Chapter 12
When Cheng Hui left yesterday, he looked dejected, which caught the eyes of many villagers.
However, based on the Qin family's reputation, no one would bother to tell the Qin family.
Therefore, Qin Limin did not know that Cheng Hui had already known the secret that she did not want others to know.
She still thought that her life would remain the same as before, and without the oppression of Old Man Qin, she might even live a better life.
With Cheng Hui's money in her hand, she lived a happy life with a good life at her mother's house.
But after a few days, Cheng Hui didn't come to see her, and even Cheng Mingcheng didn't show up. She began to feel something was wrong.
She called the factory, and the person who answered said, "Cheng Hui isn't here, and Ming Ming isn't here either."
Two days later, I asked again and got the same answer.
Qin Limin was a little panicked. She asked Qin Dabao to take her back to the factory, but none of the Cheng family members were there.
She asked the workers, but everyone else avoided her. Only the cook told her, "They've all gone to the city. They've been gone for five or six days."
Qin Limin felt as if the sky had fallen. This was the first time something had completely slipped out of her control. Even if she wanted to lose her temper, force Cheng Hui to admit his fault, or try to consolidate her position by causing trouble... she couldn't find anyone.
Even if she tried every possible means, the most important point was that she didn't even know where the person was.
It's a good idea to have a plan, but nowhere to put it into practice.
Qin Limin stumbled and returned to her parents' home with Qin Dabao.
After getting off the car, Qin Dabao took away 20 yuan from him, saying that it was the reward for his hard work in running errands.
Qin Limin couldn't afford to worry about such trivial matters. She had to quickly sort out Cheng Hui's thoughts. If she couldn't control Cheng Hui, she would probably have no place to stay in the Cheng family.
She thought about it over and over again, and the only exception was the day Cheng Hui came and wanted her to look after Mingming. What did she say then? Oh~ She didn't agree, and even wanted Cheng Hui to find someone to say that her mother-in-law had done something to put her father in jail. Cheng Hui was furious.
Qin Limin told herself, calm down, calm down, this wasn't the first time she'd been angry with Grandma Cricket. Sometimes Cheng Hui shared the same hatred for the enemy, and sometimes he remained silent. This was the first time he'd lost his temper.
What she didn't know was that Cheng Hui's attitude had naturally changed since Tao Zhi gave him 200,000 yuan. Before, he complained that his mother didn't give him money and was too controlling; now that his mother didn't care anymore and gave him so much money, Cheng Hui loved his mother so much that he couldn't bear to see others scolding Ms. Tao.
It’s a pity that Cheng Hui got the money but didn’t tell Qin Limin, otherwise she would have guessed it a little and wouldn’t have stepped into the minefield.
Without Cheng Hui as a sucker, and Qin Limin unwilling to spend, the Qin family is now having a hard time. They used to eat lavish meals every day, but starting these past two days, they've been eating mostly vegetables, tofu, and dried radish.
Tan Dabao yelled at Mrs. Tan: "Mom, why don't you buy some meat?"
Mrs. Qin was shocked: "Where do I have the money?"
"Where's my dad's money?"
"How should I know? Ask your dad."
Qin Dabao flipped the table and said, "Then don't eat." Then he got on his motorcycle and left.
Old Mrs. Qin was so angry that she was shaking. She and Qin Limin cried and scolded: "Look at him, what does he look like?"
Qin Limin squatted down, swept away the food, picked up the dishes, and cooked a new pot of porridge.
She called every day to ask, but there was still no news about Cheng Hui. She wanted to buy a ticket to the city to look for him, so she had no mood to care about Qin Dabao.
At night, Qin Limin lay in bed, racking her brains for a way out. Suddenly, she thought of Cheng Hui's hometown, where she lived. Qin Yufen married the man next door.
The next day she went back to her hometown. When the people in Chengjia Village saw her, they were all puzzled: "Didn't you go to the city?"
Fortunately, Tao Zhi and Cheng Xiangqian were both quiet, and since they were only familiar with Cheng Jun and Cheng Man, they knew about Qin Limin's "glorious deeds." However, the young people wouldn't tell their families, otherwise, with Tao Zhi's popularity, she would definitely be kicked out of the village.
Qin Limin had no words to express her grievances, so she had to put on a smile and said, "I have something to ask Yufen."
The second aunt in the next room said, "Yufen is at home, go find her."
Qin Limin took a few quick steps to avoid the inquiring gaze behind her. She called out as she entered the room, "Yufen, Yufen."
Qin Yufen heard it, put down her work, and walked out of the house. When she saw Qin Limin, she was stunned for a moment: "Why are you here?"
Qin Limin pulled her into the house, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and whispered, "Can you do me a favor?"
Tan Yufen pulled her hand out and smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes. "What's the matter?"
"Do you know where my in-laws are moving to?"
Tan Yufen suddenly raised her head and looked at her coldly.
Qin Limin was startled by the look in her eyes. She avoided Qin Yufen's gaze and asked in a low voice, "Do you know or not?"
"Know."
"Then tell me quickly."
Tan Yufen raised the corner of her mouth: "I won't."
Qin Limin didn't expect this answer, and her face quickly turned cold. "Sister Yufen, don't forget, your parents still live in Qinjia Village."
Tan Yufen laughed out loud: "Do you think you are Secretary Tan?"
Qin Limin said hatefully: "You——"
"Stop it, the whole village knows your dad is locked up. He deserves it."
Qin Limin was so angry that he raised his hands high.
But before she could hit him, someone grabbed her wrist.
