Chapter 201: You don't want to get a piece of the pie from your sister-in-law
Just as Qiu Shaofeng was about to speak, he heard the voice of the Qiu family's eldest aunt coming from outside: "It's nothing serious, I just got up too quickly and stretched my waist."
Some people who don't like Zhang Shanmei said: "Why did she go to the house of Shaofeng and his wife to stretch her waist for no reason?"
As soon as she started talking about this, someone followed up and said, "Are you trying to get a piece of the pie from your sister-in-law?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.
Grandma Qiu couldn't sit still any longer: "It's getting late, and everyone is tired after a day's work. Let's go back and clean up and take a rest."
Although these words seemed to drive them away, they were really doing it for their own good, so everyone dispersed.
Seeing that everyone had left, Grandma Qiu said to her eldest daughter-in-law in a bad mood: "You are so short-sighted. Now you have ended up in the clinic. You are causing me a lot of trouble every day."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards his son's room.
It’s just that the old lady’s bound feet limit her speed.
In her life, she only gave birth to one son, Qiu Laoshi, who was also Old Man Qiu. Her daughter-in-law was short-lived. She died of illness a few years after giving birth to the second son, Qiu Laichang, who was Xia Qiu's father-in-law.
Three years after her daughter-in-law passed away, she arranged another marriage for her son. However, the man was also unlucky. He did not have any children within three years of marriage, and was eventually killed by the Japanese invaders in 1937.
After that, the son devoted himself to taking care of his two sons until now.
Qiu Laoshi saw his mother coming in and asked, "Mom, why are you here?"
He knocked the pipe in his hand against the edge of the kang and put it away.
Grandma Qiu sat down on the edge of the kang and said, "Son, Laifeng already has grandchildren, and Laichang is about to become a grandfather. It's not appropriate to mix them together. It's better to divide the family."
When Old Man Qiu heard what his mother said, he was not too surprised: "Didn't you say before that you would split up the family after Shaohe from the first wife and Shaocheng and Shaomei from the second wife got married? Why are you splitting up now?"
Grandma Qiu sighed, "This person has to accept his old age. I always wanted to take care of them more before, but now they are all grandfathers. It is not appropriate for me to control them anymore. And you can see that Shaohu's family is getting more and more out of tune. If we continue to eat from the same pot, I am afraid there will be more and more conflicts. I think it is better to separate the family as soon as possible and let each of us live according to our own abilities."
Old man Qiu looked at his mother's white hair and said, "I am an unfilial son these years. I have made you take care of this big family. Thank you for your hard work."
Grandma Qiu didn't expect her son to say such a thing. Her nose felt sore and tears welled up in her eyes. "We've started thinning out the seedlings here. When we're done with this, we'll find a day to divide the family."
Old man Qiu nodded and said, "I'll listen to my mother."
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Beijing City
"How's the investigation going for you guys?"
"Madam, are you mistaken? You sent all the Xiao family away a few days ago, but we searched the whole house and couldn't find what you wanted."
"Is there no secret compartment in the Xiao family?"
There can't be no groundless rumors over there. Where did Xiao Yude hide the things?
"You didn't reveal any flaws, did you?"
"Ma'am, don't worry. Xiao's nanny has asked for leave to go back to her hometown to attend the funeral. There is no one at home. We are very careful. As you said, nothing has been moved."
Actually, they wanted to take some valuables away, but they held back when they thought that if they ruined the lady's business, they would be punished.
(End of this chapter)
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