Father Xia was sweeping the floor while Mother Xia was squatting on the floor threading the bought meat onto the skewers one by one and then putting the finished meat into the large basin beside them.

When the large basin was full, Xia's mother bent down, picked up the basin of meat and put it on the small cart next to her.

Looking at that huge pot of meat, it is not difficult to imagine what a huge job this is.

Xia Junan stood outside the door for a while, then walked up and knocked.

His expression showed a trace of desperate compassion and struggle. He was not a fool and he knew exactly what the scene before him meant.

There is no way a person with heart disease who is preparing for surgery can squat here and do physical work.

He knew what he might face if he walked in, but he was always a brave man.

He dared to dream of becoming a soldier when his grades were at the bottom, and he dared to face it when the person he trusted and loved the most deceived him.

When Mr. and Mrs. Xia heard the noise, they all looked towards the door. Xia Jun'an smiled at them politely and said, "Uncle, aunt, I'll bring my sister to see you."

He kept silent about Jiang Ting's deception, standing there tall and kind, maintaining the most basic decency.

Father and Mother Xia were very happy to see him, and they were very grateful to Xu Yansang. The reason why Father Xia's illness was cured was all thanks to the funding from the Fu Group, and they were grateful for this.

The reason why the high-ranking Fu Group could see their poverty was because Xia Junan helped them. This was also the reason why Xia's mother kept reminding Jiang Ting to hold on to Xia Junan when she called.

For Xia's mother, a man like Xia Jun'an might be the ceiling that Jiang Ting can ever meet in her life. Even if he is only related to the Fu Group, he is definitely much better than an ordinary man.

What's more, Xia Jun'an is gentle, polite, and considerate. Having lived with Xia's mother for half her life, she knows best what women want in life. Isn't it just for a man to be considerate? No matter how handsome, tall, or rich he is, as long as he comes home and becomes a hands-off boss, and won't even help to pick up the soy sauce bottle when it falls, such a man will not bring happiness to a woman.

A woman has to go through so many hardships in her life, especially after having children, and only a considerate man can bring happiness.

Xia Junan, however, is tall, handsome, rich and considerate.

With a man like this, Xia's mother has been thankful countless times that her daughter had tied him down in high school. Otherwise, when she goes to college, men will become more and more realistic as they get older, and she may not be able to meet someone better by then.

"Jun'an, Mrs. Fu, please sit down." Mother Xia rubbed her hands on her apron and said helplessly, "What would you like to drink? We have tea and roses at home."

As she spoke, she went to get a cup and pour some water.

Xia Junan said politely, "Auntie, don't bother. My sister just came to check on uncle's health and will be leaving soon."

Mother Xia put down the cup awkwardly, "Why don't we finish our meal before leaving? We have ready-made dishes at home, so it won't be difficult to make them."

Xia Jun'an still smiled and shook his head, "Really, that's not necessary."

Only then did Xia's mother sit down.

Xia Junan felt upset, but this was his business, and he couldn't expect Sister Yansang to do anything for him.

He suppressed the pain in his heart, looked at Father Xia with a smile, and asked, "How is Uncle's recovery? Have you been feeling well recently?"

Father Xia smiled naively and said, "No, I recovered very well after the operation. The Fu Group also called to visit me. They said that if I feel uncomfortable again, I can go over and write an application and they will approve more money. But I am fine now, so I definitely can't ask them for money anymore. Your aunt and I are thinking of doing some small business and saving some money for our retirement so that we won't be a burden to you and Tingting when we get old."

Xia Junan said nothing about Jiang Ting's deception. Facing Xia's father's words, he just smiled respectfully and said, "It's good to be healthy, but you should also be careful not to get too tired."

Father Xia responded with “Hey, hey”.

Xia Junan looked at Mother Xia again and asked with concern, "Auntie, is everything okay?"

Mother Xia smiled and said, "It's fine, it's fine. I've always been in good health. After I started working at the snack stand, my legs and feet are more flexible than before."

Xia Junan said, "As people age, their heart and blood vessels are more likely to have problems. We need to pay more attention to this aspect."

