Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

"Aunt, I can make my own decisions about my marriage. My grandparents have met Ah Ying."

Xia Guofang knew what Xia Zhiqian meant. Her parents were confused; no matter what, Zhiqian couldn't marry someone from out of town.

"Zhiqian, your mother..."

"Alright, why are you saying so much? Zhiheng, these things are for the children and Qingyan. We have to go now."

Luo Hao was afraid that if Xia Guofang continued, Zhiqian and Zhou Miaoying would feel awkward. His mother-in-law had good taste; anything she approved of couldn't be too bad. Besides, no matter what, it wasn't Xia Guofang's place to interfere in Zhiqian's marriage.

"Okay, Uncle and Aunt, I'll see you off."

"Brother, no need. We can go down with Uncle and the others."

Xia Zhiqian knew that after his aunt left his older brother's house, she would definitely go to his mother to talk about his girlfriend. So he decided to go home and wait for his mother to avoid her causing a scene at his sister-in-law's house again.

"Yes, Zhiheng, you take good care of Qingyan and the child. Family members don't need to see you off."

"I'm going back too. I'll go in and tell my sister-in-law."

After Xia Yichu finished speaking, she went to her room. The child was asleep, but Su Qingyan was not.

"Sister-in-law, I'll go back now and come see you and the child again tomorrow."

"Okay, take it easy. You're a girl, don't go out at night if you don't have anything to do."

"Okay, I understand."

The group waited for Xia Yichu to come out and went downstairs together. Xia Guofang had a long face, and it was obvious that she was in a bad mood.

"Xiao Chu, do you want to go to your uncle's house to play?"

Once downstairs, Luo Hao casually mentioned it, though he was just being polite. After all, Xia Yichu wasn't familiar with them since it was their first meeting, and she probably wouldn't agree.

"Okay, Uncle!"

She was planning to visit Xu Yumei, but didn't know how much money Liu Yaohui had lost. Because of Su Qingyan giving birth yesterday, she hadn't yet called Wang Zhijie to come to Kyoto.

"Alright, alright, let's go, Zhiqian and Miaoying will come too."

Luo Hao was genuinely happy and deeply grateful to his mother-in-law, father-in-law, and Xia Guoan. He couldn't have achieved what he had today without their support and help.

His mother-in-law told him that the Xia family owed Xia Yichu and her daughter too much, so he should try his best to treat Xia Yichu well.

"No, Uncle, Ah Ying and I are going home for a bit, we'll go another day."

"Okay, Xiao Chu, let's go. Your uncle's car is parked over there."

Xia Zhiqian greeted them and left with Zhou Miaoying.

"No, you're not allowed to come to my house."

Luo Yuekai said angrily from the side that he was beaten because Xia Yichu gave his father a clothes hanger, and he still held a grudge.

"Luo Yuekai, do you want to get beaten up again?"

Upon hearing his father's voice, Luo Yuekai trembled and dared not utter another word, his eyes fixed on Xia Yichu.

"Uncle Luo, I'm going to my grandparents' house. Yichu will be going home later so she can come find me."

Pei Shizhou's maternal grandfather's house wasn't far from Luo Hao's house, and Xia Yichu would pass by there on her way home. Luo Hao looked at him with a puzzled expression, wondering what was going on.

"It's like this, Yichu's older brother asked me to keep an eye on her for the next few days. She was kidnapped before, and her family is worried about her going out on her own."

Luo Hao had also heard about Xia Yichu and Su Qingyan's kidnapping last year, and he could understand it; once bitten, twice shy.

"Okay, I'll ask her aunt to take Yichu to your maternal grandfather's house then."

Pei Shizhou, fearing Xia Yichu would refuse, left after hearing Luo Hao's agreement.

"Uncle, there's no need to go to such trouble."

Xia Yichu wanted to refuse because it was indeed not far, only a 20 or 30-minute walk, and Xia Guofang didn't want to take Xia Yichu there either.

"It's alright, no trouble at all. Xiao Chu, get in the car," Luo Hao said.

"It's not far to begin with, why be so dramatic as to offer to take you?"

Before getting into the car, Xia Guofang muttered something, just loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Xia Guofang, what nonsense are you talking about? Xiao Chu, it's alright, I'll have Sister Mei take you there later."

If he weren't unfamiliar with Xia Yichu and worried that she might feel uncomfortable, he could have taken her home himself.

"How dare she let Sister Mei deliver it? You forgot, Xia Yichu extorted 60,000 yuan from Sister Mei."

