Chapter 844 476: Abnormal
Xia Xingchang beamed brilliantly, holding Xia Liang's hand with an admiring look,
"Second brother, how did you develop so well? You even acquired our company? I had no idea before. Hahaha, come on, let's get closer. Our chairman, Wang Xin, is on his way here."
Upon hearing that Xia Liang had even acquired Xia Xingchang's company, Zhang Yi's jaw almost dropped to the floor!
Oh, my goodness~~
She quickly stood up.
"Xia Liang, you child, really! You've brought glory to our family!"
Zhang Yi's face bloomed like a chrysanthemum as she went to pull Xia Liang, looking benevolent and warm.
"Why didn't you tell your aunt? I've always said since you were a child that Xia Liang is smart! Destined for greatness!"
Luu Juan rolled her eyes.
"You clearly said Xia Liang wouldn't amount to much."
Taunted, Zhang Yi wasn't embarrassed at all!
As long as I have thick enough skin, embarrassment can't catch up with me!
"Come, come, child, sit down! Xia Xingchang! Can't you see anything? Coming back for New Year, don't you know to bring something for your second uncle and aunt?"
Zhang Yi put on the authority of a parent and scolded Xia Xingchang.
Xia Xingchang adapted to the situation and lifted the Western ginseng and ginseng.
"This is what I'm bringing for second uncle and aunt!"
Xia Liang's dad pouted.
"No, no! Take it away!"
"Second uncle! You've always doted on me; how can I not give it to you? I specially came to see you two elders! You must think I'm lacking in etiquette, so I'll kowtow to you right now! Second uncle, second aunt!"
With a thud, Xia Xingchang knelt before Xia Liang's mom and dad!
Thud, thud, thud, kowtow X9!
The two were stunned.
This Xia Xingchang had never kowtowed during New Year's greetings.
And it's not even New Year yet, why kowtow?
Xia Liang pouted, stood up, and went back to his room.
He was really tired of wasting time with "relatives" like Xia Xingchang and Zhang Yi.
"I'm a bit tired, I'll rest for a while."
Xia Liang couldn't even be bothered to put on a facade.
Luu Juan and Xia Weiguo were a bit embarrassed, but Zhang Yi was extremely considerate, saying softly,
"Oh, the child Xia Liang has achieved so much, he must be exhausted from the outside, let him rest well, we're all idle people. Haha, Xia Liang's mom, shall I help you make dumplings? Or tidy up the house?"
Xia Xingchang was also incredibly enthusiastic.
"Second uncle, let me do the cleaning! Let me, let me! You rest! Do you need to change the gas? I'll go, I'll go! We won't go to the eldest uncle's house for the New Year, I suggest everyone comes here instead."
...
Inside, Xia Liang was completely unaware of this, and felt a sense of relief having resolved one trouble.
On his father's side, there are four brothers and one aunt, with Xia Weiguo ranked second.
Except for the eldest uncle and Xia Weiguo, the others don't seem quite normal.
That's why ever since Xia Liang's grandfather passed away, they haven't come back for years.
An idle Xia Liang video-called Qingxue, and after half an hour it ended, followed by Xi Yiqian, Tian Yuanyuan, Su Yi…
Group chat ended late into the night.
When Xia Liang woke up, it was already bright outside. He yawned and went out, surprised by the sight!
In front of him was an entire table filled with breakfast!
Any famous breakfast from the vicinity, it had everything, Su's crab roe buns, Rong's custard buns, Imperial Capital's stir-fried liver, Yucheng's dandan noodles – more than 20 kinds of breakfast, incredibly sumptuous beyond his imagination!
Such a large table, enough to feed 20 Xia Liangs.
Yet now, it was empty, waiting for him alone.
Xia Liang looked puzzled.
"What's going on?"
Ye Fan's mother looked helpless.
"Isn't it your aunt, and that brother, who delivered this large table of breakfast early in the morning? Xingchang got up at 4 to drive all over the county to buy you breakfast."
Xia Liang:...
For a moment, Xia Liang didn't know how to complain, he already knew, Xia Xingchang was afraid.
Forget it...
No matter what, Xia Liang was still kind-hearted, after all, they were family, as long as it wasn't too excessive, he let it go.
Eating breakfast, looking at this old tile-roofed house.
Xia Liang thought for a moment.
"Dad, mom, since we're spending New Year here this year, and might stay for quite a few days, why don't we buy a house in the county?"
Luu Juan frowned.
"Let's make do, we're only staying for a few days, buying a house in the county for that seems too extravagant, doesn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Weiguo surprisingly supported the idea.
"I agree with our son's thinking, after all, our family is quite well-off now. Although we're only staying for a few days, how is it extravagant? You know the thing about houses, once you buy it, it's there and won't go away, it just turns cash into real estate, and when you need cash later, you can sell it, it might even appreciate quite a bit."
"Yes, that's it!"
Xia Liang clapped his hands. He didn't think too much, it's just that the rural environment was too poor, mosquitoes flying everywhere, he was fine, but his parents would suffer.
Moreover, the uncle's family moved to the county, it took 40 minutes by car to come and go, it was inconvenient for them to buy things here.
Immediately after breakfast, Xia Liang packed their luggage, got in the car, and headed to the county.
The sales office was crowded.
Though it was close to New Year, the number of homebuyers increased instead of decreased. Many who went home with money wanted to buy houses, especially in such a small county where it only cost a few tenths per square meter; enthusiasm was high, with long queues.
Two buyers almost fought over a house.
"This is mine!"
"I came first!"
Xia Liang looked around and found there were too many people, feeling a bit helpless; having money but not being able to buy a house, where would you go reason with that?
Just as Xia Liang was about to figure out a way, he suddenly heard a loud yell from behind.
"Hey? Isn't that Xia Liang? You're back?"
A woman swaggered out from the sales office, full of joy.
A young married woman wearing a snow-white mink coat, elegant and dignified, nostrils flaring, walked over.
Luu Juan said in frustration.
"Your third aunt? And your cousin? How did we run into them? What bad luck."
Xia Liang chuckled, indeed, third aunt and cousin, this mother and daughter are quite a spectacle!
Snobby and opportunistic!
The third aunt remarried twice when she was young, finally marrying Xia Liang's third uncle. The cousin is even more peculiar, being young, she's already clung onto several wealthy moguls; her current third brother-in-law is rumored to be incredibly rich, with more money than he could spend in a lifetime!
When the third aunt and cousin saw Xia Liang's family, their eyes lit up and they quickly rushed over!
"Isn't this Xia Liang? What are you doing here? Don't tell me you're here to buy a house?"
The third cousin snorted through her nose, her every pore expressing disdain for Ye Fan.
She was full of confidence, backed by her just-married third husband!
The third cousin's current husband, named Liu Fugui, is in the fur business. He boasted himself as the number one fur mogul in Shenxian, very arrogant, and he rarely interacted even with relatives.