1394 She Still Got Her Way



After Xia Xing arrived in the capital, he heard many different versions of the story. He also heard about how Qiao Mei had used the Qiao family's heirloom to save Xia Mao and was a benefactor to the Xia family. Xia Xing's opinion of Qiao Mei changed drastically after that. He felt that if he was from Eldest Uncle's family, he would also want to treat Qiao Mei well.

"Yes! It's set for tomorrow! Qiao Mei told me herself!" Shao Yin said.

"Alright. Don't allow too many people from your family to attend! Just your parents and elder sister should be good enough," Xia Xing reminded her.

Xia Xing still found this whole matter to be very strange. After he came to the capital, he just wanted to work hard and let Xia Jun see his hard work and effort. He did not want to live a muddled life like before.

Zhou Luo had always told him to take good care of Xia Lu and Xia Yan and to think more for the Zhou family. He was not a silly person nor a child who did not know anything. Between the Zhou and Xia families, did he not know who he should be closer to?

When Xia Zhe married Qiao Mei, they did not hold a wedding ceremony. Therefore, Xia Xing also wanted to keep a low profile. In the past, when he was still in that small county city, he only represented himself. However, in the capital, he also represented the Xia family. If he held a flashy wedding banquet, people would definitely gossip about him. However, he did not know that Shao Yin had already told Qiao Mei that they wanted to have a grand wedding.

He did not expect Xia Mao's family to treat him so warmly. This was probably because they valued him as part of the family. He definitely would not let them down!

Shao Yin did not tell Xia Xing the truth. If Xia Xing knew the truth about what had happened during this period of time, who knew what kind of fight he would pick with Shao Yin!

After Xia Wen left the guest house, he went to buy a truckload of vegetables and fruits before heading to Qiao Mei's house. By bringing along these things with him, he was truly Qiao Mei's lifesaver!

"Eldest Brother, you're simply my savior! You don't know how vexed Elder Sister and I are about how to get these things," Qiao Mei said with a sigh.

Her household register was in the countryside, so she did not get any meat and vegetable coupons in the capital. Xia He's coupons were not enough to buy so many things. The two of them were still in the room earlier, counting the total number of coupons they had!

"Don't be so glib-tongued with me. Explain yourself and about why you agree to take on this matter in such a muddle-headed manner. Don't you think you're busy enough?" Xia Wen reprimanded her. Although his words were reproachful, his tone of voice was very gentle. He just felt sorry for Qiao Mei.

"I agree! Eldest Brother, you have to give her a proper lecture! I wasn't at home that day and she was tricked in agreeing to this just like that. By the time I came back, it was already too late!" Xia He said angrily.

"I also… also agreed to let Shao Yin and Xia Xing hold their wedding banquet here," Qiao Mei lowered her head and muttered softly.

"What! Say that again!" Xia He looked at Qiao Mei in disbelief. She could not believe that the person in front of her was the Qiao Mei she knew, the one who would never allow herself to suffer any loss.

"Lower your voice. The children are still sleeping in the room," Xia Wen said reproachfully with a frown.

"I'm doing this for the sake of the Xia family's reputation. Besides, I'm not holding the banquet here. It'll be at the corn courtyard house over there so that it won't affect the children. If I don't agree, she'll go and ask Grandfather. Grandfather is already so old, do you still want him to worry about such things?" Qiao Mei said.

Xia Wen and Xia Mao had been so insistently guarded against those people, but Shao Yin still managed to take advantage of them in the end. Actually, they could not blame Qiao Mei at all. Xia Jun was getting much older and he preferred peace and quiet over hustle and bustle. If Xia Xing's place could not fit so many people, then the event would end up being held at Xia Jun's place. Qiao Mei was only doing this because she cared for Xia Jun.

If it were Xia Wen and Xia He, they would have made the same choice as Qiao Mei. Xia Wen and Xia He were concerned for Qiao Mei, while Qiao Mei was concerned for the Xia family. There was nothing wrong with both sides' perspectives and they really just cared very much for one another.

"We're not blaming you. We just can't bear to see you suffer. Don't let Mother and Aunt know about this for now, otherwise they'll surely kick up a fuss!" Xia Wen said with a sigh.

These two women had long had a bone to pick with the third son's family, especially Xu Lan. The last time Zhou Luo came over, she had offended Xu Lan and Xu Lan was someone who bore grudges. If there was a chance to take revenge, Xu Lan definitely would not let it go to waste.