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  Xia Zhi then gave Xia Qiao a signal, and after finding an excuse, she sent Lai Yue, Xiao Shu Er, and Xiao Xia Lin out. Only then did she tell Xia Qiao what had happened in the backyard.

  Xia Qiao immediately understood and also disapproved of Xia Ershu's family's behavior. "Uncle Er and Aunt Er are really troublesome."

  "I can't just stand by and do nothing, especially when it's right in front of me. And what about our family? I won't be able to live with myself if something happens. Besides... those girls are too much, if they cause any trouble, the whole family will be dragged down, including me and Lanyue."

  "It's indeed this reason." Xia Qiao thought for a moment and nodded in agreement with Xia Zhi's words. At the same time, he also understood what Xia Zhi meant by "good people are hard to do". "That May girl has been a bit lazy since she was young. In the past when Sixth Sister was around, Sixth Sister was diligent, so it wasn't very noticeable. Now... Second Uncle and Second Aunt have been blinded by wealth."

  "Brother, you seem to understand other people's business quite clearly." Xia Zhi smiled ambiguously.

  Xiaqiao was choked for a long time and couldn't speak, finally stammering to change the subject: "It's not easy being a father."

  Everyone's morale has collapsed, and it's hard to lead the team. Xia Zhi expressed his understanding.

  In the afternoon, Xia Zhi and his siblings all went to the backyard to help Grandma Xia prepare dumplings for dinner. Lai Yue and Xiao Xialin were even earlier than them, Lai Yue could help, but Xiao Xialin was more of a hindrance. Grandma Xia couldn't help but laugh and cry, in the end she had to ask Xiao Heiyu to take Xiao Xialin and Xia Shu out to play.

  The east wing is quiet. Xia Zhi asked Jia Yue quietly, and Jia Yue said that Xia Ershu and Xia Erniang had gone out to visit relatives, Xia Zhu and Xia Yang had gone out to play, Wu Yue and Qi Yue should both be there, but the two of them were "injured".

  Xia Zhi looked down on Xia Er Shu's family for being so pretentious, knowing they were just putting on a show for Old Man Xia.

  Originally, Xia Erniang and Wu Yue should have been the main force to wrap so many dumplings. However, they didn't come, and Lao Tai Tai led the way, with Xia Zhi and Chui Yue also wrapping dumplings. Soon, Lao Tai Tai discovered that Xia Zhi could also roll out dough.

  Xia Zhi rolled out the dumpling wrappers, rolling them thin and fast. She also kneaded the dough with a smooth and neat motion, without any hesitation. Xia Qiao initially helped with cooking the filling, but later also assisted with wrapping the dumplings.

  "This child is rarely seen on the big bridge." After being driven away by Xia Qiao several times, Xia Qiao refused to leave, and Old Lady Xia praised Xia Qiao.

  Xia Lao Ye Zi has always been a gentleman who keeps his distance from the kitchen, and only said two sentences to Xia Qiao, but didn't force him. Xia Qiao knows how to cook and even mend his own clothes, which is no secret in the Xia family.

  In the evening, everyone wrapped a large number of dumplings. The kitchen was busy with two stoves burning, one for Jiaoyue and one for Xiacao. Before long, the dumplings were cooked. A table was set up on the kang, and Xia Zhi had also prepared the dipping sauce.

  The dumplings were done and served on the table. Xia Er Shu returned from visiting relatives, smiling as he entered the upper house: "Ah, wrapped up some dumplings!"

  "Looking at the chimney smoke, I guess it's about time for him to come back." Old Master Xia said with a slight lift of his eyelids.

  Xia Ershu rubbed his hands together and smiled. Old Master Xia couldn't stay angry with his son, so he gruffly ordered: "Wash your hands and come up to the kang to eat."

  Xia Er Shu couldn't help but let out a sound, and then he sat down next to Old Man Xia on the kang. When he saw Old Lady Xia come in, he nodded his head: "The dumplings my mother wrapped are really delicious, you can smell the fragrance from far away on the street. I haven't eaten them for a long time, I'm really craving them!"

  "If you like eating, then eat a bit more." Old Lady Xia smiled and let Second Uncle Xia have some, also asking Old Master Xia, "Old Master, won't you drink some wine with Second?"

