Qiao Qiqi turned her head to the side.

Seeing that Qin Huai didn't want the villagers to gossip about her and Lin Chunying, she felt a warmth in her heart.

But she is upright and has nothing to fear, and she is not afraid of what others say.

Anyway, those people are just talking; it doesn't really affect her.

Therefore, she directly rejected Qin Huai's proposal.

Qin Huai wanted to say something, but Qiao Qiqi ignored him and drove directly to her parents' house.

Lin Chunying was cooking in the kitchen when she heard the noise and immediately came out of the kitchen.

Seeing Qin Huai carry in a large item, and Qiao Qiqi also carrying many things, she immediately frowned, "What are you doing...?"

She knew that Qiao Qiqi was going to the county today. Qiao Qiqi had asked her before if she needed anything, and Lin Chunying immediately said she didn't need anything.

Seeing that Qiao Qiqi had not only bought so many things, but also carried a huge object, she was immediately startled and quickly walked over.

Qiao Qiqi was instructing Qin Huai, "The old sewing machine is in the east room. First, put the old one in the west room, and then put the new sewing machine where the old one is."

"Okay." Qin Huai did as instructed without hesitation.

Lin Chunying was dumbfounded. "A sewing machine? Why are you buying a new sewing machine?"

Qiao Qiqi stuffed everything in her hands into Lin Chunying's hands. "Mother, I just came back from the county. I'm so thirsty. Please get me some well water. I need to drink it."

Lin Chunying had a lot of questions she wanted to ask, but when she met Qiao Qiqi's coquettish gaze, she immediately swallowed them all.

"Okay, you go inside and wait, I'll go press it for you."

"Mother is the best." Qiao Qiqi immediately leaned over and kissed Lin Chunying on the cheek, and then, to Lin Chunying's surprise, skipped and hopped into the house with Qin Huai.

Lin Chunying looked on and sighed helplessly, but her eyes were full of doting affection.

She had no choice but to put down what she was holding at the door and go to pump water from the well for Qiao Qiqi.

Qiao Qiqi held the water glass, gulped down half of it, and handed the remaining half to Qin Huai, saying, "You drink too."

Qin Huai hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it and drinking the remaining half cup in two gulps.

Seeing this, Lin Chunying immediately reached out to take the water glass, saying, "There's more outside, I'll go get you some."

"No need, Mother, I can scoop it myself. You can rest!"

As Qin Huai spoke, he took the cup and went out.

Lin Chunying originally wanted to go out and take a look, but Qiao Qiqi grabbed her hand and pulled her to sit down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). "Mother, just let him do it. You sit for a while."

"You child, I told you not to buy me things, I told you not to buy me things, and not only did you disobey and buy so many, but you also bought a sewing machine. How much did that cost? You really are a handful!" Lin Chunying was just about to settle accounts with her, so she immediately pointed her finger at her forehead.

Qiao Qiqi chuckled, "It doesn't hurt at all!"

Meeting Lin Chunying's disapproving gaze, she immediately nestled her head in Lin Chunying's arms, saying, "It's only natural for a daughter to buy things for her mother. Do you want me to be unfilial?"

Lin Chunying frowned. "It's true that you should be filial, but tell me, you've only been married for half a month, and you've already bought so many things for the family? Even if Qin Huai doesn't have any objections now, who knows what will happen in the future..."

“He dares?!” Qiao Qiqi immediately interrupted Lin Chunying.

Upon seeing Lin Chunying's disapproving gaze, he immediately calmed down and became serious. "I didn't buy you a sewing machine just to show my filial piety. I originally wanted to buy one for my mother-in-law, but Qin Huai said that my mother-in-law had to work in the fields and didn't have time. He also said that my mother-in-law didn't know how to use a sewing machine. I thought that you were just sitting at home doing nothing anyway, so you could make clothes, pants, quilts and such for us. That's why I brought it to you."

To prove that what she said was true, Qiao Qiqi immediately got up and went out to bring in all the bags at the door.

After rummaging through it, I quickly found a piece of dark blue polyester fabric and ten feet of gauze to make a mosquito net.

"These two pieces of fabric, the polyester one, can be used to make two pairs of shorts for Qin Huai. The other piece, I need to make a large mosquito net. I'll have to go home and measure it in a bit, and then I'll come back to tell you the dimensions tomorrow, and then you can make it for me."

After saying that, Qiao Qiqi took out three pieces of cloth from another bag: one white, one black with a dark pattern, and one sky blue.

“I haven’t decided what to make with these three pieces. If you feel that I’m neglecting my in-laws by buying you a sewing machine, you can just make them something!”

The town has fewer patterns of printed fabrics compared to the county.

Qiao Qiqi thought the three pieces of fabric looked nice, so she bought them all. As for what to do with them, she really hadn't decided yet.

After Qiao Qiqi's explanation, Lin Chunying reluctantly accepted the new sewing machine, but still cautiously asked, "This sewing machine must have cost a lot of money, right?"

The broken sewing machine in the house was a dowry given to her by her parents when she got married. It cost more than a hundred yuan back then, almost half the price of a house.

Lin Chunying always cherished it, but it was probably a defective product that kept breaking down every now and then.

It wasn't until a couple of years ago, when several repairmen said it was beyond repair, that it was finally scrapped.

Lin Chunying was very skillful and used to make clothes for her two children and family members. However, she stopped making clothes after her sewing machine broke down.

She was naturally very happy to have a new sewing machine, but she was also worried about the cost...

Qiao Qiqi knew she was distressed, but she didn't hide it and told the truth directly: "The ticket cost 40 yuan, the sewing machine cost 150 yuan, and the total cost was 190 yuan."

"Oh my! Why did you buy something so expensive! You spendthrift child!"

Lin Chunying was so angry that she couldn't help but punch Qiao Qiqi on the shoulder.

Because I was so angry, I used a little force.

Qiao Qiqi immediately cried out in pain, "I've already bought it, and now you can't return it. The shop owner said that if there are quality problems, they will repair or replace it, but they won't give a refund."

Lin Chunying wasn't really angry; she was just upset about the money.

Seeing Qiao Qiqi cry out in pain, he immediately changed his fist into a palm and rubbed her hands a couple of times, but he still had to say what he needed to say: "You can't spend money like this in the future, do you hear me?"

"Okay." A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, so Qiao Qiqi immediately agreed. Anyway, she would buy it later, and Lin Chunying couldn't really do anything to her.

This is what they call a general in the field who may disobey orders, hehe.

Seeing that it was almost time, Qiao Qiqi stood up. "I bought a lot of things for my parents-in-law. I have to go and deliver them. I'll be going now."

Lin Chunying stood up as well, "Aren't you staying for dinner?"

"I won't stay any longer, let's do it another day." Qiao Qiqi didn't let Lin Chunying come out to see her off, and immediately got on the donkey cart with Qin Huai and left.