Chapter 467 Several Aunts

She said, "I was just doing it with a few friends, just messing around. I'd better not go to his company and cause him any trouble."

Another woman said, "What's this about causing trouble? Even if you don't work, he still has an obligation to support you. Going to work is just passing the time; making money is a man's job."

Qiao Xing twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Auntie is right."

The man then asked, "What do your parents do?"

Qiao Xing's lips twitched slightly. This was the real question; everyone wanted to know what her family did for a living.

Wang Yu stood to the side with a smile on her face, but did not seem to have any intention of speaking up for her.

Qiao Xing paused for two seconds before truthfully saying, "My parents are divorced. I don't live with them. My mother works in a factory, and as for my father, I don't know what he does."

Upon hearing the words "working," their eyes already changed.

There were doubts, questions, and even contempt. Qiao Xing could almost imagine what kind of image she had in their minds.

"You're not kidding us, are you?" Some people didn't believe her and thought she was saying it on purpose, but a normal person wouldn't say that on purpose.

Qiao Xing looked at the aunt who was speaking. She only knew that she was the third aunt, but there were too many people with this title, so she had to add the part of her name before her. Qiao Xing had already forgotten her name.

“I’m not joking, I’m telling the truth. How could I possibly joke with my aunts?”

Wang Yu suddenly spoke up at this moment, "I can vouch for this. Xingxing is an honest child and not one to joke around."

Only then did the aunts believe Qiao Xing's words, and they looked him up and down with different eyes.

"Then I'm even more curious, how did you and Xiao Ce meet?"

Qiao Xing said truthfully, "I met him through Grandpa Qin. Grandpa Qin used to live in Chongqing and lived next door to me. We've known each other since we were little."

She answered the questions that were on their minds. Although they didn't show it, their impression of Qiao Xing had changed.

No matter what circle you're in, if someone whose status and position are inferior to yours suddenly squeezes into your circle and becomes your equal, most people won't feel comfortable.

It's like an alien creature that has invaded their territory; how could they possibly like it?

"You're quite lucky," someone said.

Qiao Xing felt uncomfortable being scrutinized by these gazes. It was like having several clients looking for bugs in a software, trying to find something wrong with her.

She could only bite the bullet and reply, "Yes, I also feel very lucky."

The woman suddenly took off a bracelet from her wrist and said with a smile, "Oh dear, we didn't know that Xiao Ce had brought his girlfriend back, and we didn't prepare a gift for him. This is for you, and we hope you won't mind."

Qiao Xing waved his hands repeatedly, "This is too valuable, I can't accept it."

The auntie still smiled kindly, took her hand, and patted the bracelet into her palm. "It's nothing valuable, just a bracelet I picked up casually when I went out. I'd guess it's worth about 300,000 yuan, nothing special."

Qiao Xing's expression changed. This thing was only worth about 300,000 yuan, which made her realize the meaning of the word "worthless".

She could have easily omitted the additional 300,000, and Qiao Xing might not have felt so much pressure. But by adding that sentence, the meaning of the situation changed.

Why would someone who genuinely wants to give a gift raise the price? It's clearly an insult to Qiao Xing, implying that his family background is poor and he's never seen anything good before.

Qiao Xing couldn't understand it; she just hadn't figured out what to say yet.

Qin Ce walked in without anyone noticing.

Seeing him was like seeing a savior for Qiao Xing.

He walked up to Qiao Xing, casually picked up the bracelet from her hand, glanced at it, and said indifferently, "The water content is not bad, but the color and texture are not very good either. It's worth at most 50,000 yuan."

Qin Ce turned to look at the woman who had spoken, "Were you tricked?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, her face turning pale. "Really? I got this from my friend, he's a professional jade seller."

"Then you've been ripped off. You should keep the bracelet yourself; it's really not presentable as a gift."

After saying that, he returned the bracelet to the woman, a move that made her face turn pale and then red, looking extremely unpleasant.

The other aunts watched the spectacle with amusement, and at the same time, gave up any thought of making things difficult for Qiao Xing.

They had heard before that Qin Ce didn't even respect his father, and now that they saw it was true, they didn't want to risk offending him.

Auntie said, "This must be Xiao Ce, right? He's really handsome. I didn't know you knew about jade."

"I know a little bit about it. If any of you aunties are unsure about the quality, you can let me take a look. At least I won't cheat you."

He was still talking about how the aunt had been scammed. Not only was she scammed, but he also used it to humiliate Qiao Xing. Now he had shot himself in the foot, making the aunt feel uncomfortable.

She stood up and said, "Then I really have to thank Xiao Ce. That kid, I trusted him so much, how dare he lie to me? I have to go back and make trouble for him."

The aunt looked at Wang Yu apologetically, "Sister-in-law, I'll be going now. I'll come visit again next time."

Wang Yu quickly stood up, "Why don't we have a meal before we leave?"

"No, no, I have some things to take care of at home, so I won't have dinner. Please remember to give my husband's regards to the old man."

"Alright then, since my sister-in-law has something to do, I won't keep you any longer. I'll have someone take the gift you brought to Dad in a bit."

The two exchanged a few more polite words, and then the woman hurriedly left, smiling as she went, but her face darkened as she got into her car.

Seeing this, the other aunts also got up to say goodbye.

They were just there to make a show of things, give a gift, and leave. After all, they don't usually interact much, otherwise they wouldn't have come a day early.

After everyone left, Wang Yu sighed helplessly and said to Qin Ce, "Xiao Ce, you've made Aunt Rong lose face so much, she'll definitely hold a grudge against us."

Qin Ce said, "I'm really sorry, but I'm not as kind as Auntie. I'd rather lose face myself than let others lose face."

Wang Yu's expression changed; his words were clearly a sarcastic remark directed at her for not intervening when Qiao Xing was being made difficult.

She explained, "They are guests after all, and they even gave us gifts. Even if the gifts weren't good, you can't say that."

Wang Yu focused on the fact that the food was bad, pretending not to know the aunt's intentions, and even looked somewhat aggrieved.

Qiao Xing didn't understand the intricacies of the situation, but seeing Wang Yu's expression, she almost felt that what she said made sense.

"It was my fault. I didn't recognize them as guests and thought they were here to cause trouble. I'm sorry for troubling you, Auntie."

Wang Yu said, "It's not a problem, I'm just worried that you've offended her and she'll spread rumors about you outside, which would sound really bad."

"She has a mouth, she can say whatever she wants. Not everyone is without their own opinions and believes everything others say."

Both of them spoke in relatively calm tones, but there was an unseen tension in their voices, giving Qiao Xing the feeling that the two of them might start arguing at any moment.