Chapter 17
Chapter 17
Xia Chen didn't say anything that day. After Qin Lichuan hung up the phone, he didn't fall asleep for a long time. Worried, he went to the study to check the location of Xia Chen's phone.
It's a very remote place.
The man suddenly remembered something, packed up two clothes decisively, and drove away overnight.
He looked at the location and stopped, and when he arrived at the small town where Xia Chen stayed, he didn't know how to get there.
Fortunately, the sky was just slightly bright, and he could see pedestrians walking on the road.
It's just that Xia Chen didn't live here a long time ago, he didn't know how to find him, and finally stayed in the car for half an hour and could only dial his phone.
Xia Chen has hardly rested recently, and his condition is very bad. For some reason, he suddenly saw a call from a man, but he was a little excited after a long absence.
"Hey?"
"I'm at an intersection in your town, where are you?"
Xia Chen was taken aback, and stood up abruptly, "...Which direction are you in?"
The town has developed well in the past few years, and the roads are well repaired. When Xia Chen saw the man's car walking over step by step, he suddenly felt a strong sense of steadfastness in his heart.
Qin Lichuan opened the door and got out of the car, and pedestrians looked this way one after another. Qin Lichuan was actually not sure about Xia Chen's mood at the moment, let alone whether rushing here like this would make people angry.
Fortunately, Xia Chen didn't have any other major reactions except for a stiff expression, he just frowned and asked him why he came here without saying a word.
His voice was full of worry.
After arriving at Grandma Xia Chen's residence, the two got off the car together, Xia Chen didn't ask him why he came here, and Qin Lichuan didn't ask him anything about this place.
Seeing the small mourning hall inside, Qin Lichuan didn't show too much surprise.
"I can only leave tomorrow, you..." Xia Chen hesitated to speak.
Qin Lichuan understood what he meant, "I'll accompany you."
"The environment here is very bad." Xia Chen said again, implying that it is really convenient for you to stay until then?
The man, however, carried his things with ease and walked across Xia Chen to a wing room to the north, "Do you live in this room?" He turned around and asked Xia Chen.
Seeing Xia Chen nodding, he spoke again, "Then I'll live here."
Xia Chen, "..." This sentence is the most important, right?
Today is the day when Xia Chen's grandpa and grandma are buried. The people from the town's family just sat down in front of Qin Lichuan, and then they arrived behind.
Seeing other people, I was a little displeased, "Who is this? Do you want to live such an important day casually? They are your grandparents."
As expected, Xia Chen didn't care about them, let alone talk to them.
It was Qin Lichuan who said, "I'm Xia Chen's friend, hello." The man's tone was condensed, taking such a step forward, he naturally blocked Xia Chen behind him.
Qin Lichuan had been in the business field for a long time, and his aura seemed to be born with him. He stood there without speaking, with a stern expression, not angry but mighty.
They looked at each other, they didn't expect Xia Chen to have such a friend, so their tone weakened a bit.
"Uh, hello."
Xia Chen frowned, turned around and went straight to the main room.
Several people watched Xia Chen leave their sight. They wanted to catch up and say something, but because of the oppressive man in front of them, they all tacitly dared not make any other moves.
The old man was buried next to a field in the town. Xia Chen put the urn in his hand according to the procedure, and kowtowed in front of the tombstone.
Kowtow for the first time and the last time, this is the end.
There were not too many cumbersome procedures, and the whole process ended quickly. Qin Lichuan walked back with Xia Chen. The two of them didn't eat in the morning. Xia Chen didn't think it was Qin Lichuan who ran all the way over. Excuse me.
A group of people behind pointed at Sang Huai and said something, Xia Chen simply quickened his pace.
He didn't shed tears or anything. He felt that he could live to this day, and there was really nothing worthy of his tears.
Whatever they say.
Xia Chen took the man to a small restaurant in the town and sat down. The two remained relatively silent for a long time.
Until the boss took the menu and came over to let the two order.
"Xiao Chen? Is that you?" The proprietress stared at Xia Chen for a long time before she uttered in surprise.
Xia Chen was at a loss, "...you are?"
"I'm the sister of the neighbor's family. You forgot, we played together when we were young, and even stole persimmons from the mayor's house." The woman seemed a little excited.
Qin Lichuan touched his nose, Xia Chen?To steal persimmons from the mayor's house?
The man glanced at Xia Chen up and down, he really didn't expect that Xia Chen could do such naughty things when he was a child.
Xia Chen looked a little embarrassed, "...I just remembered, you are sister Shi Yang."
"Tsk, I heard you were back before, and I've been busy with the hotel business, so I didn't bother to find you, how is it? The old man's business in your family has been dealt with?" The woman glanced at a group of people passing by outside the window, Some feel sorry for Xia Chen.
Xia Chen's face was light, "Yeah."
"Hey, listen to my sister, that family eats people and doesn't spit out bones. If you leave this time, don't come back."
