Chen Meihua and Li Juan were chatting in the leisure area of the shopping mall. Xu Wenli was accompanying them with a fake smile. i^
Chen Meihua is one year older than Li Juan. Although they are sisters who came from the same mountain village, Chen Meihua looks much more elegant. She has fair skin and a slim figure. She was active and expressive when she was young, and because of her beauty, not long after she started working, suitors lined up to pursue her. She has a good eye for picking people. In the 1970s and 1980s, the iron rice bowl was the first choice for girls to find a partner. Chen Meihua looked down on self-employed businessmen, so she eventually married Xu Zhiyan, an intellectual.
Xu Zhiyan worked as an official in the Municipal Government Secretariat. Although he was a section clerk when he got married, he gradually became a section chief. Although the husband's official position is not very high, he has a lot of first-hand information. During the Chinese New Year and the holidays, there were many people coming to give gifts and asking for help. As the wife of the section chief, Chen Meihua's status in the company rose rapidly and she soon became the department manager. If your family has money and power, your status will naturally be different, and your social circle will gradually change. Surrounded by official wives, Chen Meihua and her sister Li Juan, who came from a small village, had nothing in common and felt a little disdainful.
Among the girls who came out to work in the village, Chen Meihua was the most outstanding. As expected, it turned out that her life was also the best. Envyed by her friends and complimented by her colleagues, Chen Meihua never imagined that her family would also be unlucky sometimes.
Her husband was sent to the county for work, and she was involved in a car accident. Someone in the company secretly took her place. In the end, even my daughter had no choice but to transfer to the county to study.
It's been three years since I left.
In the past three years, Chen Meihua has not dared to return to Dongshi for fear that her former friends would laugh at her. But in the past three years, she has been hearing news that Li Juan's family has become prosperous.
Chen Meihua never expected that among the sisters who came from the same village back then, Li Juan, who was the mildest, dullest and most inconspicuous, would now be rich and powerful!
Today, Chen Meihua and her daughter went to the mall to buy new year's goods. When they came out, they accidentally caught a glimpse of people sitting in the leisure area. Chen Meihua almost didn't come out.
Li Juan is wearing a light red down jacket. This down jacket is from a foreign brand. The price is astonishingly expensive, but the style is simple and elegant. It was the one that Chen Meihua liked at first sight in the mall a few days ago, but was reluctant to buy it. Chen Meihua kept thinking about this for several days, and even complained to her husband when she got home. Therefore, when she saw someone wearing it today, she immediately took another look to see who was so willing to spend money, but she didn't expect that the more she looked, the more familiar it seemed!
Li Juan's complexion was paler than before, and she was more elegant. She sat down in the leisure area with large and small bags in her hands, looking like a rich lady.
Chen Meihua really took a while to recognize it! But precisely because she looked at it for too long, Li Juan felt that someone was looking at her, so she also raised her eyes. When their eyes met, Chen Meihua suddenly became tense, but Li Juan was stunned.
"The U.S. and China?"
"Juan'er." Chen Meihua smiled a little awkwardly, but she still walked over with her daughter.
Li Juan's smile was a little awkward. She knew Chen Meihua's face-saving temperament. In fact, ever since they met in a shopping mall many years ago and she pretended not to recognize her, the sisterhood between them has gradually become estranged. Later, Chen Meihua's family moved out of Dongshi due to poor circumstances, and Li Juan also expressed emotion. She didn't expect to meet him in the mall today. She just reacted in surprise. Only when she saw Chen Meihua's face did Li Juan feel embarrassed.
It's true that the two haven't contacted each other for a long time.
But Li Juan's temperament, even though her family is now prosperous, she can't pretend not to know someone she knows. After all, she had been sad for a long time because of her friend's disgusting behavior, and she would not do something she didn't like.
Therefore, although she felt the encounter was awkward, Li Juan still smiled at Chen Meihua who came over.
Chen Meihua's face tightened, feeling that it was very embarrassing to face Li Juan at this time, so she turned around and asked her daughter to ease the embarrassment, "Why don't you call her aunt?"
Xu Wenli is also nineteen years old after the Chinese New Year. She is as well-off as her mother was when she was young, youthful and beautiful. She had a ponytail, wore a maroon down jacket and dark jeans, and her body was filled with a youthful and active atmosphere. But when he saw Li Juan, his expression was very unnatural. When his mother turned around and winked at him, she had no choice but to call out with a smile: "Auntie."
"Hey! We haven't seen you for a few years, and Wen Li has grown up too. She looks so much like your mother when she was young, so beautiful!" Li Juan said with a smile.
It was just a normal greeting, but Chen Meihua listened to the irony.
Like when you were young? I chose an intellectual because I was so picky when I was young. She thought her husband would have a prosperous career, but it turned out to be worse than Li Juan marrying a poor workshop director and giving birth to a good daughter!