  "It's even better with wine, it's even better with wine!" Xia Ershu chuckled.

  Xia Lao Yezi hesitated for a moment, and finally let Xia Laotaitai bring the wine jug up. Xia Laotaitai then arranged for someone to go find Xia Er Shu, Xia Zhu, and Xia Yang, and personally went to the courtyard to call out Wu Yue and Qi Yue.

  May and July were silent, as if they weren't home.

  Old Lady Xia hesitated for a moment in the courtyard, then returned and didn't go to the east wing. If it weren't for Uncle Xia Er and Auntie Xia Er coming especially to invite her, she wouldn't have gone to the east wing.

  "Don't bother calling them, daughter. When they're hungry, they'll come on their own." Xia Ershu's words were quite straightforward.

  After a while, Xia Zhu and Xia Yang couldn't find anyone to fetch them, so they returned on their own. They didn't go upstairs, but instead went back to the east wing of the house. Old Lady Xia had Xiao Hei bring them over, calling the two brothers to come. Everyone sat around in a circle, starting to eat dumplings.

  Lo has never come back and May and July have also been absent.

  The children ate quickly and, after finishing their meal, threw down their chopsticks and ran out to play. In the end, only Xia Lao Ye Zi and Xia Er Shu were left at the table drinking wine and eating dumplings. The two of them didn't say a word to each other.

  Old Lady Xia noticed that it was getting late and suggested sending some dumplings to the east wing. The chimney of the east wing had never seen smoke.

  "Daughter, don't bother with them," said Uncle Xia again.

  "They've all brought out their share." Old Lady Xia said as she picked dumplings into a large bowl, but when it came to sending the dumplings over, she was somewhat at a loss. The other children had all run off, leaving only Xia Zhi to stay behind and help her clean up.

  Just think about what happened today, how could she let Xia Zhi send dumplings to the east wing?

  "I'll take it there." Xia Zhi saw that Old Lady Xia was in a difficult situation, so she proactively picked up the dumplings and wanted to send them to the east wing.

  "You help Nai put this away, I'll let Ruye go deliver." But Xia Lao Tai Tai didn't want to let Xia Zhi suffer, so she stopped him and went to call for Ruye instead.

  Xia Er Shu was quite drunk, his face flushed. He glanced at Xia Zhi, then lowered his head to glance at the dumplings in the bowl. "Today's dumplings, Second Uncle is relying on the glory of sixteen."

  Lao Xia immediately slammed his wine cup on the table. "Second Brother, what nonsense are you spouting! This is not something an uncle should say! I'm still right here!"

  "Father," Xia Er Shu said, seeing how much Xia Lao Ye Zhi was defending Xia Zhi, he quickly gave himself an excuse, "Father, I had a bit too much to drink, and I was just joking with Sixteen Niece earlier. Father, I didn't mean anything, it was just nonsense. Sixteen, you're not blaming Uncle Er, are you?"

  "Second Uncle, I don't understand what you're saying." Xia Zhi smiled and said, "My grandfather wants to discipline you, don't use me as a shield. I'm leaving, Grandfather drink less, and if you want to hit Second Uncle, don't use too much force!"

  With that, Xia Zhi smiled and went to the main hall.

  Xia Erbo couldn't help but laugh, his face was stiff. "This little girl is too fierce!" Xia Zhi pretended to be confused, but it was clear that he wanted Xia Lao Ye to clean up after him and beat him! But even if he understood, he still couldn't argue with Xia Zhi. He could make jokes, why couldn't Xia Zhi? And besides, Xia Zhi's jokes were much more clever than his own.

  "You're even more vicious at sixteen, others are vicious to the point of being reasonable. Your twelve-year-old niece helped you with your messy stall, and you and your wife still had the nerve to bully her! At your age, you've lived to be as shameless as a dog's belly!"

  "Dad......" Xia Yunman felt that Old Man Xia was being too harsh, "Second Column's mother doesn't know, they're just two kids..."

  "It's already May, and she doesn't understand anything! If it weren't for you two masterminding this, she wouldn't have done such a thing!" Old Master Xia said, his tone growing increasingly stern. "Second son, just give up on this idea. Don't shift the blame onto others, this is my decision!"