his younger brother's voice since his rebirth, and it was full of youthful vigor.
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