Huang Xiaojuan gritted her teeth and looked around. There was nothing else in the living room except the TV and the sewing machine. Huang Xiaojuan suddenly thought of something and rushed into the master bedroom.
She had just breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that the valuables she had imagined had not been turned over, but then she realized that their bed was crumpled, obviously someone had slept in it. The rope and knife were still on it, and there were obvious bloodstains on the sheets. There was a photo in the middle of the bed.
Huang Xiaojuan's first reaction was that those hooligans broke into the house and ruined her summer sleep, so she couldn't wait to pick up the photo.
After seeing the contents clearly, he was so shocked that he let go and couldn't help but lean over and retch.
The photo fell to the ground, north side up. Inscribed on it was the same arrogant handwriting as the one next to the redemption bill: [They really like your bed and think it's a great place for a date. It's discreet and doesn't arouse suspicion. Be prepared.]
There was also a line of small text below: [I took these photos secretly. It’s best not to let others know, otherwise you will be silenced if they find out.]
Huang Xiaojuan collapsed again. Looking at the situation on the bed and thinking about two men rolling around on her bed, she wanted to throw the whole bed away.
However, she felt the pain in her heart, and she couldn't bear to part with even the bed and sheets.
After Huang Xiaojuan threw all the sheets into the washing machine and boiled hot water in a large pot to disinfect them thoroughly, she suddenly realized that Xuanxuan had not moved for a long time.
Every mother knows that if a baby is silent, it means something bad is happening.
Even though she had prepared herself mentally, Huang Xiaojuan couldn't help but scream when she ran out and saw what Xuanxuan was holding. "Xuanxuan! What are you doing? Throw it away!"
Xuanxuan was frightened and exerted force with his fingers. The milky white insect that had just been wriggling exploded instantly. Huang Xiaojuan's scalp suddenly exploded, "Xuanxuan!!!"
Xuanxuan was frightened again, took a step back and sat down on the ground. Huang Xiaojuan looked at the dense mass of maggot corpses: ...
A moment later, Huang Xiaojuan's terrified screams rang out from the building...
After Huang Xiaojuan threw away the snakeskin bag, she felt exhausted, but her nerves were unconsciously tense, for fear that something unknown was waiting for her.
Although he was in his own home, he lived like a frightened bird.
She was so scared that she almost jumped up when the phone rang. Zhang Qiming was already on the return train today and there was no way he could contact her.
She was worried that it was those two disgusting thugs and didn't want to answer the call, but if she didn't answer it, she was afraid that the other party would come to her door directly.
Finally, I picked up the phone amidst the persistent ringing:
"I'm here, hurry up and bring your passbook out!" It was the voice of the eldest brother Huang Xiaojun.
Huang Xiaojuan first breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned slightly and remembered that she had promised to give her eldest brother five thousand yuan.
"Brother, something's going on at home right now. Can we talk about it in a couple of days?" She already felt a little regretful.
The previous five thousand has not been repaid yet, and now another five thousand has been borrowed. This is not a small amount of money. If she can't pay it back, Zhang Qiming is afraid that he will beat her to death.
"I'm here now," Huang Xiaojun came over without saying hello because he was on guard against her.
"Didn't you say yesterday that no one called the police and that girl was just trying to scare people? Hurry and get out with your passbook."
Huang Xiaojuan was still a little hesitant, and Huang Xiaojun added fuel to the fire, "Zhang Qiming will be home at 5 pm, right? I want to meet him then?"
"Don't!" Huang Xiaojuan said anxiously.
Zhang Qiming hates the Huang family extremely. As long as the Huang family dares to appear in front of him without his consent, Zhang Qiming can go into a cold war with Huang Xiaojuan for a month. During that month, she will not only be beaten, but also live like a dog.
"Yeah, it's not your money anyway, why do you feel bad about it?" Huang Xiaojun yelled.
How could it not be her money? Huang Xiaojuan had long considered the money her own, but she also knew how wicked her eldest brother was. Finally, she sighed and emphasized, "You must pay me back before the end of the month!"
"Don't worry," Huang Xiaojun said confidently, "The stock market plummeted today, so it's a good time to cover your losses. Not only will I be able to return you 10,000 yuan by the end of the month, but I'll also give you 2,000 yuan in interest!"
Huang Xiaojuan thought of the nearly 1,400 yuan on the redemption slip, and finally nodded and agreed with a hope in her heart.
