Xia Mian's scolding was extremely rude.
Everyone's expressions changed. Xia Li screamed angrily, "Xia Mian, what do you mean?! I'm helping you out of kindness, and you're scolding me?"
"Get rid of your kindness!" Xia Mian was furious. "Those who judge others are fools. They don't know the dirty thoughts of your family!"
Xia Mian raised his legs and walked towards the windowsill. Xiao Feng, who was following beside him, seemed to have sensed something and consciously ran to a safe corner on his short legs, without showing any sign of fear.
Xia Mian picked up the feather duster from the windowsill and pointed at Second Uncle Xia, saying, "Xia Chengyao! I'm being nice to you because you're actually doing your best for my sister, but don't be so shameless."
"If you dare to take advantage of me again, I'll take back those four houses too!"
Second Uncle Xia was immediately furious. "I bought those four rooms. Why are you taking them back?"
"You bought it?" Xia Mian laughed angrily. "My dad was seriously ill and needed to sell the house, but you ruined every sale that came your way, making it so no one dared to buy. In the end, my dad needed money urgently for surgery and had to give it to you at a low price. How dare you call that buying?"
Of course, a scoundrel like Uncle Xia, who takes taking advantage of others for granted, will not admit it.
Xia Mian didn't bother to argue with him, and simply said, "I'm making this clear today! If anyone can squeeze your family out, I'll give them these two rooms and a small yard of my house for free!"
Second Uncle Xia's face changed drastically. "Are you crazy?! This yard costs thousands of dollars!"
"What do you care if I'm crazy or not?" Xia Mian said, "What's wrong with a few thousand dollars? As long as I can avoid seeing your shameless family, I'll be happy!"
"Don't you like making others feel uneasy? I'll make sure you never feel uneasy again!"
Second Uncle Xia said angrily, "Why are you so unreasonable, girl?"
He was probably really afraid of angering Xia Mian. After all, ever since Xia Mian came back from the city, he had always kept his word and was very aggressive.
Second Uncle Xia softened his tone and said earnestly, "Lili really wanted to take you with her out of kindness."
"Studying is completely useless nowadays. Look at the big bosses nowadays. How many college graduates do they have? On the contrary, all the college graduates work for the bosses."
"For someone like you, who isn't good at studying, if you don't go out to work and earn money to meet more bosses now, when you graduate from high school and get older, you'll only be able to marry a county resident and live a life of daily necessities. You won't be like your sister Lili, who's wearing gold and silver right now."
Xia Li puffed out her chest proudly, "That's right! Even if you go to college, don't you still want to get married and have children?"
"Do you really think studying is bad?" Xia Mian sneered, "I don't think so. It's just that you can't study, so you want to drag others into the garbage dump with you."
She glanced at Wang Tao and that Zhigang brother and said sarcastically, "Oh, you still have to pick up men from the garbage dump."
Wang Tao and Zhigang's faces turned grim. Wang Tao said in a deep voice, "Xia Mian, what do you mean?"
"I told you guys you're trash, and you don't understand? Or do you think I'm wrong?" Xia Mian sneered and said to Second Uncle Xia and Xia Li, "Didn't you ask me what's the point of studying?"
Xia Mian waved her feather duster, pointed at their noses, and said, "Then let me tell you, reading can at least broaden your horizons and prevent you from being easily fooled by a man."
"That chain." Xia Mian used a feather duster to pick up the gold necklace on Xia Li's neck. "Let's not even talk about whether it's 24k pure gold. A person who works for hundreds of thousands of dollars on a project bought you such a thin chain. What are you so proud of?"
"That's like giving you fifty cents out of a hundred dollars to a beggar!"
"But you can't blame others, because you are cheap yourself."
"Secondly," Xia Mian pointed at Wang Tao and sneered, "Where did you contract this project? What was the name of the project? Which government agency did you approach to bid for it? Which director do you know?"
Wang Tao and Brother Zhigang were obviously not shrewd people. When they heard Xia Mian's rapid-fire questions, they couldn't answer any of them.
"So, you can only cheat ignorant and uneducated girls like Xia Li." Xia Mian said, "Everyone knows that it's hard to get money for a project these days. How can you get hundreds of thousands of yuan in project funds without a director friend in the government?"
