Chapter 668 Old Mrs. Qian is up to her old tricks again
"Oh dear, what's wrong? Who upset you?"
Grandma Qian walked in with a big smile on her face, as if she couldn't see Grandma Qiao's cold face, and sat down by herself.
"Tell me who upset you. I'll go teach her a lesson!"
"In this Changxing Street area, no one dares to disrespect me!"
Grandma Qiao scoffed and said sarcastically, "Forget it. I'm afraid I'll be counting the money for you even after you've sold me out!"
Grandma Qian was taken aback, then looked puzzled and said, "Sister, if I did something wrong, just tell me. It's not very meaningful to talk like this."
Seeing that she was still pretending, Old Mrs. Qiao immediately sneered, "You still want to ask me? Ha, I'd like to ask you that!"
"You and my daughter don't get along, go find her! What are you up to by coming to me?"
"And what did you mean by those things you said to me?"
"Are you deliberately trying to sow discord between me and my daughter?"
"Hmph, I knew it. Just a few days ago she was scolding my daughter in front of me, but now she's all over me."
So you had ulterior motives from the moment you made contact with me!
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Qian's expression changed drastically.
But instead of feeling guilty or flustered, her face showed shock and astonishment.
"Big sister, what are you saying?"
With a bewildered and ignorant expression, Grandma Qian explained, "How was I not well-intentioned?"
"How is it that I have ulterior motives to befriend you?"
Grandma Qian looked aggrieved. "I admit that I did have some unpleasantness with Qiao Qinghe back then, and I did criticize her indirectly in front of you."
"But wasn't that because something bad happened to my family right after she threatened me?"
"Since things happened so coincidentally, I naturally assumed that what happened to my family was something she secretly hired someone to do."
A pang of guilt flashed through Old Mrs. Qiao's heart, and she immediately retorted, "Pah! How could it be that my daughter had someone do it?"
"Is the food in your house cooked by my daughter? Or is the spoiled brat who's clinging to your granddaughter someone from my daughter's family?"
"Or is it that your grandson hit someone, but my daughter told them to do it?"
"Give me the evidence!"
"Otherwise, don't make false accusations!"
Everyone in the Changxing Street area knows about these things.
Old Mrs. Qiao naturally heard about it as well.
She had asked Qiao Qinghe if she had someone do it. Although Qiao Qinghe said no, she still suspected it was Qiao Qinghe.
But in front of the old lady of the Qian family, she had to protect her own daughter.
"Oh, don't worry, big sister. I later found out that it was all a coincidence and had nothing to do with your daughter."
Grandma Qian quickly smiled and reassured her, "I'm old and I value my reputation a lot."
"So even though he knew he had misunderstood Qinghe, he couldn't bring himself to apologize to her."
"That's why I came to you, my dear sister!"
"You are my elder, so I don't need to worry about saving face in front of you."
"Besides, our two families are neighbors, we see each other all the time, so it's best to turn hostility into friendship."
Seeing that she spoke sincerely, Old Mrs. Qiao's expression softened slightly, but she still pressed on relentlessly, asking, "Then tell me, why did you say those things to me back then?"
"Are you trying to get me to relay your words to my daughter and upset her?"
"Hmph, you had a good plan, using me to annoy my daughter, but in the end, I got kicked out by her!"
When Grandma Qian heard Grandma Qiao say that she had been kicked out by Qiao Qinghe, her eyes lit up, but she managed to hide it well.
Feigning surprise, he asked, "What were those things I said to you? How did they anger Qinghe? And why did she kick you out?"
"When did this happen? I've never heard of it."
Grandma Qian's eyes darted around, and she suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "You're not talking about the baby's first birthday celebration held at Qinghe Mansion a few days ago, are you?"
"I was wondering why I hadn't heard any of the ladies at the banquet mention you. Could it be that you were kicked out before the banquet even started?"
"Oh dear, isn't Qinghe being far too unfilial?"
Grandma Qiao nodded in agreement, but then glared at Grandma Qian and said, "Don't give me this nonsense."
"So you're telling me that you deliberately told me to persuade Qinghe not to let the Prince of Qi raise the child, saying that raising the child well would bring no good results, and that if the child died, it would bring disaster to the family?"
Upon hearing this, Grandma Qian immediately felt aggrieved. "Oh, my dear sister, I did say that on purpose, but it was all for your and Qing's sake to make up!"
Grandma Qiao snorted coldly, "For our own good? Ha, do you think I'm a fool? Or is my daughter a fool?"
Seeing that the old lady didn't believe her, she quickly said with a pained expression, "Do you know why I came to see you today?"
Although Grandma Qiao was curious, she remained indifferent and did not respond, giving off an "take it or leave it" expression.
Then, Grandma Qian clutched her chest and said with a pained expression, "You probably don't know yet, do you?"
"Now everyone outside is saying that the Qiao family has raised the Prince of Qi's son to be a merchant. This one-year-old baby has already learned all the ways of flattery and sycophancy!"
"Tsk tsk, and that's the nice stuff! I'd be too embarrassed to say anything worse!"
As she spoke, Old Mrs. Qian sighed, "I told you before that if I were to raise someone else's child, I would definitely not get anything in return, right? And you still said I had ulterior motives!"
"So, my words came true, didn't they?"
"Now, not only the Qiao family in Nancheng, but your family and your second daughter-in-law's family are being talked about."
"Sigh, nowadays, none of you with the surname Qiao have a good reputation!"
Grandma Qiao was startled. "Is that so?"
Grandma Qian nodded hurriedly: "How could this be false? It happened at the baby's first birthday celebration a few days ago."
“Other people’s children can choose whatever they like when they are chosen for their first birthday celebration. The most outrageous thing they do is take a couple more things.”
"The young prince of Qi is quite something. He didn't take a single thing for himself, but gave away all the items used for the baby's first birthday celebration."
"It is said that among those who attended the banquet, those nobles from prominent families and of high social standing each received one item."
"None of the ladies from humble families got one."
"You know, this child is only one year old. Don't they always fight and grab the good things for themselves?"
"But the young prince of Qi was different; he gave all the things away at once."
"And those gifts were all given to important people!"
"The child is only one year old. How can he tell who is who? Isn't it all taught by adults?"
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