Chapter 117 Only She's an Exception
Qin Ce remained silent.
The old man was furious. He had been faking a heart attack, but now he was really about to have one.
"Sigh...neither you nor your father are easy to deal with."
One is too much of a womanizer, and the other is too dense to understand.
When Qiao Xing brought out the dishes, she saw the old man scolding Qin Ce again. Usually, Qin Ce was arrogant and disrespectful, but he only showed this obedient side in front of Grandpa Qin.
She was just about to call the two of them for dinner when she suddenly received a WeChat message from Wang Ye.
He asked how much money had been spent in the past two days. Qiao Xing hesitated for a moment, then realized that Qin Ce had paid for it, and began to have a problem again.
She wasn't very good at handling this kind of thing. If she accepted it, it would feel too distant; if she didn't... it was almost ten thousand yuan, and it would seem like she and her relatives were taking advantage of Qin Ce.
Although Wang Ye wouldn't think that much about it, the matter was still the same.
It was precisely because he didn't think that much that he went directly to Qiao Xing; anyone with slightly higher emotional intelligence would have gone directly to Qin Ce.
Qiao Xing hesitated for a moment, unsure how to reply, so she simply didn't reply.
She went back to the kitchen, separated out the lunches for tomorrow, and brought the rest to the table, inviting the two of them to eat.
No one knew what the old man and Qin Ce had talked about, but Qin Ce looked at her strangely.
After dinner, Qiao Xing pulled Qin Ce back to the bedroom and told him about Wang Ye, showing him the messages Wang Ye had sent.
"Do you want some?"
Qin Ce glanced at her phone, then at her troubled face, and naturally guessed what she was struggling with.
"Forget it, it's just a few thousand yuan." He then added, "Next time, let them treat you to a meal."
"You really don't want it?"
"If you can bring yourself to ask him, then ask him for it."
Qiao Xing smiled awkwardly. If she could bring herself to ask, she wouldn't have come to him.
"Alright then, let him treat us to a big meal." Qiao Xing picked up her phone and replied to Wang Ye.
I have to say again that Qin Ce has a really good personality. Although he seems cold, he is very considerate of other people's feelings.
Of course, Qiao Xing wouldn't know that he was only an exception with her.
If others knew what Qiao Xing was thinking, they would probably roll their eyes to the heavens.
Wang Ye wasn't one to stand on ceremony. He sent a voice message: "Alright, I still owe you 30,000 yuan anyway. I'll pay you back when I get rich."
Qiao Xing's lips twitched slightly. She had heard this countless times since Wang Ye went out to work, and she still hadn't seen him get rich.
When Wang Ye sent a voice message, his aunt passed by and heard it. She strode over and looked at Wang Ye's phone, asking, "Who do you owe 30,000 yuan to?"
Wang Ye was startled by her. "Mom, where did you come from?"
"I'm asking you a question! Who do you owe 30,000 yuan? Don't do anything illegal!"
Wang Ye said, "I owe my cousin a debt. How could I possibly do anything illegal? If I were to do something illegal, I would have become rich long ago."
His aunt, He Fen, glared at him. "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Look, Qin Ce paid for all the money to pick up Auntie this time. I offered to pay them back, but they refused. What a kind person he is. Don't be so harsh on your cousin. We're family, after all."
Hearing this, He Fen angrily grabbed Wang Ye's ear and said, "Cousin, cousin, all you ever think about is your cousin. Have I, as your mother, ever wronged you? You little ingrate, always siding with outsiders!"
Wang Ye waved her hand away, "Hey, I'm serious. My marriage to Lily was all thanks to her friend, who saved us so much money. I already owe her so many favors, and you're still making things difficult for her? How am I supposed to face people like this?"
He Fen was taken aback. "How does she know so many wealthy friends?"
"Of course, Qin Ce is a returnee from overseas, and his cousin is a college student. Their connections are definitely wider than ours. Mom, tell me, now that you've fallen out with them, aren't you at a huge loss?"
He Fen's expression was somewhat unnatural, but she forced herself to say, "Wasn't it all for you!"
"Sigh..." Wang Ye didn't know how to say anything too harsh, after all, this was his own mother.
But all of this is just an excuse for you, which puts a lot of pressure on him, making him feel like he would be unfilial if he didn't follow her wishes.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Mom, I've brought Lily's mother over. Would you like to meet her?"
He Fen's eyes lit up, and she instantly beamed with joy, "Of course I'll see him! Why didn't you bring him back? Of course I'll have to see my mother-in-law!"
“However…” Wang Ye scratched his head and stammered, “Auntie’s situation might be a little special.”
“What’s so special about it? Your dad and I are just ordinary workers. Your mother-in-law is so amazing; she raised Lily to be a college student. She’s much better than me.”
It's not what you think.
"What kind is it?"
Wang Ye glanced hesitantly at the bedroom. Lily had locked herself in her bedroom since she came back today and hadn't come out. Her self-esteem was shattered today, and he didn't know when she would be able to pick it up again.
Wang Ye didn't know how to start the conversation, and he was afraid that his mother would say something unpleasant that Lily would overhear, making her feel even worse. So he pulled He Fen to the outside corridor.
He briefly explained Zhou Lan's situation, and as expected, He Fen's expression darkened visibly.
"Are you stupid?" He Fen poked Wang Ye's forehead with a finger. "Lily doesn't even recognize her mother, and you still insist on bringing her over. How much money do you have to support her? Go and take care of her in her old age! You're really something! You're driving me crazy!"
"Mom, what kind of talk is that? She's still Lily's biological mother, she can't just ignore her, can she?"
“You know that’s Lily’s biological mother, not yours! Are you out of your mind? I’m just asking you, why did you bring her here? Where will she live? She’s a cripple, who will take care of her every need?”
"If you had a monthly salary of 30,000 to 50,000, I wouldn't say anything to you. But let me ask you, how much do you make a month now? Are you going to buy a house? Are you going to have children? Will your children go to school? Goodness, you have such a low salary, and you still want to find yourself a mother. You're so great."
Wang Ye was speechless. In the end, it all came down to the fact that he had no money, so he couldn't do anything and would be looked down upon no matter what he did.
"Then what do you suggest we do? We've already brought them here," Wang Ye said sullenly.
He Fen stared at him coldly for a while before sighing and saying, "After you get married, let her go back on her own. She's lived in the mountains for so many years and she's survived, hasn't she? You don't need to act like a saint."
"this……"
"Wang Ye, let me tell you, stop giving me that crap. Think about it yourself. Do you think you can support an old woman with all that money you have? You're going to be her son, but you don't even want your own parents anymore?"
"You don't mean you're planning to use our money to support someone else's mother, do you?"
Wang Ye also became irritated by what He Fen said. He was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks. Although what He Fen said was unpleasant to hear, every word was true.
He Fen retorted sarcastically, "Other people's own daughters won't even acknowledge them, but you go and claim a mother for them, always trying to impress them. I'm telling you this now, if you don't let that old woman go back, you can go live with their family and don't acknowledge me as your mother. I don't deserve to be your mother!"
Wang Ye also panicked, "Mom! Aren't you forcing me?"
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