Chapter 4

“Yeah, we are back again.” Xia Qianqian fired back when she saw the violent temper of the Xia family. What kind of skill was bullying orphans and widows? She wanted to jump out of the carriage dashingly. Unfortunately, her legs were injured which would not allow her to do so, she could only slide down the wooden carriage embarrassingly and sneered at Xia Dinghai, “Even my second uncle has a carriage now, it has only been few days and things changed so easily!”

This carriage was bought from the town by Xia Qianqian’s father, Xia Dingshan. Although it was a scrapped item from the landlord’s house, it was the first one in the village with a beautiful interior. Now, this carriage belonged to Xia Dinghai.

“Xia Qianqian, didn’t we tell you to leave Yangliu Village? Why are you back again?!” Xia Dinghai lowered his face and asked arrogantly as a glint of flashed in his eyes.

Her second aunt, who was in the carriage also came down: “Why is this unlucky family back here? Hurry up and get out of here, don’t bring more harm to our Xia family!”

“Second uncle and second aunt, my father came to my dream last night, saying that he is not dead yet. Let us wait for him at home. He will definitely come back.” Xia Qianqian said.She looked even more pale because of weakness, but she still held her momentum.

Xia Dinghai’s face changed: “Nonsense, only dead people appears in our dreams. If your father is still alive, how can he come to your dream? Stop dreaming, he is already dead. You and your mother are all bad luck. Leave this village quickly.”

“No! We’re not leaving! We are going to wait for him in Yangliu village! ” The always cowardly Qin-shi suddenly shouted, making Xia Qianqian rather happy. The rule of “being the mother” was just applicable to any age.

“Sister-in-law, how can you have the such silly thoughts just likes Xia Qianqian?” Asked Song-shi who always wore a sour and mean face. She spoke with a twisted face “Big brother has been buried in peace. He was killed by you mother and daughter. Stop denying the truth.”

Mother Qin shuddered and held the handlebar firmly: “No, he’s not dead! He came to Qianqian’s dream last night. He asked us to stay in Yangliu village and wait for him to come back!”

Xia Qianqian wore a small smil. Even though her mother was a cowardly woman, she was rather clever and knew to backed up her lie.

Song-shi sneered: “Sister-in-law, this is only an excuse to stay here, but don’t you even dream of it! If you don’t leave, I am afraid that I will have to drive away your son, Xia Yu.”

Xia Qianqian also had a younger brother named Xia Yu. He was now seven years old, the eldest grandson of the Xia family. In this patriarchal age,where sons were preferred over daughters, he easily escaped the fate of being kicked out of the house.

“Second aunt, stop scaring my mother. Let me tell you the truth, since I came back, I’m not going to leave again! I’m going to stay in Yangliu Village and if you dislike my brother that much, just send him to me.” Even though Xia Qianqian’s mouth said so, she still felt guilty. She can’t even support herself right now, how was she supposed to support her younger brother? But if she didn’t say this today, her second aunt would use this weakness again.

Xia Dinghai’s face turned purple from anger. He has no sons, only two daughters. His third brother Xia Dingfeng had two sons. Considering that he might have to compete with his third brother for the family inheritance in the future, he kept Xia Yu, which is regarded as adopted to the Second branch .(TL:Xia Dinghai’s family)

“Second Uncle, no matter what you say today, we are all going to stay!” Xia Qianqian turned around and said to her mother, “Mother, let’s go, I don’t believe that Yangliu Village has no place for us to stay!”

“Okay.” Mother Qin was able to see vaguely, but felt that her daughter’s thin body was extremely strong today, which made people feel at ease.

“Sister-in-law!” Xia Dinghai jumped out of the carriage and stopped them, and looked at Qin-shi solemnly, “Have you forgotten what my mother said when you were driven out? You have already killed my elder brother, now want my mother to die from anger. Don’t you?”

As though struck by lightning, Qin-shi’s complexion suddenly paled, even her body was on the verge of collapse.