"I think he's just a small-time contractor working for a foreman, doing hard labor. Do you think you can act like a big shot just because you have a broken cell phone?"
Wang Zhigang was about to retort in anger when Xia Mian swung her feather duster loudly and said with disgust, "Also, you're in your late thirties, right? Are you sure you're not married?"
Without waiting for the other party to speak, she said directly: "If you are still not married at the age of 30. - It means that the market is not good. Before that, you were either disabled or poor. I think you are the former. After all, being poor is just a reality. Being a good person does not affect marriage."
"If you get married, you'll just think you have a little bit of money and want to imitate others, playing with young girls and keeping mistresses. This kind of person gets carried away with just a little money, not learning the good but only the bad. In the future, won't he be full of drinking, whoring and gambling?"
"Also, Xia Li isn't even eighteen yet," Xia Mian pointed at Wang Tao again, "You'd better not have anything to do with her. Otherwise, you'll be considered for raping a minor—and if you report it to the police, you'll be charged with a minimum of three years."
Xia Mian looked at Second Uncle Xia and said, "This may require a fine or compensation, probably several thousand yuan."
Second Uncle Xia's eyes lit up subconsciously, and Xia Li's face changed drastically, "Dad, Brother Tao and I are dating!"
"That doesn't change the fact that he seduced a minor." Xia Mian looked at Wang Tao, whose face was as red as liver, and sneered, "Come on, tell me, who's not trash: unwanted, bad-tempered, or a kidnapper? Am I wrong?"
Then he looked at Xia Li with disdain and said, "So, what are you so proud of?"
Xia Li was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak. Xia Mian pointed at the door and said, "Why, get out of here!"
Seeing that he had offended two major financial backers, Second Uncle Xia said angrily, "Mianmian, how can you say that..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard an angry female voice, "Xia Chengyao, you damn beast!!"
Xia Mian was stunned for a moment, then saw Xia Wenyue rush in from the door. Without saying a word, she went straight to Uncle Xia and said, "It's not enough that you've harmed me, you even dared to harm Mian Mian! I'm going to kill you today!"
Second Uncle Xia wailed with blood on his face and quickly dodged, "Wen Yue! Wen Yue!"
"You still have the nerve to call me?" Xia Wenyue raised her hand and grabbed Second Uncle Xia's hair, pulling and scratching it, very angry. "I don't care if you want to harm your own daughter, but if you dare to have ideas about Mianmian, I will kill you!"
"I didn't mean to harm her!" Uncle Xia quickly defended himself, "I was doing this for her own good!"
"Get lost! This is for her own good!" Xia Wenyue slapped him. "How could I not know what's going on in your mind?"
"You're a beast who only cares about yourself!" Xia Wenyue's eyes turned red as she hit him. "How dare you treat Mianmian the same way you treated me? I'll skin you alive today!"
Uncle Xia and the others who were brought in by Qiangqiang heard this, and then looked at Wang Tao and Wang Zhiqiang standing next to Xia Li. What else did they not understand?
Uncle Xia, who was always steady, picked up a broom and hit Uncle Xia on the head. "You bastard, how dare you! How dare you do such a thing?!"
The aunt wiped her tears and said, "Chengyao, do you still have a heart? Wenyue was sold by you when she was sixteen. Can't you see what kind of life she lived? How can you still do such a thing?"
Uncle Xia was beaten by his brothers and sisters, and he cried out in injustice, "I really didn't do that! Wang Zhiqiang is just a small boss with a lot of money. I really didn't mean to hurt Mianmian!"
"Rich! Rich!" Xia Wenyue snatched the feather duster from the stunned Xia Mian's hands and slapped Second Uncle Xia in the face. "Besides money, what else do you know? You sold me for a betrothal gift when I was sixteen. Isn't it because the Mao family is rich?!"
"Don't you know what kind of life I've been living in the Mao family?" Xia Wenyue's tears were streaming down her face, but of course it didn't stop her from beating people up.
Second Aunt Xia rushed over when she heard the noise and hurried forward to pull them apart. "Hey, hey, what are you doing? Why are you hitting people?"
However, as soon as she stepped forward, Xia Wenyue slapped her with a feather duster. "How dare you come over here? I knew you'd be involved! If you dare to harm our Xia family's children, I'll beat you to death!"
