Speaking of Mao Huihe, everyone sighed.
Xia Mian thought of her miserable condition back then and couldn't help asking, "How is she now? Does Hao Xufeng still beat her?"
"It's been fine in the past two years." Xia Chuan said, "After I got pregnant, the richest couple, Hao and his wife, took care of me. After all, they still wanted a grandson."
"Last year, a son was born. Mr. and Mrs. Hao were so happy that they took good care of Mao Huihe in order to improve her milk supply."
"Anyway, after they had a child, Mr. Hao stopped allowing Hao Xufeng to beat her."
"Now Hao Xufeng is playing outside all day, playing off-road, and rarely comes home. Mao Huihe's life has become much better."
Mao Huilan asked doubtfully, "Then why is she still looking for my eldest sister?"
"Who knows?" Xia Chuan said, "She must have some mental problems. She keeps talking about looking for Huimei to go back home, as if she would be relieved if Huimei went back home."
"When it comes to this matter, the Hao family doesn't care." Xia He said, "I think they have been trying to find it, after all, they were tricked."
Xia Wenyue sneered, "It's good enough that I don't look for them. If you have the guts, ask them to come." Her tone was cold.
The Mao family is disgusting, but the Hao family is truly vicious.
Whenever Xia Wenyue thought of Mao Huihe's fate, she felt a pang of fear. If Mao Huimei became like that, she would definitely die together with the Hao family.
Fortunately, she is no longer as helpless as she was back then.
No matter whether it is the Mao family or the Hao family, if they don’t come, then that’s fine. But if they dare to come, we will settle all the old and new accounts together!
Talking about things in my hometown, they are all trivial, and inevitably mentioning Uncle Xia's family.
Mao Huimei asked curiously, "Does my second uncle know that you are coming to Yan City?"
"How could I not know?" Xia Chuan said, "Our whole family is here, and we have to arrange the housework, so of course we all greeted them."
"Of course he knows, since he's always staring at other people's homes."
"Didn't you ask to come?" Mao Huimei was surprised.
Xia Mian joked, "The ticket to Yan City is not cheap, how could he afford it?"
Xia Hai laughed, "That's true, but he doesn't dare to come."
Even though Second Uncle Xia is shameless all day long, he knows in his heart that Xia Wenyue really hates him to the core. If he dares to come, Xia Wenyue will make him pay for it.
Xia He said, "He actually asked us for our address, saying that his aunt was marrying her daughter and he couldn't come, so he asked Xia Li and Xia Bao to come over and take a look."
The grudges of the older generation rarely pass on to the next generation, and Xia Wenyue usually doesn't give children a hard time, so it is said that Second Uncle Xia understands it.
But she wasn't worried, "He's not willing to spend money on gifts."
Second Uncle Xia didn't know that Xia Wenyue opened a factory in Yan City to make money. At most, he thought that she could make a living by setting up a stall. Otherwise, he would definitely find ways to get close to her.
Uncle Xia sighed and said, "It's not certain if Xia Li knew about it. The girl seems to have become much more sensible."
Xia Mian saw that Xia Li was still the same as four years ago, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"By the way, last time I heard from Brother Xiaochuan that she and Wang Tao were also in Yan City?"oo-┈→ωωW.ｂＫXＳ.иΣㄒ༊
"Well," Xia Hai said, "They came the second year after you came to Yan City. Wang Tao seems to be doing well. Anyway, Uncle Chengzu was very proud during the New Year, saying that he made millions last year. After the New Year this year, he asked Xia Bao to come here to make money."
"Xia Bao?" Xia Mian sneered, "What else can he do except cause trouble?"
"That's right!" Xia Chuan laughed, "Uncle Chengzu was bragging to us a few days ago, saying that Xia Bao didn't have to do any work. In addition to his salary, he could make nearly a thousand yuan a month just by selling steel bars."
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"I remember Wang Tao was in the construction business, right? Where can I buy steel bars?"
Xia Chuan laughed and said, "Nowadays, anyone who works on a project will lose some materials every day. What people around me like to steal the most is steel bars, which are expensive and heavy."
Xia Mian knew that many people would steal materials from construction sites and sell them as scrap, but the problem was that Xia Bao stole materials from his own home.
Wang Tao sold the newly bought steel bars as scrap...
But it is indeed something that Uncle Xia's family can do.
