Chapter 171: Chapter 171 Lady Boâs Schemes
Xia Chuyi stared at Mother Xia, speechless for a long time.
âChuyi, whatâs wrong? Why are you looking at mom like that? I had no other choiceâwithout a male heir in our branch of the family. If only your dad hadnât diedâŠâ Every time she mentioned Daddy Xia, Mother Xia became so sorrowful that she couldnât restrain herself and started to weep, covering her eyes.
Donât look at her face; she really didnât want to see Mother Xiaâs expression again.
âMom, go back. As for the shop, tell Grandma and Grandpa to give up on that idea.â
âIt was written in black and white when I left the Xia Family; whatever I do has nothing to do with them.â
With that, she strode out of the courtyard.
âChuyi!â Mother Xia called out to her in a panic from behind.
She walked over to the counter with an indifferent expression.
âGet to work and tidy up what needs to be tidied. Weâre closing up to rest.â
She began to work without any unnecessary chatter.
Aunt Xia watched her and pursed her lips.
Just by looking at this ungrateful girl, she knew the talk with the second sonâs family hadnât been successfulâuseless.
She hurriedly stuffed the remaining marinated meat into her mouth and chewed it down quickly.
She hadnât completely swallowed the meat in her mouth when Mother Xia followed outside, her eyes red from crying, âElder sister, letâs go.â
Aunt Xia sneaked another glance at Xia Chuyi and saw her still indifferent, cursing in her heart: Heartless girl!
âLetâs go,â Aunt Xia said, quite annoyed.
Since today was not a forced handover, Xia Chengzong did not come out with them.
After walking a distance, Aunt Xia looked back at the âYouweiâ sign.
The marinated meat smelled so good!
And the location of the shop was good too, the business as well!
The more Aunt Xia looked, the more envious she became. Suddenly, she got an idea and caught up with Mother Xia, âI have a thought about the second sonâs family; what do you think?â
âWhat?â Still immersed in sorrow, Mother Xia didnât catch on.
Aunt Xia whispered a few words in her ear.
Only to see Mother Xiaâs eyes gradually light up with surprise, âElder sister, are you serious?â
Aunt Xia sighed deliberately, nodding with feigned sadness, âOh, itâs not for you that Iâm doing this. Otherwise, I wouldnât bear to!â
âElder sister, thank you so much!â Mother Xia grasped her arm tightly, her voice filled with excitement. âI never thought, never dared to even think about it in all these years.â
âThank you, elder sister!â Tears streamed down Mother Xiaâs face again, but this time, they were tears of joy.
What on earth did Aunt Xia say to make Mother Xia so happy?
Xia Chuyi found out about this news the next afternoon, through a message brought by the village-to-city bus driver from Uncle Xia.
âYour mom wants to adopt a son, come back immediately.â
Adopt?
Hearing this news, Xia Chuyi was incredibly shocked.
There was no such adoption in her previous life.
Of the three branches of the Xia Family, it was only the household of the elder aunt that had three sons.
To adopt one of them? Donât even think about it.
It was only because the elder branch had sons that they received the affectionate attention of Grandma and Grandpa Xia.
If they were to adopt a child, they would no longer be the sole heirs.
However, Xia Chuyi knew too well how calculated the elder branchâs plans were.
Adopting someone? Who? Xia Chengzu? Grandmaâs darling? Adopting him to the elder branch wouldnât be to their advantage.
Xia Chengzong? He was still with Xia Chuyi, and they received the news at the same time.
So, there was only one choice leftâXia Chengjia, the youngest son of the elder branch, a 14-year-old child who loved taking advantage of others.
Adopting him would effectively mean handing over the second branch entirely to the elder branch.
âWow, the Xia Family is so despicable!â Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaogui hopped madly in anger. âIf they really do adopt a son for my aunt, knowing her character, sheâll certainly make you give up the shop!â
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