Chapter 1237 A breach of etiquette
Upon hearing this, An's eldest son looked quite awkward: "Um, today, um..."
Upon seeing his expression, An's father asked, "Um, what is this? Can't you even speak a word?"
Because the old lady of the Qiu family died on the day her grandson was born, An's father did have a lot of complaints about her. In addition, since his daughter had no one to accompany her today, the couple came over early.
She entrusted the matter of the condolence to her son, thinking that this was also a way of showing respect and letting her in-laws know that they shouldn't neglect her daughter and grandson: "What's with that expression? Did those families not discuss it and each send their own gifts?"
An Jia's eldest brother glanced at his wife.
Seeing that the matter could no longer be concealed, the eldest brother of the An family coughed lightly and said, "Dad, the money you gave as a gift was taken by my second brother."
Father An's eyes widened immediately: "He gambled it away again?"
An's mother said angrily, "Didn't he promise not to gamble anymore? Why is he going back now?"
An's father looked up at his eldest son: "Didn't I give you the money? How did he manage to take it?"
The eldest brother of the An family was also very angry: "I thought I would wash my hair and change my clothes before going over. When I go over, I represent the An family, and I can't let my little sister down. But I didn't expect that after everything was prepared, the money could not be found. I heard from the children that the second brother had gone into the house, so I rushed out in a panic."
He scratched his head as he spoke: "I was so focused on finding the second son that I didn't pay attention to the time. By the time I got back to the village, the old lady from the Qiu family had already been carried up the mountain."
Upon hearing this, An's father asked, "You didn't go to record the etiquette?"
The eldest brother of the An family looked at his wife, his eyes full of pleading.
Just as Sister-in-law An was about to say something, Father An suddenly erupted in anger: "Are you out of your mind? It's fine if you can't find him, but what kind of day is today? Your younger sister was already in the eye of the storm, and now look what's happened. She didn't even remember to give a gift, and you can't make up for it at a funeral. What are we going to do?"
Hearing this, Qiu's mother, who was outside the door, looked at her youngest son with some heartache, as she was unaware of this matter.
But when they left, the others were on the upper floor. It was likely that by the time they got home, An Jia's family would know that she hadn't remembered etiquette, and that would cause a huge commotion.
Regardless, let's get her back first. He pushed open the door to the ward and said, "In-laws, we've come to pick up Xiaojing and the child. Thank you for your hard work today."
The An family was startled, seeing that the Qiu family mother and daughter both looked guilty.
Father An was just thinking that he had to hurry back to the village to deliver the gift. As long as it wasn't done by today, it wouldn't be considered a belated gift. But since the person had already been taken up the mountain, it would be impolite to deliver the gift there.
Seeing her in-laws and son-in-law come in, she felt even more guilty, thinking to herself: I wonder if they heard what I just said?
Suddenly, Father An thought of something and took a deep breath: "Mother-in-law, as you can see, our whole family is here at the health center. We haven't had a chance to give our gifts yet. We have some errands to run in the city this afternoon, so we won't come back to the village with you. You can take this gift money back with us."
He turned and glared at his eldest son, then walked over to Qiu Shaocheng and asked in a low voice, "How much did the other families give?"
Qiu Shaocheng had overheard people saying, "Those families each gave three yuan."
Father An counted out three pieces and handed them to Mother Qiu, saying, "Mother-in-law, I'm sorry."
Mrs. Qiu also wanted Jingyi to go back quickly, and she knew that she had to accept the money now, otherwise her youngest son would be even more embarrassed: "Okay, I'll take it."
The An family helped put the person on the cart before discussing where to find the second son, fearing he might be tricked or arrested by the police.
(End of this chapter)
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