Inside the house, Wang Fengxian was already sitting at the table near the back; her chair had been specially prepared by Yang Yunxia.

"Yi Chu"

Yang Xingyu's eyes lit up when he saw Xia Yichu enter. His hair was neatly combed. He called out and walked towards Xia Yichu. When he was still half a meter away from her, Pei Shizhou stepped forward and performed an over-the-shoulder throw, sending Yang Xingyu sprawling to the ground, unable to get up.

"Ouch, that hurts so much!"

"Xingyu!" Wang Fengxian exclaimed in surprise.

"Son, are you alright?"

Zhang Xiaohua realized what was happening and quickly went to check on Yang Xingyu.

"Pei Shizhou, don't go too far. This is my home. If you're going to cause trouble, please leave immediately."

Yang Yunxia said with an unfriendly expression. At this moment, Xia Zhiheng and Su Qingyan came downstairs carrying the child.

"What happened?"

Xia Zhiheng, carrying the child, came over and asked a question. Su Qingyan was relieved to see that Xia Yichu was alright. Xia Zhiheng had told her about what happened between her mother-in-law and Xiao Chu last night, and she felt very guilty and didn't sleep well all night.

She had originally planned to have Zhiheng tell Xia Yichu not to come this morning, but her husband told her that Shizhou would stay with Xiao Chu and everything would be fine. She felt much more at ease and had been catching up on sleep upstairs.

"Xiao Chu"

"sister in law"

"Zhiheng, you've come at the right time. Quickly get Pei Shizhou out of here. He started hitting your cousin as soon as he saw him. That's outrageous. He doesn't respect the Xia family at all."

After Yang Yunxia finished speaking, Yang Xingyu sat on the ground and cooperated by clutching his waist and groaning.

"Get up! It's shameful for a grown man to sit on the ground like that. If you're not going to eat, get back home."

Xia Zhiheng ignored his mother's words and reprimanded Yang Xingyu with a dark face.

"Zhiheng, you..."

Wang Fengxian was dissatisfied with Xia Zhiheng's attitude and was about to lecture him when Xia Zhiheng interrupted her without any mercy.

"Grandma, old people should enjoy their retirement and not worry about their children and grandchildren. Mom, keep an eye on them, don't make me lose my temper. Qingyan, let's go, take good care of Xiaochu."

Pei Shizhou nodded, and Su Qingyan gave Xia Yichu a word of advice before the couple left.

The Yang family members looked ashen-faced, and Yang Yunxia wasn't much better off. Yang Xingyu stood beside his grandmother, looking aggrieved.

"Eldest sister, Zhiheng is showing no respect for the Yang family."

Besides the Yang family, there were only four people in the house: Xia Yichu, Yang Yunhao, and Xia Yichu. Everyone knew the Yang family was unreasonable, so no one wanted to eat there.

Moreover, the Yang family is useless; the younger generation is lazy and doesn't even have a proper job, not to mention their grandchildren who are still in prison.

"Alright, that's enough. Sit down and eat. I'll go tell them to serve the food."

Yang Yunxia didn't want to waste time talking. As long as Xia Yichu lost his innocence, it would definitely cause the Xia family immense suffering.

Everyone gradually sat down. Zhang Xiaohua winked at Yang Xingyu, signaling him to go and sit at the same table as Xia Yichu and the others. Yang Xingyu shook his head, refusing to go; he didn't want to get beaten up, and sat next to his grandmother.

This table was full of Yang family members, eight people in total. Xia Yichu and her three friends sat at another table, and Luo Yuekai was the happiest. Fewer people was better! He could eat more.

"Brother, why isn't the food served yet? I'm hungry."

Luo Yuekai picked up his chopsticks and twirled them around on the table. He'd had a good time at Xia Zhiheng's house these past two days. Xia Zhiheng would tell him stories and take him to the police station.

He's been much more tolerant of his temper lately, and Aunt Chunhua's cooking is quite delicious. He just misses Aunt Mei a bit. He asked his mother to call Aunt Mei over this morning, but she refused, so he's in a bad mood now.

"Soon"

"Xiao Chu, are you hungry? Here's a White Rabbit candy for you to have first."

Zhang Xiaohua walked over with a smile, holding a piece of candy. Her mother-in-law had given her the task of watching Xia Yichu drink the sweet soup laced with drugs. Xia Yichu's face was turned towards the door, and she shamelessly sat down at the same table with them.

"Need not"

"Auntie, I want to eat."

