Qian Yu listened to Qian Qing's explanation and laughed happily with his hands covering his mouth.

"I've never seen anyone who longs for a daughter so much."

Not only have I never seen it, Qian Yu got married in the countryside, and most of the people I saw were treating their daughters like weeds. Including Huang Sanping, the root of their divorce was also because of their son. If Qianqian was a son, I'm afraid Huang Sanping would never let her take her away.

Qian Qing also looked helpless. She would not argue with Zhou Hao about this matter. Anyway, the baby was in her belly, and it was too late to argue whether it was a boy or a girl. If it was really a son, could Zhou Hao still send him away?

Several people waited together, and Qian's father and mother didn't come back until 6 or 7 pm. Qian Qing was a little worried that something had happened. Zhou Hao comforted her and said to wait a little longer, and he would go to pick them up if it really couldn't work. Qian Yu also said that at worst she could just drive the truck from her factory to make a trip.

At eight o'clock, Qian's father and mother came back. But they didn't look very good. The hem of Qian's father's clothes was soaked. It was cold outside, and the water on his clothes had frozen hard. Qian's mother's hair was also disheveled, as if she had been in a fight.

Qian Qing was so scared that she almost couldn't sit still: "Mom and Dad, did you guys have a fight with your uncle?"

If I had known earlier, I should have let Zhou Hao go with me today. However, Qian Qing never expected that Uncle Qian would actually fight with her father!

Mr. Qian looked dejected, while Mother Qian's face was filled with anger.

"No, it's your grandma..."

Qian Qing: "My grandma hit you?!"

Qian Yu took a towel and gave it to Qian's father, asking him to go into the house and change clothes, and then hurried to see if Qian's mother had any injuries. Qian's father was too embarrassed to talk about what happened today, so he turned around and went into the inner room, leaving Qian's mother outside, angrily explaining the whole process.

Early this morning, Qian's father and mother set out. Qian's mother, having received instructions from her little daughter, naturally knew that she had to do her best to save face this time. The couple brought several kilograms of meat, two pieces of cloth, and a large bag of candy. Qian's mother also directly gave them two hundred yuan in a red envelope.

Father Qian was very satisfied and felt that his wife was much more generous than in previous years. In the past, every year when he gave money to his mother during the Chinese New Year, Mother Qian would complain a little bit, saying that she was so generous this year. Little did she know that Mother Qian hoped that this would be the last time and felt that it was okay for her to be a little generous.

The two of them arrived at the old house in the town. No one came to greet them, and the door was not closed, so Qian's father and mother went in to wait. Looking at the old house from outside the door, there was no change. As soon as he entered the house, Qian's father noticed something was wrong.

In the inner room where the kang is heated, on the windowsills, on the tables, and even hanging on the walls, there are Clivias.

Father Qian put the things in his hand on the ground and went to another room, where there were Clivias everywhere.

"absurd!"

Father Qian is not stupid. He put Clivias everywhere. It can be seen that Uncle Qian is now putting more effort into it!

"It's just this stuff. It's not good to eat or drink. What can you do with it after planting a field?"

As they were talking, someone came in from outside. When they saw them, they were startled and thought someone from the town had come to steal orchids. After seeing that it was Qian's father and mother, they greeted them with a smile.

"My uncle and aunt are here. Why didn't you call out? My dad is still outside fetching water."

The person who came in was Bai Guifen, Uncle Qian's second daughter-in-law.

Father Qian was angry, but he couldn't vent his anger on the young man, so he could only ask stiffly, "Where's my mother?"

Bai Guifen rolled her eyes and said, "Grandma went out to buy some meat. She said that my uncle and aunt will be back today. There are many people in the family. If we don't buy enough vegetables, my aunt won't have enough to cook for lunch."

Qian's mother had been running the hot sauce factory for so long that she was no longer as easy to bully as before. Hearing Bai Guifen's words, she was planning to let her make lunch, so she imitated her and said, "I'm not picky. I'll eat whatever you make for lunch."

She is a good cook and likes to cook, but she is here as a guest, not to cook for the whole family. It is wishful thinking for her to be busy in the kitchen while these people sit outside and wait for food!

Bai Guifen was retorted by Qian's mother, but she was still shameless: "It's not that my cooking skills are not as good as Second Aunt's, what else..."

Qian's mother turned to Qian's father and asked, "Shall we go out and wait? There's nowhere to stay in this room."

Father Qian nodded: "I'll go find my eldest brother."

