marriage is natural

Chapter 273 Origin or Enemy
So, after the Xia Auditorium completed the formalities and led Xia Qing out of the police station easily, He Wei invited: "Uncle Xia, Brother Xia, it's time for dinner, if you don't mind, how about going to eat hot pot with us?" It’s not the kind sold outside, it’s made by my roommate and her dad. The leg of lamb and chicken are all produced and sold by the farm, and the dipping sauce is also prepared by myself. If you are not used to hot pot, I will fry some for you A home-cooked dish is also available, and the ingredients are guaranteed to be fresh..."

She had just talked with Meizi on the phone, saying that she wanted to invite two friends to go back together. Meizi heard that Xia Qing's matter was settled thanks to these two people, so she got busy without saying a word.

For the hot pot, the thick bone broth base has been prepared long ago. There are several plates of fat lamb rolls made from half a leg of lamb, and two solid plates of white-cut chicken made from domestic hens.There is also the frozen beef tendon that Lao Wu sent this month. Let the plums take it and boil it into a five-flavored one. It is delicious as a cold dish after being sliced.There are also various vegetables and seafood suitable for hot pot... In short, there are only a lot of ingredients.Two more people are nothing more than adding two sets of bowls and chopsticks.

Xia Litang was worried that he would not have the opportunity to let his nephew and He Wei hang out together. Hearing this, how could he not be happy?

Xia Zheng was about to drive, when he heard his uncle's salivating answer, he staggered.He is an old uncle.

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While in the car, Xia Litang asked He Wei if she still had a part-time job with Tao Defu, and He Wei shook her head: "The high school homework is tight, and I don't have the energy to embroider, so I won't take any more jobs."

Xia Litang nodded to express his understanding: "The college entrance examination is really not easy, you should work hard. Anyway, you have the foundation, you can practice hard after you go to college, and sooner or later you can get the advanced certificate. By the way, I heard from Lao Tao that the boss lady wants Accept you as an apprentice? I will probably stay in the capital to develop in the future, right?" Then should his nephew be transferred to the capital to develop his career?

He Wei pursed her lips and smiled without further explanation.

She also heard this news from Yuanyuan.

The reason was that Qiao Yiling's father, Qiao Zhida, was investigating her and Yuanyuan's family background in private.In order to deter the other party, He Chifeng and Gu Xu discussed and disclosed this relationship to the outside world.

She studied under Zhou Yuele, and Zhou Yuele was the proprietress of Yuxiu Pavilion, which meant that the entire Yuxiu Pavilion had become her solid backing.

Coupled with the relationship between He and He's family, if Qiao Zhida wants to touch her, he has to weigh his own weight enough.

But this point, He Wei knew in her heart, Xia Litang didn't know, thinking that she was really taken in as an apprentice by the proprietress of Yuxiu Pavilion.Moreover, with He Wei's craftsmanship, he will be able to be the "love disciple" in the minds of the boss and his wife in the future. In this way, the distance between her nephew and her has not been shortened, but it will be further widened.

Or forget it?
But such a talented and sensible girl really can't bear to lose her fortune...

The more Xia Litang thought about it, the more depressed he became, and he glared at his nephew who was driving.

Xia Zheng received his uncle's gaze and touched his nose innocently.

Fortunately, there was Meiji Xiaolong in front of him. He pulled over the car and stopped the car. Before the group got out of the car, Meizi ran out of the shop happily to greet him: "Is there a traffic jam? I have looked outside several times."

He Xunuo, who came out with Meizi, saw He Wei, and rushed up to meet him: "Sister, are you alright?"

He had just arrived at the store when Meizi told him secretly behind her father's back that He Wei had gone to the police station, which almost scared him to death.After Meizi finished explaining the ins and outs, she breathed a sigh of relief.But the person didn't come back, so he was still a little worried, so he hesitated for a long time, whether he should report to the boss or not.

"What can I do, but you, who agreed to indoor rock climbing, why did you go outside?" He Wei looked at the boy who was taller than her by more than a head, and she had to tiptoe if she wanted to pat him on the shoulder.

He Xunuo grinned and said with a flattering smile: "The indoors are so boring. I heard that the newly opened resort has rock climbing, so I went there to play. Let me tell you, sister, that resort is really well built. Rock climbing, there are many outdoor entertainment facilities, next time I will take you to play."

Meizi and Xia Qing were no strangers to the interaction between the two siblings, but they were curious about the newly developed resort that He Xunuo was talking about, so they leaned over to ask where it was, how far it was from the school, and what fun things there were there. facility.

