Rebirth: 1977

Xia Minglei had been standing at the door for a while with a gloomy face. He listened quietly to the quarrel between the young couple inside. He raised his hand to knock on the door but stopped in mid-air, and his heart sank little by little.

The two young people had been married for only three months, how come they were like a couple of resentful lovers? The words he said pierced into my bones and hurt my heart.

That can't be taken back!

He knew that his daughter was spoiled and thought that she would gradually change after getting married.

Now it seems that she has no idea that she has done anything wrong, and now she is even showing off in front of Xia Zijian.

Dismiss Xia Zijian from his public office? It's a pity that my daughter could say that. She is truly ignorant and fearless.

This child... is so confused!

Even if Xia Zijian really did something wrong or did something wrong to his daughter, would he dare to use his power for personal gain and fire Xia Zijian?

Even if he fired Director Si Kong Kong, he would not dare to touch Xia Zijian.

Besides, it was indeed his daughter who was at fault.

He is also a man, and he can empathize with Xia Zijian when he talks about how after getting married he still lives the same single life, but with more housework and no one at home to cook hot meals.

If my daughter also worked, there would be nothing wrong with that, but she just got a sinecure and didn't have to report to the company at all.

Although Xia Minglei was not often at home when he was young, he was taken care of comfortably every time he went home.

Also, his wife kept the house clean and tidy, and spent every penny carefully.

Not to mention treating friends to food and drinks casually, even I myself can't bear to eat a single bite of good food.

Of course, times have changed. Conditions are much better now and cannot be compared with the past.

Xia Zijian was favored because of his good character, family background, and future prospects.

But now, precisely because of these good things, he cannot put on the airs of a father-in-law to defend his daughter and blame his son-in-law.

Yingying might be wrong, but she is his sweetheart after all. He holds an important position and claims to be fair and impartial.

But when it comes to his own daughter, no matter how many mistakes he knows she has made, Xia Minglei always feels that she is still young and will slowly change.

But you must never be deceived!

Xia Zijian looked at his father-in-law, his body stopped there, facing him quietly, without calling him "Dad" enthusiastically as before.

Can he expect his father-in-law to stand by him and teach his daughter a lesson?

If he could really teach his wife well, would she still be like this?

Marrying such a half-defective daughter to him must have been a calculated plan, right?

"Zijian, are you ready to go out? Where are you going? Come in, I'm free, let's chat."

Xia Minglei spoke in a friendly manner, but still had the unquestionable aura of a superior.

Xia Zijian's attitude towards Xia Minglei was once a sign of respect for the city leaders, and later, it became a sign of respect for his elder father-in-law.

But now, he was extremely disappointed, his face was grim, and the anger in his heart was burning.

No matter whether Xia Minglei in front of him is a city leader, an elder, or a father-in-law, he is a failed father!

He glanced at his face. He often saw high-level leaders, so he had no fear in his heart. He waved his hand and snorted coldly:

"Leader Xia, your daughter is too precious. I can't afford to raise her. You should take her home and raise her as a treasure!"

After saying this, he turned sideways and strode down the stairs.

Xia Minglei never thought that his cheerful son-in-law, who had always been respectful to him, would dare to treat him with such an attitude?

His heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Yingying had really angered him this time, and the good-tempered Xia Zijian became rebellious.

If he wanted to stand up straight in front of him and treat him with such an unruly attitude, what could Xia Minglei do to him?

Punishment? Dismissal? Or expulsion from public office?

"Dad, Dad, you are finally here. Xia Zijian bullied me, you must make him apologize to me!

Otherwise, I will have no status at home in the future."

Xia Yingying was frightened by Xia Zijian and was at a loss as to what to do when her omnipotent father appeared.

She suddenly threw herself into her father's arms feeling aggrieved and started sobbing.

"Shut up! Let's talk inside first. Aren't you afraid of being heard and laughed at?"

Xia Minglei was mad at Xia Zijian and couldn't help but take his anger out on his daughter.

"Dad, why are you angry with me? It was Xia Zijian who bullied me and yelled at me. You can't let him off!

I have to ask him to apologize to me. How dare he be so rude to you? Who gave him the courage?

Saying I'm precious? I'm originally a rich lady from Beijing. Does he only know how precious I am now?

Humph, since you married me, you have to support me. Why should you bring me home and keep me as a idol?

What does he mean?

With so many investments under his brother-in-law's name, could the family still be short of money?

I'm just inviting my friends to dinner and letting them stay in a hotel for a few days. Isn't it right for him to pay the bill?

Normally I wouldn't ask him for money casually, I have pocket money from my mother."

Xia Yingying pulled Xia Minglei's sleeve and acted coquettishly, with tears in her eyes, looking so pitiful.

Xia Minglei thought that usually whenever he saw his daughter talking to him in this tone, he would feel soft-hearted.

