The two elderly people looked at each other and said, "The child's household registration is done? That's alright, the kindergarten won't have any problems..."
After speaking, Xi Quan's grandfather paused for a moment and looked at Ye Qing: "Is Xi Quan's household registration really with Quan Zhen?" Then he looked at his wife: "No, right?"
Seeing this, Ye Qing followed up with, "I don't know if Xi Quan has taken care of the child's household registration. It was just something we mentioned casually when we first talked about it."
"How can you not pay attention to something so important?" Xi Quan's grandmother said, then seemed to remember something, her gaze towards Ye Qing became somewhat evasive, but she still couldn't help but ask, "You and Xi Quan haven't made up yet?"
That's exactly what we were waiting for—the two elderly people to ask this question. It wasn't to make them feel guilty, but to elicit what Xi Quan had gone through all these years.
So when she heard her grandmother ask that question, Ye Qing smiled politely but distantly, and didn't say anything.
Xi Quan's grandfather asked, "Is it because of our initial opposition that you haven't made up yet?"
Ye Qing shook her head and gave a wry smile: "No, we're all married, so it has nothing to do with you."
"That is..." Although Xi Quan's grandmother was asking, she had actually guessed a little bit, and dared not look at Ye Qing.
Ye Qing pretended not to notice Xi Quan's grandmother's attitude at all and said, "Although I know it's better for the child's household registration to be with Xi Quan, Xi Quan and I are in a situation where we could divorce at any time. For me, if we divorce, I definitely won't give the child to Xi Quan. So if Xi Quan hasn't settled the child's household registration yet, I think we should just let it go. After all, if we separate in the future, it will be a bit inconvenient for the child's household registration to be with him."
Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, Xi Quan's grandparents quickly sat up straight. Xi Quan's grandfather, who was about to drink water from the teapot, quickly put it down and said to Ye Qing, "How could you have such thoughts? Look how good the two children are! Can you bear to let them live without a father?"
Ye Qing smiled faintly: "Although it's not good to say it like this, it's good that the child has been with me all these years. In all these years, if I hadn't come back, the child would never have met Xi Quan. I used to think that Xi Quan didn't know the child existed at all, because the child was an accident. But recently I found out that Xi Quan actually knew the child existed, but he never went to see the child. I... In this situation, I really don't know how to convince myself that I don't mind at all."
After hearing Ye Qing's words, the two elderly people looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, Xi Quan's grandmother couldn't help but ask, "Is there really no room for negotiation at all?"
Before Ye Qing could answer, Xi Quan's grandmother, seemingly afraid that Ye Qing still had a problem with them, couldn't help but explain, "To be honest, we didn't want you and Xi Quan to be together back then, so we can't say much now. Saying too much would make us seem hypocritical at our age. But... look at you and Xi Quan. We were so against you back then, but you still got married and had children. Why can't you be more understanding now?"
Xi Quan's grandfather nodded in agreement, clearly agreeing with his wife's words.
Ye Qing wanted to learn about Xi Quan's situation over the years from his grandparents, so she answered their questions without reservation. She said, "I wanted to understand him, but he won't say anything. What can I do?"
Ye Qing was never the type to complain. Complaining wouldn't get anyone to listen, nor would it solve anything. So Ye Qing was used to enduring things or solving them herself.
This was the first time Ye Qing had ever complained in front of Xi Quan's grandparents, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
After hearing Ye Qing's words, the two elderly people looked at each other again, and finally Xi Quan's grandmother spoke up: "Actually, Xi Quan has had a very hard time these past few years."
"What's wrong with him?" Ye Qing asked.
“He…” Xi Quan’s grandmother wanted to say, but she hesitated a bit: “He didn’t tell you because he didn’t want you to know, afraid that you would worry or something. We only found out about many things later. It’s better if he tells you.”
Ye Qing didn't expect to find out the details from the two elderly people immediately, so she wasn't too disappointed when Xi Quan's grandmother didn't say anything. She smiled as she watched the two children playing in the yard and casually asked, "I ran into Xi Quan's mother on the street a while ago. She seemed to be in a wheelchair. What happened to her?"
"Kwon Jin? You saw her?"
The two elderly people reacted in the same way Ye Qing had when she asked Su Zhe; their reactions were quite strong.
“I saw her from afar, but I didn’t say hello.” Ye Qing said calmly, “Is it strange to see her? Why do you all seem to be reacting so strongly? When I told Su Zhe that I saw Quan Zhen, he reacted the same way.”
When Ye Qing asked Xi Quan's grandparents this, they realized something. After a moment of silence, Xi Quan's grandfather said, "Quan Zhen is currently being watched by Xi Quan's maternal grandfather, so she usually doesn't come out. That's why we were surprised that you saw her on the street."
"Even though Quan Zhen is in a wheelchair, there's no need for her to be watched and unable to leave the house," Ye Qing asked, feigning confusion.
This time, the two elderly people did not answer Ye Qing immediately. After a moment of silence, Xi Quan's grandfather sighed and said, "Ye Qing, you came here today to ask us these questions, right?"
Seeing that her purpose had been seen through, Ye Qing didn't hide anything: "I guess so. I wanted to get the information from Xi Quan, but he wouldn't say. He even got into a fight with Liang Youjie at noon today. I think I need to know something. No matter what Xi Quan says about Liang Youjie helping me back then, he still helped me. I want to know what really happened, but Xi Quan won't tell me."
"We can't say for sure why they fought, but it's not that Xi Quan didn't want to see you three a few years ago; he wanted to go but couldn't."
"Why?" Ye Qing instinctively clenched her hands.
"To be honest, we, the old couple, don't really know what happened back then. After all, Xi Yue's mental state was very bad at that time, and we had to take care of Xi Yue first. Moreover, we really didn't expect things to turn out like that with Xi Quan. When we heard some rumors and went to see him, he..." Xi Quan's grandmother stopped halfway through her sentence and couldn't help but start to shed tears.
Seeing her grandmother's appearance, Ye Qing's heart clenched tightly. Before she could ask a question, she heard Xi Quan's grandmother speak again, her voice choked with emotion:
"Although there are reasons, we have ultimately neglected Xi Quan. He didn't grow up by our side, but as he grew up, he really took on the responsibility of supporting this family. He shouldered the responsibilities that should have been his father and his uncle's. Of course, he had no choice, after all, his father and uncle passed away early, and our family is small, just him and Xi Yue. Xi Yue is a girl, and her mental state is not good. He had no choice, but I just feel sorry for Xi Quan and feel sorry for him."
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