Huang Xiaojuan took Xuanxuan and Huang Xiaojun to meet up and went to a nearby bank together. Huang Xiaojuan habitually queued at the same place as last time.
However, he didn't notice that the teller's eyes behind the wire mesh immediately fixed, and his glances spread one after another.
The lost and found window was relatively empty, and the middle-aged teller left for a short while.
Soon it was Huang Xiaojuan's turn. She handed over her passbook and said, "Withdraw six thousand."
This time she knew that the bank had a maximum daily limit.
Xiao Wu swiped the passbook, and it was indeed the one that had been reported lost. She subtly glanced at the person behind her, but remained expressionless as she asked, "Who is the name of the holder of this passbook?"
Normally, one can withdraw the money with the passbook and password. Huang Xiaojuan had no idea what Xia Mian's mother's name was.
Huang Xiaojun saw that Xiao Wu was moving slowly and asked anxiously, "Why are you asking this? We are just withdrawing money."
Xiao Wu smiled and said, "Brother, there's a fixed payment due on this passbook, with over 300 yuan in interest. We need to confirm the information."
When they heard that there was money, they immediately felt sorry. Huang Xiaojun said, "Don't worry about that for now, just get it for us."
Xiao Wu said, "Then those three hundred plus are gone."
Huang Xiaojuan felt a pang of pain. Zhang Qiming must know the name, but she came secretly to withdraw money and did not dare to ask.
Huang Xiaojun didn't care, "Well, no, hurry up and get it!"
"Okay." Xiao Wu said with a smile, "Six thousand is a big amount, I don't have enough here, please wait a moment."
Huang Xiaojun couldn't help but complain, "Why are there so many things?!"
There were indeed a lot of things to do. They were asked a lot of information about their passbooks, even including how to open an account, but neither of them could answer a single question.
Just as I was getting impatient, the police broke in.
Zhang Qiming had just returned home, but not only was he unable to enter the house, he was also told that Huang Xiaojuan had been arrested for stealing other people's property for a large amount of money. She was with her child at the time, so he asked him to go to the police station to pick up Xuanxuan.
Because Zhang Qiming was on the road and could not be contacted, the police station had to contact his workplace and ask them to pick up the child first.
So the entire Huagang family compound knew that Huang Xiaojuan was going to go to jail for stealing Xia Mian's passbook.
Zhang Qiming went to find Gao Yongfeng with a dark face.
After Gao Yongfeng inquired about the matter, he replied, "Brother, I can't help you this time. This isn't about beating a child. Your sister-in-law was arrested directly at the bank. The theft involved over 30,000 yuan. Even Officer Xiao Ding can't make a decision."
Zhang Qiming frowned, "That passbook was given to her by my sister-in-law, how can it be considered theft?"
Gao Yongfeng said, "The bankbook had been reported lost long ago, and they had claimed to have lost the money. Then my sister-in-law used the reported lost passbook to withdraw money. She knew the password, but not the name of the account holder, or even the bank where the passbook was issued. Naturally, the bank called the police."
"The bank called the police, and they had to investigate. Because it was quite a big deal at the time, and your unit knew about it, even Director Gao was in a difficult position.
Gao Yongfeng reminded him, "In this matter, I think your sister-in-law will have to personally admit that she gave you the passbook before they will let you go."
At this point, Gao Yongfeng couldn't help but say, "Your sister-in-law is quite troublesome. It's only been a few days, and your sister-in-law has been in jail twice..."
Zhang Qiming's face was as gloomy as water. He had no choice but to go to the police station to pick up Xuanxuan first, and by the way, take out Huang Xiaojuan's personal belongings, mainly the key to the new lock.
Because Gao Yongfeng had given a heads-up, the person who came out was Officer Ding. He was quite friendly and told them about the progress of the case. "The police have contacted the owner of the passbook."
"She did say she lost her passbook and couldn't find it. When she reported it lost, she discovered she had lost 6,000 yuan. She was terribly worried, but she didn't know what to do. The bank staff took pity on her and said they would help her call the police if she came to withdraw money again."
"So your wife was caught red-handed."
Zhang Qiming said, "That's impossible. My sister-in-law gave her the passbook to use for finding a school. How could six thousand be missing?"
The police officer said, "You don't know? It should have been lent to Huang Xiaojuan's elder brother Huang Xiaojun."
