Hearing her words, Mother Xia was overjoyed, looking at her happily and saying, "Really?"
She reached out to pull her in after speaking.
Xia Chuyi dodged and stepped back.
"Chuyi?" Mother Xia looked at her daughter, puzzled.
Xia Chuyi no longer paid attention to Mother Xia, her gaze drifting toward the main branch of the family, saying, "If the secondary branch wants an adoption, that’s fine."
As soon as her words fell, the faces of everyone in the main branch revealed an eager joy.
"I don’t agree!" Xia Chengzong yelled indignantly from the side.
He confrontationally faced his own relatives, no longer being obsequious, and said bluntly, "Grandparents, parents, aren’t you afraid that Uncle would have no peace in the underworld by bullying Chuyi ?"
"Are we from the main branch always going to be vampires?" Xia Chengzong finally voiced the resentment he had harbored for years. "Living off the pension money Uncle paid with his life, spending the money Uncle Chuyi sent, and still bullying the only blood Uncle left in this world?"
Xia Chengzong’s chest heaved violently.
He looked at his relatives, who disapproved and even scorned his words, with utter disappointment.
"Chuyi, let’s go, back to the county town!" After scanning the room, he laid down the gauntlet, "With me here, I’d like to see who dares to take your shop!"
"Xia Chengzong!" Uncle Xia was the first to shout at his son in dissatisfaction, "You yourself are happy taking money and working in Chuyi’s shop! Have you thought about your elder brother and younger brother?"
"Your elder brother has lost his job, and Cheng Family will need to go to school in the future..."
"Elder brother is jobless because of his own incompetence!" Xia Chengzong interrupted his father’s words and retorted.
"He’s grown so big, why is he still like a child who hasn’t been weaned, relying on the family for everything? He’s not ashamed, but I’m ashamed for him!"
"As for Cheng Family, if he can get into school, I’ll earn money to pay for his education!"
He promised with finality.
However, upon hearing his words, Uncle Xia became even angrier, berating him, "You’ll earn money for his education? You’re always messing about, where are you going to get the money to do that?"
"And about your brother! Even though he’s incompetent, he’s still ten times, a hundred times better than you!"
Xia Chengzong’s face turned suddenly ashen with his father’s scolding, and he clenched his fists.
"I know, I used to..."
He didn’t finish his sentence.
"Second brother!" Xia Chuyi called out to him, interrupting him.
"Forget it." She smiled faintly at him and said, "I appreciate Second Brother’s kindness."
But it wasn’t necessary. The Xia Family was obstinate, and she had made up her mind!
"I agree to the adoption," Xia Chuyi put away her smile and calmly faced the people of the main branch, "But I have my conditions."
She spoke slowly, her tone indifferent and almost merciless.
The audience didn’t notice the change in her tone, they just glanced at her suspiciously, simultaneously thinking:
What trouble is this wretched girl going to stir up this time?
But no matter what trouble she stirs up, in the end, the main branch is the one that benefits.
It was the same with the last family division, and it will be the same this time.
As long as the person is adopted into the secondary branch, aren’t there tangible benefits to be had?
After figuring out the situation, Uncle Xia, acting as representative, looked at her confidently and said, "Chuyi girl, whatever your conditions are, say them. Whatever I can promise you, I will."
His smile was gracious, a picture of affection.
Xia Chuyi smiled faintly, sweeping her eyes over the crowd, not beating around the bush, and declared loudly, "I agree to the division, but I want to sever all ties with the Xia Family!"
Her declaration landed like a sudden clap of thunder!