"Call our mom too. We already have meat with us, so don't buy any more."

…

Bai Guifen stood aside, her words interrupted once again, which reminded her of the same thing during the Chinese New Year last year, when Qian Qing and Qian Yu interrupted her so much that she couldn't finish her words.

Mother Qian didn't bother to care what Bai Guifen was thinking. Today's incident had nothing to do with the younger generation. Qian Qing and Qian Yu didn't come either. They knew that the root of Qian's father's foolish filial piety was Qian's grandmother. No matter how much the younger generation said, it was useless.

As soon as I arrived in the yard, I saw Uncle Qian's eldest son Qian Jin coming back with two buckets of water.

Father Qian's face changed: "Qian Jin? Don't you work at the match factory? Do you take a break during the New Year?"

Qian Jin's workstation was the same workstation that Qian's grandmother had been clamoring for. Since Qian Jin was given this workstation, he has been working in shifts at the match factory. The match factory is very busy and there is no holiday during the Chinese New Year. He should still be at the match factory at this time, so why did he come back to his hometown?

Bai Guifen interrupted, "My eldest brother has quit his job at the match factory and is now helping my father and Qian Bu grow orchids at home."

Both Qian's father and mother were shocked. Qian's father stared at Qian Jin and his mind was at a loss. What does it mean to quit your job?

Qian Jin was caught off guard by the fact that his uncle and aunt had come so early. His sister-in-law was not very careful with her words and just spoke without hesitation. He felt a little embarrassed at this moment and explained, "Uncle and aunt, I don't make much money working in the match factory for a month, so I just quit my job and came back to work with my dad."

The monthly salary at the match factory was only 30 or 40 yuan, but his father could earn hundreds or even thousands of yuan from a pot of orchids. Even a fool would know how to choose, and Qian Jin didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did.

Father Qian felt like he hadn't had a good day since he entered the old house. "You quit your job without even telling me?"

After all, it was the job that Qian Jin took from his mother. At that time, Qian's grandmother was desperate, and Qian Jin promised that he would do a good job. It's only been a few years? It's reasonable to give the old couple an explanation.

Qian Jin was a little impatient. What was there to say? The workstation was given to him, so it was his? What else was there to say? But he couldn't say it out loud. He could only lie and say, "I just resigned not long ago. It's too late now."

Father Qian stared at him for a while, then said disappointedly: "Qian Jin, don't blame your second uncle for being too lenient. If you believe in your second uncle, go back now and get your job back. Don't follow your father. Can you be a swindler for your whole life? These are just the same as grass. You got so many of them, what are you going to do with them?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Bai Guifen couldn't stand it anymore before Qian Jin could reply.

"Uncle, that's not what you mean. You don't understand this industry, and you haven't been to the north. The Clivia market there is very hot, how could you possibly lose money? The orchids my father and Qian Bujin bought will multiply in value after a while, and will earn much more than what my eldest brother earned working in the match factory."

Father Qian quickly grasped the point: "Were all those orchids in the house brought back?!"

Bai Guifen said confidently, "Of course! My dad said that the water in our town is good, and if we take the orchids there and grow them for a while and then sell them, we can double the value or even more! The orchids in the house cost us thousands to tens of thousands to buy, and when we grow them in April or May and sell them, we can make at least a few thousand! My brother can't make that much in his entire life working in the match factory!"

Father Qian's eyes went dark. He had estimated before coming here and thought Uncle Qian's courage would be no more than a few thousand yuan. Now he actually spent ten thousand yuan just to buy the goods! How brave is this? He actually dared to tie his entire fortune to a pot of flowers!

Mother Qian was also surprised. Even though she had opened a hot sauce factory, 10,000 yuan was not a small sum for her. Investing such a large amount of money...it was obvious that what her little daughter said was right. Uncle Qian was a heavy gambler.

Bai Guifen was very proud. The experience she had in Y City during the Chinese New Year last year was still fresh in her mind. At that time, she wanted to work as an accountant in Qian Yu's vermicelli factory, but the whole family looked down on her and refused to let her go. They despised her for her low education and said she was not strong enough.

How is it now? Their family has become rich in a blink of an eye. The father-in-law went to the north to trade Clivia, and in a few days he brought back thousands of yuan. Her husband went with the father-in-law a few more times, and now the family has become a ten thousand yuan household! The father-in-law simply called his eldest brother back, and the three of them traded Clivia together. It won't be long before their family will have more money and no longer have to worry about the faces of the second uncle and second aunt.