Xia Hai sighed and said, "He said he was here to support Xia Li, but in fact, he was just accepting the favor that Uncle Zu gave Xia Bao in exchange for Wang Tao's evidence."
Xia Mian was curious, "What leverage does Wang Tao have?"
"He kept a mistress outside." Xia Chuan said, "Xia Li was always worried that Wang Tao would have an affair, so she followed him closely. She followed him on the construction site even with her big belly. In the end, he still kept a mistress outside."
"It's impossible to keep a watch on a man." Xia Wenyue sneered.
"Isn't it?" Xia Chuan said, "And Wang Tao openly keeps a mistress, saying which boss doesn't have a mistress these days? It would be embarrassing for him not to keep one."
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A weird competition project among the nouveau riche.
"Xia Li went home to make trouble, but in the end, Xia Bao was asked to follow Wang Tao to Yan City to make money, and he was told to pay her at least 1,000 yuan a month."
"A worker's monthly salary of 700 to 800 yuan is already a very high salary, but Xia Bao, who can't do anything, is actually paid 1,000 yuan." Xia Hai said, "Isn't it just to use this handle to gain benefits for Xia Bao?"
Xia Mian frowned, "What about Xia Li?"
"That's it. She already has a son, and her father won't make the decision for her, so she can only let Wang Tao do what he wants," Xia Hai said. "As for divorce, I don't think she can bear to do it herself."
Uncle Xia sighed, "The Chengzu family... I'm afraid the road ahead will become narrower and narrower. Just wait and see, their family's troubles are still to come."
At this point, he looked at the well-behaved Xiao Feng at the next table with satisfaction and laughed loudly, "From now on, our Xia family will rely on you. Xiao Feng will also be a promising child in the future."
When Xiao Feng heard him being called, he turned around with a well-behaved smile, raised his hand and said, "Grandpa, I have something to offer too."
Xia Hai said, "What kind of success? A successful carpenter?"
Everyone laughed.
They just chatted about Xia Li and Xia Bao's affairs in Yan City and had no intention of having any interaction with them.
Yan City is so big, and Xia Wenyue and Wang Tao are not in the same industry, so it is possible that they have not met for more than ten years. However, he did not expect Xia Li and Wang Tao to come to him.
There were only two days left before Mao Huimei's wedding. Xia Mian had just returned from Hua University with Qiangqiang and Xiaofeng, mainly to solve the problem that Qiangqiang was not willing to study hard and insisted on becoming a carpenter.
After Uncle Xia's family watched Xiaofeng, Mao Huizhu and Chenchen doing their homework and visited Xiaofeng's studio and works, Xiahe and Xiachuan were better, after all, their two children were still young;
However, Xia Hai felt extremely anxious about Qiangqiang's future.
However, despite the admiration from his peers for their excellence, Qiangqiang remained determined to follow in his father's footsteps and become a carpenter.
Xia Hai's blood pressure really soared, and he was willing to beat Qiangqiang up if he could find any reason.
Because Xiaofeng goes to learn painting every other day, Qiangqiang's golden medal of immunity from death is also available every other day. If he doesn't have it on a certain day, he will make up for it with the one from the previous day.
So basically every other day, the father and son would run around the yard. However, the more Qiangqiang ran around, the angrier Xia Hai became. Sometimes, the eight-foot-tall man would even cry out of anger.
When Xia Hai asked Qiangqiang to borrow a hammer to repair the wooden stool because it broke loose again, Xia Hai became angry again.
Xia Mian smiled and said, "Brother, there's nothing wrong with Qiangqiang wanting to be a carpenter..." She was also afraid that Xia Hai would be really angry, so she winked at him while speaking.
Xia Hai's anger subsided a little when he saw this. Qiang Qiang was so moved when he heard this that he immediately jumped behind Xia Mian and said, "Look, my Aunt Mian said that being a carpenter is not bad. She is a college student, so what she said makes sense."
"Besides, if there are no carpenters in the future, who will make furniture and build houses in the world?"
Xia Hai was about to glare again.
Xia Mian laughed, "Brother, Qiangqiang's words are rough but true. In fact, he does have some ideas."
She dragged Qiangqiang in front of her again and said, "In fact, top carpenters are very good, no worse than college students. Do you know who is the best carpenter in the world?"
"Well, let me ask you first, what do you think the best carpenter is like?"
Qiangqiang thought for a long time and said hesitantly, "Can you make a set of carved cabinets with the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea in half a month?"