Chen Meihua smiled uncomfortably, but did not follow Li Juan's words and praise Xia Shao. She couldn't boast, she couldn't afford to embarrass this person! I used to look down on Li Juan's family, but now I can't compare with them. Saying it can't be like reminding Li Juan that she can't compare to her in everything now, so how can she talk about it
"You are also going out to buy New Year's goods? Me too. I'm done shopping now. I plan to sit here and wait for my family Zhiyuan and Xiaoshao. The father and daughter agreed to pick me up after they were done. Who would have thought that they would meet you." Li Seeing that Chen Meihua was silent and the atmosphere was awkward, Juan had no choice but to find something to say.
Who would have thought that hearing these words would be unpleasant to Chen Meihua’s ears!
What does this mean? Are you implying that now her daughter's husband is capable and the family can have a private car, or something? What do you mean you are also going out to buy new year's goods? Is this mall opened by their Xia family? Can't she go out and buy it? !
However, no longer feeling unhappy, Chen Meihua also took a look at the large and small gift boxes placed on the ground next to Li Juan. Those things were really expensive! At first glance, it was used as a return gift during the Chinese New Year. If this happened in the past, given Li Juan's family's conditions, how could she be willing to buy these? I don’t have that much budget to spend if I want to buy it! Things are really different now.
Moreover, when Chen Meihua stood closer, she discovered that Li Juan's skin was not only whiter than before, but also much smoother and slimmer. The whole person stood with a slight smile, and she really looked like a lady!
Looking back at myself, the thing in my hand looked shabby compared to what was at Li Juan's feet.
Chen Meihua felt even more uncomfortable, but Mian'er smiled uncomfortably and explained: "Why did you come out to buy New Year's goods at this time? We have all bought them, and we are only missing a few items. We can just go out and make up for it today."
Xu Wenli glanced at her mother and saw that her mother had actually bought a lot of gifts. These were bought by my mother after she heard that my father was expected to be transferred back to his post and planned to give them as gifts to the leader's family after the Chinese New Year. However, compared with what Li Juan bought, it was indeed less. Xu Wenli also knew about Li Juan's family's prosperity. Now that Huaxia Group is a household name in the province, how could she not know that the chairman is Xia Shao? But she didn't want to believe it, she always thought it was a joke! Today, when I saw Li Juan, who I remember as a housewife, she was dressed much more luxuriously than her mother. Xu Wenli also felt sad, so she didn't expose her mother.
Li Juan smiled and wanted to say that she was actually here to replenish some New Year's goods, but she knew that Chen Meihua was saving face, so she smiled and said: "Then you have bought it? I have bought it, but I have to wait here for a while."
Chen Meihua smiled and was about to speak when someone walked into the mall.
Xia Shao saw her mother and Chen Meihua and her daughter standing together from a distance, so she lowered her eyes, but walked straight over without stopping.
Li Juan raised her eyes and saw her daughter. She immediately showed a loving smile and waved to Xia Shao. Chen Meihua and Xu Wenli were stunned, and both of them turned around suddenly.
I saw a young girl walking in at the mall gate. She was wearing a white woolen coat, with a belt tied diagonally around her waist, and white high heels. She had a leisurely and elegant temperament. Girls in Dongshi rarely wear clothes of this style. At first glance, they look like they have just returned from an important party.
Chen Meihua and Xu Wenli were no strangers to Xia Shaoben. In addition, she was now a celebrity on TV and newspapers. Even though they had not seen her for three years, they recognized her immediately! The eyes of mother and daughter suddenly became very unpleasant, but they couldn't help but keep looking at her, as if they wanted to take a closer look and confirm with their own eyes that this was the person they once knew.
Xia Shao came over, but didn't even look at Chen Meihua and her daughter. She only picked up the big and small bags that her mother had put on the ground, and said with a smile: "Dad and I said in the car that you can definitely fill the car when you come out to replenish new year's goods." Man, it’s indeed true.”
Li Juan suddenly felt ashamed, "You two, father and daughter, just talk about me behind my back! Do you think I am willing to spend so much money? Aren't you going to take care of the managers of your company and foundation?"
Xia Shao just smiled and said nothing. The company has already distributed the New Year's goods, and the year-end bonus plus gifts are very generous. But my mother felt that she often studied abroad, and Chen Manguan, Sun Changde and others contributed a lot, so the family had to give them some annual gifts to show respect. Moreover, when my father first started managing the foundation, he was just a layman. Now that he is well-established, he hired a manager to teach him step by step. During the Chinese New Year, gifts are not worth much in the eyes of these people, but at least they can show their importance.
Xia Shao left her mother alone. In fact, Chen Manguan and Sun Changde both had shares in the company, and the annual dividends were generous enough to retain them. Furthermore, they are veterans of the company and have a different story with her. They are not retained solely by money. When my mother does these things, as long as she feels at ease and happy, she doesn't say anything. In fact, every year when Chen Manguan and the others came to pay New Year greetings, they were really happy when the gifts handpicked by their mother were delivered to them.
"Okay! You've been thoughtful and considerate, okay? Let's go, dad is waiting in the car." Xia Shao said, carrying something.