Second Aunt Xia felt a pain on her face and sat down on the ground, howling. Xia Wenyue directly took the scissors on the windowsill and stabbed them at Second Aunt Xia, "Lin Meihua! I told you, don't mess with me. I died once, I'm not afraid of anything!"
"If one day I don't want to live anymore, I will drag your family to hell with me!" Xia Wenyue was almost crazy.
Second Aunt Xia no longer dared to act like a scoundrel and almost crawled away in fear.
Facts proved that she was right. Xia Wenyue was serious. The pair of scissors suddenly poked the place where she had just sat, and a large piece of the blue brick was pried off.
Second Aunt Xia was so frightened that she ran towards Grandma Xia and said, "Mom, Mom, please take care of your daughter."
But Grandma Xia hid away even faster than her, "She's married now, I can't control her."
Xia Wenyue laughed sarcastically and threw the scissors towards the two women. "Yeah, she didn't care about me even when Xia Chengyao sold me out. Do you think she will care about you?"
Second Aunt Xia didn't dare to drag Grandma Xia to take the blame. She was over seventy years old and she couldn't take the responsibility if she fell.
Grandma Xia was not afraid of anything. She hid behind Aunt Xia with her nimble legs and feet. The scissors directly cut Aunt Xia's trousers, scaring her to scream loudly.
The others present were also terrified. The aunt-in-law hurried over to hold Xia Wenyue back, "Wenyue, Wenyue! Calm down. It's not worth it for such a person!"
Second Aunt Xia ran away in a panic.
Xia Wenyue hugged her aunt and burst into tears, "Sister-in-law, do you know what kind of life I've been through... Do you know how I managed to get through it..."
Her aunt patted her back and started crying, "We know, we know, it was Chengyao who was wrong. We won't say anything about how you treated him, but you've worked so hard to make a living, don't get yourself into this again."
Xia Hai and the others fell silent. If Xia Wenyue hadn't said it, it would have been hard to imagine that such a full-of-energy person had suffered such hardship.
Xia Wenyue is the youngest child of Xia's father's generation. She inherited her grandmother Xia's appearance, but has the personality of her grandfather Xia, being lively, cheerful, efficient and capable.
It is said that she had very good academic performance and had no problem getting into technical secondary school. She looked like a girl with a bright future, but her entire life was ruined because of Uncle Xia's selfishness.
Second Uncle Xia is eight years older than Xia Wenyue. Because of his ugly appearance and stingy personality, they have never been considered relatives.
After Xia's father passed away, and Grandma Xia didn't worry at all, the 24-year-old Second Uncle Xia was very worried and pestered Lin Meihua, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, also known as Second Aunt Xia.
You can tell what kind of family traditions her family has by looking at Second Aunt Xia's character. She doesn't have any requirements for Second Uncle Xia's marriage proposal, just a betrothal gift, double the betrothal gift, and if she can give it, they will get married immediately.
The Xia family is actually considered well-off in Mingxi County. Grandpa Xia also knew Grandma Xia's personality, so before he died, he had already arranged the betrothal gifts for Second Uncle Xia.
But the other party wanted double the betrothal gift. Even if Uncle Xia was stingy, he couldn't save that much money, and Grandma Xia would never give her own money to anyone.
At that time, Uncle Xia was still thinking about negotiating with the Lin family to see if the amount could be reduced a little, but he didn't expect that Second Uncle Xia would take the initiative to tell the youngest sister Xia Wenyue about it.
The Mao family is also a very famous family in Mingxi County, of course it is not a good reputation. Although they are well-off, old lady Mao is famous for being sweet on the outside but bitter on the inside.
The eldest and third daughters-in-law of the Mao family had it so good when they first married into the family. Later, they were oppressed like slaves and became skinny. After a long time, everyone knew the truth, so good families were absolutely unwilling to marry their daughters into the family.
Moreover, the second son of the Mao family is a "second chair" whose reputation is spread throughout the county. He is twenty-five or twenty-six years old and still has not married. It will be difficult for him to get married in the future.
Second Uncle Xia came to the house himself and introduced Xia Wenyue to the second son of the Mao family.
When Mrs. Mao heard it was Xia Wenyue, she agreed without saying a word.