Xia Mian smiled, and then said to Mao Huizhu who was standing nearby watching the fun, "Huizhu, go to the studio to find Xiaofeng and bring his Luban stool over."
Then he said to Chenchen who just ran in, "Chenchen, I remember you have a Luban box, right? Lend it to Qiangqiang to broaden his horizons."
"Qiangqiang, go to the kitchen and get nine chopsticks."
The three children scattered and Xia Mian carried the small table to the yard.
When they came back, Xia Mian's table and stools were set up, and Xiao Feng followed.
"Xiao Feng has finished painting?" Xia Hai asked embarrassedly, "Is it not disturbing you?"
Xiao Feng went to learn painting yesterday. Normally, he would go to the studio in the morning to finish the homework assigned by the teacher, so as not to delay his daytime play.
Xiao Feng nodded with a smile and said, "Uncle Hai, I'm done."
Xia Hai was so envious when he saw him. Qiangqiang was relieved when he saw Xiaofeng coming. At least his father would not dare to hit him no matter how angry he was.
So he walked past Xia Hai arrogantly with chopsticks in hand.
Xia Hai was so angry that he clenched his fists.
Xia Mian laughed, "Hurry up, do you still want to know what the best carpenter can make?"
Qiangqiang ran over immediately.
The four children sat around the table consciously. Xia Mian first showed them how to build a wooden arch bridge using nine chopsticks, with Qiang Qiang assisting throughout the process. When the last chopstick was inserted, Xia Mian let go.
Looking at the chopsticks standing steadily on the table, several children exclaimed in amazement. Xia Mian directly put the fruit plate with half a piece of watermelon on it, and the chopsticks were still firmly supported on the table.
Qiangqiang stared at it intently.
Xia Mian fooled him, "This is also a carpenter's job, a wooden arch bridge. China is the only country in the world that has this kind of wooden arch bridge. Chinese carpenters are the best."
Qiangqiang nodded and reached out to dismantle the bridge to figure out what was going on.
"Try this again when you're done," Xia Mian opened his hand and said, "This is the simplest one. A good carpenter can build a very long bridge with wood. When you're done, you can use twenty chopsticks to see if you can make the bridge longer."
"Now let's take a look at this Luban stool." Xia Mian placed the Luban stool on the table and deformed it at will. "Isn't this amazing?"
Seeing that Qiangqiang was staring at it intently, Xia Mian folded it and pushed it in front of him, "This is made of a whole piece of wood. Look, it's just a rectangular piece of wood. Can your dad make it?"
Qiangqiang couldn't help but pick up the stool and started looking around. Indeed, he didn't find a single nail or screw. It was all made of wood.
Not to mention Qiangqiang, even the three Xia Hai brothers came over to watch carefully.
Xia Hai said, "This is amazing, who made this?"
Xia Mian smiled and said, "A carpenter."
"Don't be impatient, there are more interesting things!" Xia Mian glanced at Chenchen.
Chenchen was so amazed by a Luban stool that he immediately took out his Luban box with pride, "This wooden box has a mechanism!"
Qiangqiang was now completely attracted by these interesting things. He took the box and fiddled with the tightly closed box for a long time. Even the three Xia Hai brothers took turns to open it but still failed.
Xia Chuan was seriously suspicious, "Is this a box? It's not a lie, right?"
"Of course it's the box." Chenchen took the box, rolled it back and forth a few times, and when he straightened it again, the lid was easily pushed open, revealing the pocket money he had accumulated inside.
It seems that it is usually used as a piggy bank.
Xia Hai was afraid to reach out when he saw the face value of the money. Qiangqiang had also been taught this before, so he didn't do anything. He just looked at the box anxiously and asked, "How is this made?"
If the Lu Ban stool still has some principles behind it, the Lu Ban box is a complete mystery.
Xia Mian smiled and said, "There is a wooden mechanism inside, which was also made by a carpenter."
"There is more than one kind of this kind of mechanism box. The first person to invent it was called Lu Ban..." Xia Mian told them the story of Lu Ban, also known as Gongshu Pan. When Qiangqiang heard that he invented so many things, even those that could influence wars, his eyes lit up more and more.
Xia Mian asked him with a smile, "Qiangqiang, do you want to be an ordinary carpenter who makes cabinets or a top carpenter like Lu Ban?"
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