1684 Luxury Car
Xu Lan could not get a divorce! The Xu family still needed the Xia family!
The matter of the children going to school was a small issue. At most, Xu Jiao could just keep taking the test. She would eventually pass the entrance test one day. This was not something that was too difficult to achieve. However, if they lost the protection of the Xia family, they would not be able to survive for the rest of their lives!
"Cough, cough… Well… your family has helped us a lot, so I can't really ask for anything else. Xu Jiao can find a way to pass the test herself. Don't let this matter affect the harmony in your family," Xu Ju said to Xu Lan with a smile.
"Mom! What are you saying!" Xu Jiao said as she looked at Xu Ju anxiously.
"Shut up! There's no place for you to speak here! Get lost!" Xu Ju shouted sternly at Xu Jiao.
Xu Jiao had never seen Xu Ju so strict with her before. She sobbed and ran out of the door. Qiao Mei gave Luo Yu a look and he immediately followed behind Xu Jiao to protect her.
"Don't be so strict with the child. What did she do wrong?" Xu Lan said as she looked at Xu Ju.
If it was not the child's fault, then was it my fault? Xu Ju looked at Xu Lan even fiercer than before, but all she could do was to glare at Xu Lan.
As night fell, Xu Ju prepared to go home with her two children. Coincidentally, Qiao Mei wanted to head back to the courtyard house, so everyone went out together.
There was an imposing big jeep parked outside the Xia family's main door. There were very few people in the entire capital who owned this kind of car! One could not buy it easily even if one had money.
"Oh my, is this your family's car? You have a new car!" Xu Ju said enviously as she looked at the car.
"It's not our family's car. It belongs to Qiao Mei," Xia Wen explained.
Qiao Mei? Such a nice car actually belonged to Qiao Mei? How was this possible?
"Xia Zhe must have received an award for some sort of military achievements again and is letting her use it," Xu Ju said with a jealous look.
"No, it's Qiao Mei's car. Her grandfather recently gave a large amount of high-quality seeds to the country. In order to express our gratitude to Old Master Qiao, the country has specially allocated a jeep for the Qiao family's use. Old Master Qiao usually just hangs out around the alley and doesn't go out on long trips, so this jeep was handed over to Qiao Mei," Xia Wen said.
Qiao Mei did not even know about this. So this was the reward which Xia Wen mentioned. The car looked nice and seemed much more comfortable than the small sedan which the Xia family had arranged for them. Xia Wen must have put in a lot of effort to get this approved.
She and the children had to travel back and forth between the military family compound and their homes in the capital. It was a difficult drive up the mountain roads and it was not comfortable nor smooth to travel up the mountain in the Xia family's sedan. The journeys would be much more convenient with this jeep.
"Is this true? He must have made use of the Xia family as a back door," Xu Ju asked.
"If you don't believe me, you can go to our workplace unit to check on it. Everyone knows about this matter and it will be published in the newspaper soon. You can investigate however you want," Xia Wen said impatiently.
"I'm just kidding! Why are you so angry!" After saying that, Xu Ju looked at Xu Lan and said, "Since it's Qiao Mei's grandfather who handed over the seeds, why didn't you get a few cars for the Xia family as well?"
"What does the Qiao family have to do with our Xia family," Xu Lan said.
"If there's no Xia family! Where will her grandfather get the connections! Isn't it only right to get a few cars for the Xia family?" Xu Ju shouted loudly, as if she was afraid that Qiao Mei could not hear her.
Qiao Mei looked at Xu Ju teasingly and said, "Aunt, do you feel uncomfortable because your family doesn't get anything? Then why don't you go in and take a seat and get a feel of this car? After you're done, how about writing a review about your experience?"
"You! What nonsense are you talking about!" Xu Ju was so agitated by Qiao Mei.
Qiao Mei did not care at all. She felt that shameless people like Xu Ju should get provoked a few more times. Otherwise, they would not know their place in this world!
"Aunt knows very well whether I'm spouting nonsense or not. If you can ask for a car right after getting the recommendation letter, will you be asking for the Xia family's house soon? My grandfather received this car through his own efforts and my father-in-law bought his house through his own hard work. Where do your family get your things from?" Qiao Mei questioned.
