They stayed at Qian Jinling's house for a week. During the weekend when Xu Qianqian and Xu Ranran were off, Qian Jinling took her twin daughters out for a stroll with her family, bought new clothes for everyone, and took them out for a Western meal and a buffet.

The experience of the past two days was very novel to the Qian family. They used to think that eating out was limited to small restaurants on the street, but they had never expected such luxurious restaurants to exist in the city.

When eating at the buffet, they heard that they could take as much food and drink as they wanted by paying once, so they all ate to their heart's content.

They brought tray after tray of food and drink after drink. Qian Meijuan was an exception, somewhat restrained, especially when she saw her two cousins, her own age, eating elegantly. She felt even more embarrassed to wolf down her food like her family did.

Xu Qianqian looked at her grandparents, uncle, and cousin, and said with a pout, "Mom, this trip was worth it today. We've made back all the money we paid for it!"

Qian Jinling looked at her daughter and smiled, "Isn't it good to get your money's worth? This means we came to the right place today. With the way you two eat, I always end up losing money every time I bring you here."

Qian Longbin stuffed some meat into his mouth and continued, "Auntie, this place is perfect for me. Bring me here more often in the future, and I'll make sure you can make up for all the losses you've suffered."

Qian Longbin took it for granted that he could spend his aunt Qian Jinling's money. In the past, Qian Jinling gave money to his grandparents, who then gave it to him.

Now, he directly bypassed the old couple of the Qian family and asked Qian Jinling to spend money on him without any hesitation.

If his words just now were said by other clear-headed people, others would just think he was joking. But Qian Jinling knew that Qian Longbin was thinking so in his heart when he said it, and he might even start asking her for this and that in a few days.

In the first two years, Qian Longbin had just graduated from junior high school, but his poor grades meant he couldn't continue his studies. Qian Jinling found a well-known technical school in the provincial capital and wanted him to learn a trade.

But what did people say? They said Aunt Qian Jinling looked down on him, thinking he was only good enough for hard labor! He refused to go to school and had been hanging around at home for two and a half years.

From then on, Qian Jinling realized very clearly that this nephew was just like his father, a hopeless case.

In the past, when she sent money to her parents, she considered it as filial piety, and she didn't care who her parents spent the money on.

Now that her parents are here, she can provide them with food and drink. Qian Longbin still wants to spend his own money with a clear conscience, but it is not that easy.

Compared to the self-righteous attitude of the other members of the Qian family, Qian Meijuan always felt inferior, especially when she was with her two cousins ​​of the same age.

Many of her clothes were left over from her two cousins. Qian Jinling took their family out and bought her a new set of clothes, but she couldn't wear that set all the time. Most of the time, she still wore her old clothes.

There was a warm, slim and soft woolen skirt, which was her favorite piece of clothing. When her cousin came home on the weekend, she had just taken a bath at her aunt's house and was wearing that woolen skirt.

When my cousin Xu Ranran saw it, she casually said, "Sister Meijuan, this skirt seems to be from two years ago. Can you still wear it now?"

Although Xu Qianqian and Xu Ranran were younger than Qian Meijuan, they were half a head taller and a bit fatter. Therefore, clothes that were a year or two younger for them were usually just right for Qian Meijuan.

Qian Meijuan's sensitive heart was deeply hurt. She blushed and said timidly, "Well, it fits me well now!"

The two little cousins ​​didn't say anything else, but Qian Meijuan vaguely felt her cousins' contempt for her.

Is she going to live like this forever? She still wants to continue her studies, but will her aunt really agree to help her transfer to another school?

Will my aunt and uncle give me money for school? If I go to my cousin's school, will I be ridiculed by her classmates because of my status?

She had a lot on her mind, but she didn't know who to tell. If only her mother were here, even if she had no money, she could at least feel loved and cared for.

Because her desire to be loved was not satisfied, she gradually turned her expectation into resentment. She blamed her mother Yu Min for being so cruel and for letting her run away from home without hesitation and never coming back.

She seemed to have forgotten how she had hurt Yu Min's heart before Yu Min resolutely left.

Yu Min was extremely disappointed with everyone in the Qian family, but she couldn't let go of her ten-year-old daughter. Yu Min asked her if she also wanted to disappear from that family.

She still held on to a glimmer of hope, thinking that if her daughter could say a few nice words to keep her, she would persevere for a few more years no matter how hard or difficult it was.

But what did Qian Meijuan say and what did she do?

When Yu Min was beaten and scolded by Old Lady Qian, Qian Meijuan stood by and watched. When Yu Min could no longer bear it and wanted to fight back, Qian Meijuan stopped her and complained that Yu Min only knew how to criticize her and her brother.

She also said that Yu Min did not make any money and had to rely on her grandparents' money to support her, and she even dared to scold her grandmother.

Words like these completely broke the tension in Yu Min's heart, and he no longer intended to have anything to do with anyone with the surname Qian.

Now, no matter what she said, it was too late. Besides, she didn't regret what she had done in the past, she just hoped that Yu Min would come back and continue to serve her as a slave who worked hard and tirelessly, instead of letting her be like a beggar begging for alms as she was now.

She recalled what her grandmother had once said to her. At that time, her second uncle and second aunt were in trouble, her brother was imprisoned for intentional injury, and her father was a failure.

Grandma wanted to place her hopes on her, saying that she should study hard. She was pretty, and if she read more books, she would be able to marry a big boss like her aunt in the future, and then her father and brother could rely on her for support.

As for whether she would be able to support her father and brother in the future, that was a matter for the future. But now, seeing her aunt, who had married a wealthy boss and was living a life of luxury, she was truly envious. At such a young age, she had already made up her mind to find a rich man to marry.

Thinking this way, she gained more courage to ask her aunt to support her schooling. After thinking about it for two days, she finally told Qian Jinling her idea.

When I came home, my grandmother said she would help me with this matter. But these past few days, she seemed to have forgotten the promise she made, and also seemed to have forgotten the expectation she had at one point that I would marry into a wealthy family.

Qian Meijuan has been beaten and scolded more often these days, and she has come to realize more clearly that there is no one at home she can rely on, and she can only fight for what she wants on her own.