Chapter 88

“Tsk tsk. No wonder they’re jealous of  Brother Yun. Her face and figure are just…unbearable. You know, they’re all from the Xia family, why is  Brother Yun so beautiful? Like a fairy descended from heaven.”

“You guys are like monkeys that haven’t fully evolved.” Mrs. Guan slapped her head and suddenly exclaimed loudly, “Could it be that  Brother Yun isn’t your child? My goodness, your family not only has bad character, but you also steal other people’s children?”

Xia Yunxuan also wanted to use this opportunity to completely sever ties with the Xia family, to let everyone know that she wasn’t their child.

She took out a recording device and whispered to Xiao Yichen. After listening, Xiao Yichen nodded, indicating that he understood. He couldn’t believe the twist. Xuanxuan wasn’t from the Xia family. He had been thinking, how could the Xia family, with their crooked melons and cracked watermelons, give birth to such a beautiful Xuanxuan?

He wondered who Xuanxuan’s real parents were. Did they intentionally abandon her? Or did they accidentally lose her due to some reason? Looking at Xuanxuan, she seemed to have known for a long time that she wasn’t from the Xia family and didn’t seem to care. Maybe she didn’t have much hope for her biological parents.

It made sense. No one could remain calm. No matter the reason, it was the parents’ fault for not taking good care of their child. She should have had a beautiful childhood, but she suffered so much.

Old Man Xia’s eyes flickered when he heard Mrs. Guan’s words. Although he didn’t steal a child, he did pick her up from the side of the road. At the time, he didn’t know if the child was abandoned. He just thought she was well-dressed and had a jade pendant, so he took her home.

No one could have imagined that this child would grow up to be so beautiful. She was completely different from the Xia family, not at all alike. But so what? After all, he brought her back and raised her. If he hadn’t, she might have been eaten by wild animals. This little girl should be grateful to him.

Even if there was no biological bond, the debt of raising her was greater than heaven. Just as Old Man Xia was thinking about how to get something good from Xia Yunxuan, he heard Xiao Yichen’s loud voice, “I have evidence here to prove that my Xuanxuan is not from the old Xia family.”

Wow, the crowd was like they had been injected with adrenaline. They all wanted to know what the evidence was. So Brother Yun really wasn’t from the Xia family. They had been saying, could it be a genetic mutation?

Her skin was white and smooth, her figure was good, and her whole aura was like a young lady from the city. Look at the Xia family members, their skin was rough, as black as coal, their faces were covered in pimples, their waists were thick, their legs were short. How could they be a family?

Old Man Xia roared, “Impossible! It’s definitely evidence you forged. I didn’t expect this educated youth from the city to be so cunning. You don’t want to pay to raise us, just say so.  Brother Yun is our Xia family member.”

Old Man Xia thought, besides him and his wife and the family, no one else knew that  Brother Yun wasn’t their child. What kind of evidence could there be? He was just trying to scare him. This educated youth underestimated him.

He used to be a personal servant for the landlord. He wouldn’t have been able to live so comfortably around the landlord without some skills. It was just that after the changes and reforms, the landlords became targets of public hatred, and he came here and married the maid at the time. That’s how they became a family.

Old Man Xia wiped away the nonexistent tears on his face. “Yun Girl doesn’t recognize us, that’s fine. I didn’t expect that the person she found now wouldn’t recognize us either. We know you’re from the city and you’re rich. We can’t afford you, but you don’t have to slander us like this.”

The villagers who were watching the show were moved by Old Man Xia’s words. Someone said, “Yes, Brother Yun, we’ve watched her grow up since she was a child. How could she not be from the Xia family?”

People whispered among themselves, “Sigh, who knows? Didn’t you hear what he said? He has evidence. Let’s wait and see. What if he really has evidence?”

Yun Girl really didn’t look like the Xia family members. Hu Guqin stood aside. She didn’t say anything, but she was happy for  Brother Yun when she learned that she might not be from the Xia family.

They were all from the same village. She knew what kind of people they were. From the oldest to the youngest, except for  Brother Yun, none of them were good. Especially that Xia Dabao, he didn’t work for months. When he did work, he would complain of being tired after half a day. He ate more than anyone else at mealtimes.

As for Xia Guosheng, Xia Guonian, Xia Guohua, and Xia Guoyan, they were only slightly better than Xia Dabao. They only earned three or four work points when they worked. They were just hoping to marry their sister off to a good family and benefit from it.

They had thought before that their sister would marry the educated youth from the city, and their whole family would enjoy the benefits. But now, it seemed like they wouldn’t be able to enjoy the benefits anymore.

The educated youth from the city would never look at Xia Yunyan and Xia Yunge. Unless they were blind. Those two used to be very arrogant, and they looked down on the young men in the village.

Hehe, Hu Guqin sneered. Now it was good. Xia Dabao’s sister married the butcher, but he liked to beat his wife. She didn’t know how long Xia Yunrou’s could last.

These two were even better. They were messing around with the old bachelor and the second son in the village. Now they had no good life. Mrs. Li, the second son’s mother, was a real shrew, good at making a fuss and throwing a tantrum. Xia Yunyan would suffer if she married into that family.

Besides, the second son’s father died early, and Mrs. Li spoiled him like a treasure. She didn’t let him do anything. He didn’t work in the fields, and that was fine. But the key was that he liked to gamble. He hung out with a bunch of people, flirting with women, and most importantly, he liked to climb over widows’ walls.

Xia Yunyan and Xia Yunge had fallen into a pit of fire. Now their brothers’ plans had fallen apart. She was just waiting to see how this family would get benefits from the second son.

The second son wouldn’t be able to suck blood from the Xia family without getting anything in return. It seemed like the village wouldn’t be peaceful anymore.

Xiao Yichen saw that the situation was brewing well. He slowly took something out of his pocket and said, “I said I have evidence, and I do. You think I’m just talking nonsense?”

Xiao Yichen continued, “Today, let everyone be a witness. My Xuanxuan is not the biological daughter of the Xia family. Old Man Xia must have known all along, otherwise, my Xuanxuan wouldn’t have suffered so much. They abused Xuanxuan mercilessly.”

“I’m not saying this for anything else. I just want to remind everyone, since my Xuanxuan isn’t from the Xia family, considering that they raised her, I won’t hold a grudge against them for abusing Xuanxuan in the past.”

“But from now on, I’m responsible for Xuanxuan. No one is allowed to bother her or bully her.”