Li Juan glanced at her daughter awkwardly, then looked at Chen Meihua and said, "Your Aunt Meihua is here. I haven't seen her in a few years. Can't you recognize her?"
"Which aunt? Didn't Mom say that there is no one in my hometown a long time ago? You have no sisters, how can I get an aunt?" Xia Shao smiled and urged her mother to go home quickly. i^
Li Juan knew that her daughter was angry at Chen Meihua's treatment of her, but wasn't this the case? She's not the kind of person who puts on airs about her status, so it's still okay to say hello. But her daughter obviously didn't mean this. Li Juan knew that she always had her own opinions and judgments on everything, so she just sighed. After all, this was Chen Meihua's fault back then, and it was normal for her daughter to be angry. Li Juandang followed her daughter outside the mall without saying anything.
Until the two of them walked out of the mall, Chen Meihua's and her daughter's expressions were still changing, alternating between green and red.
Chen Meihua felt like she was slapped on the face! Li Juan had a sister in the village, but in those days, there was not enough food and clothing, and medical conditions were not good. Her sister died of an illness. Li Juan once regarded her as a good sister in the village, but now Xia Shao is clearly saying that her mother has no sisters. Isn't it a slap in her face
Also, she just said that her mother was here to replenish new year's goods
Chen Meihua's face suddenly became hot. She lowered her head to look at what she was carrying. Thinking about what she had said to Li Juan before, she wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it! She looked at her daughter with shame...
Over the years, even in the county, Chen Meihua has sent her daughter to the best school, and has not slackened off her grades and education. Now my daughter’s grades are very good and she will have no problem getting into a prestigious university next year. She is also beautiful and slim! Chen Meihua always felt that her daughter was already very good, but when she looked at Xia Shao who walked in just now, her demeanor and temperament compared with her own daughter, she almost looked like a child who has not yet grown up.
Xu Wenli felt a little annoyed when her mother looked at her. She bit her lip and stared bitterly at Xia Shao's leaving figure. She really couldn't figure out how Xia Shao, whose family background, appearance, grades, and personality were not as good as hers, could become a well-known entrepreneur
This must not be true!
At this time, a cell phone rang. Chen Meihua picked it up and saw that it was her husband.
With Huaxia Group's current status in the province, Chen Meihua knew that Xia Shao was going to attend the annual meeting of entrepreneurs today. If she comes back, that means the meeting is over. Chen Meihua thought her husband was calling to pick up their mother and daughter, but as soon as the phone was connected, her husband complained. Chen Meihua's face changed continuously, making her very ugly.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Xu Wenli asked when she saw her mother's face looking ugly.
"Your father's promotion may turn into a scandal!"
"Ah?" Xu Wenli panicked immediately. Her father took care of the relationship in order to come back. She has had enough life in the county these past few years! She looked forward to the day and night, wanting to go back to her old days. She originally thought she could move back after the New Year. Her transfer to Dongshi No. 1 Middle School had been processed, so why did something change
"How could you become obscene?" Xu Wenli looked at her mother.
Chen Meihua looked ugly and said angrily: "Aren't you that good girl of Aunt Li Juan?!"
Xu Wenli was stunned, because of Xia Shao
Chen Meihua said: "Let's go! I want to ask them, what does this mean? They are rich and don't recognize me. Why are they adding insult to injury?"
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Chen Meihua clamored to go to Xia's house to ask for an explanation, but did not go immediately. She first asked about the residence of Xia Shao's family and found out that it was in Taoyuan District!
Taoyuan District was a newly developed retro park in Dongshi a few years ago, and now it has become the top wealthy district in the city! I heard that the community has retro gardens and traditional houses, and each house costs five to six million! Moreover, the community security is very modern and inhumanely strict. No one is allowed to enter without making an appointment with the owner in advance, or if the community receives a call from the owner to allow people to come in.
Chen Meihua had the Xia family's previous landline number, but the phone number was changed after Xia Shao's family moved. She couldn't get in without a phone. Later, I had to make several inquiries to get Xia Zhiyuan's mobile phone number. However, since everyone knew that Xu Zhiyan had offended Xia Shao at the annual meeting of entrepreneurs that day, no one wanted to cause trouble for Xia Shao. No one wanted to give Xia Zhiyuan's mobile phone number. It was revealed that the matter was delayed until later in the year.
During the Chinese New Year, the Xia family still gathered at a table, picked up the old man, and had dinner in the hotel. This year's New Year's Eve dinner was a pleasant one. Xia Zhitao's family accompanied the old man to celebrate the New Year obediently. They did not dare to mention business matters. They looked at Xia Shao with a little fear in her eyes, which was considered honest.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, two aunts, Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhiqin, came back to pay New Year greetings, and the family gathered at the hotel again. This time, Xia Zhimei's family did not dare to mention business matters. Even when his uncle Zhang Qixiang asked Liu Chunhui if his business had improved, Liu Chunhui changed the subject with a smile. While laughing, he glanced at Xia Shao and said, Afraid that she would fall out. Zhang Qixiang was a little confused by the commotion, but after observing the cautious behavior of Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhitao, he realized that there must have been some trouble between the two families that made Xia Shao unhappy.
