Chapter 291 He wants to build the Forbidden City!
Old Mrs. Tu couldn't have a son of her own, so she doted on her younger brother's son. When she heard that Ah Shao also wanted to come, she naturally agreed. Seeing that they could enter the military compound, Gangzi and his wife also wanted to come and see the world.
Old Mrs. Tu never failed to grant her younger brother's requests, and readily agreed to them.
As soon as they arrived at their daughter's house in the family compound, Old Lady Tu acted like a turtle returning to its burrow, putting on airs: "Little Seven, your uncle and his family are all here. Quickly bring out all your melon seeds, sponge cakes and such to entertain them. Oh, and your little brother Shao is here too. Quickly grab a handful of those milk candies you bought last time and give them some."
"Oh, by the way, remember to cut some meat at noon and stew some ribs to nourish your uncle and brother."
Tu Xiaoqi frowned. Although their family's living conditions were better than many people's, they were still just average in the family compound. It was okay to occasionally buy some snacks and candies for the children, or to cut some meat for guests to have as a snack, but there was no reason to eat snacks and meat every day.
"Mom, I didn't know you were coming today. We're out of snacks at home. So, I'll go to the military service center and get some fatty meat."
Although Old Lady Tu wasn't very satisfied, she knew it would take a while to get to town from here, and she couldn't let her younger brother wait on an empty stomach.
When Tu Xiaoqi returned from the military service center, she found that the house had been ransacked. The fabric she had just bought to make clothes for Liangliang had been given to her aunt by her mother. Liangliang's toy chicken and the nine-linked rings were also in the hands of that fat man.
Despite her displeasure, Tu Xiaoqi cooked a meal to entertain them.
She thought they would leave after they had eaten and drunk their fill, but to her surprise, her mother wiped her mouth and asked her for five hundred yuan, saying that she needed it to build a house for her uncle's family.
"Five hundred yuan? He wants to build the Forbidden City!" Tu Xiaoqi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Ah Shao was displeased upon hearing this: "Aren't you the battalion commander's wife? You can't even come up with five hundred yuan? What are you busy with all day long?"
Tu Xiaoqi laughed in exasperation: "Who says the battalion commander's wife can always come up with five hundred yuan?"
Knowing she couldn't reason with that fat-headed Ah Shao, she turned to Old Lady Tu and said, "Mom, you know our family lives on Old Shen's salary alone. We have to raise children and support the family. Where would we get so much money?"
Old Mrs. Tu also thought that Tu Xiaoqi was rich, but she was unwilling to give it to her. She thought that the girl had been cunning since she was little and was not as honest as her other daughters.
Thinking of this, she turned cold and said, "Just five hundred. Consider it a loan to your uncle. He'll pay it back later!"
Gangzi was immediately displeased upon hearing this. He had to return it? From childhood to adulthood, when had he ever returned anything he took from his sister? Weren't his sister's things his? Tu Xiaoqi was his sister's daughter, so her money was his too. Why should he return it?
But when he saw Old Lady Tu give him a wink, Gangzi held back and didn't say anything.
Tu Xiaoqi was genuinely amused and exasperated. Her mother really thought she was an idiot, wondering if she hadn't seen her winking at her uncle earlier.
Even if she did have 500 yuan, she would never give it to them! She knows these people too well; giving them money would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—gone forever!
She immediately turned cold and told them to leave: "I don't have five hundred yuan. It's already late, and I have things to do. You can go back now!"
After saying that, seeing that they didn't move, he simply pushed them all out, locked the door, and walked out.
Old Mrs. Tu refused to give up; she was determined to get the money for her brother's house construction today!
The group pushed and shoved their way out of the residential compound, where they ran into Qin Suisui, who was taking a walk.
Ah Shao is 14 years old and has inherited his father's lecherous nature. When he saw such a beautiful pregnant young lady in the family compound, he wanted to go up and take a look.
Unexpectedly, the young lady was about to leave when she saw him, and Ah Shao hurriedly chased after her in a panic.
But he was too fat, and his body had a lot of momentum. He couldn't stop in time and crashed heavily into Qin Suisui, knocking her unconscious.
That night, Old Lady Tu and her group were unable to leave the family compound. Ah Shao's plot to murder a military family member nearly resulted in the deaths of Qin Suisui and her unborn child; the organization would investigate thoroughly, and Pei Jiuyan naturally wouldn't let them off the hook either.
Another incident occurred at home, and Shen Shen was also criticized by his superiors, who ordered him to go home and "handle his family affairs."
Putting aside Pei Jiuyan's identity, let's talk about Qin Suisui. She has made many contributions to the organization. The antidotes she developed have profound significance for the organization and even the entire country. Such a meritorious person, who is also a military family member, was almost killed along with her unborn child in the safe family compound. The organization must punish her severely!
Tu Xiaoqi had finally escaped the cage of the Tu family and was living a free life, but now these upsetting things were affecting Shen Shen. She was scared, so she directly asked Shen Shen for two hundred yuan, along with her own three hundred yuan, and stuffed it into her mother's hand, wanting to sever ties with her.
But her mother was not willing to agree.
She knew she was in deep trouble, that she had committed a terrible crime. Now, her only hope lay in clinging to her son-in-law, Shen Shen. Ah Shao was her brother's only son, and now that he had been arrested, she couldn't let anything happen to him!
But she didn't expect that Shen Shen would be punished and sent home. She immediately started to complain that Shen Shen was useless again!
"You useless piece of trash! You call yourself a high-ranking official! You can't even handle such a small matter! Let me tell you, Ah Shao is your uncle's only son, you must rescue him!"
"So what if you bumped into a pregnant woman? Aren't you the battalion commander? Just use your authority to suppress her and everything will be fine. Who would dare to pursue the matter?"
"Who hasn't been pregnant? That woman is just being delicate! Who knows, maybe our Ah Shao's bump will bring good fortune to the baby in her belly!"
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Old Mrs. Tu sat on Shen Shen's sofa, getting more and more excited and angry as she talked. She even turned the incident of Ah Shao hitting someone into a story where Qin Suisui was in the wrong!
Shen Shen had always been a timid person, especially after his sister-in-law Tu lost her younger brother, he couldn't hold his head up in front of the Tu family. But this time, he panicked.
Having worked with Pei Jiuyan for so many years, he knows Pei Jiuyan's personality better than anyone else, and he also knows better than anyone how protective Pei Jiuyan is of his own people. If Qin Suisui really gets into trouble, not to mention A Shao, even he won't get away with it!
Old Mrs. Tu's old mouth kept babbling on and on, implying that he should use his official position to intimidate people, and that a higher rank could crush a lower one...
The thought that his future might end here filled Shen Shen with endless sorrow and panic. Seeing Old Lady Tu's finger almost pointing at his face, he slapped it away and roared, "Shut up! He's the regimental commander! What right does he have to suppress me! He's the one who's suppressing me! He can suppress me to death!"
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