Chapter 147 New Year’s greetings
"We built it in the second half of the year." Hua Xiali said with a smile, "Because the previous house leaked, we were afraid that it would rain heavily outside in the winter and only drizzle inside. We were also afraid that the snow would crush the house, so we made up our minds to borrow money and build the house."
Knowing that some people were coming to pay New Year's greetings today, I locked all the doors early. You can visit, but forget about it in such a private place like the bedroom!
After everyone came in, they couldn't help but sigh that the Hua family's house was so big and beautiful, and the furniture in the house was also very beautiful, and they were styles they had never seen before!
After a brief tour, everyone sat on the sofa. Hua Xiali brought melon seeds and candies and placed them on the coffee table, while Hua Chunli poured tea for everyone.
Second Aunt looked at the candies on the table, some of which she had not been willing to buy when she was shopping for New Year goods, so she asked, "Your family has made a lot of money this year, right?"
Hua's mother smiled embarrassedly, "I didn't make much. I only paid back a few thousand of the 60,000 yuan loan, and there is still more than 50,000 yuan of loan left! And our Hua Chunli's tuition is still tens of thousands short!"
Anyway, no one knows how much money their family earns. As long as they don't tell anyone, no one else will know. Can we go to their house and force them to take out the money and count it for them?
"Cousin, please eat." Hua Xiali pushed the candy plate a little closer to them.
These children had not come here in the past three years. They probably knew that Hua Chunli was admitted to university and things were different, so they only came here to pay New Year's greetings this year.
"Sister-in-law, where is my elder brother? Why is he not at home?" The second aunt and the youngest aunt were both quite surprised not to see Hua Tiefeng.
"My dad is receiving more professional treatment and better care somewhere else." Hua Xiali said hurriedly. Hua's mother didn't even know where Hua Tiefeng was, so it was useless to ask.
Second Aunt frowned suspiciously, "Sister-in-law, do you think my eldest brother is a burden and don't want to take care of him anymore, so you just threw him away, right?"
"How is that possible? Second aunt, what are you thinking about? My father is a living person, not a cat or a dog. Even if he is a cat or a dog, we can't abandon him. He is also a life!" Hua Xiali looked at the second aunt in disbelief. He really didn't expect that she would have such thoughts.
Maybe she had a more serious idea in her mind, but she just didn't say it out loud!
She probably thought that Hua Tiefeng was secretly killed by Hua's mother, so she dug a hole in the yard and buried him directly.
"Second aunt, I know you care about my dad, and you won't mind that he is a burden. How about I bring my dad back and send him to your house to be taken care of by you, his biological sister? You are his biological sister, so we will feel more at ease if you take care of him. Besides, he is your biological brother, so you will take care of him more seriously, right?" Hua Xiali raised his eyebrows.
"I have a lot of things to do at home, how can I have time to take care of your dad?" Second Aunt turned her eyes away and didn't look at Hua Xiali. This child was very brave. He dared to borrow so much money from the bank. She might really send Hua Tiefeng to her house.
"It turns out that Second Aunt also knows a lot of things going on at home. Doesn't our family have any problems? We are not professional caregivers, let alone nannies. What's wrong with us finding someone more professional to look after my dad?" Hua Xiali said with a smile, not looking angry at all.
"But I haven't seen your father, and I'm worried. He is my brother. Isn't it normal for me to worry?" said the second aunt.
Hua Xiali got up and went upstairs. After a while, he came down again and handed a stack of letters to his second aunt. "Second aunt, my father's address is here. If you want to visit your brother in the future, just go there by yourself!"
How could she ask them to take it back and let her read it? The letter was written by the aunt who lived behind Xie Yongfang and sent to the post office in Xinda. Hua Xiali took it from the post office there when he went to wholesale goods.
Ever since Hua Tiefeng was sent to Xie Yongfang, Hua Xiali asked her to help keep an eye on Xie Yongfang. Her aunt often exchanged letters with her, so Hua Xiali was able to know the situation of Hua Tiefeng with Xie Yongfang.
Second Aunt didn't look carefully. She didn't have time to go so far to see her eldest brother, and if she went, she would have to spend more money.
"Second aunt, I know you and my dad have a good relationship. I also thank you for lending us some money before, but we have also paid you back with interest, so we don't owe you anything. When my cousins get married in the future, our family will naturally give the red envelopes they should give. But I would like to ask you not to cause trouble for my mom in the future. My mom has been very hard to raise the three of us alone for so many years. We are now paying others to take care of my dad just to make my mom a little more relaxed. Please don't meddle in other people's business. It's only right for everyone to take care of their own business."
He is not an unforgivable bad guy, nor is he like Wang Liang's elder sister, who always comes back to her parents' home to cause trouble.
But they also always like to keep an eye on their brother and sister-in-law's lives and always want to interfere, which is very annoying, as if Jia Wenju has taken advantage of Hua's mother.
"By the way, my father transferred all the land and homestead under his name to my sister. He said that we have worked hard to take care of him for so many years, and he wanted to give us, his daughters, a sense of security. With the homestead, we will have a way out. Even if we don't live well after getting married, we can still come home to farm and support ourselves."
In her previous life, when the house was demolished, her second aunt and her younger aunt came to court to sue for a share of the relocation compensation. In the end, some of the land and homestead that belonged to Hua Tiefeng's name was indeed divided between the two families. In this life, she will not let them take a penny.
In this life, even Hua Tiefeng can’t get a penny, let alone her two younger sisters. Don’t even think about it.
"My dad also said that if you have money, you can come back to the village to buy a homestead and build a house. It's useless to think about other people's things. Only the things you buy with your own money are truly yours."
Hua Tiefeng has three daughters and no sons. In everyone's eyes, that means there is no heir. Her land and house must have been coveted by someone long ago.
However, Hua Chunli chose to marry a son-in-law and stay at home, thus preventing those who had designs on her from doing so from getting married.
The atmosphere in the main room was not very good. The second aunt and the youngest aunt felt a little uncomfortable. They didn't expect that the eldest brother would make such an arrangement without even discussing it with them.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Hua Qiuli went to open the door and saw that it was Leng Yuye. He invited him in.
Hua Xiali was a little surprised, "Leng Yuye, why are you here today? Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year, don't you have to visit relatives to wish them a happy new year?"
"Aren't I here to wish Aunt Wenju a happy new year?" Leng Yuye smiled, "Aunt Wenju, Happy New Year. I'm about to go to work and don't have much time, so I thought I'd come early to wish you a happy new year."