Xia Wenyue's ability is also well-known. Many wealthy families are waiting and trying to find out, but because she is too young, they will wait for two years. Moreover, after she passes the entrance examination to a technical secondary school and can make money, Xia Wenyue's value will be even higher.
Old Mrs. Mao obviously knew that marrying Xia Wenyue was a stroke of luck. In order to prevent the Xia family from changing their minds, she gave all the betrothal gifts directly to Second Uncle Xia and kept the matter a secret from Second Uncle Xia.
It was not until Second Uncle Xia brought the money to Lin Meihua's family to propose marriage and everything became a foregone conclusion that the Xia family realized what a shameful thing Second Uncle Xia had done.
Even though people in Mingxi County generally get married early, the girl is at least 18 years old. Besides, Xia Wenyue is still studying and has a bright future after being admitted to a technical secondary school.
Uncle Xia and Father Xia immediately went to the Mao family to negotiate. However, if the Mao family were reasonable, they would not have partnered with Uncle Xia to do such a thing. They would not agree to return more of the betrothal gifts and insisted on having Xia Wenyue as their daughter-in-law.
Xia Wenyue was forced into a corner and thought about running away. The Xia family did not want their child to suffer at such a young age, so they supported her decision.
However, everyone underestimated Uncle Xia's sense of shame. He had long been wary that Xia Wenyue's escape would indirectly ruin his marriage.
On the day Xia Wenyue escaped, he informed the Mao family and brought her back.
The Mao family made a big fuss about this, which annoyed Grandma Xia so much that she actually agreed to the wedding date.
The Mao family also left someone to look after Xia Wenyue. The Xia family had already received the betrothal gift and had no other options.
Xia Wenyue was forced to marry into the Mao family...
"Gucheng is only twenty miles away from our home... I haven't been back to my parents' home for ten years..."
Xia Wenyue burst into tears, "I got pregnant and gave birth when I was sixteen."
"I almost died when I gave birth to Huimei. That old hag even complained that I gave birth to a girl and didn't let me eat enough during the confinement period."
"But I dare not say anything. I can only endure it. I can't bear to see my child being treated even more harshly..."
"Later, I gave birth to Huilan. That old woman not only tortured me, but also my child. I wanted to die several times, but I didn't dare. I was afraid that if I left, my children would have a harder time..."
"If I hadn't earned it with this life, I'm afraid I would never be able to leave the Mao family's territory in this life..."
When Uncle Xia thought of the scene at that time, he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. He raised his hand and slapped Uncle Xia hard.
The Mao family is extremely patriarchal, and Old Lady Mao has always looked down on the second daughter of the Mao family and thinks she is bringing shame to her.
After Xia Wenyue came into the family, they immediately asked them to have children, intending to use beautiful and capable grandchildren to make up for their reputation;
When Xia Wenyue gave birth to two girls in a row, Old Lady Mao became even more mean to her, and also treated Xia Wenyue's two daughters badly.
Xia Wenyue had been enduring it until it was the coldest time of the year when Old Lady Mao forced seven or eight-year-old Huimei to go to the river to wash clothes while she and Mao Laoer were away. Her hands were covered with sores from the cold, and she had a high fever that wouldn't go away at night, but she still refused to give her money for medical treatment.
Xia Wenyue completely exploded. She grabbed a pair of scissors and tried to fight with the old lady, but she failed. The eldest son of the Mao family stopped her and helped the old lady tie the man up and lock him in a small dark room to beat him.
Xia Wenyue, who was pregnant with her third child, suffered a miscarriage and bled profusely on the spot.
Old Mrs. Mao didn't care and just left her there. Finally, the second son of the Mao family, who had just returned from work, discovered something was wrong and hurriedly sent Xia Wenyue to the hospital.
At that time, the doctor said with a serious face that if it had been two minutes later, Xia Wenyue would have never been saved.
When the Xia family received the news and rushed over, they saw Xia Wenyue's appearance and realized how excessive the Mao family was.
It was obvious that every time they went there, the other party was always nice and polite, and Xia Wenyue seemed to be fine.
Especially after giving birth to the child, the Xia family saw that Xia Wenyue was obviously planning to live a good life. The second son of the Mao family also seemed to care about Xia Wenyue, so no one paid much attention to her. After all, everyone's life is busy.
