Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi arrived when Gao Guoqiang and Zheng Xianghong were out, and Gao Jiazhi and Sun Yuhua had also gone to work. Xia Xiao was playing in the yard with a few children and Weilin when she heard the voices of Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi outside. She imdiately closed and bolted the door and said to the children, "Go back and sleep."
Outside, Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi kept knocking on the door and calling out, but Xia Xiao ignored them, even hearing Lin Xuebi cursing her.
Xia Xiao simply refused to go outside or open the door. When asked later, she would just say she was sleeping with the children and didn’t hear anything. She couldn’t be bothered with Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi.
The two families had severed ties, and Xia Xiao no longer had previous concerns; now she acted as she pleased.
Lin Xuebi cursed for a while and then left with Gao Guofu for the old house, but they couldn’t enter. The old house wasn’t theirs anymore, the locks had been changed, and they didn’t have the keys to get in.
Thinking of the sprawling courtyard of the old house, now given away to the production team, Lin Xuebi felt heart-wrenchingly painful.
"Guofu, why did we impulsively give away the old house back then?" Lin Xuebi was terribly upset inside.
Gao Guofu was silent, also regretting it terribly. When they were successful in the past, he had never imagined they would return in such a disgraceful situation.
Moreover, they no longer belonged to the Guangming Production Team and weren’t doing well even within the Red Star Production Team. The people of Red Star Production Team didn’t welco them, and they struggled to fit in.
At that mont, Gao Guofu regretted everything deeply, always thinking that even though the ties had been severed, Gao Guoqiang was still his older brother, who had always protected him and given him money, so Gao Guofu ca over.
"Let’s go to our cousin’s house," Gao Guofu said, thinking Gao Guo Cheng had beco the production team leader and that they should first visit him.
Lin Xuebi imdiately agreed, always feeling that since their family had donated the old house to the production team, the production team should be grateful.
anwhile, Xia Xiao got up from her nap with the children and started making als. When Zheng Xianghong and Sun Yuhua ca ho early, they found the door bolted and called out from outside before Xia Xiao ca out to open the door.
"Were you sleeping?" Zheng Xianghong asked.
"No, I was making food," Xia Xiao responded. "Mom, Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi had co earlier. I just bolted the door. I have no idea why they ca. Anyway, they called for a long ti outside and I ignored them."
"You did the right thing not letting them in," Zheng Xianghong imdiately felt disgusted when she heard Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi had co.
"What did they co for? We’ve already cut off relations with them, and they still have the nerve to show up," Sun Yuhua said. "Their skin must be really thick."
"Who knows," Xia Xiao opened the door to let Zheng Xianghong and Sun Yuhua in, wondering whether or not to close the door.
"There’s no need to close it; your dad and Jiazhi are in the back," Zheng Xianghong said.
Xia Xiao nodded and left the door open, finishing cooking the als and waiting for Gao Guoqiang and Gao Jiazhi to return, but they didn’t show up after a long wait.
Xia Xiao simply went out to inquire and found out that Gao Guoqiang and Gao Jiazhi were at Gao Guo Cheng’s house because of Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi.
Upon learning this, Zheng Xianghong and Sun Yuhua rushed over after hurriedly eating a couple of bites, joining Xia Xiao. It wasn’t just Gao Guoqiang’s family; nearly everyone from the Gao surna in the production team was there.
Gao Guofu expressed a desire to return, and Gao Guo Cheng let the Gao people vote, needless to say, no one wanted Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi back.
Then Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi turned pale; Gao Guofu said to Gao Guoqiang, "Big brother."
"I’m not your brother, we have severed our ties and I no longer consider you my brother. We didn’t vote, this was the decision of our kin. It’s getting dark, you better head back to the Red Star Production Team," Gao Guoqiang said as he stood up and left. Gao Guofu’s family’s desire to return was just wishful thinking.
Not only their family, but the Gao people in the production team as well, and let alone others, disagreed with their return.
Back at ho, Xia Xiao was the last one to enter and bolted the door directly.
That al, Xia Xiao enjoyed her food, feeling satisfied seeing Gao Guofu’s family not doing well.
But Gao Guoqiang was silent, unsure what he was thinking. After all, he was his own brother, so perhaps he wasn’t feeling at peace.
Yet, Zheng Xianghong and Gao Jiazhi, Sun Yuhua, and even Xia Xiao were doing alright; the few children, unaware of the matters, were happy.
On the other side, since it was getting dark, Gao Guofu and Lin Xuebi could only return to the Red Star Production Team for now, and upon sharing the results, Old Lady Gao was surely wrathful.
But scolding until her mouth was dry, what could it change? The Guangming Production Team simply disagreed with Gao Guofu’s family returning. Everyone had a low opinion of this family; since they had chosen to rely on their daughter and son-in-law, leaving here and severing ties, why co back? Just stay in the Red Star Production Team.
Reluctantly, Gao Guofu’s family had to work the fields; despite still having the money from selling the house, they couldn’t just eat away the principal.
Gao Guofu was still disciplined about not spending money, and he kept it all to himself, giving none to Gao Jianhua or even Lin Xuebi.
Yang Hua sowhat resented that Gao Jianmin didn’t take so money when they sold the house, as now all the money was in Gao Guofu’s hands, and she couldn’t even see it, making her very frustrated.
"Get so money from your dad," Yang Hua privately told Gao Jianmin.
"What for? It’s fine as it is with my dad," Gao Jianmin said, believing everything in the house, ultimately his and his son’s.
"Why keep it with dad? He’s old, who knows where he’d hide the money, and what if he forgets later on?" Yang Hua urged Gao Jianmin to claim so, at least half.
"It’s fine, dad won’t misuse the money, it’s kept for us," Gao Jianmin said again.
Yang Hua was nearly driven mad by Gao Jianmin, "You should at least take half and keep it yourself."
Finally, Yang Hua persuaded Gao Jianmin to ask Gao Guofu for money, which Gao Guofu refused, saying it was saved for their grandson’s education and marriage.
Gao Jianmin left, and Lin Xuebi confronted Gao Guofu, "Where exactly did you hide the money?"
Gao Guofu kept quiet, and Lin Xuebi sulked, "Are you keeping it from too? Tell , do you have soone else on the side, giving the money to so fairy?"
"Stop talking nonsense, no one’s getting ahold of that money," Gao Guofu clamped his mouth shut.
Lin Xuebi said, "Like father, like son. Jianhua is really sothing, if you’re going to hide sothing, at least do it discreetly. How did it even get found out? How could I have given birth to such a foolish son, ruining our whole family?"
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