Zhang Qixiang could only marvel at this extremely capable niece. He is now in the Criminal Police Team of the Qingshi Public Security Bureau, and his niece's name is heard every day in the police station again a few years ago. He is a retired military officer and is still a layman in the public security system at first, although he is willing to rely on his own efforts to accumulate experience step by step and make a difference in the bureau. But inevitably, he still got a lot of credit from his niece. If nothing else, the director was very polite to him.
However, fortunately, although my family is not very rich, they still rely on their own ability to make food and clothing without worrying about food and clothing. After my wife came to Qingshi, she found a casual job near her home. She cooks at home on weekdays. On weekends, her daughter comes back from school and the family reunites happily. Moreover, although the daughter has a bit of a wild temper and often gives her mother headaches, her grades have always been good.
Xia Shao hadn't seen Zhang Ruman for some time, but found that she was still the same as before, like a boy. She was not interested in the domestic topics among the women at the dinner table. On the contrary, her eyes brightened when her father talked about things in the army.
"Sister, you have done great things in Hong Kong again. Don't say anything. I admire you! I respect you!" Zhang Ruman picked up a can of beer on the table and toasted.
When Xia Zhiqin saw it, she immediately glared at her daughter, "What are you drinking? You haven't gone to college yet! Look at your military gangster attitude, can't you imitate your sister? You look like a girl!"
Xia Shao immediately smiled after hearing this. My sister-in-law had never seen Zhan Ruonan before. Ever since she met Zhan Ruonan, she felt that Zhang Ruman was no longer ruthless. He was just raised in a military area and grew up among men, so he was tainted with some masculinity.
It will always change. She is only eighteen years old and has a long life ahead of her. In her previous life, her temperament had become much calmer after she joined the workforce. I'm afraid she won't remain like this in this life.
Zhang Ruman glanced at her mouth, put the beer can on the table, and muttered, "What's so good about being a girl?"
Xia Shao was stunned and raised her eyebrows slightly. It’s so fresh today! In the past, she would always argue with some arguments. What happened today
Zhang Ruman seemed to have something on her mind, but she obviously didn't intend to say it. She just raised her eyes and looked at Xia Shao, her heroic brows and eyes more determined than usual, "Sister, I have decided. I still have to take the military academy entrance examination in college! I grew up in the military area When I grow up, after thinking about it, there is still nothing more suitable for me than being a soldier."
Zhang Ruman’s previous dream was to be a diplomat. However, her temperament is too straight and she is really not suitable for this line of work. Taking the military academy exam is a good choice, as there aren't many female officers these days.
"What? Get into the military academy? You can push me away! I don't want to raise a girl to a boy!" When Xia Zhiqin heard her daughter's words, she immediately reacted greatly.
Zhang Ruman then turned around and started arguing with her mother. The topic at the dinner immediately revolved around the college entrance examination, but after the family started chatting, they discovered that Zhang Ruman still had one and a half years to go to college! On the contrary, Xia Shao is approaching the college entrance examination.
"Xiao Shao plans to enter the University of Hong Kong?" Sister-in-law Xia Zhiqin turned around and asked. After all, Xia Shao transferred to Hong Kong. In the eyes of everyone, the university there seemed to be better.
"No, it's Beijing University." Xia Shao said with a steady smile.
"Beijing University?" The whole family was stunned. She transferred to Hong Kong and this time developed the real estate industry in Hong Kong. Everyone in the Xia family thought that she would choose to study in Hong Kong for the sake of the company!
Xia Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Didn't this child study for two years in the village with Professor Zhou from Beijing University? When Professor Zhou left, she told the professor that she would go to the capital to visit his old man in the future. I thought it was a childish act. Who would have thought that she would really take the child's random promise to heart! No, she has been wanting to get into Beijing University for the past few years."
"Okay! You should keep your promises! Brother Zhou and I haven't seen each other for a few years. I heard from Zhou Wang's family that he is in good health." Xia Guoxi glanced at her granddaughter and nodded with emotion. Since the Huaxia Group has gone further and further, Xia Guoxi has taken a new look at his granddaughter and has also begun to examine some of his own ideas. The thinking of the older generation has changed all at once, but they still feel that they mistreated their granddaughters when they were young because they favored sons over daughters. Hearing these words from his son today, he was relieved but also a little ashamed.
well!
When my granddaughter grew up, it seemed that he, the grandfather, had never fulfilled his responsibilities.
"Jingcheng University is great! It's an old university with a long history and has produced countless famous people!"
"The capital city is at the base of the imperial city, the residence of the emperor, full of outstanding people! What a great place!"
"Xiao Shao's grades are good, she will definitely pass the exam! Alas, running such a big company, her grades can't fall behind. We, the Xia family, don't know who has accumulated such great virtues in our lifetime and can have such a junior."