But after something like this happens, we can't let it go.
Just when the Xia family was planning to take Xia Wenyue back home, the second son of the Mao family, who had always been criticized as a loser, did something earth-shattering.
He beat Boss Mao so hard that his bones were broken and locked him up in a small dark room, not allowing him to go to the hospital. He smashed Old Lady Mao's dining table, earthen stove and pots, and then knelt in front of Xia Wenyue and the Xia family to beg for forgiveness.
Xia Wenyue finally stayed.
This was the reality of that era. She couldn't leave her children to suffer in the Mao family's den of wolves. If she took the children away, she didn't have the ability to support them. After ten years of being restricted in her freedom of life, she was filled with fear of the unknown outside world and lost her confidence.
When the Xia family learned of Xia Wenyue's decision, they went to destroy the entire Mao family again. The second branch of the Mao family became independent and lived on its own. Only then did Xia Wenyue's life gradually return to normal.
"Second aunt, don't cry." Xia Mian stepped forward and hugged Xia Wenyue to comfort her.
She knew that Xia Wenyue felt sorry for her, but after going through all the hardships, she was still able to protect others so strongly. She truly thought Xia Wenyue was an amazing person.
Uncle Xia was also tired of fighting, and pointed at Second Uncle Xia and Xia Li and said, "You all get out of here. From now on, whether it's Mianmian or Xiaofeng's business, if you dare to interfere again, don't blame me for being rude."
Then he turned to Wang Tao and said, "Thank you for your help with Xia Chun's matter this time. We will give you the money you deserve. If you think it's not enough, we will make up for it."
"We don't care about what happens between you and Xia Li." Uncle Xia said this, his eyes suddenly looking at Wang Zhiqiang sharply, "But the other girls in our Xia family are not for you to treat casually!"
Xia Wenyue protected Xia Mian behind her and glared at Wang Tao and Wang Zhiqiang, "Our Mian Mian is going to go to college like her sister. You don't even think about it. Get out!"
The two people who had just been hiding aside to watch the fun were suddenly called out and warned, and their faces looked a little bad.
Wang Tao frowned, and Wang Zhiqiang nodded at Xia Li and said, "You think we're precious, if she hadn't been begging me..."
It turned out to be planned long ago.
The Xia family looked at Xia Li coldly. Xia Wenyue snorted bitterly, "He's indeed the child of Lin Meihua and Xia Chengyao. He's so shameless at such a young age."
Xia Li was furious at being scolded despite having good intentions. Seeing that Wang Tao and Wang Zhiqiang were unhappy, she quickly ran over, took Wang Tao's arm and said, "Brother Zhiqiang, Brother Tao, don't bother with them."
"They've lived in this small county their whole lives and haven't even seen a few Santanas, so how could they possibly know your abilities?"
"You are the kind ones who can forgive the little ones. I will also treat their kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs and will not bother with them anymore."
Wang Tao's expression softened slightly at what she said. Wang Zhiqiang pulled the car keys out of his trouser pocket, twirled them in his hand, and sneered, "Forget it, you country bumpkins who haven't seen the world. You'll regret this soon!"
The onlookers were indeed attracted by the key in his hand and showed envious expressions.
Uncle Xia and the others looked gloomy. Xia Mian said coldly, "Who are you talking about, you bumpkin?"
"The country bumpkin is talking to you." Wang Zhiqiang refused to give in.
Xia Mian suddenly smiled, "It seems that you are quite self-aware."
Then he said to Xia Li coldly, "You have no respect for your elders and are a traitor. Get out of here! You're not worthy of being with them."
The three Xia Hai brothers laughed, and only then did the onlookers and Wang Tao realize what Wang Zhiqiang had said.
Wang Zhiqiang immediately became angry and said to Xia Mian, "You don't even know who the bumpkin is. You just have a sharp tongue and you dare to look down on us. You act like you are so powerful."
Thinking of Xia Mian's contempt for them just now, Wang Zhiqiang sneered, "You still look down on mobile phones? If you have the guts, why don't you take out a mobile phone for me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a crisp ringtone suddenly rang out from the house. Everyone was stunned. Xia Chuan looked at the direction of the ringtone and said, "Mianmian, is your phone connected? That's not right. The phone doesn't sound like this."