"I went to the bank this time because I wanted to give him money."
"But Huang Xiaojun just borrowed money and had nothing to do with this matter, so he left early."
At this point, Officer Ding couldn't help but complain, "After all, he's the child's uncle, but you didn't care about him when I asked you to help take the child home. You just ran away in the hustle and bustle. You're such a bad brother-in-law."
When Zhang Qiming heard about this, he wanted to tear the Huang family apart. Even if Huang Xiaojun took the child and threw him at the doorstep, it would be better than letting the police station call the workplace and let everyone know!
And Huang Xiaojuan...
Zhang Qiming stuffed a pack of cigarettes into Officer Ding's pocket and said, "This is truly a misunderstanding. You should know that my wife and my ex-sister-in-law are at odds. This is a fight between the two..."
Officer Ding took the cigarette and added, "Regardless of the legal situation, Huang Xiaojuan is guilty of theft. Unless the owner admits she didn't steal it, your wife will have to serve at least three years in prison... Sigh!"
Xiao Ding caught something out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly left Zhang Qiming behind, turned towards the stairs, and enthusiastically greeted the handsome man coming down, "Doctor Ning is leaving!"
Ning Shaobai nodded at him, "Thank you for your hard work."
Xiao Ding was flattered, "It's not hard at all."
Someone in the office next door heard the commotion and came out. It was the deputy director of the police station. "Have you finished your questions, Doctor Ning?"
Dr. Ning stopped and spoke to the other party for a few words.
Zhang Qiming looked at the enthusiastic expressions of these policemen who usually had stern faces, and looked at Police Officer Ding.
However, the loose-lipped Officer Ding had no intention of revealing anything and urged, "Hurry and take the child back. Your wife has strong evidence and may be sent to the detention center tomorrow. You'd better hurry."
When Xia Mian received a call from Zhang Qiming, she had just finished taking care of her second uncle Xia.
It's not that I just want to do it once and for all because of summer hibernation.
The main reason is that people like Second Uncle Xia are quite different from those vicious bastards like Zhang Qiming and Huang Xiaojuan.
He doesn't dare to do anything big and bad, and when he does small bad things he has to put on a smiling face and try to cover it up. It's very annoying, but it's not to the point where people would take action.
Xia Mian couldn't bring himself to take ruthless action, so he could only do one good deed a day to deal with this family of little villains.
The revenge for smashing the glass on the first day had not yet been resolved, and on the second day, Uncle Xia returned to his old ways. Because Xia Mian was at home packing things, he came to visit several times a day.
"After going to the city, Mianmian has grown up. She even knew to bring a gift for her aunt. We don't want yours. Isn't your grandma closer to you than your aunt? Why don't you think of your grandma?"
While speaking, his eyes kept glancing towards the cabinet behind Xia Mian.
Xia Mian was so annoyed that she forcefully pushed the person out and locked him outside the door, not letting him in. But Qiangqiang was still restless and came to find Xiaofeng soon.
Children like to play with other children, so Xiao Feng does not reject Qiangqiang,
The reason why Qiangqiang kept looking for Xiaofeng was because he found that as long as he took Xiaofeng with him and made Xiaofeng laugh, his father and uncles would not beat him even if he went crazy.
He immediately treated Xiao Feng as a gold medal that could protect him from being beaten, and took him with him wherever he went.
Under the influence of the outgoing Qiangqiang, Xiaofeng gradually relaxed, and occasionally couldn't help but go out for a run with Qiangqiang, which Xia Mian naturally enjoyed.
The disadvantage is that it cannot stop the shameless Uncle Xia.
At that time, Xia Mian was organizing her textbooks. She studied at Yanshi Normal University in her previous life, and she still planned to apply to her alma mater in this life. However, the times were different, and the knowledge points were also different. She needed to relearn some things, so she planned to review all the high school textbooks.
Second Uncle Xia stormed in from the doorway, "Mianmian, our Xiaobao is in so much pain. Were you too harsh on him the other day?"
Xia Mian looked up at him and said calmly, "I can actually be even more ruthless. Do you want him to try again?"
Second Uncle Xia choked and said, "How did your child become like this? I have to ask Zhang Qiming. He has corrupted a good child."
"Okay." Xia Mian said, "The round-trip fare is estimated to be 60 yuan. By the way, please help me pay for the food. After all, you are my uncle."
