Chapter 881
Father Xia had been bustling around the small restaurant when Mother Xia returned with Xia Hao, crying and carrying bags big and small. It was only then that he learned something serious had happened.
Father Xia was furious and went to confront Old Lady Xia himself. But faced with his own mother’s crying, creating a scene, and threatening to hang herself, Father Xia went there bravely but returned with his head hung low.
In the days that followed, Old Lady Xia and her two sons and daughter intensified their exploitation of Father Xia. Fortunately, Father Xia and Mother Xia had the foresight to save some money from between the teeth, growing the restaurant bigger and eventually even expanding into a chain.
However, Mother Xia had caught a chill during her postpartum confinement, gotten angry, and after a month of continuous fever, she was left with a deeply rooted illness. Xia Hao also suffered from malnutrition at the time, which led to his becoming physically weak and chubby, unable to lose weight no matter what.
It wasn’t until after starting high school that Xia Hao met An Yiqing, who finally changed the situation with Mother Xia’s frail health. Because of this, Father Xia and Mother Xia were grateful to have such an outstanding friend for their son.
At that time, An Yiqing also offered to help Xia Hao with his health and treat his chubby condition. But Xia Hao refused; he wanted to use his own body fat to remind himself of the hardships his parents had endured because of that family.
Later, An Yiqing got accepted into Xuandu City University during her senior year of high school, and Xia Hao took a year off due to family matters.
It was only a year later that An Yiqing found out that the family matter Xia Hao mentioned involved cutting off blood ties with Old Lady Xia and his uncles and aunt.