But he had clearly heard his daughter's sharp words outside the door just now. How could he help her?

Things that shouldn't have been done have been done, and words that shouldn't have been said have been said. Xia Zijian just has a cheerful personality, not the kind of person who is petty and doesn't like to haggle over trivial matters.

But he is not stupid!

He is willing to tolerate and forbear because he truly loves his daughter.

There are some things Xia Minglei can pretend not to know, but as the top leader of this city, he cannot deceive himself!

"Sit down. I want to ask you something. Don't lie. You know you can't lie to me about anything I want to know."

Xia Minglei found a single sofa and sat down. The temperature was gradually rising, and a cool mat had been laid on the sofa.

He looked around and saw that the house of about 100 square meters was kept clean.

Xia Minglei knew very well that his daughter was a person who had never done housework at home.

Now all these things in this family must be done by the son-in-law.

He frowned as he looked at his daughter's pitiful and delicate appearance, and suddenly felt very annoyed.

When she was Xia Zijian's fiancée, Xia Yingying didn't have to help her fiancé with housework. She could accept Xia Zijian's various pursuits, flattery and courtesy with peace of mind.

But after getting married and starting a family, a wife who does not work still does not do housework or cook, but just hangs out with friends all day long to eat, drink and have fun.

This is a bit unreasonable.

Xia Minglei knew that his daughter was being unfair and unreasonable in facing Xia Zijian.

"Dad..." Xia Yingying looked aggrieved, but was interrupted by Xia Minglei:

"Don't play tricks in front of me. Ever since you got engaged to Zijian, you're still so playful. Do you think you can hide it from me?

As time goes by, I won’t talk about this anymore.

But how did I take care of you when you got married? If you want to have fun, at least you should take good care of Zijian. I don't have to cook and do all the housework. You should wash your own clothes, right?

And let me ask you, why did you have to go to the Yuntian Shuise Hotel and make trouble?

They tell you that the hotel's private rooms are for VIPs attending the opening ceremony, so why do you have to make a fuss?

We also need to call the police to close their hotel? You know, it is a foreign-related hotel, with full foreign investment.

The hotel has really been unable to operate, and the one who is most embarrassed is me, your dad!

Yingying, you are married and have a family now. You are an adult now. You can't act like you did when you were with your parents.

I have seen the standard rooms in their hotel. Their facilities and conditions are much better than those of the suites in ordinary hotels. Why can't your friend stay there?

Tell me, are they all so precious?

Speaking of status, who among them is more valuable than Zijian? You don't know how lucky you are!

Do you know how embarrassing it is for your dad to act like this? "

Xia Minglei felt suffocated when he thought about how Ye Tianshui had scolded him for this.

Fu Jinyan, that old fox, clearly the incident had already passed, but when he sent him out today, he still said those heart-wrenching words to tease him!

Xia Minglei's face became increasingly darker.

"Dad, all my friends know that hotel belongs to our family...it belongs to Zijian's family, and the decoration inside is luxurious. It is the highest-end hotel in the country.

They said they wanted to stay there for a few days before any guests arrived to enjoy themselves, and then they could brag about it to their friends later.”

Xia Yingying's tone softened and she defended herself in a gentle voice.

"Bullshit! What do you think? What does the hotel have to do with Zijian? What does it have to do with us?

Do you take seriously what those bastards say?

Do you want to stay for a few more days? Why don’t you want to go to heaven? Ah!”

Xia Minglei was an expert at accounting. He thought about it and worked out the approximate cost. The look in his eyes when he looked at his daughter changed:

"When you were going to stay at the hotel, did you discuss who would pay for it?"

On the day the hotel opened, Ye Tianshui stayed by the phone and did not leave.

He wrote and stopped, planning the scale of the purchasing station and its entire internal structure and layout.

Calculating the cost of setting up a purchasing station and the manpower needed for management.

There are more than a dozen counties surrounding Taibai Mountain. If each county sets up a purchasing station, how much money and manpower will be needed in total?

It doesn't cost much to buy land and build a house in a place like this.

But each purchasing station must be equipped with vehicles for transportation, which is an important link.

Once fresh goods are received, they should be delivered to the sales point in a timely manner or refrigerated in a freezer.

Ye Tianshui was a little surprised when he received Xia Zijian's call.

He doesn't want to pay attention to this idiot!

"Xiao Shui, I'm sorry."

Xia Zijian's tone was low and lonely.

Ye Tianshui thought of the first time he met Xia Zijian, which was the night Zi Lan was injured.

Although he is five years older than me, he is like a big boy, sunny and cheerful, with no scheming.

"Don't say sorry to me, you are sorry to yourself and your parents!

You are such a disgrace! My son and daughter are calling you uncle for nothing!"