Chapter 474 Xia Pu recognizes his relatives
Xia Pu is about the same age as Xia Hong, and his work on the construction site is even more dusty and dirty.
What Song Liyun disliked about him was not his dirtiness, but his pair of rolling eyes and his nonchalant look.
With a grass stem in the corner of his mouth, his shoulders drooped, and the end of his belt rubbed in his hand, he followed Song Erlang into the house.
As soon as Xia Pu came in, he saw a young woman wearing a headband with a lying rabbit pattern sitting on the warm kang by the window.
He knew that this was the young lady of the Wuda tribe, a younger member of the same tribe as his cousin's husband.
Xia Pu spat out the foamy grass stems he had chewed, stared straight at Song Liyun, who was sitting still, and grinned, "Niece, why are you being so rude?"
Niece?
Song Liyun frowned and looked at him coldly: "Are you Xia Pu?"
Song Erlang was so shocked that he pulled Xia Pu's arm: "You should call me Madam, don't be like this..."
Xia Pu slapped the hand that was pulling at the corner of his clothes away and said, "Brother Erlang, look at what you are saying. You and Dekui are the young lady's uncles, and my cousin is her aunt. Of course, I am her uncle. We are all relatives. Calling her niece is a sign of affection."
Song Erlang's rough, dark face flushed red. He knew in his heart that Song Liyun was being polite by calling him Uncle Erlang.
I didn't take good care of the three Ohira siblings before, but I am too embarrassed to be their elder.
Especially now that the Xia family is just a relative by marriage, they are acting so carelessly and arrogantly.
Hearing Xia Pu talking about relatives, the coldness on Song Liyun's face suddenly disappeared. She smiled and said to Song Erlang, "Uncle Xia is right. Third Aunt is his cousin, and I am his junior."
"That's right, niece. Your uncle has helped you renovate the house and has worked hard for more than half a month. Today I'm here to welcome you home. Do you have any good wine to satisfy your craving?" Xia Pu had a stool but refused to sit. Instead, he sat on the warm kang next to Song Liyun.
Song Liyun stood up, avoiding Xia Pu's gaze that seemed to want to stare a hole through her, and said to Song Erlang, who was already scratching his head anxiously beside him, "Uncle Erlang, tell the workers who are building the city to rest today. The kitchen will prepare some good food for them."
Song Erlang agreed repeatedly and pulled Xia Pu, who was still trying to cheat, away.
Xia Pu looked unhappy and took a plate of crispy peanuts from the kang table before leaving.
In the afternoon, everyone in Mida City stopped working and took a break. Everyone was given stewed meat and white cakes to welcome the young lady.
In the dining hall of the outer courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, Xia Pu was in high spirits. As the uncle of the host family, he sat in the main seat with Song Erlang.
Unfortunately, this was only prepared for the foremen among the migrant workers, and he was a little dissatisfied that he was not sitting at the same table with his niece Song Liyun.
Xia Pu ate beef with big mouthfuls, praising the delicacy endlessly: "It's still the best on the grassland! In the Wu Dynasty, eating beef would be punished by the government, but here you can eat it as you please.
Song Erlang, I say, from now on, you should ask your niece to send a sheep to Songfeng County every month, as a token of filial piety to both our families."
Song Erlang held his breath and said, "Sheep are also worth money. I work to earn money. I can't ask for things for no reason!"
Xia Pu chewed on a big bone and said vaguely: "You are embarrassed to say it, so I, your uncle, will go and tell your aunt, cousins, and your brother's father-in-law at home to try the riverbed sheep here."
Song Erlang threw away the chopsticks in his hand, and he couldn't eat the meal anymore.
When I get back, I must explain clearly to Dekui that the one he married is not a wife at all, but a big blood-sucking leech.
In just half a day, Song Erlang had made up his mind. If Dekui did not draw a clear line with the Xia family, he would go back and demand a separation even if he had to endure the scolding.
Even he, an honest man, became anxious.
The Xia family is a disaster, and we don’t know how big a hole they will cause.