Xiao Feng, who had been staying in the corner, had already run into the house. After a while, he ran out with a small thing in his little hands and handed it to Xia Mian, "Auntie, Brother Chenchen."
Everyone's eyes were focused on the small thing. Xia Mian took it and pressed it, and a sound came out from inside.
"Where is your home in the county?"
Xia Mian was stunned for a moment. "Ah? Near Mingxi County Middle School, what happened?"
Then I heard Chenchen shouting, "Aunt Xia Mian, we are here to see Xiaofeng!"
Xia Mian asked in surprise, "What do you mean, you've arrived in Mingxi County?"
"Yeah." Ning Shaoyun took the phone and said, "Chenchen said he wanted to come see Xiaofeng. Aren't you guys leaving soon too? Let's just go together."
"Where are you now?" Xia Mian no longer cared about the people in the yard. "I'll pick you up."
"We're almost at the station."
"Okay, then just walk east along the main road until you see Mingxi County Middle School. I'll pick you up there in a bit."
Xia Mian hung up the phone and met a group of bright eyes.
Xia Chuan asked, "Mianmian, what is this? Is it also a mobile phone? Why isn't it this small?"
Xia Mian glanced at Wang Tao and Wang Zhiqiang, intending to show them a higher level of pretentiousness.
She said nonchalantly, "Oh, it's a cell phone. The big brother is too difficult to use. It's like carrying bricks in your hand. It's tiring and ugly."
Xia Chuan immediately looked at Wang Tao and Wang Zhiqiang and sneered, "We don't have a mobile phone at home, but will a cell phone do?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Xia Mian picked up Xiao Feng and walked out.
The little guy was not scared from beginning to end, maybe because Xia Mian waved a feather duster to save him from Huang Xiaojuan.
Later, Xiao Feng saw Xia Mian throwing bricks and flying knives, so he was very calm about the fights and disputes that Xia Mian participated in.
For example, at this moment, he didn't care about the mess in the yard at all. Instead, he was only concerned about the content of the phone call, "Aunt? Brother Chenchen?"
"Yes, it's your brother Chenchen." Xia Mian said, "Didn't you say you missed him yesterday? So he came to see you!"
Xiao Feng's eyes lit up, "Brother Chenchen is here?"
After Xia Chun was buried yesterday, Xiao Feng cried for a long time until his whole body became weak. Xia Mian was worried that he was too young and might get hurt, so she called Ning Shaoyun.
I let the two kids chat for a while, but unexpectedly Chenchen came.
Uncle Xia was thoughtful. "Who's coming? How should we entertain them?"
"It's Doctor Ning," Xia Mian said, "the Doctor Ning who helped us a lot in Yan City. There's no need to treat him specially. His family is well-off and he's probably seen everything. We can just prepare some of our local specialties."
Xia Li was just unwilling to accept Xia Mian's slap in the face, and now she seemed to have found a point to attack. "Good conditions, how good are they? Can your family be as rich as Brother Tao?"
Xia Mian was too lazy to pay attention to this kind of low-class guy. Seeing that Xia Chuan was staring at the phone in her hand with curiosity, she handed it to him.
Several young people immediately came over curiously. Xia Chuan said anxiously, "Hey, hey, hey, be careful. A broken mobile phone costs more than 10,000 yuan. This one is probably even more expensive."
As he spoke, he looked at Wang Tao and Wang Zhiqiang, who were also craning their necks to look over his shoulder. "Hey, two big bosses, do you have this? Do you know how much it costs?"
Xia Mian said calmly as she passed by, holding Xiao Feng in her arms, "Ask Wang Tao to tell me his cell phone number and see if we can get through. After all, how can a rich person's cell phone go days without ringing? Don't tell him it's just for show."
Wang Tao's face instantly turned the color of liver. Xia Li angrily said, "You're the liar! Our Brother Tao didn't have time to top up his phone credit. We don't have a post office in Mingxi County."
Xia Li knew that her mobile phone couldn't compete, so she immediately changed the subject, "Our Brother Tao has a car, how can your lousy doctor have one?"
"Well, my crappy doctor gave me a cell phone. Would your Brother Tao be willing to give you a big cell phone?" Xia Mian retorted.
