Therefore, as his parents, Yang Huazhong and the others had long been disappointed and fed up with Xiang's father, so their attitude naturally became cold. But due to Xiang Shengnan's relationship, he couldn't turn a blind eye, so that's what happened now. Everyone ate at the same table, but Xiang's father couldn't fit into this atmosphere.
After having enough wine and food, Xiang Shengnan went to see the other cows again, and his face was full of joy when he came back.
When everyone sees him like this, they know it must be good news without asking.
Sure enough, Xiang Shengnan happily told everyone: "It's getting better, it's getting better. The calves are obviously full of energy and not as languid as the previous two days. I'll feed them some food later..." …”
The cattle dealer quickly raised his hand to interrupt: "Don't do it. They just took medicine and are recovering. Their stomach and intestines may have been damaged. Let's take it easy for a while and feed them a little more tomorrow morning. We'll see how they are doing and how they have diarrhea later. Adjust the amount of food you feed.”
"Well, Brother Xiang is right, I think so too," Yang Huazhong's face turned red after drinking. In addition, his mood improved, so his voice naturally became louder.
Xiang Shengnan nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I'll do it."
Yang Ruoqing added from the side: "Feed them some water every hour. Don't feed them cold water directly. Boil the water and then cool it down to warm water for them to drink."
"If you have that spare time, you might as well rub their bellies to help digestion."
Xiang Shengnan nodded repeatedly, "I have it, I have it."
Xiaoduo fed the last mouthful of egg drop soup made with sweet rice milk to Jiaojiao, turned around and smiled at her: "Isn't his serious job just raising cows? As long as the calves are well, let alone rubbing their bellies. , let him sing operas for the little cows, or do a monkey dance, he can do it, right Xiang Shengnan?"
Xiang Shengnan smiled sheepishly.
Mrs. Sun gave Xiao Duo an angry look: "You are making fun of Sheng Nan, but you are not serious."
Xiaoduo raised his eyebrows, "He's not angry, so don't worry, Mom. Right, Xiang Shengnan?"
Xiang Shengnan quickly nodded with an honest smile, and said to Mrs. Sun, "My mother-in-law is fine, and Duo'er is right. As long as you guys can be well, I will be happy to do whatever you ask me to do."
"Ahem..."
Suddenly, two coughs were so violent that they almost broke his throat, but they sounded false as soon as he heard them, successfully attracting everyone's attention to him.
"What's wrong with your throat?" the cattle dealer asked with a frown.
Father Xiang smiled awkwardly, "It's nothing, I just choked on the spicy food."
He raised his hand to wipe away the grease from the corners of his mouth, and his eyes scanned around the people on the table, finally stopping at Mrs. Sun.
"My mother-in-law, I don't know whether to say something or not. I'm afraid you will be unhappy if I say it."
The smile on Sun's face froze slightly.
Xiaoduo stopped smiling and kept winking at Xiang Shengnan.
Xiang Shengnan winked at Xiang's father, telling him not to talk nonsense.
Father Xiang ignored his son-in-law's eyes, rubbed his hands, and looked at Mrs. Sun with a dry smile.
The cattle dealer became impatient and slapped the table and scolded Xiang Fu: "Since you know that what you are about to say will make others unhappy, why do you still say it?"
Father Xiang's eyes shrank and he looked aggrieved, and he explained apologetically: "But I did it for Sheng Nan and Duo'er's good, and also for the good of my granddaughter Jiaojiao!"
When Sun heard that it was for Jiaojiao's good, he immediately blurted out: "Dad Shengnan, if you have anything to say, just say it! As long as it's really for Duo'er and Jiaojiao, we can afford it!"
Yang Huazhong also nodded seriously, expressing his agreement with Sun's words.
In this case, Xiang's father exhaled a breath and spoke cracklingly.
"...That's the situation of the child above. What I want to do is to take over the child and put it in Jin Nan's name. I will raise it. Maybe it will bring blessings to our Xiang family?"
Everyone at the table was stunned.
After working on it for a long time, it turned out that Father Xiang still had no intention of giving up on the orphan girl in the mountain!
"Dad, why don't you give up? I told you not to adopt me or to adopt me, don't you understand?" Xiang Shengnan became irritated, and the veins on his temples popped out.
Regarding this topic, the family has discussed it several times before, and it ended with Xiaoduo's objection.
The most serious one was when we had a quarrel, so why did we talk about it? And he said it in front of his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Xiang's father smiled kindly at the irritable Xiang Shengnan, and said in a troubled manner: "Shengnan, I am here for you and Jiaojiao. There are two benefits of bringing that child back. One is that you don't have to let Jiaojiao remember you as your eldest brother." In the name of my sister-in-law and my sister-in-law, Jiaojiao's body is already so delicate. I'm worried that it might be because they think Jiaojiao is their daughter, so they treat Jiaojiao..."
"Okay, stop talking!"
Xiaoduo screamed suddenly, leaned over and hugged Jiaojiao in his arms, with a look of horror on his face.
"Jiaojiao is my daughter, no one can take her away! No one can take her away!"
Xiaoduo's sudden reaction shocked everyone at the table.
Sun and Xiang Shengnan quickly stood up and gathered around Xiaoduo to comfort her. Jiaojiao was also frightened. Her little hands tightly hooked Xiaoduo's neck, her lips pursed and she wanted to cry but did not dare to cry.
Yang Huazhong's face darkened, and Yang Ruoqing looked at Xiang's father coldly.
When the cattle dealer saw this, he was so angry that he leaned forward and slapped Xiang's father on the back of the head.
"You're a mouthful of shit. A few mouthfuls of yellow soup made you confused again? Get out of here!"
For the first time, Father Xiang did not roll away. Instead, he covered the back of his head and huddled up, still making a weak defense: "Jin Nan and that Cui'er both died young and energetic. They had no children. Regardless of which aspect you look at, the grievances are hard to eliminate, otherwise the old house wouldn’t be unclean every now and then!”
"Take over that desperate orphan girl and raise her under their name to protect Jiaojiao and our family. I call it fighting fire with fire. Why don't you believe it?"
Speaking of the emotional part, Xiang's eyes turned red and his voice choked up.
He straightened his neck, slapped the table with his palms and continued: "Every time I bring up this topic, you guys scold me, and I say with conscience, even if I am confused, at least I am not stupid, Jiaojiao is my biological granddaughter, I don't feel hurt. Who do I love about her?"
"Tiger poison does not eat its seeds. Jin Nan Shengnan is my son, and the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. I only have one son and one granddaughter left. Do I want to harm them? Did I eat shit or something?"
The cattle dealer's raised hands were frozen in the air.
Everyone else at the table fell silent.
The wavering expressions appeared on the faces of the cattle dealer and Xiang Shengnan again.
Even Yang Huazhong looked towards Xiaoduo.
Yang Ruoqing blinked, took in everyone's reactions, and fell into deep thought.
From a modern perspective, she would not be able to accept Xiang's statement even to death.
However, for this table full of native-born Aboriginal people, they may be able to agree with that statement.