Uncle Xia paused and said, "We'll talk about this when you go to school."
Then he cunningly taught Xia Mian, "He also asked you to pay for food? He should take care of you after he took you here. Besides, how much can a little girl like you eat? He is a worker, how can he be short of you for food? Don't be stupid and pay it. Your mother didn't leave you any money, did she?"
Xia Mian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and listened to him continue, "The money you saved is just right for filial piety to your elders. Your parents are gone, so why don't you pick it up from the favors you have?"
She still remembered the gift she had given to Uncle Xia's family. Anyway, in short, she was asking for things in a roundabout way.
Seeing that Xia Mian still ignored him, Second Uncle Xia said directly, "Xiaobao went to see a doctor today because of the pain in his body. The doctor said that he was a little weak and that drinking more nutritional supplements would be fine. I think the milk powder you brought back is very good. You bought it in a big city, but we don't have it here. Bring me a can and I'll give you the money."
There's no point in trusting him. It would be better to kill Uncle Xia than to let him take money out of his pocket.
"Xiao Feng only has one can, and he wants more."
Second Uncle Xia immediately said, "Xiao Feng is almost five years old, why is he still eating milk powder? He needs to eat regularly to grow well. Look at how thin the child is, it's all because he drinks milk powder..."
Xia Mian was so annoyed with him. Qiangqiang just happened to run in with Xiaofeng, shouting, "Mian Gu, Xiaofeng wants to eat a banana!"
Xiao Feng followed behind, inexplicably taking the blame for Qiangqiang, but he didn't dare to say that he didn't say it, and he didn't want to be misunderstood by his aunt. He frowned anxiously and said, "Aunt."
Xia Mian knocked Qiangqiang on the head and said, "If you want to eat, just tell me yourself. Why are you dragging Brother Xiaofeng into this?"
Xiao Feng's expression relaxed. She hugged Xia Mian's legs and smiled, "Auntie."
"Yeah." Xia Mian leaned over and wiped the sweat off his forehead. "What did you play with your brother?"
Xiao Feng's eyes sparkled, "Catch the cicada monkey!"
"Wow, Xiao Feng was caught too?" Xia Mian was a little surprised. It had only been two days, and Xiao Feng had become braver.
Xiao Feng looked at Qiang Qiang and said, "Brother, catch it for me."
Xia Mian patted Qiangqiang's head and said, "Good, you know how to protect your brother."
Qiangqiang opened his mouth, which had lost a tooth, and grabbed Xia Mian's legs and shook them, "Mian-gu, banana! Banana!"
"Okay, here are some bananas."
Xia Mian turned around to get a banana from the cabinet and noticed someone behind him.
When I turned around, it was indeed Uncle Xia who followed me.
He stretched his head to take a look and said disapprovingly, "You are such an ignorant kid. This thing is expensive and can't be kept. Why did you buy so many?"
"Break off a few for me and take them back for your Second Aunt and Xiaobao to try. Otherwise, they will just be thrown away, which would be a shame."
Xia Mian closed the cabinet door, rolled her eyes and said, "Don't worry about that. Xiao Feng and I both love to eat this. We finished it in one day!"
"Eating too many bananas will give you diarrhea! Children don't understand anything. You have to listen to adults."
Second Uncle Xia stretched out his hand to grab the cabinet. Xia Mian stretched out his hand a little, and Second Uncle Xia's whole arm went numb. He was shocked and said, "My arm?!"
Xia Mian locked the cabinet door and handed a banana to Qiangqiang and Xiaofeng respectively.
Qiangqiang glanced at Second Uncle Xia warily, then pulled Xiaofeng along and said, "Come on, let's go home and eat. Grandma's fried cicada monkeys must be ready. They're especially delicious!"
Xiao Feng glanced at Xia Mian, and Xia Mian smiled and said, "Go ahead, your aunt will be there soon."
Xiao Feng was still hesitating when Qiang Qiang pulled him up and ran out, "Go, go, go, hurry up, or your uncle will steal your food."
Seeing the two children run out, Second Uncle Xia didn't care about what happened just now. He asked another question, "How much money did Zhang Qiming give the child to follow you back?"
Xia Mian said, "What's it to you? Go back quickly!"
