bookrebus Chapter 718 The Step-Sister (1-2)
Chapter 718 The Step-Sister (1-2)
Xiang Tong glanced at her youngest daughter, who was standing there dumbfounded, and sighed, "Then Huanhuan can stay with me! It's fair for each of us to have one."
Xu Teng had no objections.
He preferred his cheerful and lively eldest daughter to his quiet and reserved younger daughter.
The two quickly went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificate. They split their savings equally, and they also split the proceeds from the sale of the house. As for the car, it went to Xiang Tong, since it was part of her dowry.
Xiang Tong drove Xu Jinhuan to her parents' house.
Mr. and Mrs. Xiang were quite surprised by their daughter's return. When they saw that she had only brought her younger daughter back, they asked in bewilderment, "Why did you suddenly come back today? Where's Mengmeng? Didn't she come back with you?"
"Xu Teng and I are divorced. We each have one child. Mengmeng wants to live with Xu Teng," Xiang Tong said directly.
Xiang's mother immediately became anxious, "Why the sudden divorce? Did Xu Teng do something to wrong you?"
Xiang's father, who was standing to the side, also frowned.
"No, it's just that we don't get along," Xiang Tong sighed.
To Father and Mother: !!!
What's the reason for that?
"Why can't you get along? You two already have two children. Is it because he dislikes that you didn't give him a son and wants to find someone else?" Xiang's mother pressed.
"That's not true." Xiang Tong said impatiently, "Dad, Mom, stop asking. We're already divorced."
"Aren't you happy yet?" Xiang's mother slapped Xiang Tong on the back. "Such a big thing, and you didn't even tell me and your father."
Xiang Tong pouted, "Do you think I can still get a divorce after I tell you?"
She had hinted at it before, and the answer she always got was that she would just make do.
She had no choice but to act first and inform him later.
Seeing that her mother was about to say something, she quickly changed the subject: "Mom, I'm hungry, go get me something to eat."
Xiang's mother gave her a deep look, resignedly went to the kitchen to cook, and just as she was about to go in, she seemed to remember something, turned around and looked at her granddaughter who was looking at the flowers in the yard, and said loudly: "Huanhuan, what do you want to eat? Grandma will make it for you."
Since her daughter had a baby, she has often prepared some things for the house so that there won't be nothing good to eat when the baby comes.
Anyway, with a refrigerator, things won't spoil even after a year or two.
Xu Jinhuan picked out the original owner's favorite dish and said crisply, "Grandma, I want to eat sweet and sour pork."
"Okay," Xiang's mother replied with a smile.
Xu Jinhuan continued to look at the flowers.
Aside.
Xiang Tong asked her father what her plans were for the future.
Xiang Tong said somewhat unhappily, "I just got divorced, and you're already so eager for me to remarry."
Xiang's father was nearly driven to his death by anger.
What does this say?
He said irritably, "I asked about your plans, not whether you're going to remarry."
Xiang Tong was finally satisfied. She hadn't decided whether to remarry or not, and said nonchalantly, "I'll stay at home for a while first!"
When she got tired of it, she went out to find a job.
Xiang's father took a deep breath. "That's fine too. As long as you know what you're doing."
Xiang Tong disliked his father's lecturing, so he gave a perfunctory reply and went back to his room. He lay on the recliner and started scrolling through short videos to pass the time.
As for Xu Jinhuan, she didn't bother with him; he was at home and wouldn't get lost.
Xu Jinhuan didn't look at the flowers for long before her father asked her to go out and walk around with him.
On the way, they saw a vendor selling candied hawthorns, and Xiang's father bought him a skewer. After walking for a while, they saw a vendor selling popcorn, and Xiang's father bought a bag of popcorn as well. They kept buying as they walked, and by the time the two of them returned, they were carrying seven or eight bags.
Seeing this, Xiang's mother scolded Xiang's father, "I've already cooked, why did you buy so many snacks?"
"Don't you know that snacks are bad for children's health?"
"Did you waste your time watching the news on TV?"
"The child wanted to eat it, so I bought it," Xiang's father said, winking at Xu Jinhuan.
Xu Jinhuan: “…”
Xu Jinhuan readily took the blame, since these things were bought for her.
She nodded emphatically: "Yes, I asked my grandfather to buy it for me."
Xiang's mother stopped scolding, but she put the things away.
"Don't eat these while you're eating. I'll get you some when you're hungry," she said to Xu Jinhuan.
The little girl next door looks so young, but last year she drank more than a dozen bags of yogurt in one go.
I don't know how she managed to stretch such a small belly.
It's clear that children don't know their limits when it comes to eating and need to be supervised by adults.
"Mhm." Xu Jinhuan nodded repeatedly.
Xiang's mother prepared several dishes and laid them out on a large table. In addition to the sweet and sour pork tenderloin that Xu Jinhuan had ordered, there was also braised pork ribs that Xiang Tong liked to eat.
At the dinner table, Xiang's mother was constantly busy, serving food to this person and that person.
Xiang Tong looked at the food piled up in her bowl, which was almost a small mountain, and quickly said, "Mom, don't worry about me, I'll get more if I want to eat."
"Eat more, look how thin you've become." Xiang's mother was very dissatisfied with her daughter, who was as thin as a skeleton, and felt that it was bad for her health.
She then looked at Xu Jinhuan and said, "Don't follow your mother's example. Girls just need to be a little bit fat."
“I won’t learn!”
Xu Jinhuan answered and continued eating. To be honest, Xiang's mother's cooking was quite delicious, comparable to that of a hotel chef.
the other side.
Xu Nianmeng clutched her rumbling stomach and asked her father, "Dad, I'm hungry. When are we going to eat?"
Xu Teng looked up from his phone and asked her, "I'm ordering takeout for you, what do you want to eat?"
Xu Nianmeng obediently said, "I'm fine with anything, I'll eat whatever Daddy orders."
In this life, she plans to learn from Xu Jinhuan's experience and be a good girl so that her father will still like her even if he has a son.
Xu Teng opened the food delivery app and ordered two servings of braised pork trotters with rice.
Worried that there wouldn't be enough to eat, I ordered another serving of fried chicken.
The father and daughter spent the next few days like this.
At first, Xu Nianmeng was very happy, feeling that her relationship with her father was getting better and better.
But as the days went by, seeing that her father had no intention of starting a business, she couldn't help but get anxious.
The same thing happened again that day. After finishing her takeout, Xu Nianmeng wiped her mouth and asked quietly, "Dad, aren't you going to work?"
Xu Teng laughed: "You're such a little girl, yet you're so nosy."
Xu Nianmeng hesitated, her mouth bubbling with anxiety.
In the blink of an eye, a year has passed, and Xu Teng still hasn't started his own business. Xu Nianmeng is getting increasingly anxious. She went from hinting at it to saying it openly: "Dad, my classmate's dad is a big boss. He's so impressive. I want a big boss dad too."
"I didn't expect you to be so vain at such a young age. Other people are other people, and you are you. As a student, what you should be competing on is your grades. We'll talk about that when you get first place."
Xu Teng appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was filled with mixed feelings, mostly regret.
Six months ago, he originally wanted to start his own business and had found a path and partners.
But just as he was about to take action, he encountered a female swindler who not only swindled him out of all his savings but also left him with a lot of debt. How could he possibly start a business now?