Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife – o
Chapter 880

Chapter 880: Chapter 880

"Haozi, wait a moment," An Yiqing swiftly caught Xia Hao as he turned to leave, "I haven’t seen your uncle and aunt in a long time. Let me go up with you to say hello."

Xia Hao halted in his steps, "Say, say hello? There’s no need..."

An Yiqing looked at Xia Hao puzzled. His gaze flickered, not daring to meet An Yiqing’s eyes.

Her heart sank, and An Yiqing’s expression grew serious. "Haozi, what happened? What’s wrong with your uncle and aunt?"

"There’s, there’s nothing wrong..." Xia Hao stammered and hesitated, unwilling to meet An Yiqing’s piercing eyes.

An Yiqing had known Xia Hao for several years, and she could clearly see something was bothering him. Gripping Xia Hao’s arm tightly, An Yiqing said sternly, "Haozi, what exactly happened? Tell me quickly! You have your graduation exam tomorrow, do you still want to repeat the year because of this mess? We can discuss and solve whatever it is together, we’ll find a way! If you still consider me a friend, then tell me everything!"

Xia Hao’s eyes flickered, and he lowered his head in silence. An Yiqing and the others did not speak either, standing patiently waiting for Xia Hao to speak.

After a long moment, just as Xia Hao was about to speak, his phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

"Hello, Mom?... Yes, okay, I understand."

After saying a few simple words, under everyone’s gaze, Xia Hao hung up the phone with a bitter smile.

"My mom called and asked me to take you up. Xiao Qing, don’t overthink it. What could possibly go wrong in my family? It’s just the same old trivial family issues."

An Yiqing frowned deeply. "Haozi, are you talking about those relatives of yours? Weren’t they sent away a year ago?!"

"People’s greed is boundless like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. The business at our family’s restaurant improved a bit this year, and those people, relying on their disgusting familial ties, came back to act like parasites again. When you called me earlier, my elder uncle was venting his anger at my parents, but he’s already left. Xiao Qing, don’t worry, I’ve gotten used to it," Xia Hao said with a bitter smile.

An Yiqing bit her lip, feeling truly helpless about the situation in Xia Hao’s family.

Xia Hao was an only child. His father was the second oldest at home, with one older brother and a younger brother and sister. Being the perennial second child, he was the least favored in the family.

From a young age, Father Xia had done the toughest jobs at home. He didn’t finish high school and was kicked out to support his brother and younger siblings’ education. Later, he met Mother Xia, who was an orphan, and despite Old Lady Xia’s objections, they secretly obtained their marriage certificate and started their journey of building a life from scratch.

Father Xia was honest and hardworking, and had a unique perspective on Xuanjin’s catering. Together with the capable and virtuous Mother Xia, the couple, though living a hard life, was gradually improving.

The year Xia Hao was born, Father Xia and Mother Xia opened their first small restaurant. At that time, Mother Xia was still in confinement, and because she lacked breast milk, Xia Hao had been on formula milk from the beginning. During that period, the small restaurant was solely managed by Father Xia, who had to cover not only Mother Xia’s hospital expenses and Xia Hao’s formula and diapers but also had to provide enough living expenses and pocket money to keep Old Lady Xia and Third Brother and his siblings satisfied.

As Mother Xia’s confinement was about to end, Father Xia had no money left. However, Old Lady Xia couldn’t stand it.

The old lady took Father Xia’s three siblings to the hospital where Mother Xia was and made a scene, pointing at Mother Xia and scolding her for being delicate and lazy, only knowing how to spend her husband’s money.

Unable to bear the humiliation, Mother Xia, in a fit of anger, took Xia Hao, who was still in swaddling clothes, and went home.