Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 116 - 115: Invisible for Five Minutes (335+ Monthly Votes)

Chapter 116: Chapter 115: Invisible for Five Minutes (335+ Monthly Votes)

Aunt Xia’s words caused everyone to express their dissatisfaction, and Xia Xiao, listening from the kitchen, felt the same discontent.

Eldest Aunt Xia, Second Aunt Xia, and Aunt Xia all had names that included the character for "younger sister": Zhaodi, Pandi, Shuiti.

Old Man Xia was the only son in the family. Xia Xiao’s great-grandfather and great-grandmother also valued boys over girls, which is why Eldest Aunt and Second Aunt’s names both included the character for "younger sister". Zhaodi, Pandi, it showed how much they hoped for a grandson. Therefore, Xia Jianguo was born amidst everyone’s expectations, how could Old Man Xia and Mrs. Xia not favor their eldest son?

After having two daughters, Mrs. Xia gave birth to three sons in succession and finally another daughter. The family was very happy. Although sons were valued more, the daughters were not despised, and all were well cared for.

Especially Old Man Xia, who was very affectionate to his daughters. Now that the daughters were married, he would still take the initiative to prepare a feast for his daughters and sons-in-law on the second day of the new year—an honor not even given to his sons and daughters-in-law.

Therefore, the daughters of the Xia Family had strong feelings for their father. Now, every time Zhao Xiaolan and the Zhao family were mentioned, they would gnash their teeth in anger.

"Xiangzi and Yanzi didn’t even go there, could those two really think they’re part of the Zhao family now?" Eldest Aunt Xia said with dissatisfaction.

Speaking of Xia Xiang and Xia Yan, everyone’s dissatisfaction arose again, but more so with how the Zhao family was leading the Xia family’s grandchildren astray. And since Old Man Xia had fainted and was hospitalized, it was impossible for Xia Xiang and Xia Yan not to know, yet their absence only intensified everyone’s dissatisfaction and disappointment.

Xia Xiao was also aware of the family situation; Eldest Aunt Xia was a martyr’s family, her husband had sacrificed himself years ago, leaving behind a daughter and son, Liu Kangmei and Liu Yuanchao. Cousin Yuanchao was currently studying at a military academy, and cousin Kangmei was married and teaching at an elementary school.

Second Aunt Xia married her classmate Wang Guoqing; both were workers at a vegetable factory, had five daughters and a son, took care of two older generations and the young ones, and life was not easy.

Aunt Xia worked as a waitress in a restaurant, married a bank clerk, and had two sons and a daughter, with the daughter being the middle child, and they lived a decent life.

Xia Xiao prepared porridge for her grandfather and also set aside a meal for her eldest and second uncle. Li Wenjuan wanted to help deliver the meal, but Wang Jinying said, "Younger sister-in-law, you rest first, I can take it over."

"Alright then, I’ll come over to relieve you in the evening," Li Wenjuan said.

Eldest Aunt Xia stood up and said, "I’ll go. You all rest for a bit. Yuanchao and I will go over, and we’ll head back home from the hospital later. I’m not sure if Kangmei has arrived yet. If there’s anything urgent, let me know, and I’ll come over again tomorrow morning." If it weren’t for the two elderly at home, Eldest Aunt Xia would have liked to call her daughter and son-in-law over as well.

Second Aunt Xia said, "Hailan and Haimei should be home by now." Second Aunt Xia’s two daughters were also married locally but lived a bit further away, so they typically arrived in the afternoon, had dinner, and then had to rush back.

"Yes, Second Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law, you all should take a break, catch a nap if you can. Dad has to stay in the hospital for observation today, and someone needs to be on night duty later. Plus, during the day, there is no leaving him alone, and mom needs care."

"It’s okay, I can manage. Don’t worry about me," Mrs. Xia said and waved her daughters away, "It’s getting late; you should head back soon, don’t keep your sons-in-law waiting too long."

