Zhao Yan advised, "Brother, I’m not saying to go back now, but if Aunt truly is pregnant, things for us will definitely not be better than they are now, and that house will certainly not be given to you either. On the Xia Family’s side, Brother, you are the eldest grandson. If you go back, Grandpa and Grandma will surely forgive you."
"Don’t forget we’ve already been registered under the Zhao family’s household. It’s not so easy to go back to the Xia Family, and we had already burned our bridges back then. Just yesterday we got soone to beat up Xia Chunrong. Once he tells them, it’s not like the Xia Family lacks grandsons, so why would they care about ? Being the eldest grandson doesn’t an anything; Dad is the eldest son too, and look how much Grandpa and Grandma value him. They didn’t even give Dad the old house, so what’s the worth of being an eldest son? You see, in other families, the eldest son inherits the old house, but our dad was useless, otherwise he wouldn’t have been kicked out."
At this point, Xia Xiang still harbored a bellyful of resentnt. He said, "Anyway, the Xia Family’s old house is no better than the Zhao family’s, no matter what, the Zhao family will be mine in the future, and nobody can take it from ."
On the Zhao family’s side, Mrs. Zhao asked Guan Mingli, "Are you sure?"
Guan Mingli nodded happily, "Mom, it’s true this ti, it really is. I’ve been very sleepy lately, and also feel drowsy and tired, and I feel nauseous and want to vomit."
Joy appeared on Mrs. Zhao’s face, "Then that truly is wonderful; the Zhao family is finally going to have a grandson."
Mr. Zhao said, "We still need a diagnosis to be sure, and don’t ntion it in front of Xiaoxiao and Yanzi."
Mrs. Zhao quickly nodded, "The embryo isn’t stable during the first three months, don’t let Xiaoxiao and Yanzi know. After the three months and it’s stable, let Xiaoxiao and Yanzi move back to the factory housing."
Zhao Daguo said, "Mom, if you do that, Xiaoxiao and Yanzi won’t be happy."
Mrs. Zhao waved her hand, "Nothing is more important than the child in Mingli’s belly, that is our Zhao family’s grandchild. Xiaoxiao and Yanzi are both grown up, it’s ti for them to find partners too."
Guan Mingli hesitated and then said, "Mom, after Xiaoxiao gets married, should his wife also move in with us?"
Mrs. Zhao said, "If not moving in with us, where else can they stay?"
Guan Mingli thought that if Xiaoxiao got married and still lived at ho, they could never get rid of him in the future, so she said, "Doesn’t Xia Jianguo have a dormitory at the factory? Xiaoxiao is his son, that dormitory should be for Xiaoxiao’s marriage. If we had known earlier, we should have made Xia Jianguo vacate the factory dormitory."
The Zhao family people also thought the sa; fortunately, the Xia Family hadn’t heard these words, otherwise, it would be another big fight.
At this point, Mrs. Zhao said to Zhao Daguo, "Once Mingli’s diagnosis is confird, talk to Xia Jianguo in private about Xiaoxiao’s wedding room. When the ti cos, let Xiaoxiao talk to Xia Jianguo himself. There are no irreconcilable conflicts between father and son, Xia Jianguo can’t possibly let his son get married without a house."
Mr. Zhao coughed lightly twice and said, "It’s too early to talk about these things. Treat Xiaoxiao and Yanzi the sa as before, how it was before, it should also be the sa in the future. Wait until Mingli has the child then discuss it; the Zhao family can certainly afford to support two more people, and Xiaoxiao and Yanzi are also mbers of the Zhao family now."
Mr. Zhao was thinking more long-term; despite Xiaoxiao being the grandson-in-law, he had watched him grow up from a young age. Now, Guan Mingli being pregnant was still uncertain. Even if she really is pregnant, whether the child could be raised and grow up well was another matter.
Moreover, the Zhao family had few mbers; having more people would be more prosperous, just as it is with the Xia Family now, so Mr. Zhao felt it was still necessary to secure Xiaoxiao’s position.
