1229 Why Are You Here
Xu Lan knew that Qiao Mei liked to grow flowers and plants, so she specially asked someone to find some seeds of rare blooms from overseas. She wanted Qiao Mei to have something to do to ease her boredom when she lived here, so that she would not feel too tired from taking care of the children at home.

Previously, some people had told her about postpartum depression but she did not understand what it was. However, she had heard many people say that this was a terrifying illness which could deal a huge blow and cause a lot of pain to a woman who just gave birth. Xu Lan definitely did not want Qiao Mei to have such thoughts. She would rather tire herself out than see Qiao Mei feel down.

Qiao Mei had done so many things for the Xia family and saved them many times. Even if Qiao Mei was not Xia Zhe’s wife, she would still need to be nice to Qiao Mei and treat Qiao Mei like her own daughter!

Feng Hua quickly used the broom to sweep the floor. She knew how important the contents of the flowerpot was to Xu Lan, so she did not just throw everything away. Instead, she brought whatever she swept up to the backyard so that she could put everything into a new flowerpot.

Xia Wan went forward to help Shao Yin up from the floor as she had fallen down earlier. The two of them slowly walked to the middle of the room. Shao Yin felt a little uneasy as she did not know how to explain why she was still there.

“You…” Before Xia You could say anything, Xia Wan quietly grabbed her palm tightly and she immediately shut her mouth.

“When are you and Xia Xing getting married? Third Brother has never mentioned anything about this to us,” Liu Fen said bluntly.

“We… we’re already engaged, but we haven’t chosen an auspicious date yet! We intend to discuss this issue while we are back this time round,” Shao Yin said softly.

Qiao Mei clearly remembered that this girl had followed Xia Xing out just now. Could it be that she had sneaked back when it was chaotic just now? However, why would she want to stay behind in their house instead of following Xia Xing to his grandfather’s place? Could it be that this girl wanted to harm her children?

“Are you still here because there was no more space for you in the car? Did Brother Xing say when he would come back to pick you up?” Qiao Mei asked.

“I… I didn’t know the way out and they left so quickly, so we were separated in an instant. That’s why I’m still here. I hope it’s not too much trouble for all of you… Why don’t you give me the address and I’ll go there myself…” Shao Yin said nervously.

Shao Yin and Xia Xing had been dating for a long time. It was actually the Zhou family who introduced her to Xia Xing! Xia Xing had dated one of his colleagues previously and she had broken up with Xia Xing for a very simple reason. Zhou Hua did not approve of the relationship as the girl was from another city. She wanted Xia Xing to marry a girl who lived in the capital.

Zhou Hua’s only thought was to get Xia Xing to return to the capital to fight for a share of the family assets. She wondered why Xia Zhe could monopolize Wu Min’s entire courtyard house while the third son’s family did not get anything. These kids were all Wu Min’s grandchildren, so how could she be so biased?

Perhaps Zhou Hua was not actually doing this for the children’s future, but only because she was piqued with the Xia family. Her goal was to get a share of the Xia family’s pie because she did not want to be left out.
Xia Mao and Xia Yao both worked in the capital and both their families could enjoy life in the capital. Xia Guang was the only one of Xia Jun’s sons to be stationed out of town and he even went to the border area later on. If this was not the old man being biased, then what was it!

Zhou Hua had poured out all the grievances in her heart to Zhou Luo. The entire purpose of Zhou Luo’s visit this time round was to stand up for Zhou Hua and to fight for the children’s future.

Xia He frowned as she looked at this girl who had yet to marry into the Xia family. She did not understand why Xia Xing would take a fancy to such a stupid person. Could Xia Xing have gone crazy? Did his taste in women suddenly change after all these years?

Xia Xing looked like a decent person, but he was actually a libertine. Due to the lack of discipline and education from Zhou Hua and Xia Guang in his early years, Xia Xing had been undisciplined since he was young. Zhou Luo also allowed him to do whatever he wanted as long as he did not cause any trouble.

Deep down, he was still a good person, but he would suddenly come up with weird ideas from time to time. However, none of these ideas were anything good. Xia Xing liked women who either had good figures or wanton lifestyles. In the past, Xia Xing would not even look at a woman like Shao Yin.

“I’ll ask the chauffeur to get the car and send you to Grandfather’s place,” Xia He said calmly.

Shao Yin wanted to explain herself further, but seeing how guarded the entire family was as they looked at her, she could only agree to the arrangement.

She had only stayed behind because she was hoping to see Xia Wen again! Since Xia Wen was single now, that meant she had a chance. Perhaps Xia Wen may fall for her too!