Chapter 48 048 She's in Trouble

The result, of course, was that they all had holes, and some even had small stains. If they weren't cleaned properly, they would have been a complete waste.

Such fabric cannot be sold as high-quality fabric and can only be disposed of at a low price.

Sun Zhirou had brought in quite a few flawed fabrics to the Qin family over the years, but never this many. Old Mrs. Qin was quite frightened.

Seeing the distressed look on Grandma Qin's face, Qin Xiaoxiao quickly looked away.

"Grandma, look, I bought these things from my second aunt. They're also defective, but they were so cheap. I picked out quite a few. If my second aunt hadn't forbidden me from buying them casually, I would have liked to buy some more."

Grandma Qin looked down and saw a large bamboo basket on the ground, filled with all sorts of random things.

Old Mrs. Qin got down from the ground out of curiosity and began to rummage through the contents of the bamboo basket. The more she rummaged through it, the more alarmed she became, and the more breathless she felt.

That spendthrift brat, he breaks my heart!

"Why did you buy so much stuff? You can't spend money like this!"

Grandma Qin felt suffocated and almost fainted.

Seeing that Old Mrs. Qin was rolling her eyes, Qin Xiaoxiao realized that things were not good and quickly stepped forward to support her and led her to the kang (a heated brick bed).

Ma Dahua was also startled and shouted Qin Ye's name.

Qin Ye was reading a book in the room when he heard the shout and rushed in. He saw Old Madam Qin sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) rolling her eyes, so he quickly poured her a glass of water and handed it to her.

"Grandma, what's wrong?"

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't expect Old Madam Qin to be so angry, and replied blankly, "I bought some things, and this is what happened after Grandma saw them."

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Qin gasped for breath again and rolled her eyes once more.

Is that even a little bit? How dare you say that?

That's a whole basket!

How much will this cost?

These things are probably enough to last their family a year.

Qin Ye looked down and was also taken aback by Qin Xiaoxiao's extravagant gesture.

Good heavens! Is this all there is? Did they bring the entire supply and marketing cooperative home?

It has to be said that Qin Ye truly lives up to his reputation as Old Madam Qin's grandson; he thinks exactly the same way.

Qin Ye twitched his lips and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao speechlessly.

"Girl, is this what you call a little bit? You've got way too much!"

Qin Xiaoxiao blinked and looked down at the bamboo basket.

Is that too much? She hasn't bought enough yet.

If it weren't for the fact that she had already spent all of her aunt's allowance for the next month and had borrowed another month's allowance, she would have wanted to buy even more.

Actually, it wasn't just Sun Zhirou's two-month allowance that was used up; Sun Zhirou also secretly borrowed a month's allowance from her colleagues. Otherwise, how could Qin Xiaoxiao have bought so many things?

Since they say it's a lot, then it's a lot.

Qin Xiaoxiao was very good at reading people's expressions, and immediately lowered her head.

"Well, everything looked cheap, and I couldn't control myself and bought a lot. I'll definitely control myself next time."

Seeing that Qin Xiaoxiao was remorseful, Qin Ye stopped pressing the issue and instead began to persuade Old Madam Qin.

"Grandma, you heard what my sister said, right? She just couldn't control herself and bought too much. What does that mean? It means she needs these things, otherwise she definitely wouldn't have spent so much money on them, right, Xiaoxiao?"

Behind Old Mrs. Qin's back, Qin Ye gave Qin Xiaoxiao a meaningful look, and Qin Xiaoxiao immediately seized the opportunity and nodded hastily.

"That's right, we bought so many because we were really short of them."

Actually, Grandma Qin didn't care much about how much money Qin Xiaoxiao spent. It wasn't like the family was short of money, so it didn't matter. But there are different kinds of spending. The visual impact of spending a little bit every day is different from buying so many things at once. Grandma Qin was stimulated by the fact that there were too many things.

Grandma Qin patted her chest and glared at Qin Xiaoxiao with a look of disappointment and frustration.

"Silly girl, is Grandma upset that you bought too much? Grandma is angry that you don't know how to save money."

"Don't you think about it? You only have so much money. You have to spend it sparingly. The mine can still pay you for a year now, but what about later? After a year, when that money is gone, you'll have to use your savings."

What will happen to Xiaoxiao after the money is all gone?

Money isn't everything, but you can't do anything without it. Money can't make magicians, but it can save lives!

With money, Xiaoxiao's future life won't be difficult, but when she runs out of money, will her in-laws and husband still treat her well?

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't think that far ahead, and she had no idea that Old Madam Qin was already thinking about the day she would get married.

She thought for a moment and then slowly rummaged through the bamboo basket to remove the contents.

"This thermos with the cracked exterior is for Grandpa and Grandma. We'll boil more water at night and keep it there so they can have hot water when they get up in the middle of the night, instead of drinking cold water in the dead of winter."

When Grandma Qin heard that Qin Xiaoxiao had bought her a thermos, her heart warmed instantly.

"These reading glasses with the missing leg are also for Grandpa and Grandma. Grandpa is getting old and his eyesight is failing, so he can wear them to read the newspaper in the future."

"These two kettles are for Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle and Aunt. The kettles that Grandpa and Uncle are using now are peeling and need to be replaced."

“I’ll take half of this pack of candles, and keep the rest for Grandma. Kerosene lamps produce a lot of smoke, which stings the eyes and is choking. These don’t produce any smoke.”

"These two basins with peeling paint are for my uncle and aunt. The basins they're using now look like they've been used for over ten years. They should be replaced."

"I took more matches than I needed. I have two boxes, so I'll leave them all at home."

"Take half of these notebooks and pens to Qin Ming and Qin Yue, and say that Grandpa and Grandma bought them for them. But no, Auntie knows about this. Never mind, I'll just say that I bought them for them."

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As Qin Xiaoxiao took things out, she kept talking about how to distribute them.

The more Grandma Qin listened, the more her heart ached, and the warmer it became. By the time everything in the bamboo basket had been divided, Grandma Qin had been crying silently for a long time, and Qin Ye and Ma Dahua couldn't persuade her to stop.

Qin Xiaoxiao raised her head and looked at Old Mrs. Qin in surprise.

"Grandma, what's wrong? Why are you crying? I won't buy it next time, okay? Please don't cry, your crying makes me want to cry too."

She was wrong, okay? She won't buy it next time, okay? Can't we stop crying? She doesn't know how to comfort people!

Qin Xiaoxiao should have kept quiet; her question caused Old Mrs. Qin to burst into tears.

Seeing that the more Qin's grandmother tried to persuade her, the more she seemed ready to burst into tears, Qin Xiaoxiao scratched her head in frustration.

Why does she cry even more when you try to persuade her?

Qin Aiguo, who had just returned from a stroll outside, heard someone crying as soon as he entered the gate. Upon closer listening, he realized it was his wife!

Qin Aiguo immediately became anxious and hurriedly went into the house. When he saw that it was indeed his wife crying, he immediately became furious.

"Who made my wife angry? Step forward, or I'll beat you to death."

Qin Aiguo was a big, burly man who already looked fierce, and when he got angry, he looked even fiercer.

He stood menacingly in the middle of the room, so frightening that no one in the room dared to breathe, let alone the troublemaker Qin Xiaoxiao.

(End of this chapter)