Just as he was about to say something, Grandma Qian and Uncle Qian came back, followed closely by Uncle Qian's youngest son Qian Bu.

Seeing Father Qian and Mother Qian standing in the yard, Uncle Qian was very happy and came up to pat his brother on the shoulder to show off that he was rich now. After the orchids in the house were sold, he would renovate the old house and buy another house in the town.

Before he could finish his words, Father Qian said sternly, "Brother, listen to me and sell these orchids in the house as soon as possible."

Uncle Qian was so excited that he almost skipped a beat: "Why? Did you hear some inside information?"

Father Qian: "No, but my brother..."

Uncle Qian was impatient to listen: "You don't have inside information, so what do you know? Have you been to the north or have you seen other people's markets?"

Since he mortgaged his house to speculate in Clivia, people in the town have said all kinds of things, but what's the use? He still made a lot of money and became a 10,000 yuan household. Those who are afraid to take action and say this thing is a scam, aren't they all poorer than each other?

"Second brother, you don't understand. Clivia is now the flower of the city. What does that mean? It means that the higher-ups are optimistic about this market! The price of Clivia will get higher and higher in the future. If you have money, you can invest in it. As for Qian Yu's vermicelli factory, it's better not to open it. A woman is always in the spotlight. It's better for me to give you the money and follow me to speculate in Clivia."

Father Qian tried to explain to Uncle Qian, but he obviously didn't want to listen anymore and had already carried a bucket of water into the house to water the flowers.

Grandma Qian stood aside and saw that her younger son wanted to say something, so she quickly stepped forward to change the subject.

"Second brother, have you eaten breakfast?"

Qian's father reluctantly replied, "I have eaten, mother, this is the gift I brought."

Grandma Qian said, "I'm old, why do you still give me so many things?" But her hands moved very quickly and she looked through the basket that Father Qian brought. She was not very satisfied.

"Second brother, is Xiaoyu and Xiaoqing's business doing well this year?"

Those two damn girls have such a big business, yet their dad only sends this much.

After being blocked by Uncle Qian, Father Qian knew that he would not be able to persuade his eldest brother today, so he could only follow his youngest daughter's instructions. He first talked about his own difficulties, and then asked his eldest brother to borrow money.

So Qian's father made Qian Qing's instructions more serious: "It's not good. Xiaoyu's vermicelli factory lost a lot of business this year, and she didn't even make back her capital. Xiaoqing took out a loan to sell clothes, and she's still tight on money."

Grandma Qian wanted to take advantage of the conversation to accuse Father Qian of being unfilial and that her life was not easy. But who knew that Father Qian, who always told her good news but not bad news, would actually reveal the family affairs directly.

Grandma Qian couldn't say that there was not enough stuff, so she could only comfort him casually: "It's normal to make money and lose money in business. Don't worry too much."

Fortunately, the eldest son worked hard and made more than 10,000 yuan from Clivia this year! The youngest son is still not destined to get rich, but if he really gets rich, can he give birth to two girls in a row?

When Bai Guifen heard Qian's father say that Qian Qing and Qian Yu did not make any money, she felt as happy as if she had eaten honey. She was so happy that she did not even ask Qian's mother to do the cooking at noon. Instead, she hid in the kitchen and enjoyed herself for a long time.

Lose! You should lose! How do you say that word? Short-sighted! Last year, my father-in-law asked them to stir-fry Clivia, but they were unwilling to do so. Now they have to lose money even if they make vermicelli and clothes, hahahaha.

Father Qian finished his lunch with a taste as unappetizing as chewing wax. During the meal, he heard Uncle Qian proudly talking about how crazy it was to stir-fry Clivia in the north.

"Every household has Clivia in their house. If someone is lucky enough to grow a good-looking one, it would be a big deal, worth more than a lifetime's salary! But this thing also requires attention to detail. I heard that tap water is not good, so I brought some back to grow at home. When spring comes, I will go there to find some good seedlings and continue to grow them! In a few years, I will be the richest person in our town..."

Mr. Qian finally couldn't stand it anymore, and he didn't want to talk to him about the market anymore. He was crazy and didn't want to listen to anything you said. If you told him that the market would collapse sooner or later, he would think you were cursing him.

"Brother, I have something to tell you."

Uncle Qian laughed out loud: "Why, second brother, are you finally interested? Are you ready to follow me, your big brother?"

Father Qian forced himself to put on an embarrassed expression: "No, big brother."