Luo Hao also remembered this matter. He had given her the 60,000 yuan and told her that Xu Yumei didn't need to pay it back, and that the money should be considered as his own money to Xia Yichu.

"Auntie, you're mistaken. I only want Xu Yumei's 50,000 yuan."

"Impossible. Sister Mei clearly said you extorted 60,000 yuan from her. At such a young age, you've not only learned to extort people, but you've also become a habitual liar."

Xu Yumei was quite bold; knowing full well the relationship between Xia Guofang and her, she still dared to ask for an extra 10,000 yuan.

"Auntie, how can this be extortion? Liu Yaohui was harassing me. Xu Yumei herself told me to name my price, and she readily agreed to my asking price of 50,000 without any haggling."

"You're talking nonsense. It was because you wouldn't budge on the price of 60,000 that Sister Mei asked us for the money."

"Go ahead and talk nonsense! Anyway, it was just the two of us when she gave me the money, and I have no proof."

Luo Hao was driving nearby, and he actually had some issues with Xia Yichu at the time. Xu Yumei told them that her son had been framed by Xia Yichu and had extorted 60,000 yuan from her before she would stop.

When he went to his mother-in-law's house and mentioned this matter, his mother-in-law said that Xiao Chu was not that kind of person, and there must be a misunderstanding. It was only 60,000 yuan, and no matter who was right or wrong, he didn't want to pursue it.

His mother-in-law again urged him to replace Xu Yumei, saying she was scheming and had spoiled Xiao Kai. He even defended Xu Yumei, saying that she had been in the family for so many years and they were used to her presence.

Moreover, she was a good cook and took meticulous care of her family, so Luo Hao couldn't find a reason to get rid of her. Most importantly, he asked Xia Guofang if he wanted to replace Xu Yumei, but Xia Guofang disagreed, saying that their youngest son needed her.

He also witnessed the chaos that ensued at home after Xu Yumei took leave. So the matter was eventually dropped, and he would have almost forgotten about it if it hadn't been brought up today.

"Xiao Chu, we've arrived."

Hearing the car, Xu Yumei rushed into the room and woke her son. He had come to her that morning asking for food, just as Xia Guofang and her family finished breakfast and left, telling her they wouldn't be home for lunch.

She cooked noodles for her son, and after he finished eating, he wanted to sleep there for a while. Xu Yumei thought that his family probably wouldn't be back so early, so she let her son sleep in her room.

But her son insisted on sleeping in the room reserved for Xia Guofang's parents, saying there was a toilet there and a big, comfortable bed. She planned to wake her son at three o'clock so no one would find out.

She couldn't believe that Xia Guofang and her family had returned before 2 a.m. She thought they would at least wait until after dinner to come back.

"Son, get up quickly, Luo Hao and the others are back."

Liu Yaohui lost money again last night and drank some alcohol. He didn't go to bed until after nine o'clock this morning, so he couldn't get up. He slept like a log, not moving at all.

Hearing the door open, Xu Yumei knew no one usually came into this room, so she turned off the air conditioner. Without further ado, she went out immediately; Luo Yuekai would be home as soon as possible and would definitely come looking for her.

"Aunt Mei, where are you? I'm hungry, hurry up and get me some meat buns to eat."

Sure enough, Luo Yuekai ran in as soon as he got out of the car, and as soon as he got to the door, he started yelling that he wanted to eat something.

"Xiao Kai, what happened to you?"

"Waaaaah... Aunt Mei, my dad hit me again."

Luo Yuekai hugged Xu Yumei and wept bitterly. Xu Yumei had some genuine feelings for Luo Yuekai. After all, he was the child she had raised, and he would give her food and money during holidays.

"Come on, Aunt Mei will take you to change your clothes and put some ointment on your body."

"Okay, Aunt Mei still loves me the most."

Xu Yumei led Luo Yuekai upstairs, and then Xia Yichu and the others came in.

"Uncle, your house is so beautiful."

"Mom said the apartment your dad gave you isn't renovated yet. My apartment was designed by a designer. If you like it, I can have him design that apartment for you, and I can also help you with the materials."

"Uncle, I don't want to renovate the house yet."

"Just let me know when you want the renovation done, and I'll arrange it for you."

Before Xia Yichu could speak, Xu Yumei came downstairs with Luo Yuekai, who had changed his clothes. Xu Yumei had heard from Luo Yuekai that Xia Yichu had arrived, so she hurried downstairs with the ointment in her hand.