Chapter 712 - 712 A Harmonious Family Cultivates Prosperity
712 A Harmonious Family Cultivates Prosperity
After chatting for a while, Qiao Mei and Xu Lan hung up the phone. The two of them even agreed to write each other a letter every month from now on.
Xia Wen helped Xu Lan back to the sofa to sit down. Qiao Mei’s call seemed to make her feel reassured. As long as she knew that Qiao Mei was fine, nothing else mattered.
“Xiao Wen, remember to handle that woman well. Don’t let her cause trouble everywhere, understand?” Xu Lan said sternly.
The most important thing now was to make Qiao Mei happy every day. She believed that this matter had nothing to do with her son and she knew that Qiao Mei did not believe it either. As long as this woman did not cause trouble, they would be fine.
“Why does he have to handle this? This is all Xia Zhe’s own fault. Why does his eldest brother need to handle it?” Tan Jing complained softly out of dissatisfaction.
Xu Lan looked over. She had never really paid attention to this daughter-in-law of hers and did not expect her to be such a sharp-tongued person.
“Don’t tell me you think what that woman said is true?” Xu Lan said while suppressing her anger.
Tan Jing could not tell what Xu Lan was thinking and wanted to say more. Xia Wen quickly stopped Tan Jing and said, “Don’t worry, Mother. I’ll definitely make proper arrangements for this matter. There won’t be any issues.”
Xu Lan nodded in satisfaction and continued to knit for her eldest grandchildren. Although Tan Jing felt resentful, she could not go against Xu Lan openly. She could only turn all her resentment into motivation and knit with more strength than usual.
The price for this was paid quickly. Tan Jing accidentally pierced her hand with the knitting needle and bright red blood soon stained the snow-white sweater.
“Are you alright!” Xia Wen looked at Tan Jing nervously.
Liu Fen said disdainfully, “You, how can you get injured when knitting? It’s such a pity that such nice clothes are stained with blood.”
Xu Lan did not even look at it. She threw the bloodstained white sweater into the trash can and focused on the small piece of clothing in her hand.
“Mother… Sister-in-law knitted this… You shouldn’t have thrown it into the trash can…” Xia He reminded Xu Lan softly, feeling indignant for Tan Jing.
Although what Tan Jing said just now had hurt the harmony between the brothers, not only did Xu Lan not care about Tan Jing when she got injured, but Xu Lan even threw away the things she had painstakingly knitted in front of her. It was more or less unjustifiable.
“How can it be worn if it’s stained with blood? It’s so inauspicious. If you have the ability, quickly help me with the knitting and stop gossiping!” Xu Lan said unhappily.
She just did not like this eldest daughter-in-law of hers. Tan Jing had married into the family for more than 10 years and she never got pregnant. The neighbors all had grandchildren over the years. Even Liu Fen’s eldest daughter Xia Yin, who got married later than Xia Wen, had a seven-year-old child.
When her son joined the army, he had already done all-round physical examinations. Back then, because she wanted Xia Wen to have a child, and she was afraid that she would wrongly accuse Tan Jing, she specially asked Xia Wen to do another checkup in secret. Even after all this, she had never insisted that it was Tan Jing’s fault.
At the moment, not only was Tan Jing not self-reflecting on why she could not give birth, but she was also slandering Xia Zhe and sowing discord between the two brothers. She could be useless in the Xia family and not achieve anything in her life, but she must not do anything to separate the two brothers.
This was also a rule set by Xia Jun for the sake of family harmony.
A harmonious family would cultivate prosperity.
Xia He stood at the side helplessly and shut her mouth. She did not know how to do anything and could not persuade Xu Lan. It was better not to speak.
“Mother, I don’t think Tan Jing is feeling too well today, so I’m going to go home with her,” Xia Wen said respectfully.
“Don’t forget what I reminded you just now. Remember to make arrangements and don’t let anything happen,” Xu Lan instructed worriedly.
Xia Wen noted it and left the Xia family house with Tan Jing. Along the way, Xia Wen drove while Tan Jing sat in the front passenger seat and did not say anything. She just looked out of the window and cried silently.
Her heart was filled with resentment. She did not understand why the two people who were so in love back then could not say anything to each other now.
She did not understand why she was so determined to marry Xia Wen back then. Was it really a wrong decision?
In the beginning, she was also like Xia He, a girl who liked to smile and had a cheerful personality. Why was she becoming more and more sarcastic now?
Was this all her fault?