After leaving the small courtyard, Xia Qingqing went to the home of Qin Chuan and his sister.

Winter was too cold, and she was busy with the college entrance exam, so she hadn't visited them for a while and didn't know how they were doing.

Before she even reached the courtyard, Xia Qingqing could hear a commotion coming from the Qin family's courtyard.

At this moment, Dean Qin Chu'an was protecting his sister and confronting the people. Standing opposite them were an elderly woman with half-white hair and a middle-aged man.

The old woman had slanted eyes and a fierce look on her face. At this moment, she was pointing at Qin Chu'an and scolding him for being unfilial.

“You little brat, your father crawled out of my belly, and even after he dies, he still has to take care of me and this old man in our old age. I can arrange this house however I want.”

Qin Chu'an stood her ground, her neck stiff as she said, "This is what my father left to my sister and me. You've taken my father's job, and now you want to take the house? Shameless!"

Uncle Qin sighed helplessly: "Xiao An, all I wanted was for you to make room for your cousin's wedding. How can you be so heartless? You have no family ties at all."

Qin Chu'an spat fiercely, glared at Uncle Qin, and said, "Am I cold? If you're so capable, then give my dad's job back to me first. Aren't you afraid of retribution for taking advantage of your dead brother?"

He would absolutely not allow anyone else to live in this house; it was only for him and his sister.

Looking at Qin Chu'an's wolfish appearance, Uncle Qin was still somewhat wary. It was he who had gone berserk in the house with a kitchen knife, driving his whole family away.

He really wanted his second brother's house, but he also needed to be alive to live there. He was afraid that he might be killed by this wolf cub in the middle of the night while he was sleeping, so he had no choice but to leave with his family first.

Uncle Qin didn't want to come this time, but his wretched son got a girl pregnant. The girl said she had to live in the city, or she would sue his son for indecent assault.

Although Uncle Qin has a job, his salary has to support his whole family, and he doesn't have much left each month. Buying a house in the county is harder than climbing to heaven, and he himself lives in a dormitory.

"Xiao An, I'm begging you, please let your cousin and his family stay for seven months. I'll make them move out as soon as the time is up," Uncle Qin pleaded pitifully.

As long as the eldest son marries that woman and has a grandson, then that young woman won't be able to sue her son for indecent assault.

"No, you must leave my house immediately," Qin Chu'an coldly refused.

Old Mrs. Qin had a bad temper, and when she heard that her grandson was so ungrateful, she rushed over and gave him a beating.

While hitting him, he cursed, "My poor son, to have given birth to such a cold-blooded and heartless child. What's wrong with your own cousin staying at your house for a while? You ingrate!"

Qin Chu'an shielded her younger sister behind her and glared angrily at the old lady: "Stop hitting me! If you hit me again, I'm really going to fight back."

He clenched his fists tightly to restrain himself from striking, because no matter what, she was still his grandmother and his father's mother.

He was afraid that if he fought with his grandmother, it would upset his father in heaven.

"Brother, get out of the way!" Qin Chuxin couldn't help but feel heartbroken as she watched her brother foolishly stand in front of her and get beaten up, his face scratched by Grandma Qin's fingernails.

Uncle Qin watched from the sidelines with a hint of schadenfreude. This little brat only dared to be arrogant towards him, but he was as obedient as a grandson in front of his mother.

Only after seeing that Qin Chu'an had been beaten up enough did he pretend to step forward to stop it:

"Mom, don't be too angry. Xiao An is just a child."

"Xiao An, please agree to your uncle's request. We'll stay for seven months, and we'll move out as soon as the baby is born. After all, your uncle has taken care of you and Xin Xin for two years," Uncle Qin tried to persuade Qin Chu An with a combination of persuasion and pressure.

Qin Chu'an remained unmoved. It's easy to invite a god in, but hard to send him away. If he really agreed to let them move in, it would be difficult to get rid of them later.

This stubborn look was very irritating to Old Lady Qin, so she found a broom in the corner and started swinging it at Qin Chu'an's back.

Xia Qingqing came in at this moment and saw the pitiful state of Qin Chuan and his sister being beaten. She quickly picked up the old lady Qin.

"Ah, which bastard put me down right now!" Old Mrs. Qin suddenly leaped into the air, her limbs flailing about as she cursed incoherently.

Xia Qingqing threw her out like trash.

"Sister Xia!" Qin Chuxin cried as she threw herself into Xia Qingqing's arms, seeing her brave and heroic performance.

"Waaah, they all bully my brother and me, and they even hit us."

Uncle Qin ran to his mother's side, looking at Xia Qingqing with a face full of anger: "You little brat, what are you doing meddling in other people's business? You hurt my mother, you have to pay compensation, otherwise I will go to the police station right now."

"Oh dear, this is murder! My old back is killing me! I can't stand up!" Old Mrs. Qin wailed as she lay on the ground, looking like she was about to die.

Xia Qingqing looked at Qin Chuan: "What's going on?"

Qin Chu'an briefly explained the situation, and Xia Qingqing looked at Qin's uncle and the other man with a cold expression: "Are you leaving on your own, or should I throw you out?"

"You brat, this is my son's house. I'm not leaving, what can you do to me?" Old Mrs. Qin looked at her eldest son who was blocking her way and immediately regained her courage.

Xia Qingqing smiled meaningfully, picked up the broom from the ground, and easily broke it in two.

"You're going to refuse a toast only to suffer the consequences. I can let you off the hook because of your age, but your son..."

The broom handle was made of wood and was as thick as a baby's fist. Uncle Qin was a little scared when he saw Xia Qingqing break it without much effort.

He whispered in Old Lady Qin's ear, "Mother, why don't we leave first?"

He didn't believe that this brat could stay by Qin Chu'an and his sister's side forever; they could just come over at another time.

Old Mrs. Qin refused to leave. She's just a little girl; what can she do to them?

The next second, he was forcibly dragged away by Uncle Qin. That girl had said she wouldn't hit old people, so why didn't he leave quickly and stay here to be beaten?

After the two annoying kids left, Qin Chu'an looked at Xia Qingqing somewhat embarrassed:

"Sister Xia, am I really useless? I'm so old and I still can't protect myself and Qingqing."

Xia Qingqing shook her head: "Those two people are your blood relatives, your elders. These kinds of people are the most difficult to deal with when they start to act shamelessly."

Filial piety is important in any era, and most people have no way to express their grievances when faced with elders who are not reasonable.