After hanging up the phone, Mrs. Liu shook her head. "How could those hooligans come to my house? My door is open all day. Now that I think about it, Huang Xiaojuan packed her luggage too quickly."
"It's obvious that they have prepared it long ago. Otherwise, what about Zhang Qiming's luggage for the business trip? He must have taken it with him. I used to think that Zhang Qiming was an honest man. Alas, I was wrong about him..."
Then he asked Xia Mian, "Is your second uncle really going to marry you off?"
Xia Mian didn't take it seriously. "That's not the case. My uncle and the others wouldn't agree to it. Zhang Qiming threatened me and wouldn't let me go back home."
Old Lady Liu also figured it out, and immediately frowned in disgust, "This Zhang Qiming!"
Teacher Mi said to Xia Mian, "There's an empty room at home, how about you stay here for a few days?"
Xia Mian smiled and said, "No need, I saw someone changing the lock at the door, I'll just change the lock, and the money will be mine when the time comes."
Old Mrs. Liu clapped her hands and said, "Oh, isn't it? At this age, my brain is not as active as that of young people. It's just a matter of changing the lock. How stupid."
It's not that they didn't think about it, but their generation has experienced hard times and they cherish everything. Of course, they would not think of prying a good lock. However, the Zhang family was not kind, so they deserved to bleed.
"Do you have money?" Aunt Liu asked again, "It will cost dozens of dollars to change the locks. And with Huang Xiaojuan's behavior, I'm afraid there will be nothing to eat at home."
Xia Mian smiled and said, "I don't have any money, but can a living person die from holding his urine? I can just pawn any of your tape recorder, bicycle, etc. If we save the money, it should be enough for us to eat for a few days."
"I'll redeem it when my brother-in-law comes back. If they want interest or something, I'll give it to them when Huang Xiaojuan returns my passbook."
Teacher Mi and Old Lady Liu looked at each other in surprise and smiled. They thought that this little girl was really extraordinary. The Zhang family would probably regret having done this.
They just didn't believe that Zhang Qiming would have the nerve to ask Xia Mian for money.
Old Mrs. Liu has already made up her mind that when Zhang Qiming comes back, she will definitely force him to pay the money himself!
Zhang Qiming felt a little uneasy after hanging up the phone. Huang Xiaojuan didn't think too much about it and asked impatiently, "How is it?"
Zhang Qiming said, "Didn't you hear me? I asked her to figure it out on her own and ask the neighbors for help."
"Did her second uncle really call you?" Huang Xiaojuan said happily.
"Why do we really need to fight?" Zhang Qiming said, "That old guy has been eyeing Xia Mian's things. His own daughter was married off at the age of sixteen in exchange for a dowry. How could he be polite to Xia Mian?"
"Indeed, if Xia Mian can really be married off, not only can he receive a dowry, but he can also occupy the Xia family's house as a matter of course. That old guy has a good plan."
Zhang Qiming said, "Why else do you think Xia Mian would come to me, her ex-brother-in-law, so eagerly?"
"So she can't go back to her hometown either," Huang Xiaojuan said proudly, "and can only be disliked everywhere."
As time goes on, and with the thugs constantly harassing her, who will stand up for her
Huang Xiaoxia at the side couldn't help but ask, "She actually called from Dr. Ning's house?"
"Sister, didn't you say that she had a fight with Dr. Ning? Teacher Mi actually helped her?"
Huang Xiaojuan didn't take it seriously. "Ms. Mi has been a teacher all her life. She has a very good temper and is always very tolerant, especially towards rebellious teenagers."
"The neighbors in the courtyard must be fed up with her," Huang Xiaojuan said, "otherwise why didn't she fight across the street? Old Madam Liu is the one who likes to meddle in other people's business the most."
Zhang Qiming always felt something was wrong. It seemed that Old Lady Liu had also spoken up for him today...
He also thought that maybe because those hooligans had just left, the people in the courtyard were not yet disgusted with summer hibernation...
Huang Xiaoxia rolled her eyes and said, "I'll go visit Doctor Ning later. After all, Xia Mian hit someone, so I should go and apologize, and by the way, test everyone's attitude."
Huang Xiaojuan smiled and said, "This is good, killing two birds with one stone."
At this point, his eyes were teasing, "Please take good care of Doctor Ning. If it's late and no one is at home and you have nowhere to stay, ask Doctor Ning to take you back to the hospital dormitory."
"After all, there are gangsters outside today. It's very dangerous."