"Let's all come in and chat. It's windy and cold outside." Mei Rongxin turned the wheelchair, slid out of the store skillfully, and greeted everyone with a smile.

He Wei hurriedly introduced Xia Litang's uncle and nephew to Mei Rongxin, and then said to Xia Litang: "Uncle Xia, Uncle Mei is Meizi's father. In order to take care of his daughter, he came to our school and opened this Xiaolongbao shop. The steamed buns he made taste so good, even the actors who are filming in the film and television city call to order takeaway, you and Brother Xia must try it later."

"Really? Then I must eat a few more." Xia Litang shook hands with Mei Rongxin enthusiastically, and said, "Big brother, don't blame us for eating and drinking?"

After Mei Rongxin's business in the Xiaolongbao shop flourished, he became more cheerful. Hearing this, he smiled heartily and said, "It's too late to welcome you. It's just that the shop is a bit crowded. Please don't mind."

Xia Zheng on the side heard that Mei Zi and her father came from Mei County, and saw Mei Rongxin in a wheelchair. The father and daughter were busy in the store, and couldn't help but think of something, and his expression was a little weird.

Xia Litang and him thought about getting together, and leaned into his nephew's ear and whispered: "How do I remember that the woman your scumbag father married was also from Mei County?"

Xia Zheng nodded.

Not only that, his nominal stepmother was probably Meizi's real mother, otherwise it wouldn't be such a coincidence.

But even so, he didn't intend to make it clear.

His mother and scumbag father are both dead, so what's the point of looking through the old almanacs from more than ten years ago.What's more, his father and daughter are also victims, just like him and his mother, they are poor abandoned people.

Just thinking of these, Xia Zheng couldn't help but feel pain in his head.

The few people I met today are all related to his scumbag father...

But Xia Zheng didn't intend to say it, it doesn't mean Xia Litang doesn't want to talk about it.

The hot pot is served, and the home-brewed sorghum wine is drunk one by one, and the chatterbox of the Xia Auditorium opens:
"...Old Mei, speaking of which, we are quite related... You see, you are from Mei County, and the woman my bastard brother-in-law remarried is also from Mei County, maybe you know... Ah Zheng, how shameless The stinky, stinky woman is called, what's her name?"

Without waiting for Xia Zheng to wink, Xia Litang slapped his forehead, remembered, and continued, "Oh yes! Mei Lancui! Mei Lancui! This name is quite elegant, and you are a slut in your bones... Ten years ago...uh! I brought a mop bottle and lived in my nephew's house...uh!"

Xia Litang hiccupped twice in a row. Seeing his nephew tugging at his sleeve, he gave him a puzzled look, then turned his head and continued to tease Mei Rongxin: "...Old Mei, you don't know, I didn't So angry, because my elder sister and my bastard brother-in-law divorced a year ago, and I remarried after the divorce. I feel unhappy, but I don’t hate it enough to grit my teeth... I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it... Ugh! The oil bottle brought by that bitch is actually the seed of Ah Zheng's scumbag father, and he and Ah Zheng are half-brothers. They were both over a year old at that time, but my elder sister was divorced for less than a year. What are you talking about, scumbags and sluts got together long before my sister got divorced..."

Xia Zheng saw the Mei family's father and daughter froze suddenly, their faces were ugly, and he pulled his old uncle hard: "Hey, uncle, drink as much as you want, why are you talking about this, it's been so long..."

"That's right!" Xia Litang laughed drunkenly, then raised his head and let out a long sigh, and continued to complain: "It's a thing of the past, God open your eyes, your scumbag father was sentenced to death, 'click' no Oh... I was really shocked at the time. Lao Mei, you should have heard of this case, right? Miaoyin Department Store, the Miaoyin Department Store over there in Hejiabu... Uh! It was opened by my bastard brother-in-law. Duan, poor character, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! , It is said that if the police|policeman is slow, several more lives will be lost, and his life is too long... Tsk! I really think his bad reputation is not bad enough..."

This time, not only the faces of the Mei family father and daughter were ugly, but He Wei also stiffened her back, and dropped the chopsticks in her hand with a "boom".

Xia Zheng held his forehead with a headache.

I really want to kneel down to his old uncle.After drinking high, both things were exposed.

This hot pot sucks...

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have come, and if he didn't come, nothing would happen. Now that his old uncle is complaining about it, two things must be explained.

Xia Zheng rubbed the center of his brows, looking at the old uncle whose tongue was so knotted that he couldn't utter a word, and finally fell asleep on the dining table, he really wanted to stuff him into the hole in the wall.

The others, except for Xia Qing who was at a loss and completely absent, were all thoughtful.