Uncle Xia turned a deaf ear and continued, "Raising a child costs a lot of money. Xiao Feng's last name is Zhang, so he should be raised by someone with the last name Zhang. Don't be so foolish as to pay for it. Have you given me a hundred yuan?"
Xia Mian laughed angrily, "No, just fifty yuan, okay, go back quickly, don't you want to eat? I don't have any food for you here."
"How many days are you staying? If you're staying for ten days or so, fifty yuan should be enough." Uncle Xia continued to talk to himself, "Didn't you bring back a lot of things?"
"Milk powder, biscuits, candies, etc., those are enough for him to eat. Don't buy bananas and other expensive things."
"By the way, give me some milk powder and biscuits. Those are good things from big cities. We don't sell them here. Uncle will buy them from you."
The conversation eventually came back to the topic. Xia Mian became completely impatient and pushed him out. "Hurry back. If we don't sell the food, we won't have enough to eat!"
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing! You little girl, how did you manage to eat so much?! Now that your parents are gone, I, your second uncle, have to keep an eye on you."
Xia Mian ignored him and just focused on pushing the person out.
Seeing that he was about to return empty-handed again, Second Uncle Xia became completely anxious and put his foot against the door frame. "Alright, alright, you don't need to give me anything."
"Really? Can I borrow your knife? If you don't give me anything, I can only kill a chicken for Xia Bao."
"Your knife is sharp and easy to use. You eat at your uncle's house every day anyway, so you don't need a knife."
After all, he was a man with great strength, and Xia Mian couldn't push him. He laughed angrily when he heard that. Everyone knew that when Second Uncle Xia borrowed something, he meant to ask for it back. Everyone within a radius of five miles knew that once something entered their house, it would never come out.
"You want to borrow a knife, right?" Xia Mian completely lost his patience. "You want to kill a chicken?"
Second Uncle Xia complained, "Our county is not like the city. Even if you have money, you can't buy good things. And you won't give it up, so I have no choice but to kill a chicken for him to supplement his nutrition."
So it's her fault after all, right?
"Okay." Xia Mian turned around, went back to the kitchen, picked up a kitchen knife and walked out.
"Yes, this one. The kitchen knife you have is very useful." His eyes were shining. It was hard for him to think about it for so long.
Second Uncle Xia stretched out his hand to take it, but saw Xia Mian nimbly swung the knife and clamped it directly under his armpit, then turned around and locked the door.
Uncle Xia was stunned. "What are you going to do?"
Xia Mian ignored him and walked straight to their house next door.
Second Uncle Xia said, "I say, kid, don't you have to bring something when you go to your elders' house?"
"I'm your second uncle, so I won't argue with you, but you can't be rude. You're going to college, so you have to understand these basic things. Otherwise, what will you achieve in the future?"
"Come to think of it, you haven't seen your grandma since you came back, right? She even gave your aunt such good milk powder, your grandma..."
Xia Mian became more and more annoyed by his nagging, so she pushed open the wooden door of Uncle Xia's house with a bang and ran straight to the chicken coop in the yard.
Aunt Xia, who was stealing the watermelon, hurriedly hid the watermelon back. When she came out again, Xia Mian had already accurately and ruthlessly caught the fattest laying hen in the chicken coop.
Seeing this, Second Aunt Xia screamed as if she was going to die, "You damn girl, what are you doing?!"
Second Uncle Xia was also getting mad with anxiety. "Xia Mian! Damn girl, what are you doing? Put it down!"
When Xia Mian was a child, she saw her grandmother's family slaughtering a chicken. She pinched the chicken's wings and slashed the chicken's neck with a knife. "Aren't you going to slaughter a chicken? Not only will I lend you the knife, I'll also help you. Consider it my filial piety to Grandma!"
Bright red blood spurted out. It was the first time for Xia Mian to do this. Not only did the hen not die, it also struggled desperately. Xia Mian was so scared that he let go.
The hen with a crooked neck clucked and ran around the yard, spilling blood wherever it passed. Xia Mian was dumbfounded. Could the chicken's vitality be so tenacious?
It’s not yet confirmed whether the chickens are hardy enough to hibernate, but it’s confirmed that Uncle Xia is not hardy at all.
"Ah, blood, blood!" Uncle Xia almost fainted when he saw the hens flying everywhere.
Xia Mian thought he was afraid of blood, but then he heard Second Uncle Xia collapse and shout as if he had lost 100 million, "Ah! My chicken, oh my, the chicken blood is all wasted!"
