Lin Xingcheng showed Xia Yichu's report to the doctor, who said the blood test results were normal. Then, the two of them went to find Lin's father.

"Brother Zhiqian, where's my uncle?"

Xia Yichu saw Xia Zhiqian at the entrance of the hospital corridor, but not Xia Guoan.

"I'm having a checkup inside. The doctor ordered an ultrasound, blood tests, and a gastroscopy. The blood has been drawn, and the gastroscopy requires me to stay awake for five or six hours before I can eat, so we'll come back this afternoon. By the way, have your test results come back yet? Are you alright?"

"I'm out, I'm fine."

"That's good"

After a while, the door to the ultrasound room opened, and Lin's father came out.

"Big Uncle"

"dad"

After listening to Xia Yichu's words, Lin Xingcheng carefully observed his father and found that he had indeed lost a lot of weight. However, he was in good spirits and did not look sick at all.

At this moment, Xia Guoan walked over and said, "Brother, the doctor said we can go back now and come back this afternoon for the gastroscopy."

The doctor will keep an eye on things and will call Xia Guoan if anything happens.

"What are you doing? I'm not doing it anymore. I already told you I'm fine, why do you still need to check my stomach?"

"Uncle, the money has already been paid and can't be refunded. Just come over this afternoon for a check-up; it won't take up much time."

"Okay, whatever you say. Xiao Chu, have you gotten your report yet?"

"I took it. The doctor said it's fine, I'm not anemic, and I'm perfectly healthy!"

"It's alright, it's alright. Let's go, let's go back now. Where's your bankbook?"

"Here"

Lin's father was worried that Xia Yichu had returned it to Xia Guoan when he wasn't paying attention, and he was only relieved to see that it was in her hands.

"Let's go to the bank."

"Uncle, the bank is closed today."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Have you been scammed?"

After saying that, she glared at Xia Guoan, and only then did Xia Yichu realize that it was 1995. Unlike in later years, banks didn't close on holidays and weekends. Now, there were staff on duty on weekends, and they took turns having weekends off.

Personal transactions, such as cash withdrawals and transfers, can be handled on weekends. Business transactions, such as opening corporate accounts and applying for loans, require processing on weekdays.

"Listen to your uncle, go to the bank now."

"Yes, let's go to the bank now. Zhiqian, you take Xiaochu and the others there. I'll go back and get a passbook."

Xia Guoan has two bankbooks. One is for Lin's father and is used regularly. The other is his savings from the past ten years.

He planned to give it all to Xia Yichu, since he had a monthly salary and didn't need to pay for food or lodging. He would have to go back to work in a while, and he didn't know when he would be able to come back.

"Uncle, I'll drive you back first to get your passbook, then we'll go to the bank together."

"Yes, Xiaoqian is right."

Lin's father looked at Xia Zhiqian with admiration, but Xia Zhiqian hadn't really thought that much about it. His uncle's safety was very important, and since the bodyguard wasn't with him today, he didn't dare let his uncle go home alone.

"Okay, let's go to your grandparents' house."

It wasn't far, less than a ten-minute drive. On the way, Lin's father asked Xiao Cheng to buy some fruit. Even knowing the Xia family had sent money to her sister, he was still quite reasonable. Aside from being unfriendly to Xia Guoan, he was very polite to everyone else.

"mom"

"grandmother"

"Grandma Xia"

"Grandma Xia"

When Grandma Xia saw Xia Yichu arrive, she walked over with a beaming smile and pulled her and Lin Xingcheng along.

"Okay, you're all good kids, come and sit down. Her uncle, you sit down too. Xiaoqian, go to that cabinet and take out all the pastries and candies for Xiaochu and the others."

"Guoan, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and boil some water to make tea."

She and her husband had no sense at all; they knew that her in-laws' eldest brother was from Guangdong Province, where people liked to drink tea.

