Chapter 1805: (Chapter 1805) Huo Ze VS Xia Tang (8)
Dong-dong-dong, there was a knock on the door.
Immediately afterwards, my sister-in-law Xia Zi's voice came from outside, "Xia Lan, my mother asked you to come over."
Xia Lan's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
Qiuzhi also stopped knitting the sweater in her hands and stood up from the bed, "Lan'er, Mom will go with you."
Qiuzhi opened the door, and Xia Zi stood at the door with an arrogant look. Seeing that Qiuzhi wanted to accompany Xia Lan, she said impatiently, "Second sister-in-law, my mother said that only Xia Lan will go there alone. "
Wenfeng County is a relatively traditional place.
As the head mother of the family, Mrs. Xia Wang specializes in picking out weak persimmons. Among the three daughters-in-law, Qiuzhi is the most honest in her duties. In addition, her natal family's conditions are average. After entering the family, she gave birth to three more daughters, which makes Mrs. Xia the most. look down.
Wang Xia pointed east and never let Qiu Zhi go west. Over time, Qiu Zhi could only obey her orders.
Xia Zi is the daughter of Prince Xia who was born in middle age. She is only one year older than Xia Xing and Xia Cha. She is Prince Xia's darling. Xia Zi has been influenced by Qiu Zhi since she was a child, and has no respect for Qiu Zhi.
Qiuzhi glanced at Xia Lan worriedly, "Lan'er..."
"Mom, don't worry, I'll go see what's going on."
Xia Zi smiled innocently, "Of course it's a good thing."
Xia Lan followed Xia Zi to Xia Wang's room, while Qiu Zhi walked around the room worriedly.
Half an hour later, Xia Lan came back with her head lowered.
Qiuzhi pulled her into the room and asked anxiously, "Why did your grandma come to see you?"
Xia Lan raised her wet eyes. It was obvious that she had cried on the way back. She rubbed the hem of her clothes with both hands and said in a slightly choked voice, "Grandma said that the Huo family from the city is coming to our Xia family to see the girl. The eldest sister is now It is the hope of the family that she does not want her eldest sister to get married early, and now I am the only one in the family who meets the age and requirements."
Qiuzhi opened her eyes wide, "Is that Master Huo who might not be able to walk after the car accident?"
Xia Lan nodded.
Qiuzhi almost fainted when she heard this.
When Xia Zhenyuan came back in the evening, he was called away by Xia Wang before he could enter the house.
Xia Zhenyuan came back more than half an hour later. He looked at Qiu Zhi, whose eyes were swollen from crying, "You know everything?"
Qiuzhi's lips trembled slightly, "The conditions of the Huo family are good, but if Lan'er marries her, it will be like being a widow!"
"Mom said this was an agreement between Dad and the old man of the Xia family, and we can't break the agreement."
"Then let us Lan'er marry? According to the agreement, the one we marry should be Furong from the eldest brother's family!"
Xia Zhenyuan sighed, sat at the door and smoked a cigarette. In the Xia family, he had no right to refuse. He had to do whatever his parents asked him to do.
His own suffering was nothing, but his wife and daughter also suffered with him.
When his mother called him over tonight and asked Lan'er to marry into the Huo family, he wanted to refuse several times, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't have the courage to say them.
The father's silence and the mother's sobs created a depressing and heavy atmosphere in the room.
…
After Xia Cha accepted the reality, she followed her parents and sister to the big house for dinner in the evening.
Only after I went there did I realize how low the status of their second wife was.
Except for my honest father, I share the same table with my grandparents. The mother, who cooked for the whole family, could only stay in the kitchen with her three sisters.
The daughter-in-law of the eldest family and the daughter-in-law of the third family ate at the big table, and the children also had their own table.
Only mother and daughter were eating two bowls of leftover food on the kitchen stove.
Qiuzhi saw Xia Cha's confused eyes and thought that she had suffered a head injury after a car accident and had forgotten many things. She explained, "Originally, we, mother and daughter, ate with them outside. You had a car accident and used the food at home." It's a lot of money. Your grandma said that the orchard at home is in need of money and she can't give you much. I knelt down and begged her, promising that I would do all the housework in the future. I would save money on food and clothing. You Grandma only agreed."
Qiu Zhi caressed Xia Cha's dark yellow and thin face, with distress in her eyes, "As long as Cha Cha can live, it will be okay for mom to suffer a little, but it will only be the suffering for you three sisters."
Xia Lan shook her head, "Mom, I will share more housework with you in the future."
Xia Xing mumbled, "I've been used to grandma's favoritism since I was little." She put a piece of tofu into Xia Cha's bowl and said, "Chacha, tomorrow my second sister will go to the mountains to get bird eggs to replenish your health."
"I also went up the mountain to find wild fruits for Chacha." Xia Lan said.
Looking at her mother and her two sisters' concern for her, Xia Cha felt a warm feeling in her heart.
The feeling of being loved and cared for by her sisters made her feel extremely familiar and warm.
"Second aunt, Sister Lan, Xing'er, Chacha."
A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes came over.
The person who came was Xia Chuan, the son of Xia Zhenli and his ex-wife. He had chicken and fish in his bowl. "Second aunt, I brought this here to replenish sister Chacha's health." After saying that, he added, "I haven't eaten it yet." The chopsticks have been touched and are clean."
Looking at Xia Chuan, who had no mother by his side since he was a child, and dropped out of school after graduating from junior high school to work in an orchard, Qiuzhi said distressedly, "Chuan'er, you've already given me Chacha, what do you eat? How many dishes you eat at each meal are all from your grandma It’s divided.”
"I still have vegetables and steamed buns." Xia Chuan put the chicken and fish in the bowl into Xia Tea Bowl, "I'll go over first."
Xia Cha looked at Xia Chuan's running figure and said, "Thank you."
Xia Chuan patted his head honestly and said, "You're welcome."
Xia Cha distributed the dishes in the bowl to Qiuzhi, Xia Lan and Xia Xing. None of them ate, and kept urging her to eat by herself.
Xia Cha's eyes welled up with mist.
…
night.
After Xia Lan helped Qiu Zhi clean up the kitchen and wash the family's clothes, she couldn't sleep and sat alone under the jujube tree outside the yard.
As the warm summer wind blew, Xia Lan buried her face in her knees and her shoulders shook slightly.
"sister."
A soft voice came from behind.
Xia Lan raised her head and saw Xia Cha sitting next to her. She quickly wiped her tears and said, "Cha Cha, there are many mosquitoes outside and it's sultry. Please go inside and rest quickly."
Xia Cha shook her head. She took out a tissue and wiped the tears on Xia Lan's face, "Sister, you are still in the third year of high school. The most important task is to study hard and get into college. Why is the Huo family not Huo? We won’t marry anyone from home.”
Xia Lan opened her eyes wide and looked at Xia Cha in disbelief.
Since her car accident, she has not spoken ten words in total in the past month.
Moreover, what she says now is quite different from before. Among the three sisters, she is the most silent. Her temperament is very similar to that of her father. She is depressed when she is wronged.
"Chacha, why are you..."
"Has it become like Chacha before?" Xia Cha held Xia Lan's arm, "I had a car accident and I forgot a lot of things. I was very scared and frightened. I didn't know who I was, but with my sister and I feel warm when my mom and dad are around. I want my family to be together well, and I don’t want my sister to get married so soon. Even if I want to marry, I have to find a sister I like."