"After your uncle fell ill, I made a special check-up. His heart and blood vessels were all fine except for a thyroid nodule. The thyroid nodule was also very small, and the doctor said not to worry about it." Mother Xia said proudly.

At this age, I am still in such good health, which is indeed something to be proud of.

Although he had guessed it long ago, Xia Junan still felt a sharp pain in his chest when he heard Xia's mother say it with his own ears.

He smiled and said, "Health is the foundation of everything. I'm relieved that you and uncle are both fine."

Xu Yansang couldn't bear to see him forcing a smile.

No one knows better than her how tolerant this "brother" is. In the past, his protective color was his reckless attitude, and now his protective color is gentle and elegant. He hides his true self behind his protective color, and even when he is wounded and bleeding, he does not show any of it.

But just because he can endure and suffer, we can't take it for granted that he should suffer more.

Xu Yansang pretended to be busy and looked at her watch, then said to Mr. and Mrs. Xia, "I have something else to do, so I won't stay any longer. I'll leave this money to you as a token of my appreciation."

She said, pulling out an envelope from her bag and placing it on the table.

There was 10,000 yuan in the envelope, which she had just taken out that morning.

Xia's father and mother were shocked and quickly returned the money to her, "No need, Mrs. Fu, we have enough money now."

Xu Yansang smiled and said, "It's just a small token of my appreciation, so don't refuse it."

Father and Mother Xia gave in a few more times, but seeing that Xu Yansang was really willing to give it, they reluctantly accepted it.

Xu Yansang looked at Xia Junan and said, "Junan, let's go."

Xia Jun'an nodded and said goodbye politely to Mr. and Mrs. Xia.

After coming out of the village in the city, Xia Jun'an's expression remained calm. After getting into the car, Xu Yansang said, "If you need it, I can give this car to you and call another car to pick me up."

Xia Junan smiled and said, "Don't be like this, Sister Yansang, I'm not a child anymore. Am I going to hide in the car and cry?"

Xu Yansang also smiled and said, "It's okay to cry. Everyone has emotions. When something bad happens, getting angry, sad, collapsed, and crying are all ways to vent your emotions, which is much better than keeping them in your heart."

Xia Junan didn't say anything. He just lowered his head, rested his elbows on his knees, and clasped his hands loosely together. He seemed absent-minded.

Xu Yansang sighed softly, and after a while, she spoke softly, "When I just divorced Zhou Muchuan, I suffered from severe depression. I blamed myself for the divorce. He didn't love me, it was my fault, otherwise how could he fall in love with someone else? The Zhou family didn't accept me, it was also my fault, I didn't do well enough, if I did well enough, why wouldn't they accept me? During that time, I fell into a vortex of low self-esteem and low sense of worthiness, and I didn't even know that there was something wrong with me."

"When Ah Zhuo said he liked me, I thought, how could someone like me be worthy of such a good man? I am useless and have nothing to show for myself. Why should I be with him? His love became a pressure for me. The better he treated me, the more I attacked myself, until he realized that something was wrong with me and took me to see a psychologist."

"I just realized that my inability to sleep all night, feeling exhausted every day, feeling too tired to talk, and getting stressed when seeing Azhuo being so nice to me were all manifestations of depression."

"Jun'an, I tell you this because I want to tell you that I have experienced what you have experienced and what you have not experienced. When you are sad, you can really cry. Some people leave traces in our lives and make us better people. You don't have to think too much or blame yourself. You have to know that you are good, and it is others who are not good. You don't need to feel guilty or blame yourself for anyone, because you are good to begin with."

Xia Junan slowly raised his head.

He had no idea that Xu Yansang had suffered from depression before.

It is hard to imagine that such a powerful sister Yansang, such a good sister Yansang, such a powerful sister Yansang, would also feel like he did and sometimes feel that she is useless.

His feelings at this moment partially overlapped with what Sister Yansang had felt before, but because of a few words from Sister Yansang, he gradually accepted himself.

"I..." It was difficult for Xia Jun'an to take the initiative to tell others about his feelings. After struggling for a while, he finally spoke, "I also feel that I am... useless. I don't know why she lied to me, and what she wanted to do with 100,000 yuan... I treated her as my future wife, and I carefully remembered every word she said. I never thought that she and I would one day come to this point."