Xia Li immediately looked at Wang Tao, who had a sullen face and remained silent.
Xia Mian sneered. It was foolish of her to pretend to be cool in front of this group of people. She didn't feel any sense of accomplishment at all.
After walking out, Xia Wenyue frowned slightly and asked Xia Mian in a low voice, "Mian Mian, was this a gift from Doctor Ning?"
"No, I lied to them." Xia Mian smiled, "Doctor Ning lent it to me so that we can keep in touch."
Xia Wenyue said, "It's not nice to take something so valuable from someone for no reason. Find a chance to return it to them."
Uncle Xia also reacted, "Your second aunt is right. You are young, don't learn from your second uncle. It's not that being rich is everything..."
"I got it. Don't worry." Xia Mian felt warm in her heart. If it weren't for Grandma Xia and Second Uncle Xia, those two top-notch people, the Xia family would have been a very upright family.
Afraid they would think too much, Xia Mian explained, "It's because I saved Dr. Ning's nephew that they are repaying me. You'll know when you meet them later."
Xia Wenyue and Uncle Xia stopped talking after hearing this and decided to meet the guest in person first. Aunt Xia called Xia Hai and Xia He back to prepare to entertain the guests.
Although people in small places like to watch the fun, they don’t pay attention to every visitor from their neighbor’s house.
But because of the dispute and comparison with Wang Tao and Wang Zhiqiang, they were all curious, and when they had nothing to do, they all followed Xia Mian to the door to wait for people.
Xia Mian was a little helpless, "Uncles and aunts, aren't you busy?"
Xia Li chased after him relentlessly, "Why, is your Doctor Ning too embarrassed to be seen? Or did you just lie and are you afraid of being found out?"
"What's the point of giving you a hand or a cell phone? That must be nonsense, right?" Xia Li was anxious to confirm something. She took Wang Tao's arm and said, "Brother Tao, she must be bluffing us!"
"Let's stay and see her." Xia Li sneered, "I don't believe she can know someone richer than Brother Tao and Brother Zhiqiang. She must be pretending to be rich for the sake of face!"
Wang Tao finally felt a little relieved. Wang Zhiqiang also felt that what Xia Li said made sense. He sneered, "A doctor who earns over a thousand a month might be considered wealthy in Mingxi County, but for us, that's not enough."
They were both people who cared a lot about their reputation. After they had made some money from the project recently, they would flatter and praise a girl like Xia Li. But how could they be willing to be despised by that little girl Xia Mian?
Wang Zhiqiang winked at Wang Tao, telling him that when the doctor came, he must be humiliated so that these country bumpkins could learn some lessons.
Wang Zhiqiang leaned against the Santana he drove today, turning the car keys, enjoying the envious glances secretly cast at him by those around him, and sneered in his heart, "Xia Mian, you will regret it soon."
Just as they were thinking about it, a car came into view in the distance, and everyone's eyes finally shifted away from the Santana and looked at the oncoming car.
There are indeed very few small cars in Mingxi County. A Santana is enough to make people envious, but the car coming is much bigger than the Santana.
Wang Zhiqiang immediately shouted, "Holy crap! It's a Mercedes-Benz!"
Seeing everyone's attention drawn to the car, with their ears pricked up, Wang Zhiqiang immediately started to show off his knowledge with pride, "That's an imported car from abroad, worth several million."
"That's right," Wang Tao said, seemingly explaining to Xia Li, "You need really strong connections to buy one. The last time we went to bid, Mr. Liu from Yan City was driving one of these."
Wang Zhiqiang lit a cigarette, looking inscrutable. "Are you talking about Mr. Liu from Tengfei? I'm very familiar with him. I've already made an agreement with him that when our project is finished next year, he'll get us one too."
He patted the old Santana and said, "This one is for you, Lili."
"Really?" Xia Li was so happy that she almost jumped up. "Brother Tao, Brother Zhiqiang, you're so kind."
Wang Zhiqiang glanced at Xia Mian, waiting to see her regretful expression.
However, the other person didn't even turn his head, just staring at the Mercedes-Benz. Wang Zhiqiang sneered, "Some people really have high aspirations. Even if the boss of the Mercedes-Benz gets married, he'll marry a college student."