He could still tolerate the Xia family pestering his family, but now it seems that they are targeting Xiaoyun and the others.
It has not been easy for Xiaoyun and his two siblings to get to where they are now. They lost their vampire second uncle and then their uncle fell from the sky.
Hearing Xia Pu's shameless words, Qin Huai said coldly, "How shameless! You're still trying to get close to a distant relative just because he smells something."
Xia Pu was just thinking about it and was so happy when he heard Qin Huai embarrass him in front of him that he immediately flew into a rage. He threw the bone in his hand at Qin Huai's face and said angrily, "Why? Song Liyun is my cousin's niece, so I am her uncle by right. What qualifications do you, an outsider, have to speak in front of me?"
Although Xia Pu had only been working here for a month, he and Qin Huai had already developed a deep grudge against each other.
Since last year, Qin Huai has taken on the position of foreman. He does his job diligently and responsibly, and manages the staff securely. Zhao Tingduo trusts him quite a bit.
Seeing that he had a lot of prestige on the construction site, Xia Pu naturally refused to accept it. Relying on his relationship with the Song family, he started a rivalry with Qin Huai.
When they first arrived, there was even a group fight. When the soldiers of the Lei Camp saw that the Song family was involved, they were frightened by Xia Pu and did not intervene.
It was only because Zhao Tingduo came over and punished both sides that there was no overt conflict.
Now that Song Liyun has come, Xia Pu seems to have found his backer, and his arrogance suddenly becomes arrogant again. He throws the bone in Qin Huai's face and makes a big fuss.
In the past, Qin Huai had to endure it for Song Erlang's sake. But at noon, he had already met Song Liyun and figured out that the young lady would not tolerate this troublemaker. How could he tolerate him any longer? He jumped up and punched him in the face: "I'll beat you to death, you bastard who takes advantage of others!"
Xia Pu was caught off guard and was hit so hard that his face was covered with bruises and his nose was bleeding.
The soup in the bowl beside the table splashed all over Xia Pu. He didn't get up to fight back, but just fell to the ground and groaned: "Qin Huai, you want to die. I want my niece to do justice."
He wanted to let Song Liyun see how miserable he was, drive Qin Huai away, and let him take sole power.
Seeing the two men fighting again, the foremen sitting with them hurriedly moved aside, and someone quickly went to find someone to stop the fight.
This was not the first time Song Erlang had seen such a situation, but Xiaoyun was here today, and if a fight broke out, Xiaoyun would be embarrassed.
He hurried forward to persuade him, but it was no use.
Qin Huai said, "Erlang is watching from the side. I will teach this unbeliever a lesson for you!"
Xia Pu rolled on the ground, his body covered in soup residue, and cursed back, "Come on! Come and fight! You stubborn donkey born of a mule, you use a chicken feather as a token of authority and think you are so important!"
Qin Huai was so angry that he kicked Xia Pu several more times.
The fight here soon spread to the inner courtyard. Song Liyun suppressed Zhao Tingduo who was about to stand up and said: "I will handle this matter. With Uncle Erlang and the others from Xia Family Village here, Xia Pu cannot die in Mida City."
Xia Pu used his identity as a relative of the Song family to cause trouble, and Song Liyun felt ashamed. She really didn't want Zhao Tingduo to interfere anymore.
Zhao Tingduo frowned and asked, "You want Jian Fangtong and the others to do it?"
Song Liyun said: "They are originally used for these things."
This is also the reason why she left this group of horse bandits. Some shady things need people to do.
For the horse bandits, it's just their job.
When Song Liyun stepped into the outer courtyard again, Xia Pu and Qin Huai had already stopped.
When the two of them fought, they stared at each other like black-bone chickens.
Xia Pu was lying on the ground, covered in mud and blood. When he saw Song Liyun coming, he rushed to complain: "Niece, look, today is a happy occasion for you to welcome you back, and someone named Qin dared to attack you.
Not only did he beat me, he also cursed at me.
He insulted me because he didn't take you seriously. Such a disrespectful person cannot be employed. I make the decision. You can kick him out now."
(End of this chapter)
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