What became of the Xia family mother and daughter who were taken away by the police was no longer something the residents of the small courtyard bothered to ask about. However, He Wenjie and the others heard another piece of news from Xia Fenghua concerning her grandmother: a photovoltaic company had taken an interest in the Xia family's plot of land in the countryside and was preparing to acquire it. With old Mrs. Xia locked away, this compensation payout would likely end up in Xia Maotian's hands. As for whether that mother and daughter would come back to demand the money after their release, that was a matter for the future. No one knew what Xia Maotian was thinking, but for Li Yan and Xia Fenghua, this could at least be considered a blessing in disguise.
That evening, after He Wenjie saw his friends off and was just getting ready to rest, he suddenly heard the sound of Ma Siyi and Grandma Ma arguing next door. He Wenjie knew Ma Siyi very well; she was exceptionally filial to Grandma Ma, and he had almost never heard her argue with her grandmother. Therefore, her reaction being this intense meant there had to be some reason he did not know about.
He Wenjie was tempted to go next door and ask what was going on, but the moment he thought that this might be a secret between the grandmother and granddaughter, he realized that going over to pry right now was definitely not a good time. If Ma Siyi wanted to tell him, she would bring it up herself at school tomorrow. With that …
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