After returning home yesterday, the old man went around asking his friends for good tea. He asked his eldest daughter-in-law to buy Beijing snacks, candies, biscuits, and bread, worried that if his granddaughter came to visit, there wouldn't be anything for her to eat. Well, today, she finally got what she was hoping for.

"Mom, come in here for a moment, I need to talk to you."

"You can say whatever you want here. Why go inside? There's no one else here."

Her son is utterly useless except for his studies. He lacks both emotional intelligence and common sense. With the Lin family father and son and Xiao Chu here, what kind of behavior is it to call her inside to whisper?

"Mom, I really have something to do."

"you…"

"Auntie, hurry up and go inside with him. Xia Guoan needs to talk to you."

"Okay, Uncle, please have a seat. I'll be right there. Xiaoqian, take good care of your uncle and younger siblings."

"Okay, Grandma."

Grandma Xia turned around, her face darkening, and walked ahead with a murderous aura. She hoped her youngest son had something important to say.

"Mom, give me the bankbook. I want to give the money in it to Xiao Chu."

"Okay, sure."

Grandma Xia happily went to get the metal box from under the bed. Her son had deposited a large sum of money into it again this time, even though she hadn't originally intended to keep the passbook for him. Her son said he was too busy with work to take care of them, and that having the passbook with her would make it easier for him to access the money.

"Give"

"Mom, I'll send money to you and Dad every month from now on."

Xia Guoan was worried that his mother would be upset if he withdrew all the money from the savings account. Besides, it was only right that he send them money.

"No need, just send money to Xiao Chu. Your dad and I have retirement pensions, we can't even spend it all each month, and we've even saved some money. You forgot, you also have a house to rent out, and I'm the one who collects the rent for you every month."

Besides, you've already wronged Wei Hong, you can't wrong Xiao Chu too. She's all grown up now, she doesn't need anything but money.

"Mom, I know."

"By the way, if you have time now, transfer all the houses under your name to Xiao Chu's name."

Grandma Xia believed her two grandsons would never covet their uncle's inheritance, but she didn't trust the Yang family. It's always better to prepare early to avoid future disputes.

Her eldest daughter-in-law's mother had mentioned to her more than once that she wanted to give Xiaoqian to her youngest son for adoption. She knew exactly what Xiaoqian was planning, although she refused on the spot.

Recently, her eldest grandson got married, and she brought up the old topic again. She still doesn't know that Guoan has a daughter.

Grandma Xia was worried that her eldest daughter-in-law would be influenced by her mother, which would affect the relationship between her grandchildren and her youngest son.

"it is good"

Xia Guoan didn't think much of it; he owned three houses in total. One was a two-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) awarded to him by the state, and the other was a division of property among his family members.

The house was old, but large, about two or three hundred square meters. Originally, Xia's parents planned to give this house to the eldest brother, who had two sons, so they could build a house for each of them.

However, when the Yang family found out, they vehemently opposed Yang Yunxia taking the house, complaining that the location was a bit remote and the house was dilapidated. They said the Xia family was bullying them, a widow and her child, and that a high school and a shopping mall were being built nearby.

Grandma Xia rented out the house to eight families. The house was located on the main road near the school, and could be rented to students or used as a shop.

Xia Zhiheng had two shops partitioned off, and Grandma Xia could collect a little over a thousand yuan in rent each month, which she deposited in her youngest son's savings account. The Yang family, knowing this, even encouraged Yang Yunxia to move, but Yang Yunxia refused, thus preventing a major incident.

There's another apartment that Grandma Xia bought for him, near their home. It's about a half-hour walk away. Grandma Xia felt sorry for her youngest son, who had no children. Life here is convenient; the market and supermarket are nearby, and most importantly, the hospital is even closer, right across the street.

It's not far from his eldest daughter-in-law's house, so his two nephews can take care of him if anything happens in the future. It was cheap when they bought it, only a little over 30,000 yuan, but now houses are worth 100,000 yuan.

The house isn't renovated yet, so I'll ask my granddaughter what kind of house she likes and decorate it according to her preferences.

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