After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1196 - 1195: Resolutely Driving Them Away

By last night, Xia Lian’er had successfully swindled every cent of the savings Mother Xia had accumulated over the years.

Consequently, witnessing Mother Xia being ignominiously cast out by Uncle Xia, Xia Lian’er found it impossible to feign a pleasant attitude any longer.

"I..." Mother Xia was utterly bewildered by her daughter’s sudden change in demeanor and felt deeply aggrieved, "It was not me... it was your uncle who was misled..."

The person Mother Xia alluded to was Xia Chuyi; she desperately sought to justify her standing.

However, Xia Lian’er had no desire to hear it, coldly retorting, "The shop cannot be reclaimed, nor can you manipulate Uncle into favoring me over Xia Chuyi..."

"Of what use have you been as a mother lately?" Xia Lian’er snapped with irritability.

"I, I..." Crushed by such disdain, Mother Xia broke into tears, feeling profoundly wounded, "Mother truly had no bad intentions!"

Disgusted by Mother Xia’s display, Xia Lian’er spat with malice, "Why bother crying? You are nothing but a pathetic failure!"

"What kind of mother behaves like you? You cannot even shield your own daughter from harm!" Xia Lian’er rolled her eyes, adding, "If I return to the Capital City empty-handed, the Wang Family will surely torment me to death!"

"A mother like you is better off non-existent!" Xia Lian’er declared without a shred of filial affection.

With that, she turned on her heel and departed.

"Lian’er!" Mother Xia scrambled to follow her.

Both figures vanished rapidly into the distance down the street.

Soon after they left, Xia Chuyi and her companions finished their errands and returned.

"Chuyi, Xiao Gui’s mother, are you back?" Upon seeing the arrival of the couple, Uncle Xia’s residual frustration regarding Mother Xia simply evaporated.

Chuyi truly possesses a genuine connection to this family, Uncle Xia mused with a sense of relief.

"Indeed, we have returned," replied Aunt Xia first to Uncle Xia.

Aunt Xia remarked, "Chengzong operates with a style very much akin to yours."

"He insisted on shuttering the shop and moved the contents out with haste," Aunt Xia continued with a grin, "Thankfully, being a man, he had few belongings to manage.

Were it otherwise, Chuyi and I would have been quite overwhelmed..." Aunt Xia chuckled while shaking her head.

At that exact moment, Xia Chuyi’s stomach emitted a loud growl.

"Chuyi, starving again?" Aunt Xia asked with concern, "I reminded you to eat a proper breakfast, but you refused to listen!"

Xia Chuyi offered a beaming smile: "I consumed a generous bowl of noodles and two poached eggs—surely that was enough?"

"It is simply that it has been quite some time since I enjoyed your cooking, Aunt Xia, and I have missed it so dearly that I appear ravenous," Xia Chuyi remarked with a mock-serious expression.

"You incorrigible girl!" Knowing she was being charmed, Aunt Xia shook her head and laughed, "Your tongue is as sweet as honey!"

Xia Chuyi playfully stuck out her tongue in response.

Uncle Xia immediately stepped in, "Chuyi, since you are hungry, hurry home with your aunt. You must not go without food!"

"Yes, let us head back at once," Aunt Xia added, "Do you not crave my cooking? I shall prepare a feast to ensure you are thoroughly satisfied!"

"Very well." Encouraged by Aunt Xia’s enthusiastic promise, Xia Chuyi nodded with a radiant smile.

In the days that followed, Xia Chuyi occupied herself by assisting Xia Chengzong with finalized closure of the shop and finding new tenants.

Simultaneously, she seized the chance to consult with Chen Hai, a former black-market operator who had transitioned into an organic farm proprietor.

They engaged in a serious discussion regarding the future supply chain for "Youwei."