There were compliments all over the table. Xia Shao listened calmly but didn't take it seriously.
After the New Year and visiting relatives, there is a big wave of gift-giving.
Every year during the Chinese New Year and holidays, Xia Shao's family always receives valuable gifts from various people. Except for acquaintances, such as Chen Manguan and others, Xia Shao rarely sees anyone. These people also knew that Taoyuan District could not be entered casually, so they left their gifts at the door of the security room and left. The security guard was helpless and finally had to call Xia Shao's house to pick it up. After bringing the gifts back, he opened them and saw that there were business cards and congratulatory messages inside, which made Xia Zhiyuan smile bitterly and shake his head.
This year, Huaxia Group successfully entered the Hong Kong real estate industry, with more gifts than ever before. Every day, the community security guard called Xia Zhiyuan's house to pick up gifts. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the security guard called again.
But the time surprised Xia Zhiyuan's family, because they usually called in the evening, but this morning, the security guard called early in the morning.
As soon as Xia Zhiyuan answered the phone, he frowned, then handed the phone to his wife beside him, "Aunt Wang from your hometown."
Li Juan was stunned, took the phone, said a few words and walked out.
Xia Shao came out of the house and saw her mother going out, so she asked, "What's the matter?"
"Grandma Wang is here, do you remember? It's at the gate of our community, and your mother went out to pick her up." Xia Zhiyuan sighed.
Xia Shao frowned when she heard this. She remembered that Grandma Wang was Chen Meihua's mother. When her mother, Li Juan, was in the village and she heard that her parents and sister had passed away, Grandma Wang helped a lot. I've seen this old lady Xia Shao before. She has a fierce temper. She must not be here for any good reasons.
Sure enough, after a while, Li Juan supported an old lady in her seventies or eighties and walked into the house. Behind the old lady were Xu Zhiyan, Chen Meijuan and Xu Wenli's family.
The family entered the Xia family's house and looked around, their expressions changing.
In fact, when they came here and saw the scenery in Taoyuan District, the family's expressions changed frequently. A few years ago, when Xu Zhiyan was the section chief and Chen Meihua was the manager, their family also lived in a small independent building. At that time, they were already a wealthy family in the city. But today, when I looked at where the Xia family lived, I was shocked. What was the point of living there before
Li Juan helped Mrs. Wang into the house, and Mrs. Wang snorted, "Juan'er, you are now rich, and you don't remember your Aunt Wang. People who are celebrating the New Year don't know how to go back and have a look. Forgot. How did Aunt Wang help you when your parents and sister passed away? As a human being, you must not forget your roots. "
Li Juan suddenly felt a little wronged. She helped the old man sit down, poured some tea, and said with a smile: "Aunt Wang, how could I have forgotten you? In the past few years, haven't I been going back to see you during the holidays? Every year. We all go back on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Isn’t it the fourth day of the Lunar New Year? How did I know that you, the old man, are here?"
This is not a lie. Although Li Juan is estranged from Chen Meihua, she has never forgotten Mrs. Wang's kindness over the years. She always goes back to see her during the New Year and festivals. It's just that the time will avoid the day when Chen Meihua returns to her hometown to avoid embarrassment.
Mrs. Wang was left speechless, curled her lips, looked up at the elegantly decorated and bright room, and asked: "Where is your daughter? I heard that she has set up a company now, and she is quite capable. Why haven't I seen you? Take her back to see me? Is she too capable to look down on my old bones or what? Juaner, Zhiyuan, I’m not talking about you two. No matter how capable your daughter is, she must be educated. After all, she is still a child, right? You can’t be a human being You have forgotten your roots! This is because you, as parents, have not educated you well."
Li Juan also glanced at the room, "She hasn't had a good rest these days since she came back. She has been busy with the company all day long. She was busy until very late last night. I guess she is still sleeping."
Li Juan knew Mrs. Wang's temper well. If she called her daughter out, her daughter would have to listen to the instructions. It would be better to just call her daughter in the room. No matter how unpleasant the words are, she can just listen to them. Why ask a woman to come out and look at the old lady's face
But at this moment, the door to Xia Shao's house opened.
Mrs. Wang and Xu Zhiyan's family all turned their heads from the sofa and saw Xia Shao walking out of the east wing of the yard and entering the living room of the main house.
Xu Zhiyan immediately smiled and stood up. Chen Meihua held her husband down and winked at him. Xu Wenli looked at Xia Shao with great discomfort.
Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Juan, "Didn't you say she was asleep in the room?"
Xia Shao was dressed neatly, but she looked like she had just gotten up.
"Juan'er, it's true that people change as they develop. How could you lie before? Now you've even fooled my old lady?" Mrs. Wang tapped her cane on the ground and looked at Li Juan.
Li Juan didn't expect her daughter to come out, so she was stunned.
Chen Meihua looked at her, sneered and said nothing. Xu Wenli also rolled her eyes.