Xia Mian was really fed up with their noise, so she said directly to Xia Li, "Did you hear that? A college student can marry a big boss who drives a Mercedes-Benz, but a working girl like you is only worthy of marrying a small-time contractor who buys a second-hand Santana and is so proud of it."
Wang Zhiqiang choked. He wanted to say something else when the Mercedes-Benz suddenly stopped in front of everyone.
He didn't bother to argue with Xia Mian at the moment, and hurried over, rubbing his hands and asking, "Boss, do you want to ask for directions?"
Wang Tao followed him and lied with his eyes wide open, "We know this place well. Who are you looking for?"
aestivation:……
Alas, Xia Li is only worthy of someone of this rank.
These people will be so embarrassed that they will dig their feet into the ground soon, right?
"If you're not asking for directions, please give way." The rich subwoofer comes with a sense of distance.
Wang Zhiqiang and Wang Tao didn't dare to say another word. They stepped back with a wry smile, and finally the true face of the driver in the cab was revealed.
The handsome young man was casually wearing a white T-shirt, with his arms lazily resting on the car window. Although the action was simple and casual, it was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.
Especially when those beautiful peach blossom eyes swept across everyone, they seemed to be filled with intoxicating affection.
When Xia Li saw the man looking in her direction, she felt her heart almost jump out of her chest. "Hello..."
Then I heard the man say, "Where is the car parked?"
"Ah?" Xia Li didn't expect that the handsome guy who looked like a star would actually talk to her. She was so happy that her mind was stunned.
Just as I was organizing my words to say something, I heard Xia Mian say in a familiar voice behind me, "Just park by the roadside."
"Your car is a bit big, and it's hard to fit into the alley."
If there was one good thing about the 90s, it was that you never had to worry about parking; that wasn't even a thing yet.
The other person stretched out his bony hand and made an OK gesture.
The car started again amid everyone's astonishment, and the window of the rear car rolled down, revealing two equally delicate and beautiful faces, one big and one small.
Little Chenchen said happily to Xiaofeng, "Brother Xiaofeng!"
Xiao Feng also waved happily, "Brother Chenchen."
Ning Shaoyun saw a group of people looking at her straight, so she didn't say anything and just nodded to Xia Mian.
The car stopped in reverse gear, and Xia Li muttered in disbelief, "This, this is impossible..."
As for Wang Tao and Wang Zhiqiang, after being shocked, they realized that they had lost their parents. While everyone's attention was on the Mercedes-Benz, they started the car and drove away in shame.
Even so, many people still laughed mockingly, and Xia Chuan finally felt proud.
Xia Mian put Xiao Feng down, and Xiao Feng ran towards the big one.
Xia Mian said to Xia Li for the last time, "This is Doctor Ning. He's not only a college student, but also a doctoral student. He's also a boss and can earn tens of millions without having to go to the construction site himself."
"So, stop telling me that studying is useless. It's just that you haven't studied, so you only meet bosses who don't study."
“A true boss never needs to live and eat at the construction site.”
Ning Shaobai and his sister and Chenchen had already gotten off the car. Xia Mian looked at Xia Li's blushing face and felt that she had done her best. As for her future pursuits, that was her own business.
Xiao Feng stood by the car, looking up and waiting for Chen Chen. After Chen Chen jumped out of the car, he looked at Xiao Feng like a little adult, touched his head and said, "Xiao Feng, brother, why have you lost weight?"
"Mom and I bought ten days' worth of chocolate in advance," Chenchen said, holding Xiaofeng's hand. "I'll give them all to you later. You won't feel sad after you finish them."
Xiao Feng's eyes curved up, "Aunt also bought me chocolate and milk candy, let's eat them together."
"Really?" Chenchen suddenly became happy.
"Have you two finished catching up on the past? You can leave now." Xia Mian touched their little heads and took Ning Shaobai and Ning Shaoyun back home first.
Xia Chuan immediately dismissed everyone who wanted to follow him, "Something's going on at home, it's not lively anymore, everyone, hurry up and disperse. It's already noon, aren't you going to cook?"
Seeing the mess in the yard, Xia Mian suddenly felt embarrassed.
Ning Shaobai saw the scattered feather duster and
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