I felt so sad that tears welled up in my eyes...
Second Aunt Xia was even more murderous, reaching out to grab Xia Mian, "You damn girl, compensate me for my hen!"
Xia Mian said, "My second uncle said he wanted to kill a chicken, and he also said your knife was not easy to use, so I came to help. Not only did he not thank me, but he also asked me to pay for it. How can this be justified?"
Seeing Second Aunt Xia's face turning blue with anger, Xia Mian continued, "Next time you want to borrow a knife from me, tell me and I'll help you kill. Next time you'll have experience."
He said to Uncle Xia, whose eyes were filled with tears, "Next time I will have experience, and I will make sure you bleed."
Second Uncle Xia gasped, looking like he was about to roll his eyes. Xia Mian continued, "Second Uncle, are you feeling unwell? Is it possible that you can't stew the chicken anymore? How about I stew it for you and bring it over? It would save you from wasting your firewood."
This is a threat, a naked threat!
Second Aunt Xia was furious. "Who said we were going to kill the chicken? Who said we were going to kill it? I don't care. I didn't say I was going to kill it. You have to compensate me for my old hen, or else..."
"What else?" Xia Mian raised his chin, "You want to argue with my parents? Do you need me to send you to find my parents' tickets?"
"You!" Second Aunt Xia's face darkened and she was speechless. She immediately sat down on the ground and started crying, "Oh my! This is the good daughter of the Xia family, and she actually cursed her uncle and aunt~"
Xia Mian covered his ears with a headache, "Okay, okay, I get it! I'll pay, I'll pay!"
She snatched the hen, which had finally become motionless due to excessive blood loss, from Uncle Xia's hand and said, "I'll find you another hen later."
Then, before they could react, he rushed out the door.
Uncle Xia and his wife clearly didn't believe what they often said. Aunt Xia cursed loudly, and Uncle Xia hurriedly chased after them, "Xia Mian!"
As a result, as soon as I walked out the door, I heard a "crash" and the glass in the house broke again.
Turning around, she saw a group of children running away from the corner of their house. One of them even shouted, "Sister Mian, we are here to help you. Remember the candy!"
Xia Mian had already run to Uncle Xia's door. Hearing this, he laughed out loud, "Well done. Remember to come pick it up this afternoon~"
Uncle Xia and his wife were so angry that they died...
Xia Mian carried the hen into Uncle Xia's house and said, "Aunt, we have delicious food today!"
"What's the delicious dish?" Qiangqiang ran out with a cicada monkey stuffed in his mouth. "Wow, do you want some chicken?"
Xiao Feng followed him out, also chewing one in her mouth, but she was much more polite than Qiangqiang.
He saw Xia Mian happily running over and handed her the fried golden cicada monkey, "Auntie, it's delicious."
Xia Mian looked at his greasy little mouth and smiled, "Xiao Feng, eat it yourself. This child is good to eat. Auntie will make chicken for you!"
The aunt poked her head out and asked, "Why are you provoking them?" She obviously heard their argument.
Xia Chuan, who had just returned from work, saw Xia Mian carrying an old hen and asked in surprise, "Where did this come from?"
Xia Mian said happily, "My second uncle's house." Then he recounted what had happened.
After hearing this, Xia Chuan laughed so hard that he fell backwards. He gave Xia Mian a thumbs up and said, "Oh, Mian Mian, how come you are so smart now?"
Then he said to his aunt, "Mom, next time he comes to our house to borrow something, we'll do the same."
Xia Chuan said to Xia Mian, "You don't know. Last time, I said I wanted to cut cloth for clothes, and they said their scissors were too blunt. They took mine away and now I can't get them back. They always say they haven't used them all."
"Next time I'll go to their house and see which piece of cloth is not finished, and then cut it all for them in one go!" Xia Chuan became more and more excited as he thought about it. "I'll go this afternoon!"
The aunt laughed and said, "Nonsense!"
Xia Hai laughed when he heard this, "That's a good idea. Uncle Chengyao used to bully the orphans and widows of Xia Mian's family. Now that only Mian Mian is left, it's even worse. So he really had to be a little ruthless. Mian Mian did a good job."
Xia Chuan said, "That's right, he's still thinking about the things Aunt Fang left for Mian Mian."