Huang Xiaoxia looked shy, "Sister~"
Zhang Qiming said with a smile, "But be careful, a girl's reputation is so important. Even if it's Doctor Ning, we can't let him go if he bullies our Xiaoxia."
Huang Xiaoxia nodded shyly, with thought in her eyes.
However, Xia Mian scoffed at the Zhang couple's tricks. As long as there is money, what can't be done
A neighbor testified that the locksmith quickly replaced the door with a new anti-theft lock, but this also cost Xia Mian all the last bit of money he had.
Just as Old Lady Liu had expected, there was nothing in the house except rice and flour, and the power to the refrigerator was out.
Xia Mian went back to the guest bedroom and got a small piece of bread for Xiao Feng to fill his stomach.
Then he looked around at the things in Zhang's living room: the color TV, refrigerator, and sewing machine were relatively valuable.
As for what I told Old Lady Liu about the bicycle, tape recorder and so on, they were just polite words.
If you want to bully her during her hibernation, how can the price be small
Xiao Feng followed her, holding a small piece of bread. Since there was no one else at home, he felt very comfortable. "Auntie?"
Xia Mian squatted down and gently pinched his little face, "Do you know what your scumbag father likes most?"
Xiao Feng was puzzled, "Scumbag dad?"
"Yes, it's your dad." Xia Mian had no awareness of teaching the child bad things. Instead, she felt that she should teach him how to protect himself early:
"He's a bad guy who wants to kill you. Be careful of him in the future. Got it?"
Xiao Feng nodded without hesitation.
He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, his uncle's brothers bullied him, his grandmother always said that his father would support him in the future.
But when he was sent to his father, he realized that his grandmother was a liar.
The beatings his stepmother gave him were much more painful than those given by his brothers, and it hurt so much that he couldn't even cry.
But his father just looked at him, and that look made him very scared, while his stepmother was very happy and beat him even harder.
He tried to hide every day, but it didn't work, until this aunt came here...
Xiao Feng opened his arms carefully, and his aunt really picked him up. So this is what it feels like to be loved by someone.
Xiao Feng put his arms around his aunt's neck, rested his head on the crook of her neck, and rubbed it involuntarily, "Xiao Feng listens to my aunt." Xiao Feng will follow his aunt forever.
Xia Mian's heart softened, "Be good."
Patting the child's head, Xia Mian sighed secretly.
Father and son are connected by heart. If Zhang Qiming had fulfilled his father's responsibilities a little bit, or had a little more fatherly heart, Xia Mian would not be like this.
However, that beast had been acquiescing in Huang Xiaojuan's abuse of the child until he discovered Xiaofeng's value.
Before, the other party was just a paper man, and Xia Mian just thought he was vicious and didn’t investigate further.
Now think about it carefully, such a young child, if raised according to Huang Xiaojuan's method, just a fever or an illness, a slight delay in seeing a doctor can cost the child's life.
Xia Mian had a hunch that this might be Zhang Qiming's purpose, he really wanted to kill the child.
Anyway, before figuring out the reason behind the incident, Xia Mian was not wrong in teaching Xiao Feng to treat Zhang Qiming as a bad guy.
Xiao Feng pointed at the color TV and said, "Aunt, that's the one my scumbag dad likes the most."
Xia Mian looked at the 21-inch big-butt color TV and immediately laughed.
Of course Zhang Qiming liked it, but with his and Huang Xiaojuan's salary, it was actually quite difficult to buy this color TV.
They said they saved up money for a long time and bought a new color TV two months ago.
Of course, to be fair, Xia Mian also chose the one that Huang Xiaojuan liked the most.
Seven or eight days is plenty of time for hibernation. I like Xia Mian very much and I am looking forward to seeing their expressions when they come back.
It will take until tomorrow to mortgage the items.
Xia Mian looked around the house, and then realized what it meant that a penny makes a hero fail, and a skilled cook cannot cook without rice. What should he do if he has no dinner
Rice porridge or pancakes? She doesn't want to eat either.
She needs money.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard people coming back from get off work outside.
People kept shouting in annoyance, "Where's Xia Mian? When did she start hanging out with those scoundrels? What kind of person is she? There has never been such a person in our family compound."
"Oh, don't mention it, it's not hibernation at all..." Old Mrs. Liu patiently explained for her.
Xia Mian's eyes lit up and she stuck her head out, "Sister, are those scoundrels still here? I'll chase them away later!"
Zhang Qiming must have paid them. How could they have the nerve to accept the money if the job was not done properly?!
We can have a good meal tonight!