Tan Yufen's eyes sparkled: "Dachuan, you're back?"
Cheng Dachuan pushed Qin Limin away and asked, "She came to the house and made trouble?"
Tan Yufen sneered: "That's right, she still thinks she is the precious daughter of the village party secretary and principal Tan."
Qin Limin wanted to go up and rip her mouth off, but Cheng Dachuan was right next to her. As his name suggests, he stood there like a mountain. Qin Limin was terrified and knew she was in trouble, so she turned and ran away.
When we passed the village entrance, Second Aunt asked, "You're leaving so soon?"
Qin Limin nodded randomly without stopping for a moment.
People at the entrance of the village said, "This girl is so rude, just like her father."
Tan Yufen asked Cheng Dachuan: "I thought you were going to beat her up."
Cheng Dachuan waved his hand: "Forget it, it's not my turn, and my aunt won't do anything."
"That's because my aunt wants to save face."
"That's the first reason. If everyone knew about it, my aunt would be embarrassed. The second reason is that my aunt wants to replace her daughter-in-law. She can't let anyone find fault with her. It would be bad if she gave them something to talk about."
Tan Yufen jumped up happily: "Really?"
Cheng Dachuan said softly: "What Cheng Jun said is absolutely true."
"Didn't my aunt say: Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and she doesn't care about that?"
"That was done for Cheng Hui to see."
Tan Yufen covered her mouth and laughed.
Cheng Dachuan ruffled her hair: "So happy?"
Tan Yufen nodded: "If they get divorced, I'll be even happier. Seeing their family get their comeuppance, everyone in Tanjia Village will applaud."
"Okay, then we'll just wait for good news."
Qin Limin returned empty-handed, and she suddenly realized that without her father and Cheng Hui's support, she would be nothing.
Here, Qin Limin was so anxious that he couldn't eat or sleep.
Over there, Cheng Hui took Cheng Mingcheng to look for a kindergarten, but after just a few days he felt tired and thinner.
Cheng Xiangqian advised him, "That's enough. Kindergarten is just for eating, drinking and having fun. No matter how good it is, can it really produce a genius?"
Cheng Hui is very stubborn: "A child's character is determined by his age. The environment is very important."
Cheng Mingcheng was four years old the next year, and he was eighty years old at the age of three, but Cheng Xiangqian was too lazy to say anything about him.
Moreover, the saying "a child's character is determined at eighty by the age of three" refers to prenatal and early childhood education, which all rests on the parents. Cheng Hui, on the other hand, clings to external factors while his own father doesn't cultivate himself.
Tao Zhi pulled the old man over and said, "Let him be. It's rare that he cares about it."
"I just don't want to see him idle."
"He won't be idle for too long. He still has things to deal with."
Cheng Xiangqian understood immediately: "Okay, let's let him go for now."
Cheng Man's transfer to a key city high school was approved, but the schedule and textbooks were different. She was under immense pressure every day, and her temper was easily flared, so her family ignored her.
Cheng Jun is like a dandelion, taking root wherever he goes. Seeing the gap in outdoor photography, he and Yu Sifei set up a photo studio.
Cheng Xing was sent by Tao Zhi to study accounting, so that she could learn that many things require calculation of costs and returns, and that one cannot just give blindly, otherwise she would be sold out and have to help others count the money.
So the only ones left at home were Cheng Hui and his son, the old couple Tao Zhi, and the baby Jinhe. It was no wonder that Cheng Xiangqian disliked him.
Tao Zhi said, "If you can't stay idle, go back to the factory first. You can see that we are doing well here."
Cheng Xiangqian thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll go back first and come back this weekend."
"Ask Cheng Jun to take you there."
"No, please."
"While he's not busy now, you can use him if you can. When his business becomes big, it will be difficult for you to see him."
Cheng Xiangqian was convinced, "Then I'll listen to you."
However, when the old man said he wanted to go back, Cheng Hui said he would go with him.
Tao Zhi asked him, "What about Mingming going to school?"
"I'll take him back and let him study with Teacher Zhang until the end of this semester."
Tao Zhi was indifferent: "It's up to you."
The result was that Cheng Jun sent three generations of his family back, and then he turned back to the city, and he was extremely happy.
Cheng Xiangqian thought that only his youngest son had a personality most like his.
Everything returned to normal, and Cheng Xiangqian and Cheng Hui went back to work to earn money.
When the weekend came, Cheng Mingcheng went to the city with his grandfather, while Cheng Hui calmed down and went to Qinjia Village again.
The Qin family's home was deserted, with only mother and daughter at home. Qin Dabao was as usual, and no one knew where he had gone.
As soon as Qin Limin saw Cheng Hui, he started to scold him: "You've had enough fun outside, and finally decided to come back?"
Originally, Cheng Hui didn't have any ambiguity when hearing such words. But after knowing her past, he felt that her words were not innocent at all.
Cheng Hui frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
The more Qin Limin thought about it, the angrier he became. "Could it be that a vixen has possessed you? Otherwise, why wouldn't you go home for no reason?"
Cheng Hui's eyes widened. "You know my parents are moving. I'm just getting acquainted with their new home, and you're reacting so strongly. Have you done anything wrong? Even if you take a step back, that's still my home."
"But that's not my home."
"Yes, your mother's home is your home. From the beginning to the end, you have never regarded my parents as your family." Cheng Hui roared.
"You're talking nonsense. I changed my tune as soon as I walked in. My parents have been calling me that for years."
"To put it bluntly, you're just asking for money to change your words."
Qin Limin slapped him and said, "Don't slander me."
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