Xia Junan's voice sounded painful. After he finished speaking, he closed his mouth, but he felt a sense of relief in his heart.

It seemed as if the huge stone that had been pressing on my heart felt a little lighter after I confided in Xu Yansang.

At least it won't suffocate him.

Xu Yansang was silent for a few seconds before she said, "Jun'an, I don't want to instruct you on any specific matters, because your life is your own, your experiences are your own, and your growth is also your own. I just want to tell you that as long as you need it, I can cooperate with you in everything. I can have someone find out the purpose of Jiang Ting's request for money within an hour. If you need it, I will give it to you at any time. But the decision on how to resolve the issue between you and Jiang Ting is still yours."

Xia Junan shook his head. "Sister Yansang, you know what I hate most is people using their parents' bodies to deceive others. This is extremely treasonous and will be punished by lightning."

No matter why Jiang Ting cheated on him, he couldn't accept that the person he liked was such a person.

It was not until today that he finally realized what kind of person Jiang Ting was.

He didn't even believe that Jiang Ting had any unspeakable secrets. He had never made things difficult for Jiang Ting. He would do his best to meet any request she made. As long as she had a plausible reason to lie to him, she would not lie to him.

But he needs the truth, he will ask Jiang Ting clearly and end it all clearly.

Xia Junan looked at Xu Yansang and said, "Sister Yansang, please help me check Jiang Ting's affairs, from...from the first year of high school, from when I met her to when she was admitted to university. I want to know whether my three years of love for her was misplaced."

Xu Yansang nodded, "Although I think this question is meaningless, but if it can make you give up, I will cooperate with you, Jun'an, feelings only occupy a small part of life, don't deny yourself because of a bad person's evaluation, understand?"

Xia Junan showed his first smile after getting on the car. Although his eyes were red, his smile was very genuine. "Don't worry, Sister Yansang, I'm not confused."

Xu Yansang said, "Then I'll take you to the airport now?"

When Xia Junan came back, he took the train to save money. He was heartbroken after this trip. He no longer had to cut down on his expenses to support the lives of two people and to give Jiang Ting a better love experience. He did not hesitate, "Okay, let's go to the airport."

On the way to the airport, Xu Yansang transferred 100,000 yuan into Xia Junan's account.

Xia Junan was told that if the 100,000 yuan was given to him, he could choose how to deal with it, and even if he gave it all to Jiang Ting, she would not say anything.

But Xu Yansang was actually very sure that Xia Junan would not give the money to Jiang Ting. She was just taking this excuse to support him with some living expenses.

This child was very stubborn in some aspects. He always felt guilty for what he had done to Xia Yanfang. After going to college, he insisted on earning his own tuition and living expenses.

Even though Xu Yansang and Xu Daqiao wanted to help him, he refused.

Giving him this 100,000 yuan is the love that a sister gives to her brother.

They soon arrived at the airport. After saying goodbye to Xu Yansang, Xia Junan entered the airport.

Xu Yansang turned around and told Mao Qi to investigate what had happened to Jiang Ting in the past few years. She had a hunch that perhaps the Jiang Ting that Xia Junan knew was not who he thought from the beginning.

On the other hand, after seeing off Xia Junan and Xu Yansang, Father and Mother Xia also fell into confusion and speculation.

Mother Xia asked in confusion, "Xia Jun'an came back from school just to accompany his sister? He left in less than ten minutes, just to give her 10,000 yuan?"

She had already taken out the money from the envelope and counted it; it was exactly ten thousand, no more, no less.

Father Xia guessed, "Maybe it's some kind of target from the Fu Group that requires us to come here?"

"Then why didn't Tingting tell us in advance?" Xia's mother asked suspiciously, "Xia Jun'an is back, why didn't Tingting come back to see us?"

When Father Xia heard this, he also fell silent. In fact, he felt the same as Mother Xia. They both thought it was not normal for Xia Junan and Xu Yansang to come to their house suddenly.

Father Xia looked at Mother Xia and suggested, "Why don't we call Tingting and ask her about it."

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