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The scene was in an uproar, and people began to whisper among themselves.
Old Master Xiao leaned back; if it weren't for the nanny and Mrs. Xiao supporting him from behind and quickly giving him a pill, this birthday banquet might have been moved to the hospital.
As people snapped out of their discussions, they pretended to care about Father, saying a lot of words, but his condition did not improve at all. When he got up again, his face was pale.
Looking around the crowd, Xiao Minhui was already missing, and he weakly said, "Children are a burden."
This was already quite clever; at least he had turned many contradictions into mere family disputes. Every parent could somewhat relate to the estrangement with their children, so some quickly understood and began to advise him kindly.
Thus, a storm passed quietly.
People returned to their initial state; with Old Master Xiao present, no one brought up any major or minor issues.
Instead, Xiao Minfeng looked dissatisfied as he stepped out from where he was standing and blocked my path with Xiao Minxing.
"Min Hui is right; you don't need to be smug. You're not doing any better yourself. Even if Father favors you and treats you well, you're still getting worse and worse. You even have to sell your house to pay off debts."
We originally wanted to check on Sister Liu and Xiao Zhe in the garage and avoid this group of people.
However, Xiao Minfeng's provocation undoubtedly stirred up Xiao Minxing's anger. But instead of shouting like him, he spoke softly in a tone only the three of us could hear: "Mind your own business; even a hundred-dollar woman still needs to be paid."
Xiao Minfeng's face instantly turned a pig liver color as he reached out as if to grab his collar but was swiftly shaken off by Xiao Minxing, who quickly said, "If you want to drive Father to his grave, keep making a scene. By then, no one will come to save you."
Before people could catch on to the tension between them, we successfully left the Xiao Family Living Room and stepped outside.
The sun was blazing, making it hard to open our eyes. As soon as we left the air-conditioned room, sweat broke out all over our bodies.
Xiao Minxing held my hand and said, "Why don't we go back first?"
"Don't, if we go back now, won't your dad be furious? We came here anyway, and he probably has something to say. Let's wait a bit longer; I'm fine."
After a moment of silence, Xiao Minxing asked me, "Do you have any clothes with you?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, they're in the car."
Because of Xiao Zhe, sometimes I worried he would wet or dirty his clothes, so whenever we went out, we would bring extra sets of clothes—not just for him, but also for me and Sister Liu.
When we returned to the car, Sister Liu had already applied medicine to Xiao Zhe's hand, but it was still very red and swollen.
The Little One had tears swelling in his eyes and looked upset. As soon as he saw me approach, he immediately burst into tears again.
I didn't even bother to change clothes and hurriedly hugged him to comfort him.
Xiao Minxing looked at his fingers with a grim expression and after a long pause said, "They did it on purpose. Damn it, this bunch of useless people..."
He didn't continue, but from his expression, it was clear he was very angry.
I was also filled with anger, but I was really afraid that Xiao Minxing would cause more trouble, so I tried to comfort him a bit.
He turned to look at me and said, "Everyone thinks I'm down and out because that damn company of Father has dragged me down, making you all suffer too."
"No, we're better than ever right now, really," I said while looking into his eyes.
Xiao Minxing brushed my hair back with his hand and said, "It's good, but I really don't want you to suffer anymore. I originally planned to wait for these two months before taking action; now it seems like I need to hurry."
I was busy asking him, "What do you want to do?"
He looked at me and smiled, "Buy a house. Do you think we should stay in the original Gated Community, or move somewhere else?"
I was so surprised that my mouth was agape for a long time. After a while, I finally asked him, "A villa costs a lot of money. I know things are a bit better now than before, but..."
Xiao Minxing looked at me and said, "You don't need to worry. Since I want to do it, I definitely know I can."
I believed him on this point, but how did he manage to pull himself out of last year's overwhelming losses?
He had put in so much money back then, and our usual expenses were considerable too. Now, after just half a year, even if we weren't losing money anymore, the profits must be limited, right?
But just as Xiao Minxing said, I only needed to believe his words.
After returning from the Xiao Family, he seriously encouraged me to choose a house.
However, as I looked around, I still felt that the place we used to live was better; it was just a pity that we couldn't get that house back.
Upon hearing my words, Xiao Minxing sat there in a daze for a moment before saying, "If you want to move back there, it's not impossible."
"No, let's not live there. We can still choose this area but look for another house. I saw that the area near the seaside is expanding; it would be nice to live there and watch the tides come and go."
Hearing this, he smiled slightly and glanced at the information in my hand before saying, "Alright."
This was just talk for now; afterward, I didn't pay much attention because no matter how he said it, I didn't believe he could have such a large sum of money readily available.
But a week later, Xiao Minxing took us all out on the weekend and said we were going to see new houses.
Sister Liu and Sister Wang had nothing to say, but when Xiao Zhe heard that we were going out, he was overjoyed, constantly calling out and laughing.
I pulled Xiao Minxing aside and asked, "Which house are we looking at? Are we buying it right now?"
He nodded and said, "Yes, if we find a good one today, we'll book it. Then it's just the renovation part. I hope they can be quick about it so we can move in this month."
I thought this Good Fellow was crazy, really.
However, under his skilled driving, the Car took us to the Gated Community on the outskirts of Haicheng.
The only thing that felt better here than in the city center was that it wasn't as hot. Green plants were everywhere, and there were large trees lining both sides of the road. Especially in the newly built areas, the greenery was impressive, and artificial lakes could be seen all around.
Although these features seemed a bit modest next to the sea, they gave a sense of being surrounded by water around the houses, which was quite nice.
Xiao Zhe was already leaning against the car window shouting, eager to get out and walk around.
When we stopped in front of a house, there was also a car parked there. Two people quickly came out and greeted Xiao Minxing, saying, "Xiao Zong, you’ve arrived."
Xiao Minxing nodded to them, then turned back to help me out before going to get Xiao Zhe.
A group of us walked inside together.
The layout of the yard was much better than before, and the house had been raised to three stories. According to the two people introducing it, we could even build a swimming pool on the top floor.
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