"Actually, I want to borrow some money. Xiaoyu's vermicelli factory didn't make back the investment this year, and Xiaoqing's business is still under some loan pressure. My pig farm hasn't made back the investment either, and I have to buy another batch of piglets after the Chinese New Year. I'm a bit short of money, so I want to ask you to lend me some money."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole table fell silent.

Father Qian didn't think he would not be able to borrow money. Thinking of how much money his elder brother had just mentioned, he made up his mind: "Brother, I need more than 6,000 yuan temporarily. I think you should have some, right? I will pay you back in half a year."

Take the six thousand yuan and use it for yourself. Then your brother won't be so busy buying goods in the spring. If this batch of orchids really fail, this little money will be enough to pay back more than half of it.

Uncle Qian stared at his brother's face for a long time before he was sure that he was not joking and was really asking him to borrow money.

"… Second brother, I am not well off. Even if you ask for 6,000, I can't pay you."

Father Qian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, brother, how much can you lend me now?"

Uncle Qian was speechless by Father Qian's blunt temper. A normal person would know from his tone that he didn't want to lend money, right? He had 8,000 yuan in his hand now, 5,000 of which were from private loans. The interest rate was terribly high, so he was waiting to pay it back in April or May after he sold the goods in his hand.

Uncle Qian thought about it again and again, and finally raised three fingers.

Father Qian breathed a sigh of relief: "Three thousand is fine."

Uncle Qian: “…three hundred.”

Father Qian looked at Uncle Qian in shock. Uncle Qian was not embarrassed at all: "Second brother, after all, we have separated. If someone else came, I might not even give three hundred. But as the eldest brother, I also advise you a few words. You have to take good care of your two daughters. Why do you have nothing to do but learn to do business from others? You don't know how to live a good life. Look at them now. If they lose money in business, it will also affect you as a father. After all, daughters are losers. If you had a son... not to mention a son, a grandson would be fine. How could it be like this now?"

Father Qian was shocked at first by the three hundred yuan the other party mentioned, and now when he heard him criticizing Qian Qing and Qian Yu, he became even angrier.

But Grandma Qian also said, "Second brother, what the eldest brother said is right. You need to take care of those two girls in your family, especially Qian Yu, who is divorced and has a daughter. What are you still making trouble for? Hurry up and close the factory and get married. I have a relative on my mother's side..."

Father Qian interrupted Grandma Qian and stared at Uncle Qian and asked, "Brother, what did you just say?"

Uncle Qian repeated loudly, "I said that we have separated and everyone is having a hard time. I can give you three hundred."

Father Qian still couldn't believe it: "Brother, you didn't say that a few years ago. Our mother also said that we brothers can only go further if we support each other. The year Hongjuan and I got married, you said that the family was in financial difficulty. I gave you 40 yuan in salary, and without saying a word, I gave you 35 yuan. I only kept 5 yuan for myself, and we had porridge for the New Year."

"A few years ago, you said your family wanted to give money to you for your wedding, and you asked me for a hundred yuan for the wedding. I gave it to you directly after I got my salary, and I didn't even take any money home."

"And you said that no one in the family ate public rations. Our mother was in poor health, so Hongjuan's workstation was vacant and given to your family. We didn't ask for money. You can go out and ask around. How much did it cost to buy a workstation at that time? It would cost at least 500 yuan. But your son said he didn't want to do it anymore, and the 500 yuan didn't even get a response."

"Brother, I'm in trouble now, and you're just going to give me three hundred yuan to get rid of me?"

Mr. Qian has never been a talker, but he suddenly exploded and turned over all the old accounts.

Uncle Qian looked very unhappy: "Those things are in the past. Let's just talk about the present and stop talking about the past."

Father Qian turned to look at Grandma Qian. In the past, when his eldest brother asked her to borrow money, Grandma Qian would cry and say that she was incompetent and that was why they had such a hard time. Today, he was in trouble, so why didn't his mother say a few words for him?

Grandma Qian felt a headache watching her two sons quarreling.

The eldest son is capable and can make money, and the younger son has been suppressed by her over the years and has always been very obedient. Now, I don’t know what the younger son has done wrong and he has to borrow money from his eldest brother.

"Second brother, your brother's words are harsh, don't take it personally."

Mr. Qian's expression eased a little, and Grandma Qian suddenly changed the subject: "But what your eldest brother said is also true. It's not easy for him to do business. You two separated a long time ago. I followed your eldest brother, and he had a heavy burden. It's really hard to borrow money...why don't you go and have a look and ask your co-workers to borrow some?"

