She suddenly became angry, startling everyone present. Lu Jianjun, upon hearing her words, also became furious, "What did you say? When did I say I wanted Yanyan to marry into our family? She grew up with our three children since childhood, she's practically like a younger sister to us, how could she possibly marry into our family?"
"And another thing, how can you speak so rudely? Yanyan's annulment of the engagement with the Yuan family is the Yuan family's problem, what does it have to do with Yanyan? What do you mean by ruining her reputation? She encountered scum and couldn't she turn back in time? What kind of logic is that?"
Qin Qiongying sneered, "Don't you like Meng Fuyan a lot? Don't you admire her and protect her in every way? After her mother passed away, weren't you always worried that she would be bullied? If you care so much, why don't you marry her as your daughter-in-law? That way, she'll have a powerful backer."
Lu Jianjun put down his chopsticks, his face extremely ugly. "What do you mean? Who are you trying to impress with such sarcasm? Yanyan is my old boss's granddaughter. She has never offended you. Why are you belittling her like this?"
The more Lu Jianjun defended Meng Fuyan, the angrier Qin Qiongying became. "How did I belittle her? I'm just stating the facts. If you're so capable, why don't you bring her in as your daughter-in-law? Let's see if you dare!"
"Qin Qiongying!" Lu Jianjun slammed his chopsticks down in anger. "Don't go looking for trouble. Every time I take care of Yanyan and her brother, you get sarcastic and act all wronged. Who are you trying to fool? Without the Meng family, I, Lu Jianjun, might not be where I am today. Sun Jianguo's abilities and background are no worse than mine. Without the Meng family's support, what makes you think you can be above him and become the factory manager?"
"Do I need to remind you how much your Qin family has benefited from me all these years because I'm the factory director? What's wrong with taking care of other people's children after you've received their favors?"
"You'd better explain yourself clearly today. What exactly do you want?"
Faced with her husband's harsh words, Qin Qiong was so angry she wanted to flip the table. "What do I want? I should be asking you what you want! Of course you'll take care of the Qin family, you're just feeling guilty! You..."
"Mom, what are you saying? We're a perfectly good family, what are you trying to do by causing all this trouble? Do you have to break us up?"
At the crucial moment, the eldest son, Lu Xingye, spoke up in time, stopping Qin Qiongying from saying anything more. He got up and pulled Qin Qiongying into the room, saying, "Dad, Mom must have been wronged outside, so she was in a bad mood and said those things in anger. Please don't..."
"Don't stop her." Lu Jianjun was very angry, especially since Meng Yunji was still at the table. It was too much for Qin Qiongying to say these things in front of the child.
He asked himself if he had treated his wife and her family well over the years, but his wife was just inexplicable. Every time he defended Meng Fuyan and Meng Yunji, she would jump out and make sarcastic remarks, and even went further and further.
The Meng family has done nothing wrong to the Lu family, so why is she acting this way?
"Don't stop her. I want her to make herself clear today. For so many years, she's looked down on the two Meng children. As their aunt, it's one thing for her not to care about them, but she's actually leading the way in belittling them. Is that acceptable?"
Qin Qiongying stared at Lu Jianjun with venomous eyes, her heart filled with hatred for him.
She could tolerate and forgive everything else, and she even once thought Lu Jianjun was a good husband, but the Meng family's affairs completely slapped her in the face.
She endured it all these years, but he only became more and more demanding, putting on a sanctimonious act, utterly hypocritical.
She wouldn't have endured this injustice if it weren't for her child.
They actually dare to pressure her now? Who's afraid of who!
Qin Qiongying was about to speak when Lu Xingye shouted urgently, "Mom, what exactly do you want to do? Do you know what you're doing? Do you want to cause a huge fight with Dad and break up this family?"
“Aunt Meng passed away, leaving behind these two children. The Meng family has been kind to our family. What’s wrong with Dad taking care of those two children? Yanyan is all grown up and will be able to get married soon. Yunji is being raised by her older sister. Dad is just seeing that they don’t have any elders to protect and care for them. What’s that? Even if they were the children of other comrades or friends, it wouldn’t be too much for Dad to take care of them if their families have no adults, right?”
"What's the point of your post? What will it change? What good will it do you to make a scene? Have you thought this through?"
Lu Xingye kept reminding Qin Qiongying, and these questions gradually calmed her furious mind. Although she regained her rationality, her anger remained. She was still very angry, but she stopped pressuring Lu Jianjun to explain.
"Why blame me? I'm not the one who did anything wrong, so what does it have to do with me? Why should it be my fault?"
These obviously pointed remarks infuriated Lu Jianjun to the point of exploding. "Explain yourself clearly! What do you mean you didn't do anything wrong? Are you implying it was me? What did I do wrong to make you resent the Meng family so much?"
"you……"
"Mom!" Lu Xingye held Qin Qiongying tightly. "Mom, if you've thought through the consequences, I'll let you do whatever you want. But if you haven't, then please stop arguing, okay?"
Qin Qiongying was speechless and ran back into the house crying.
Lu Jianjun was furious. "Don't go. Explain yourself."
"Dad!" Seeing Lu Jianjun chasing after him, Lu Xingye quickly went up to stop him. "Dad, calm down, stop arguing. Arguing won't solve anything. My mom is just a little petty, don't take it to heart. Let's discuss this after everyone has calmed down, okay?"
"Yunji is still here, don't scare him."
Lu Jianjun turned to look at Meng Yunji, such a small child. He had been very happy today, having a peaceful meal, but things had turned out like this. He was completely at a loss, standing there helplessly...
Lu Jianjun felt sorry for the child and immediately suppressed his temper, going over to comfort him, "Yunji, don't be afraid. Uncle Lu isn't angry with you. This has nothing to do with you; it's Aunt Lu's problem. Let's eat. Don't be afraid!"
Meng Yunji wasn't afraid; he was embarrassed.
He'll be ten years old after the New Year. At that age, he's no longer a child who doesn't understand anything, so of course he can understand what Qin Qiongying is saying.
Under these circumstances, he is no longer suitable to stay here.
He looked somewhat dejected.
Uncle Lu treated them very well. He didn't have a good father, so he was indeed somewhat close to him and a little dependent on him. But now it seems he should stay away from the Lu family.
But where can he go?
My sister is far away in Northeast China, and she hasn't finished dealing with her own affairs yet. If he goes there now, he'll only cause more trouble.
He seems to be a troublemaker wherever he goes...
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