Yue Jiuyue rubbed her hands together shyly and asked expectantly:
"I wonder how much my sister-in-law plans to help me? I wouldn't mind if it was ten taels of silver, or eight taels. Just consider it a loan from me. I'll repay you after I pay back the money I owed the village chief. After all, we're family!"
Yue Jiuyue's words not only stunned the Qin family, but also the three Lin brothers.
Is this still their mother?
She actually learned to lie!
Qin was speechless for a moment after being choked by Yue Jiuyue's words.
Although she called Yue Jiuyue "Third Sister," it was just a title to her, a title that no one could find fault with. She never really treated Yue Jiuyue as an older sister.
What words can be used to describe Yue Jiuyue's place in her heart?
They were "free laborers" who only visited their homes during holidays, and "cheapskates" who would send them any good things they had—in short, they weren't human.
It's said that if a person doesn't look out for themselves, they'll be punished by heaven and earth. Qin Shi had seen women like Yue Jiuyue before, and even quite a few men like her, but she thought such people were too foolish! They lived their whole lives for others, and even caused their husbands/wives and children to suffer along with them. It would be better if they just died!
Of course, this is just her own opinion. If what this person does is for the good of her family, like her three aunts, she thinks they are quite good.
Having grown accustomed to Yue Jiuyue and the others' silent sacrifices, Qin Shi's brows furrowed so deeply upon hearing Yue Jiuyue's "excuses" that they could have trapped a fly.
"Third sister, we're here as guests. Putting everything else aside, you can't just not provide us with a meal, can you? I'm a daughter-in-law who married into the family. It's one thing for you to treat me like an outsider, but you can't let Mother and Jiabao go hungry, can you?"
After all, Qin was a daughter-in-law who could seize power from her mother-in-law, so how could she be truly silenced by Yue Jiuyue's words? She avoided the main point and ignored Yue Jiuyue's words, only saying what she wanted to say.
Yue Jiuyue raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. This woman was indeed someone who could control her mother-in-law. She couldn't have done this kind of selective deafness and blindness before.
Now, she can try it out as soon as she learns it.
"Mom, Jiabao, sister-in-law, it's because my family is struggling to make ends meet that I didn't go back to my parents' home for the Dragon Boat Festival this year. I just felt it would be too impolite to go back empty-handed."
I never expected that Mother would worry about me because I didn't go home this time. She not only came last night (yesterday), but today she brought you and your husband to see us again. By the way, Mother, did you bring me money and food? Where is it? Did you take it outside?
As she spoke, Yue Jiuyue lifted her foot and walked outside. Finding nothing extra in the courtyard, she went to the gate and saw nothing there. Yue Jiuyue then broke down in tears.
"Mother! You are my own mother! My family is struggling to make ends meet, and you still brought home the wild vegetables we couldn't bear to eat. You know how hard our lives are, how could you come empty-handed? Am I still your daughter? How could you just watch my family die? You are so heartless! Waaah!"
Yue Jiuyue sat down on the ground, slapped her thigh, and started howling. And she howled with great charm, at least that's what she thought.
The old lady, however, was glared at by her daughter-in-law and had no way to express her bitterness.
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