Father Qian raised his head suddenly, as if the person in front of him was not his biological mother but a stranger.

"…Mom, do you really think so?"

Grandma Qian knew clearly that she would live with her eldest son in her old age. Now that her two sons were facing off, she had to choose one of them.

"It's my fault that I have no ability and made you two fight over money..."

Father Qian didn't want to hear these nonsense at this moment: "Mom, you didn't say this when my elder brother asked me to borrow money before. You said that we two brothers should support each other, and I should help my elder brother when my life is easy. But now that my life is hard, can't my elder brother help me?"

Mother Qian hesitated: "Second brother... you are just two girls, making money is of no use... your eldest brother has many descendants, and there are many places to spend money..."

Father Qian was completely disheartened. It turned out that this was exactly what my mother was thinking. It turned out that in these years, only my eldest brother had been "supporting" me. "Mutual support" was a joke.

"Mom, you said that my eldest brother and I had separated and that he was responsible for taking care of us in our old age, so the old house was given to him. I didn't say anything. After all, I was working in the city and was given a house in the factory. Later, you said that we could separate but not our hearts, and that brothers should support each other. I believed you and gave you at least ten yuan a month as a filial piety. The year before last, you said that my eldest brother and his family were all working in the fields and no one was eating public rations, so you gave me Hongjuan's workstation."

"Mom, haven't I done enough?"

Grandma Qian was so embarrassed by the questioning. She knew that her youngest son was wronged, but what should she do if she didn't wrong him? She had to rely on the eldest son for support in her old age. The second son had no descendants, only two daughters. Was she going to deduct money from the eldest son to take care of the second son?

"Second brother...don't blame your mother."

It was too late. Father Qian smiled and waved his hands: "Mom, I can't help but blame you. I just regarded the money and things I gave to my elder brother as my filial piety over the years as a way of honoring you, and I won't pursue these old accounts. But I encountered difficulties today, and my elder brother didn't even lift a finger..."

"Mom, we made it clear when we split up the family business. Big brother will take care of you in your old age, and the house will be given to you. From now on, I will give you fifty yuan every year as a token of my appreciation. The money I have given to big brother in the past few years is enough to offset your expenses until you are a hundred years old. I also put two hundred yuan in the basket, which is already four years' worth of money. From now on... let's have less contact between the two sides."

Father Qian felt like a fool when he thought about how he was calculating how much money he could use from his own pocket to help Uncle Qian when he got into trouble yesterday.

Grandma Qian remained silent, but Uncle Qian seemed to have found something wrong with her: "Second brother, is this how you treat your parents?"

Father Qian raised his eyes and said, "My mother has given you all the money I gave to show my filial piety. If you really want to do it, stop it sooner rather than later, so that the family home won't be completely lost and my mother will suffer with you."

Uncle Qian didn't understand the word "compensation" and immediately threw a bucket of ice water at Father Qian. Father Qian and Uncle Qian started fighting, and Grandma Qian came to stop them, and Mother Qian followed to pull Grandma Qian away.

——It’s good that her man sees the truth, but he’s still angry about being betrayed by the eldest brother over the years, so he should let Qian’s father give his eldest brother a good beating.

After the farce, Uncle Qian was so angry that he wrote a letter of severance of relationship to Father Qian, saying that they would no longer have any contact.

As soon as Qian's mother finished talking about what happened today, Qian Qing's eyes lit up.

A letter of severance!

Well, well, it's like sending a pillow when you're sleepy. With the letter of severance, even if Uncle Qian comes to make trouble, he won't be able to understand. As for Grandma Qian, no matter how tough Father Qian speaks today, he will still have to take care of it if something really happens. But by then, it's hard to say what Father Qian will do when he has already lost his heart.

Father Qian was in the inner room, feeling sad for some reason. Qian Qing and Qian Yu were both surprised, and Mother Qian couldn't help laughing. Anyway, today was a good ending.

Zhou Hao brought a large bowl of pickled fish to the table: "It's been stewing on the fire. We'll eat it when mom and dad come back."

Mother Qian ignored Father Qian in the room and invited her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter to eat.

"I just recovered from my shock. Your father and your grandmother talked very clearly during the quarrel. He remembered every detail of the old quarrel. It seems that he didn't know that I was wronged in the past years... I won't regret it if I starve him for a few meals!"