Xia Zhiyuan looked at his daughter and saw Xia Shao slowly walking into the living room with her eyes lowered and sitting on the sofa with a cold expression. Xia Zhiyuan's eyes twitched when he saw his daughter like this! He has seen how his daughter dealt with her aunts and uncles at home. Today, Mrs. Wang is afraid that she is a bad person, but looking at her daughter's face, she is afraid that this matter will not end well today.
Sure enough, before Xia Zhiyuan said anything, Xia Shao spoke.
She poured herself a cup of tea first, without raising her eyes, and said lazily, "People change as they develop. Old man, this is really a good thing. I just have to ask, are you talking about my mother or your daughter? Chen Meihua?"
Mrs. Wang was stunned, and Chen Meihua’s expression changed!
Before the family could react, Xia Shao raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Wang, "Grandma Wang, I met you when I was a child. I heard my mother say that you helped her a lot when she was young? "
Only then did Mrs. Wang react. She looked Xia Shao up and down, "Isn't that right? When your aunt passed away after an illness, she was only your age. Your mother's family was so poor that they had nothing, so I helped pay for the burial." You paid for it! When your mother was a child, her family was poor in the village, so I didn’t give her less to eat? But now it’s better. Her daughter has made some money, and when she becomes capable, she forgets her roots. What’s wrong? Her horizons are high. Do you really feel that you belong to a rich and powerful family, so you don’t recognize these old neighbors? It’s okay if you don’t recognize them, but why do you want to deny them in front of so many people? Zhiyan is an official, so if you make such a fuss, you still have face in the officialdom ?”
Mrs. Wang glanced at Li Juan and said, "Juan'er, you didn't teach me well! How can your daughter open such a big company and not understand so much about people and sophistication? I think if she doesn't understand, this company will be closed as soon as possible! Open it!" Even if you get up, you have to pay for it!"
Mrs. Wang, who was in her seventies, had a strong body and spoke with a strong voice, but Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan frowned when they heard her.
Xia Zhiyuan immediately stood up and said, "Old lady, if you come to pay New Year's greetings, our husband and wife will treat you well and treat you to dinner at noon. But if you come here to say this, you'd better come back!" If you have something, let's discuss it privately and don't say it in front of the child. It's not easy for the child to build the Huaxia Group at a young age. If you say this during the Chinese New Year, it will cause trouble for the child. As parents, we listen. I feel uncomfortable in my heart."
"What? I just said something and you feel uncomfortable? My old lady is still feeling uncomfortable!" Mrs. Wang shouted loudly, and her cane hit the ground with a thud.
Xu Zhiyan glanced at Xia Shao worriedly, and felt that what his mother-in-law said was too unpleasant. With Xia Shao's current status in the province, it would do no good to anger her. Just as he remembered, Chen Meihua pressed her again and winked at him.
When Xu Zhiyan was stunned, Xia Shao raised her head and looked at her father with warm eyes and said with a smile: "Dad, please sit down. I have come this far, can I still bear this point of right and wrong?"
Xia Zhiyuan sat down, and Xia Shao looked at Mrs. Wang again. Her expression became calm again, but she didn't seem angry at what the old man just said. She just asked an irrelevant question, "Old lady, how much did you spend on helping my mother's family?"
Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, her expression was not good-looking, "That money was worth a lot in the past! Don't look too far, it's much more valuable than it is now!"
"Then you used to help my mother's family, but you spent all your family's money?" Xia Shao asked again.
Mrs. Wang and her family were stunned again - how could they take out everything? It’s not like my family is having a hard time!
"That's it." Xia Shao stood up with a chuckle, walked slowly to the corner of the living room, brought over a dozen boxes of supplements, and put them in front of Mrs. Wang! There was a bang that shocked Chen Meihua. Mrs. Wang's eyes twitched even more. She could see that these were gifts that Li Juan often brought to see her in the past few years.
"Old lady, please take a look. These gifts are worth at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. These are just for the New Year, and people often bring gifts to you during the holidays. Our family has become prosperous these years, and you always accept gifts. Isn’t it over a hundred thousand? No matter how valuable money was in the past, hundreds of thousands is not a small amount in the eyes of ordinary people today. Our Xia family has become prosperous, but we have never treated you badly. You have always been Why has the number of people entering the house been so low?" Xia Shao asked, raising her eyebrows.
Mrs. Wang didn't expect that Xia Shao could throw all the gifts for her in front of her eyes, and she was a little confused for a moment. But the old lady saw that she was not a good person, and she reacted very quickly. After a while, she said: "How can this compare? I was helping your mother with her family's funeral! Without my help, your aunt wouldn't even have the money to bury her!" "
Chen Meihua just smiled, glanced at Xia Shao, and mocked slightly. My family's kindness to the Xia family cannot be repaid by more than a hundred thousand yuan.
Xia Shao smiled calmly and nodded, "I've always had a clear distinction between grudges and grudges. Your kindness to my mother's family is really difficult to measure with money."
"Isn't it?" Mrs. Wang glanced at her mouth and became hardened, her expression looked more comfortable.