So, after dinner, all of Xia Xiao’s aunts prepared to head home, not forgetting to give their nieces, nephews, and grandnieces red packets, and they held Xia Xiao’s hand, "Xiaoxiao, you’ve grown up. Visit your aunt’s house when you have time before going to the countryside."

Xia Xiao nodded, thinking that she would need to find the time first. With her grandfather now hospitalized, she didn’t have time to visit her aunts’ houses. Besides, her aunts might come over tomorrow, and she had already promised her grandma that she would come over, so she couldn’t break her word.

Once the aunts had left, everyone rested for a while. About half an hour later, the second uncle’s wife hurried off to the hospital.

At night, it was Li Wenjuan and Xia Chunrong who took turns doing the night watch. Since Xia Weiguo had mobility issues, he could only stay at home.

Xia Xiao actually wanted to help with the night watch, but Li Wenjuan asked her to stay and take care of things at home.

So Xia Xiao stayed to accompany her grandma, cook meals, and look after her younger brothers and sisters.

Late at night, when everyone had gone to sleep, Xia Xiao finally entered the space. Shitou had just finished absorbing the energy stone and delightedly said to her, "Xiaoxiao, I’ve gained a new function after absorbing the energy stone."

"Oh, what is it?" Xia Xiao’s interest was piqued too.

"I can make you invisible," Shitou said.

A smile appeared on Xia Xiao’s face. "Didn’t you say you could also change my appearance?"

"That I can’t do right now, but I can make you invisible," Shitou repeated.

"That’s not bad." Although it seemed somewhat useless to Xia Xiao, having it was still good. She had a sudden idea and then said, "Let’s try it, we’ll go have a look at the Zhao family."

"However, I can only make you invisible for five minutes. After that, you’ll become visible again," Shitou added.

"I can’t be watching the time all the time, can you remind me?" asked Xia Xiao.

"I’ll remind you," said Shitou.

"Then let’s go have a look at the Zhao family now," said Xia Xiao.

Right away, Shitou led Xia Xiao in the direction of the Zhao family’s home.

At this hour, apart from the main gate being closed, the doors of the other rooms in the Zhao residence were merely latched, indicating that they didn’t have the habit of locking up at night.

"Xiaoxiao, are you planning to do something bad?" Shitou asked.

"No," said Xia Xiao.

"If you’re not intending to do something bad, why come to the Zhao family’s place in the middle of the night? You’re not thinking of killing all of The Zhao family, are you? That wouldn’t be right, it would harm your moral standing," Shitou lectured her.

"Can’t I just take a look around?" Xia Xiao responded in exasperation.

"Okay, but make sure it doesn’t involve taking any lives," Shitou reminded her again.

Xia Xiao was annoyed.

Listening to the snoring sounds of Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao and the noses of Zhao Xiaolan, Xia Xiang, and Xia Yan while Zhao Daguo’s room was the only one with the door closed.

Originally, Xia Xiao was planning to leave. She truly hadn’t come to do anything bad, although she had indeed thought about how to get back at Zhao Daguo, but she hadn’t come up with a plan yet.

Just as Xia Xiao was preparing to leave, she unexpectedly heard a faint sound coming from Zhao Daguo’s room. She was taken aback, wondering if they were doing ’that’ thing. She felt a bit embarrassed at the thought of eavesdropping.

However, it seemed more like the sound of talking, but she couldn’t make out the words through the door. Deciding to take action, Xia Xiao slipped into Zhao Daguo’s room from the space. Fortunately, she was invisible, and unlike in future times with security cameras everywhere, Xia Xiao definitely wouldn’t have dared to so boldly test whether cameras could catch her silhouette.

Now Xia Xiao could clearly hear the conversation between Zhao Daguo and his wife; her expression instantly turned serious.

Guan Mingli said, "Once Xiao Lan gets divorced, we can arrange her marriage. Let’s register Xiangzi and Yanzi under our names. How does that sound?"

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