After Transmigrating, The Fat Wife Made A Comeback!

Chapter 2449: Cared for by Everyone

Xia Zhe brought over a map with various provinces and cities tagged on it. He had actually been to most of these places before. After so many years of being in the military, he had been posted to many places for work.

Before he met Qiao Mei, he thought that he would dedicate his entire life to the country and the military. Even if that meant he would not get married and have children in his lifetime, it was something he was willing to accept. He had always worked hard towards this goal.

When he first married Qiao Mei, he only felt that she was a burden to him. At that time, Qiao Mei looked like a completely different person from the current Qiao Mei. If he brought the previous Qiao Mei, who weighed more than 300 pounds and looked like a black bear, to meet the Xia family, they would probably think that he had gone crazy.

Qiao Mei had done many things for him. After she married into the Xia family, he just wanted her to have a good life. He did not expect her to continue to work so hard for his family. Fortunately, Qiao Mei said that she found life to be very interesting in the Xia family.

The most important part of traveling was not planning for the beautiful scenery, but to find the right travel companions.

“Then I shall plan the itinerary. Boss Qiao, are you willing to take my lead?” Xia Zhe asked as he held up the map.

“Sure! Secretary Xiao Xia!” Qiao Mei said with a laugh.

There were many things to prepare for when going on a trip, such as… persuading four children not to disturb their private time together.

“Mama!!! You don’t want me and my brothers anymore!” Xia Xing stood in front of Qiao Mei and wailed.

“No! Your father and I are just… going on a business trip! For work! Not for fun!” Qiao Mei said quickly.

“You’re talking nonsense! Grandmother told me everything! You and Papa are going on your honeymoon! We have to stay with Grandmother! Mama, I don’t want to go to Grandmother’s house. Can I go to Aunt’s house? Aunt will bring us out to have fun. Grandmother’s cooking is so awful!” Xia Xing complained.

Qiao Mei hugged Xia Xing and said, “Nonsense. What you mean is that Aunt will buy you junk food but Grandmother will only buy you healthy food!”

“Anyway… anyway I want to stay at Aunt’s house…” Xia Xing said aggrievedly.

“What about you? Where do you want to go?” Qiao Mei asked as she looked at the other three children.

Xia Xing was the only girl among the kids. Ever since they were young, Xia Zhe had taught the other three children that boys must be magnanimous and that they must be gentlemanly and give in to girls!

The other three children did not dare to refute what Xia Xing said. After all, they also did not really want to go to Grandmother’s house. Which little kid did not like snacks?

“Sigh… Xia Fan, you’re their eldest brother. Tell me what you think we should do,” Qiao Mei said as she looked at Xia Fan.

Xia Fan thought for a moment and said, “Mama, how long are you and Papa going to be away this time round?”

“About three months?” Qiao Mei said a little embarrassedly.

They had originally planned for a six-month trip, but when she looked into the children’s eyes, she could not bring herself to tell the truth.

“Then can we take turns to stay with our uncle and aunt? We will mainly stay at Grandmother’s house but occasionally stay with Eldest Uncle and Second Aunt. We can also go to Godmother’s house to stay for a while. We also want to go and visit Uncle Xia Can and help Third Grandma take care of Xia Can!” Xia Fan said.

Xia Can was Tang Hui’s son. She gave birth last year. Her family was very harmonious now and there were rarely any conflicts. Xia Jun was especially happy about Xia Can’s birth. Among all his grandchildren, this boy was the one who looked the most like him.

“That’s quite a good idea. When your parents are not at home, you must protect your younger siblings since you are their eldest brother, do you understand? If there are any problems, go and look for Eldest Uncle,” Qiao Mei reminded him.

“I understand,” Xia Fan said.

Xia Fan looked like a miniature version of Xia Wen now. His temperament and manner of speaking were exactly the same as Xia Wen. Sometimes, Mo Zhu would lament about whether she should try for a son, even if it meant paying a fine.

Xia Xing, on the other hand, was more like Xia He, being a feisty girl with her own mind. She hit it off very well with Xia He. Xia He’s daughter, Xia Hui, also enjoyed a good relationship with Xia Xing and the two of them often hung out together. The two girls were as close as biological sisters.

Xia Yue resembled Xia Zhe, but was still a little too timid. Xia Zhe was still thinking of ways to train up Xia Yue’s courage so that he could become more manly in the future.

Everyone had very low expectations of Xia Yang. It could even be said that they did not have any expectations for him at all. After all, after what he went through when he was young, everyone only wanted him to be “alive and healthy”. However, Qiao Mei felt that they should not dote on the child like this. She wanted Xia Yang to go and train in the army for a period of time like his siblings so that he would become strong.

Xia Xiu had never gotten married or had children in her life, but she had taken care of many children.