"Xiao Chunjie called me last time and told me he'd stop associating with our family. We brothers think that's fine. At most, we can just burn more for him during the holidays. His contribution won't be a problem." Uncle Xiao said, looking at Father Xiao who was lowering his head. "Third brother, what do you think?"
Father Xiao's face flushed from drinking, and he was probably a little drunk at the moment. Hearing this, he sneered with a red face: "No, who can I be the boss of? My eldest sister also said on the phone yesterday that she won't rely on me in the future. As long as we have something to do, we don't need to ask her and her son for help."
Everyone in the Xiao family: ...Is it because their son has become an official that they have fallen out with each other?
Uncle Xiao thought of something and his eyes suddenly became lonely.
In fact, compared to Xiao's father's depression, he is more depressed than Xiao's father. As the eldest brother of the Xiao family, he is very caring towards every brother and sister below him, no matter which room they are from.
Unfortunately, the Xiao family's own descendants were not very successful, but the one or two nephews who were married out were very successful. Over the years, almost all of his connections were used on these nephews and nieces. As a result, the married women of the Xiao family, seeing him retire, were afraid that he would ask for rewards, and they all stayed away from him.
He was actually a little relieved that the girls and sons-in-law from their family could come today. At least he could save face.
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"What did Wang Yuan say?" the aunt asked anxiously. She loved her sister and brother's children very much. Although she was poor and couldn't give them much, she would always give her all to entertain her nephews and nieces whenever they came to visit.
As the oldest member of their family, Wang Yuan personally went to her sister's house to help take care of her from the time she was in confinement until she was over one year old.
"My eldest sister told me not to call her son because he's on a business trip and doesn't have time to answer my calls."
"How could she be like this? When she's short of money, she either borrows from my sister-in-law or asks me for a loan. If that doesn't work, she'll just work behind your back, intermittently. She..."
"Xiao Si, stop talking." A sister-in-law in the crowd said with a strange look on her face, "Your sister told me before that you always bring up the fact that you took care of her during her confinement. The little affection you had for each other has long been used up."
"What? When did I ever bring up taking care of her during her confinement period? Besides, she and I don't have a good relationship. Isn't it because she borrowed money from me and didn't pay it back?" Xiao Xiaogu was completely furious.
The son-in-law also stood up and said, "She owes us 5,000 yuan. That was the wedding gift money my wife and I received from our family. It was only a little over 10,000 yuan in total. She came to us and wanted to borrow it all. Later, I reluctantly lent her 5,000 yuan. It's been more than ten years now. Every time she comes to us to ask for it, we always have an argument. It's like we are poor relatives."
This, this, this...
The Xiao family's peers looked at the door of the tile-roofed house. There was nothing more embarrassing than having a weirdo in the family.
They were not qualified to sit on the chairs, so the younger generation of the Xiao family leaning to the side looked at each other, trying hard to hold back their laughter. For the younger generation, sometimes it seemed quite interesting to see the elders in trouble.
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Uncle Xiao took a sip of tea. This kind of thing was not easy for him to handle. However, he really didn't expect that the little girl who always spoke to him politely would borrow money from his own brother and sister-in-law, not only shamelessly, but also turn the tables on him.
"Okay, okay, it's not the same thing as her having such a bad temper for a few days now. I heard that she married a daughter-in-law with an official background, so she really doesn't need us old farmers anymore. But after today, you can just ignore her." Uncle Xiao said this a little rudely.
He did it on purpose, even deliberately saying it to his own son-in-law in the crowd. Didn't they look down on his Xiao family before? Look, his Xiao family not only has a major now, but also wants to lead the entire Xiao family to enjoy the good life.
Are you angry? Your daughter is capable, but that's because of my connections. You can deny it now, but don't even think about getting any benefits from the Xiao family in the future.
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In the crowd, Uncle Xiao's brother-in-law wanted to grit his teeth. He considered himself a smart man, but he had never been able to defeat this brother-in-law, just like when he wanted to change his wife because she gave birth to a daughter.
But the Xiao family's behavior today really shocked him. That gold chain looked like it was worth two or three thousand, and the cigarettes were said to be two thousand at the cheapest, while the cigarettes they smoked at dinner were all ten thousand.
He'd heard that those who distributed the gold were from the Qintian Group, one of China's top corporations. He'd secretly called his daughter to ask about it. The Qintian Group was a state-owned enterprise, essentially a semi-state-owned enterprise, and it was incredibly powerful. Few people abroad dared to mess with it.
He looked down at the gold ring on his thumb that could be used as a ring. He decided that from now on, he would behave himself and not upset his elder brother, otherwise, his daughter might not be able to make any progress in her career.
He also hopes that his daughter will bring honor to the family!
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Uncle Xiao was able to make his own way in that era by taking advantage of an opportunity. He was definitely quite capable. Naturally, he also saw his brother-in-law's submissive intentions and immediately happily changed the subject and got to the point.
He did not make any detailed speech, but just took advantage of Xiao Yu's success to directly point out several families in the Xiao family who had no skills, could only farm and do odd jobs for others, and had a hard time supporting their families.
Such as the second uncle and younger uncle from the second branch of the Xiao family, and Xiao’s aunt from Xiao’s father’s side.
"Uh, big brother, let's forget it." The second uncle of the second branch said with a smile, "My Xiao Cheng is doing quite well in Southern Province. We plan to go over and help take care of the child for two years."
"Yes, yes, yes." Second aunt nodded.
Uncle Xiao looked at them for a long while before saying, "Second brother, this opportunity is rare. If you miss this one, you won't have another chance in the future."
The second uncle of the Xiao family said: "We can't all take advantage of our nephew."
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