Xia Chen lowered his head and brought the menu to Qin Lichuan, glanced at him, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, I... probably won't come back again." Xia Chen said.
Qin Lichuan glanced at the menu and changed the subject, "You can cook us different signature dishes here. Xia Chen hasn't eaten since morning, so I don't know what these are delicious."
Shi Yang nodded quickly, "Then Xiaochen, I'll go down and ask them to make it for you, you two talk first."
Xia Chen nodded, "Thank you."
As soon as he left, Qin Lichuan propped his chin and stared at Xia Chen, "Climbing trees and stealing persimmons with my childhood sweetheart? Xia Chen, can you do it?!"
Xia Chen touched his nose, "...I don't remember."
"You don't remember, but Sister Renshi does." Qin Lichuan said.
Xia Chen didn't speak, and stared down at the plate in front of him.
"Is it really okay for you to take a week off? Isn't it time for you to take the final exam?"
"The professional and public courses have already been taken. There will be a foreign American history course the day after tomorrow. After the test, I will have a holiday." Xia Chen explained to him.
The two wore thick clothes, and Shi Yang changed them into a small box with sufficient heating. The two took off their coats, and Qin Lichuan accidentally saw the protruding ribs on his body, which made him frown.
"Did you lose weight?"
Xia Chen was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was talking about, and then touched his own face, "Probably not..."
Qin Lichuan was a little displeased, and scolded Xia Chen in his heart that his relatives were all inhumane one by one, why couldn't he raise the child well because he was so cute and competitive, and insisted on making so many moths.
"The bones are protruding, not yet!?!"
Xia Chen, "..."
Thinness must be thinner, but Xia Chen has not paid much attention to it all the time. He hardly drank a drop of water in the first two days of this week, and then he really couldn't bear it, so he went to the small supermarket to buy some bread or something.
Never had an appetite.
Shi Yang made the table rich, and Xia Chen thanked her again.
"Thank you. If there were no such things in between, you would probably be the one to carry my luggage on my wedding day. Eat quickly. It's cold, so eat warmer."
Qin Lichuan was already hungry, but he didn't forget to serve Xia Chen a bowl of hot soup first.
"Take a sip of hot soup before eating."
Xia Chen nodded and took the bowl that the man handed over. Qin Lichuan accidentally touched his hand, only to realize that his whole hand was cold.
Qin Lichuan frowned, and asked him decisively, "Is there anything else to be done here? Why don't we leave tonight?"
Xia Chen took a sip of the pork rib soup, nodded, "Well...the house is no longer lived in, and those things in the house, those left by the old man, must be tidied up."
"Is the house for sale or not?"
Xia Chen looked down at the bowl in front of him, "I haven't thought about it yet."
Not long after the two of them sat back after eating, a group of people came to the door again.
Qin Lichuan stood in the yard and listened to their chatter, and said with a headache, "I will count the things left by the old man one by one, and I will send someone to deal with them later. If it's yours, it's yours. That's right, not a single point will be left."
"Who are you? This is our Xia family's business. Why are you here as an outsider? We want to talk to Xia Chen." The old man who took the lead yelled at the man.
Qin Lichuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the person who spoke. He had gray hair, but his eyes were shining, and he looked like a philistine.
"What are you talking to Xia Chen? Bullying him as a child who doesn't know the world? Xia Chen is the only grandson of the Xia family. Even if the old man doesn't leave a word, it can't change this fact. If you still have objections, my lawyer will discuss it tomorrow. You will come here, you can tell the lawyer, or go to the court and let us follow the formal procedures to resolve it."
As soon as they heard the court, the group of people suddenly fell silent again, but after a while the old man in the lead still managed to speak, "Don't scare me, my old man has eaten more salt than you have eaten after living for so many years , Court? Lawyer? Why don't you find someone to take a look? Xia Chen is no longer from here, he killed his parents, and his grandparents, so he still has the face to come back?"
Qin Lichuan sneered, not looking at the expression on Xia Chen's face.
"Master, it's the 21st century now, and Xia Chen is also a top student in University A, why are you still stubborn?!"
As soon as he said this, the group of people behind became anxious.
The middle-aged man standing behind the old man rolled up his sleeves and said angrily, "Do you know how to respect the old and love the young? Don't think I can't tell that you are swearing!" He took a step forward and was about to punch Qin Lichuan in the face.
Xia Chen came out from the inside with his mobile phone, and reminded him in a lukewarm voice, "You try it once? See how many days you will live in it if this thing is handed over to the police..."
Qin Lichuan glanced back at Xia Chen, and gave him a smile approvingly.
Then he took two steps forward and walked up to the middle-aged man, "You want to hit me?" The man sneered, "Do you believe I can throw you out the door with one hand.
In fact, it's really not Qin Lichuan's blowing. He has practiced taekwondo since he was a child, and it is more than enough to take care of a few adults who don't know how to punch or kick.
Xia Chen raised his forehead, he couldn't bear to look at this line.
But he still stepped forward and pulled the man's clothes, "Don't be like this..."
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