"Cough." Xia Zheng cleared his throat and said, "My uncle..."

"Sleeping on your stomach like this will catch a cold, or help him to my bed. After he wakes up and eat some hot noodle soup, it's not too late to go back." Mei Rongxin glanced at Xia Zheng and suggested.

Xia Zheng thought about it for a while, and it was all right. Anyway, if he wanted to explain, let his old uncle sleep more comfortably.

So, he and He Xunuo, one on each side, set up the drunken summer auditorium and sent them to the bed in the inner room.

Returning to the outside room, seeing everyone staring at him, Xia Zheng wanted to laugh instead, sat down and fished out a piece of fat lamb roll that was about to boil, dipped it in the sauce, put it in his mouth, chewed a few mouthfuls, and said, "Well, It's very fragrant, as expected of the meat of the Small Tail Han sheep, everyone eats it, if you don't eat it, it will rot, let's talk while eating."

In fact, even if he didn't say anything, Mei Zi and her father had already guessed that the woman Xia Zheng's father would remarry was most likely Mei Zi's biological mother.

After all, having the same name and surname, coming from the same place, and remarrying with a one-year-old boy, no matter how many coincidences there are in this world, there is no such thing as such a coincidence.

Xia Zheng's scumbag father, Ye Zhihai, is the former boss of Miaoyin Department Store, which has declared bankruptcy.

Twelve years ago, Ye Zhihai was still running sales in a state-owned enterprise. He was robbed during a business trip and lost all his money. When he was in a state of despair, he came to visit relatives in the city and lost his address. He hid in the park and cried. Mei Lancui.

So, one contributed to help with the luggage, and the other contributed to open the room.As a result, Mei Lancui did not have enough money to open two rooms, and it was getting late, so she might not be able to find a cheap and suitable hotel when she went out to find a hotel, so she opened a room, and the two agreed on a bed and a sofa.

But after all, they are men and women in their prime, and they also have the melancholy feeling of being the same people who have fallen into the world. I don't know who started it. In short, that night.

Half a month later, when Mei Lancui found out that she was pregnant, she couldn't help being shocked and frightened.While hesitating whether to go to the city to abort the child, her husband had an accident, a serious car accident, and the lower half of both legs were amputated. Even if prosthetics are installed in the future, she will never be able to live without a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

What's even more difficult is that the family's savings are spent on her husband's medical treatment. The family of three, plus the child in the stomach, can't even afford three meals a day. Mei Lancui is about to collapse, and she really wants to take her The children in the house go to that man.

However, following the address of the unit Ye Zhihai left behind, she sent more than a dozen letters in succession, all of which fell to nothing. Mei Lancui had no choice but to give up her mind, and focus on taking care of her precious son, regardless of other things. .Even if she knew that her daughter was tired and had a high fever several times, she didn't care.She always felt that sooner or later, she would leave this cage of poverty.

Besides, when Ye Zhihai returned to Hejiabu, it wasn't that he deliberately didn't reply to Mei Lancui's letter, but that he didn't receive it.

After he went back that trip, he had a big fight with the finance company because of the pre-borrowed travel expenses, and was put on small shoes by the people under him. His work in the state-owned enterprise became more and more unsatisfactory, so he simply resigned and went to sea.

The letter sent by Mei Lancui was still in the concierge at first, but after a long time, it was wrapped in waste newspapers and sold.

Ye Zhihai's entry into the sea was very difficult at the beginning, almost losing money in everything he did.Seeing that the family's savings are about to bottom out, and her son has to spend a lot of money to choose a school for junior high school, Xia Yun kindly advises her husband to find a stable unit to start a business first, and it will not be too late to go to sea when there is a suitable opportunity , but how could Ye Zhihai listen to it? Before he left his job, he had planned to do something big. If his wife said that, wouldn't he be holding him back, and he had a big fight with his wife immediately.

Xia Yun is weak-tempered, quarrels are quarrels, and after the quarrels, she still cooks breakfast and washes clothes for her husband, playing the role of a good wife and mother dutifully.But Ye Zhihai has changed. When his career is not going well, he has a bad temper. When his career is gradually improving, he also stays away from home every day, saying that he has to socialize.Once, Xia Yun saw a suspected lipstick mark on his shirt collar, and asked him to question him. He raised his hand and slapped Xia Yun, and said, "I don't need your mother-in-law to care about my business!"

At that moment, Xia Yun's heart was cold. That night, after Ye Zhihai slammed the door and left home, she sat in the living room all night. The next day, she had a high fever of 41°, and her son called an ambulance to take her to the hospital.In this disease, lymphoma was found to be in the advanced stage.

(End of this chapter)