Aunt Zhou never imagined that little Qiu Ze'an back then would have such cunning, able to secretly record all of his things.
How is she supposed to explain this? So many good things, handing them over would be worse than taking her life.
Looking at Qiu's father's ashen face, and then at Zhou's helpless aunt, Zhou Minting gritted her teeth and stepped forward to defend herself:
“Dad, we can’t just assume that whatever my older brother says is his is his. What if he finds out about anything outside and blames it all on Mom? Does Mom have to suffer this injustice?”
Qiu Zean had long since discovered that his half-sister was much smarter than Aunt Zhou, and was also selfish and cold-blooded enough.
Aunt Zhou never thought of this; all she knew was to cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide.
Qiu Ze'an came prepared; he had naturally thought of these countermeasures long ago. Qiu Ze'an calmly said:
“These things were my grandparents’ favorite treasures back then. When things were better, my grandfather loved to show them off to his old friends, and my father knew that!”
“Grandpa’s old friends are not doing well right now, but they are still alive. If Father needs to verify this, I can find a way to bring them over.”
It's not that simple. Qiu Zean naturally knows the sensitive identities of those who can be good friends with Grandpa Min, and what their current situation is.
If he hadn't secretly helped them after he became able to, some of the people with poor health might not have made it this far.
In this situation, let alone bringing them to Beijing, it's impossible to even take them out of their village!
However, Qiu Minting was obviously unaware of this; no matter how cunning she was, she was still just a 14-year-old girl.
Moreover, Qiu Minting was very wary of her older brother's abilities.
Sure enough, Qiu Minting immediately panicked. She wanted to continue to argue, but seeing her father's increasingly dark face, she realized that...
Qiu Minting decisively chose to sacrifice her mother to save her son, abandoning her own side. She lowered her head and choked back tears, saying:
"Dad, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to doubt my older brother. I was just afraid he would remember it wrong, and I was also worried that you and Mom would argue. Please forgive me!"
Sure enough, Qiu Minting's words softened Qiu's father's expression a little.
Even though he favored sons over daughters, he still loved his sensible daughter. His daughter was so frightened that she was about to cry, and Mr. Qiu instinctively wanted to say a few words of comfort.
Qiu Zean spoke first:
“Minting is right. You should apologize to Father for this. You are questioning Father’s judgment and ability. Do you really think that Father, a veteran scout, can’t even distinguish this simple matter?”
Mr. Qiu hated nothing more than others questioning his abilities. Sure enough, when Qiu Ze'an said this, his gaze toward Qiu Minting was filled with anger.
Qiu Minting wanted to refute Qiu Zean's words, but if she did, she would inevitably overturn what she had just said.
If there is no questioning of the father's abilities, then it is deliberately framing Qiu Ze'an and distorting the facts?
The Qiu family had witnessed Mr. Qiu's determination to win back his eldest son, and it was easy to imagine how furious he would be if he suspected her of framing Qiu Ze'an.
At this moment, Qiu Minting hesitated, feeling that she was truly in a dilemma!
In Qiu's father's eyes, her hesitation was a sign of doubt about her own abilities.
Well, his good daughter actually looks down on him like that. It must be her mother who's been gossiping in front of the child again. Now Mr. Qiu is even angrier at Aunt Zhou.
Qiu's father sternly rebuked him:
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