Luo Yuekai reached out for candy. He was too fat, and his parents controlled his snacking. When his parents weren't home, Aunt Mei would secretly give him candy. If his parents were home, Aunt Mei would take him out to play and then secretly take him to eat fried foods like chicken legs and wings.

As a result, he not only failed to lose weight in the past two years, but actually gained more weight than before. Now his mother even controls his meat intake and only allows him to eat three candies a week.

"Okay, here you go."

"Thank you, Auntie, you're such a kind person."

Zhang Xiaohua's face stiffened after being given the "friend zone" card, but Luo Yuekai didn't care. He took the candy, peeled it open, and prepared to eat it.

"Luo Yuekai, you're eating candy again."

Hearing his mother's voice, Luo Yuekai hurriedly stuffed the candy into his mouth and covered it with his hand. Xia Guofang brought in two of her aunts; they had come on their own, and their purpose was to see Xia Yichu.

Since their eldest brother wouldn't listen to advice and insisted that Xia Guoan hand over the family fortune to her, they could introduce Xia Yichu to potential partners. It didn't matter if they weren't related by blood; they could even find a grandson from their sister-in-law. If it worked out, they could at least benefit from it.

"Great-aunt, Mom."

Luo Yuechuan stood up to greet him, while Luo Yuekai remained seated, a White Rabbit milk candy in his mouth, wanting to swallow it but reluctant to, savoring it slowly.

"Oh, Xiao Chuan is such a good boy. Xiao Chu, I'm your great-aunt, and this is your great-aunt."

Xia Renshu gave Luo Yuechuan a perfunctory compliment, and then introduced herself to Xia Yichu.

"Oh"

Xia Yichu sat in the chair and gave a curt reply, then said nothing more. Xia Renshu's face turned pale and then red, which secretly pleased Xia Guofang.

She used to stay at Xia Renshu's house, and during holidays they would meet. She would often lecture Xia Guofang. Her mother didn't care much, so how could she not know how much Xia Guofang hated her family?

"Here comes the food. Please, ladies, have a seat."

Just as the atmosphere became awkward, Zhou Miaoying walked over carrying a tray.

"Sister Miaoying, let me help you."

Zhou Miaoying's tray held two plates of braised beef and two plates of poached chicken; she was in charge of setting the table at home. The Xia brothers, Su Qingyan, and their grandparents tried to stop her from doing chores, but she insisted, saying that not letting her work meant they didn't consider her family.

Since Zhou Miaoying had said that, they had no choice but to tell her not to overwork herself and to rest when she was tired.

"Thank you, Xiao Chu."

Xia Yichu brought a plate of braised beef, while Pei Shizhou brought the chicken. Zhou Miaoying thanked him and went to the other table to serve the dishes, and then she brought out six more dishes in succession.

"Sister Miaoying, stop fussing and come eat. I'll go serve the dishes."

Xia Yichu felt a little embarrassed seeing Zhou Miaoying so busy. She saved a seat for her and used her chopsticks to put a lot of meat on her plate. There was no other way; with Luo Yuekai, a meat lover, at the table, there would be nothing to eat later.

"No need, there are still four dishes left."

"Okay, you take good care of Yichu."

Pei Shizhou took her tray, said he was leaving, and Zhou Miaoying gave Xia Yichu an ambiguous look before sitting down.

"Sister Miaoying, eat quickly."

"Okay, thank you."

Five minutes later, Pei Shizhou served the remaining four dishes, leaving only fruit and sweet soup. The fruit wasn't urgent; it would be served when everyone was almost finished eating. The sweet soup was the last dish, so there was no rush. After finishing the sweet soup, everyone would leave.

Zhang Xiaohua was at the same table as them, eating absentmindedly. She was thinking about how Yang Yunxia would give the drugged sweet soup to Xia Yichu so that she wouldn't suspect anything and would eat it.

Yang Yunxia and Xia Zhiheng are showing their grandson to relatives and friends, and she is very happy to hear everyone praising him.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Zhou Miaoying got up to get some fruit and sweet soup.

"The fruit has arrived!"

Luo Yuechuan walked in carrying fruit. He was supposed to help with these chores today, but Xia Zhiheng wouldn't let him, instructing him to keep an eye on Xiao Chu.

His younger brother ran out just now, and his mother told him to follow him. When they got to the yard, his aunt called him to bring the fruit in.

"I'll go get the sweet soup."

"The sweet soup is here!"

As soon as Zhou Miaoying finished speaking, Yang Yunxia walked in with a smile, carrying eight small bowls of sweet soup on a tray.

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