"Mianmian is going to school now. If he dares to mess around, the Xia family will not forgive him. But when Mianmian graduates from high school, he will definitely be in trouble. I heard that woman has already started asking around for Mianmian."
"Okay." Uncle Xia, who came out from the main room, frowned and stopped his two sons.
Turning to Xia Mian, he said, "Don't worry, as long as you study hard and get into university, even your second uncle won't be able to reach you."
"Even if you fail the exam and want to review your studies, your second uncle and eldest uncle will help you."
Xia Mian nodded and said, "Thank you, uncle. I will definitely go to college."
Hearing this, Xiao Feng grabbed Xia Mian's hand and said, "Aunt, I want to take the college entrance examination too."
Qiangqiang jumped up with his hands raised, "I'm older than my brother, I'll go first!"
Uncle Xia's face wrinkled with smile. "Okay, okay, okay, go ahead. As long as you can get into college, I'll sell everything I have to support you!"
"Uncle Chengyao doesn't dare to act recklessly in big matters now, but he's also very annoying every day with small matters. Yesterday, he kept asking me about Xiaofeng. I don't know what he's up to, and he wants to blackmail Zhang Qiming."
Xia Chuan sighed, "It would be great if Uncle Chengyao could deal with Zhang Qiming. Isn't there a saying that goes, 'Every evil man will be punished by his own evil'? It suits them perfectly."
Xia Mian suddenly had an idea and clapped her hands, "Brother Chuan, you are so creative." She had a brilliant idea in her mind.
Zhang Qiming called at this time. He knew that Xia Mian's home phone number was no longer available, so he called Uncle Xia's home directly.
"Mianmian, my brother-in-law just came back from a business trip. He just found out that Huang Xiaojuan did such a bastard thing. My brother-in-law will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. You should bring Xiaofeng back quickly."
"Brother-in-law has already found a tutor for you. School starts in less than a month, otherwise you will miss out."
The words were quite good. Xia Mian curled her lips and said, "I don't believe you. Last time you said you would make the decision for us, but what happened? Huang Xiaojuan became even more arrogant. You must have been silently supporting her."
"As for going to school, forget it. I'll just stay in my hometown. At least I can live freely and comfortably here."
Zhang Qiming sighed helplessly, "If you don't want the money then, your brother-in-law will have to return it to you."
"You're still fooling me." Xia Mian said disdainfully, "If you want to pay me back, why don't you return it to me in person?"
"You just want me to go to the city to exonerate Huang Xiaojuan! I'm telling you, don't even think about it, I'm going to send her to jail!"
"As for the money she owes me," Xia Mian sneered, "it doesn't matter whether she pays it back now or not. I've asked the police, and they've confirmed Huang Xiaojuan's crime of theft. The court will also order her to pay it back."
"I believe in the country more than you two black-hearted people."
Zhang Qiming was silent for a while, and Xia Mian guessed that he was trying to adjust his mood.
Sure enough, Zhang Qiming sighed and said, "Xia Mian, I know you are angry, but don't joke with your future."
"I'm well aware of Mingxi County No. 1 Middle School's admission rate. Going to a good university is incredibly important. Isn't my brother-in-law a prime example?"
"Look at Aunt Liu's son across the street. He's the same age as my brother-in-law. He went to a good university and started as an office clerk right after entering the industry. In just a few years, he's already the director of the purchasing department."
"There are many people in the factory who are the same age as him, but they don't have as high an education as him, and their chances of promotion are far behind his. They are now making less than a thousand yuan a month!"
"Brother-in-law really didn't expect Huang Xiaojuan to be so excessive. Brother-in-law trusted her too much."
"This will never happen again, brother-in-law promises! If she dares to bully you again, brother-in-law will divorce her!"
He was probably afraid that Xia Mian would say something that would make his blood pressure soar, so he didn't give Xia Mian a chance to speak. He kept saying, "Brother-in-law doesn't want to take her side this time."
"The main thing is that if she goes to jail, our whole family won't be able to hold our heads up high, and my brother-in-law might even lose his job."
"If it really comes to that, Xiaofeng, you and Xuanxuan, your brother-in-law won't be able to control them even if he wants to."
"Brother-in-law really hopes you can go to a good school to pick on Xiao Feng!"
It can be said that her words were sincere and to the point, but unfortunately Xia Mian was not an ignorant girl.