"Since it is difficult to measure with money, there is no need to give these gifts to you. No matter how much I give, they cannot be repaid. Although Huaxia Group has tens of billions of assets, they are all earned by my hard work. Money is not well spent. My heart aches for you." Xia Shao smiled lightly, raised her hand to pick up the gifts on the table, and put them back in the corner.
Mrs. Wang was dumbfounded and stared at the gifts that were taken away.
Chen Meihua's expression changed and she looked at Xia Shao in shock. She had also heard about the assets of Huaxia Group. She had heard that it had tens of billions of assets before. A few years ago, she heard that it was very popular in the real estate industry in Hong Kong and had acquired all the leading companies. Its assets now amount to hundreds of millions. 100 million! But I don’t know if this is true or not, but I didn’t expect it to be true
Chen Meihua could not imagine that the girl in front of her was as old as her own daughter. My daughter is only a senior in high school, but she is already the head of such a large group!
Xu Wenli also looked at Xia Shao, biting her lip, her expression ugly.
Xia Shao turned back, sat back on the sofa again, raised his eyes and smiled, "I am a businessman. Whether it's money, power, or connections, businessmen like to use what they can use on ideas. Since I don't think it can be done well, A worthwhile investment will naturally have to be recovered and strategies changed. Please understand this."
She folded her hands on her belly and looked nothing like a nineteen-year-old girl. She looked like the head of a large company. "I have an idea to repay the favor your family has given to my mother's family." . This matter is also simple, just wait. When there is a funeral in your family, our Xia family will also provide money to help. Don’t worry, it will be a grand event and the scene will be beautiful!"
"What?" Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, and then she was so angry that she trembled all over. She stood up from the sofa and kept tapping the ground with her cane. "What do you mean? You are celebrating the New Year, why are you cursing a funeral in our family?" "
"Li Juan, take care of your good daughter! What do you mean by saying this!" Chen Meihua was also angry and stood up.
Xu Zhiyan also frowned, and Xu Wenli also had angry eyes.
Xia Zhiyuan stood up and blocked his wife and daughter and said: "What are you doing? If you have something to say, please say it and don't point fingers! This is our home! Didn't your old lady curse us just now? You don't want to listen to anyone who dares to celebrate the New Year. Bad words?"
But Mrs. Wang didn't care at all, and immediately shouted: "I don't care! You, you are trying to curse my old lady to die! Okay! Okay! I will die here today, it depends on whether your Xia family says anything Get clear!"
"Dare!" Xia Shao shouted loudly, shaking out with vigor. Everyone in the living room felt their eardrums hurt and their chests felt tight for no reason! Everyone looked up in shock, but no one saw that Xia Shao pinched the tip of her little finger and used the twelve strokes in her palm to suppress the aura where the old man was standing, and the whole family suddenly became quiet.
Mrs. Wang stared blankly at Xia Shao, seeing her walking over step by step, her steps leisurely and casual, but shocking. She stood three steps away from her, smiling, but her eyes were cold, "Old lady, in my family, you have to be able to die if you want to die. You don't have this ability, so you might as well be quiet and listen to me. "
Chen Meihua supported Mrs. Wang and looked at Xia Shao in horror. She didn't know why, but at this moment, Li Juan's daughter made her a little frightened.
Xia Shao didn't even look at her. He only fixed his eyes on Mrs. Wang. "Old lady, if you want to be a gunman for your daughter, please point the gun at your own family first and shoot twice. People change as they develop. Your daughter is a role model in this matter. When you meet a friend on the street, you pretend you don’t know her. This is what your daughter has done. Old lady, I’m not the one saying this to you as a junior. You need to educate your daughter and never forget your roots. It’s all because of you as a parent and your failure to educate them well.”
Even a fool can tell that this was what Mrs. Wang taught Li Juan when she came in. Now she was slapped in the face by General Xia Shao.
Mrs. Wang's face turned red instantly, and Chen Meihua felt as if she had been slapped.
Xia Shao raised her eyes and looked at Chen Meihua, "Aunt Chen, the old lady's words are also for you. You need to educate your daughter so that she won't have to find a group of gangsters in school to kill me just for a man in school. Dad was beaten until he was hospitalized! Things in the world have causes and consequences. It’s not without reason that your family is like this now. This is all because of you as a parent, because you didn’t educate him well. "
Xu Wenli's face turned pale!
Xu Zhiyan and Chen Meihua turned around to look at their daughter and were shocked when they saw her face turning pale!
"What?" Mrs. Wang was also confused.
Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan were even more stunned and looked at their daughter.
What's going on
Was it Xu Wenli who was looking for Xia Zhiyuan when he was beaten? This, how is this possible? How old was she then? How could a child at such a young age do such a thing? And why did my daughter never tell them
Furthermore, anyone could tell that there was something in Xia Shao's words. It seemed that there was some reason why Xu Zhiyan's family was demoted to the county back then
"I know why you are here to make trouble today. I think what I said on the day of the Entrepreneurs Annual Meeting is right. As for how other people understand and do things, that is other people's business. Don't blame it on me. No one can make me Xia Xia Shao is taking the blame. Since you think it's me, if I don't take the blame, won't I be wronged in vain?" Xia Shao sneered, but the meaning was intriguing, and made Xu Zhiyan's family a little confused.
