An Yi was fed up. He slammed his hand on the table, raised his neck, and shouted angrily.
"Hey, why should our grandpa take the blame?"
Let them stay at their aunt's house. Isn't it spacious there?
An Manyi found such a husband's family; wasn't it her aunt who instigated this whole thing?
Now that something's happened, they've gone to hide away and try to find some peace and quiet. Even if we don't expect their aunt's family to cover for them, they should at least come out and find some work for them, right?
How come my aunt's house is so peaceful?
Quietly bit her lower lip and asked softly.
"Is Grandma San's family still at the chess hall?"
Qiao Qiuniang nodded.
Hearing this, Liu Xiaoqiao, who was mopping the floor nearby, came over.
"Oh dear, what happened to Uncle San's family?"
"Second Uncle wouldn't really be thinking of giving up the house for Third Uncle's family to live in, would he?"
Qiao Qiuniang moved her lips.
"Dad said to let them live in the side room. In this heavy rain, they can't be running around without a place to stay."
"If you ask me, what Yi said is right. Your older sister is also responsible for this. We can't let you take all the blame and make you the ones to shoulder the responsibility!"
Now that your second child is getting older and is almost of marriageable age, even if you two don't think about yourselves, you should at least think about your second child's future!
You can't expect your second son to get married in a few years and come back to the village only to find he has nowhere to stay, can you?
It's inconvenient to go back without a place to stay.
You two don't have a house in the village. You've been adopted by your second uncle's family, so you'll have to inherit their house in the future.
If my second uncle's house is taken over by my third uncle's family...
That would be equivalent to robbing your family of the only house in the village!
You all need to think this through carefully, and not make any more foolish mistakes.
"How can we let their whole family on that side lead us by the nose?"
Liu Xiaoqiao alerted Qiao Qiuniang and her husband, then glanced at An Yi and An Kang, who were sitting next to her stacking building blocks.
"Besides, if your family only has one son, you could stay in this town, that wouldn't be a bad thing."
But you have three boys in your family, that's a heavy burden, and the weight on your shoulders is different from that on a single boy.
"If they all grow up and start their own families, we won't be able to afford a house that's too small."
Qiao Qiuniang looked troubled. "Sister-in-law, Father has already agreed to this. It's not easy for us to bring it up again, is it?"
"What do you mean by 'good' or 'bad'? It's your own house, why shouldn't you have a say in it and just hand it over to someone else? How can that be right?"
An Yi nodded in agreement, "Yes, Auntie is right. How can we just hand over our own house to someone else?"
Qiao Qiuniang glared at An Yi, "Shut up, what are you doing, a child meddling in this?"
Liu Xiaoqiao glared at Qiao Qiuniang with a look of exasperation.
"I can't stand your submissive, meek attitude. Just bear with it. If you keep putting up with it like this, you'll have to put up with that whole family for the rest of your life!"
Once you start, you'll start a third. If they can take over a house in your village today, they can take over your Paradise Dessert Shop tomorrow. Let's see how long you can tolerate this.
The reason why your third uncle's family dares to bully your family like this is because they see that your family always keeps quiet and tolerates everything, never complaining and letting them do whatever they want. Do you think you're easy to bully?
It is said that people fight for a breath of air, and Buddhas fight for a stick of incense.
"Now that things have come to this, can't you stand up for yourselves and be a little tougher?"
Qiao Qiuniang lowered her head and remained silent.
Anle grinned at Liu Xiaoqiao.
"Aunt, could you take this fried chicken and this cup of hot milk to Teacher Zhen in the back? I noticed he's been so reserved here that he hasn't eaten much. Don't let him go hungry."
"Okay, I'll take it over." Liu Xiaoqiao deftly wrapped the fried chicken in oil paper, tucked the milk into her bosom to keep it warm, and headed towards the back door.
After seeing that the people had been sent away, Anle turned his head to look at Anmancang.
"Father, it's time for you to face these problems squarely."
Actually, my aunt was right; kindness is often taken advantage of.
The more you act this way, the more they will take advantage of you, and it will never end.
Living like this all the time is so awful!
It's not that I particularly care about that house; if the house is gone, I can earn money and rebuild it.
However, in some matters, once you lose your bottom line and principles, you will always be on the side of passive defeat.
We can't live with these unpleasant things every day, can we?
If I don't make my stance clear and stand up for myself, they'll always think they can take advantage of me here. I don't have the energy to spend every day dealing with them.
Are we even going to make a living? Are we even going to be able to keep our shop open?
If you spend all your energy on them, getting bogged down in their trivial, annoying problems, how can you possibly focus on running a shop?
How could they possibly have the time or energy to deal with something as trivial as a shop?
Dad, a person's energy is limited. I don't want you to always waste your energy and thoughts on these unworthy people and things.
Furthermore, if you keep acting like this, I really don't trust you to manage this shop.
"If they ever set their sights on my Paradise Dessert Shop, you absolutely won't be able to protect it. You couldn't even hold onto it with a mountain of gold."
Qiao Qiuniang's expression changed instantly, and An Mancang raised his head.
“Lewa, your father just can’t bear to see your third grandmother and her husband with nowhere to go in this heavy rain.”
Qiao Qiuniang echoed in a weak voice.
"Yes, it would be really pitiful if they were stranded on the streets in the rain."
Anle sneered.
"They brought this upon themselves; they brought it upon themselves."
He doesn't care about his own children, so why should you, a nobody who was kicked out and left with nothing, bother with him?
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Qiao Qiuniang's face, his voice cold and clear.
“Mother, there must be something hateful about these pitiful people. How did they treat our family back then?”
Do they need your pity now?
If it weren't for my grandfather taking us in, and if he hadn't recognized my father and adopted him, our whole family would be living on the streets now.
With so many people in our family, what will we do if we have nowhere to live?
Penniless, living a life where the sky is the blanket and the earth is the bed?
How are we any different from beggars who have fallen on hard times? Those beggars on the street are probably what we will end up like today.
Now you're pitying them instead.
Do you feel sorry for them?
Why do I find them so hateful?
To treat one's own son to this extent, with such a heartless heart, this is retribution for what she has received.
Besides, our family has no connection with Third Grandmother's family anymore, so what does it matter to me how they are doing?"
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