She said, "I don't care. I'm afraid of you guys anyway, and I don't plan to live under someone else's roof. At worst, I can stop studying and work to support Xiaofeng's college education."
"Anyway, Huang Xiaojuan is so vicious, it's best if she goes to jail. Whether it's embarrassing or not, we're not from the same family, so what does it have to do with me?"
Zhang Qiming said so much, but he didn't expect Xia Mian to still not listen. He just felt a lump in his throat.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his temper and said, "Xia Mian, you have called me brother-in-law for so many years, can you really bear to see me unable to raise my head? Brother-in-law believes that you are not such a heartless child."
"You're wrong. I just have no conscience." Xia Mian said, "So I can't control you. I'm lucky enough that I can control myself."
Zhang Qiming was finally irritated. When he spoke again, his tone was slightly lowered and his words were no longer calm. "Xia Mian, don't forget, Xiao Feng is my son. You took him away without saying anything. That's kidnapping!"
Xia Mian immediately said aggrievedly, "So, are you threatening me now? You said you were doing something good for me before, but it turned out to be a lie..."
Zhang Qiming's knuckles turned white from clenching the microphone. He wouldn't listen to nice words, wouldn't tolerate angry words, wouldn't believe promises, and even turned the tables. He had no idea that Xia Mian was so difficult to deal with.
However, he could only coax her.
"Brother-in-law is just too anxious." Zhang Qiming's voice was choked with sobs. "Xia Mian, Xiao Feng is my son. I want him to receive a better education. You are being irresponsible to him!"
"Ignoring his abuse means you're taking responsibility for him?" Xia Mian was about to quit while he was ahead, but upon hearing this, she became angry again, "I'm afraid he won't live to see the day he gets an education in your house!"
"I already said no!" Zhang Qiming seemed to have hit upon something. He suddenly raised his voice, then quickly lowered it again. "Can you please trust me again? If you do it again, I will never embarrass you again!"
Xia Mian also felt that it was almost done. "Okay, I'll trust you again, but you have to write a letter of guarantee. If you abuse Xiao Feng again in the future, Xiao Feng's household registration will be moved back to the Xia family!"
Zhang Qiming said cheerfully, "Okay! No problem. My brother-in-law trusted Huang Xiaojuan too much before, and he will never do that again."
"Okay." Xia Mian hung up the phone.
"What does he want to do?" asked Uncle Xia.
"Huang Xiaojuan stole my passbook and went to withdraw money, but was caught," Xia Mian sneered, "and now she came to me and said she wanted to take Xiaofeng and me back home."
"What?!" Xia Chuan asked anxiously, "What's going on?"
Xia Mian told Huang Xiaojuan about how she had cheated him of her passbook.
Uncle Xia said, "Girl, why didn't you tell me earlier when such a big thing happened?!"
"Isn't this because I'm afraid you'll worry?" Xia Mian said with a smile, "Now it's all resolved!"
Uncle Xia sighed, "It seems that your generation is really counting on this girl Xia Mian."
"What are you going to do next?" Xia Chuan really admired his cousin. You couldn't tell from her young age.
"They bullied us so much, now they want something from us, they should be sincere enough." Xia Mian said, "Unless they come to pick us up, we definitely can't go."
"Wait until he comes to our house, then it will be Second Uncle's turn to take action!"
"What can he do?" Xia Chuan asked excitedly.
"Help us get custody of Xiao Feng." Xia Mian said with a smile, "With Zhang Qiming's financial ability, the monthly child support should be at least fifty yuan, enough for him to be eighteen years old."
Xia Chuan laughed heartily, "Uncle Xia is the most suitable person to handle this matter. He will definitely work on it until it succeeds."
Xia Hai also laughed, "I never thought that one day Uncle Chengyao would be of some use to me."
Uncle Xia's face turned fierce. "You want a beating, don't you? How dare you make up stories about your uncle?"
Xia Hai made a face at Xia Chuan and didn't take it seriously.
Xia Mian couldn't help laughing. She had personally tested Second Uncle Xia's fighting ability and it was very good.
She said that anyone who wanted to bully her would have to pay the price, so Uncle Xia would just consider it as interest to Zhang Qiming.
After Zhang Qiming hung up the phone, he calmed down for a while, looked back at the empty TV cabinet, and couldn't help but kick the chest of drawers hard. The piercing pain finally made him feel a little cool.
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