"Director Xia, this is a misunderstanding. Listen to me..." Xu Zhiyan hurriedly explained.
Xia Shao interrupted him with a wave of her hand and looked at Mrs. Wang, who had been stunned for a long time. "Old lady, Huaxia Group can still make money if it can be opened, so you don't have to worry about it. But since you have given me your greetings, I can Let you know that at least before Huaxia Group loses the money, I can make your whole family pay the money."
Xu Zhiyan was shocked and quickly wanted to explain. Xia Shao took out her cell phone and called the community security guard. Within three or two minutes, someone came to Xia Shao's house.
"Take this person out, there won't be this family in Dongshi anymore." Xia Shao ordered calmly.
The security guards forcibly drove people out. Xu Zhiyan and Chen Meihua were carried out. Xu Wenli turned around in shock and looked at Xia Shao in disbelief. I don't know what she means by this.
But the next day, she knew.
The next day was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and the staff of the Dongcheng City Government had not yet gone to work. A report letter was sent to the Discipline Inspection Commission. Xu Zhiyan came to Xia Shao's house yesterday, and the gifts and the cards inside were all handed over to the Discipline Inspection Commission. Yesterday, Xu Zhiyan also wanted to use the old lady to calm down the situation, and then put in some good words and give some gifts to Xia Shao to settle his promotion back to the city, so the gifts he brought were not light. This was sent to the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Xu Zhiyan was immediately investigated and charged with disciplinary violations.
This time, not only was his promotion back to Dongshi ruined, but his job in the government was also lost.
On the same day, Dongshi No. 1 Middle School rejected Xu Wenli’s application for transfer and refused to approve it.
As soon as the incident came out, everyone in the upper-class circles of Dongshi knew very well that Xu Zhiyan had offended Xia Shao.
But Mrs. Wang was shocked and angry, and went to the city hall in a rage, cursing Huaxia Group and the Dongshi Commission for Discipline Inspection on the street. But before he could reach the gate of the government, he was kidnapped in an alley and put into a black van.
In the car, two men in black suits with murderous intent showed bright knives and warned: "Old man, be smart! We won't touch you, but your daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter are not guaranteed."
As the person next to him was talking, he took out a stack of photos and threw them to Mrs. Wang. When Mrs. Wang saw it, she was so scared that her legs went weak! In the photo, Chen Meihua and Xu Wenli were tied up in a dark room. Their faces were bruised and they had obviously been beaten.
Where has Mrs. Wang seen this before? I was immediately afraid.
"Your family has three days to move out of Dongshi. The further away you are, the better! If you continue to find trouble under Miss Xia's nose, you will go to the Lord of Hell to reason with us next time!"
When the people at the funeral put Mrs. Wang out of the car, Mrs. Wang was so frightened that her legs went weak and she sat on the ground for a while without being able to stand up.
That night, Chen Meihua and Xu Wenli were released, and the family left Dongshi the next day. They packed up their things in the county where they had lived for the past few years, and planned to go to the city where their relatives lived in the south. But as soon as the family bought the tickets, they were tied to the bus again before they even got on the bus.
The gang member in the car took the ticket bought by Chen Meihua's family, looked at the city, sneered, and said with mocking eyes, "I'm telling you, don't think that it will be fine if you go far. The south is the territory of the fucking Triads, the Triads." Before the meeting, an underworld order was also issued not to mess with Miss Xia. If you know the current affairs, you will be safe and sound. If you dare to do anything wrong, you will still look good!"
Chen Meihua and Xu Wenli turned pale. Xu Wenli had heard that Xia Shao seemed to have some relationship with the Anqin Society, but she didn't understand why the two major international gangs, the Triad Society and the Anqin Society, were protecting her
She couldn't understand it, and she didn't have time to think about it. She just knew that it seemed that her family would never be able to turn around in her lifetime.
After the family got off the bus, they quickly boarded the bus and drove away to the southern city. They were never heard from again.
Xia Shao didn't go home for a long time during the Chinese New Year, but she had a lot of troubles and dealt with two groups of people. Just after Xu Wenli's family dealt with it, Xia Shao received a call from Hong Kong.
The call was from Liu Banwang, congratulating Xia Shao—the website is built! After she goes back, she can start the trial operation!
This was finally good news. Xia Shao booked a flight ticket for the seventh day of the Lunar New Year and was preparing to fly back to Hong Kong.
Girls, I'm back~ Although the guests haven't left yet, I'm back on time, and I'll give you the 10,000 I promised, 12,000!
After a long wait, the Hong Kong volume will end as soon as early next month.
My life-long affairs have been settled, and my senior brother and Sister Shao’s will also be settled one day, hehe~