On hearing this, Guan Mingli was sowhat unhappy. Everything of the Zhao family in the future would be her child’s, so why should it be shared with Xiaoxiao? A grandson-in-law is not the sa as a grandson.
However, Guan Mingli also knew that she had just gotten pregnant and had not yet received a diagnosis, so there was no need to hurry.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, a group of the Xia Family’s younger generation went out—Xia Chunrong, Xia Xiao, Gao Jiaxing, Xia Kang, Xia Wei, Xia Jing, Xia Hong, Xia Lin, and Xia Hua, a total of nine people.
Xia Xiao even deliberately took everyone past the Zhao family’s place, not expecting to see Zhao Daguo and Guan Mingli from a distance, and Guan Mingli was truly leaning on a tree, bending over.
Xia Xiao quickly gestured with her hand, retreating to a shadowy spot and saying, "Hide."
"Sister Xiaoxiao, what is it? Why so secretive?" Xia Wei said.
Xia Xiao pointed ahead and said, "Look over there."
Everyone looked over and saw Zhao Daguo and Guan Mingli, and Xia Wei was the first to say, "What are they doing?"
Xia Jing said, "It looks like they’re vomiting."
Xia Xiao was about to speak when she heard Xia Wei say, "Doesn’t that an Guan Mingli is pregnant?"
Xia Xiao asked, "How do you know vomiting ans being pregnant?"
Xia Wei replied, "Isn’t that common knowledge? When Sister Kangi was pregnant, I went with my mom to see her, and Sister Kangi was always vomiting like that."
Xia Kang began to laugh, "Well, this is going to be interesting; if Guan Mingli is pregnant, let’s see what Zhao Xiang and Zhao Yan are going to do."
Xia Chunrong said, "It’s none of our business; let’s go this way instead."
Everyone nodded and stopped looking at Zhao Daguo and Guan Mingli, heading in a different direction instead. But the conversation about Zhao Xiang and Zhao Yan didn’t stop.
Xia Wei said, "If Guan Mingli is pregnant, will they still let Zhao Xiang live at ho, knowing he is supposed to find a partner and get married?"
Xia Kang said, "Maybe they’ll tell Zhao Xiang to ask the uncle for a house."
"They’ve already taken the Zhao surna, why should the uncle have to give them a house?" Xia Hong comnted.
Xia Xiao said, "Even with the Zhao surna, he’s still the uncle’s flesh and blood. If Zhao Xiang admits his mistakes to the uncle, the uncle might soften up." Xia Xiao felt many parents are tolerant of their children, and at that ti, there was a common preference for sons over daughters. If Zhao Xiang was willing to acknowledge Xia Jianguo again, maybe Xia Jianguo would forgive him.
Xia Wei grimaced, "That’s too lenient on him. He’s already under the Zhao family’s household registration, so he is now Zhao Daguo and Guan Mingli’s child. Unless he changes back to the Xia family, as a mber of the Zhao family, why should he have the Xia family’s house?"
Everyone nodded, their expressions discontented. Xia Jing also said, "If Zhao Xiang and Zhao Yan are driven out of the Zhao family and co back to the Xia family, I will despise them."
They were all talking when suddenly they heard a voice calling out, "Xia Chunrong, Xiao Jing, Xiao Hong, Xiao Lin, Xiao Hua."
Upon hearing this voice, Xia Xiao raised her eyebrows; the way of addressing was obviously wrong, calling Xia Chunrong by her full na but adding the ’Xiao’ to all her siblings’ nas.
They looked toward the source of the voice and saw a young girl with two pigtails and sowhat delicate features approaching cheerfully; Xia Xiao compared and figured the girl was probably a bit older than her.
"It’s Sister Manni," Xia Jing said, and then told Xia Xiao, "Eldest sister, this is Sister Manni from Aunt Guo’s family. She works at the textile factory." She whispered further, "She’s the daughter-in-law that mom likes."
Xia Xiao paused; being chosen by Li Wenjuan ant she could likely be the future sister-in-law. And the future sister-in-law could eventually beco the chairwoman’s wife, so Xia Xiao’s gaze on Wu Manni beca much more attentive.
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