Chapter 1709: Chapter 1649: Group Favorite Comparison 79

Xiao Yuan got up and left.

Xiao Daguang wanted to chase after him but couldn’t catch up.

Seeing Xiao Yuan leave, Xiao Feng didn’t stay long either. He left US$ 200 for Xiao Daguang and went away.

Xiao Yuan didn’t return to Xiaxi Village; instead, he went to Sixth Grandpa’s place.

Before he went over, he asked someone to inform Xiao Erguang to go to Sixth Grandpa’s place too.

When Xiao Yuan arrived, Sixth Grandpa’s family was just about to prepare lunch. Seeing Xiao Yuan come over, Sixth Grandpa was quite pleased: "Why did you come over, young man? Sit down quickly. Da Ming’s wife, make more food."

Xiao Yuan sat down with a smile and called over the third son of Sixth Grandpa’s family: "Uncle Sanming, help me buy something."

He took US$ 200 out of his pocket and handed it to Xiao Sanming.

Xiao Sanming didn’t want to take it, so Xiao Yuan said, "My second uncle will be here later, and we can have a good drink. If you don’t take the money, I’ll go to a restaurant."

Xiao Sanming had no choice but to take the money and go out to buy food and drinks.

"What’s up? Something wrong?"

Sixth Grandpa knew right away that Xiao Yuan must have run into some trouble.

"Not much, I’ll talk about it when Second Uncle gets here." Xiao Yuan sat down and chatted with Sixth Grandpa about family matters. Not long after, Xiao Erguang came over.

"What’s up, something wrong?"

Xiao Yuan had Xiao Erguang sit down, just as Xiao Sanming had prepared the food and drinks. Da Ming’s wife had cooked a couple of dishes, and the bought dishes were also served. Xiao Yuan pointed to the dishes and said to Xiao Erguang, "Eat first, we’ll talk while we eat."

Xiao Daming wasn’t home, and Xiao Erming was at work and hadn’t returned yet, so only Xiao Sanming sat down to eat.

After eating a few bites, Xiao Yuan finally talked about Xiao Lei’s divorce: "It looks like there’s no stopping this. My second brother’s behavior has really wronged Gao Nana these past few years. We can’t prevent her from wanting a better life. Besides, my second brother looks down on Gao Nana, thinks she’s not clear-headed, and he shames him. A forced union won’t be sweet; if they continue together, who knows what might happen? Either one chokes the other to death or the other harms the one in their sleep."

Xiao Yuan gave a bitter smile at this: "What kind of situation is this?"

Xiao Erguang was also quite angry hearing this: "That brat, he really needs a good beating to keep him grounded. Nana may be a bit slow-witted, but she’s reliable and hard-working. Our family’s survival this past couple of years is all thanks to her."

Sixth Grandpa nodded: "With Nana, this is still a home. Without her, it’s no longer a home."

Xiao Yuan took a drink and sipped: "I just know that divorce has no good outcomes, see, they just got divorced and my parents are already forcing me to take care of Size."

These words left both Sixth Grandpa and Xiao Erguang stunned.

Xiao Yuan took a drink and clinked glasses with Sanming: "It’s not that I lack humanity, ignoring a starving nephew. It’s just something I can’t handle. Size is a person, not an animal you feed to keep alive. He’s still too young to understand anything, and what’s the point if I take him in now? Besides, how should I raise him? Technically, he’s my nephew and should be treated like my own, getting the same treatment as Si Qi and Si Ya. Whatever Si Qi eats, he eats. Whatever Si Qi wears, he wears. When Si Qi goes to a school, he also goes. Only treating him this way will people say Xiao Yuan is a good person with a human touch. But raising him like this would lead to endless trouble."

Sanming, being younger, didn’t quite understand what Xiao Yuan meant.

Neither did Xiao Erguang.

However, Sixth Grandpa, being wise and experienced, naturally understood.

He patted Xiao Yuan on the shoulder: "It’s tough on you."

Sixth Grandpa took a sip of his drink: "Size isn’t your biological child. If you raise him, you have to treat him better than a biological child to avoid accusations of favoritism. When Si Qi or Si Ya make mistakes, you can scold or punish them, but not Size. You can only treat him well, not poorly. This isn’t raising a child; it’s... sigh, a lifetime of worries."

Xiao Yuan shook his head with a bitter smile: "That’s not what I’m scared of. What scares me is if he grows up wanting a share of my fortune. If he’s treated the same as Si Qi growing up, what about later? Will he also want a share of my inheritance? Whatever property I obtain for Si Qi, he’s definitely going to expect the same for himself. Anning and I are still young, but when the kids grow up, I can’t predict how much inheritance there will be. If it’s a big company, he might want a share. Even if he doesn’t, my second brother is bound to instigate trouble, which is the root of family discord."

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